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Monte Cristo (1922 Film)
''Monte Cristo'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Emmett J. Flynn. It is based on the 1844 novel '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' by Alexandre Dumas, which was adapted by 19th century thespian Charles Fechter and written for this screen version by Bernard McConville. John Gilbert plays the hero with Estelle Taylor as the leading lady. This film was long thought lost until a print surfaced in the Czech Republic. The film has been released on DVD, packaged with Gilbert's 1926 MGM film ''Bardelys the Magnificent''. Cast * John Gilbert as Edmond Dantes, the Count of Monte Cristo *Estelle Taylor as Mercedes, Countess de Morcerf * Robert McKim as De Villefort, the king's public prosecutor *William V. Mong as Caderousse, the innkeeper *Virginia Brown Faire as Haidee, an Arabian princess *George Siegmann as Luigi Vampa, ex-pirate *Spottiswoode Aitken as Abbe Faria * Ralph Cloninger as Fernand, Count de Morcerf * Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmett J , given name and surname
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Emmett may refer to: Places ;In the United States * Emmett, Idaho * Emmett, Kansas * Emmett, Michigan, a village in St. Clair County * Emmett Charter Township, Michigan in Calhoun County * Emmett Township, St. Clair County, Michigan * Emmett, Missouri * Emmett, Ohio * Emmett, Texas * Emmett, West Virginia Other uses *Emmett (name) See also * Emmet (other) * Emmitt Emmitt is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Drew Emmitt, musician *Fern Emmett (1896-1946), American actress *Jacob Emmitt, rugby league player for Wales, St. Helens, and Castleford Tigers *John Emmitt (182 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William V (born 1982), possible future regnal name
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William V may refer to: *William V, Duke of Aquitaine (969–1030) *William V of Montpellier (1075–1121) *William V, Marquess of Montferrat (1191) *William V, Count of Nevers (before 11751181) *William V, Duke of Jülich (1299–1361) *William V, Count of Holland (1330–1389) *William V of Jülich-Berg (1516–1592) *William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548–1626) *William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1602–1637) *William V, Prince of Orange (1748–1806) See also *Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1981), possible future regnal name *William, Prince of Wales William, Prince of Wales, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. Born in London, William was educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Films Based On Plays
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American Black-and-white Films
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American Silent Feature Films
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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 Films
The following is an overview of 1922 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top nine films released in 1922 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events * June 11 – United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's ''Nanook of the North'', the first commercially successful feature length documentary film. * November 26 – '' The Toll of the Sea'', starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor (''The Gulf Between'' was the first film to do so but it was not widely distributed). Notable films released in 1922 United States unless stated A *''At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern'' (lost), directed by Lloyd Ingraham, based on the 1905 novel by Myrtle Reed B *''The Bachelor Daddy'' (lost), directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Thomas Meighan *''The Beautiful and Damned'' (lost), directed by William A. Seiter, starring Marie Prevost * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renée Adorée
Renée Adorée (born Jeanne de la Fonte; 30 September 1898 – 5 October 1933) was a French stage and film actress who appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s. She is best known for portraying the role of Melisande, the love interest of John Gilbert in the melodramatic romance and war epic ''The Big Parade''. Adorée‘s career was cut short after she contracted tuberculosis in 1930. She died of the disease in 1933 at the age of 35. Early life Born in Lille as Jeanne de la Fonte, Adorée was the daughter of circus artists and performed regularly with her parents as a child. She performed as an acrobat, dancer and bareback rider throughout Europe. She adopted the stage name Renée Adorée (French for "reborn" and "adored", both in the feminine form), and established a reputation for her dancing skills in countries including Belgium, France, Germany and Sweden. She was performing in Brussels when World War I began. She was billed as Renée Adorée in an Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maude George
Maude George (August 15, 1888 – October 10, 1963) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography Born in Riverside, California, in 1888, Maude George is remembered primarily as a regular of director Eric von Stroheim's stock company of actors appearing in four of von Stroheim's lengthy films in the 1920s. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1929. She also wrote the scenario for the 1917 film '' The Fighting Gringo'' which starred Harry Carey. George's career began on the legitimate stage and worked with Nat Goodwin in a troupe that toured the United States. George, a niece of actress Grace George, died in 1963 in Sepulveda, California.Lowe, Denise (2005), An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895-1930', p. 232, accessed June 29, 2012 Partial filmography * ''Langdon's Legacy'' (1916) * ''The Silent Battle'' (1916) * ''The Beckoning Trail'' (1916) * '' Idle Wives'' (1916) * '' The Social Buccaneer'' (1916) * '' The People vs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years. Early years Born on August 22, 1891, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ashlue McDonald. He was educated at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Stage and film McDonald's started acting professionally in stock theater with the Forepaugh Stock Company in Cincinnati. Following eight months with it, he worked one season with a stock company in Seattle, after which he performed for three seasons with a troupe in San Diego and Honolulu. He concluded his tenure in stock theater as juvenile leading man with the American Stock Company in Spokane, Washington. By 1913 McDonald began to perform in the rapidly expanding film industry, initially working for Marion Leonard's Monopole Company in Hollywood. He was cast in over 280 films between 1913 and 1965, including ''The Temptress'' in 1926 with Greta Garbo. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Lonsdale (actor)
Harry J. Lonsdale (born Henry Gittus Lonsdale; 6 December 1862 – 8 February 1939) was a British born actor stage and silent film actor. He played leading parts. and married stage actress Alice Lonnon and then divorced. Lonsdale was born in Worcester, and died in Derby. The National Portrait Gallery has a photograph of him in costume as the Marquis de Corneville in ''Les Cloches de Corneville'' from 1890. Lonsdale had roles in several Colin Campbell directed films for Selig. Selected filmography *''Tommy's Atonement'' (1913) *''The Ex-Convict's Plunge'' (1913) *'' A Change of Administration'' (1913) *''The Rosary'' (1915) *'' Sweet Alyssum'' (1915) *''The Ne'er-Do-Well'' (1916) *'' The Garden of Allah'' (1916) *''His Brothers Keeper'' (1916) *''Who Shall Take My Life?'' (1917) *''Beware of Strangers'' (1917) *''Little Orphant Annie'' (1918) *'' The City of Purple Dreams'' *''The Illustrious Prince'' (1919) *'' The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1919) * ''Where Men Are Men'' (1921) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Prisco
Albert Prisco (January 28, 1890 – ?) was an American actor born in Naples, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical .... He appeared in 28 films between 1921 and 1935. Filmography External links * 1890 births 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male silent film actors Italian emigrants to the United States Year of death missing {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Cloninger
Ralph Cloninger (1888–1962) was an American actor. He was born April 20, 1888, in Texas. He died June 17, 1962, in Los Angeles, California. He was known for his film performances in '' Monte Cristo'' (1922), '' Hearts Aflame'' (1923), and as a leading star in ''Winds of the Pampas ''Winds of the Pampas'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Varney and starring Ralph Cloninger, Harry Holden, and Vesey O'Davoren.Goble p.1019 Cast * Ralph Cloninger as Don Rafael Casandos * Harry Holden as Don José C ...'' (1927). Venues where he performed in person included the Beaver Opera House in Beaver, Utah. With He was the leading man in the Wilkes players' performance of '' Common Clay'', in Salt Lake City in 1917. republished in Google book. References American male silent film actors 1888 births 1962 deaths 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
