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Over The Hill To The Poorhouse
''Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'', also known as ''Over the Hill'', is a 1920 American silent drama film about a woman who has a lot of children, and who never gets the chance to enjoy life. The film starred actress Mary Carr and almost all of her real-life children. The film was directed by Harry Millarde, released by Fox Film Corporation, and was a box office success in 1920. The story was previously filmed as ''Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'' (1908), starring Florence Auer. It was remade as '' Over the Hill'' (1931), starring Mae Marsh, and as ''Tears of a Mother'' (1937). The 1920 silent film is preserved at Bois d'Arcy in France. Cast *Mary Carr as Ma Benton *James Sheridan as Child Isaac (billed as Sheridan Tansey) *Noel Tearle as Adult Isaac *Stephen Carr as Child Thomas * William Welsh as Pa Benton *Jerry Devine as Child John *Johnnie Walker as Adult John (billed as John Walker) *James Sheldon as Child Charles *Wallace Ray as Adult Charles *Rosemary Carr as Child Rebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Millarde
Harry F. Millarde (November 12, 1885 – November 2, 1931) was a pioneer United States, American silent film actor and film director, director. Biography Millarde was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and began his acting in film in 1913 with Kalem Studios in New York City. In 1916, he directed the first of his thirty-two films the most notable of which was ''If Winter Comes (1923 film), If Winter Comes'' (1923) for Fox Film Corporation that was based on the books of author Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson, A. S. M. Hutchinson. Amongst Millarde's other works were ''Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'' (1920) and the thriller ''My Friend the Devil'' (1922) based on the France, French novel, ''Le Docteur Rameau'' by Georges Ohnet. Millarde directed his last film in 1927 and died of a myocardial infarction, heart attack in New York City in 1931, ten days shy of his 46th birthday. He was married to actress June Caprice (1895-1936), whom he had directed in eight films for Fox. Ironically, she al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnnie Walker (actor Born 1894)
Johnnie Walker (January 7, 1894 – December 5, 1949), sometimes credited as Johnny Walker, was an American actor and producer popular from the silent era to the late 1930s. He appeared in a variety of short and feature films, including the highly successful features '' Captain Fly-by-Night'', '' Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'', ''Broken Hearts of Broadway'' and '' Old Ironsides''.''Silent Film Necrology'' 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana He began his film career in 1915. Background The eldest son of William (1865–1940) and Johanna Walker (1871–1942), he was born John William Walker in New York City on January 7, 1894. His father was a New York City plumber. Young Walker served as a pay clerk in the United States Naval Reserve Force (December 1918-May 1919). Partial filmography *''Destruction'' (1915) *'' Cohen's Luck'' (1915) *'' On Dangerous Paths'' (1915) *''Greater Than Fame'' (1920) *'' Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'' (1920) *''Fantômas'' (1920) * ''Bachelor A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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Silent American Drama Films
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1920 Drama Films
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Fox Film Films
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Films Based On Poems
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Silent Feature Films
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1920 Films
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top three films released in 1920 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events * March 28 - "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford and "Everybody's Hero" Douglas Fairbanks marry, becoming the first supercouple of Hollywood. * August – Jack Cohn, Joe Brandt and Harry Cohn form C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation which would later become Columbia Pictures. * November 27 – '' The Mark of Zorro'', starring Douglas Fairbanks opens. Notable films released in 1920 Austria :For a complete list see: ''List of Austrian films of the 1920s'' * ''Anita'' (aka ''Trance''), directed by Luise Kolm and Jakob Fleck; an obscure adaptation of George Du Maurier's novel ''Trilby'' *''Boccaccio'', directed by Michael Curtiz. *''The Prince and the Pauper'' directed by Alexander Korda. *'' The Scourge of God'' directed by Michael Curtiz. *''The Star of Damascus'' directed by Michael Curtiz. France :For a complete li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fox Film Films
This is a list of feature films produced by the Fox Film Corporation, including those films produced by its corporate predecessor, the Box Office Attractions Company. Some of the later films in this list were produced by Fox Film, but were released and distributed by 20th Century Fox after the 1935 merger with Twentieth Century Pictures. Box Office Attractions Company Fox Film Corporation 1910s 1920s 1930s Merger in 1935 Fox Film Corporation combined with 20th Century Pictures in May 1935 to form their fusion 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis .... Bibliography * External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox Film films * Lists of films by studio American films by studio Disney-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Murphy
Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of her career, Murphy was the leading woman in films with Monte Blue. Murphy married director Mervyn LeRoy on December 18, 1927. She divorced him on June 30, 1932, on the grounds of desertion. Filmography * ''To the Highest Bidder'' (1918) * ''Fantômas'' (1920) * ''Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'' (1920) * '' The Branded Woman'' (1920) * ''The North Wind's Malice'' (1920) * '' Dynamite Allen'' (1921) * ''Play Square'' (1921) * ''What Love Will Do'' (1921) * ''The Jolt'' (1921) * '' Live Wires'' (1921) * ''Extra! Extra!'' (1922) * '' The Galloping Kid'' (1922) * ''Don't Shoot'' (1922) * '' Caught Bluffing'' (1922) * '' The Ordeal'' (1922) * '' Ridin' Wild'' (1922) * '' Paid Back'' (1922) * ''The Man Between'' (1923) * ''Her Dangerous Path'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Allen
Dorothy Allen (October 23, 1896 – September 30, 1970) was an American actress principally active in the 1920s. Born in Houston, Texas, Allen landed her first roles in 1918 and acted in several Poverty Row films through 1925. at Among her biggest roles were in the 1920 film '''' and as Miranda Means in 1924's ''The Hoosier Schoolmaster''. Allen died in New York City. Filmography *''Three Green Eyes'' (1919) *'' |
