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Rockliffe Fellowes
Rockliffe St. Patrick Fellowes (17 March 1884 – 28 January 1950),''Who Was Who on Screen'' c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt..Retrieved 22 June 2018 was a Canadian actor born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He starred in films such as ''Regeneration'' and '' Monkey Business''. Biography After following a business career for some years, he gave it up to go onto the stage in 1907 and later made his entry into films as the redemptive hero of Raoul Walsh's 1915 silent gangster film ''Regeneration''. He appeared mostly in silent films and is probably best known today for his role as gangster Joe Helton in '' Monkey Business'' (1931) starring the Marx Brothers. At one time he was married to the stage actress Lucile Watson. He retired from acting in 1934. Fellowes died in Los Angeles, California in 1950 at the age of 66. Partial filmography * ''Regeneration'' (1915) * '' Where Love Leads'' (1916) * '' The Web of Desire'' (1917) * '' The Bondage of Fear'' (1917) *'' Man's Woman'' (191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the fourth-largest city and fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and headquarters to the federal government. The city houses numerous foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Canada's government, including the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court, the residence of Canada's viceroy, and Office of the Prime Minister. Founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855, its original boundaries were expanded through numerous annexations and were ultimately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friend Husband
''Friend Husband'' is a 1918 American silent comedy drama directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Madge Kennedy and Rockliffe Fellowes. It was released by Goldwyn Pictures and features a plot about a will requiring that the heir be married. Plot As described in a film magazine Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ..., Dorothy Dean (Kennedy), a young woman opposed to marriage, is shocked to find that under the terms of a wealthy aunt's will she is compelled to wed in order to inherit the estate. She advertises for a man who will go through the marriage ceremony and become her husband for a consideration and then leave her. Her lawyer has difficulty in obtaining a suitable young man when Dorothy mistakes Don Morton (Fellowes), a law student working in the office, for an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borrowed Husbands
''Borrowed Husbands'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by David Smith and starring Florence Vidor. It was produced and distributed by Vitagraph Company of America. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Nancy Burrard's husband Gerard goes on a business trip to South America and she beguiles the lonely hours by borrowing a few husbands for flirtations purposes, and engaging in a flirtation with Major Desmond, who supposes her to be a widow. He meets her husband in South America, where the truth is made known to him. Many complications result through the philandering of Dr. Langwell with various married women and a nurse, who dies under suspicious circumstances. The martial troubles of the different wives are finally dispelled, and Nancy and her husband are reconciled so that all ends well. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Borrowed Husbands'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spoilers (1923 Film)
''The Spoilers'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer. It is set in Nome, Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush, with Milton Sills as Roy Glennister, Anna Q. Nilsson as Cherry Malotte, and Noah Beery Sr. as Alex McNamara. The film culminates in a saloon fistfight between Glennister and McNamara. ''The Spoilers'' was adapted to screen by Elliott J. Clawson from the 1906 Rex Beach novel of the same name. Film versions also appeared in 1914, 1930 (with Gary Cooper as Glennister and Betty Compson as Cherry Malotte), 1942 (with John Wayne as Glennister, Marlene Dietrich as Malotte, and Randolph Scott as McNamara), and finally in 1955 with Anne Baxter as Malotte, Jeff Chandler as Glennister and Rory Calhoun as McNamara. The character of Cherry Malotte also appears in Beach's '' The Silver Horde'' (1930), portrayed by Evelyn Brent. Plot summary Cast Preservation A print of ''The Spoilers'' is maintained in the film archives at Gosfilmofond in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Remittance Woman
''The Remittance Woman'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Ethel Clayton, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Mario Carillo. A remittance man (or woman) was one sent away from home (usually Britain) to avoid shame on the family. The following year a book of the same title appeared, by American pulp author Achmed Abdullah. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Remittance Woman'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trifling With Honor
''Trifling with Honor'' is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Rockliffe Fellowes and Fritzi Ridgeway. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures under their Jewel banner. It was also known as ''His Good Name'' from the short story source material by William Slavens McNutt. Cast Preservation While ''Trifling with Honor'' is a lost film, a trailer for this film survives at the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library .... 'trailer''''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 189, c.1978 by the American Film Institute References External links * * 1923 films American silent feature films Lost American cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strangers' Banquet
''The Strangers' Banquet'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Hobart Bosworth, Claire Windsor, and Rockliffe Fellowes.Connelly p. 272 It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne. Cast * Hobart Bosworth as Shane Keogh * Claire Windsor as Derith * Rockliffe Fellowes as Angus Campbell * Ford Sterling as Al Norton * Eleanor Boardman as Jean McPherson * Thomas Holding as John Trevelyan * Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. McPherson * Nigel Barrie as John Keogh * Stuart Holmes as Prince * Claude Gillingwater as Uncle Sam * Margaret Loomis as Bride * Tom Guise as Bride's Father * Lillian Langdon as Bride's Mother * William Humphrey as Groom's Friend * Edward McWade as Harriman * Lorimer Johnston as Ross * James A. Marcus as Braithwaite * Edward W. Borman as Dolan * Jack Curtis as McKinstry * Brinsley Shaw as Krischenko * Arthur Hoyt as Morel * Aileen Pringle as Mrs. Schuyler-Peabody * Virginia Ruggles as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Wives
''Island Wives'' is a lost 1922 American silent adventure drama film directed by Webster Campbell and starring Corinne Griffith. The Vitagraph Company of America produced and distributed. Some of the film was shot in Florida. The famous writer John Galsworthy played a role in this film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Elsa (Griffith) and Jimmy Melton (Trowbridge) live on the isle of Tahiti where Jimmy is the assistant manager of a trading station. Elsa longs for the cool of the North where she can wear fine clothes and associate with her people. Her husband goes to a distant island where he is overtaken by a terrific storm. Elsa, terrified, goes down to the beach where she is overcome by exhaustion. She is picked up by Hitchens (Fellowes), the owner of a passing yacht. Thinking her husband is dead after using Hitchens' radio, she later marries Hitchens. In San Francisco, she learns that Hitchens has other affairs and threatens to divorce him. He then tells her that their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bits Of Life
''Bits of Life'' is a 1921 American film produced and directed by Marshall Neilan. The cast included Lon Chaney and Noah Beery, Sr. For her performance in this film, Anna May Wong received her first screen credit. It is notable as an early anthology film, comprising four short stories: “The Bad Samaritan” by Thomas McMorrow, “The Man Who Heard Everything” by Walter Trumbull, “Hop” by Hugh Wiley, and “The Intrigue” by Marshall Neilan. The four stories were unrelated, shot with different casts, by different directors, and at different times. The poster called the format "The Magazine Idea brought to the screen". (Chaney only appeared in the "Hop" episode.) The film's tagline was "The Social World! The Underworld! and San Francisco's Chinatown!". Portions of the film were shot in San Francisco and at the Goldwyn Studios. The film premiered on Aug. 9, 1921 at the Raymond Theatre in Pasadena, California. Buster Keaton, Marshal Neilan and Charles Chaplin attended the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price Of Possession
''The Price of Possession'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Ethel Clayton. It was produced by Jesse Lasky. Cast *Ethel Clayton as Helen Carston *Rockliffe Fellowes as Jim Barston, A Bushrider / Jim Barston, Heir to Barston Manor *Maude Turner Gordon as Lady Dawnay * Reginald Denny as Robert Dawnay *Clarence Heritage as Lord Dawnay *George Backus as Samuel Poore *Isabel West as Mrs. Poore *Pearl Shepard as Eva Poore *Dorothy Hall Dorothy Hall may refer to: * Dorothy Hall (actress), 1920s silent film actress * Dorothy Manley, 1940s–50s British athlete, sometimes called by her married name "Dorothy Hall" * Dorothy Hall (scientist), scientist known for her research on snow ... as Minister's Daughter References External links * *Lantern slide 1921 films American silent feature films Lost American romantic drama films Films directed by Hugh Ford 1921 romantic drama films American black-and-white films 1920s American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Point Of View
''The Point of View'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Arthur Housman. Cast * Elaine Hammerstein as Marjory Thorncroft * Rockliffe Fellowes as David Lawrence * Arthur Housman as Dallas Henley * Hugh Huntley as Lawrence Thorncroft * Helen Lindroth as Aunt Caroline * Cornish Beck as Maitland Thorncroft * Warren Cook as Thorncroft, Sr. Preservation With no listings for ''The Point of View'' in any film archive, 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 Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * * 1920 films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Alan Crosland Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Search Of A Sinner
''In Search of a Sinner'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by David Kirkland and written by John Emerson and Anita Loos. The film stars Constance Talmadge, Rockliffe Fellowes, Corliss Giles, William Roselle, Marjorie Milton and Evelyn Carter Carrington. The film was released on March 7, 1920, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. Cast *Constance Talmadge as Georgianna Chadbourne *Rockliffe Fellowes as Jack Garrison *Corliss Giles as Jeffrey *William Roselle as Sam *Marjorie Milton as Helen *Evelyn Carter Carrington as Katie * Lillian Worth as Valeska *Arnold Lucy as Henry * Slim Whitaker as Roue *Ned Sparks Ned Sparks (born Edward Arthur Sparkman, November 19, 1883 – April 3, 1957) was a Canadian-born character actor of the American stage and screen. He was known for his deadpan expression and comically nasal, monotone delivery. Life and career ... as Waiter *William Boshell as Policeman References External links * * 1920 films 1920s Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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