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Mattie Peters
Mattie Peters (sometimes credited as Mammy Peters) was an American actress who was active in Hollywood in the 1920s. As a Black actress, few roles were open to her during the silent era, so she often appeared in "mammy" roles. Biography According to ''The California Eagle'', Peters started off her life in Chicago, where she worked as a caterer. After relocating to Los Angeles, she began appearing in motion pictures around 1920, although she was hesitant at first due to her Christian values. By the time she arrived in Hollywood, she was a widow with one living son. Selected filmography * ''The Love Mart'' (1927) * ''A Six Shootin' Romance'' (1926) * '' Helen's Babies'' (1924) * ''Barbara Frietchie'' (1924) * '' The Bedroom Window'' (1924) * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1924) * ''The Day of Faith'' (1923) * '' Big Dan'' (1923) * ''Sawdust'' (1923) * '' Scars of Jealousy'' (1923) * ''A Game Chicken ''A Game Chicken'' is a lost 1922 American silent romantic comedy film produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The California Eagle
The ''California Eagle'' (1879–1964) was an African-American newspaper in Los Angeles, California. It was founded as ''The Owl'' in 1879 by John J. Neimore. Charlotta Bass became owner of the paper after Neimore's death in 1912. She owned and operated the paper, renamed the ''California Eagle'', until 1951. Her husband, J. B. Bass, served as editor until his death in 1934. In the 1920s, they increased circulation to 60,000. During this period, Bass was also active as a civil rights campaigner in Los Angeles, working to end segregation in jobs, housing and transportation. The newspaper was next owned for more than a decade by Loren Miller (judge), Loren Miller, who had been city editor. He also worked as a civil liberties lawyer and was a leader in the community. After he sold the paper in 1964 to accept an appointment as a judge of the Superior Court of the State of California [i.e., the trial courts] for Los Angeles County, the publication quickly lost ground, and closed that y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Mart
''The Love Mart'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice starring Billie Dove, Gilbert Roland and Noah Beery, and featuring Boris Karloff. The film is lost. Cast * Billie Dove as Antoinette Frobelle * Gilbert Roland as Victor Jallot * Ray Turner as Poupet (as Raymond Turner) * Noah Beery as Captain Remy * Armand Kaliz as Jean Delicado * Emile Chautard as Louis Frobelle * Boris Karloff as Fleming * Mattie Peters as Caresse * George Bunny * Richard Cramer * Paul Vincenti * Oliver Eckhardt as Comedy Bailiff Production This film had the original title of ''Louisiana'', as surviving publicity materials indicate; it was First National Pictures' production #103. Survival status No copies of ''The Love Mart'' are currently known to exist. However, the Library of Congress has preserved some footage related to the production featuring Billie Dove. The purpose of the footage appears to have been to test some of Dove's hairstyles for the film. Still frames tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Six Shootin' Romance
''A Six Shootin' Romance'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck and William Steele. Plot "Lightning" Jack (Jack Hoxie) is joint heir to a ranch with eastern society girl Donaldeen Travis (Olive Hasbrouck). Although neighboring rancher Currier King (William Steele) is already married, he is attracted to Donaldeen and begins to court her. When Donaldeen learns Currier is married, she spurns his advances. Angered, Currier abducts Donaldeen. Jack rallies his men to rescue Donaldeen from Currier, and Donaldeen finds that she is in love with Jack. Cast * Jack Hoxie as "Lightning" Jack * Olive Hasbrouck as Donaldeen Travis * William Steele as Currier King * Carmen Phillips as Mrs. King * Robert McKenzie as Ricketts * Mattie Peters as Mammy * Virginia Bradford as Muriel Travis Production ''A Six Shootin' Romance'' was one of several silent films of the 1920s to be shot in the Alabama Hills The Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen's Babies (film)
''Helen's Babies'' is a 1924 silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter, based on the 1876 novel '' Helen's Babies'' by John Habberton. Plot Toddie and Budge are identified as the two best children in the world. They enjoy a comfortable life with their parents Tom and Helen Lawrence. Helen's brother is Harry Burton, a wealthy bachelor who, although never having had one, is an expert on knowing how to raise children. When Tom and Helen receive a letter from Harry, in which he announces he will travel to them for a vacation, they see an opportunity to get a break from the kids. Knowing that Harry is an expert on children, they assume that he will appreciate the gesture and leave just after he arrives. Unbeknownst to them, Harry only wrote a book about raising children because his publisher told him to, and actually he isn't fond of children at all. He reluctantly takes the position as the babysitter of his nieces and is escorted by Alice Mayton, the Lawrence's attractive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Frietchie (1924 Film)
''Barbara Frietchie'' is a 1924 American silent war drama film about an old woman who helps out soldiers during the American Civil War. It is based on the play of the same name by Clyde Fitch that had starred Julia Marlowe at the turn of the century which in turn was taken from the real-life story of Barbara Fritchie. There were two silent film versions, a 1915 version and 1924 version. The 1915 version, directed by Herbert Blaché, starred Mary Miles Minter and Anna Q. Nilsson. The 1924 version, directed by Lambert Hillyer, starred Florence Vidor and Edmund Lowe. Lydia Knott, mother of director Hillyer and a well known character actress in her own right, appears quite prominently in this film as a member of the Frietchie family but for some reason she is uncredited. Cast Preservation Copies of ''Barbara Frietchie'' are held by Library and Archives Canada, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman Museum Motion P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bedroom Window (1924 Film)
''The Bedroom Window'' is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by William C. deMille and starring May McAvoy. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Cast Preservation The film still exists and preserved at the Library of Congress and the UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archiv .... References External links * *at silentfilmstillarchive.com 1924 films American silent feature films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by William C. deMille 1924 mystery films American mystery films American black-and-white films 1920s American films Silent mystery films 1920s English-language films {{mystery-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilies Of The Field (1924 Film)
''Lilies of the Field'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John Francis Dillon, produced by and starring actress Corinne Griffith, and distributed by Associated First National Pictures. It is based on a 1921 play, ''Lilies of the Field'', by William J. Hurlbut. The film was remade by Griffith again as an early sound film in 1930. Plot As described in a film magazine review, neglected by her pleasure-loving husband, Mildred Harker attends a ball and becomes compromised by an admirer. Walter Harker divorces her and obtains custody of their baby. Mildred, employed as a model, refuses the offer of Louis Willing to occupy an apartment at his expence and to become his mistress. Willing, who really is in love with her, becomes convinced of Mildred's worthiness. They marry and she regains custody of her child. Cast Preservation With no copies of ''Lilies of the Field'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. A trailer to this film exists at the Library of Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Day Of Faith
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Dan (film)
''Big Dan'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by William A. Wellman and written by Frederic Hatton and Fanny Hatton. The film stars Buck Jones, Marian Nixon, Ben Hendricks Jr., Trilby Clark, Jacqueline Gadsden, and Charles Coleman. The film was released on October 14, 1923, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast Preservation A complete print of ''Big Dan'' is held in the UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archiv .... References External links * * {{William A. Wellman 1923 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1923 drama films Fox Film films Films directed by William A. Wellman American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawdust (film)
''Sawdust'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Gladys Walton, Niles Welch, and Herbert Standing.Parish & Pitts p.77 Cast * Gladys Walton as Nita Moore * Niles Welch as Phillip Lessoway * Edith Murgatroyd as Mrs. Nancy Wentworth * Herbert Standing as Ethelbert Wentworth * Matthew Betz as Runner Bayne * Frank Brownlee as 'Pop' Gifford * William Robert Daly William Robert Daly (born William Robert Dailey; October 24, 1872 – 1935) was an actor and director of silent films in the U.S. Early life William Robert Daly was born on October 24, 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts as William Robert Dailey. ... as 'Speck' Dawson * Mattie Peters as Tressie References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scars Of Jealousy
''Scars of Jealousy'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Lloyd Hughes and Frank Keenan. It was produced by Thomas H. Ince and distributed through Associated First National, later First National. Cast *Frank Keenan as Colonel Newland *Edmund Burns as Jeff Newland * Lloyd Hughes as Cody Jacques *Marguerite De La Motte as Helen Meanix * James Neill as Colonel Meanix *Walter Lynch as Pere Jakes * James "Jim" Mason as Zeke Jakes *Mattie Peters as Mandy *George H. Reed as Mose (credited as George Reed) Preservation status Prints of ''Scars of Jealousy'' survive at the Cinémathèque royale de Belgique, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and George Eastman Museum The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as ''George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film'', the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in .... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Game Chicken
''A Game Chicken'' is a lost 1922 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Realart and distributed by Famous Players-Lasky. This film starred Bebe Daniels and was directed by Chester Franklin. Retrieved November 19, 2022. Cast * as Inez Hastings * Pat O'Malley as Rush Thompson *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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