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Richard Neill
Richard Renchaw Neill Jr. (November 12, 1875 – April 8, 1970) was an American actor and screenwriter who worked in both the silent and sound eras. He performed in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1959, and during the early part of his long screen career, he wrote "several scenarios" for productions. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he died in California, in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Partial filmography * ''The Lighthouse by the Sea'' (1911, Short) - The Lighthouse Keeper's Son * ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1912) * ''The Substitute Stenographer'' (1913, Short) * ''Dolly of the Dailies'' (1914, Serial) - High Officer of the Secret Society h. 5* ''Fantasma'' (1914) - The Princess' Father * ''Colonel Carter of Cartersville'' (1915) - Robert Gill * ''The Broken Law'' (1915) - Gaspar * ''The Labyrinth'' (1915) - Rev. Herbert Fenton * ''The Man Who Found Himself'' (1915) - Himself, Cameo Appearance (uncredited) * ''The Fool's Revenge'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Child Of The Wild
''A Child of the Wild'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring June Caprice, Frank Morgan and Jane Lee.Solomon p.238 Another film of the same name was released in 1910 by Bison Film Company. Cast * June Caprice as June Griest * Frank Morgan as Frank Trent * Tom Brooke as June's Father * Richard Neill Richard Renchaw Neill Jr. (November 12, 1875 – April 8, 1970) was an American actor and screenwriter who worked in both the silent and sound eras. He performed in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1959, and during the early part of his ... as Bob Gale * Jane Lee as Jane * John W. Kellette as A Tramp * John G. Adolfi as A Tramp References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by John G. Adolfi American silent feature films 1910s English-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanderer Of The Wasteland (1924 Film)
''Wanderer of the Wasteland'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Jack Holt, Noah Beery, and Billie Dove. It was the third feature film to be photographed entirely in Technicolor. Plot The film is based on Zane Grey's 1923 novel of two brothers, one an honest cowpoke, the other a gambler. When Adam Larey ( Jack Holt) confronts his younger brother Guerd (James Mason) about his gambling addiction, the latter is accidentally shot. A distraught Adam, believing he has killed his own brother, flees into the desert. He later learns that Guerd was merely wounded and returns to the loving arms of beautiful Ruth Virey (Billie Dove). Cast * Jack Holt as Adam Larey * Noah Beery as Dismukes * George Irving as Mr. Roderick Virey * Kathlyn Williams as Magdalene Virey * Billie Dove as Ruth Virey * Jim Mason as Guerd Larey (credited as James Mason) * Richard Neill as Collishaw (credited as Richard R. Neill) * James Gordon as Alex MacKay * William A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Coward (1924 Film)
''The Fighting Coward'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, released by Paramount Pictures, and directed by James Cruze. The film stars Ernest Torrence, Mary Astor, Noah Beery, Sr., Phyllis Haver, and Cullen Landis. The film is based on the play ''Magnolia'' by Booth Tarkington, from 1904. Plot As described in a film magazine review, prior to the American Civil War, Tom Rumford, Southern born but reared by Philadelphia relatives, returns to Mississippi when 21 years old and becomes engaged to his cousin Elvira. Unused to the stern traditions of the Southern code of honor, he is driven from home in disgrace, stigmatized as being a coward, and loses his sweetheart's love when he refuses a challenge to fight a duel. Later, he meets General Orlando Jackson, a famous gunfighter. Jackson develops the young man into a dangerous shot and fighting man under the name Colonel Blake. With his honor cleared, he returns to his Mississippi home and visits h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage Of The Desert (1924 Film)
''The Heritage of the Desert'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and based on the novel of the same name by Zane Grey. It stars Bebe Daniels, Ernest Torrence, and Noah Beery.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Heritage of the Desert'' at silentera.com The film was released by with sequences filmed in an early process. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jack Hare, an Eastern lad, reaches an outlaw set ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinner Or Saint (film)
''Sinner or Saint'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lawrence C. Windom and starring Betty Blythe, William P. Carleton and Gypsy O'Brien.Connelly p.410 Cast * Betty Blythe as Mademoiselle Iris * William P. Carleton William P. Carleton (October 3, 1872 – April 6, 1947) was a silent film actor who appeared in 40 films between 1919 and 1944. He is sometimes billed as William Carleton Jr.. Carleton was born in London and was briefly married to actress Toby C ... as Paul Reynolds * Gypsy O'Brien as Marguerite Roberts * William H. Tooker as Stephen Roberts * Fuller Mellish as Elijah Homes * Richard Neill as Charles Carter * William Collier Jr. as Young Artist References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Clouded Name
''A Clouded Name'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Austin O. Huhn and starring Norma Shearer, Gladden James and Yvonne Logan.Jacobs & Braum p.69 Cast * Norma Shearer as Marjorie Dare * Gladden James as Jim Allen * Yvonne Logan as Smiles * Richard Neill Richard Renchaw Neill Jr. (November 12, 1875 – April 8, 1970) was an American actor and screenwriter who worked in both the silent and sound eras. He performed in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1959, and during the early part of his ... as Stewart Leighton * Charles Miller as Sam Slocum * Frederick Eckhart as Ben Tangleface * Marion Bradley as Mrs. Davenport's maid * Martha Langford as Mrs. Davenport References Bibliography * Jack Jacobs & Myron Braum. ''The films of Norma Shearer''. A. S. Barnes, 1976. External links * *DVD 1923 films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films 1923 drama films Silent American drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Get 'Em Hutch
''Go Get 'Em Hutch'' is a 1922 American drama film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The story concerns a crooked lawyer who is the head of a crime syndicate. He seeks to prevent the operation of the ships owned by the heroine, played by Marguerite Clayton. Hutch, the title character played by Charles Hutchison, comes to her rescue. The film is presumed to be lost however all or parts are listed as being held at Gosfilmofond, the National Film Foundation of the Russian Federation. Plot As described in a film magazine, the theme centers around Hutch McClellund (Hutchison), owner of McClellund Shipping Industries, who forms a partnership with Dariel Bainbridge (Clayton), who has inherited her father's shipbuilding business. Hilton Lennox (Neill) and Fay Vallon (Shepard) are unscrupulous plotters who aim to prevent Hutch from getting his ships out to sea with their cargoes. These obstacles allow Hutch numerous opportunities for spectacular stunts. Cast * Charles Hutchison as H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Plunger
''The Plunger'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring George Walsh, Virginia Valli and Richard Neill.Connelly p.397 Cast * George Walsh as 'Take a Chance' Schuyler * Virginia Valli as Alice Houghton * Byron Douglas as John Houghton * Richard Neill as Norman Yates * Edward Boulden as Jimmie Mullin * Inez Shannon Zyllah Inez Shannon was an American actress who performed on stage and screen. In one of her theatrical roles she portrayed an intellectually advanced child. Biography Zyllah Inez Shannon was born in Missouri, to a family with six generations of ... as Mrs. Mullin * Irving Brooks as Beggs * Robert Vivian as Dobbins * W.S. Harkins as Richard Dodge 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 Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Wife's Friend
''His Wife's Friend'' is a lost 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Joe De Grasse and written by John Burland Harris-Burland and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Warren Cook, Henry Mortimer, Richard Neill, S. Barrett, and William A. Williams. The film was released on December 21, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Lady Marion Grimwood (Dalton) finds little congeniality in her union with Sir Robert Grimwood (Cook) and welcomes the innocent attentions of John Heritage (Mortimer) when he shows an interest in her. The sudden death of her husband by drowning is apparently explained when she receives a note claiming that Sir Robert knew of her attachment to John before his death. While she ponders over this, unwilling to believe in its entirety, she is attacked by Sir Waiverly (Neill), whose attempt to kill her is blocked. It is then discovered that a Chinese man, Ling Foo, possesses a poison that paralyzes will power. This, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To France
''The Road to France'' is a 1918 American silent war drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley and Jack Drumier.Connelly p.404 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as Tom Whitney * Evelyn Greeley as Helen Bemis * Jack Drumier as John Bemis * Muriel Ostriche as Mollie * George De Carlton as Robert Whitney * Jane Sterling as Mrs. Whitney * Richard Neill as Hector Winter * Inez Shannon as Mrs. O'Leary * Henry West as Burns * Alex Shannon as Hugo Kraus * Joseph W. Smiley as Chief of Police * J. Gunnis Davis as Dennis O'Leary * Elizabeth Kennedy as Little O'Leary Girl * Al Hart Al Hart (c. 1927 – January 14, 2016) was a radio broadcaster. He began his career at WOBT WOBT is a radio station in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It airs a sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that a ... as One-eyed Man References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Second Husband
''Her Second Husband'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring stage actress Edna Goodrich. It was produced and released by Mutual Film. Cast *Edna Goodrich as Helen Kirby *William B. Davidson as John Kirby *Richard Neill as Richard Stone (credited as Richard R. Neill) *Miriam Folger as Celeste Valdane Preservation With no prints of ''Her Second Husband'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links * * 1917 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Lost American films Mutual Film films Films directed by Dell Henderson Silent American drama films 1917 drama films 1917 lost films Lost drama films 1910s American films { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
