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Robert Florey
Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked at first as a film journalist, then as an assistant and extra in featurettes from Louis Feuillade. Florey moved to the United States in 1921. As a director, Florey's most productive decades were the 1930s and 1940s, working on relatively low-budget fillers for Paramount Pictures, Paramount and Warner Brothers. His reputation is balanced between his avant-garde expressionist style, most evident in his early career, and his work as a fast, reliable studio-system director called on to finish troubled projects, such as 1939's ''Hotel Imperial (1939 film), Hotel Imperial''. Florey directed more than 50 films, the best known likely being the Marx Brothers first feature, ''The Cocoanuts'' (1929). His 1932 foray into Universal-style horror, ''Murde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parisian Nights
''Parisian Nights'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Alfred Santell and featuring Boris Karloff. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Adela, a wealthy sculptress, finds in Jean, a leader of a Parisian Apaches, the model for which she has been looking when he comes to rob her house. He poses for her and incurs the jealousy of Marie, his underworld sweetheart. A rival faction of the Apaches kills Jacques, Jean’s friend, and a terrific battle between the two factions ensues, in which Marie is killed. Adele finds happiness with Jean, who promises to reform. Cast Preservation A print of ''Parisian Nights'' exists at the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique. See also * Boris Karloff filmography Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name *:''See'': List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) * Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907), the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his ... References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hole In The Wall (1929 Film)
''The Hole in the Wall'' is a 1929 pre-Code mystery drama film directed by Robert Florey, and starring Claudette Colbert and Edward G. Robinson. This early talking picture was the first appearance of Edward G. Robinson in the role of a gangster, and "can be viewed as a dry run for his eventual success (in 1931 in ''Little Caesar'')". It was also one of Colbert's first film appearances. It was shot at the Astoria Studios in New York. The film is a remake of an earlier 1921 silent '' The Hole in the Wall''. Plot A con man called The Fox teams up with a fake fortune teller named Madame Mystera to bilk naive people out of their money. When Madame Mystera dies in a car accident, The Fox hires a woman named Jean Oliver to replace her. But as time goes on, he comes to believe that Jean actually does have real supernatural powers. Cast *Claudette Colbert as Jean Oliver * Edward G. Robinson as The Fox *David Newell as Gordon Grant * Nellie Savage as Madame Mystera *Donald Meek as Goofy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Auguste Chevalier (; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer, actor and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including " Livin' In The Sunlight", " Valentine", "Louise", " Mimi", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and for his films, including ''The Love Parade'', ''The Big Pond'', ''The Smiling Lieutenant'', '' One Hour with You'' and ''Love Me Tonight''. His trademark attire was a boater hat and tuxedo. Chevalier was born in Paris. He made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and dancer at an early age before working in menial jobs as a teenager. In 1909, he became the partner of the biggest female star in France at the time, Fréhel. Although their relationship was brief, she secured him his first major engagement, as a mimic and a singer in ''l'Alcazar'' in Marseille, for which he received critical acclaim by French theatre critics. In 1917, he discovered jazz and ragtime and went to London, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavko Vorkapić
Slavoljub "Slavko" Vorkapić ( sr-Cyrl, Славољуб "Славко" Воркапић; March 17, 1894 – October 20, 1976), known in English as Slavko Vorkapich, was a Serbian-born Hollywood montagist, an independent cinematic artist, chair of USC School of Cinematic Arts, chair of the Belgrade Film and Theatre Academy, painter, and illustrator. He was a prominent figure of modern cinematography and motion picture film art during the early and mid-20th century and was a cinema theorist and lecturer. Early life Slavoljub Vorkapić was born on March 17, 1894, in the small village of Dobrinci, near Ruma in the Srem region, at the time part of the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Vojvodina, Serbia). His father, Petar, the town clerk, insisted that young Slavko be well-educated. After finishing his primary education, he became a student in a well-known regional high-school in the nearby town of Sremska Mitrovica, where he made his first steps in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hollywood Extra
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Disputed
''The Woman Disputed'' is a 1928 American silent film. Norma Talmadge stars as a good-hearted Austrian prostitute drawn into a romantic triangle on the eve of World War I. Based on a Denison Clift play, the nationalities of the characters had to be adjusted to satisfy official complaints registered with the MPPDA from the German government. Released with a soundtrack of effects and synchronized music, this film is the end of Talmadge's career in silent films. She was separated from her husband and producer Schenck, would take the next year for vocal lessons,''Silent Stars'' By Jeanine Basinger, page 156 appear in two talking films, then retire. A print exists in the Library of Congress film archive, and has been recently revived. The plot draws in part on the 1880 short story " Boule de Suif" by French writer Guy de Maupassant. Cast * Norma Talmadge as Mary Ann Wagner * Gilbert Roland as Paul Hartman * Arnold Kent as Nika Turgenov * Boris de Fast as Passerby * Michael Vavitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face Value (1927 Film)
''Face Value'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Robert Florey and starring Fritzi Ridgeway, Gene Gowing and Betty Baker.Munden p.225 Synopsis After being badly wounded in the face during World War I, an American soldier remains in Paris after the war rather than return home to face his family and sweetheart. Cast * Fritzi Ridgeway as Muriel Stanley * Gene Gowing as Howard Crandall * Betty Baker as Calra * Paddy O'Flynn as Bert * Jack Mower as Arthur Wells * Edwards Davis as Crandall Sr * Joe Bonner Joe Bonner (April 20, 1948 – November 20, 2014) was a hard bop and modal jazz pianist, influenced by McCoy Tyner and Art Tatum. He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and studied at Virginia State College, but indicated that he lear ... as Butler 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 li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romantic Age (1927 Film)
''The Romantic Age'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Robert Florey and starring Eugene O'Brien, Alberta Vaughn and Bert Woodruff.Munden p.664 Cast * Eugene O'Brien as Stephen * Alberta Vaughn as Sally * Bert Woodruff William Herbert "Bert" Woodruff (April 29, 1856 – June 14, 1934) was an American actor of the silent era. Woodruff was born in Peoria, Illinois, and was the son of Mrs. Hannah Woodruff. He performed on stage before he began acting on fi ... as Tom * Stanley Taylor 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 * 1927 films 1927 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Robert Florey American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Hour Of Love
''One Hour of Love'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Robert Florey and starring Jacqueline Logan, Robert Frazer and Montagu Love.Munden p.568 It is now considered to be a lost film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edwin B. Willis. Cast * Jacqueline Logan as 'Jerry' McKay * Robert Frazer as James Warren * Montagu Love as J.W. McKay * Taylor Holmes as Joe Monahan * Duane Thompson as Neely * Mildred Harris as Gwen * Hazel Keener as Vi * William Austin as Louis Carruthers * Henry Sedley as Tom Webb * Billy Bletcher William Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse short films and the Big Bad Wolf in Disney' ... as 'Half Pint' Walker References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Flame
''The Magic Flame'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Henry King, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the 1900 play ''Konig Harlekin'' by Rudolph Lothar. George Barnes was nominated at the 1st Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work in ''The Magic Flame'', '' The Devil Dancer'', and '' Sadie Thompson''. The film promoted itself as the '' Romeo and Juliet'' of the circus upon its release. This is now considered to be a lost film. The first five reels are rumored to exist at the George Eastman House, though this is disputed. Cast * Ronald Colman as Tito the Clown * Vilma Bánky as Bianca, the acrobat * Agostino Borgato as The Ringmaster * Gustav von Seyffertitz as The Chancellor * Harvey Clark as The Aide * Shirley Palmer as The Wife * Cosmo Kyrle Bellew as The Husband * George Davis as The Utility Man * André Cheron as The Manager * Vadim Uraneff as The Visitor * Meurnier-Surcouf as Sword Swallower * Raoul Paoli as Weight Thrower * Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bohème (1926 Film)
''La Bohème'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor, based on the 1896 opera ''La Bohème'' by Giacomo Puccini. Lillian Gish and John Gilbert star in a tragic romance in which a tubercular seamstress sacrifices her life so that her lover, a bohemian playwright, might pen his masterpiece. Gish, at the height of her influence with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, asserted significant control over the production, determining the story, director, cast, cinematography, and costume design. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career. Plot Several struggling bohemians try to survive in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the winter of 1830, hoping to one day become famous. Playwright Rodolphe (John Gilbert) and his painter roommate Marcel (Gino Corrado) have trouble with Bernard (Eugene Pouyet), the landlord, who threatens to throw them out if they do not come up with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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