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My Official Wife (1926 Film)
''My Official Wife'' is a 1926 silent film by Austrian director Paul L. Stein, and his first American film. It stars Irene Rich and Conway Tearle. It is an adaptation of the 1891 novel ''My Official Wife'' by Richard Henry Savage (which had been filmed once before in 1914 by the Vitagraph Company of America with Clara Kimball Young as the lead), but the storyline was updated to include World War I. Cast Reception Reviews were extremely mixed. '' Film Daily'' compiled newspaper review quotes upon the film's release (as it did for many releases), citing the ''New York American'' as stating it was "repulsive ... players are badly miscast." The '' Daily News'' called it "worth going to see ... well acted, well directed and nicely dressed up bit of screen hokum." The ''Evening World'' called it a "matinee picture for unhurried chocolate munchers ... too long and too slow moving," and the ''Morning Telegraph ''Morning Telegraph'' may refer to: * ''Sheffield Telegraph'', known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul L
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Sidney Bracey
Sidney Bracey (born Sidney Bracy; 18 December 1877 – 5 August 1942) was an Australian-born American actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he performed in more than 320 films between 1909 and 1942. Early life and stage career Bracey was born in Melbourne, Victoria, with the name Sidney Bracy, later changing the spelling of his last name. He was the son of Welsh tenor Henry Bracy and English actress Clara T. Bracy. His aunt was the actress and dancer Lydia Thompson. He was educated at Melbourne University.Bowers, David Q"Bracy, Sidney: Volume III: Biographies" ''Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History'', 1995, accessed March 30, 2020 He began his stage career in Australia in the 1890s, with J. C. Williamson's comic opera companies. On Broadway, in 1900, he appeared as the tenor lead, Yussuf, in the first American production of ''The Rose of Persia'' at Daly's Theatre in New York. He then moved to England, appearing as Moreno in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escapade (1936 Film)
''Escapade'' (german: Eskapade) is a 1936 German romantic comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Renate Müller, Georg Alexander and Grethe Weiser.Bock & Bergfelder p. 186 It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It is based on the 1891 novel '' My Official Wife'' by Richard Henry Savage. Cast * Renate Müller as Madame Hélène * Georg Alexander as Arthur Lenox * Grethe Weiser as Hélène Lenox * Walter Franck as Rakowsky - Chef der russ. Geheimpolizei * Martha von Konssatzki as Fürstin Palitzin * Franz Zimmermann as Sascha - ihr Neffe * Paula Denk as Vera - seine Braut * Paul Otto as Großfürst Ignatieff * Harald Paulsen as Ossip Kaschejeff * Reinhold Bernt as Prowiak, ein Friseur * Harry Hardt as Woidetzki - Chef des Modesalons Brétonne * Ernst Rotmund as von Podamsky * Heinz Wemper as Suboff, Argent der Geheimpolizei * Margarete Kupfer as Eine alte Dame * Rudolf Bie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Official Wife (1914 Film)
''My Official Wife'' is a 1914 American silent film directed by James Young and starring Clara Kimball Young, Harry T. Morey and Rose E. Tapley. The novel was first adapted to film in 1914 by Vitagraph Studios, starring Clara Kimball Young and Earle Williams, and directed by Young's husband James Young. The movie opened on July 13, 1914.(14 July 1914)Two new film plays are shown ''The New York Times''(11 April 1914)Live News of the Week ''Motion Picture News'', p. 33, col. 2.Andrews, William Ressman (8 August 1914)."My Official Wife" Review ''Motion Picture News'', p. 68(August 1914)My Official Wife (story based on movie, with film stills) ''Motion Picture Magazine'', pp. 67-75.(25 July 1914)New Bill At Vitagraph Theatre ''The Moving Picture World'', p. 552. Sime Silverman's review for ''Variety'' was mixed on the film, concluding that five-reels was too long, though he admitted that the scene of a boat being torpedoed at the end might go over well with audiences. Though the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morning Telegraph
''The Morning Telegraph'' (1839 – April 10, 1972) (sometimes referred to as the ''New York Morning Telegraph'') was a New York City broadsheet newspaper owned by Moe Annenberg's Cecelia Corporation. It was first published as the '' Sunday Mercury'' from 1839 to 1897 and became ''The Morning Telegraph'' in December, 1897. The paper was devoted mostly to theatrical and horse racing news. It published a Sunday edition as the ''Sunday Telegraph''. On closing, it was replaced by an Eastern edition of Triangle's sister publication, the ''Daily Racing Form The ''Daily Racing Form'' (DRF) (referred to as the ''Racing Form'' or "Form" and sometimes "telegraph" or "telly") is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, by Frank Brunell. The paper publishes the past performances of raceh ...''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Morning Telegraph, The Newspapers established in 1839 Publications disestablished in 1972 Defunct newspapers published in New York City Horse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Evening World
''The Evening World'' was a newspaper that was published in New York City from 1887 to 1931. It was owned by Joseph Pulitzer, and served as an evening edition of the ''New York World.'' History The first issue was on October 10, 1887. It was published daily, except for Sunday. The final publication was on February 26, 1931. It was merged with ''New York World'' and the ''New York Telegram'' and became the ''New York World-Telegram''. In 1899, ''The Evening World'' was the subject of a large-scale newsboy strike, immortalized by the Disney film and stage musical '' Newsies''. Staff Nixola Greeley-Smith had worked in St Louis before being based at ''The Evening World''. She covered home front activities during World War I and was an advocate and activist for women's suffrage. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Evening World, The Evening Evening is the period of a day that starts at the end of the afternoon and overlaps with the beginning of night. The exact times when evening begins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily News (New York)
The New York ''Daily News'', officially titled the ''Daily News'', is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format. It reached its peak circulation in 1947, at 2.4 million copies a day. As of 2019 it was the eleventh-highest circulated newspaper in the United States. Today's ''Daily News'' is not connected to the earlier '' New York Daily News'', which shut down in 1906. The ''Daily News'' is owned by parent company Tribune Publishing. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media, in May 2021. After the Alden acquisition, alone among the newspapers acquired from Tribune Publishing, the ''Daily News'' property was spun off into a separate subsidiary called Daily News Enterprises. History ''Illustrated Daily News'' The ''Illustrated Daily News'' was founded by Patters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York American
:''Includes coverage of New York Journal-American and its predecessors New York Journal, The Journal, New York American and New York Evening Journal'' The ''New York Journal-American'' was a daily newspaper published in New York City from 1937 to 1966. The ''Journal-American'' was the product of a merger between two New York newspapers owned by William Randolph Hearst: The ''New York American'' (originally the ''New York Journal'', renamed ''American'' in 1901), a morning paper, and the ''New York Evening Journal'', an afternoon paper. Both were published by Hearst from 1895 to 1937. The ''American'' and ''Evening Journal'' merged in 1937. History Beginnings ''New York Morning Journal'' Joseph Pulitzer's younger brother Albert founded the ''New York Morning Journal'' in 1882. After three years of its existence, John R. McLean briefly acquired the paper in 1895. It was renamed ''The Journal''. But a year later in 1896, he sold it to Hearst.(23 June 1937)Hearst to Merge New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Daily
''The Film Daily'' was a daily publication that existed from 1918 to 1970 in the United States. It was the first daily newspaper published solely for the film industry. It covered the latest trade news, film reviews, financial updates, information on court cases and union difficulties, and equipment breakthroughs. Publication history The publication was originated by Wid Gunning in 1913 (though not as a daily) and was known as ''Wid's Film and Film Folk'' (1915–1916) and ''Wid's Independent Review of Feature Films'' (1916–1918). Gunning was previously film editor at the ''New York Evening Mail''. He also published ''Wid's Weekly'', and ''Wid's Year Book''. In 1918, Joseph ("Danny") Dannenberg and Jack Alicoate purchased an interest in ''Wid's Weekly''. On March 8, 1918 they released a daily publication, ''Wid's Daily''. In 1921, Dannenberg and Alicoate took control of Wid's Films & Film Folk Inc., with Dannenberg as president and editor, and the publication changed name, in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Wagner
Florence Wagner (née Welch) was an American screenwriter and journalist. Biography Born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, Florence embarked on a career as a journalist, working at ''The Topeka Daily Herald'' and ''The Topeka Daily Capital'' as a European correspondent, among other beats. She moved to Los Angeles and began teaching at Polytechnic High School, eventually meeting artist and writer Rob Wagner, whom she married in 1914. The pair worked on a number of socialist projects together before becoming jointly enamoured with film. Florence wrote two films—'' Among the Missing'' and '' Men of the Night''—and contributed to a third, '' Strangers of the Evening''. Meanwhile, Rob edited several films and wrote about the industry for ''The Saturday Evening Post'' and ''Collier's'', among other publications. In 1929, they founded ''Rob Wagner's Script Robert Leicester Wagner (August 2, 1872 – July 20, 1942) was the editor and publisher of ''Script'', a weekly literary f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Presnikoff
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Tom Costello (actor)
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