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Margaret McWade
Margaret McWade (born Margaret May Fish; September 3, 1871 – April 1, 1956) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career in vaudeville in the early 1890s. Her most memorable role was as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress Margaret Seddon. Later in 1936, they reprised their roles in the movie ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town''. Biography Margaret May Fish was born September 3, 1871 in Chicago, Illinois, the eldest of three daughters. A number of short biographies state that Fish was born in 1872; however, the 1900 U.S. Census reports her birth in 1871. Career During her early career, Margaret May Fish went by the stage name Margaret May.Margaret May theater review, ''New York Times'', May 2, 1902. In the late 1890s, while performing in vaudeville, she met fellow actress Margaret Seddon. The two actresses teamed to create a stage act known as The Pixillated Sisters. The act proved to be a hit for the duo. Years later, they would reprise The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Calhern
Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known professionally as Louis Calhern, was an American stage and screen actor. Well known to film noir fans for his role as the pivotal villain in 1950's ''The Asphalt Jungle'', he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Oliver Wendell Holmes in the film ''The Magnificent Yankee (1950 film), The Magnificent Yankee'' later that year. Early life Calhern was born Carl Henry Vogt in Brooklyn, New York, in 1895, the son of German immigrants Eugene Adolf Vogt and Hubertina Friese Vogt. He had one known sibling, a sister. His father was a tobacco dealer. His family left New York while he was in elementary school and moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he was raised. While playing high school football, a stage manager from a touring repertory theatre, theatrical stock company noticed the tall, handsome youth and hired him as a bit player. Another source states "Grace Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Jeans (1917 Film)
''Blue Jeans'' is a 1917 American silent drama film, based on the 1890 play ''Blue Jeans'' by Joseph Arthur that opened in New York City to great popularity. The sensation of the play was a dramatic scene where the unconscious hero is placed on a board approaching a huge buzz saw in a sawmill, later imitated to the point of cliché. Prints survive at several archives including the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. Cast * Viola Dana as June * Robert D. Walker as Perry Bascom * Sally Crute as Sue Eudaly * Clifford Bruce as Ben Boone * Henry Hallam as Colonel Henry Clay Risener * Russell Simpson as Jacob Tutwiler * Margaret McWade as Cindy Tutwiler * Augustus Phillips Augustus Phillips (August 1, 1874 – September 29, 1944), was an American actor. He appeared in 134 films between 1910 and 1921. After 11 years of performing in stock theater, vision problems led Phillips to begin acting in films for the ... as Jack Bascom Reception Like many American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of Two Worlds
''A Tale of Two Worlds'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and directed by Frank Lloyd. The film stars several well-known actors including Leatrice Joy, Wallace Beery, Edythe Chapman, and J. Frank Glendon. The film has been preserved at the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' by The American Film Institute, c.1978 Plot Based upon a summary in a film publication, Ah Wing (Warren) saves a white child during the Boxer Rebellion and raises her as Chinese in America as Sui Sen (Joy). Ling Jo (Beery), a tong leader and slave trader, desires Sui Sen and enters a marriage contract with Ah Wing where he will search and give the Scepter of the Mings to Ah Wing in return for the girl. Ah Wing agrees because he does not believe that the scepter can be recovered, but when it is produced, he, while heartbroken, must keep his word. The wedd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Beloved Villain
''Her Beloved Villain'' is a lost 1920 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood and written by Alice Eyton. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Ramsey Wallace, Templar Powell, Tully Marshall, Lillian Leighton and Gertrude Claire. The film was released on December 10, 1920, by Realart Pictures Corporation. Cast *Wanda Hawley as Suzanne Bergamot *Ramsey Wallace as Paul Blythe *Templar Powell as Louis Martinot *Tully Marshall as Dr. Joseph Poulard *Lillian Leighton as Madame Poulard *Gertrude Claire as Susanne's Aunt *Robert Bolder as Monsieur Bergomat *Margaret McWade as Madame Bergomat *Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. His films have grossed more than $5.4billion in North America and more than $9.3billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. He is the recipient o ... as Martinot *Irma Coonly as Rose *Jay Peters as Casimer References External links * 1920 films 1920s English-language f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Moon (film)
''The Blue Moon'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by George L. Cox and starring Pell Trenton, Elinor Field, Harry Northrup and Herbert Standing. The film was adapted from the novel by David Anderson. Cast * Pell Trenton as The Pearl Hunter * Elinor Field as Wild Rose * Harry Northrup as The Man with the Fancy Vest * James Gordon as The River Boss * Margaret McWade as The Iron-gray Woman * Herbert Standing Herbert Standing (13 November 1846 – 5 December 1923) was a British stage and screen actor and the patriarch of the Standing family of actors. He was the father of numerous children, many of whom had careers in theatre and cinema. Toward the ... as The Wild Man * Sidney Franklin as Louie Solomon * Frederick Monley as The Sheriff References External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by George L. Cox American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Food For Scandal
''Food for Scandal'' is a 1920 American comedy drama film directed by James Cruze and written by Edith Kennedy. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Harrison Ford, Ethel Grey Terry, Margaret McWade, Minnie Devereaux, and Juan de la Cruz. The film was released on September 12, 1920, by Realart Pictures Corporation. Cast *Wanda Hawley as Sylvia Figueroa *Harrison Ford as Watt Dinwiile *Ethel Grey Terry as Nancy Horner *Margaret McWade as Señora Maria Serra *Minnie Devereaux as Paola *Juan de la Cruz as Count Tizapitti *Sidney Bracey as Padre *Lester Cuneo Lester H. Cuneo (October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actor. He began acting in live theatre while still in his teens. Early years Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cuneo attended Culver Military Academy and wa ... as Jack Horner References External links * 1920 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy-drama films 1920 comedy-drama films Films directed by James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Mine
''Darling Mine'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Olive Thomas, Walter McGrail and Walt Whitman.Connelly p.59 Cast * Olive Thomas as Kitty McCarthy * Walter McGrail as Roger Davis * Walt Whitman as James McCarthy * J. Barney Sherry as Gordon Davis * Margaret McWade as Agnes McCarthy * Betty Schade as Vera Maxwell * Richard Tucker Richard Tucker (August 28, 1913January 8, 1975) was an American operatic tenor and cantor. Long associated with the Metropolitan Opera, Tucker's career was primarily centered in the United States. Early life Tucker was born Rivn (Rubin) Ticke ... as Jay Savoy References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias Miss Dodd
''Alias Miss Dodd'' is a 1920 American comedy film directed by Harry L. Franklin and written by Charles J. Wilson. The film stars Edith Roberts, Walter Richardson, John Cook, Harry von Meter, Margaret McWade and Vida Johnson. The film was released on June 21, 1920, by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Edith Roberts as Jeanne *Walter Richardson as Kent *John Cook as Thomas Dodd *Harry von Meter as Jerry Dodd *Margaret McWade Margaret McWade (born Margaret May Fish; September 3, 1871 – April 1, 1956) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career in vaudeville in the early 1890s. Her most memorable role was as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic ... as Sarah Ross *Vida Johnson as Bess * Ruth King as Hazel Jenkins References External links * 1920 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1920 comedy films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Harry L. Franklin American silent feature films Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shore Acres (1920 Film)
Shore Acres is a 1920 American drama film directed by Rex Ingram that was based on the stage play by James A. Herne. It was adapted from the play by Arthur J. Zellner. The silent film was released on May 16, 1920, and runs for 60 minutes, over 6 reels. It is unknown if any copies of the film survive. Thus the film may be lost. Plot A period newspaper gives the following description: "''Shore Acres'' is a story of plain New England folk on the rock ribbed coast of Maine. Martin Berry, a stern old lighthouse keeper, forbids his spirited daughter Helen to speak to the man she loves! It is Martin's fondest hope that Helen will marry Josiah Blake, the village banker. Helen refuses to obey her father, and elopes with her sweetheart on the "Liddy Ann," a vessel bound down the coast. Her father learns of her departure, and insane with rage, he prevents his brother, Nathaniel, from lighting the beacon that will guide the vessel safely out through the rocks of the harbor. Desperately the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Confession (1920 Film)
''The Confession'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken, based on the play of the same name by Hal Reid. The film stars Henry B. Walthall as Father Bartlett, a priest who refuses to reveal the identity of a killer after hearing his confession, even though Bartlett's brother Tom is on trial for the crime. The film was re-released in 1927 under the title ''Confession''. Cast * Henry B. Walthall as Father Bartlett * Francis McDonald as Tom Bartlett * William Clifford as Joseph Dumont * Margaret McWade as Mrs. Bartlett * Margaret Landis as Rose Creighton * Barney Furey as Jimmie Creighton Reception Upon release, a reviewer for Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...'s ''The Independent'' wrote a positive review of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stronger Than Death (1920 Film)
''Stronger Than Death'' is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by Herbert Blaché and produced by and starring Alla Nazimova. It was distributed by Metro Pictures. This movie was preserved by MGM, the inheritor of Metro Pictures library, with a print in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. Plot As described in a film magazine, Major Tristam Boucicault (Bryant) endeavors to get his father Colonel Boucicault (French) to aid him in fighting the cholera in the distant city of Bjura, where he is the lone physician fighting the disease. The colonel refuses and the son, angered, leaves in an ugly mood. His attention is arrested by Sigrid Fersen (Nazimova), who is being entertained by the officers and their wives. She promises to aid him and follows the major to Bjura. She raises a large sum at a bazaar. Here she refuses the hand of James Barclay (Prior), a wealthy half-breed that the elite have refused to recognize socially. Sigrid overhears a conversatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When A Man Loves (1919 Film)
''When a Man Loves'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Tom Guise and Margaret Loomis.Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.12 Plot A young Englishman visits Tokyo and falls in love with a Japanese woman who he marries, but obstacles are presented by a jealous Englishwoman who hoped to marry him and the disapproval of his aristocrat father when he returns to Britain. Cast * Earle Williams as John Howard Bannister * Tom Guise as Lord Bannister * Margaret Loomis as Yuri San * Edward McWade as Takamura * Margaret McWade as Yaki * John Elliott as Sir Robert Eastbourne * George Hale as Ando Masuki * Jean Calhoun as Gladys Lees * William Buckley as Martin Bradley * Lillian Langdon Lillian Langdon (November 25, 1860 – February 8, 1943) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1928. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Langdon was a descendant of Montgomery Pike, dis ... as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
