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Robert Frazer
Robert Frazer (born Robert William Browne, June 29, 1891August 17, 1944) was an American actor who appeared in some 224 shorts and films from the 1910s until his death. He began in films with the Eclair company which released through Universal Pictures. Early years Frazer was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and educated in Massachusetts. When he was young, he worked in a grocery store during vacations and spent much of his spare time reading plays and literature about becoming an actor. He also staged backyard plays for his friends. Acting career Frazer acted with several repertory companies, including the Cosgrove Stock Company, toured the United States in productions, and performed on Broadway in ''Seremonda'' (1917). After some theater experience he swiftly moved into acting in silent films. In 1912 he began his movie career by portraying Jesus Christ in ''The Holy City'', and in the same year played the lead in ''Robin Hood''. He also appeared in two classic horror fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities in New England by population, most populous city in New England after Boston. Worcester is approximately west of Boston, east of Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield and north-northwest of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence. Due to its location near the geographic center of Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; a heart is the official symbol of the city. Worcester developed as an industrial city in the 19th century due to the Blackstone Canal and rail transport, producing machinery, textiles and wire. Large numbers of European immigrants made up the city's growing population. However, the city's manufacturing base waned following World War II. Long-term economic and population decline was not reversed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Star Rush
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Desert Calls
''When the Desert Calls'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Ray C. Smallwood and starring Violet Heming, Robert Frazer and Huntley Gordon.Connelly p.432 Cast * Violet Heming as Louise Caldwell * Robert Frazer as Eldred Caldwell / George Stevenson * Sheldon Lewis as Richard Manners * Huntley Gordon as Dr. Thorpe * J. Barney Sherry as Lt. Col. Potter * David Wall as Frank Warren, U.S. Consul * Julia Swayne Gordon as The White Angel * Nick Thompson as Nazim * Tammany Young Tammany Young (September 9, 1886 – April 26, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. Early life Born in New York City, Young appeared on Broadway in ''The Front Page'' (1928) by Ben Hecht and ''The New Yorkers'' (1930) by Herbert Fields ... as British Tommy 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 Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Women Love
''How Women Love'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Betty Blythe, Gladys Hulette and Julia Swayne Gordon.Munden p.367 A promising singer his signed up by a backer for the new opera he is producing, but lays down the condition that she must not fall in love and distract herself. However, she soon develops an attachment for a composer. Cast * Betty Blythe as Rosa Roma * Gladys Hulette as Natalie Nevins * Julia Swayne Gordon as Mrs. Nevins * Katherine Stewart as Nana * Jane Thomas as Peasant Sweetheart * Anna Ames as Olga * Robert Frazer as Griffith Ames * Charles Lane as Ogden Ward * Henry Sedley as Count Jurka * Signor N. Salerno as Jacobelli * Harry Sothern as Dmitri Kavec * Templar Saxe as Casanova * Charles Byer as Peasant Lover * George Majeroni George Majeroni, also known as Giorgio Majeroni, (1877–1924) was a stage and screen actor. His starring roles in silent films included ''My Lady Incog'' opposite Hazel Dawn. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Friend The Devil
''My Friend the Devil'' is a lost 1922 silent film romantic drama directed by Harry Millarde. It starred stage actor Charles Richman and was produced and distributed by Fox Film. Cast * Charles Richman as George Dryden * Ben Grauer as George Dryden, as a boy * William H. Tooker as Dr. Brewster *Adolph Milar as Dryden's Stepfather *John Tavernier as The Old Doctor *Myrtle Stewart as George Dryden's Mother * Barbara Castleton as Anna Ryder *Alice May as Mrs. Ryder *Peggy Shaw as Beatrice Dryden *Robert Frazer as The Artist *Mabel Wright as The Governess See also *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External links My Friend the Devil at IMDb.com* 1922 films American silent feature films Lost American films Fox Film films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fascination (1922 Film)
''Fascination'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring his then wife Mae Murray. The film is based on an original story by Edmund Goulding who was soon to be a prolific film director. The story capitalizes on Murray's continuing forays into outlandish costume dramas. It is not known whether the film currently survives, suggesting that it is a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dolores de Lisa (Murray), born of a Spanish father and American mother, combines the warm blood of the South with Yankee pep. To hold her in restraint, her aunt Marquesa (Fitzroy) takes her to Madrid. Dolores slips away from home on Easter day when the streets are filled with crowds going to the bullfight where, after obtaining a wig and costume, she occupies a box. She becomes fascinated with the toreador Carrita (Frazer), and the Count de Morera (Foote) offers to introduce her if she will agree to attend his ball. At the ball Dolores dances for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolshevism On Trial
''Bolshevism on Trial'' is a 1919 American silent propaganda film made by the Mayflower Photoplay Company and distributed through Lewis J. Selznick's Select Pictures Corporation. Directed by Harley Knoles from a screenplay by Harry Chandlee, it is based on the 1909 novel '' Comrades: A Story of Social Adventure in California'' by Thomas Dixon, author of the novels '' The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan'' and ''The Leopard's Spots'' that served as the basis for ''The Birth of a Nation''. It premiered in April 1919 during the First Red Scare. Plot Barbara Bozenta, a wealthy female socialite intent on reforming capitalism is lured into the Socialist cause by Herman Wolff, a Socialist agitator. Her concerned boyfriend Norman Worth, a World War I veteran wounded in combat, hears her lecture on the virtues of international socialism and is converted to her views. Prompted by Herman, she raises money among her wealthy friends to buy Paradise Island off the Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Code Of Honor
''Her Code of Honor'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Florence Reed. Its alternate title was ''The Call of the Heart''. A print of it is held by the British Film Institute's National Film and Television Archive in London. Plot As described in a film magazine, Alice (Reed), who innocently uses a surname not her own, becomes engaged to Eugene La Salle (Desmond), whom she meets following an automobile accident. He attends a house party at the home of her benefactor Tom Davis (Francis), a man whose love for her mother Helen (Reed) allowed him to raise her from babyhood. On a moonlit night the passion between Alice and Eugene overcomes their patience. Eugene goes abroad for a few months and on his return finds that Alice is pregnant. They agree to be married the next day. However, by reason of the ring from his father Jacques (Cummings) which he exhibits, a duplicate of one left to Alice by her mother Helen, it appears that they are half-bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Feast Of Life
''The Feast of Life'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Albert Capellani and starring Clara Kimball Young. It was distributed by the World Film Company. Cast *Clara Kimball Young as Aurora Fernandez *Mrs. E.M. Kimball as Senora Fernandez (credited as Pauline Kimball) *Edward Kimball as Father Venture *Paul Capellani as Don Armada *Doris Kenyon as Celida *Robert Frazer as Pedro Production Portions of the film were shot in Cuba. Preservation status The Library of Congress website does not list any film archives as holding a copy of ''The Feast of Life''. However, the Greta de Groats Clara Kimball Young webpage states that a copy of the film is held at the Národní Filmový Archiv, Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dawn Of Love (film)
''The Dawn of Love'' is a lost 1916 silent film drama directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Mabel Taliaferro. It was produced by B. A. Rolfe and distributed through Metro Pictures. Cast *Mabel Taliaferro Mabel Taliaferro (born Maybelle Evelyn Taliaferro; May 21, 1887 – January 24, 1979) was an American stage and silent-screen actress, known as "the Sweetheart of American Movies." Early years Taliaferro was born as Maybelle Evelyn Taliaferro i ... - Jacqueline Allen * Robert Frazer - John Lang (*as Robert W. Frazer) *Leslie Stowe - Miles Allen (*as Leslie M. Stowe) * Peter Lang - Captain Ben Durling * Martin J. Faust - Ward Jennings *D. H. Turner - Chief of the Revenue Office *Frank Bates - His Assistant *John M. La Mond - Tim(*as Jack La Mond) References External linksThe Dawn of Love @ IMDb.com under its Swedish rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ballet Girl (1916 Film)
''The Ballet Girl'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring Alice Brady, Holbrook Blinn and Robert Frazer. It is an adaptation of the 1912 novel ''Carnival'' by the British writer Compton Mackenzie.Goble p.300 Cast * Alice Brady as Jenny Pearl * Holbrook Blinn as Zachary Trewehella * Robert Frazer as Fred Pearl * Julia Stuart as Mrs. Raeburn * Harry Danes as Charles Raeburn * Laura McClure as May Raeburn * Jessie Lewis as Irene Dale * Alec B. Francis as Jerry Vergoe * George Relph George Relph, CBE (27 January 1888 – 24 April 1960) was an English actor. He acted in more than a dozen films, and also many plays. He served in the British Army in the First World War, and was shot in the leg, hindering his return to acting. ... as Maurice Avery * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Fuzz Castleton * Fred Radcliffe as Joe Cunningham * Robert Kegerreis as Jack Danby References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light At Dusk
''The Light at Dusk'' is a lost 1916 silent film drama directed by Edgar Lewis and produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company. Wayback) Cast * Orrin Johnson - Vladimir Krestovsky/Mr. Krest * - Natasha (*as Mary Kennavan Carr) *Sally Crute
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