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Queen Of The Chorus
''Queen of the Chorus'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Charles J. Hunt and starring Virginia Brown Faire, Rex Lease and Betty Francisco.Munden p.625 It was made by the independent film, independent producer Morris R. Schlank. Synopsis Broadway theatre, Broadway chorus girl Queenie falls in love with a man who pretends to be a millionaire but is actually impersonating his boss. When his employer returns from Europe, he in turn tries to win over Queenie by showering her with gifts. Cast * Virginia Brown Faire as 'Queenie' Dale * Rex Lease as Billy Cooke * Lloyd Whitlock as Gordon Trent * Betty Francisco as Flossie de Vere * Harriet Hammond as Mrs. Gordon Trent * Charles Hill Mailes as Rufus Van Der Layden * Crauford Kent as Spencer Steele References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles J
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |