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Russell Simpson (actor)
Russell McCaskill Simpson (June 17, 1880 – December 12, 1959) was an American character actor. Early life Russell Simpson was born on June 17, 1880 (other sources indicate 1877) in Danville, California. He attended grammar school in the Danville District in Contra Costa County, California; he graduated on July 2, 1892. At age 18, Simpson prospected for gold in Alaska. He began taking acting classes in Seattle, Washington. He was married to Gertrude Aller from New York City on January 19, 1910. Career By 1909, he had gone into the theatre. He appeared in at least two plays on Broadway between 1909 and 1912, and made his motion picture debut in Cecil B. DeMille's 1914 original film version of '' The Virginian'' in a bit part. By 1923, when the film was remade, Simpson had progressed to playing the lead villain. Throughout his career, Simpson worked for 12 years in road shows, stock companies, and on Broadway. Simpson didn't usually perform lead roles, but he did star in many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodland Hills, California
Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Geography Woodland Hills is in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley, which is located east of Calabasas and west of Tarzana. On the north it is bordered by West Hills, Canoga Park, Winnetka, and Reseda, and on the south by the Santa Monica Mountains. Some neighborhoods are in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. Running east–west through the community are U.S. Route 101 (the Ventura Freeway) and Ventura Boulevard, whose western terminus is at Valley Circle Boulevard in Woodland Hills. History The area was inhabited for around 8,000 years by Native Americans of the Fernandeño-Tataviam and Chumash-Venturaño tribes, who lived in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills and close to the Arroyo Calabasas (Calabasas Creek) tributary of the Los Angeles River in present-day Woodland Hills. The first Europeans to enter th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Barrier (1917 Film)
''The Barrier'' is a lost 1917 American silent northwoods drama film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring Mabel Julienne Scott. It is based on the 1908 Rex Beach novel ''The Barrier''. Wayback) The Beach novel was filmed again by MGM in 1926 as '''' starring Lionel Barrymore. Cast * as Necia / Merridy *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahoma (film)
''Lahoma'' is a 1920 American silent western film directed by Edgar Lewis and starring Peaches Jackson, Wade Boteler and Jack Perrin.Connelly p.371 It is based on the 1913 novel ''Lahoma'' by J. Breckenridge Ellis. Cast * Peaches Jackson as Lahoma, as a child * Louise Burnham as Lahoma * Wade Boteler as Henry Gledware * Lurline Lyons as Mrs. Gledware * Jack Perrin as Will Compton * Russell Simpson as 'Brick' Willock * F.B. Phillips as Bill Atkins * Will Jeffries as Red Feather * Yvette Mitchell as Red Fawn * Bert Lindley as Red Kimball * Jack Carlyle Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ... as Kansas Kimball References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deadlier Sex
''The Deadlier Sex'' is a 1920 American silent drama-comedy film directed by Robert Thornby which stars Blanche Sweet and features Boris Karloff, and was distributed by Pathé Exchange. The screenplay was written by Fred Myton, based on a short story by Bayard Veiller. It was filmed in Truckee, California. This film was recently restored by the Academy Film Archive and still exists. Plot Mary Willard (Sweet), who has taken control of her father's interests after his death, has become so exasperated at the unscrupulous business practices of her competitor Harvey Judson (Hamilton) that she has him kidnapped to teach him a lesson and protect her shareholders against him. When Harvey wakes up in the middle of a forest, he initially believes that robbery was the motive until he discovers that no money was taken. He tries to bribe his guide to take him to the nearest settlement but to no avail, and, after two fistfights with a Frenchman (Karloff?) who is also in love with Mary, event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Gold (1919 American Film)
''Desert Gold'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring E.K. Lincoln, Margery Wilson and Eileen Percy. It is based on the novel of the same title by Zane Grey.Goble, p. 114. Cast * E.K. Lincoln as Dick Gale * Margery Wilson as Mercedes Castenada * Eileen Percy as Nell * Lawson Butt as The Yaqui * Russell Simpson as Ladd * Walter Long as Rojas * Edward Coxen as Captain George Thorne * Frank Brownlee as Jonas Warren * Arthur Morrison as Lash * Jeanne Carpenter as Jeanne Carpenter * Beulah Dark Cloud as Papago Indian Mother * Mary Jane Irving as The Child * Frank Lanning Frank Lanning (August 14, 1872 – June 17, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934. He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Lanning's film debut came in ''The Me ... as Papago Indian Son * Laura Winston as Mrs. Belding * W.H. Bainbridge as Jim Belding References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Cressy
''Fighting Cressy'' is a lost 1919 silent film western directed by Robert Thornby and starring Blanche Sweet. It was produced by Jesse D. Hampton and distributed through Pathé Exchange. Cast * Blanche Sweet - Cressy * Russell Simpson - Hiram McKinstry * Edward Peil, Sr. - John Ford (* as Edward Peil) * Pell Trenton - Joe Masters * Antrim Short - Seth Davis * Frank Lanning - Old Man Harrison * Billie Bennett - Mrs. Dabney * Georgie Stone - Georgie * Walter Perry - Uncle Ben Dabney * Eunice Murdock Moore - Ma McKinstry (* as Eunice Moore) See also * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 and 1959. ---- 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1919 - Later films ... References External links * * lantern slidearchived) 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films Lost American films Films directed by Robert Thornb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Challenge Accepted
''The Challenge Accepted'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and starring Zena Keefe, Charles Eldridge and Russell Simpson.Katchmer p.887 Cast * Zena Keefe as Sally Haston * Charles Eldridge as John Haston * Russell Simpson as Uncle Zeke Sawyer * Chester Barnett as Steve Carey * Joel Day as Tom Carey * Sidney D'Albrook as Billy Murphy * Jack Hopkins as James Grogan * Warren Cook Warren Cook (May 23, 1878 – May 2, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. Cook was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1901, he appeared in ''The Shaughraun'' at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston. He was part of the stock co ... as Captain Roderick Brooke References Bibliography * George A. Katchmer. ''Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known''. McFarland, 1991. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Johnny!
''Oh, Johnny!'' is a 1918 American silent Western comedy film directed by Ira M. Lowry and starring Louis Bennison, Alphonse Ethier, Edward Roseman, John Daly Murphy, Frank Goldsmith, and Virginia Lee. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on December 22, 1918. Plot Cast * Louis Bennison as Johnny Burke * Alphonse Ethier as John Bryson * Edward Roseman as Charlie Romero * John Daly Murphy as Van Pelt Butler * Frank Goldsmith as Earl of Barncastle * Virginia Lee as Adele Butler * Anita Cortez as Dolores * Louise Brownell as Mrs. Van Pelt Butler * Russell Simpson as Adele's Father * Frank Evans (uncredited) Preservation A copy of ''Oh, Johnny!'' exists at the Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of .... References External links * 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Border Legion (1918 Film)
''The Border Legion'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Blanche Bates, Hobart Bosworth, and Eugene Strong. The film is based on the 1916 novel '' The Border Legion'' by Zane Grey. The film marked the screen debut of Blanche Bates. ''The Border Legion'' was released on August 28, 1918. Following the acquisition of distribution rights by Goldwyn Pictures, the film was rereleased in the United States on January 19, 1919.Hulse, p. 57. It is not known whether the film currently survives. at silentera.com Plot After Joan Randall () accuses her fiancé Ji ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Uphill Path
''The Uphill Path'' is a 1918 silent film drama directed by James Kirkwood, Sr., James Kirkwood and starring Catherine Calvert. It was filmed at the old Biograph Studios. Working title for this film was : The Girl with a Past. The creator of the story Paul Armstrong, had been married to Catherine Calvert. Armstrong had died in 1915. Cast *Catherine Calvert - Ruth Travers *Guy Coombs - Daniel Clarkson *Dudley Ayers - Chadwick Blake *Frank Beamish - Howard Mason *Charles Craig (actor), Charles Craig - Gilbert Hilton *Russell Simpson (actor), Russell Simpson - James Lawton *Dorothy Dunn - Cecily Lawton *Winona Bridges - Mrs. Clarkson *Gene Lenot - Mrs. Blake Preservation status * A print is preserved in the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.199 c.1978 by the American Film Institute R ...
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Riders Of The Night
''Riders of the Night'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John H. Collins and starred his wife Viola Dana. It was produced and distributed by the Metro Pictures company. A print is held at EYE Institute, Amsterdam aka Filmmuseum Amsterdam. Plot As described in a film magazine, Sally Castleton (Dana) is loved by Milt Derr (Chesebro), but Jed (Blue), a cousin of Milt, is desirous of possessing Sally. He makes several attempts to win Sally, but is repulsed each time. The night riders assemble against the gate keeper, who charges the villagers an excess toll. Two persons are killed, and Jed tells Sally that Milt is held and that the only way to free him is for Sally to marry Jed. Before he can extract a promise, he is killed. Sally, found departing from the Derr home by the chimney, is held for the murder. A few moments before she is to be hanged, Milt finds the true murderer. There is a happy ending for their romance. Cast *Viola Dana as Sally Castleton *George Ches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakers Ahead
''Breakers Ahead'' is a 1918 American silent drama film, directed by Charles Brabin. It stars Viola Dana, Clifford Bruce, and Mabel Van Buren, and was released on March 25, 1918. Plot Agnes Bowman is the sweetheart of Captain Scudder, a local seafarer. After he leaves on an extended voyage, Agnes gives birth to a baby girl, Ruth. When Agnes' sister, Agatha is married, the newspapers erroneously state the name of the bride as Agnes. Scudder reads the newspaper account, and heartbroken, decides not to return to his home port. Ten years later, Agnes dies and Ruth goes to live with her Aunt Agatha in a nearby fishing village, Sandwich. As she grows up she falls in love with Agatha's son, Eric, and he reciprocates those feelings. However, a jealous woman begins to spread the rumor that Ruth is illegitimate, and the villagers begin to shun her. Eric and Ruth plan to marry as soon as Eric becomes the first mate on a ship. Hiram Hawley and his son, Jim, own "The Wasp". They hire Scu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
