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Philip Hahn
Philip Hahn (1884-August 4, 1976) was an American actor. He was in silent films including the lead role in '' The Price He Paid'', an adaptation of an Ella Wheeler Wilcox poem, and '' The Dancer's Peril''. According to ''Motography'' he was a painter in Amsterdam until he went color blind. Filmography *'' The Price He Paid'' (1914) *''The Nightingale (1914 film)'' *''The Garden of Lies'' (1915) *'' The Senator'' (1915) as Count Ernst von Strahl in the film adaptation *'' The Bachelor's Romance'' (1915) *''The Woman's Law'' (1916) *''The Scarlet Oath'' (1916) also titled ''The Other Sister'' *''Playing with Fire (1916 film) ''Playing with Fire'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Francis J. Grandon, starring Olga Petrova, and released by Metro Pictures. It is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Olga Petrova as Jean Serian (as Mme. Petrova) ...'' *'' The Dancer's Peril'' (1917), as Grand Duke Alexis References External linksPhilip HahnInternet Movie Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price He Paid
''The Price He Paid'' is a 1914 American silent melodrama film, directed by Lawrence McGill. It stars Philip Hahn, Gertrude Shipman, and Julia Hurley (actress), Julia Hurley, and was released on December 7, 1914. The film is inspired by the Ella Wheeler Wilcox poem of the same name. Cast list * Philip Hahn as Richard * Gertrude Shipman as Lucie, his wife * Julia Hurley (actress), Julia Hurley as Granny * Edith Hinkle as Mrs. Lyons * Reeva Greenwood as Patrice * Jack Standing as The doctor * Thomas V. Emery as Charlie Duke References External links * * * Melodrama films Films based on poems Silent American drama films 1914 drama films 1914 films American silent feature films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (November 5, 1850October 30, 1919) was an American author and poet. Her works include the collection '' Poems of Passion'' and the poem "Solitude", which contains the lines "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone." Her autobiography, ''The Worlds and I'', was published in 1918, a year before her death. Biography Ella Wheeler was born in 1850 on a farm in Johnstown, Wisconsin, east of Janesville, the youngest of four children. The family later moved north of Madison, after losing its wealth, as the result of her father's failed business aspirations and speculation. Wilcox's family held themselves to be intellectuals, and a mastery of the nuances of the English language was prized. During her childhood, Wilcox amused herself by reading books and newspapers, which may have influenced her later writing (most notably William Shakespeare, ''The Arabian Nights'', ''The Diverting History of John Gilpin'' and ''Gulliver's Travels'', in additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dancer's Peril
''The Dancer's Peril'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent romance film directed by Travers Vale and starring Alice Brady, Philip Hahn and Harry Benham. Its plotline features the Ballets Russes, then appearing in a show by the Shubert Brothers, major backers of World Film.Koszarski p.66 The film still survives, unlike many others from the era. Cast * Alice Brady as Mother / Daughter * Philip Hahn as Grand Duke Alexis * Harry Benham as Richard Moraino * Montagu Love as Michael Pavloff * Alexis Kosloff as Nicholas * Augusta Burmeister as Marta Antonovitch * Louis R. Grisel as Marta's Husband * Jack Drumier as Lamoraux * Johnny Hines as Ivan * Sidney D'Albrook as Boris References Bibliography * Richard Koszarski. ''An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928''. University of California Press, 1994. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films American silent feature films American drama films Films directed by Travers Vale Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motography
''Motography'' was an American film journal that was first published in 1909 and ran until mid-1918. The magazine was published in 1909 and was originally named ''The Nickelodeon'',"Motography." The Bioscope. 9 Feb. 2009. Web. 4 Nov. 2015 http://thebioscope.net/2010/02/09/motography/ but then changed its name to ''Motography'' in 1911. The trade journal was published monthly by Electricity Magazine Corporation,"Motography Jan-Jun 1918." Media History Library http://lantern.mediahist.org/catalog/motography19elec_0770 with offices in both New York and Chicago. ''Motography'' was one of the most popular American Film trade papers, and was read primarily by individuals in the film industry, such as movie directors and movie theater owners. In 1918, Martin Quigley bought ''Motography'' merging it with ''Motion Picture Herald''. Content ''Motography'' had a variety of content that catered towards members of the film industry. The magazine often published articles on newly released mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Color Blind
Color blindness or color vision deficiency (CVD) is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color. It can impair tasks such as selecting ripe fruit, choosing clothing, and reading traffic lights. Color blindness may make some academic activities more difficult. However, issues are generally minor, and the colorblind automatically develop adaptations and coping mechanisms. People with total color blindness (achromatopsia) may also be uncomfortable in bright environments and have decreased visual acuity. The most common cause of color blindness is an inherited problem or variation in the functionality of one or more of the three classes of cone cells in the retina, which mediate color vision. The most common form is caused by a genetic disorder called congenital red–green color blindness. Males are more likely to be color blind than females, because the genes responsible for the most common forms of color blindness are on the X chromosome. Non-color-blind fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nightingale (1914 Film)
''The Nightingale'', drama film directed and written by Augustus Thomas in 1914, is a silent drama film, which Alco Film Corporation released. Ethel Barrymore makes her acting debut in this feature film, which Thomas wrote specifically for her. Thomas, famed as a Broadway playwright, was the best friend of Barrymore's father Maurice Barrymore, Maurice and had known the actress since she was a child. As with many of Barrymore's films to come, the advertising for this film says the film is told in 'Act (drama), acts' as with a stage play, an effort to remind the audience of the star's status and preference for the legitimate stage. This film was long thought to be lost film, lost. Cast *Ethel Barrymore as Isola Franti, 'The Nightingale' *William Courtleigh as Tony Franti *Frank Andrews as Andrea Franti *Conway Tearle as Charles Marden *Charles A. Stevenson as Nathan Narden *Irving Brooks as 'Red' Galvin *Mario Majeroni as David Mantz *Philip Hahn as Jean de Resni *Ida Darling as Mrs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garden Of Lies
''The Garden of Lies'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Jack Pratt and starring in her debut stage actress Jane Cowl. It was based on a novel by Justus Miles Forman who perished on the '' Lusitania'' that same year. The Universal Film Manufacturing Company handled the distribution. The film was shot in Jacksonville, Florida, St. Augustine, Florida, parts of Louisiana, and other areas around the Gulf of Mexico. Cast *Jane Cowl - Eleanor Mannering/Princess Eleanor * William Russell - Dennis Mallory *Philip Hahn - Prince Carl *Violet Horner Violet Horner (1892 – 1970) was an American silent film actress. She had several starring roles including in one of the Lena Rivers (1914 Whitman film), Lena Rivers films (based on the Mary Jane Holmes novel) released in 1914 and a series of f ... - Jessica Mannering *Ethelbert Hale - Von Aldorz *David Wall - Dr. Mackenzie * Claude Cooper - Baron Von Steinbreck *Adele Carson - The Maid References External links The Garden of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Senator (play)
''The Senator'' was a popular 1890 comedic play by David D. Lloyd and Sydney Rosenfeld, also made into a 1915 silent film. Play Rosenfeld, a prolific writer and adapter of plays, completed the play after Lloyd died; it is not known for sure how much Rosenfeld did to revise the text. He himself claimed to have made major revisions (though acknowledging the unfairness of claiming such when Lloyd could not dispute it), while some critics suggested he just made minor alterations, perhaps supposing that Rosenfeld himself was not capable of producing such fine product. After initial performances outside New York (it was first performed in St. Louis)(26 November 1889)Mr. Crane in Boston ''The New York Times'' it debuted at the Star Theatre on Broadway on January 13, 1890, and ran for 119 performances.Fisher, James & Felicia Hardison LondrThe A to Z of American Theater: Modernism p. 427 (Scarecrow Press 2008) ()(11 May 1890)The Senator's Farewell: Theodore Moss's Expensive Present To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelor's Romance
''The Bachelor's Romance'' is a 1915 American comedy silent film directed by John Emerson and written by Martha Morton. The film stars John Emerson, Lorraine Huling, George LeGuere, Robert Cain, Sybilla Pope and Maggie Fisher. The film was released on February 11, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * John Emerson as David Holmes *Lorraine Huling as Sylvia *George Le Guere as Harry *Robert Cain as Gerald *Sybilla Pope as Helen *Maggie Fisher as Aunt Clem *Philip Hahn Philip Hahn (1884-August 4, 1976) was an American actor. He was in silent films including the lead role in '' The Price He Paid'', an adaptation of an Ella Wheeler Wilcox poem, and '' The Dancer's Peril''. According to ''Motography'' he was a paint ... as Savage *Thomas McGrath as Willum *J. Findlay as Martin References External links * 1915 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1915 comedy films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman's Law
''The Woman's Law'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Lawrence B. McGill and starring Florence Reed. It was distributed through Pathé Exchange. Cast * Florence Reed as Gail Orcutt * Duncan McRae (actor), Duncan McRae as George Orcutt / Keith Edgerton *Anita d'Este Scott as Mrs. Lorme, Gail's Friend * Jack Curtis as Vance Orcutt (credited as Master Jack Curtis) *Lora Rogers as Vance's Governess * |
The Scarlet Oath
''The Scarlet Oath'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Powell and Travers Vale and starring Gail Kane, Philip Hahn and Carleton Macy.Katchmer p.346 Cast * Gail Kane as Olga Pavloff / Nina Pavloff * Philip Hahn as Ivan Pavloff * Carleton Macy as Victor Karenin * Lillian Paige as Mrs. Victor Krenin * Alan Hale as John Huntington * Montagu Love as Nicholas Savaroff * Boris Korlin Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name *:''See'': List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) * Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907), the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his d ... as Caganov References Bibliography * George A. Katchmer. ''Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known''. McFarland, 1991. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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