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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 numerous British films, many of them for British International Pictures. He also worked on MGM's 1925 epic ''Ben-Hur (1925 film), Ben-Hur''. From 1931 Guissart began directing and had made twenty eight films by 1939. Selected filmography Cinematographer * ''Ambition (1916 film), Ambition'' (1916) * ''Love and Hate (1916 film), Love and Hate'' (1916) * ''The Volunteer (1917 film), The Volunteer'' (1917) * ''Adventures of Carol'' (1917) * ''Love Aflame'' (1917) * ''Sister Against Sister'' (1917) * ''Little Women (1918 film), Little Women'' (1918) * ''Victory (1919 film), Victory'' (1919) * ''The White Heather'' (1919) * ''My Lady's Garter'' (1920) * ''The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) * ''Treasure Island (1920 film), Treasure Island'' (1920) * ''Harriet and the Piper'' (1920) * ''The Yellow Typhoon'' (1920) * ''The Butterfly Gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...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 homonymous 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 hot ... [...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 a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelist .... 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 s ... [...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 Plot 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 Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flames Of Passion
''Flames of Passion'' is a 1922 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 bi-pack color 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. Plot 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 Plot 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 Lydia Knott (October 1, 1866 – March 30, 1955) was an American actress of the silent film era. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1937. Biography Knott was born in Tyner, Indiana, the daughter of Lambert and Clarissa Kn ... as Mrs. Marshall * Irene Yeager 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 * ''The Breaking ... [...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 Plot Cast * Robert Elliott as Didier Bouchard * Henry G. Sell Henry G. Sell (July 31, 1884 – August 20, 1968) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in a number of serial film, serials produced by Pathé Exchange including several with Pearl White. After leaving film acting in 1922, he ... as Milo d'Espail * Marcya Capri as Rolande Garros * Lucy Fox as Thérèse Garros * Ivo Dawson as Joe Hoggart * Eugène Bréon as Bill Shopps References Bibliography * Larry Langman. ''Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking''. McFarland, 2000. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Léonce Perret American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white fi ... [...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 Plot 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 ... [...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. Plot Cast * Anita Stewart as Hilda / Berta Nordstorm *Ward Crane as John Mathison * Donald MacDonald as Robert Hallowell *Joseph Kilgour Joseph Kilgour (11 July 1863 – 21 April 1933) was a Canadian actor of the silent film era. He was a well-known veteran stage actor in Broadway theatre before entering silent films. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1909 and 1926. Kil ... as Karl Lysgaard * George Fisher as M. Andre Duval * Ed Brady as Morgan References External links * 1920 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1920 drama films First National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet And The Piper
Harriet(t) may refer to: * Harriet (name), a female name ''(includes list of people with the name)'' Places * Harriet, Queensland, rural locality in Australia * Harriet, Arkansas, unincorporated community in the United States * Harriett, Texas, unincorporated community in the United States Ships * ''Harriet'' (1798 ship), built at Pictou Shipyard, Nova Scotia, Canada * ''Harriet'' (1802 EIC ship), East India Company ship * ''Harriet'' (1810 ship), American ship * ''Harriet'' (1813 ship), American ship * ''Harriet'' (1829 ship), British Royal Navy ship * ''Harriet'' (1836 ship), British ship * ''Harriet'' (fishing smack), 1893 British trawler preserved in Fleetwood Museum Other * Harriet (band), an alternative Americana band from Los Angeles * ''Harriet'' (film), a 2019 biographical film about Harriet Tubman * Harriet (novel), a 1976 romance by Jilly Cooper Dame Jilly Cooper, (born Jill Sallitt; 21 February 1937) is an English author. She began her career as a jour ... [...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. It starred Shirley Mason as Jim Hawkins (a trouser role), Charles Ogle as Long John Silver and Lon Chaney in a dual role as Blind Pew and Merry. 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 the Admiral Benbow Inn on the west coast of England. When former pirate Billy Bones is killed at the inn by other pirates seeking the map to the lost treasure of Captain Flint, Jim finds the map and turns it over to his mother's friends, Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney, who organize an expedition to reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
