Marian Ainslee

	Marian Ainslee Marian Ainslee (1896 - 1966) was an American screenwriter and researcher active during Hollywood's silent film era. She often co-wrote titles for silent films with Ruth Cummings. Biography Marian Ainslee was born in Marceline, Missouri. Her first job out of school was as a newspaper reporter in Jefferson City, Missouri, where she interviewed politicians. Discouraged by salaries she encountered in journalism, she decided to move to Hollywood and give screenwriting a try. After getting her start as a script clerk, Ainslee became one of MGM's top title writers during the 1920s and early 1930s, linked closely to producer Irving Thalberg. When Thalberg died, she briefly retired from screenwriting; in 1938, she signed with RKO and wrote '' Carefree''. According to one estimation, she titled as many as 200 films during her time in the business. She was married to Albert Coonley, a newspaper artist; they appear to have been divorced by the time of his death in 1941. Selected filmogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marceline, Missouri Marceline is a city in Chariton and Linn counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 2,123 at the 2020 census. History Marceline was laid out in 1887, and named after the wife of a railroad man. A post office called Marceline has been in operation since 1887. Marceline is most famous for being the boyhood home of Walt Disney, and the original Main Street USA. Geography Marceline is located at {{coord, 39, 42, 52, N, 92, 56, 51, W, type:city (39.714314, -92.947376).{{cite web, url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html, publisher=United States Census Bureau, access-date=2011-04-23, date=2011-02-12, title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert, 3.32, sqmi, sqkm, 2, of which {{convert, 3.28, sqmi, sqkm, 2 is land and {{convert, 0.04, sqmi, sqkm, 2 is water.{{cite web, title=US Gazetteer files 2010, url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Graustark (1925 Film) ''Graustark'' is a 1925 American silent romantic adventure film produced by Dimitri Buchowetzki for Norma Talmadge Productions and distributed by First National. It is based on the novel ''Graustark'' by George Barr McCutcheon. It was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki with Norma Talmadge as the leading woman. The novel was previously filmed under the same title in 1915; '' Truxton King'' (1923) is based on one of the sequel novels. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Princess Yetive meets Lorry while she is traveling in America under an assumed name. She leaves him in New York City when a friend, Prince Gabriel, tells her that her father is dying. Having received no message of good-bye, Lorry is concerned about her; and starts out to find her. In Graustark, when the American Ambassador takes him to a court ball, he recognizes the young woman as the Princess. It develops that her father was not dying, but that Gabriel had used the message as a ruse to get her to return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	A Certain Young Woman A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Love (1927 American Film) ''Love'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM made the film in order to capitalize on its winning romantic team of Greta Garbo and John Gilbert who had starred in the 1926 blockbuster ''Flesh and the Devil''. Taking full advantage of the star power, a drama was scripted based on Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel, ''Anna Karenina''. The result was a failure for the author's purists, but it provided the public with a taste of Gilbert-Garbo eroticism that would never again be matched. The publicity campaign for the film was one of the largest up to that time, and the title was changed from the original, ''Heat''. Director Dimitri Buchowetzki began work on ''Love'' with Garbo and Ricardo Cortez. However, producer Irving Thalberg was unhappy with the early filming, and started over by replacing Buchowetzki with Edmund Goulding, cinematographer Merritt B. Gerstad with William H. Daniels, and Cortez with Gilbert. Plot Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	In Old Kentucky (1927 Film) ''In Old Kentucky'' is a 1927 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by John M. Stahl. The film was based on the popular 1893 play of the same name by Charles T. Dazey and stars Helene Costello and James Murray. ''In Old Kentucky'' also features an early performance by Lincoln Perry, who later became known as Stepin Fetchit. The performance proved to be a breakthrough for Perry who signed a five-year contract with Fox Film Corporation shortly after the film's release. The film is a remake of the 1919 film of the same name which was M-G-M studio head Louis B. Mayer's first production as an independent producer. The play was adapted for the screen a third time in 1935 starring Will Rogers in one of his final film appearances. Cast * James Murray as Jimmy Brierly Helene Costello as Nancy Holden Wesley Barry as Skippy Lowry Dorothy Cumming as Mrs. Brierly Edward Martindel as Mr. Brierly * Harvey Clark as Dan Lowry Stepin Fet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Quality Street (1927 Film) ''Quality Street'' is a 1927 American silent romance film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Marion Davies, Conrad Nagel and Helen Jerome Eddy. Produced by Cosmopolitan Productions for release through MGM, it was based on the 1901 play of the same name by James M. Barrie. Prints of this film are preserved at the Library of Congress and in the Turner Archive. In 2002, the film was released on DVD by the Milestone Films and Video company releasing through Image Entertainment. There was also a sound film version made in 1937, starring Katharine Hepburn. Cast Marion Davies as Phoebe Throssel Conrad Nagel as Dr. Valentine Brown Helen Jerome Eddy as Susan Throssel Flora Finch as Mary Willoughby Margaret Seddon as Nancy Willoughby Marcelle Corday as Henrietta Turnbull * Kate Price as Patty Production In her 26th film, Marion Davies starred in this romantic drama as a young woman about to be married when the man (Conrad Nagel) suddenly goes off to war. Set during the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Foreign Devils (1927 Film) ''Foreign Devils'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Tim McCoy and Claire Windsor, which was released by MGM on September 3, 1927. Plot Captain Robert Kelly (McCoy) while attached to the American Embassy in Peking at the time of the Boxer Rebellion befriends Lady Patricia Rutledge (Windsor) and rescues her from the priests of a Chinese temple that she has gone to visit. He then asks a friend to escort her to safety and battles the Chinese in order to give them time to escape. Eventually he brings news or the approach of the Eight-Nation Alliance to the barricade.''Motion Picture News'', April 28, 1928, p. 1348 Cast * Tim McCoy as Capt. Robert Kelly * Claire Windsor as Lady Patricia Rutledge * Cyril Chadwick as Lord Vivien Cholmondely * Frank Currier as U.S. Minister Conger * Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Conger * Lawson Butt as Sir Claude * Sôjin as Lama priest (as Sojin) * Frank Chew as Prince Tuan Crew * Cedric Gibbons Austin Cedri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Annie Laurie (1927 Film) ''Annie Laurie'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by John S. Robertson, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and starring Lillian Gish and Norman Kerry. It is about the battles of Scottish clans. This was the third film of Lillian Gish at MGM, and its poor box office returns marked a decline in the star's career. On a down note Gish stated that her mother became ill during the production of this film and that "...she only showed up for work" as opposed to putting her all into the film. John Wayne makes an early film appearance as a crowd extra. The film's copyright was renewed, and fell into the public domain on January 1, 2023. Cast * Lillian Gish as Annie Laurie * Norman Kerry as Ian Macdonald * Creighton Hale as Donald * Joseph Striker as Alastair * Hobart Bosworth as The MacDonald Chieftain * Patricia Avery as Enid * Russell Simpson as Sandy * Brandon Hurst as The Campbell Chieftain * David Torrence as Sir Robert Laurie * Frank Currier as Cameron of Loch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	California (1927 Film) ''California'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and written by Marian Ainslee, Ruth Cummings and Frank Davis. The film stars Tim McCoy, Dorothy Sebastian, Marc McDermott, Frank Currier and Fred Warren. The film was released on May 7, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot The film dramatized the Battle of San Pasqual, of December 6–7, 1846, a battle of the Mexican–American War 1846-1848, in which General Stephen W. Kearny's U.S. Dragoons fought Californio lancers in the San Pasqual Valley, just east of Escondido, California.Grace Kingsley, "Tim McCoy's New One," ''Los Angeles Times'', March 4, 1927. Cast * Tim McCoy as Capt. Archibald Gillespie * Dorothy Sebastian as Carlotta del Rey * Marc McDermott as Drachano * Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and stage actor and director of the silent era. Career Similar to Theodore Roberts, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman, and William H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lovers (1927 Film) ''Lovers'' or Lovers? is a 1927 silent film romance drama produced and distributed by MGM and directed by John M. Stahl. It stars Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry. It is based on the 1908 play ''The World and His Wife'' and is a remake of a 1920 silent of the same name from Paramount. ''Lovers'' is a lost film. Cast Ramon Novarro - Jose Alice Terry - Felicia Edward Martindel - Don Julian Edward Connelly - Don Severo George K. Arthur - Pepito Lillian Leighton - Dona Mercedes Holmes Herbert - Milton John Miljan - Alvarez Roy D'Arcy - Senor Galdos See also ''The Celebrated Scandal'' (1915) ''The World and His Wife ''The World and His Wife'' is a lost film, lost American 1920 silent drama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Directed by Robert G. Vignola, the film was based on the 1908 Broadway play of the s ...'' (1920) References External links Lovers at IMDb.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Winners Of The Wilderness ''Winners of the Wilderness'' is a 1927 American silent war drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Tim McCoy and Joan Crawford. In this costume drama, set during the French and Indian War (1754-1763), Rene Contrecouer (Crawford), the daughter of a French general falls for a soldier of fortune (McCoy). The film was photographed mostly in black and white, but one scene was in color by Technicolor. Cast Tim McCoy – Colonel Sir Dennis O'Hara Joan Crawford – Rene Contrecoeur Edward Connelly – General Contrecoeur Roy D'Arcy – Captain Dumas Louise Lorraine – Mimi Edward Hearn – General George Washington * Tom O'Brien – Timothy Will Walling – General Edward Braddock Frank Currier – Governor de Vaudreuil Lionel Belmore – Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia Chief John Big Tree Chief John Big Tree (born Isaac Johnny John, June 2, 1877 – July 6, 1967) was a member of the Seneca Nation and an actor who appeared in 59 films between 1915 and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Flesh And The Devil ''Flesh and the Devil'' is an American silent romantic drama film released in 1927 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and stars Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lars Hanson, and Barbara Kent, directed by Clarence Brown, and based on the novel ''The Undying Past'' by Hermann Sudermann. In 2006, ''Flesh and the Devil'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot Two childhood friends, Leo and Ulrich, grow up to be soldiers in Germany. Leo becomes infatuated with Felicitas, the wife of a powerful count (a marriage about which Felicitas neglects to inform Leo). The count calls for a duel of honor with Leo, but insists that it be done under the false pretense that the quarrel was due to angry words exchanged between the two at a card game to protect the count's reputation. Leo kills the count in the duel, but then is punished by the military by being sent to Africa for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]