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Priscilla Dean
Priscilla Dean (November 25, 1896 – December 27, 1987) was an American actress popular in silent film as well as in theatre, with a career spanning two decades. Biography She was born on November 25, 1896 in Manhattan, New York City to an active theatrical family. Her mother was popular stage actress Mary Preston Dean, Priscilla Dean made her stage debut at the age of four, appearing in plays starring her parents. From then on, she pursued her stage career at the same time as being educated at a convent school until the age of fourteen. Following her leave from school, Priscilla went to work on stage, then tried to get into the movies. Dean made her film debut at the age of fourteen in one-reelers for Biograph and several other studios. She was finally signed on to Universal (then called IMP) in 1911. She soon gained popularity as the female lead in the comedy series of Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran. She was propelled to stardom after she appeared in '' The Gray Ghost'' in 1917. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan, New York City
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the List of counties in New York, original counties of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the southern tip of New York State, Manhattan is based in the Eastern Time Zone and constitutes both the geographical and demographic center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. Over 58 million people live within 250 miles of Manhattan, which serves as New York City’s economic and administrative center, cultural identifier, and the city’s historical birthplace. Manhattan has been described as the cultural, financial, Media in New York City, media, and show business, entertainment capital of the world, is considered a saf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tijuana, Mexico
Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana" (US) and ), known also by the initials T.J., is a city and municipal seat of Tijuana Municipality, Baja California, located on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. It is part of the San Diego–Tijuana, San Diego-Tijuana metro area and the larger California megapolitan areas, Southern California megapolitan area. Tijuana traces its modern history to the arrival of Spanish Empire, Spanish explorers in the 16th century who were mapping the coast of the Province of the Californias, Californias. Following the division of the Californias after the Conquest of California, American Conquest of California, Tijuana found itself located on an international border, giving rise to a new economic and political structure. The city was incorporated on 11 July 1889 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Or Kill (1918 Film)
''Kiss or Kill'' is a 1918 American silent thriller film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Priscilla Dean and Harry Carter.Parish & Pitts p.71 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Henry Warner * Priscilla Dean Priscilla Dean (November 25, 1896 – December 27, 1987) was an American actress popular in silent film as well as in theatre, with a career spanning two decades. Biography She was born on November 25, 1896 in Manhattan, New York City to an activ ... as Ruth Orton * Harry Carter as Craig * Alfred Allen as Middleton References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1918 films 1910s thriller films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films American thriller films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Elmer Clifton Silent thriller films 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brazen Beauty
''The Brazen Beauty'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Tod Browning. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it may be a lost film. Cast * Priscilla Dean as Jacala Auehli * Gertrude Astor as Mrs. Augusta Van Ruysdael * Thurston Hall as Kenneth Hyde * Katherine Griffith as Aunt Ellen * Alice Wilson as Kate Dewey * Leo White as Tony Dewey * Hans Unterkircher as Bruce Edwards (credited as Thornton Church) * Rex De Rosselli * Edith Roberts Edith Roberts may refer to: * Edith Roberts (actress), American silent film actress * Edith A. Roberts, American botanist * Edith Roberts (writer) Edith Roberts may refer to: * Edith Roberts (actress) Edith Roberts ( – August 20, 19 ... as Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Brazen Beauty'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required, in Reel 4, cuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Which Woman?
''Which Woman?'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning and Harry A. Pollard. The film stars Ella Hall as a reluctant bride and Priscilla Dean as an adventuress and leader of a gang of thieves. The story was remade in 1923 as ''Nobody's Bride''. Plot As described in a film magazine, Doris Standish (Hall), being forced into an unwanted marriage with an aged millionaire, follows the advice of a maid and jumps into a waiting automobile driven by Jimmy Nevin (Sutherland). After an automobile accident that wrecks the car, Doris and Jimmy seek refuge from a storm in a barn. To this same barn come the butler and maid with the stolen wedding presents. Doris transposes bags and goes to a rooming house with Jimmy, but the crooks follow. Doris escapes, but before she can warn her uncle and the millionaire, they are trapped by the crooks. Doris returns to the rooming house and is followed by the police. The crooks are arrested. Jimmy asks the uncle for Doris' hand and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two-Soul Woman
''The Two-Soul Woman'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Priscilla Dean, Ashton Dearholt and Joseph W. Girard.Parish & Pitts p.71 Cast * Priscilla Dean as Joy Fielding / Edna * Ashton Dearholt as Chester Castle * Joseph W. Girard as Dr. Copin * Evelyn Selbie Evelyn Selbie (July 6, 1871 – December 7, 1950) was an American stage actress and performer in both silent and sound films. Biography Born in Louisville, Kentucky, as a young woman Selbie was a sidesaddle rider. She had a career which last ... as Leah References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Elmer Clifton 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beloved Jim
''Beloved Jim'' is a lost 1917 American silent drama film produced and released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It was directed by Stuart Paton and starred Priscilla Dean. Cast * Harry Carter as 'Beloved' Jim Brockton *Priscilla Dean as Mary, His Wife *J. Morris Foster as Donald, His Nephew *Charles Hill Mailes as Robert McGregor *Frank Deshon as Fritz Hahn *Sydney Deane as Lawrence Darcy *J. Edwin Brown as The Butler *Joseph W. Girard Joseph W. Girard (April 2, 1871 – August 21, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Before he became an ... as The Derelict *Mattie Witting as Housekeeper Reception Like many American films of the time, ''Beloved Jim'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors cut the four intertitles "My aunt surely picked a good wife", "And then Jim need never kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1917 Film)
''The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' is an American silent drama film released in 1917. It was written, produced and directed by the husband and wife team Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber, who also play the lead roles. It was made in Hollywood under the working title ''Is a Woman a Person?'' The plot follows the careers of a husband and wife pair of activists campaigning for sex education and family planning. The events in the film were largely inspired by the trial of Margaret Sanger. The film was an unofficial sequel to ''Where Are My Children?'', a 1916 film by the same team, and has been classified as 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 .... It was not a commercial success upon its release, and Weber later claimed to be unhappy with the finished produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Even As You And I
''Even As You and I'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Lois Weber and starring Ben F. Wilson, Mignon Anderson and Bertram Grassby.''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. p.184 Cast * Ben F. Wilson as Carrillo * Mignon Anderson as Selma * Bertram Grassby as Artist * Priscilla Dean as Artist's Wife * Harry Carter (actor), Harry Carter as Saturniska * Maude George as Cleo * Hayward Mack as Jacques * Earle Page (actor), Earle Page as Stray * Edwin Wallock as Wisdom * Seymour Hastings as Experience References Bibliography * John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella & Steve Joyce. ''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. McFarland, 2014. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Lois Weber 1910s American films { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goin' Straight
''Goin' Straight'' is a 1917 American silent film featuring Harry Carey and released by Universal Pictures. Cast * Harry Carey - Cheyenne Harry * Priscilla Dean - Mary Carter * Vester Pegg Vester Pegg (May 23, 1889 – February 19, 1951) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 140 films between 1912 and 1941, mainly Westerns. He was born in Appleton City, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California. Peg ... - Pinnacle Bill (as Vesta Pegg) * Ted Brooks - Billy Carter * Ed Jones - Tucson Tom * Charles Bryden - Wong Lee * William Steele - Sheriff Dan Bekham (as William Gettinger) See also * Harry Carey filmography References External links * 1917 films 1917 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1917 Western (genre) films Films directed by Fred Kelsey Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{short-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bad Man Of Cheyenne
''The Bad Man of Cheyenne'' is a 1917 two-reel American silent Western short featuring Harry Carey and Priscilla Dean. The film's survival status is unknown. Cast * Harry Carey as Cheyenne Harry * Priscilla Dean as The Sheriff's Wife * Elizabeth Janes as The Sheriff's Child * Vester Pegg as Vesta (credited as Vesta Pegg) * Jack Richardson as Bill * William Steele as The Sheriff (credited as William Gittenger) Plot From the January 1917 issue of ''The Moving Picture World'': Sheriff Crane's wife and child are preparing for a little journey with their wagon and team. On arriving at the store, the wife, on attempting to get out, stumbles and startles the horses, which causes them to run away, the child hanging on to the wagon. This is seen by Harry, who gives chase, captures the runaway horses, and returns the child, unhurt, to the mother, she returns home to tell her husband of the bravery of the stranger. Harry stops at the saloon kept by Vesta, which is patronized by rough B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Social Pirates
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''The Social Pirates'' is a 1916 American silent film serial directed by James W. Horne. It starred Marin Sais, Ollie Kirkby and True Boardman. It was written by George Bronson Howard and produced by the Kalem Company.''Pictorial History of Silent Screen'', p. 120, c.1953 by Daniel Blum. Cast *Marin Sais as Mona Hartley *Ollie Kirkby as Mary Davenport *True Boardman as *Frank Jonasson as King of the Nile *Paul Hurst as Mona's Accomplice *Jessie Arnold *Thomas G. Lingham as James Harrasford *Edward Clisbee *Priscilla Dean * Robert N. Bradbury *Forrest Taylor *Rupert Dell *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. Chapter titles # The Little Monte Carlo # The Corsican Sisters # The Parasite # A War of W ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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