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Pleasure Mad
''Pleasure Mad'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Huntley Gordon, Mary Alden, and Norma Shearer.Jacobs & Braum p. 71 The film was written by A.P. Younger based upon the novel ''The Valley of Content'' by Blanche Upright. Cast * Huntley Gordon as Hugh Benton * Mary Alden as Marjorie Benton * Norma Shearer as Elinor Benton * William Collier Jr. as Howard Benton * Winifred Bryson as Geraldine de Lacy * Ward Crane as David Templeton * Frederick Truesdell as John Hammond * Joan Standing Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film ''Dracula''. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1940. Partial filmography * '' The Loves o ... as Hulda References Bibliography *Jack Jacobs & Myron Braum. ''The Films of Norma Shearer''. A. S. Barnes, 1976. External links * * 1923 films Films directed by Reginald Barker American ...
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Huntley Gordon
Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Profile Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including working in a bank, in a silver mine, contracting, as a commercial traveller, and being a cigarette factory owner before settling on the stage and at one time acted with Ethel Barrymore. His Broadway credits included ''Life'' (1914) and ''Our Mrs. McChesney'' (1915). He began his screen career in 1916 when given a chance by Thomas Ince. Gordon was once a model for Arrow Collars; he was once painted by American commercial illustrator J. C. Leyendecker. He served in the Canadian Army during World War I and began a career in motion pictures in England where he had been stationed during the war. With his suave manner and classic good looks he was sought out in Hollywood, California where he acted in both silent and talking films. In Hollywo ...
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William Collier Jr
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ...
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American Black-and-white Films
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American Silent Feature Films
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Films Directed By Reginald Barker
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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1923 Films
The following is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top seven films released in 1923 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events *April 4 – Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. incorporated in the United States. *April 15 – Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers. *Henry Roussel's ''Les Opprimés'' is released, introducing mattes (painted by W. Percy Day) to French cinema. *October 16 – Brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney establish the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (later to be known as Walt Disney Productions). Notable films released in 1923 American films unless stated otherwise A *''Adam's Rib'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille *''The Ancient Law (Das alte Gesetz)'', directed by E. A. Dupont, starring Henny Porten – (Germany) *''Ashes of Vengeanc ...
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Joan Standing
Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film ''Dracula''. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1940. Partial filmography * '' The Loves of Letty'' (1919) - Slavey * ''The Branding Iron'' (1920) - Maude Upper * '' Silk Hosiery'' (1920) - Sophia Black * ''Lorna Doone'' (1922) - Gwenny Carfax (uncredited) * ''Oliver Twist'' (1922) - Charlotte * '' Hearts Aflame'' (1923) - Ginger * ''The Cricket on the Hearth'' (1923) - Tillie Slowboy * ''Pleasure Mad'' (1923) - Hulda * ''A Noise in Newboro'' (1923) - Dorothy Mason * '' Three Weeks'' (1924) - Isabella * ''Women Who Give'' (1924) - Sophia Higginboottom * ''Happiness'' (1924) - Jenny * ''What Shall I Do?'' (1924) - Lizzie * ''The Beauty Prize'' (1924) - Lydia Du Bois * ''Empty Hearts'' (1924) - Hilda, the maid * ''Greed'' (1924) - Selina * '' The Dancers'' (1925) - Pringle * ''Faint Perfume'' (1925) - The Hired Girl * ''Love on th ...
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Frederick Truesdell
Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1219–1246), last Duke of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty * Frederick the Fair (Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), 1286–1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans Baden * Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826–1907), Grand Duke of Baden * Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857–1928), Grand Duke of Baden Bohemia * Frederick, Duke of Bohemia (died 1189), Duke of Olomouc and Bohemia Britain * Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), eldest son of King George II of Great Britain Brandenburg/Prussia * Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371–1440), also known as Frederick VI, Burgrave of Nuremberg * Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413–1470), Margrave of Brandenburg * Frederick William, Elector ...
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Ward Crane
Ward Crane (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American silent film actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome heavy to Buster Keaton's hero in ''Sherlock Jr.'' (1924). Crane died aged 38 in Saranac Lake, New York, from pneumonia.''Silent Film Necrology'', p.110 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana Crane was the son of John J. Crane. He was born and educated in Albany, New York. He served in the Navy during World War I. He was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery in Albany. Selected filmography *'' The Dark Star'' (1919) *''The Scoffer'' (1920) *'' In the Heart of a Fool'' (1920) *''Harriet and the Piper'' (1920) *''The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' (1920) *'' The Luck of the Irish'' (1920) *'' Something Different'' (1920) *'' Heedless Moths'' (1921) *'' French Heels'' (1922) *'' No Trespassing'' (1922) *'' Broadway Rose'' (1922) * ''Destiny's Isle'' (1922) *''The Famous Mrs. Fair'' (1923) *'' Within the Law'' (1923) *'' Enemies ...
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Winifred Bryson
Winifred Bryson (born Winifred Brison; December 20, 1892 – August 20, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and of silent films. Biography Winifred Bryson was born Winifred Brison on December 20, 1892, in Los Angeles, the daughter of Oliver A. Brison (1871–1922) and Annie Tilley (1870–1964). Bryson began to perform publicly in 1914, initially in the musical comedy stage, and in the drama ''Regeneration'' with Bert Lytell. Although her first film was '' Peer Gynt'' (1915), her real transition to motion pictures was in the film '' A Heart to Let'' (1921). In total, Bryson acted in 19 films, her final screen appearance being in ''Adoration'' (1928). Her career ended with the advent of talkies. She was married twice, first to actor Warner Baxter from 1918 until his death in 1951, and then to Ferdinand H. Manger. Winifred Bryson died on August 20, 1987. She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale). Filmography *'' Peer Gynt'' (1915) *'' A Heart ...
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Blanche Upright
Blanche Sarah Upright (née Caro; February 22, 1880 - April 3, 1948) was a writer in the United States. Her novel ''Valley of Content'' was adapted to film as ''Pleasure Mad'' in 1923 and staged in 1925. She appeared in the 1927 film ''Your Wife and Mine''. Born Blanche Sarah Caro, she married Louis Childs Upright. They owned the fabric business Caro & Upright at 717 Market Street in San Francisco. It also had an office in Los Angeles. Works *''The Valley of Content'' *''The Losing Gain'' *''The Altar of Friendship'' *''The Party of the Third'' Filmography *''Pleasure Mad'' (1923), an adaptation of her novel ''The Valley of Content'' *''Your Wife and Mine ''Your Wife and Mine'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Frank O'Connor (actor), Frank O'Connor and starring Phyllis Haver, Stuart Holmes and Wallace MacDonald.Katchmer p.533 Cast * Phyllis Haver as Phyllis Warren * ...'' (1927) as Mrs. Coy References External linksFindagrave entry {{DEFAULTSO ...
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Mary Alden
Mary Maguire Alden (June 18, 1883 – July 2, 1946) was an American motion picture and stage actress. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Hollywood. Life Alden was born in New York City on June 18, 1883. She performed on Broadway in ''Personal'' (1907) and ''The Rule of Three'' (1914). She worked for the Biograph Company and Pathé Exchange in the first portion of her career. Her most popular role in movies came in ''The Birth of a Nation'' directed by D.W. Griffith in 1915. Alden played the role of a mulatto woman in love with a northern politician. The following year she was in Griffith's ''Intolerance'' with Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, and Vera Lewis. After making ''Less Than The Dust'' with Mary Pickford in 1917, she took a temporary leave from motion pictures, acting for a while on the stage. Critics acclaimed Alden's portrayal of the mother, Mrs. Anthon, in ''The Old Nest'' (1921) and her characterization of an old lady in ''The Man With Two Mothers'' (19 ...
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