Merrill McCormick
William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick appeared in films like ''The Last Chance'' (1926) as Black Bart, ''The Prisoner of Shark Island'', '' Oh, Susanna!'', ''Heroes of the Alamo'' as one of the Alamo's defenders, ''Stagecoach'', ''Dodge City'', ''Man of Conquest'', ''Dick Tracy's G-Men'', ''San Antonio'', and '' Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory''. His television appearances included ''The Cisco Kid'', ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'', and ''The Gene Autry Show''. McCormick died in San Gabriel, California from a heart attack. Selected filmography * 49-'17'' (1917) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''Something New'' (1920) - Agrilla Gorgez - the Bandit * ''Hands Off!'' (1921) - Tony Alviro * ''Red Courage'' (1921) - Percy Gibbons * ''Robin Hood'' (1922) - Henchman to Prince John ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Denver, Colorado
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. It is the principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the first city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Denver is located in the Western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Its downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, approximately east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is named after James W. Denver, a governor of the Kansas Territory. It is nicknamed the ''Mile High City'' because its official elevation is exactly one mile () above sea level. The 105th meridian we ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robin Hood (1922 Film)
''Robin Hood'' is a 1922 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery. It was the first motion picture ever to have a Hollywood premiere, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on October 18, 1922. The movie's full title, under which it was copyrighted, is ''Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood''. It was one of the most expensive films of the 1920s, with a budget estimated at about one million dollars. The film was a smash hit and generally received favorable reviews. Plot The opening has the dashing Earl of Huntingdon besting his bitter enemy, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, in a joust. Huntingdon then joins King Richard the Lion-Hearted, who is going off to fight in the Crusades and has left his brother, Prince John, as regent. The prince soon emerges as a cruel, treacherous tyrant. Goaded on by Sir Guy, he usurps Richard's throne. When Huntingdon receives a message from Lady Marian Fitzwalter, his love interest, telling him of all that has transpired, he requests permis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arizona Nights
''Arizona Nights'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Fred Thomson, Nora Lane, and William Courtright.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 266 Cast * Fred Thomson as Fred Coulter * Nora Lane as Ruth Browning * J.P. McGowan as Jeff Decker * William Courtright as Bill Barrow * Lottie Williams as Aunt Agatha * Merrill McCormick as Speed Lester * Dan Peterson Daniel Lowell Peterson (born January 9, 1936) is a former American professional basketball head coach. He resigned from his most recent position as the head coach of Olimpia Milano in the Italian LBA after the team was eliminated in the semi-fi ... as Red Dog References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Lloyd Ingraham Film Booking Offices o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Whispering Smith Rides
''Whispering Smith Rides'' is a 1927 American silent Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The screenplay was written by Arthur Henry Gooden, based on a novel by Frank H. Spearman. The film is considered to be lost, but a trailer is held for this serial at the Library of Congress.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, page 207 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Cast * Wallace MacDonald as Whispering Smith * Rose Blossom * J. P. McGowan * Clark Comstock * Henry Hebert * Merrill McCormick (as W.M. McCormick) * Harry Todd * Willie Fung * Frank Ellis Chapter titles #Lawless Men #Caught in the Crash #Trapped #The Ambush #Railroad Gold #The Interrupted Wedding #A Coward of Conscience #The Bandit’s Bargain #The Trail of Sacrifice #A Call of the Hear Source: See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into tho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Long Loop On The Pecos
''The Long Loop on the Pecos'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eugenia Gilbert, Frederick Dana. Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Jim Rutledge * Eugenia Gilbert as Rose Arnold * Frederick Dana as Arnold * Al Hart as Vining * Tom London as Laird * Bud Osborne * Chet Ryan * Merrill McCormick * Bob Burns * Dick La Reno Dick La Reno (October 31, 1863 – July 26, 1945) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1914 and 1931. He was born in Ireland and died in Hollywood, California. Selected filmography * '' Ro ... * Murdock MacQuarrie References External links * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange films Films directed by Leo D. Maloney Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Last Chance (1926 Film)
''The Last Chance'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter and starring Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald and Merrill McCormick.Conelly p.144 Cast * Bill Patton as Bill Dexter * Dorothy Donald as Miss Stubbins * Merrill McCormick as 'Black' Bart * Harry O'Connor as Bill Stubbins * Walter Patton Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ... as Postmaster * Theodore Henderson as Sheriff * Walter Blunt as Pete Walcolm References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1926 films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Desperate Game
''The Desperate Game'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Franz and Milburn Morante. It stars Pete Morrison, Lew Meehan, and Bert Lindley. Cast * Pete Morrison as Jim Wesley * Dolores Gardner as Marguerite Grayson * Jim Welch as Mr. Wesley - Jim's Father * Jere Austin as Mel Larrimer * J.P. Lockney as Adam Grayson * Al Richmond as Montana McGraw * Virginia Warwick as Belle Deane * Lew Meehan as Bat Grayson * Milburn Morante as Shinney * Merrill McCormick William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick ap ... as Luke Grayson * Bert Lindley as Pat Davis References External links * * * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Milburn Morante American black-and-white films Films directed by Joseph Fr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fangs Of Fate (1925 Film)
''Fangs of Fate'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter and starring Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald, and Ivor McFadden. Plot As described in a film magazine review, outlaws terrorize the town of Arcady, Arizona. Bob Haynes, a stranger, is attracted by Azalia Bolton, daughter of a boarding house keeper, and protects her from some drunken rowdies. She inspires him to change his life to the better. Sheriff Dan Dodo Briggs offers to make Bob a deputy, but he declines. Later, following a stage coach holdup, he accepts the offered position and brings in the guilty bandits, but confesses that he used to be their leader. The outlaws are sent to jail, but Judge Harcourt paroles Bob into Azalia's custody. Cast * Bill Patton as Bob Haynes * Dorothy Donald as Azalia Bolton * Ivor McFadden as Sheriff Dan Dodo Briggs * Beatrice Allen as Azalia's Mother * William Bertram as Judge Harcourt * Merrill McCormick William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 189 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Flashing Steeds
''Flashing Steeds'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter and starring Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald, and Merrill McCormick. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Bill Swift goes to work on Captain Randall's ranch, and finds that he is in love with Randall's daughter Helen. Randall, a former sailor, possesses a valuable black pearl. Lord and Lady Rathburne visit the ranch. They are really international thieves, working with confederates to obtain the Randall pearl. Bill gains the crook's confidence and thus is able to thwart their scheme. He finally rounds up the gang, reveals that he is a government agent, and marries Helen. Cast * Bill Patton as Bill Swift * Dorothy Donald as Helen Randall * Merrill McCormick as Lord Algernon Rathburne * Ethel Childers as Lady Rathburne * Alfred Hewston as 'Shorty' Travers * Dick La Reno Dick La Reno (October 31, 1863 – July 26, 1945) was an American film actor of the silent era. He ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reckless Courage
''Reckless Courage'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Tom Gibson and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Helen Foster and Jay Morley.Munden, p. 636 Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Bud Keenan * J.C. Fowler as Jasper Bayne * Helen Foster as Doris Bayne * William McIllwain as Butler * Jay Morley as Jim Allen * John M. O'Brien as Scar Degan * N.E. Hendrix as Shorty Baker * Merrill McCormick as Chuck Carson * Eddie Barry as Slim Parker * Neola May Neola may refer to: ;Places in the United States * Neola, Iowa in Pottawattamie County * Neola, Pennsylvania in Monroe County * Neola, Utah in Duchesne County * Neola, West Virginia Neola is an unincorporated community in northeastern Greenbrier ... as Winona * Bob Burns as The Law References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United Stat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vic Dyson Pays
''Vic Dyson Pays'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Jacques Jaccard and starring Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber and Joseph W. Girard.Langman, p. 486 Cast * Ben F. Wilson as 'Mad' Vic Dyson * Archie Ricks as Skip * Neva Gerber as Neva * Victor Allen as Madden * Merrill McCormick as Albert Stacey * Joseph W. Girard as Dayton Keever * Dad Learned A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive fathe ... as Dr. Crandall References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tonio, Son Of The Sierras
''Tonio, Son of the Sierras'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Wilson, Neva Gerber, Robert Walker and Ruth Royce.Connelly p.422 It is based on the novel of the same name by Charles King. Cast * Ben F. Wilson as Lt. Harris * Neva Gerber as Evelyn Brower * Robert Walker as Lt. Booth * Chief Yowlachie as Tonio * Jim Welch as Col. Brower * Ruth Royce as Mrs. Bennett * Dick Hatton as Sanchez * Bill Patton as Henchman * Fred Gamble as Lt. Willet * Fay Adams as Lt. Downs * Merrill McCormick William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick ap ... as Soldier References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Ins ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |