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Margaret Landis
Margaret Cullen Landis (August 31, 1890 – April 8, 1981) was an American silent screen actress who appeared in at least 41 films between 1915 and 1931. Biography Margaret Cullen Landis was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of Lulan and Margaret (née Cullen) Landis. Her father was a stockbroker and her younger brother, Cullen Landis was a successful silent film director and actor. (Margaret Landis is no relation to film director John Landis) She began her career with Balboa Studios as a dancer in the 1915 film ''Who Pays''. Near the midpoint of her career she took some time off to study art, eventually returning to film work around 1921. Landis married film director Bertram Bracken on April 5, 1919, and they divorced in 1924. She married James Hamilton Couper, a World War I veteran who came from a prominent Georgia Coast family, in 1930. Both Margaret and her brother Cullen left Hollywood soon after the arrival of sound. Margaret Landis’ last film was the ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many different languages, including Maggie, Madge, Daisy, Margarete, Marge, Margo, Margie, Marjorie, Meg, Megan, Rita, Greta, Gretchen, and Peggy. Name variants Full name * (Irish) * (Irish) * (Dutch), (German), (Swedish) * (English) Diminutives * (English) * (English) First half * ( French) * (Welsh) Second half * (English), (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashes (1922 Film)
''Ashes'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Gilbert M. Anderson and starring William Courtleigh, Leona Anderson and Margaret Landis.Munden p.28 Cast * William Courtleigh as Mr. DeCourcey * Leona Anderson as Mrs. DeCourcey * Margaret Landis as Madeline DeCourcey * Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Crafton * Wedgwood Nowell as Mr. Crafton * George Howard as Arthur Spencer * Carrie Clark Ward Carrie Clark Ward (January 9, 1862 – February 6, 1926) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography Ward was born in Virginia City, Nevada, in 1862. In 1885 Clark acted in a company at the San Francisco Bush Street Theatre. Wa ... as Mrs. Van Stuyhl * Stanton Heck as Hotel Detective 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighter's Paradise
''Fighter's Paradise'' is a 1924 American film starring Snowy Baker as a man mistaken for a boxer. at New York Times References External links *at TCMDB 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Man (1924 Film)
''Her Man'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring William Fairbanks and Margaret Landis. The film is preserved by The Library of Congress. Cast * William Fairbanks * Margaret Landis * Tom McGuire * James Pierce * Frank Whitson Frank Whitson (March 22, 1877 – March 19, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. Whitson performed in vaudeville a ... References External links * * 1924 films 1924 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Alan James Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Western Wallop
''The Western Wallop'' is a lost film, lost 1924 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie. It was produced and released by the Universal Pictures. Cast * Jack Hoxie as Bart Tullison * Margaret Landis as Anita Stilwell * J. Gordon Russell as Jefferson Bradshaw * Charles Brinley as Sheriff Malloy * Duke R. Lee as Bandit * Fred Burns (actor), Fred Burns as Marshal Malloy * Jack Pratt as Convict Leader * Herbert Fortier as Jim Stillwell * Joseph W. Girard as Prison Warden * William Welsh (actor), William Welsh as Italian Convict * Scout as Bart's horse References External links * * 1924 films Lost American films Universal Pictures films Films based on short fiction 1924 Western (genre) films Lost Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1924 lost films Silent American Western (genre) films Films directed by Clifford Smith 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion's Pathway
''Passion's Pathway'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken and starring Estelle Taylor, Wilfred Lucas and Tully Marshall.Munden p.593 Synopsis After bravely defending a Mexico, Mexican Mining, mine from a sabotage attack, Hugh Kenyon finds himself fired by his employer on a trumped-up charge. Driven to desperation, he arms himself and heads to the mansion of his former boss demanding redress. Cast * Estelle Taylor as Dora Kenyon * Jean Perry as Hugh Kenyon * Wilfred Lucas as Richard Stanton * Tully Marshall as Butler * Snitz Edwards as Simpson * Kate Price (actress), Kate Price as Landlady * Edward Kimball as John Deering * Fred DeSilva as General 'Scorpio' * Kenneth Gibson (actor), Kenneth Gibson as Atherton's Son * Ben Deeley as Howard Atherton * Margaret Landis References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slanderers
''The Slanderers'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Nat Ross and starring Johnnie Walker, Gladys Hulette, and Billy Sullivan. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Slanderers'' 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 Bibliography * George A. Katchmer. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''. McFarland, 2009. External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Nat Ross American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Universal Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Million To Burn
''A Million to Burn'' is a 1923 American comedy film directed by William Parke and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Herbert Rawlinson, Kalla Pasha, Beatrice Burnham, Tom McGuire, Melbourne MacDowell and Margaret Landis. The film was released on October 26, 1923, by Universal Pictures. Cast *Herbert Rawlinson as Thomas Gwynne *Kalla Pasha as Nickoli Rubnov *Beatrice Burnham as Daisy Jones * Tom McGuire as P.D. Riley *Melbourne MacDowell as Mark Mills *Margaret Landis as Sybil Mills *George F. Marion as Old Ben Marlowe * Fred R. Stanton as Langden *Frederick Bertrand as The Auditor Preservation The film is now considered lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Million To Burn 1923 films 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miracle Baby
''The Miracle Baby'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Val Paul and starring Harry Carey. With no prints of ''The Miracle Baby'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. Cast * Harry Carey as Neil Allison * Margaret Landis as Judy Stanton * Charles J.L. Mayne as 'Hopeful' Mason * Edward Hearn as Hal Norton * Hedda Nova as Violet * Edmund Cobb as Jim Starke * Alfred Allen as Dr. Amos Stanton * Bert Sprotte as Sam Brodford Production Location scenes with snow were filmed at Truckee, California Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census and having the 316th highe .... in the AFI Catalog See also [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Brand
''The Love Brand'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and written by Raymond L. Schrock and Adrian Johnson. The film stars Roy Stewart, Wilfrid North, Margaret Landis, Arthur Stuart Hull, Sidney De Gray, and Marie Wells. The film was released on August 13, 1923, by Universal Pictures. Cast * Roy Stewart as Don José O'Neil * Wilfrid North as Peter Collier * Margaret Landis as Frances Collier * Arthur Stuart Hull as Charles Mortimer * Sidney De Gray Sidney De Gray (16 June 1866 – 30 June 1941) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1940. He was born in England and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * '' Luke's Fi ... as Miguel Salvador * Marie Wells as Teresa References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Love Brand 1923 films 1923 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Stuart Paton American black-and-white films Silent American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cricket On The Hearth (1923 Film)
''The Cricket on the Hearth'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Lorimer Johnston and starring Josef Swickard, Fritzi Ridgeway, and Paul Gerson. Cast Preservation Prints of ''The Cricket on the Hearth'' are in the Archives Du Film Du CNC in Bois d'Arcy, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library .... References Bibliography * Glavin, John. ''Dickens on Screen''. Cambridge University Press, 2003. External links * * 1923 films 1923 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films Films based on works by Charles Dickens Films directed by Lorimer Johnston Films set in England American black-and-white films Selznick Pictures films 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Wives Want
''What Wives Want'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ethel Grey Terry, Vernon Steele and Niles Welch.Parish & Pitts p.77 Cast * Ethel Grey Terry as Claire Howard * Vernon Steele as Austin Howard * Ramsey Wallace as John Reeves * Niles Welch as David Loring * Margaret Landis as Alice Loring * Lila Leslie Lila Leslie (1 January 1890 – 8 September 1940) was a Scottish actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1933. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmogra ... as Mrs. Van Dusen * Henry A. Barrows as Newhart References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Jack Conway American black-and- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
