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René Guissart (director)
René Guissart (24 October 1888 – 19 May 1960) was a French film director and cinematographer. During the 1920s and 1930s he worked as cinematographer on many British films many of them for British International Pictures. He also worked on MGM's 1925 epic '' Ben-Hur''. From 1931 Guissart began directing and had made twenty eight films by 1939. Selected filmography Cinematographer * ''Ambition'' (1916) * '' Love and Hate'' (1916) * '' The Volunteer'' (1917) * '' Adventures of Carol'' (1917) * ''Love Aflame'' (1917) * ''Sister Against Sister'' (1917) * ''Little Women'' (1918) * ''Victory'' (1919) * ''The White Heather'' (1919) * ''My Lady's Garter'' (1920) * ''The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) * ''Treasure Island'' (1920) * ''Harriet and the Piper'' (1920) * '' The Yellow Typhoon'' (1920) * ''The Butterfly Girl'' (1921) * ''The Money Maniac'' (1921) * '' The Breaking Point'' (1921) * '' Sowing the Wind'' (1921) * ''Flames of Passion'' (1922) * ''The Lying Truth'' (1922) * ''The Bohem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Fairfax
Marion Fairfax (born Marion Neiswanger; October 24, 1875 – October 2, 1970) was an American screenwriter, playwright, actress, and producer. Early career Fairfax first started her career as a stage actress, just like many other women did in that era. By 1901 she was appearing on Broadway and soon after that her own plays started appearing on Broadway. Before she went into pictures she was known for being one of the most distinguished stage authors in the United States, writing Broadway hits such as ''The Builders'' (1907), ''The Chaperon'' (1908), ''The Talker'' (1912), ''A Modern Girl'' (1914), In 1915 The Lasky Feature Play Company entered into a contract with Fairfax. This opportunity gave Fairfax the chance to work under William C. deMille who is known as the author for many successful plays such as "The Warrens of Virginia" and "The Woman." The success of Fairfax comes through wide knowledge of dramatic values, not only from an author's perspective but also from that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory (1919 Film)
''Victory'' is a surviving 1919 American action film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery and Bull Montana. The film is an adaptation of the 1915 eponymous novel by Joseph Conrad (the only film adaptation of one of his works that he ever lived to see). The screenplay was written by Jules Furthman and Ben Carré was the art director. The film was chosen by the New York Times as one of the top ten films of 1919. It was later remade in 1930 as ''Dangerous Paradise'', and again in 1940 as ''Victory''. The film still exists in its complete form in the Library of Congress and is available on DVD. A lobby card exists showing Lon Chaney in the role of Ricardo. Plot Axel Heyst (Holt), a solitary individual, lives by himself on an otherwise deserted island in the South Seas. When he travels to a neighboring island on business, he encounters a pretty young girl named Alma, who is being abused by her boss, Mr. Schomberg, at the hotel wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bohemian Girl (1922 Film)
''The Bohemian Girl'' is a 1922 British romance film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Gladys Cooper, Ivor Novello, and C. Aubrey Smith. It was inspired by the opera ''The Bohemian Girl'' by Michael William Balfe and Alfred Bunn, which was in turn based on a novel ''La Gitanilla'' by Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-emin .... Originally released at 70 minutes, the surviving print is missing the first two reels and small portion of the last, timing at 46 minutes. Synopsis Arline is the little daughter of Count Arnheim, governor of an Austrian province who lives in feudal splendor near a forest where a Gypsy Queen and her tribe encamp, with her lieutenant, Devilshoof. He comes by chance upon Thaddeus, a young Polish refugee pursued by Austrian so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lying Truth
''The Lying Truth'' is a 1922 American silent drama film written and directed by Marion Fairfax and starring Noah Beery, Marjorie Daw and Tully Marshall.Munden p.470 Cast * Noah Beery as Lawrence De Muidde * Marjorie Daw as Sue De Muidde * Tully Marshall as Horace Todd * Pat O'Malley as Bill O'Hara * Charles Hill Mailes as Sam Clairborne Sr * Claire McDowell as Mrs. Sam Clairborne * Adele Watson as Ellie Clairborne * George Dromgold as Sam Clairborne * Robert Brauer as Mose * Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ... as Bill O'Hara Sr 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 Pictures Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flames Of Passion
''Flames of Passion'' (1922) was a British silent film drama directed by Graham Cutts, starred Mae Marsh and C. Aubrey Smith. The film was made by the newly formed Graham-Wilcox Productions company, a joint venture between Cutts and producer Herbert Wilcox. The entrepreneurial Wilcox tempted American star Marsh to England with a high salary offer, believing this would improve the film's marketability in the U.S.Herbert Wilcox BFI Screen Online. ''Retrieved 21 September 2010'' She was paid £1,000 a week. The gamble paid off as it became the first post-war British film to be sold to the U.S. The final reel of the film was filmed in the process [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sowing The Wind (1921 Film)
''Sowing the Wind'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Anita Stewart, James Morrison, and Myrtle Stedman. It is an adaptation of the British play '' Sowing the Wind'' by Sydney Grundy which had previously been turned into a 1916 film of the same title. Cast * Anita Stewart as Rosamund Athelstane * James Morrison as Ned Brabazon * Myrtle Stedman as Baby Brabant * Ralph Lewis as Brabazon * William V. Mong as Watkins * Josef Swickard as Petworth * Ben Deeley as Cursitor * Harry Northrup * Margaret Landis * William Clifford Preservation Copies of ''Sowing the Wind'' are in the UCLA Film and Television Archive and George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New York comprises about 28,000 titles, including features, shorts, documentaries, newsreels, and experimental moving images. The collection is renowned for its holdings of silent f .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Breaking Point (1921 Film)
''The Breaking Point'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Bessie Barriscale, Walter McGrail and Ethel Grey Terry.Munden p.83 Cast * Bessie Barriscale as Ruth Marshall * Walter McGrail as Richard Janeway * Ethel Grey Terry as Lucia Deeping * Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Janeway * Pat O'Malley as Phillip Bradley * Winter Hall as Dr. Hillyer * Wilfred Lucas as Mortimer Davidson * Joseph J. Dowling as Mrs. Marshall * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Marshall * Irene Yeager Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), the Greek for "peace". Irene, and related names, may refer to: * Irene (given name) Places * Irene, Gauteng, South Africa * Irene, South Dakota, United States * Irene, Texas, United States ... as Camilla References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1921 films 1921 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Money Maniac
''The Money Maniac'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Robert Elliott, Henry G. Sell and Marcya Capri.Langman p.47 Cast * Robert Elliott as Didier Bouchard * Henry G. Sell as Milo d'Espail * Marcya Capri as Rolande Garros * Lucy Fox as Thérèse Garros * Ivo Dawson as Joe Hoggart * Eugène Bréon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Butterfly Girl
''The Butterfly Girl'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John Gorman and starring Marjorie Daw, Fritzi Brunette, and King Baggot.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 25 Cast * Marjorie Daw as Edith Folsom * Fritzi Brunette as Lorna Lear * King Baggot as H.H. Van Horn * Jean De Briac Jean De Briac (born Jean-Frederic Weitler, 15 August 1891 – 18 October 1970) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1920 and 1962. He was born in France and died in Los Angeles, California. He immigrated to the ... as John Blaine * Ned Whitney Warren as Ned Lorimer * Lisle Darnell as Mary Van Horn References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey and Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * * 1921 films 1921 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by John Gorman American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Path ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Typhoon
''The Yellow Typhoon'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward José and written by Monte M. Katterjohn. It is based on the 1919 novel ''The Yellow Typhoon'' by Harold MacGrath. The film stars Anita Stewart, Ward Crane, Donald MacDonald, Joseph Kilgour, George Fisher, and Ed Brady. The film was released on May 3, 1920, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. Cast *Anita Stewart as Hilda / Berta Nordstorm *Ward Crane as John Mathison * Donald MacDonald as Robert Hallowell *Joseph Kilgour as Karl Lysgaard * George Fisher as M. Andre Duval *Ed Brady Ed John Brady (born June 17, 1962) is a former American football player. Brady was raised in Morris, Illinois, and attended Morris Community High School, where he led the Morris Redskins football team to a state championship. Brady played for ... as Morgan References External links * 1920 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1920 drama films First National Pictures film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet And The Piper
''Harriet and the Piper'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Bertram Bracken and written by Monte M. Katterjohn. It is based on the 1920 novel ''Harriet and the Piper'' by Kathleen Norris. The film stars Anita Stewart, Ward Crane, Charles Richman, Myrtle Stedman, Margaret Landis, and Byron Munson. The film was released on September 13, 1920, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. Cast *Anita Stewart as Harriet Field *Ward Crane as Royal Blondin * Charles Richman as Richard Carter *Myrtle Stedman as Isabelle Carter *Margaret Landis as Nina Carter *Byron Munson as Ward Carter *Loyola O'Connor as Madame Carter *Irving Cummings as Anthony Pope *Barbara La Marr Barbara La Marr (born Reatha Dale Watson; July 28, 1896 – January 30, 1926) was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in twenty-seven films during her career between 1920 and 1926. La Marr was also noted by the medi ... as Tam O'Shanter Girl References External links * * {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Island (1920 Film)
''Treasure Island'' is a 1920 silent film adaptation of the 1883 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, directed by Maurice Tourneur, and released by Paramount Pictures. Lon Chaney played two different pirate roles in this production, "Blind Pew" and "Merry", and stills exist showing him in both makeups. Charles Ogle, who had played Frankenstein's Monster in the first filmed version of ''Frankenstein'' a decade earlier at Edison Studios, portrayed Long John Silver. (Jack Holt was originally supposed to play that part.) Wallace Beery was supposed to play Israel Hands, but that role went to Joseph Singleton instead. The film was chosen as one of the Top Forty Pictures of the Year by the National Board of Review. The film is now considered a lost film. Reproductions of the film's posters still exist. Plot Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint. Young Jim Hawkins helps his widowed mother run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
