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Percy Standing
Percy Standing (26 October 1882 – 17 September 1950) was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 42 films between 1913 and 1934. He was born in Lambeth, London and died in Placer County, California. Selected filmography * '' His Wife's Child'' (1913) * ''Unto the Third Generation'' (1913) * ''The Final Judgment'' (1915) * '' Life Without Soul'' (1915) * ''The Fall of a Nation'' (1916) * ''Her Fighting Chance'' (1917) * ''My Four Years in Germany'' (1918) * ''To the Highest Bidder'' (1918) * ''Every Mother's Son'' (1918) * '' The Song of the Soul'' (1918) * '' Everybody's Girl'' (1918) * '' The Captain's Captain'' (1919) * ''Bonds of Love'' (1919) * ''A Modern Salome'' (1920) * '' Sheer Bluff'' (1921) * '' The Great Day'' (1921) * '' Appearances'' (1921) * '' The Mystery Road'' (1921) * '' Half a Truth'' (1922) * ''A Gipsy Cavalier'' (1922) * '' Fires of Fate'' (1923) * '' The Harbour Lights'' (1923) * ''The Desert Sheik'' (1924) * ''Harmony Heaven '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick (born Pauline Beatrice Libbey, August 12, 1883 – September 19, 1938) was an American stage and film actress. Early life Frederick was born Pauline Beatrice Libbey (later changed to Libby) in Boston in 1883 (some sources state 1884 or 1885), the only child of Richard O. and Loretta C. Libbey. Her father worked as a yardmaster for the Old Colony Railroad before becoming a salesman. Her parents separated when she was a toddler and Frederick was raised primarily by her mother to whom she remained close for the remainder of her life (her parents divorced around 1897). As a girl, she was fascinated with show business, and determined early to place her goals in the direction of the theater. She studied acting, singing and dancing at Miss Blanchard's Finishing School in Boston where she later graduated. Her father, however, discouraged her ambitions to be an actress and encouraged her to become an elocution teacher. After pursuing a career as an actress, her father d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody's Girl (film)
''Everybody's Girl'' is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Tom Terriss and written by A. Van Buren Powell. The film stars Alice Joyce, May Hopkins, and Walter McGrail Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in ''The Scarlet Runner'', a 12-chapter serial. McGrail was born in .... Cast list References {{Tom Terriss American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1918 films Films directed by Tom Terriss 1918 comedy-drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmony Heaven
''Harmony Heaven'' is a 1930 British musical film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Polly Ward, Stuart Hall and Trilby Clark. This film had Pathechrome inserts, and was one of Britain's first two musical films, along with ''Raise the Roof''.Barrios p.211 It was made at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director John Mead. Cast * Polly Ward as Billie Breeze * Stuart Hall as Bob Farrell * Trilby Clark as Lady Violet Mistley * Jack Raine as Stuart * Philip Hewland as Beasley Cutting * Percy Standing as Producer * Gus Sharland as Stage Manager * Aubrey Fitzgerald as Suggs * Edna Prince as The Singer See also *List of early color feature films This is a list of early feature-length color films (including primarily black-and-white films that have one or more color sequences) made up to about 1936, when the Technicolor three-strip process firmly established itself as the major-studio fa ... Bibliography * Barrios, Richard. ''A Song in the Dark: The Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Desert Sheik
''The Desert Sheik'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Pedro de Cordoba.Munden p.180 British star Stewart Rome also appears in a supporting role. The story is inspired by the 1898 novel ''The Tragedy of the Korosko'' by Arthur Conan Doyle. Synopsis An American woman in Egypt falls in love with a major in the British Army. While on a trip through the desert they are attacked by Bedouins, and the woman captured. British troops stage a rescue mission. Cast * Wanda Hawley as Corinne Adams * Nigel Barrie as Major Egerton * Pedro de Cordoba as Prince Ibrahim * Edith Craig as Miss Adams * Arthur M. Cullin as Sir Charles Roden * Stewart Rome as Reverend Roden * Douglas Munro (actor), Douglas Munro as Mansoor * Percy Standing as Stephen Belmont * Cyril Smith (actor), Cyril Smith as Lord Howard Cecil * Hamed El Gabrey as Emir - Desert Sheik References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Harbour Lights (1923 Film)
''The Harbour Lights'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Tom Moore, Isobel Elsom, and Gerald McCarthy. It was based on a popular Victorian melodramatic play '' The Harbour Lights'' by George R. Sims which had previously been made into a film in 1914. Cast * Tom Moore as Lieutenant David Kingsley * Isobel Elsom as Dora Nelson * Gerald McCarthy as Frank Morland * Gibson Gowland as Mark Helstone * Annette Benson as Lina Nelson * A. B. Imeson as Inspector Wood * Percy Standing as Nicholson * Mary Rorke as Mrs. Helstone * Judd Green as Old Tom * Gordon Begg Gordon Begg (14 January 1868 – February 1954) was a Scottish stage and film actor. During the silent film era he made several films in Hollywood, before returning to Britain. He appeared as William Shakespeare in the 1930 British revue film ' ... as Captain Nelson References External links *Lobby card 1923 films 1923 drama films Films directed by Tom Terriss Ideal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fires Of Fate (1923 Film)
''Fires of Fate'' is a 1923 British-American silent adventure film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Pedro de Cordoba. It was adapted from the 1909 play '' Fires of Fate'' by Arthur Conan Doyle which was in turn based on his 1898 novel ''The Tragedy of the Korosko''. The version released in the United States is known as ''Desert Sheik''. Cast * Wanda Hawley as Dorinne Adams * Nigel Barrie as Col. Egerton * Pedro de Cordoba as Prince Ibrahim * Stewart Rome as Rev. Samuel Rodin * Edith Craig as Miss Adams * Percy Standing as Stephen Belmont * Arthur M. Cullin as Sir Charles Rodin * Douglas Munro as Mansoor * Cyril Smith Sir Cyril Richard Smith (28 June 1928 – 3 September 2010) was a prominent British politician who after his death was revealed to have been a prolific serial sex offender against children. A member of the Liberal Party, he was Member of ... as Lord Howard Cecil References External links * 1923 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gipsy Cavalier
''A Gipsy Cavalier'' is a 1922 British historical drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Georges Carpentier, Flora le Breton and Rex McDougall. It was one of three films made in Britain during the early 1920s by the British-born American founder of Vitagraph Studios. All involved elaborate sets, costumes and extras and set an example of showmanship to emerging British filmmakers. It was adapted from the novel ''My Lady April'' by John Overton. Cast * Georges Carpentier as Valerius Carew * Flora le Breton as Dorothy Forrest * Rex McDougall as Ralph Carew * Mary Clare as Janet * Hubert Carter as Bartholomew Griggs * William Luff as Beydach * Simeon Stuart as Sir Julian Carew * W.D.C. Knox as Sir George Forrest * Norma Whalley as Lady Forrest * Percy Standing as Stirrett * Tom Coventry as Ballard * Charles Stuart Blackton as Valerius as a Child * Ursula Jeans Ursula Jean McMinn (5 May 1906 – 21 April 1973), better known as Ursula Jeans, was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half A Truth
''Half a Truth'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Margaret Hope, Lawford Davidson and Miles Mander.Murphy p.294 It was based on a 1911 novel by Eliza Humphreys writing as Rita. Cast * Margaret Hope as Virginia * Lawford Davidson as Chris Kennaway * Miles Mander as Marquis Sallast * Norma Whalley as Lady Lucille Altamont * Irene Rooke as Octavia Madison * Percy Standing Percy Standing (26 October 1882 – 17 September 1950) was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 42 films between 1913 and 1934. He was born in Lambeth, London and died in Placer County, California. Selected filmography ... as Sir Richard Madison * Phillip Simmons as Barry Connell * Stella Wood-Sims as Doreen Madison References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. BFI, 2006. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films British silent feature films British crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Road
''The Mystery Road'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Paul Powell. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * David Powell as Gerald Dombey * Nadja Ostrovska as Myrtile Sargot * Pardoe Woodman as Christopher Went * Mary Glynne as Lady Susan Farrington * Ruby Miller as Vera Lypashi * Percy Standing as Luigi * Lewis Gilbert as Jean Sargot * Irene Tripod as Widow Dumesnel * Lionel d'Aragon as Pierre Naval * Arthur M. Cullin as Earl of Farrington * Judd Green as The Vagabond See also * Alfred Hitchcock filmography Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) was an English director and filmmaker. Popularly known as the "Master of Suspense" for his use of innovative film techniques in thrillers, Hitchcock started his career in the British film industry as a title design ... References External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1921 lost films Lost British films British silent feature films British black-and-wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appearances (film)
''Appearances'' is a 1921 British drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. It is a lost film. Cast * David Powell as Herbert Seaton * Mary Glynne as Kitty Mitchell * Langhorn Burton as Sir William Rutherford * Mary Dibley as Lady Rutherford * Marjorie Hume as Agnes * Percy Standing as Dawkins See also *Alfred Hitchcock filmography *List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ... References External links * * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1921 lost films British drama films British silent feature films British black-and-white films Films directed by Donald Crisp Lost British films Lost drama films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Day
''The Great Day'' is a 1920 British drama film directed by Hugh Ford. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. On 17 April 1921, Paramount Pictures released the film in the US at five reels (roughly 50 minutes). The film is now considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film publication, Frank Beresford (Burleigh) and Clara Borstwick (Hume) have married against the wishes of her father, Sir John Borstwick (Bourchier). Immediately following the marriage, Lillian Leeson (Albanesi), to whom Frank had formerly been married, appears with the intent to blackmail. Frank had told Clara of the former marriage and had believed that Lillian was dead. Frank goes to Paris to find a former friend that he believed to be dead who was a former husband of Lillian. He recognizes Dave Leeson (Kerr) and they return to England. Dave frustrates the attempt by Lillian to spoil Frank's happiness, and there is a reconciliation with Clara. Cast * Arthur Bourchier as Sir John Borstwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheer Bluff
''Sheer Bluff'' ( nl, Zaken zijn zaken) is a 1921 British-Dutch silent drama film directed by Frank Richardson. Cast * Henry Victor - Maurice Hardacre * Maudie Dunham - Esther * Percy Standing - Jasper Hardacre * Nico De Jong - Stokes * Lily Bouwmeester - Marion Deslisle * Hans Bruning - (as Hans Brüning) * Theo Frenkel Jr. * Fred Homann * Willem Hunsche * William Hunter * Julie Meijer Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhava ... * Julie Ruston * Lilian Ruston * Julie Ruys * Jean Stapelveld * August Van den Hoeck * Marie Van Westerhoven External links * 1921 films British silent feature films Dutch black-and-white films Dutch silent feature films British black-and-white films 1921 drama films British drama films Dutch drama films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
