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Ricca Allen
Ricca Allen (June 9, 1863 – September 13, 1949) was a Canadian-born stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1941. Allen was born in Victoria, British Columbia, to John Allen of Oakland, California. Allen and her sisters Louise Allen and Ray Allen were popular dancers in the 1880s. For nine years, she performed in a company headed by Nance O'Neil. She later had her own company in vaudeville. Allen performed at Niblo's Garden for more than five years. Her Broadway credits include ''Blind Alleys'' (1924), ''Up and Down Broadway'' (1910), ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1907), ''Judith of Bethulia'' (1904), ''The Fires of St. John'' (1904), ''Hedda Gabler'' (1904) and ''Magda'' (1904). Allen died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Fatty Again'' (1914) * ''A Daughter of the Gods'' (1916) * '' Aladdin’s Other Lamp (1917) * '' The Mortal Sin'' (1917) * '' The Lifted Veil'' (1917) * '' Life's Whirlpool'' (1917) * '' Outwitted'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The city of Victoria is the 7th most densely populated city in Canada with . Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada and is about southwest from British Columbia's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. The city is about from Seattle by airplane, seaplane, ferry, or the Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry, and from Port Angeles, Washington, by ferry across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Named for Queen Victoria, the city is one of the oldest in the Pacific Northwest, with British settlement beginning in 1843. The city has retained a large number of its historic buildings, in particular its two most famous landmarks, the Parliament Buildings (finished in 1897 and home of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Of A Girl
''The Heart of a Girl'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Barbara Castleton, Irving Cummings and Charles Wellesley.Spehr p.187 Cast * Barbara Castleton as Betty Lansing * Irving Cummings as Brandon Kent * Charles Wellesley as Francis Oakland * Kate Lester as Mrs. Lansing * Ricca Allen as Mrs. Ogden * William T. Carleton as Sen. Murray * Gladys Valerie as Helen Murray * Florence Coventry as Mrs. Oakland * Clay Clement as J. Drake * Anthony Byrd as Abe * Inez Shannon as Mrs. Murphy * John Tansey John Tansey (8 October 1901 – 28 April 1971), was an American actor. He appeared in 21 films from 1908 to 1932. His first appearance was in '' The Red Man and the Child'' (1908). He wrote and directed the films ''Wild and Wooly'' in 1924 ... as Jack * J. Blake as Johnson *L. Canfield as Johnson's manager * Joseph W. Smiley as Kent's manager References Bibliography * Paul C. Spehr. ''The Movies Begin: Making M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virgin Wife (1926 Film)
''The Virgin Wife'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Pauline Garon, Niles Welch and Kenneth Harlan.Munden p.859 Cast * Pauline Garon as Mary Jordan * Niles Welch as Thomas Lattimer * Kenneth Harlan as Dr. Everett Webb * Jane Jennings as Virginia Jamieson * Fritzi Brunette as Mrs. Henry Lattimer * Joseph Allen Sr. as Henry Lattimer * Charles Byer * Orville Caldwell * Ricca Allen Ricca Allen (June 9, 1863 – September 13, 1949) was a Canadian-born stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1941. Allen was born in Victoria, British Columbia, to John Allen of Oakland, California. All ... * Marie Schaefer * William Walcott 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 * 1926 films 1926 drama films American silent feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mad Dancer
''The Mad Dancer'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Ann Pennington, Johnnie Walker, and Coit Albertson. Synopsis Mimi, a dancer who lives in the Latin Quarter of Paris, poses nude for a sculpture. When her father commits suicide she moves to the United States but finds her relatives there disapprove of her. She becomes engaged to the son of an American senator, but her past threatens to catch up with her. Cast Production ''The Mad Dancer'' was filmed at the Tec-Art Studio in New York City. Pennington, who had performed in the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' and ''George White's Scandals'', appeared nude for the modeling scene for the sculpture. At the time, brief stationary nudity, similar to a tableau vivant, appeared in a few American films with scenes involving women posing for painters or sculptors. As an experiment, one scene involving Pennington and Vincent Lopez and his band was broadcast over the radio on Newark, New Jersey station WJZ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Empty Cradle (film)
''The Empty Cradle'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Mary Alden, Harry T. Morey Harry Temple Morey (August 21, 1873 – January 24, 1936) was an American stage and motion picture actor who appeared in nearly 200 films during his career. Biography Born in Charlotte, Michigan, Morey had two brothers. Their mother was Addie C. ..., and Mickey Bennett. Cast Preservation Although no prints of ''The Empty Cradle'' located are in any film archives, an abridgement exists. 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 * * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Burton L. King American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silas Marner (1922 Film)
''Silas Marner'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent historical film, historical drama film directed by Frank P. Donovan and starring Crauford Kent, Marguerite Courtot, and Robert Kenyon. It is an adaptation of the 1861 novel ''Silas Marner'' by George Eliot.Goble p. 145. Plot As described in a film magazine, at Lantern Yard Silas Marner (Kent) is accused of theft and is betrayed by his best friend, who is in love with the woman Silas is engaged to. He is driven from the town and goes to Raveloe where he becomes a hermit, piling up gold as a weaver. Over 15 years his faith in mankind and God are shaken, the only consolation is his pile of gold. One day this is stolen, and he becomes more of a recluse and even less friendly to his neighbors. A dying woman leaves a baby girl on his doorstep, bringing a change to his distorted view of life. Under her influence he becomes a respected citizen of the town. The girl's father, unknown to Silas, a son of the wealthy Squire Cass (Randolf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oath (1921 American Film)
''The Oath'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Miriam Cooper, Robert Fischer and Conway Tearle.Munden p.556 The film's sets were designed by the art director William Cameron Menzies. It is based on the 1911 novel ''Idols'' by the British writer William John Locke. Cast * Miriam Cooper as Minna Hart * Robert Fischer as Israel Hart * Conway Tearle as Hugh Coleman * Henry Clive as Gerard Merriam * Ricca Allen as Anna Cassaba * Anna Q. Nilsson Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Early life Nilsson was born in Ystad, Sweden in 1888. Her middle name Quirentia is derived from her ... as Irene Lansing 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 drama fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Song Of The Soul
''The Song of the Soul'' is a 1920 silent film drama directed by John W. Noble and starring Vivian Martin. It was produced by Messmore Kendall and Robert W. Chambers. Goldwyn Pictures distributed the film. The films is preserved in the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels. Cast *Vivian Martin - Barbara Seaforth *Fritz Leiber - Jerry Wendover *Charles E. Graham - Grooze *Ricca Allen Ricca Allen (June 9, 1863 – September 13, 1949) was a Canadian-born stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1941. Allen was born in Victoria, British Columbia, to John Allen of Oakland, California. All ... - Jinny References External links * 1920 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Noble Goldwyn Pictures films Silent American drama films 1920 drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headin' Home
''Headin' Home'' is a 1920 American silent biopic sports film directed by Lawrence C. Windom. It attempts to create a mythology surrounding the life of baseball player Babe Ruth. The screenplay was written by Arthur "Bugs" Baer from a story by Earle Browne. Besides Ruth, it stars Ruth Taylor, William Sheer, and Margaret Seddon. It was filmed largely in Haverstraw, New York Plot summary Ruth stars in the film, playing himself, but the details of his life are completely fictionalized. In the film, Ruth comes from a small country town and has a loving home life, but in real life, he grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and spent most of his childhood in a reformatory. ''Sacramento Bee''. In the film, shades of the 1984 baseball movie '' The Natural ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Stayed At Home (1919 Film)
''The Man Who Stayed at Home'' is a 1919 American silent adventure drama film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring King Baggot, Claire Whitney. It was based on the play '' The Man Who Stayed at Home'' by J. E. Harold Terry and Lechmere Worrall. Plot Set in Virginia 1918, German spies passing information on American coastal defences are thwarted by Christopher Brent (Baggot) who is working for the secret service. Cast * King Baggot as Christopher Brent * Claire Whitney as Molly Preston * Robert Whittier as Fritz * A.J. Herbert as Norman Preston * Lila Leslie as Miriam Lee * Frank Bennett as Carl Sanderson * Ricca Allen as Miss Myrtle * Robert Paton Gibbs as Judge Preston * Julia Calhoun as Fraulein Schroder * Ida Darling Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures. Biography Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she re ... a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedy Meade
''Speedy Meade'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Ira M. Lowry and starring Louis Bennison, Katherine MacDonald, Neil Moran, Claire Adams, and Norman Jefferies. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on March 23, 1919. Plot Cast * Louis Bennison as Speedy Meade * Katherine MacDonald as Mary Dillman * Neil Moran as Robert Bridges * Claire Adams as Alice Hall * Norman Jefferies as Bud Lester * Edward Roseman as Buck Lennon * Ricca Allen as Mrs. Buck Lennon * William Bailey as Cal Merchant Preservation The film is now considered lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee .... References External links * 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Goldwyn Pictures films Lost American films Silent American Western ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divorcee (1919 Film)
''The Divorcee'' is a 1919 American society drama starring Ethel Barrymore in her last silent feature film. The film is based on a 1907 play, ''Lady Frederick'' by young Somerset Maugham, which had starred Barrymore on Broadway. The play was already quite dated when this film was made, but the actress was always comfortable with this kind of soap-operish melodramatic material. Herbert Blaché directed, and June Mathis wrote the scenario based on Maugham's play. The film was produced and distributed by the Metro Pictures company. It is believed to be a lost film. The last known surviving copy was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. Plot As described in a film magazine, Betsy O'Hara (Barrymore) marries Lord Frederick Berolles (Ratcliffe) to please her parents but soon falls in love with another man Sir Paradise Fuldes (Herbert) whom she had initially rejected due to his poverty. Her husband discovers this and becomes verbally abusive towards her and when Sir Fuldes soon comes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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