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Ruth Royce
Ruth Royce (February 6, 1893 – May 7, 1971) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actress from Versailles, Missouri. Career Royce appeared in the serial, ''The Vanishing Dagger'' (1920), which starred Eddie Polo and C. Norman Hammond. In 1923, Royce, along with other Hollywood actors, participated in a vaudeville show at Universal City. Royce assisted Joe Bonomo with a Strong Man act. She performed in a number of western movies over the years like ''California in '49'' (1924), ''Warrior Gap'' (1925), ''Fort Frayne'' (1926), '' The Oregon Trail'' (1923), '' In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1922), ''Perils of the Yukon'' (1922), ''Rawhide'' (1926), ''Wolves of the Desert'' (1926), and ''Code of the Cow Country'' (1927). The latter was Royce's final film. Ruth Royce died in Los Angeles, California on May 7, 1971. Selected filmography * ''The Girl in Number 29'' ( 1920) * ''The Vanishing Dagger'' (1920) * ''Blue Streak McCoy'' (1920) * '''If Only' Jim'' (1920) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Versailles, Missouri
Versailles is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,482 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County. Locally, the town's name is pronounced “Ver-sails”, rather than “Ver-seye,” as in the French pronunciation of the royal palace for which the town is named. History A post office called Versailles, after the royal palace near Paris, France, has been in operation since 1835. Versailles was not platted until 1854. The Martin Hotel, built in 1853, after the Civil War had such guests as the showman P. T. Barnum and outlaw robber Jesse James. Since the late 20th century, it has been operated as a museum. Both it and the Morgan County Courthouse are existing historic structures that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The courthouse was designed in a French style. Dixon Ticonderoga, a pencil manufacturing company, had a plant in Versailles until it closed in 2005. Geography According to the United States C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Streak McCoy
''Blue Streak McCoy'' is a lost 1920 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey as Job McCoy * Lila Leslie as Eileen Marlowe * Charles Arling as Howard Marlowe * B. Reeves Eason, Jr. (credited as Breezy Eason) as Albert Marlowe * Ruth Fuller Golden (credited as Ruth Golden) as Diana Hughes * Ray Ripley as Frank Otis * Charles Le Moyne as Mulhall * Ruth Royce as Conchita * Ben Alexander See also * List of American films of 1920 * Harry Carey filmography This is a list of films featuring Harry Carey. 1910 * ''Bill Sharkey's Last Game'' * ''Gentleman Joe'' 1912 * ''An Unseen Enemy'' as The Thief * ''Two Daughters of Eve'' as In Audience * ''Friends'' as Bob Kyne - the Prospector * '' So Near ... References External links * 1920 films 1920 lost films 1920 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by B. Reeves Eason Lost Western (genre) films Lost American films Silent American Western (genre) films Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Officer 444
''Officer 444'' is a 1926 film serial directed by Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson, produced by Goodwill Productions and released by the independent Davis Distributing Division. Plot Officer 444, a heroic policeman, does battle with The Frog, a criminal mastermind who is trying to get his hands on Haverlyte, a formula that is so powerful whoever had it would possess enough power to control the entire world. Cast * Ben F. Wilson - Officer 444 * Neva Gerber - Gloria Grey * Ruth Royce - The Vulture * Al Ferguson - Dr. Blakely * Lafe McKee - Capt. Jerry Dugan * Jack Mower - Officer Patrick Michael Casey * Arthur Beckel - James J. Haverly * Harry McDonald - Snoopy * Frank Baker - Dago Frank * Philip Ford - Haverly's Son (as Phil Ford) * Francis Ford - Fire Chief * Margaret Mann - Nurse * August Vollmer - Himself - August Vollmer See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonio, Son Of The Sierras
''Tonio, Son of the Sierras'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Wilson, Neva Gerber, Robert Walker and Ruth Royce.Connelly p.422 It is based on the novel of the same name by Charles King. Cast * Ben F. Wilson as Lt. Harris * Neva Gerber as Evelyn Brower * Robert Walker as Lt. Booth * Chief Yowlachie as Tonio * Jim Welch as Col. Brower * Ruth Royce as Mrs. Bennett * Dick Hatton as Sanchez * Bill Patton as Henchman * Fred Gamble as Lt. Willet * Fay Adams as Lt. Downs * Merrill McCormick William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick ap ... as Soldier 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 Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Empty Saddle
''The Empty Saddle'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Pete Morrison, Betty Goodwin and Bud Osborne. Cast * Pete Morrison as Bob Kingston * Betty Goodwin as Mary Manning * Bud Osborne * Lew Meehan * Ruth Royce * Barney Furey Charles Manford "Barney" Furey (September 7, 1886 – January 18, 1938) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1912 and 1937. He was born in Boise, Idaho and died in Hollywood, California. References External links * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films Films direct ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 In Film
The following is an overview of 1924 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top eight 1924 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 10 – CBC Distributions corp. is renamed and incorporated as Columbia Pictures. * D. W. Griffith, co-founder of United Artists, leaves the company. *April 17 – Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gains control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) *November 15 – In Los Angeles, director Thomas Ince ("The Father of the Western") meets publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst to work out a deal. When Ince dies a few days later, reportedly of a heart attack, rumors soon surface that he was murdered by Hearst. *Loews Theatres acquires the 4,000 seat Capitol Theatre in New York City becoming the flagship of the theatre chain and site of many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riders Of The Plains
''Riders of the Plains'' is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard for Arrow Films. It was co-written by Karl R. Coolidge and Jacques Jaccard. This serial was one of Boris Karloff's early (uncredited) film appearances. Chapter one premiered on October 1, 1924, and the final chapter played theaters on December 22, 1924 The serial is considered a lost film. Cast * Jack Perrin * Marilyn Mills * Ruth Royce * Charles Brinley * Kingsley Benedict * Running Elk * Robert Miles * Rhody Hathaway * Clark Comstock * Boris Karloff in a bit part Chapter Titles * 1. Red Shadows * 2. Dangerous Hazards * 3. A Living Death * 4. Flames of Fury * 5. Morgan's Raid * 6. Out of the Past * 7. A Fighting Gamble * 8. A Prisoner of War * 9. Pawns of Destiny * 10. Riding for Life * 11. In Death's Shadow * 12. Flaming Vengeance * 13. Thundering Hoofs * 14. Red Talons * 15. The Reckoning See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * Boris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beasts Of Paradise
''Beasts of Paradise'' is a 1923 American adventure silent film serial in 15 episodes directed by William James Craft. The film stars William Desmond and Eileen Sedgwick and was produced and released by Universal Pictures. The film is presumed to be lost. Production The serial consists of 15 episodes including jungle adventure scenes in which the main characters contend with many wild animals, such as fights with lions, alligators and elephants. The film also contains aquatic sequences involving underwater fights, shark encounters and submarine adventures. Cast Chapter titles *Episode 1: "The Mystery Ships" *Episode 2: "Unseen Perils" *Episode 3: "The Typhoon" *Episode 4: "The Sea Raider" *Episode 5: "The Tidewater Trap" *Episode 6: "The Alligator Attacks" *Episode 7: "The Deluge" *Episode 8: "The Mutiny" *Episode 9: "Ship Aflame" *Episode 10: "The Mad Elephant Charge" *Episode 11: "Smothered in the Sands" *Episode 12: "Millions in Gold" *Episode 13: "Into the Bloodhound's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Days Of Daniel Boone
''In the Days of Daniel Boone'' is a 1923 American silent Western film serial directed by William James Craft. The film is considered to be lost. A trailer is included in the DVD ''More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931: 50 Films''. Cast Chapter titles # His Country's Need # At Sword's Point # Liberty or Death # Foiling the Regulators # Perilous Paths # Trapped # In the Hands of the Enemy # Over the Cliff # The Flaming Forest # Running the Gauntlet # The Wilderness Trail # The Fort in the Forest # The Boiling Springs # Chief Blackfish Attacks # Boone's Triumph See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... References External links * * * 1923 films 1923 lost films 1923 Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 In Film
The following is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top seven films released in 1923 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events *April 4 – Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. incorporated in the United States. *April 15 – Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers. *Henry Roussel's ''Les Opprimés'' is released, introducing mattes (painted by W. Percy Day) to French cinema. *October 16 – Brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney establish the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (later to be known as Walt Disney Productions). Notable films released in 1923 American films unless stated otherwise A *''Adam's Rib'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille *''The Ancient Law (Das alte Gesetz)'', directed by E. A. Dupont, starring Henny Porten – (Germany) *''Ashes of Vengeance'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught Bluffing
''Caught Bluffing'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Charles Sarver. The film stars Frank Mayo, Edna Murphy, Wallace MacDonald, Jack Curtis, Andrew Arbuckle, and Ruth Royce. The film was released on September 18, 1922, by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast * Frank Mayo as John Oxford *Edna Murphy as Doris Henry *Wallace MacDonald as Wallace Towers * Jack Curtis as Pete Scarr * Andrew Arbuckle as Ham Thomas *Ruth Royce as College Kate *Louis Durham as Siwash Sam *Jack Walters as Wilk O'Malley *Scott Turner as Jones *Martin Best as Broome *Tote Du Crow Tote Du Crow (also known as George Skyrock or Shyroch) was a film actor and circus performer who acted in many silent films during the early days of Hollywood. Biography Tote was born in Watsonville, California, to parents of Castilian and Fren ... as Indian Guide References External links * * {{Lambert Hillyer 1922 films 1920s English-language films Silent Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 In Film
The following is an overview of 1922 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top nine films released in 1922 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events * June 11 – United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's ''Nanook of the North'', the first commercially successful feature length documentary film. * November 26 – ''The Toll of the Sea'', starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor (''The Gulf Between'' was the first film to do so but it was not widely distributed). Notable films released in 1922 United States unless stated A *''At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern'' (lost), directed by Lloyd Ingraham, based on the 1905 novel by Myrtle Reed B *''The Bachelor Daddy'' (lost), directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Thomas Meighan *''The Beautiful and Damned'' (lost), directed by William A. Seiter, starring Marie Prevost *''Beau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
