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Peaches Jackson
Peaches Jackson (October 9, 1913 – February 23, 2002) was an American film actress. Her sister, Mary Ann Jackson also became a child actor, and appeared in many of the Little Rascals short films for Hal Roach. Peaches (Charlotte) stopped acting regularly in 1925, and later was a dancer in the film ''Dancing Lady'' (1933), and ''It's Great to Be Alive (film), It's Great to Be Alive'' (1933). Filmography References External links * American child actresses 1913 births 2002 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he commanded $10,000 per week. Early life Meighan was born to John and Mary Meighan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father was the president of Pittsburgh Facing Mills, and his family was well-off. Meighan's parents encouraged him to go to college but he refused. At the age of 15, his father sent him to work shoveling coal, which quickly changed his mind. He attended Mount St. Mary's College to study pharmacology. After three years of study, Meighan decided he wished to pursue acting. Early theatre career After dropping out of college in 1896, Meighan became a juvenile player in the Pittsburgh Stock Company headed by Henrietta Crosman. He was paid $35 per week. Meighan soon found success. He first appeared on Broadway in 1900, and four years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinx (1919 Film)
''Jinx'' is a 1919 in film, 1919 American silent film, silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and directed by Victor Schertzinger. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com which suggests that it is a lost film. Cast Mabel Normand as The JinxFlorence Carpenter as Rory Bory Alice Ogden Crane as Bull Hogarth Cullen Landis as Slicker Evans Clarence Arper as Sheriff Jepson Gertrude Claire as Aunt Tina Carbery References External links * *Lantern slide for ''Jinx'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mine To Keep
''Mine to Keep'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Bryant Washburn, Charlotte Stevens and Wheeler Oakman.Munden p.515 Synopsis A newly married couple both suspect the other of infidelity. They separate and she goes to nurse the injured dancer she believes her husband had an affair with. Ultimately all turns out well and the couple reconcile. Cast * Bryant Washburn as Victor Olney * Mabel Forrest as Constance Rives * Wheeler Oakman as Clint Mowbray * Charlotte Stevens as Carmen Joy * Laura La Varnie as Mrs. Joy * Peaches Jackson as Joy child * Michael D. Moore as Joy child * Pat Moore as Joy child * Francis Ford as Jack Deering * Harry Dunkinson as Sewell * Charles Mason as Pelton * Edith Stayart Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circus Days
''Circus Days'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film starring child actor Jackie Coogan, directed by Eddie Cline, produced by Sol Lesser and Jackie Coogan's own production company, and distributed through Associated First National Pictures. Preservation status ''Circus Days'' had been considered a lost film, but a print survived in Russia. It was digitally presented to the Library of Congress from Russian archive Godmosfilm in 2010 along with several other lost silent films. Cast *Jackie Coogan as Toby Tyler *Barbara Tennant as Ann Tyler * Russell Simpson as Eben Holt *Claire McDowell as Martha *Cesare Gravina as Luigi, the Clown *Peaches Jackson as Jeannette *Sam De Grasse as Lord the Concessionaire *DeWitt Jennings DeWitt Clarke Jennings (June 21, 1871 – March 1, 1937) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in 17 Broadway theatre, Broadway plays between 1906 and 1920, and in more than 150 films between 1915 and 1937. Biography He was born ... as Daly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes Of The Street
''Heroes of the Street'' is a 1922 American silent crime drama film directed by William Beaudine. It stars child actor Wesley Barry, Marie Prevost, and Jack Mulhall. This film survives in George Eastman House. Plot When a smart aleck street kid's father, a policeman, is killed in the line of duty, the boy turns over a new leaf and goes to work to support his mother, brothers and sisters. He gets a job as an usher in a theater, but really wants to become a policeman to avenge the death of his father. He soon finds himself involved in a fake kidnapping, real gangsters and a tip on the identity of the man who killed his dad. Cast *Wesley Barry as Mickey Callahan *Marie Prevost as Betty Benton *Jack Mulhall as Howard Lane *Philo McCullough as Shadow *Will Walling as Officer Mike Callahan *Aggie Herring as Mrs. Callahan *Wilfred Lucas *Wedgwood Nowell * Philip Ford *Peaches Jackson Peaches Jackson (October 9, 1913 – February 23, 2002) was an American film act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While Justice Waits
''While Justice Waits'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Bernard J. Durning, and starring Dustin Farnum, Irene Rich, Earl Metcalfe, Junior Delameter, and Frankie Lee. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on November 19, 1922. Cast * Dustin Farnum as Dan Hunt * Irene Rich as Nell Hunt * Earl Metcalfe as George Carter * Junior Delameter as Hunt Jr. * Frankie Lee as Joe * Hector V. Sarno as A Man * Peaches Jackson as A Man's Daughter * Gretchen Hartman as Mollie Adams Preservation The film is now considered lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee .... References External links * * 1922 Western (genre) films 1922 films American black-and-white films Lost American films Fox Film films Lost Western (genre) films 1922 lost films Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelor Daddy
''The Bachelor Daddy'' is a lost 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Edward Peple and Olga Printzlau. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy, Maude Wayne, Adele Farrington, J. Farrell MacDonald, Larry Wheat, and Peaches Jackson. The film was released on April 29, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, following the death of his mining partner Joe Pelton (MacDonald), wealthy bachelor Richard Chester (Meighan) adopts Joe's five young children and takes them east by train. The tots upset the equanimity of the passengers of the Pullman car en route to New York City, and when they arrive at Richard's home they almost drive the servants distracted. He puts them all in school except for the youngest. His fiancé Ethel McVae (Wayne), a cold society woman, refuses to have anything to do with the children and breaks their engagement when she sees how Richard reacts when his stenographer Sally Lockwood (Joy) helps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Lulu Bett (film)
''Miss Lulu Bett'' is a 1921 American silent comedy drama film based on a 1920 play and bestselling novel of the same name by Zona Gale. The screenplay was written by Clara Beranger, and the film was directed by William C. deMille. The play won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 2001, this film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Plot As described in a film magazine, Lulu Bett (Wilson) is a slave in the home of her married half-sister Ina Deacon (Van Buren). Her life of drudgery is interrupted when Ninian Deacon (Burton), the scapegoat brother of the head of the house Dwight Deacon (Roberts), "accidentally" marries her. After he confesses that he has another wife, LuLu leaves him and Dwight allows her to return. Her persecution is redoubled upon her return, but she received courage after telling her story to the town schoolmaster Neil Corn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Through The Back Door
''Through the Back Door'' is a 1921 American silent comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and Jack Pickford, and starring Mary Pickford. at silentera.com Plot The movie starts in in the early 1900s. Jeanne () is the 10-year-old daughter of Louise (). Troubles start when Louise remarries a selfish but rich man named Elt ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsummer Madness (1921 Film)
''Midsummer Madness'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the novel ''His Friend and His Wife'' by Cosmo Hamilton. The film was directed by William C. deMille, and stars Jack Holt, Conrad Nagel, Lois Wilson, and Lila Lee. It is the film debut of Ethel Wales. A copy of ''Midsummer Madness'' is preserved at the Library of Congress. Cast * Jack Holt as Bob Meredith *Conrad Nagel as Julian Osborne * Lois Wilson as Margaret Meredith *Lila Lee as Daisy Osborne * Betty Francisco as Mary Miller *Claire McDowell as Mrs. Osborne *Peaches Jackson as Peggy Meredith * Ethel Wales as Mrs. Hicks * Charles Ogle as Caretaker * Lillian Leighton as Caretaker's Wife *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-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince Chap
''The Prince Chap'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by Olga Printzlau based upon the play of the same name by Edward Peple. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Charles Ogle, Kathlyn Williams, Casson Ferguson, Ann Forrest, Peaches Jackson, and Mae Giraci. The film was released in August 1920, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, William Peyton (Meighan), an artist occupying a poor apartment in the Latin quarter of London with his servant Runion (Ogle), is prevailed by a poor artists' model (Hart) to take her child and keep it upon her death. William agrees and raises Claudia as if she was his own daughter. His fiancée Alice Travers (Williams), hearing Claudia call him "pappa", misunderstands the situation and breaks their engagement. After several years, William has become prosperous and Claudia grows into womanhood. Jack, the Earl of Huntington (Ferguson), a fellow artist and friend of William, falls in love wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahoma (film)
''Lahoma'' is a 1920 American silent western film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring Peaches Jackson, Wade Boteler and Jack Perrin.Connelly p.371 It is based on the 1913 novel ''Lahoma'' by J. Breckenridge Ellis. Cast * Peaches Jackson as Lahoma, as a child * Louise Burnham as Lahoma * Wade Boteler as Henry Gledware * Lurline Lyons as Mrs. Gledware * Jack Perrin as Will Compton * Russell Simpson as 'Brick' Willock * F.B. Phillips as Bill Atkins * Will Jeffries as Red Feather * Yvette Mitchell as Red Fawn * Bert Lindley as Red Kimball * Jack Carlyle Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ... as Kansas Kimball References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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