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Paulette Duval
Paulette Duval (1889 – 1951) was a French dancer and actress of the silent film era and early sound motion pictures. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1889 and raised in France. She was considered one of the most beautiful women in Paris in the early 20th century. Paulette was recruited by Florenz Ziegfeld for the Ziegfeld Follies, which opened at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City on October 15, 1923. Before joining the Follies, the French beauty was engaged with the ''Scandals'' dance productions of George White. Fashion conscious film actress Duval was in Hollywood movies from 1919 to 1933. She is widely known for her role Madame de Pompadour in '' Monsieur Beaucaire''. Rudolph Valentino starred with Duval in the 1924 production based on a novel written by Booth Tarkington. In 1925, she played the role of a vamp in the film version of ''Cheaper to Marry''. The movie was based on the noted stage play written by Samuel Shipman. Paulette played a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal International
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film; and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004. Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beware Of Widows
''Beware of Widows'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and written by Beatrice Van. It is based on the 1925 play ''Beware of Widows'' by Owen Moore. The film stars Laura La Plante, Bryant Washburn, Paulette Duval, Walter Hiers, Tully Marshall, and Kathryn Carver. The film was released on May 23, 1927, by Universal Pictures. Cast *Laura La Plante as Joyce Bragdon * Bryant Washburn as Dr. John Waller *Paulette Duval as Mrs. Paul Warren *Walter Hiers as William Bradford *Tully Marshall as Peter Chadwick * Kathryn Carver as Ruth Chadwick *Heinie Conklin as Captain *Otto Hoffman as Mr. Warren Preservation With no prints of ''Beware of Widows'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Garden (1927 Film)
''The Magic Garden'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by James Leo Meehan and starring Joyce Coad, Margaret Morris and Philippe De Lacy.Munden p.473 The film's sets were designed by the art director Carroll Clark. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same by Gene Stratton-Porter. Cast * Joyce Coad as Amaryllis Minton, as a child * Margaret Morris as Amaryllis Minton, as an adult * Philippe De Lacy as John Guido Forrester, as a child * Raymond Keane as John Guido, as an adult * Charles Clary as Paul Minton * William V. Mong as John Forrester * Cesare Gravina as Maestro * Paulette Duval as Countess di Varesi * Walter Wilkinson as Peter Minton, as a child * Earl McCarthy as Peter Minton, as an adult * Alfred Allen as Chief Clare * Kathrin Clare Ward as Mrs. O'Rourke * Ruth Cherrington Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelve Miles Out
''Twelve Miles Out'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring John Gilbert and Joan Crawford. It is based on the 1925 Broadway play ''Twelve Miles Out'' by William Anthony McGuire. Synopsis Jerry Fay (Gilbert), is a bootlegger who expropriates the home of society girl, Jane (Crawford), for his illicit activities. While as his captor, Jane slowly begins to fall for Jerry. Cast * John Gilbert as Jerry Fay * Ernest Torrence as Red McCue * Joan Crawford as Jane * Eileen Percy as Maizie * Paulette Duval as Trini * Dorothy Sebastian as Chiquita * Gwen Lee as Hulda * Edward Earle as John Burton * Bert Roach Egbert "Bert" Roach (August 21, 1891 – February 16, 1971) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 320 films between 1914 and 1951. He was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Los Angeles, California, age 79. Selected filmogr ... as Luke References External links *''Twelve Miles Out'' at SilentEra* 1927 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blarney (film)
''Blarney'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent melodrama film directed by Marcel De Sano, and starring Ralph Graves, Paulette Duval, and Renée Adorée. The film is based on the short story "In Praise of John Carabine" by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne. Plot James (Ralph Graves), an Irish prizefighter, becomes involved with two New York girls. Cast * Renée Adorée as Peggy Nolan * Ralph Graves as James Carabine * Paulette Duval as Marcolina * Malcolm Waite as Blanco Johnson * Margaret Seddon as Peggy's Aunt References External links * * 1926 films 1925 drama films 1925 films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films American boxing films Films about Irish-American culture Films based on short fiction Films set in New York City Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Melodrama films 1926 drama films Films directed by Marcel De Sano 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Exquisite Sinner
''The Exquisite Sinner'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama (film and television), drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and adapted by Alice Duer Miller from the novel ''Escape'' by Alden Brooks. Starring Conrad Nagel and Renée Adorée, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) never given a general release. No known print of the film has been recovered to date. Later that same year a second feature film ''Heaven on Earth (1927 American film), Heaven on Earth'', directed by Phil Rosen was released with the same cast and same sets, but a different screenplay. Rosen's version performed poorly at the box office. Sternberg reported, "the result was two ineffective films instead of one.” The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute.Sarris, 1966. P. 12 Plot The film concerns a young bourgeois Frenchman, Dominique Prad, who spurns his family's lucrative silk business for the bohemian life of an artist. Fleeing his estate to join a ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Skyrocket
''The Skyrocket'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Peggy Hopkins Joyce. The film was based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Adela Rogers St. Johns and scripted by Benjamin Glazer. Cast Production Peggy Hopkins Joyce was a one-time Ziegfeld Follies showgirl who became a media figure in the late 1910s and early 1920s for dating, marrying, and divorcing wealthy men, acquiring a sizable collection of expensive jewellery and furs and wearing fashionable clothes. ''The Skyrocket'' was Joyce's first full-length feature and was intended as a vehicle to launch her acting career as she was largely known only for her colorful personal life. The film's distributor, Associated Exhibitors, launched a massive publicity campaign to promote the film. While Joyce earned mainly positive reviews for her performance, the film barely earned back its budget in box office returns. She would appear in only one more film, '' International Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sporting Life (1925 Film)
''Sporting Life'' is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and a remake of Tourneur's 1918 film of the same title based on Seymour Hicks's popular play. Universal Pictures produced and released the film. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Lord Woodstock loses money as the backer of a musical show and hopes to recoup his losses by betting on his protégé, Joe Lee, a pugilist, and by winning the Derby with his horse, Lady Love. Olive Carteret, an actress, tries to win Woodstock, but he is in love with Nora, the daughter of his trainer. Olive conspires with Phillips, a gambler, to break him. On the night of the fight Lee is drugged. Woodstock takes his place in the ring and wins. Phillips kidnaps Nora, and Woodstock and Lee are imprisoned when they go to the rescue. They escape shortly before the race, but Lee is killed. Lady Love wins the race, and after Phillips is arrested for Lee’s murder, Woodstock and Nora are free to marry. Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time, The Comedian
''Time, the Comedian'' is an American 1925 silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard that stars Mae Busch and Lew Cody Lew Cody (born Louis Joseph Côté; February 22, 1884 – May 31, 1934) was an American stage and film actor whose career spanned the silent film and early sound film age. He gained notoriety in the late 1910s for playing "male vamps" in films .... The film was a hit.Eames, John Douglas, ''The MGM Story'', 1981 Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Nora (Busch) is a discontented mother leaves her husband and baby to go with Larry (Cody), a wealthy idler. The husband commits suicide and the idler leaves her. Later we find the woman a successful opera singer. Larry again appears and falls in love with the daughter Ruth (Olmstead), now grown. To save her when she refuses to listen to her advice, the mother goes to this man and feigns love. The daughter finds her and guesses the truth, and finally finds happiness with a faithful suitor. Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man And Maid - Col. George Harcourt
* David Mir - Maurice
* Jacqueline Gadsden - Lady Hilda Buiteel
* Winston Miller - Little Bobby
* Jane Mercer - Little Hilda
* Irving Hartley - Atwood Chester
''Man and Maid'' is a lost 1925 drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger based on a 1922 novel by Elinor Glyn. The film stars Lew Cody, Renée Adorée and Harriet Hammond. Plot Boulevardier Sir Nicholas Thormonde (Lew Cody) has to choose between his mistress Suzette (Renée Adorée) and his virtuous secretary Alathea (Harriet Hammond) in wartimе Paris. Cast * Lew Cody - Sir Nicholas Thormonde * Renée Adorée - Suzette * Harriet Hammond - Alathea Bulteel * Paulette Duval - Coralie * Alec B. Francis - Burton * Crauford Kent Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent
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The Lady (1925 Film)
''The Lady'' is a 1925 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and directed by Frank Borzage.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Lady'' at silentera.com. Retrieved January 17, 2011. Talmadge's own production company produced the film with distribution by First National Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Polly Pearl (Talmadge) English hall singer, marries Leonard St. Aubyns (MacDonald), scion of nobility. Leonard loses what little money he has left gambling in casinos. She comes to lose his love when his father (Hurst) casts him out. She ekes out a living in a dingy French cafe as a singer. The elder St. Aubyns ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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