Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company
The Morosco Photoplay Company was created in 1914 by Frank Garbutt. It was named for Oliver Morosco. In 1916, it was acquired by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation and became a subsidiary. Charles Eyton was appointed to supervise the company's productions. It was one of the initial companies involved with Associated Motion Picture Advertisers. The studio's productions were produced at 201 North Occidental in Hollywood. Filmography *''The Wild Olive'' (1915) *''Captain Courtesy'' (1915) *''Kilmeny (film)'' (1915) *''Pretty Mrs. Smith'' (1915) *'' Peer Gynt (1915 film)'' *''The Rug Maker's Daughter'' (1915) *''Help Wanted (1915 film)'' *'' Sunshine Molly'' (1915) *''Little Sunset'' (1915) *''Betty in Search of a Thrill'' (1915) *''An International Marriage'' (1916) *''The Stronger Love'' (1916) *''Redeeming Love (film)'' (1916) *''The Road to Love'' (1916) *''Her Father's Son'' (1916) *''Pasquale (film)'' (1916) *''The Making of Maddalena'' (1916) *''Out of the Wreck'' (1917) *''The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frank Garbutt
Garbutt House is a 20-room mansion in the Silver Lake section of Los Angeles built from 1926 to 1928 as the residence of Frank A. Garbutt. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Frank A. Garbutt Frank A. Garbutt, an inventor, industrialist and movie pioneer, was one of the most prominent citizens of Los Angeles in the late 19th and early 20th Century. He invented and secured patents on certain oil drilling tools in the late 1880s that were the initial source of his wealth. Garbutt became involved in other businesses. He owned oil wells and was one of the original investors in aviation pioneer Glenn Martin's aircraft business, later to become Martin Marietta. He owned interests in a boat-building business, Garbutt-Walsh Inc., and a business operating ferries from San Pedro to Terminal Island. He played a role in the founding of Famous Players–Lasky, later Paramount Studios, Union Oil Company and the Automobile Club of Southern California. Ga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Stronger Love
''The Stronger Love'' is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frank Lloyd, written by Julia Crawford Ivers, and starring Vivian Martin, Edward Peil, Sr., Frank Lloyd, Jack Livingston, Alice Knowland, and Herbert Standing. It was released on August 13, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Vivian Martin played Nell Serviss, a beautiful young girl from the mountains that was engaged to Jim Serviss, who is the leader of their clan. She meets a stranger at the Rutherford farm and falls in love. The stranger is in their mountains searching for radium in rocks. Someone lights the Serviss farm on fire and the stranger is falsely accused. Everyone is mad at the stranger (who at this point is revealed to be a Rutherford) but Nell says she wants to marry him so that no one will kill him. In the end, Nell chases after Jim to tell him that she lied and really wants to be with him. Cast * Vivian Martin as Nell Serviss * Edward Peil, Sr. as Jim Serviss *Frank Lloyd as Tom Serviss *Ja ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jack And Jill (1917 Film)
''Jack and Jill'' is a 1917 American Western silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by Gardner Hunting and Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Jack Pickford, Louise Huff, Leo Houck, Don Bailey, J.H. Holland, and Jack Hoxie. The film was released on November 12, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Jack (Pickford), an East Side New York lightweight fighter, becomes the dupe in a frame-up fight in which he knocks out a champion and is led to believe that he killed the man. That night he goes to New Jersey and boards a handcar. The next day he finds himself in Texas where the cowboys decide to have a good time with the tenderfoot. Jill (Huff), his pal and sweetheart, gets the money due Jack for fighting and, when she hears from him, she, too, goes to Texas. She arrives at the ranch when the cowboys are away and the Mexicans are planning a raid. When Jack hears of her presence, he rushes to the ranch and arrives just in time to preven ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giving Becky A Chance
''Giving Becky a Chance'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Howard Estabrook, and written by Lois Zellner and Edith Kennedy. The film stars Vivian Martin, Jack Holt, Jack Richardson, Pietro Sosso and Alice Knowland. The film was released on June 7, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Vivian Martin as Becky Knight * Jack Holt as Tom Fielding * Jack Richardson as Ross Benson *Pietro Sosso as Mr. Knight *Alice Knowland as Mrs. Knight See also * ''The House That Shadows Built'' (1931), a short promotional film celebrating Paramount Paramount (from the word ''paramount'' meaning "above all others") may refer to: Entertainment and music companies * Paramount Global, also known simply as Paramount, an American mass media company formerly known as ViacomCBS. The following busin ...'s 20th anniversary, includes a clip from this film. References External links * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Par ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Cook Of Canyon Camp
''The Cook of Canyon Camp'' is a lost 1917 American drama silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Donald Crisp and Julia Crawford Ivers. The film stars George Beban, Monroe Salisbury, Florence Vidor, Helen Jerome Eddy and John Burton. The film was released on July 19, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *George Beban as Jean *Monroe Salisbury as Silent Jack *Florence Vidor as Mrs. Jack *Helen Jerome Eddy Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a motion picture actress from New York City. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917). Early years Edd ... as Marie *John Burton as Marie's Father References External links * * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Donald Crisp American black-and-white films American silent feature films Lost American films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Happiness Of Three Women
''Happiness of Three Women'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by Adele Harris and Albert Payson Terhune. The film stars House Peters, Sr., Myrtle Stedman, Larry Steers, Daisy Jefferson, William Hutchinson and Lucille Ward. The film was released on January 18, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * House Peters, Sr. as Billy Craig *Myrtle Stedman as Constance Barr *Larry Steers as Mark Barr * Daisy Jefferson as Myrtle Gale *William Hutchinson as Judas Fletcher *Lucille Ward as Mary Fletcher *Milton Brown as Monck Preservation status *A print of this film survives in the 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 ... collection, a nitrate positive. An older source indicates that it is incomplete.''Cat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Varmint
''The Varmint'' is a lost 1917 American comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ... silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor, written by Gardner Hunting and Owen Johnson (writer), Owen Johnson, and starring Jack Pickford, Louise Huff, Theodore Roberts, Henry Malvern, Ben Suslow and Milton Schumann. It was released on August 5, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast References External links * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1917 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by William Desmond Taylor American black-and-white films Lost American films American silent feature films 1917 lost films Lost comedy films Films based on American novels 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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His Sweetheart
''His Sweetheart'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by George Beban, John B. Clymer and Lawrence McCloskey. The film stars George Beban, Helen Jerome Eddy, Sarah Kernan, Harry De Vere, Cecil Holland and Kathleen Kirkham. The film was released on January 29, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *George Beban as Joe *Helen Jerome Eddy as Trina Capino *Sarah Kernan as Joe's mother, Mama Mia *Harry De Vere as Godfrey Kelland *Cecil Holland *Kathleen Kirkham as Mrs. Kelland *Peaches Jackson *J.N. Leonard *Robert E. Rolson *Charles Yorba Preservation status This film survives and held in the Library of Congress, Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation The National Audiovisual Conservation Center, also known as the Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation, is the Library of Congress's audiovisual archive located inside Mount Pony in Culpeper, Virginia. Establishment From 1969 to 1988, th ... collection.''Catalog of Holdings ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The World Apart
''The World Apart'' is a lost 1917 silent film western directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring Wallace Reid and Myrtle Stedman. It was produced by Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company (Oliver Morosco) and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Wayback) Cast * as Bob Fulton * as Beth Hoover * John Burton as Roland Holt *[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Out Of The Wreck
''Out of the Wreck'' is a surviving 1917 American Drama film, drama silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by Maude Erve Corsan and Gardner Hunting. The film stars Kathlyn Williams, William Clifford (actor), William Clifford, William Conklin, Stella LeSaint, William Jefferson (actor), William Jefferson and Don Bailey. The film was released on March 8, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Kathlyn Williams as Agnes Aldrich *William Clifford (actor), William Clifford as Steve O'Brien *William Conklin as James Aldrich *Stella LeSaint as Ruby Sheldon *William Jefferson (actor) as Howard Duncan *Don Bailey as Tom Ryan Preservation status The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collections.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.134 c.1978 by The American Film Institute References External links * ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Making Of Maddalena
''The Making of Maddalena'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by L. V. Jefferson based upon a play by Samuel Service and Mary Service. The film stars Edna Goodrich, Forrest Stanley, Howard Davies, John Burton, Mary Mersch, and Colin Chase. The film was released on June 8, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. It is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. Plot The story was described in advertising as the story of a beautiful Italian model's romance with a young American. Cast * Edna Goodrich as Maddalena *Forrest Stanley as George Hale *Howard Davies as Angelo *John Burton as Randolph Hale * Mary Mersch as Blanche Belgrave *Colin Chase as Augustus Foster *Juan de la Cruz as Signor Benedetto Pastorelli *Laura La Varnie Laura La Varnie (March 2, 1853 – September 18, 1939) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1913 and 1930. She was born in Jefferson City, Missouri and died i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pasquale (film)
''Pasquale'' is a 1916 American comedy silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by George Beban and Lawrence McCloskey. The film stars George Beban, Helen Jerome Eddy, Page Peters, Jack Nelson, Myrtle Stedman and Nigel De Brulier. The film was released on May 21, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *George Beban as Grocer *Helen Jerome Eddy as Margarita *Page Peters as Bob Fulton * Jack Nelson as Charlie Larkin *Myrtle Stedman as Banker's wife *Nigel De Brulier as Banker Preservation status *This film is preserved in the 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 is ... collections.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.137 c.1978 by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |