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Margaret Seddon
Margaret Seddon (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. Biography She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951. Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress Margaret McWade. In 1936, they reprised their roles in the film '' Mr Deeds Goes to Town''. On Broadway, Seddon performed in ''Modern Marriage'' (1911) and ''The Things That Count'' (1913). She was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Selected filmography * '' The Dawn of a Tomorrow'' (1915) - Polly * '' The Old Homestead'' (1915) - Rickety Ann * ''Miss Robinson Crusoe'' (1917) - Aunt Eloise * '' The Girl Without A Soul'' (1917) - Henrietta Hateman * '' The Land of Promise'' (1917) - Miss Pringle * ''The Unveiling Hand'' (1919) - Mrs. Bellamy * ''The Country Cousin'' (1919) - Mrs. Howitt * ''The Miracle of Money'' (1920) - Patricia Hodges * ''Wings of Pride'' (1920) - Mrs. Prentice * ...
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The Meanest Man In The World
Not to be confused with the 1920 George M. Cohan play or The Meanest Man in the World (1923 film) ''The Meanest Man in the World'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield, starring Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane, based upon a play that starred George M. Cohan, who produced it on Broadway and released by 20th Century Fox. The supporting cast features Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Edmund Gwenn and Anne Revere. The picture's screenplay was written by George Seaton and Allan House. The plotline involves a kind lawyer (Benny) who pretends to be mean in order to further his career, which has the unforeseen repercussion of placing his romance with Lane's character in serious jeopardy. The story was filmed once before in the silent era in 1923 by First National with Bert Lytell and Blanche Sweet. Only a fragment survives of the silent. Plot Richard Clarke is a lawyer with his own legal practice in Pottsville, New York. His black paralegal assistant continuously claim ...
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The Blasphemer
''The Blasphemer'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by O. E. Goebel and starring George Howard and Augusta Anderson. It was produced by the Catholic Art Association. Plot The story revolves around John Harden, a Wall Street banker whose absence in faith leads to a life of despair and poverty. Having risen to a position of power on Wall Street, he boasts about his successes, claiming that he is the master of his fate, not God nor the devil. Soon afterwards, though, his family goes into poverty and his friends leave him. His faith is restored when he rescues his daughter who was being kept hostage in a Chinese opium den. Cast *George Howard - John Harden * Augusta Anderson - Mrs. Anderson *Irving Cummings Irving Caminsky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director. Career Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy''. His Broadway, performances included ''In the Long R ... - Chinese O ...
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The Gold Diggers (1923 Film)
''The Gold Diggers'' is a Warner Bros. silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont with screenplay by Grant Carpenter based on the play '' The Gold Diggers'' by Avery Hopwood which ran for 282 performances on Broadway in 1919 and 1920. Both the play and the film were produced by David Belasco. The film stars Hope Hampton, Wyndham Standing, and Louise Fazenda. It was also the (uncredited) film debut of Louise Beavers. The story of ''The Gold Diggers'' was filmed again as a talkie in 1929 as ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'', which is now lost, and also in 1933 as ''Gold Diggers of 1933'', with musical numbers created by Busby Berkeley. Three other sequels followed: ''Gold Diggers of 1935'' (1935), ''Gold Diggers of 1937'' (1936), and ''Gold Diggers in Paris'' (1938). Plot Wally Saunders ( Johnny Harron) wants to marry chorus girl Violet Dayne (Anne Cornwall), but his uncle, Stephen Lee (Wyndham Standing) thinks that all chorines are gold diggers (people who date others to get m ...
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Little Johnny Jones (1923 Film)
''Little Johnny Jones'' is a lost 1923 American comedy film directed by Johnny Hines and Arthur Rosson and written by Raymond L. Schrock based on the 1904 play ''Little Johnny Jones'' by George M. Cohan. The film stars Johnny Hines, Wyndham Standing, Margaret Seddon, Herbert Prior, Molly Malone, and George Webb. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 19, 1923. It was remade by Warner Bros. and directed by cast member Mervyn LeRoy in 1929 as a musical film under the same name. Cast *Johnny Hines as Johnny Jones *Wyndham Standing as The Earl of Bloomsburg *Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Jones *Herbert Prior as Sir James Smythe *Molly Malone as Edith Smythe *George Webb as Robert Arnstead *Pauline French as Lady Jane Smythe *Mervyn LeRoy as George Nelson, Jockey *Nat Carr * Brownie the Wonder Dog *Harry Myers as The Chauffeur *Spec O'Donnell Walter "Spec" O'Donnell (April 9, 1911 – October 14, 1986) was an American film actor. Biography Born in Fresno, California, ...
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The Bright Shawl
''The Bright Shawl'' is a 1923 American silent historical drama film directed by John S. Robertson and produced by and starring Richard Barthelmess. This film, based on a novel by Joseph Hergesheimer, had several days of filming on location in Cuba. It features the first confirmed film appearance of Edward G. Robinson (credited as E.G. Robinson). Plot In the nineteenth century, an American visiting Cuba with a friend becomes mixed up with the island's independence movement against Spanish rule. Cast *Richard Barthelmess as Charles Abbott *Dorothy Gish as La Clavel *Jetta Goudal as La Pilar *William Powell as Gaspar De Vaca *Mary Astor as Narcissa Escobar *George Beranger as Andre Escobar (credited as Andre Beranger) * Edward G. Robinson as Domingo Escobar (credited as E.G. Robinson) *Margaret Seddon as Carmencita Escobar *Anders Randolf as Captain Cesar Y Santacilla *Luis Alberni as Vincente Escobar, Andre's brother *George Humbert as Jaime Quintara *Julian Rivero as a soldi ...
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Little Church Around The Corner (film)
''Little Church Around the Corner'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Olga Printzlau. The film stars Claire Windsor, Kenneth Harlan, Hobart Bosworth, Pauline Starke, Walter Long, and Cyril Chadwick. The film was released by Warner Bros. in March 1923. Cast *Claire Windsor as Leila Morton *Kenneth Harlan as David Graham *Hobart Bosworth as John Morton *Pauline Starke as Hetty Burrows * Walter Long as Big Hex Poulon *Cyril Chadwick as Mark Hanford * Alec B. Francis as Reverend Bradley *Winter Hall as Doc *Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Wallace * George Cooper as Jude Burrows *Stanton Heck as Burt Wilson *Fred R. Stanton as The Sheriff *Winston Miller as Little David *Mary Jane Irving Mary Jane Irving (October 20, 1913 – July 17, 1983) was an American actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1917 and 1938. Biography Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Irving began her career as a child actor in silent films. A popular c ... as Litt ...
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Women Men Marry
''Women Men Marry'' is a 1922 silent film drama produced and directed by Edward Dillon. Cast *E. K. Lincoln – Dick Clark *Florence Dixon – Emerie Rogers *Charles Hammond – Montgomery Rogers *Hedda Hopper – Eleanor Carter *Cyril Chadwick – Lord Brooks Fitzroy *Margaret Seddon – Hetty Page *Richard Carlyle – Adam Page *Julia Swayne Gordon – Aunt Gertrude *Maude Turner Gordon – Lady Mowbray * James Harrison – Warren Mortimer Preservation status A print survives at Filmmuseum Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands. Location and history Eye Filmmuseum is located in the Overhoeks neighborhood of Amsterdam in t ... Amsterdam. References External linksWomen Men Marry at IMDb.com*1/2 sheet poster 1922 films American silent feature films Films directed by Edward Dillon American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1922 drama films 1 ...
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The Lights Of New York
''The Lights of New York'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Clarence Nordstrom, Margaret Seddon and Frank Currier.Solomon p.280 Cast * Clarence Nordstrom as Robert Reid * Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Reid * Frank Currier as Daniel Reid * Florence Short as Mary Miggs * Charles K. Gerrard as Jim Slade * Marc McDermott as Charles Redding * Estelle Taylor Ida Estelle Taylor (May 20, 1894 – April 15, 1958) was an American actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist. With "dark-brown, almost black hair and brown eyes," she was regarded as one of the most beautiful silent film stars of the 1 ... as Mrs. George Burton References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Charles Brabin American silent feature films 1920s English-language films America ...
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The Man Who Played God (1922 Film)
''The Man Who Played God'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and written by Forrest Halsey. The film stars George Arliss, Ann Forrest, Ivan Simpson, Edward Earle, and Effie Shannon. The film was released on October 1, 1922, by United Artists. Considered to be a lost film for decades, a print of ''The Man Who Played God'' was found at Gosfilmofond in Moscow. Plot A famous pianist (Montgomery Royle) is engaged to a quite younger woman. An accidental explosion results in him becoming deaf but he learns to read lips quite quickly. He decides to use that skill to help random people around him. However, he sees his fiancee in a park with a different man. Montgomery is heartbroken, but after she confesses the truth to him, he helps her to be secure with the new man. Cast *George Arliss as Montgomery Royle *Ann Forrest as Marjory Blaine *Ivan Simpson as Battle *Edward Earle as Philip Stevens *Effie Shannon as Mildred Arden *Miriam Battista as Little Gi ...
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Timothy's Quest
''Timothy's Quest'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Dirigo Films and distributed by American Releasing. It was directed by Sidney Olcott based on a story written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and starred the child actor Joseph Depew. The Library of Congress has a copy of this film. Cast *Joseph Depew as Timothy * Baby Helen Rowland as Lady Gay *Marie Day as Mrs. Avilda Cummins *Margaret Seddon as Samantha Ann Ripley *Bertram Marburgh as Jabe Slowcum *Vivia Ogden as Hitty Tarbox *Gladys Leslie Gladys Leslie Moore (March 5, 1899 – October 2, 1976) was an American actress in silent film, active in the 1910s and 1920s. Though less-remembered than superstars like Mary Pickford, she had a number of starring roles from 1917 to the ea ... as Miss Dora *William F. Haddock as Dave Milliken *Rags as The Dog Production notes The film was shot in Maine and in Tec-Art studio, 48th Street, New York City. References External links American Film Institute Catalog* on we ...
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Sonny (1922 Film)
''Sonny'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Henry King and starring Richard Barthelmess, Margaret Seddon, and Pauline Garon.Monaco p. 355. Cast * Richard Barthelmess as Sonny Crosby / Joe * Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Crosby * Pauline Garon as Florence Crosby * Lucy Fox as Madge Craig * Herbert Grimwood as Harper Craig * Patterson Dial as Alicia * Fred Nicholls as Summers * James Tarbell as James * Margaret Elizabeth Falconer as Crosby Twin * Virginia Magee Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are s ... as Crosby Twin References Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * * 1922 films 1922 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Henry King American silent feature films ...
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Boomerang Bill
''Boomerang Bill'' is an extant 1922 American silent crime melodrama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Adapted from a Boston Blackie short story by Jack Boyle, it was directed by Tom Terriss and stars veteran actor Lionel Barrymore. It is preserved incomplete at the Library of Congress and George Eastman House. Cast *Lionel Barrymore as Boomerang Bill *Marguerite Marsh as Annie *Margaret Seddon as Annie's Mother *Frank Shannon as Terrence O'Malley *Matthew Betz as Tony the Wop *Charles Fang as Chinaman *Harry Lee as Chinaman *Miriam Battista as Chinese Girl *Helen Kim Helen Kim (also ''Kim Hwal-lan'', 1899 – 1970) was a South Korean politician, educator, social activist, and feminist. Her pen name was Wuwol(우월;又月). Kim is the founder of the daily Korean newspaper, ''The Korea Times''. Biograph ... as Chinese Girl References External links * *Period newspaper clipping ''Boomerang Bill''
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