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Nelson McDowell
Nelson McDowell (August 14, 1870 – November 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1917 and 1945. McDowell was born in Greenville, Missouri. His parents were N. B. McDowell and Anne Hampton. He attended Leadville (Colorado) High School and Normal College in Freemont, Nebraska, before earning A.B. and D.D.S. degrees from Northwestern University in Chicago. Prior to embarking on a theatrical career, McDowell had a career in dentistry. In 1901, he was appointed professor of orthodontics at the University of Illinois. In 1902, McDowell acted on stage in Chicago and in Lincoln, Nebraska. His film debut came in 1910 with Biograph. McDowell died in Hollywood, California after he shot himself. Partial filmography * ''The Scarlet Car'' (1917) * '' The Feud'' (1919) * '' Masked'' (1920) * ''Cupid the Cowpuncher'' (1920) * ''Going Some'' (1920) * '' Down Home'' (1920) * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1920) * ''Home Stuff'' (1921) * ''Shadows of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville, Missouri
Greenville is a city located on U.S. Route 67 near the intersection with Route D and E in Wayne County, Missouri, United States, along the St. Francis River. The population was 443 at the 2020 census. Greenville was incorporated and founded as the county seat of Wayne County in 1819. History Greenville was named after Fort Greene Ville (now Greenville), Ohio, the site where General Anthony Wayne signed a treaty with the Native Americans after defeating them in the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. This was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War. Wayne County was named for this military hero and Greenville was named for the place he was most famous for. Incidentally, Fort Greene Ville, Ohio, was named after Nathanael Greene, a friend of Wayne. In 1826, Greenville flooded. On August 10, 1832, the first post office opened. Confederate Brigadier General William J. Hardee and officers Patrick Cleburne, Thomas C. Hindman, and Basil W. Duke along with about 800 men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Test (film)
''Blood Test'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Don Marquis and starring Dick Hatton, Nelson McDowell and Lafe McKee. Cast * Dick Hatton * Nelson McDowell * William F. Moran * Lafe McKee * Florence Lee * Billie Bennett Billie Bennett (October 23, 1874 – May 19, 1951) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1930. She was born in Evansville, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California. Author ... * Les Bates * Frank Rice References External links * 1923 films 1923 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blind Trail
''Blind Trail'' (also ''The Blind Trail'') is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Josephine Hill and Nelson McDowell.Connelly p.324 Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Bob Carson * Josephine Hill as Alice Bartlett * Nelson McDowell as Hank O'Hara * Bud Osborne as Mort Van Vlack * Jim Corey as Al Leitz * Al Hart as William Skinner * Whitehorse as The Sheriff * Eva Thatcher Eva Thatcher (March 14, 1862 – September 28, 1942) was an American film actress and vaudeville performer. She appeared in more than one hundred films between 1912 and 1930. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and died in Los Angeles, Californ ... as The Cook 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. External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Frontier Trail
''The Frontier Trail'' is a lost 1926 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Harry Carey. Plot Cast * Harry Carey - Jim Cardigan * Mabel Julienne Scott - Dolly Mainard * Ernest Hilliard - Captain Blackwell * Frank Campeau - Shad Donlin * Nelson McDowell - Pawnee Jake * Charles Hill Mailes Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell ... - Major Mainard (as Charles Mailes) * Harvey Clark - Sergeant O'Shea * Aggie Herring - Mrs. O'Shea * Chief John Big Tree - Chief Gray Wolf See also * Harry Carey filmography References External links * * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films 1926 lost films American black-and-white films Films directed by Scott R. Dunlap Lost Western (genre) films Lost American films Pathé Exchange films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightning Reporter
''Lightning Reporter'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and starring Johnnie Walker (actor), Johnnie Walker, Sylvia Breamer and Burr McIntosh.Munden p.435 Cast * Johnnie Walker (actor), Johnnie Walker as Jimmy Blaine - Cub Reporter * Sylvia Breamer as Ruth Barlow * Burr McIntosh as Mr. Barlow - Ruth's Father * Lou Archer * Nelson McDowell * Joseph W. Girard * Mayme Kelso References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1926 films 1926 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Noble 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Bullet
''The Phantom Bullet'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced by Carl Laemmle and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Chick Farlane * Eileen Percy as Jane Terrill * Allan Forrest as Don Barton * Pat Harmon as Bill Haynes * Nelson McDowell as Zack Peters * William H. Turner as Judge Terrill * John T. Prince as Tom Farlane, Sr. * Pee Wee Holmes as Short * Rosemary Cooper as Dolores Preservation status * The film is preserved at the Library of Congress and 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 ar .... References External links * * 1926 films Universal Pictures films 1926 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan Madness (1925 Film)
''Manhattan Madness'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John McDermott and starring Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor, a then real life husband and wife duo. It was produced by Fine Arts Pictures and distributed through Associated Exhibitors. This film is a remake of Douglas Fairbanks's 1916 film '' Manhattan Madness''. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, young Westerner Steve O’Dare comes to New York City in search of thrills but finds it very dull. A host of his friends decide to whoop things up a bit. An attractive young woman (Taylor) to whom Steve has been introduced has been suddenly kidnapped and sends him an S.O.S. from a house on Long Island. In good faith, Steve rushes to the rescue. The Long Island place appears to be possessed or the habitat of an evil gang determined to exterminate him by any means possible. Mysterious happenings occur in the house such as sliding walls, trap doors, dungeons, and what not. Steve gets busy and tackles them on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |