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Main Street (1923 Film)
''Main Street'' is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1920 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Harry Beaumont. A Broadway play version of the novel was produced in 1921. It was the first film to be released after the foundation of Warner Bros. Pictures on April 4, 1923. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young city woman with advanced ideas marries a small town doctor, and go to live in a backwoods burg. Her irritation at the small talk and petty incidents which make up the lives of the townspeople finally culminate in her leaving home and going to work as a government clerk in Washington, D.C. After a time her husband follows her there and there is a reunion. Cast Box Office According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $510,000 domestically and $46,000 foreign. Preservation status ''Main Street'' is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film primarily to persuade paying customers into a theater to see it. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. They normally contain an image with text. Today's posters often feature printed likenesses of the main actors. Prior to the 1980s, illustrations instead of photos were far more common. The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors. It may also include a tagline, the name of the director, names of characters, the release date, and other pertinent details to inform prospective viewers about the film. Film posters are often displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters, and elsewhere on the street or in shops. The same images appear in the film exhibitor's pressbook and may also be used on websites, DVD (and historically VHS) packaging, flyers, advertisements in newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Myers
Harry C. Myers (September 5, 1882 – December 25, 1938) was an American film actor and director, sometimes credited as Henry Myers. He performed in many short comedy films with his wife Rosemary Theby. Myers appeared in 330 films between 1908 and 1938, and directed more than 50 films between 1913 and 1917. Biography He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on September 5, 1882. When he was young, Myers moved to Philadelphia, where he received most of his education. He studied drawing and design at the Philadelphia Art School for three years. Turning from art to drama, he acted for two years with the Girard Avenue Stock Company and with other troupes in subsequent years. Myers had been a theatre actor for 10 years before he went into films as an actor for Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Studios in 1909. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Carver
Louise Carver (June 9, 1869 - June 19, 1956) was an American actress who performed in grand opera, stage, nickelodeon, and motion pictures. Early years and career Born Mary Louise Steiger in Davenport, Iowa, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Stieger. Carver made her first appearance on stage as a teenager, and her grand opera debut came at the Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois in 1892. In 1908, she made her screen debut in ''Macbeth''. She came to national prominence as a comedian in Mack Sennett silent films such as '' The Hollywood Kid'' (1924). One of her bigger roles on stage was as the leading lady of Lew Fields in ''Mrs. Henpecks'', which played on Broadway for months in 1912–1913. Her final screen credits are from 1941. This year, she made ''Love at First Fright'' and had uncredited roles in ''Tight Shoes'' and ''Some More of Samoa''. Personal life and death She married Tom Murray in 1935 becoming (Mary) Louise Steiger Murray. On January 19, 1956, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis King
Louis King (June 28, 1898 – September 7, 1962) was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Citwf.com; accessed July 23, 2015. Biography King was born in Christiansburg, Virginia. His name was also written as L.H. King and Lewis King. A brother of director Henry King (director), Henry King, he entered the film business in 1919 as a character actor. He specialized in villains and blusterers. He began his career as a director of a series of westerns in the 1920s under the name of Lewis King: ''The Bantam Cowboy'' (1928), ''The Fightin' Redhead'' (1928), ''The Pinto Kid'' (1928), ''The Little Buckaroo'' (1928), ''The Slingshot Kid'' (1927), ''The Boy Rider'' (1927), ''Montana Bill'' (1921), ''Pirates of the West'' (1921), and ''The Gun Runners'' (1921). He directed action adventures and wester ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aileen Manning
Aileen Manning (January 20, 1886 – March 25, 1946) was an American film actress. Manning was in demand as a character actress in silent films. She was known for her roles in silent and early talkie films, including ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1927) and ''Huckleberry Finn'' (1931). About her performance in '' Everybody's Sweetheart'' (1920), ''Variety'' wrote that she "makes the character necessarily disagreeable, but true to life". She played Queen Anne in '' A Lady of Quality'' (1924); it was noted that she bore a resemblance to the character she was playing. She played another queen, Elizabeth I, in the MGM short '' The Virgin Queen'' (1928). Manning lived at Hollywood-by-the-Sea. She died on March 25, 1946 in Hollywood. Filmography * '' A Regular Fellow'' (1919) as Mrs. Horatio Grimm * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1920) as Cousin Lucy * ''Heart of Twenty'' (1920) as Aunt Lucy * '' Everybody's Sweetheart'' (1920) as Mrs. Willing * ''Her Husband's Friend'' (1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Perry
Katherine Perry (January 5, 1897 – October 14, 1983), also known as Kathryn Perry, was an American stage and film actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1920 and 1936. Biography Katherine Perry was born on January 5, 1897. Although she spent a brief time in a private school, the bulk of Perry's education came in public schools. Before she became an actress, Perry worked as a model. She was in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1911, 1917, 1918, 1919, and the more risqué Midnight Frolic show in 1918. Apart from the Follies, she also acted on Broadway in ''(From) Broadway to Paris'', which ran from November 1912 to January 1913, ''The Passing Show of 1913'', ''Robinson Crusoe, Jr.'' (1916), ''The Century Girl'' (1916-1917), and ''Miss 1917''. Her final appearance on Broadway came in 1933, with Perry acting in ''Blackbirds of 1933'' which ran throughout the month of December. She made her film debut in ''Sooner or Later'' (1920). She next appeared in minor roles in ''The Chicken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender (September 19, 1883 – February 9, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1949. Biography Glen Cavender was born in Tucson, Arizona, and died in Hollywood, California. He started his acting career in vaudeville shows. Cavender belonged to the original Keystone Cops and was a regular in numerous Mack Sennett comedies. He also worked as a director for three Mack Sennett films between 1914 and 1916. During the 1920s, Cavender worked for the film studios Educational and Christie and appeared in Buster Keaton's film classic '' The General'' (1926) as the antagonistic Union Captain Anderson. The advance of sound film in the late 1920s damaged his career and, formerly a well-known actor, Cavender only played minor roles until his retirement in 1949. Selected filmography * ''Cruel, Cruel Love'' (1914, Short) - Bearded Doctor (uncredited) * ''Dough and Dynamite'' (1914, Short) - Head Striking Baker * '' Tillie's Punctur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McDonald (actor)
Jack McDonald (September 17, 1880 – 1962) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1930. He was born in San Francisco, California. Partial filmography * ''Shotgun Jones'' (1914) * ''A Just Punishment'' (1914) * ''Chip of the Flying U'' (1914) * ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917) * '' One Touch of Sin'' (1917) * ''The Girl of My Dreams'' (1918) * '' Better Times'' (1919) * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1920) * '' Ladies Must Live'' (1921) * ''The Big Punch'' (1921) * '' The Bait'' (1921) * '' Singing River'' (1921) * ''The World's a Stage'' (1922) * '' Main Street'' (1923) * '' Cameo Kirby'' (1923) * ''The Circus Cowboy'' (1924) * '' Against All Odds'' (1924) * ''Greed'' (1924) * ''Don Q, Son of Zorro'' (1925) * '' Champion of Lost Causes'' (1925) * ''The Interferin' Gent'' (1927) * '' The Dove'' (1927) * ''The Phantom City'' (1928) * '' The Whip'' (1928) * ''Show Boat'' (1929) * ''The Ship from Shanghai ''The Ship f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lon Poff
Alonzo M. "Lon" Poff (February 8, 1870 – August 8, 1952) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 100 films between 1917 and 1951. Born in Bedford, Indiana, he was the son of Mrs. Mary E. Poff, and he had a sister, Grace Poff. He died in Los Angeles, California. His grave is located in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Selected filmography * 49-'17'' (1917) - Bald-Headed Wrangler (uncredited) * ''The Scarlet Car'' (1917) - Constable (uncredited) * '' The Grand Passion'' (1918) - Villager (uncredited) * '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1918) - Monta Price * '' The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1919) - Jim Lane * '' The Last Straw'' (1920) - Rev. Beal * ''Bonnie May'' (1920) * '' Sand!'' (1920) - Jim Kirkwood (uncredited) * ''Square Shooter'' (1920) - Sandy * ''The Man Who Dared'' (1920) - Long John * '' The Old Swimmin' Hole'' (1921) - Professor Payne - Schoolmaster * ''Big Town Ideas'' (1921) - Deputy * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1921) - Father Joseph * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Griffith
Gordon S. Griffith (July 4, 1907 – October 12, 1958) was an American assistant director, film producer, and one of the first child actors in the American movie industry. Griffith worked in the film industry for five decades, acting in over 60 films, and surviving the transition from silent films to talkies—films with sound. During his acting career, he worked with Charlie Chaplin, and was the first actor to portray Tarzan on film. Silent film Griffith was born on July 4, 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, to actors Harry Sutherland Griffith and Katherine Kiernan Griffith. He had two siblings, an older sister Gertrude, and a younger brother Graham—also an actor. Griffith was already an experienced actor when, at age seven, he got his first acting role as a regular character in the Little Billy series of films. Mack Sennett of Keystone Studios cast Griffith in many of his slapstick features, where he eventually earned supporting roles in Charlie Chaplin films, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otis Harlan
Otis Harlan (December 29, 1865 – January 21, 1940) was an American actor and comedian. He voiced Happy, one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Early years Harlan was born in Zanesville, Ohio in 1865. He married Nellie Harvey and had a daughter named Marion. Harlan was the uncle of the silent film era leading man, Kenneth Harlan. Career In 1893, he appeared in Victor Herbert's ''The Magic Knight''. He was playing in vaudeville shows by 1911, appearing in Irving Berlin's ragtime musicals. Harlan also played the role of Cap'n Andy in the first, part-talkie film version of "Show Boat" (1929). He was also seen as the Master of Ceremonies in the sound prologue that accompanied the film. In 1935, Harlan played the role of Starveling in Max Reinhardt's 1935 film version of Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. In 1937, Harlan provided the voice of "Happy", one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film ''Snow White an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Boneparte Crowell (January 11, 1859 – July 27, 1932) was a Canadian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1929. Biography Crowell was born in Nova Scotia. Crowell debuted in the theater in 1879, and she appeared on Broadway as Mrs. Pitcher in ''Captain Mollhy'' (1902). She began her film acting career in the 1912 film ''The School Teacher and the Waif''. By 1919, she had appeared in 50 films, many of which were film shorts. Her notable film appearances during this period were in the early films of D.W. Griffith, including her portrayals of Mrs. Cameron in the controversial 1915 historical drama ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Catherine de' Medici in the 1916 historical epic ''Intolerance''. In 1920, she appeared with Gladys Brockwell in ''Flames of the Flesh'', followed by another six film appearances that year. From 1921 until 1929, she had 34 more film appearances, including ''Hot Water'' in which she played Harold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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