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Mary H. O'Connor
Mary H. O'Connor (sometimes credited as Mary Hamilton O'Connor) was an American screenwriter and film editor active during Hollywood's silent era. Biography She was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1872, the daughter of Thomas O'Connor and Bridget Nash. She came from a big family (which included a sister, Loyola O'Connor, who became an actress), and grew up in Minnesota, Oregon, and New York. She began her career as a magazine and newspaper journalist in New York before Hollywood came calling. By 1913, she was living in Santa Monica and churning out scripts as a rapid pace under contract at Vitagraph. At the time, she said she hoped to become a director. Eventually, she was named chief of Triangle-Fine Arts' scenario department. She'd also work at Mutual and Famous Players–Lasky. In 1921, she left Hollywood to work at Paramount's then-new London studio, where she worked on scripts for films like '' Dangerous Lies'' and ''The Mystery Road''. She retired from scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center of Minnesota's government. The Minnesota State Capitol and the state government offices all sit on a hill close to the city's downtown district. One of the oldest cities in Minnesota, Saint Paul has several historic neighborhoods and landmarks, such as the Summit Avenue (St. Paul), Summit Avenue Neighborhood, the James J. Hill House, and the Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota), Cathedral of Saint Paul. Like the adjacent and larger city of Minneapolis, Saint Paul is known for its cold, snowy winters and humid summers. As of the 2021 census estimates, the city's population was 307,193, making it the List of United States cities by population, 67th-largest city in the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lure Of The Mask
''The Lure of the Mask'' is a 1908 novel by Harold MacGrath that was the Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1900s#1908, fourth-best selling book in the United States for that year. In 1906-07, MacGrath made visits to Italy, and his impressions from those trips inspired the novel.(13 June 1908)Best Books for Summer Reading ''The New York Times'' Plot A 1908 review of the book summarizes the light plot of the story in overenthusiastic fashion: The story opens with a jump--literally. A young New Yorker, rich, of course, hears from his window on a night of fog and mist a woman's voice singing divinely. He falls in love with it head over heels and he falls downstairs in about the same way, he is such a hurry to see the singer. But by the time her reaches the street, lo! she has vanished, and only a policeman remains. Late on, this young, adventurous Mr. Hillard again meets the young, adventurous singer under most mystifying circumstances. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souls Triumphant
''Souls Triumphant'' is a 1917 American drama film directed by John B. O'Brien and starring Lillian Gish. This is considered to be a lost film. Cast * Lillian Gish as Lillian Vale * Wilfred Lucas as Robert Powers * Spottiswoode Aitken as Josiah Vale * Louise Hamilton as Hattie Lee * Kate Bruce * Jennie Lee See also * Lillian Gish filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Lillian Gish. ---- Silent: 1912 – 1913 – 1914 – 1915 – 1916 – 1917 – 1918 – 1919 – 1920s Post Silent: 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – References ---- Silent 191 ... References External links * * 1917 films 1917 drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films Lost American films 1917 lost films Lost drama films Films directed by John B. O'Brien 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheerful Givers
''Cheerful Givers'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. The film stars Bessie Love and Kenneth Harlan. The film is presumed lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee .... Plot In order to save her father's orphanage, Judy (Love) answers a request to have the "eldest boy" work in the kitchen of a rich, miserly woman. She disguises herself as a boy, and, there, she crosses paths with the woman's son Horace (Harlan), whom she mistrusts, but who realizes that she is a girl and who falls in love with her. Judy thwarts the son's plans to steal from his mother's safe. The son realizes his error, and Judy falls in love with him. Cast Reception The film was generally well-rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Girl Of The Timber Claims
''A Girl of the Timber Claims'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Constance Talmadge, Allan Sears and Clyde E. Hopkins. It is based on the story "The Girl Homesteader," by Mary H. O'Connor, who also wrote the screenplay. Cast * Constance Talmadge as Jessie West * Allan Sears as Francis Ames * Clyde E. Hopkins as Bob Mullen * Beau Byrd as Cora Abbott * Wilbur Higby as Senator Hoyle * Bennie Schumann as Eddie Stanley * Joseph Singleton Joseph Edward Victor Fairfield Daveran Singleton (1 March 1879 – 24 October 1946) was an actor of the silent era. An Australian, he appeared in 74 films between 1913 and 1925. He was born in Melbourne. Selected filmography * ''Shon the ... as Leather Hermit * F.A. Turner as Jess's Father * Margaret Talmadge as Mrs. Kiesey * Charles Lee as A Homesteader References Bibliography * Jeanine Basinger. ''Silent Stars''. Wesleyan University Press, 2000. External links * 1917 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina, The Flower Girl
''Nina, the Flower Girl'' is a lost American 1917 silent drama film produced by D. W. Griffith through his Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. The film starred Bessie Love, an up-and-coming ingenue actress. It also marked the final acting role for Elmer Clifton, who was by then moving on to directing full-time. Plot Nina (Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love o ...), who is blind, makes artificial flowers. Jimmie ( Clifton), a hunchback newsboy, who is also an artist, is in love with her. Nina has been deceived into thinking that Jimmie is a prince who lives in a palace. When wealthy Fred Townsend ( Hadley) and his mother offer to finance a surgery to restore Nina's vision, Jimmie misunderstands and thinks that the Townsends plan to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intolerance (film)
''Intolerance'' is a 1916 epic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. Subtitles include ''Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages'' and ''A Sun-Play of the Ages''.Internet Archive foIntolerance (1916), D. W. Griffith. Retrieved May 21, 2016. Regarded as one of the most influential films of the silent era (though it received mixed reviews at the time), the three-and-a-half-hour epic intercuts four parallel storylines, each separated by several centuries: first, a contemporary melodrama of crime and redemption; second, a Judean story: Christ's mission and death; third, a French story: the events surrounding the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572; and fourth, a Babylonian story: the fall of the Babylonian Empire to Persia in 539 BC. Each story had its own distinctive color tint in the original print. The scenes are linked by shots of a figure representing Eternal Motherhood, rocking a cradle. Griffith chose to explore the theme of intolerance partly in response to his previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Built Upon Sand
''The House Built Upon Sand'' is a 1916 American drama film directed by Edward Morrissey and starring Lillian Gish. This is a lost film. Cast * Lillian Gish as Evelyn Dare * Roy Stewart as David Westebrooke * William H. Brown as Samuel Stevens * Bessie Buskirk as Josie * Jack Brammall as Ted * Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Shockley * Kate Bruce as David's Housekeeper See also * Lillian Gish filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Lillian Gish. ---- Silent: 1912 – 1913 – 1914 – 1915 – 1916 – 1917 – 1918 – 1919 – 1920s Post Silent: 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – References ---- Silent 191 ... References External links * * 1916 films 1916 lost films 1916 comedy-drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1910s English-language films Lost American films Triangle Film Corporation films Lost comedy-drama films 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell-to-Pay Austin
''Hell-to-Pay Austin'' (also known, without hyphens, as ''Hell to Pay Austin'') is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Wilfred Lucas in the title role, with Bessie Love, Eugene Pallette, and Mary Alden in supporting roles. Written by Mary H. O'Connor, the film was produced by D. W. Griffith's Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. It is presumed lost. Production Locations were filmed in San Diego, San Francisco, Bear Valley, Fresno, and Huntington Lake. Plot When a minister dies from alcoholism, his daughter Briar Rose (Love), also called "Nettles", is unofficially adopted by a team of lumberjacks, including the rough-and-tumble 'Hell-to-Pay' Austin ( Lucas). Nettles is so touched by the logging camp's tribute to her father, organized by Austin, that she chooses him to be her foster father. Her innocence and purity eventually transform Austin into an upstanding Christian. One day, an elegant woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Currents (1916 Film)
''Cross Currents'' is a 1916 American silent film starring Helen Ware. Plot Ware portrays a young socialite, Elizabeth Crane, who realizes her fiancé, Paul Beale, has a greater love for another woman, Flavia, and steps aside so he may marry. Later they are isolated on a deserted island and rekindle their love. Cast * Helen Ware as Elizabeth Crane, a young socialite * Courtenay Foote as Paul Beale, Elizabeth's fiancé * Teddy Sampson as Flavia, Elizabeth's foster sister, and Paul's eventual wife * Sam De Grasse as millionnaire Sila Randolph, who wishes to marry Elizabeth * Vera Lewis as Mrs. Van de Meer Reception Louis Reeves Harrison of The Moving Picture World characterized the film as "admirably typed and handled," and noted Ware's performance, "The story carries her from the stilted posturing of the drawing room to the free expression of her intelligence in an extremely difficult performance." On the other hand, Hazel Simpson Naylor of Motion Picture Magazine ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Penitentes
''The Penitentes'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Jack Conway and starring Orrin Johnson and Seena Owen. It was produced by D. W. Griffith's Fine Arts Film Company and distributed through Triangle Film Corporation. Cast * Orrin Johnson - Manuel *Seena Owen - Dolores * Paul Gilmore - Colonel Juan Banca * Irene Hunt - Senorita Carmelia *Josephine Crowell - Carmelia's Mother * F. A. Turner - Father Rossi *Charles Clary - Father David *Allan Sears Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s. He was noted for his tall stature. Biography Sears was born in S ... - The Chief Brother (*A. D. Sears) * Dark Cloud - Indian Chief References External links''The Penitentes'' @ IMDb.com* 1915 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by Jack Conway Films based on American novels 1915 drama films Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infatuation (1915 Film)
''Infatuation'' is a lost 1915 silent film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring his wife Margarita Fischer. It was distributed through the Mutual Film Company. Cast *Margarita Fischer - Phyllis Ladd *Harry A. Pollard - Cyril Adair *Joseph Singleton - John Ladd (*Joseph E. Singleton) *Lucille Ward Lucille Ward (February 25, 1880 – August 8, 1952) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1915 and 1944. She was born and died in Dayton, Ohio. Ward's career began in 1907 when she acted in a production ... - Mrs. Fenshaw References External links * * 1915 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Harry A. Pollard Mutual Film films Lost American drama films 1915 drama films Silent American drama films 1915 lost films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language drama films {{1910s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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