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Marie Quillan
Marie Quillan (March 17, 1909 – April 16, 1998) was an American actress who was active in Hollywood during the 1920s and 1930s. She was known primarily for her work on B-movie Westerns. Biography Quillan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Sarah Owens and Joseph Quillan, both of whom were performers born in Scotland. By the late 1920s, the Quillan family had resettled in Los Angeles, where she and several of her brothers and sisters performed with in vaudeville shows. Quillan's first known film credit was 1929's ''Noisy Neighbors''. Little is known of her life after her appearance in 1935's ''The Singing Vagabond''. Selected filmography * ''Noisy Neighbors'' (1929) * '' Campus Knights'' (1929) * ''The Cheyenne Cyclone'' (1931) * ''The Hurricane Horseman'' (1931) * ''The Saddle Buster'' (1932) *''The Singing Vagabond'' (1935) * ''Melody Trail'' (1935) * ''Alias Mary Dow ''Alias Mary Dow'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Sally Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Quillan
Edward Quillan (March 31, 1907 – July 19, 1990) was an American film actor and singer whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s. Vaudeville and silent films Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, into a family of vaudeville performers, Quillan made his stage debut at the age of seven alongside his parents, Scottish-born Joseph Quillan and his wife Sarah, as well as his siblings in their act titled 'The Rising Generation'. By the early 1920s he was called upon by film director Mack Sennett to perform a screen test for Mack Sennett Studios. Sennett signed Quillan to a contract in 1922. Quillan's very first film appearance was in the 1922 comedy short ''Up and at 'Em''. His next performance was in the 1926 comedy short ''The Love Sundae'' opposite actress Alice Day. His next ten film appearances (all released in 1926) were all comedy shorts that were vehicles for Day. He would spend most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre Setting (narrative), set in the American frontier and commonly associated with Americana (culture), folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West" and depicted in Western media as a hostile, sparsely populated frontier in a state of near-total lawlessness patrolled by outlaws, sheriffs, and numerous other Stock character, stock "gunslinger" characters. Western narratives often concern the gradual attempts to tame the crime-ridden American West using wider themes of justice, freedom, rugged individualism, Manifest Destiny, and the national history and identity of the United States. History The first films that belong to the Western genre are a series of short single reel silents made in 1894 by Edison Studios at their Edison's Black Maria, Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. These featured vet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noisy Neighbors
''Noisy Neighbors'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Eddie Quillan, Alberta Vaughn and Jane Keckley. Cast * Eddie Quillan as Eddie Van Revel * Alberta Vaughn as Mary Carstairs * Jane Keckley as Mother * Joseph Quillan as Brother * Marie Quillan as Sister * Theodore Roberts as Colonel Carstairs * Ray Hallor as David * Russell Simpson as Ebenezer * Bob Perry as First Son * Mike Donlin as Second Son * Billy Gilbert William Gilbert Barron (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971), known professionally as Billy Gilbert, was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects a ... as Third Son Production The film contains only about 5 minutes of dialog, despite being billed as a "talkie". References Bibliography * Fleming, E.J. ''Paul Bern: The Life and Famous Death of the MGM Director and Husband of Harlow''. McFarland, 2009. External links * 1929 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campus Knights
''Campus Knights'' is a 1929 American silent comedy film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Raymond McKee, Shirley Palmer and Marie Quillan.Pitts p.88 Cast * Raymond McKee as Prof. Ezra Hastings / Earl Hastings * Shirley Palmer as Audrey Scott * Marie Quillan as Edna * Jean Laverty as Pearl * J.C. Fowler as Dean Whitlock * Sybil Grove as The Matron * P.J. Danby as The Janitor * Leo White as Pearl's Lawyer * Lewis Sargent Lewis Sargent (August 19, 1903 – November 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1917 and 1949. Biography Sargent was born in Los Angeles on August 19, 1903. He had 8 brothers and sisters. His father Lewis ... as The Sport References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1929 films 1929 comedy films Silent American comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cheyenne Cyclone
''The Cheyenne Cyclone'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Marie Quillan and Frankie Darro.Pitts p.205 It is a remake of the 1928 silent film ''Phantom of the Range''. Main cast * Lane Chandler as Bob Carleton * Marie Quillan as Patsy O'Brien * Frankie Darro as 'Orphan' McGuire * Jay Hunt as Patrick O'Brien * J. Frank Glendon as Dan Fanning * Connie Lamont as Genevieve - the Actress * Edward Hearn as J.C. 'Flash' Corbin * Henry Roquemore as Harrison - the Actor * Slim Whitaker as Hank - Henchman * Yakima Canutt as Ed Brady * Helen Gibson as Townswoman * Hank Bell as Sheriff Plot Carleton and Genevieve are actors who become stranded in a western town. Carleton finds work at a ranch, where he helps the owner and his granddaughter defend their enterprise against cattle rustlers. Carleton captures the culprits by the film's end. Production In addition to Schaefer as director, Willis Kent was the producer. Ethel D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hurricane Horseman
''The Hurricane Horseman'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Marie Quillan and Walter Miller.Pitts p.205 It was shot at the Iverson Ranch. Cast * Lane Chandler as 'Gun' Smith * Marie Quillan as Tonita * Walter Miller as Pancho Gomez * Yakima Canutt Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing t ... as Sheriff Jones * Richard Alexander as Bull Carter - Henchman * Lafe McKee as Don Roberto * Charles Schaeffer as Cinco - Henchman * Slim Whitaker as Pedro - Henchman References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1931 films 1931 Western (genre) fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saddle Buster
''The Saddle Buster'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by Fred Allen and starring Tom Keene and Helen Foster.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p47 Cast * Tom Keene as Montana * Helen Foster as Sunny Hurn * Marie Quillan as Rita * Robert Frazer as Rance * Richard Carlyle as Bible Jude * Charles Quigley as Cladgett * Fred Burns as Dan Hurn * Harry Bowen as Calgary * Charles Whitaker as Keno * Ben Corbett as Shorty * Al Taylor as Blackie (cast list as per AFI AFI may refer to: * ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol * Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer * AFI (band), an American rock band ** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ... database) References External links * 1932 films American Western (genre) films RKO Pictures films 1932 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Fred Allen (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singing Vagabond
''The Singing Vagabond'' is a 1935 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Carl Pierson and starring Gene Autry, Ann Rutherford, and Smiley Burnette. Written by Oliver Drake (filmmaker), Oliver Drake and Betty Burbridge, the film is about a cowboy who rides to the rescue when badguys kidnap a beautiful woman. Plot At a St. Louis opera house in 1860, a singer in blackface named Jerry Barton, known as "King of the Minstrels", comes backstage and asks his sweetheart, Lettie Morgan (Ann Rutherford), to elope. Lettie's Aunt Hortense, fearing that Barton is a fortune hunter, tells Lettie she is not the heiress she thought she was and that she has been living off her aunt's charity. With no fortune to hunt, Barton informs Lettie that an artist cannot be burdened with the responsibility of a wife. Outside the opera house, Lettie meets a chorus girl named Honey (Barbara Pepper), who is preparing to leave with her theatrical troupe in a caravan heading West. When the troupe's p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody Trail
''Melody Trail'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Ann Rutherford, and Smiley Burnette.Magers 2007, p. 35. Written by Sherman L. Lowe and Betty Burbridge, the film is about a singing cowboy who goes after the men who kidnapped the baby he should have been babysitting. The film features the songs "On the Melody Trail", "A Lone Cowboy on the Lone Prairie", and "Western Lullaby". Plot A radio and music star, Gene Autry ( Gene Autry), and his friend, comedian Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette), attend a rodeo where Gene falls in love with one of the spectators, Millicent Thomas (Ann Rutherford). Millicent, who is being harassed by her father's former ranch hand, Matt Kirby (Al Bridge), is delighted when Gene sings for the crowd, then later beats Matt in a bucking bronco competition. That night, while Gene dreams about Millicent, his $1,000 in rodeo winnings are stolen by a gypsy named Frantz (Willy Castello), the husband of a fortune-tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias Mary Dow
''Alias Mary Dow'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Sally Eilers, Ray Milland and Henry O'Neill.Quinlan p.331 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Berger. Premise In order to comfort his dying wife, a man hires a taxi-dancer to pose as their daughter who had been kidnapped as a child. However, when the woman unexpectedly recovers she is forced to maintain the deception. Cast * Sally Eilers as Sally Gates * Ray Milland as Peter Marshall * Henry O'Neill as Henry Dow * Katharine Alexander as Evelyn Dow * Chick Chandler as Jimmie Kane * Addison Richards as Martin * Lola Lane as Minnie * Clarence Muse as 'Rufe' * Juanita Quigley Juanita Quigley (24 June 1931 – 29 October 2017) was an American child actress in motion pictures of the 1930s and 1940s. She had a sister, Rita Quigley, who was also a child actress. Career Juanita Quigley was billed as "Baby Jane" in several ... as Mary Dow References Bibliograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Actresses
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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