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Maude Turner Gordon
Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1938. Biography Born in Franklin, Indiana, Gordon was the daughter of Alexander and Nancy Wright Turner. She was educated in the schools in Franklin. In the early 1900s, Gordon performed in repertory theatre with the Neill Stock Company in California. She appeared in a number of Broadway productions from 1908 to 1925 including: ''Glorious Betsy'', ''The American Maid'', ''A Full House'', ''Elsie'', and ''Big Boy''. She appeared onstage in ''Mrs. Holmes, Detective'', which was produced by her own company. Her elder sisterEmma Harper Turner served as Grand President of Pi Beta Phi, from 1890 to 1893. Another sister, Nelle Turner, was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity for women. Family She eloped and married John C. Gordon on December 19, 1885, in Johnson County, Indiana. Their daughter, Dorothy, an alumna of the Fauquier Institute of Warrenton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin, Indiana
Franklin is a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 23,712 at the 2010 census. Located about south of Indianapolis, the city is the county seat of Johnson County. The site of Franklin College, the city attracts numerous regional sports fans for the college teams, as well as audiences for its art events. History Franklin was platted in 1823. It was named after Benjamin Franklin. The Franklin post office was established in 1824. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Franklin College Library (Shirk Hall), Franklin College-Old Main, Franklin Commercial Historic District, Franklin Senior High School, Greenlawn Cemetery, Herriott House, Johnson County Courthouse Square, Martin Place Historic District, Masonic Temple, and August Zeppenfeld House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Franklin Wonder Five The small town became nationally famous during the 1920s due to the outstanding athletic achievements of the local high s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ordeal Of Rosetta
''The Ordeal of Rosetta'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Alice Brady, Crauford Kent and Ormi Hawley.Bertellini p.233 Cast * Alice Brady as Rosetta / Lola Gelardi (twins) * Crauford Kent as Aubrey Hapgood * Ormi Hawley as Ruth Hapgood * Henry Leone as Professor Gelardi * Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Hapgood * Hazel Washburn as Mildred Sanders * Edmund Burns as Dick * George Henry as Theatrical Agent References Bibliography * Giorgio Bertellini Giorgio Bertellini an Italian-American media historian who specializes in the ways national and racial diversity informed American cinema's representation of citizenship, stardom, and leadership during the era of migrations, fascism, and World .... ''Italy in Early American Cinema: Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque''. Indiana University Press, 2010. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Emile Chautard American silent fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Palm Beach Girl
''The Palm Beach Girl'' is a 1926 silent romantic comedy film starring Bebe Daniels and directed by Erle C. Kenton. It is based upon the short-lived Broadway play, ''Please Help Emily'', written by H. M. Harwood. Cast *Bebe Daniels as Emily Bennett *Lawrence Gray as Jack Trotter *Marguerite Clayton as Julia *Josephine Drake as Aunt Jerry *John Patrick as Herbert Moxon (credited as John G. Patrick) * Armand Cortes as Tug Wilson *Royal Byron as Sheriff (credited as Roy Byron) *Maude Turner Gordon as Aunt Beatrice Preservation With noprints of ''The Palm Beach Girl'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links The Palm Beach Girl @ IMDb.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Early Bird (1925 Film)
''The Early Bird'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines, Sigrid Holmquist, and Wyndham Standing. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Jimmy Burke (Hines), independent milk man, changes clothes with a wealthy young chap who wants to put pep into a party, and, at the same time, party hostess Jean Blair (Holmquist) dresses as a maid. Jimmy takes a shine to her and invites her to a ride in his wagon and she accepts. George Fairchild (Standing), manager of the milk trust of which Jean is president, is pulling crooked business, and Jimmy gets on to him. Jimmy organizes the independent men and they make him president. Fairchild plans to buy him out. Jimmy learns that the supposed maid is Jean, and believes she was making fun of him. Jean discovers Fairchild’s crookedness and discharges him. She also gets wind of his plan to poison the independent’s supply, and sends a message to Jimmy who goes out and destroys the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little French Girl
''The Little French Girl'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and written by John Russell and Anne Douglas Sedgwick from a 1924 novel by Sedgwick. The film stars Mary Brian, Maurice de Canonge, Paul Doucet, Maude Turner Gordon, Neil Hamilton, Julia Hurley, and Jane Jennings. The film was released on May 31, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Madame Vervier, a sophisticated woman, sends her daughter Alix to live with Owen Bradley's parents in London. Madame is ashamed of the life she has led in Paris. Owen is in the midst of a flirtation with her despite his family's feelings and his having a fiancée. After Owen's death, Alix learns of the reputation her mother has, and tries to keep Toppie, Owen's fiancée, from joining a convent. Toppie is told of the affair between Owen and Madame, but she still wants to go to a convent. Giles, a friend of Toppie, goes from London to Paris seeking Alix, the "little French g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Rich (1924 Film)
''Born Rich'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by William Nigh and written by Harriete Underhill and Walter DeLeon. It is based on the 1924 novel ''Born Rich'' by Hughes Cornell. The film stars Claire Windsor, Bert Lytell, Cullen Landis, Doris Kenyon, Frank Morgan, and J. Barney Sherry. The film was released on December 7, 1924, by First National Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, leaving her palatial home and fast set of wealthy friends, Chadyeane (Windsor) goes to France where her baby is born. During her absence, Frances (Kenyon) makes such a strong play for Jimmy (Lytell) that Major Murphy (Sherry) writes a warning letter to Chad about her husband. Chad returns and misinterprets the meaning of a suitcase in her boudoir which Frances had inadvertently left there while changing her riding habit. Chad then affects a love affair with Jack (Landis), one of the fast crowd, ruling that married couples should travel on a 50-50 basis in all thing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeward Bound (1923 Film)
''Homeward Bound'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and written by Peter B. Kyne, Jack Cunningham, and Paul Sloane. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Charles S. Abbe, William P. Carleton, Hugh Cameron, and Gus Weinberg. The film was released on July 29, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Homeward Bound'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links * *Lantern slideat silenthollywood.com 1923 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1923 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Ralph Ince Lost American films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1923 lost fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchantment (1921 Film)
''Enchantment'' is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Robert G. Vignola and starred Marion Davies. A print of the film exists in the Library of Congress. Plot Inspired by a staging of William Shakespeare's ''Taming of the Shrew'', Marion Davies plays Ethel, the spoiled-brat daughter of millionaire Mr. Hoyt (Tom Lewis). Mr. Hoyt decides that a rough-and-tumble he-man might be able to straighten out his daughter. To that end, the millionaire hires Ernest Eddison (Forrest Stanley), the actor playing Petruchio in ''Shrew''. Ernest talks Ethel into auditioning for an amateur production of Sleeping Beauty, then runs her roughshod during rehearsals. Ethel is on the verge of exploding when Ernest finally wins her over with a lulu of a third-act kiss. Cast Production In her 11th film, Marion Davies stars as a willful flapper in a modern-day comedy/drama. Production was highlight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price Of Possession
''The Price of Possession'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Ethel Clayton. It was produced by Jesse Lasky. Cast *Ethel Clayton as Helen Carston *Rockliffe Fellowes as Jim Barston, A Bushrider / Jim Barston, Heir to Barston Manor *Maude Turner Gordon as Lady Dawnay * Reginald Denny as Robert Dawnay *Clarence Heritage as Lord Dawnay *George Backus as Samuel Poore *Isabel West as Mrs. Poore *Pearl Shepard as Eva Poore *Dorothy Hall Dorothy Hall may refer to: * Dorothy Hall (actress), 1920s silent film actress * Dorothy Manley, 1940s–50s British athlete, sometimes called by her married name "Dorothy Hall" * Dorothy Hall (scientist), scientist known for her research on snow ... as Minister's Daughter References External links * *Lantern slide 1921 films American silent feature films Lost American romantic drama films Films directed by Hugh Ford 1921 romantic drama films American black-and-white films 1920s American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Price
''Beyond Price'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Pearl White, Vernon Steele and Ottola Nesmith.Munden p.54 Cast * Pearl White as Sally Marrio * Vernon Steele as Philip Marrio * Nora Reed as Valicia * Arthur Gordini as Lester Lawton * Louis Haines as J. Peter Weatherby * Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Florence Weathersby * Byron Douglas as Norbert Temple * Ottola Nesmith as Mrs. Temple * Dorothy Walters as Mrs. Dusenberry * Dorothy Allen as Lizzie * Jack Baston Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ... as Mrs. Temple's Friend * Charles Sutton as Cobbler References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of Californ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civilian Clothes
''Civilian Clothes'' is a surviving 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars Thomas Meighan and was directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1919 Broadway play, ''Civilian Clothes'', by Thompson Buchanan. Thurston Hall played Meighan's part in the play. ''Civilian Clothes'' is preserved at the Gosfilmofond Russian Archives, Moscow. Plot As described in a film magazine, Florence Lanham (Mansfield), married in France while a Salvation Army worker to Captain Sam McGinnis (Meighan), returns to society life in America after receiving word that he was killed in battle. She keeps news of her wedding secret and permits the attentions of Billy Arkwright (Hickman), an early lover. When McGinnis suddenly appears on the scene, clothed in startlingly bold habiliments, the Lanham stubbornness asserts itself. To impart upon her his own gospel of democracy, McGinnis obtains the place of a discharged butler in the La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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