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Percy Heath (screenwriter)
Percy Heath (January 30, 1884 – February 9, 1933) was an American screenwriter and playwright. He was nominated at the 5th Academy Awards in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on the 1931 version of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. His nomination was shared with Samuel Hoffenstein. During his career, Heath contributed to 50 films. Partial filmography * ''Lasca'' (1919) * '' Burnt Wings'' (1920) * '' The Chorus Girl's Romance'' (1920) * '' The March Hare'' (1921) * '' One Wild Week'' (1921) * ''Her Face Value'' (1921) * ''The Love Charm'' (1921) * '' First Love'' (1921) * ''Her Gilded Cage'' (1922) * ''The Impossible Mrs. Bellew'' (1922) * ''Too Much Wife'' (1922) * ''The Truthful Liar'' (1922) * '' The Huntress'' (1923) * '' Girls Men Forget'' (1924) * '' Don't Tell Dad'' (1925) * '' Good Morning, Madam!'' (1925) * '' He Who Gets Smacked'' (1925) *'' Let's Go, Gallagher'' (1925) * '' A Roaring Adventure'' (1925) * ''The Wyoming Wildcat'' (1925) * '' The Dic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry, Missouri
Perry is a city in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 665 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Perry was platted in 1866, and named after William Perry Crostwaite, a first settler. A post office called Perry has been in operation since 1866. Greenlawn Methodist Church and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Geography Perry is located at (39.428413, -91.671021). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 693 people, 323 households, and 191 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 436 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% White, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Truthful Liar
''The Truthful Liar'' is a lost 1922 American mystery silent film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and written by Percy Heath and Will J. Payne. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Guy Edward Hearn, Charles A. Stevenson, Casson Ferguson, Lloyd Whitlock, George Siegmann, and E. Alyn Warren. The film was released on April 23, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Tess Haggard (Hawley) plunges Arthur Sinclair (Ferguson) into despair after she marries the sturdy David Haggard (Hearn), a rising engineer. While her husband is away on "location," she visits an illegal gambling house with Arthur and other friends. While there the place is first robbed by crooks and then raided by the police, and she loses her rings, lies to her husband but is detected, writes a silly letter and is blackmailed, and is briefly charged with murder. Her troubles are resolved when a Peteer Vanetti (Warren) confesses to the crime and all of the deceptions by Tess are laid bare and forgiven. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sonora Kid (film) as Doc Knight
* Victor Allen as Sheriff
''The Sonora Kid'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Peggy Montgomery and Billie Bennett.Munden, p. 747 Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom MacReady * Peggy Montgomery as Phyllis Butterworth * Billie Bennett as Aunt Marie * Mark Hamilton as Chuck Saunders * Jack Richardson as Arthur Butterworth * Ethan Laidlaw as Tough Ryder * Bruce Gordon as James Poindexter * Barney Furey Charles Manford "Barney" Furey (September 7, 1886 – January 18, 1938) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1912 and 1937. He was born in Boise, Idaho and died in Hollywood, California. 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 ...
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Rolled Stockings
''Rolled Stockings'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Richard Rosson, and starring Louise Brooks. Cast * James Hall as Jim Treadway *Louise Brooks as Carol Fleming *Richard Arlen as Ralph Treadway *Nancy Phillips - The Vamp *El Brendel as Rudolph * David Torrence as Mr. Treadway *Chance Ward as The Coach *Sally Blane *Dean Harrell Preservation With no prints of ''Rolled Stockings'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links * *Lobby poster advertisement at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fashions For Women
Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion industry as that which is ''trending''. Everything that is considered ''fashion'' is available and popularized by the fashion system (industry and media). Given the rise in mass production of commodities and clothing at lower prices and global reach, sustainability has become an urgent issue among politicians, brands, and consumers. Definitions The French word , meaning "fashion", dates as far back as 1482, while the English word denoting something "in style" dates only to the 16th century. Other words exist related to concepts of style and appeal that precede ''mode''. In the 12th and 13th century Old French the concept of elegance begins to appear in the context of aristocratic preferences to enhance beauty and display refinement, and , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbidden Waters
''Forbidden Waters'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Alan Hale and starring Priscilla Dean, Walter McGrail, and Dan Mason. Plot As described in a film magazine review, J. Austin Bell, a divorced man, promises his former wife Nancy not to marry again unless she approves of the woman. He becomes infatuated with Ruby, an adventuress, who vows to win him from the courting of his former wife. The wife is aided by a man who has been robbed of some letters by the adventuress and her confederate. At the critical moment, Bell has the two arrested when Ruby goes too far in her scheme, and the man remarries his former wife. Cast * Priscilla Dean as Nancy Bell * Walter McGrail as J. Austin Bell * Dan Mason as Nugget Pete * Casson Ferguson as Sylvester * De Sacia Mooers De Sacia Mooers (November 19, 1888 – January 11, 1960) was a film actress, disputably from Los Angeles, California. She appeared in over one hundred movies in the silent film era. She was perha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dice Woman
''The Dice Woman'' is a 1926 American silent action adventure film directed by Eddie Dillon and starring Priscilla Dean. No known prints of it exist, and it is presumed lost. No longer a Universal contract star in 1926, Dean was in her career's waning years, but was reported to have given an exceptional performance in this film. Cast *Priscilla Dean - Anita Gray * John Bowers - Hamlin *Gustav von Seyffertitz - Datto of Mandat *Lionel Belmore - Rastillac *Phillips Smalley - Mr. Gray *Malcolm Denny - Satterlee *William J. Humphrey - Ship Captain *George Kuwa George Kuwa (born Keichii Kuwahara) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1931. He was the first actor to portray Charlie Chan on-screen in the 19 ... - Steward References External links * * 1920s action adventure films 1926 films 1926 lost films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wyoming Wildcat
''The Wyoming Wildcat'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Billie Bennett, and Frankie Darro Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, Phil Stone, a young cowboy, makes two enemies by rescuing a boy and his dog from an evil pair of ranchers, and, after he goes to work on a ranch owned by a Blendy Betts, the enemies begin operations. There follows a period of peril during which both hero and heroine nearly lose their lives. When Blendy is kidnapped and ends up in the river, Phil comes to her rescue. In the end, the desperate pair of scheming rangers are defeated and the young woman ranch owner and her employee are married. Cast References Bibliography * Darby, Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Roaring Adventure
''A Roaring Adventure'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Mary McAllister and Marin Sais. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Duffy Burns (Hoxie), easterner since college days, visits his father in the cattle country and learns that rustlers are depleting the stock. He obtains employment on his father's ranch without disclosing his identity, and falls in love with Gloria Carpenter (McAllister), daughter of one of the thieves. In league with him is Katherine Dodd (Sais), a widow he has befriended, and Gloria cannot understand their friendship. Duffy and a shriff's posse frustrate the thieves attempt to "clean up," Gloria's father reforms, and Duffy wins the affections of the young woman. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''A Roaring Adventure'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Go, Gallagher
''Let's Go, Gallagher'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Barbara Starr, and Olin Francis. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Tom Gallagher, cowboy, wanders into a saloon and gets into a fight, as a result of which he is chased by a sheriff’s posse. He pauses in his flight long enough to rescue Little Joey, a small boy, and a dog from under the wheels of a train and the posse catches him. However, he is released and goes to work on the Bar M ranch owned by Dorothy Manning. Dorothy’s ranch hands are mismanaging things and her foreman, Black Carter, and another man are rustling her cattle. She makes Tom her foreman. The others resent this, especially Black Carter, who is in love with Dorothy and has told her that things will go better if she responds to his advances. Black Carter and Thug ambush Tom and Dorothy and Tom saves the young woman from death. Tom goes away to try to get money to clear the mortga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Who Gets Smacked
He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' in Ukrainian * Hebrew language (ISO 639-1 code: he) Places * He County, Anhui, China * He River, or Hejiang (贺江), a tributary of the Xi River in Guangxi and Guangdong * Hebei, abbreviated as ''HE'', a province of China (Guobiao abbreviation HE) * Hesse, abbreviated as ''HE'', a state of Germany People * He (surname), Chinese surname, sometimes transcribed Hé or Ho; includes a list of notable individuals so named * Zheng He (1371–1433), Chinese admiral * He (和) and He (合), collectively known as 和合二仙 ('' He-He er xian'', "Two immortals He"), two Taoist immortals known as the "Immortals of Harmony and Unity" * Immortal Woman He, or He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism Arts, entertainment, and media * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Morning, Madam!
In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil and is of interest in the study of ethics, morality, philosophy, and religion. The specific meaning and etymology of the term and its associated translations among ancient and contemporary languages show substantial variation in its inflection and meaning, depending on circumstances of place and history, or of philosophical or religious context. History of Western ideas Every language has a word expressing ''good'' in the sense of "having the right or desirable quality" ( ἀρετή) and ''bad'' in the sense "undesirable". A sense of moral judgment and a distinction "right and wrong, good and bad" are cultural universals. Plato and Aristotle Although the history of the origin of the use of the concept and meaning of "good" are diverse, the notable discussions of Plato and Aristotle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
