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Max Parker
Max Parker (July 12, 1882 – July 8, 1964) was an American art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''George Washington Slept Here''. He worked on 86 films between 1916 and 1947. He was born in Prescott, Arizona, and died in Torrance, California. Filmography * ''The Victoria Cross'' (1916) * '' The Call of the East'' (1917) * ''The Knickerbocker Buckaroo'' (1919) * '' The Hoodlum'' (1919) * ''Heart o' the Hills'' (1919) * ''His Majesty, the American'' (1919) * ''Pollyanna'' (1920) * '' Suds'' (1920) * ''They Shall Pay'' (1921) * ''Crazy to Marry'' (1921) * ''The Road to Yesterday'' (1925) * '' Made for Love'' (1926) * '' The Volga Boatman'' (1926) * ''Silence'' (1926) * ''Her Man o' War'' (1926) * ''Eve's Leaves'' (1926) * '' Sunny Side Up'' (1926) * ''Gigolo'' (1926) * ''Bachelor Brides'' (1926) * ''For Alimony Only'' (1926) * ''The Clinging Vine'' (1926) * '' Risky Business'' (1926) * ''Turkish Delight'' (1927) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prescott, Arizona
Prescott ( ) is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the city's population was 45,827. The city is the county seat of Yavapai County. In 1864, Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory, replacing the temporary capital of Fort Whipple. The Territorial Capital was moved to Tucson in 1867. Prescott again became the Territorial Capital in 1877, until Phoenix became the capital in 1889. Prescott has a rich history as a frontier gold and silver mining town. Mining and settlers brought frequent conflict with native American tribes in the area, including the Yavapai and Apache. Prescott was the home to Fort Whipple from its inception, which acted as a base for campaigns against natives. Prescott was a stereotypical "wild west" town during the latter half of the 19th century; famous residents included Doc Holliday and Virgil Earp of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The makeshift wooden town burned to the ground sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy To Marry
''Crazy to Marry'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints are held by Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive, Moscow. Synopsis Dr. Hobart Hupp, who thinks he can treat prisoners with surgery and tests, finds himself facing an unexpected and twisted challenge. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Dr. Hobart Hupp * Lila Lee as Annabelle Landis * Laura Anson as Estrella De Morgan * Edwin Stevens as Henry De Morgan * Lillian Leighton as Sarah De Morgan * Bull Montana as Dago Red (a crook) * Allen Durnell as Arthur Simmons * Sidney Bracey as Col. Landis * Genevieve Blinn as Mrs. Landis * Clarence Burton as Gregory Slade (a lawyer) * Henry Johnson as Norman Gregory * Charles Ogle as Cement man * Jackie Young as Cupid * Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Delight (1927 Film)
''Turkish Delight'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Sloane for DeMille Pictures Corporation. It stars Julia Faye, in her first top-billed performance, and Rudolph Schildkraut. Cast *Julia Faye as Zelma *Rudolph Schildkraut as Abdul Hassan *Kenneth Thomson as Donald Sims *Louis Natheaux as Achmet Ali *May Robson as Tsakran * Harry Allen as Scotty * Toby Claude as Nassarah Preservation A complete 16 mm print of the film exists at the UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archiv .... Stills File:Turkish Delight Still 01.jpg, alt= File:Turkish Delight Still 02.jpg, alt= References External links * 1927 films 1927 comedy films Silent American comedy films American silent feature films Producers Distributing Corpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risky Business (1926 Film)
''Risky Business'' is a 1926 silent film comedy romance directed by Alan Hale, Sr., Alan Hale and starring Vera Reynolds, Ethel Clayton and Zasu Pitts. It was produced by Cecil B. DeMille's Producers Distributing Corporation. Prints are preserved of the film and it is available on the DVD home video. Cast *Vera Reynolds - Cecily Stoughton *Ethel Clayton - Mrs. Stoughton *Kenneth Thomson (actor), Kenneth Thomson - Ted Pyncheon, M.D. *Ward Crane - Richard Coults-Browne *Louis Natheaux - Lawrence Wheaton *Zasu Pitts - Agnes Wheaton *Dorothy Brock - Sally, the Cream of Wheatons *George Irving (American actor), George Irving -Schubal Peabody *Louise Cabo - Hefty Helga References External linksRisky Business at IMDb.com * 1926 films American silent feature films Films directed by Alan Hale American black-and-white films Producers Distributing Corporation films 1926 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films 1920s American films Silent romantic comedy films Silent Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clinging Vine
''The Clinging Vine'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and Paul Slone and directed by Sloane. It was distributed by DeMille's Producers Distributing Corporation.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Clinging Vine'' at silentera.com The film is based on a 1922 Broadway play of the same name by . The film was a starring vehicle for who left alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Alimony Only
''For Alimony Only'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Leatrice Joy, Clive Brook, and Lilyan Tashman. The film's sets were by the art director Max Parker while the costumes were designed by Adrian, later known for his work at MGM. Cast * Leatrice Joy as Mary Martin Williams * Clive Brook as Peter Williams * Lilyan Tashman as Narcissa Williams * Casson Ferguson as Bertie Waring * Toby Claude as The Maid * André Cheron as Shop Manager * Harry Semels as Cop * Florence Wix as Christmas Party Guest Production Leatrice Joy had impulsively cut her hair short in 1926, and Cecil B. DeMille, whom Joy had followed when he set up Producers Distributing Corporation, was publicly angry as it prevented her from portraying traditional feminine roles. The studio developed projects with roles suitable for her “Leatrice Joy bob”, and ''For Alimony Only'' was the fourth of five films before she regrew her hair. Despite this, a professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Brides
''Bachelor Brides'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Rod La Rocque, Elinor Fair and Eulalie Jensen. It is based on a 1925 British-set stage play by Charles Horace Malcolm.Goblp.303/ref> The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Parker. Cast * Rod La Rocque as Percy Ashfield - Earl of Duncraggan * Elinor Fair as Mary Bowing * Eulalie Jensen as Lady Ashfield Duncraggan * George Nichols as Henry Bowing * Lucien Littlefield as Egbert Beamish * Eddie Gribbon as Glasgow Willie - aka Limehouse Herbert * Julia Faye as Pansy Short * Paul Nicholson as Jim Short - alias Dr.Raymond Strang, M.D. * Sally Rand Sally Rand (born Helen Gould Beck; April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was an American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck ... as Maid References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigolo (film)
''Gigolo'' is a 1926 American silent romance drama film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Producers Distributing Corporation. William K. Howard directed and Rod La Rocque and Jobyna Ralston star. The film is based on a novel, ''Gigolo'', by Edna Ferber. Prints survive of this silent feature. Cast * Rod La Rocque as Gideon Gory *Jobyna Ralston as Mary Hubbel *Louise Dresser as Julia Gory *Cyril Chadwick as Doctor Gerald Blagden * George Nichols as Pa Hubbel *Ina Anson as Dancer *Sally Rand as Tourist Girl in Paris *Eddie Borden as Gideon's Soldier Buddy (uncredited) * André Cheron as Headwaiter (uncredited) *Gino Corrado as Hotel Crillon Desk Clerk (uncredited) *Alphonse Martell as Waiter at Maxim's (uncredited) * Edward Peil Sr. as Paris Cafe Patron (uncredited) *Julian Rivero Julian Rivero (July 25, 1890 – February 24, 1976) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He made his film debut in the 1923 silent melodrama, '' The Bright Shawl'', whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny Side Up (1926 Film)
''Sunny Side Up'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Vera Reynolds, Edmund Burns, and George K. Arthur. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Footlights''. It is based on the novel '' Sunny Ducrow'' by Henry St. John Cooper. Cast * Vera Reynolds as Sunny Ducrow * Edmund Burns as Stanley Dobrington * George K. Arthur as Bert Jackson * Zasu Pitts as Evelyn * Ethel Clayton as Cissy Cason * Louis Natheaux as Stanley's Assistant * Sally Rand Sally Rand (born Helen Gould Beck; April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was an American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress, famous for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck. ... as A Dancer * Jocelyn Lee as Showgirl * Majel Coleman as Showgirl References Bibliography * Charles Stumpf. ''ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career''. McFarland, 2010. External links * * * 1926 films 1926 comedy films Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve's Leaves
''Eve's Leaves'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film starring Leatrice Joy and William Boyd. The film was produced and distributed by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by Paul SloaneProgressive Silent Film List: ''Eve's Leaves'' at silentera.com It is based upon the 1925 play of the same name by Harry Chapman Ford. Plot Captain Corbin (Edeson), who operates the tramp cargo ship ''Garden of Eden'', has raised his daughter Eve (Joy) as a boy. After learning about men after reading some romance novels belonging to the cook Cookie (Harris), she goes ashore in a Chinese port to find her true love and spies American Bob Britton (Boyd), whom she t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Man O' War
''Her Man o' War'' is a 1926 American silent war drama film directed by Frank Urson and starring Jetta Goudal, William Boyd and Jimmie Adams.Goble p.240 The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Parker. Synopsis After being captured during World War I, an American prisoner is sent to work on a small farm run by a young woman. Cast * Jetta Goudal as Cherie Schultz * William Boyd as Jim Sanderson * Jimmie Adams as Shorty Flynn * Grace Darmond as Countess of Lederbon * Kay Deslys as Big Bertha * Frank Reicher as Prof. Krantz * Michael Vavitch as Col. Prittwitz * Robert Edeson as Field Marshall * Frank Coghlan Jr. Frank Coghlan Jr. (March 15, 1916 – September 7, 2009) also known as Junior Coghlan, was an American actor who later became a career officer in the United States Navy and a naval aviator. He appeared in approximately 129 films and televis ... as Peterkin Schultz References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silence (1926 Film)
''Silence'' is a 1926 American silent crime drama film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Vera Reynolds, H.B. Warner, and Raymond Hatton. Reynolds plays a dual role of a mother and, at a later date, her daughter. Long thought lost, a print was rediscovered in 2016. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Parker. Cast Preservation Prints of ''Silence'' are located in the Archives du Film du CNC at Bois d'Arcy and the Cinémathèque Française The Cinémathèque Française (), founded in 1936, is a French non-profit film organization that holds one of the largest archives of film documents and film-related objects in the world. Based in Paris's 12th arrondissement, the archive offers ... in Paris. References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * * 1926 films 1926 crime drama films American silent feature films American crime drama films Films directed by Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
