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Robert Edeson
Robert Edeson (June 3, 1868 – March 24, 1931) was an American film and stage actor of the silent era and a vaudeville performer. Life and career Edeson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of manager and actor George R. Edeson. After working as treasurer of the Park Theatre in Brooklyn, he initially acted in New York in 1887 in a production of ''Fascination.'' He debuted on Broadway in ''Marriage'' (1896). His last Broadway appearance was in ''The World We Live In'' (1922). He also performed in vaudeville. Edeson received his first boost in films in 1914 when he starred in the Cecil B. DeMille directed film, '' The Call of the North'' (1914). Edeson replaced actor Rudolph Christians in Erich von Stroheim's production of '' Foolish Wives'' (1922), after Christians died of pneumonia. Edeson famously only showed his back to the camera so as not to clash with shot footage of Christians that was still to be used in the completed film. Edeson's final film was ''Aloha' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans . ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a consolidated city-parish located along the in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Night Stage (1915 Film)
''On the Night Stage'' is a 1915 American silent Western film directed by Reginald Barker and starring William S. Hart and Rhea Mitchell. The film is based upon a story by C. Gardner Sullivan with the scenario written by Thomas H. Ince. A copy of the film is held by the Library of Congress and several other film archives. Plot Saloon girl Belle Shields falls in love with and marries Alexander Austin, the town's new pastor, much to the chagrin of her sweetheart, "Silent" Texas Smith. Texas smolders with jealousy until Alexander lends him a fist during a bar fight, marking the beginning of a strong, respected friendship. Belle, having reformed herself into a proper pastor's wife, slips back into her old ways, and must rely on Texas to save her from the advances of a foppish gambler. Cast * William S. Hart as Texas * Rhea Mitchell as Belle Shields * Robert Edeson as Austin, "The Skypilot" * Herschel Mayall Herschel Mayall (July 12, 1863 – June 10, 1941) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome Stranger (1924 Film)
''Welcome Stranger'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by James Young, starring Florence Vidor and featuring Noah Beery. Cast *Dore Davidson as Isadore Solomon *Florence Vidor as Mary Clark *Virginia Brown Faire as Essie Solomon *Noah Beery as Icahod Whitson * Lloyd Hughes as Ned Tyler *Robert Edeson as Eb Hooker *William V. Mong as Clem Beemis *Otis Harlan as Seth Trimble *Fred J. Butler as Gideon Tyler *Pat Hartigan as Detective *Evelyn Sherman as Dowager (uncredited) Preervation With no copies of ''Welcome Stranger'' 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 * *Stillsat silenthollywood.com 1924 films Lost American films American films based on plays Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feet Of Clay (1924 Film)
''Feet of Clay'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Vera Reynolds and Rod La Rocque, and with set design by Norman Bel Geddes. The film is based on the 1923 novel by Margaretta Tuttle, and Beulah Marie Dix's one-act 1915 play ''Across the Border''. Plot Kerry Harlan (La Rocque) is unable to work because he was injured in a battle with a shark, so his youthful wife Amy (Reynolds) becomes a fashion model. While she is away from home, Bertha, the wife of his surgeon, is trying to force her attentions on Kerry and is accidentally killed in an attempt to evade her husband. After the scandal Amy is courted by Tony Channing, but she returns to her husband and finds him near death from gas fumes. Because they both attempted to make suicide, their spirits are rejected by "the other side" and, learning the truth from Bertha's spirit, they fight their way back to life. Cast * Vera Reynolds as Amy Loring * Rod La Rocque as Kerry Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ten Commandments (1923 Film)
''The Ten Commandments'' is a 1923 American silent religious epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Written by Jeanie MacPherson, the film is divided into two parts: a prologue recreating the biblical story of the Exodus and a modern story concerning two brothers and their respective views of the Ten Commandments. Lauded for its "immense and stupendous" scenes, use of Technicolor process 2, and parting of the Red Sea sequence, the expensive film proved to be a box-office hit upon release. It is the first in DeMille's biblical trilogy, followed by ''The King of Kings'' (1927) and '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932). ''The Ten Commandments'' is one of many works from 1923 that entered the public domain in the United States in 2019. Plot The film is divided into two parts: the Prologue, which consists of the epic tale of Moses, and the Story, set in a modern setting and involving living by the lessons of the commandments. The prologue The opening statement e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Last Man (1923 Film)
''To the Last Man'' is a 1923 American silent Western film based on the 1921 novel by Zane Grey, produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky from Famous Players-Lasky, distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Victor Fleming, and starring Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, and Noah Beery. The cinematographer was James Wong Howe. Plot summary Cast Preservation A print of ''To the Last Man'' is held in the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow. 1933 Remake The picture was remade in 1933 under the direction of Henry Hathaway starring Randolph Scott, Esther Ralston, Noah Beery Sr. repeating his 1923 role, Jack La Rue, Buster Crabbe, Barton MacLane, an unbilled Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her birth certificate was altered to prolong her babyhood shortly after she signed with Fox in ..., Fuzzy Knight, Gail Patrick, and an unbilled John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Partner (1923 Film)
''The Silent Partner'' is a 1923 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. It was based on a series of articles from the ''Saturday Evening Post'' by Maximilian Foster and directed by Charles Maigne. Leatrice Joy and Owen Moore star in the feature. The film is a remake of the 1917 film of the same name. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Lisa Coburn is a young wife who has seen the folly of living on all that her husband earns when he is on Wall Street. She determines, unknown to her husband George, to prepare against any coming disaster. The husband's employee is infatuated with the young wife and plans to ruin the husband and obtain her. His plans succeed, but he fails to win the wife. Instead, she goes to the husband, who has left her in anger and haste, and wins him back by convincing him of the truth of her story. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Silent Partner'' located in any film archive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tie That Binds (1923 Film)
''The Tie That Binds'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Walter Miller, Barbara Bedford, Raymond Hatton, William P. Carleton, and Robert Edeson. It is based on a novel of the same name by Frank R. Adams. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 15, 1923. Cast * Walter Miller as David Winthrop * Barbara Bedford as Mary Ellen Gray * Raymond Hatton as Hiram Foster *William P. Carleton as Daniel Kenyon * Robert Edeson as Charles Dodge * Julia Swayne Gordon as Leila Brant *Marian Swayne as Flora Foster *Effie Shannon Effie Shannon (May 13, 1867 – July 24, 1954) was an American stage and silent screen actress. Biography Shannon had a 60-year career as starring performer and later character actress. She began as a child actor appearing with John McCullou ... as Mrs. Mills Preservation The film is now considered lost. References External links * 1923 drama films Silent American drama films 1923 films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are Guilty
''You Are Guilty'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring James Kirkwood, Doris Kenyon and Robert Edeson.Connelly p. 439 Synopsis Stephen Martin takes the blame over some missing funds in order to spare his half-brother shame. He is forced to give up his sweetheart and travel around the world. Cast * James Kirkwood as Stephen Martin * Doris Kenyon as Alice Farrell * Robert Edeson as Theodore Tennent * Mary Carr as Mrs. Grantwood * Russell Griffin as 'Buddy' Tennent * Edmund Breese as Judge Elkins * Carlton Brickert as Joseph D. Grantwood * Riley Hatch William Riley Hatch (September 2, 1862 – September 6, 1925) was an American singer and actor on stage and in silent films. Hatch's Broadway debut came in ''The Burgomaster'' (1900); his final Broadway appearance was in ''The Nervous Wreck'' ... as Murphy References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Any Night
''Any Night'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent crime film directed by Martin Beck and starring Tully Marshall, Robert Edeson and Lila Leslie.Munden p.21 Cast * Tully Marshall as Jerry Maguire * Robert Edeson as Jim Barton * Lila Leslie as Mrs. Ann Barton * Gordon Sackville as Reverend John Matthew * William Courtleigh as Dr. LeRoy Clifford 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 of California Press, 1997. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films American silent feature films American crime films American black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sure Fire Flint
''Sure Fire Flint'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Johnny Hines. Cast *Johnny Hines as Sure Fire Flint *Edmund Breese as Johnny Jets *Robert Edeson as Anthony De Lanni *Effie Shannon as Mrs. De Lanni *J. Barney Sherry as The Proud Father *Doris Kenyon as June De Lanni * Charles K. Gerrard as Digby Poole Preservation With no prints of ''Sure Fire Flint'' 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 * * 1922 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by Dell Henderson American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films Films with screenplays by Gerald Duffy 1922 comedy films 1922 lost films Lost comedy f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prisoner Of Zenda (1922 Film)
''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by Rex Ingram, one of the many adaptations of Anthony Hope's popular 1894 novel ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' and the subsequent 1896 play by Hope and Edward Rose. Plot Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll (Lewis Stone) decides to pass the time by attending the coronation of his distant relation, King Rudolf V of Ruritania (also played by Stone) . He encounters an acquaintance on the train there, Antoinette de Mauban (Barbara La Marr), the mistress of the king's treacherous brother, Grand Duke 'Black' Michael (Stuart Holmes). The day before the coronation, Rassendyll is seen by Colonel Sapt (Robert Edeson) and Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim (Malcolm McGregor). Astounded by the uncanny resemblance between Rassendyll and their liege, they take him to meet Rudolf at a hunting lodge. The king is delighted with his double and invites him to dinner. During the meal, a servant brings in a fine bottle of wine, a present fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
