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Milla Davenport
Milla Davenport (February 4, 1871 in Zurich – May 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actress who first appeared with the repertory company of her husband, actor Harry J. Davenport (1870-1929), for fifteen years. Davenport then began a career in motion pictures in the silent film ''Trapping the Bachelor'' (1916). She was in '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' (1919) with Mary Pickford, ''The Brat'' (1919) with Nazimova, '' Sins of the Fathers'' (1928) with Emil Jannings, and ''The Wedding Night'' (1935). Davenport continued to make movies well into the sound film era. Her last film credits are for roles in ''The Defense Rests'' (1934), ''Here Comes Cookie'' (1935), and an uncredited part in '' Human Cargo'' (1936). Davenport died in Los Angeles, California in 1936, aged 65. She was buried in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Partial filmography * ''Social Briars'' (1918) * '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' (1919) * ''The Brat'' (1919) * ''In Mizzoura'' (1919) * ''Stronger Than Death'' (1920) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rip Van Winkle (1921 Film)
''Rip Van Winkle'' is a 1921 American silent fantasy film, directed by Edward Ludwig. Starring Thomas Jefferson (actor), Thomas Jefferson and Milla Davenport in the oft-filmed 1819 Washington Irving short story about Rip Van Winkle who falls asleep and wakes up 20 years later. It was made famous in the 19th century as a play by Thomas Jefferson's father, Joseph Jefferson, and Dion Boucicault. T. Jefferson had starred in a 1914 feature-length version of the story, which was re-released in 1921 just as this film was premiering. However, the two should not be confused as the same film, they are two different films starring the same actor. Plot As described in a film magazine, after swearing off drinking time and time again and familiarly discounting the next drink after each resolution, Rip Van Winkle (Jefferson) is finally driven out of the house by his wife Gretchen (Davenport). On his journey into the hills, he meets a little man from the Catskill Mountains who is carrying a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Briars
''Social Briars'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Mary Miles Minter. The story was by Jeanne Judson, and it was filmed under the working title of "The Greater Call." As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot As described in various film magazine reviews, Iris Lee (Minter) is an orphan girl who lives in a little country town with Martha Kane (Andrews). She plays the organ and sings at the village Sunday school, where Mrs. Kane's son Jim (Cobb) teaches. Jim is in love with Iris, but Iris dreams of being a famous singer in the city. The only people who take her ambitions seriously are her neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. Brown (Abrams and Davenport). One day, Iris packs up and decides to head for the city to seek her fame and fortune. She misses the train, but is offered a ride from a passing stranger, Jack Andrews (Forrest), a wealthy young city man. He flirts with her in the car and Iris, feeling uncomforta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Lily
''The Red Lily'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Ramon Novarro, Enid Bennett, and Wallace Beery. A print of the film exists. Plot Marise La Noue (Enid Bennett) and Jean Leonnec (Ramon Novarro) are young lovers who elope to Paris; however, they are separated shortly after their arrival, leading to the downward spiral of both their lives: She becomes a prostitute known as 'the Red Lily', and he learns the ways of the underworld from Bo-Bo (Wallace Beery). Cast * Ramon Novarro as Jean Leonnec * Enid Bennett as Marise La Noue * Frank Currier as Hugo Leonnec * Mitchell Lewis as D'Agut * Rosita Marstini as Madame Charpied (as Risita Marstini) * Sidney Franklin as M. Charpied - Her Husband * Wallace Beery as Bo-Bo * George Nichols as Concierge * Emily Fitzroy as Mama Bouchard * George Periolat as Papa Bouchard * Rosemary Theby as Nana * Milla Davenport as Madame Poussot * Gibson Gowland as Le Turc * Dick Sutherland as The Toad * Marcelle Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Of The Strongest (film)
''The Right of the Strongest'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis (director), Edgar Lewis and starring E.K. Lincoln, Helen Ferguson, and George Siegmann. It was adapted from a 1913 The Right of the Strongest (novel), novel of the same name by Frances Nimmo Greene. Plot As described in a film magazine review, John Marshall, young engineer, goes to Bullis Valley in the Alabama hills to secure lands for a big power project. The hill folks hink he is a revenue spy and plans are laid against his life. He is in love with a school teacher, Mary Dale. Her father was previously slain by the hill squatters when they suspected him of plying the trade of government informant. She struggles through a storm to reach his cabin to warn him. A lynching party, headed by Trav Williams arrives. Williams and Marshall agree to fight it out and battle furiously. Marshall's men from the construction camp rush to their chief's rescue. He weds Mary. Cast Preserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddies (film)
''Daddies'' is a 1924 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by William A. Seiter. The film stars Mae Marsh and Harry Myers and survives today in 16mm format. It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions / United Artists United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the stud ... in the 1950s and shown on television. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, at a reunion of a bachelors’ club the five remaining members are shocked at the defection of one of their number, who pays his forfeit to get married. Another receives a letter that his chum, about to die, has left him his little girl, and the other three are persuaded to also adopt war orphans. Robert Audrey (Myers) finds his in an eighteen-year-old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulcy (1923 Film)
''Dulcy'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Sidney A. Franklin and starring Constance Talmadge. The film was adapted from the Broadway production of the same name written by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. The play opened in New York in August 1921 and ran for 241 performances.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Dulcy'' at silentera.com Cast Remake A sound, version called '''' was made in 1930 starring |
The Worldly Madonna
''The Worldly Madonna'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young and William P. Carleton.. Plot A nun at the convent, Janet Trevor plans to save her sister Lucy, who's been framed for murder, by switching places with her. As she steps into the spotlight of the cabaret where her sister works, she discovers a possible victim: John McBride, a politician loved by both. Meanwhile, restaurant entrepreneur Allan Graves threatens McBride and accuses Janet, who mistakes her for Lucy, of having been a witness to the murder that John is accused of. Confessing to the crime is a hunchback named Ramez, but not until the deception of the girls is made public. Graves refuses this offer and accuses Lucy of being a drug addict. Though she confesses to the sin, she denies that neither she nor McBride were involved in the murder. It is soon revealed the victim wasn't murdered at all, but rather bribed to leave the country so that Graves could g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Trust Your Husband?
''Why Trust Your Husband?'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Eileen Percy, Harry Myers and Harry Dunkinson.Solomon p.268 Cast * Eileen Percy as Eunice Day * Harry Myers as Elmer Day * Ray Ripley as Joe Perry * Harry Dunkinson as Uncle Horace * Milla Davenport as Aunt Miranda * Jane Miller as Maud Stone * Hayward Mack Hayward Seaton Mack (March 20, 1882 – December 24, 1921) was an American actor of the silent era. Born in Albany, New York, in 1882, Mack appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1921. Mack's motion picture career began in 1910; he ap ... as Gilbert Stone * Bess True as Marie 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 Press, 1997. * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy (1921 Film)
''Patsy'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by John McDermott and starring Zasu Pitts, Marjorie Daw and Wallace Beery.Stumpf p.117 Plot Cast * Zasu Pitts as Patsy * John MacFarlane as Pops * Tom Gallery as Bob Brooks * Marjorie Daw as Margaret Vincent * Fanny Midgley as Mrs. Vincent * Wallace Beery as Gustave Ludermann * Harry Todd as Tramp * Milla Davenport as Matron * Henry Fortson Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ... as Bones References Bibliography * Charles Stumpf. ''ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career''. McFarland, 2010. External links * * * * 1921 films 1921 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by John McDermott 1920s Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Lost River
''The Man from Lost River'' is a lost American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and released in 1921. It stars House Peters, Fritzi Brunette, and Allan Forrest. Plot As described in a film magazine, Jim Barnes (Peters) has been raised in the woods and knows little of how to associate with women. As foreman at a lumber camp, he comes to love Marcia Judd (Brunette), but his backwardness allows her to be won over by the smooth talking Arthur Fosdick (Forrest), a New York society man who had recently come to the camp. Realizing that the young woman is in love with the Easterner and the weakness of his character, Jim constitutes himself as Marcia's protector without her knowledge. After proving his utter worthlessness, Arthur's death is brought about by his own cowardice, Marcia awakens to the strength of a noble man's love. Cast *House Peters as Jim Barnes *Fritzi Brunette as Marcia Judd * Allan Forrest as Arthur Fosdick * James Gordon as Rossiter *Monte Collins as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Couldn't Help It
''She Couldn't Help It'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy romance film directed by Maurice Campbell and starring Bebe Daniels. The story is based on the novel ''In the Bishop’s Carriage'' by Miriam Michelson and play of the same name by Channing Pollock. at silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022. The novel and play were previously filmed in 1913 as '''' starring . Cast * |
You Never Can Tell (1920 Film)
''You Never Can Tell'' is a 1920 American romantic comedy film produced by the Realart company, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures, and distributed by Realart. Chester Franklin, Chester M. Franklin directed and Bebe Daniels starred in the film. The film is based on several short stories ''You Never Can Tell'' and ''Class'' by Grace Lovell Bryan. A surviving print of the film is housed in the Library of Congress. Cast * Bebe Daniels - Rowena Patricia Jones * Jack Mulhall - Prince * Edward Martindel - William Vaughn * Helen Dunbar - Mrs. Vaughn * Harold Goodwin (American actor), Harold Goodwin - Jimmy Flannery * Neely Edwards - Mysterious Sport * Leo White - Mr. Renan * Milla Davenport - Mrs. Jones * Graham Pettie - Wilberforce Jones * Gertrude Short - Vera References External links * * 1920 films 1920s English-language films 1920 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films based on short fict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
