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Ralph Forbes
Ralph Forbes (born Ralph Forbes Taylor; 30 September 1904 – 31 March 1951) was an English film and stage actor active in Britain and the United States. Early life Forbes was born in Wandsworth, London, the son of Ernest John "E.J." and Ethel Louise Taylor. His mother would become known as Mary Forbes, a stage and film actress. His younger sister was actress Brenda Forbes (born Dorothy Brenda Taylor). Born on 30 September 1904, Forbes was baptized on 6 November and his birth was legally registered with the authorities during the last quarter of 1904. Forbes met with an accident while playing football at Denstone College in Staffordshire which resulted in a scar on his cheek. He came to the United States as a member of a British troupe that performed ''Havoc'', a war play. He started off in films, then went on stage. In the United States he appeared onstage opposite actress Ruth Chatterton, whom he wed on 20 December 1924 in New York City. He was 20 years old and she was fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Boone (1936 Film)
''Daniel Boone'' is a 1936 American historical film directed by David Howard (director), David Howard and starring George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien, Heather Angel (actress), Heather Angel, and John Carradine. Plot In 1775, Daniel Boone leads thirty colonial families to Kentucky where they face two threats: Native American raiders led by renegade white Simon Girty, who opposes the colony; and the schemes of effete Stephen Marlowe to seize title to the new lands. Perils, battles, escapes, and a love interest round out the film. Cast *George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien as Daniel Boone *Heather Angel (actress), Heather Angel as Virginia Randolph *John Carradine as Simon Girty *Ralph Forbes as Stephen Marlowe *George Regas as Black Eagle *Dickie Jones as Master Jerry Randolph *Clarence Muse as Pompey *Huntley Gordon as Sir John Randolph *Harry Cording as Joe Burch *Aggie Herring as Mrs. Mary Burch *Crauford Kent as Attorney General *Keith Hitchcock as Commissioner *Chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lowland Cinderella
''A Lowland Cinderella'' is a 1921 British silent film, silent romance film adaptation of S. R. Crockett's novel directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Joan Morgan, Ralph Forbes and George Foley (actor), George Foley. Plot A 1920s version of the Cinderella story, the film tells the story of a Scottish girl, Hester Stirling, whose father, David Stirling, a gold prospector in South Africa, leaves behind a bag full of precious stones. Her evil guardian, Dr. Silvanus Torpichan, appropriates it and forces her to work as a servant in his home. Cast * Joan Morgan as Hester Stirling * Ralph Forbes as Master of Darrock * George Foley (actor), George Foley as David Stirling * Mary Carnegie as Mrs. Torpichan * Mavis Clair as Ethel Torpichan * Nell Emerald as Megsy * Eileen Grace as Claudia Torpichan * Charles Levey as Dr. Silvanus Torpichan * Kate Phillips as Grandmother Stirling * Cecil Susands as Tom Torpichan * Frances Wetherall (actress), Frances Wetherall as Duchess o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Masks Of The Devil
''The Masks of the Devil'' is a lost 1928 American drama silent film directed by Victor Sjöström and written by Marian Ainslee, Ruth Cummings, Svend Gade and Frances Marion. The film stars John Gilbert, Alma Rubens, Theodore Roberts, Frank Reicher and Eva von Berne. The film was released on November 17, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast * John Gilbert as Baron Reiner *Alma Rubens as Countess Zellner *Theodore Roberts as Count Palester *Frank Reicher as Count Zellner *Eva von Berne as Virginia *Ralph Forbes as Manfred *Ethel Wales as Virginia's Aunt *Polly Ann Young Polly Ann Young (October 25, 1908 – January 21, 1997) was an American actress. Biography Young was born in Denver, Colorado. Actresses Loretta Young and Sally Blane were her sisters. From 1917 to 1941, she was featured in over 40 movies, ... as Dancer References External links * 1928 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1928 drama films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whip (1928 Film)
''The Whip'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Dorothy Mackaill. It was based on a 1912 play '' The Whip'' by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton and distributed by First National. This film was a silent released with a Vitaphone soundtrack of music and effects. It is set in the horse racing world of England. Cast *Dorothy Mackaill as Lady Diana *Ralph Forbes as Lord Brancaster *Anna Q. Nilsson as Iris d'Aquila *Lowell Sherman as Greville Sartoris *Albert Gran as Sam Kelley *Marc McDermott as Lord Beverly *Louis Payne as Lambert * Arthur Clayton as Richard Haslam * Jack McDonald as Detective (uncredited) Preservation status ''The Whip'' survives in archives at Cineteca Italiana, Milan, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Actress (1928 Film)
''The Actress'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin, and starred Norma Shearer. This film was based on the 1898 play '' Trelawny of the "Wells"'' by Arthur Wing Pinero that had first premiered on Broadway in 1898, starring Mary Mannering, which was revived by Ethel Barrymore in 1911, Laurette Taylor in 1925, and at the time this film was produced (1927) by Helen Gahagan. The play was first brought to the screen as a British made silent film '' Trelawny of the "Wells"'' in 1916. This film is one of many lost MGM films dating from the 1920s. Plot Cast * Norma Shearer as Rose Trelawny * Owen Moore as Tom Wrench * Gwen Lee as Avonia * Lee Moran as Colpoys * Roy D'Arcy as Gadd * Virginia Pearson as Mrs. Telfer * William J. Humphrey as Mr. Telfer * Effie Ellsler as Mrs. Mossop * Ralph Forbes as Arthur Gower * O. P. Heggie as Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower * Andree Tourneur as Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Black Eagle
''Under the Black Eagle'' is a 1928 American silent World War I drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, written by Norman Houston, Bradley King, and Madeleine Ruthven, and starring Ralph Forbes, Marceline Day, Bert Roach, William Fairbanks, and Marc McDermott. The film was released on March 24, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast *Ralph Forbes as Karl von Zorn *Marceline Day as Margareta *Bert Roach as Hans Schmidt *William Fairbanks as Ulrich Muller *Marc McDermott as Col. Luden *Flash the Dog as Prinz Preservation A surviving late silent from 'Woody' Van Dyke, listed as being preserved at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands. Location and history Eye Filmmuseum is located in the Overhoeks neighborhood of Amsterdam in t ... (Filmmuseum). References External links * *at silentfilmstillarchive.com 1928 films 1920s E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trail Of '98
''The Trail of '98'' is a 1928 American silent Action film, action-adventure/drama film featuring Harry Carey (actor born 1878), Harry Carey and Dolores del Río about the Klondike Gold Rush. The film was originally released by MGM in a short-lived widescreen process called “Fantom Screen“. The film is based on the 1910 novel by that title, written by Robert W. Service. Cast * Dolores del Río as Berna * Ralph Forbes as Larry * Karl Dane as Lars Petersen * Harry Carey (actor born 1878), Harry Carey as Jack Locasto * Tully Marshall as Salvation Jim * George Cooper (actor), George Cooper as Samuel Foote (The Worm) * Russell Simpson (actor), Russell Simpson as Old Swede * Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Bulkey * Tenen Holtz as Mr. Bulkey * Cesare Gravina as Henry Kelland (Berna's Grandfather) * Doris Lloyd as Locasto's procurer * E. Alyn Warren as Engineer * Johnny Downs as Mother's boy (as John Down) * Ray Hallor as Brother Jim * Ray Gallagher as Brother Joe * Francis Ford (actor), Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Latest From Paris
''The Latest from Paris'' is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Sam Wood and written by Joseph Farnham and A. P. Younger. The film stars Norma Shearer, George Sidney (actor), George Sidney, Ralph Forbes, Tenen Holtz, and William Bakewell. The film was released on February 4, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast *Norma Shearer as Ann Dolan *George Sidney (actor), George Sidney as Sol Blogg *Ralph Forbes as Joe Adams *Tenen Holtz as Abe Littauer *William Bakewell as Bud Dolan *Margaret Landis as Louise Martin *Bert Roach as Bert Blevins *Ethel M. Jackson *Della Peterson Preservation status *The film survives, preserved by MGM, with only reel 4 missing. References External links * * at silentfilmstillarchive.com 1928 films American romantic drama films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by Sam Wood American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1928 romantic drama films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enemy (1927 Film)
''The Enemy'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Lillian Gish, Ralph Forbes and Ralph Emerson. The film was thought to have been lost for years until a copy was discovered at the MGM library, now owned by Turner Entertainment. However, the film is still missing its final reel. Actor Joel McCrea made an early appearance as an extra. Plot Newlywed Carl (Ralph Forbes) goes to war where he endures major suffering. Back home, wife Pauli (Lillian Gish) starves, becomes a prostitute to survive, and their baby dies. Cast * Lillian Gish as Pauli Arndt * Ralph Forbes as Carl Behrend * Ralph Emerson as Bruce Gordon * Frank Currier as Professor Arndt * George Fawcett as August Bejremd * Fritzi Ridgeway as Mitzi Winkelmann * Hans Joby as Fritz Winkelmann (credited as John S. Peters) * Karl Dane as Jan * Polly Moran as Baruska * Billy Kent Schaefer as Kurt * Louise Emmons (uncredited) * Betty Jane Graham as Little girl (uncredited) * Joel McCrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Geste (1926 Film)
''Beau Geste'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and based on the 1924 novel ''Beau Geste'' by P. C. Wren. Ronald Colman stars as the title character. Plot Major de Beaujolais leads a French Foreign Legion battalion across the Sahara desert to relieve Fort Zinderneuf, reportedly besieged by Arabs. When he arrives, he receives no response from the Legionnaires manning the walls, only a single shot. He realizes they are dead. The trumpeter volunteers to scale the wall and open the gate, but after waiting 15 minutes, the major climbs inside himself. He finds the dead commandant with a note in his hand addressed to the chief of police of Scotland Yard which states that the writer is solely responsible for the theft of the "Blue Water" sapphire from Lady Patricia Brandon. Soon after, the bodies of the commandant and the man beside him disappear. Then the fort is set afire. The major sends two Americans to fetch reinforcements. The film then flashes bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley's Aunt (1926 Film)
''Charley's Aunt'' (Swedish: ''Charleys tant'') is a 1926 Swedish silent comedy film directed by Elis Ellis and starring Ellis, Ralph Forbes and Renée Björling.Gustafsson p.125 It is an adaptation of the 1882 play ''Charley's Aunt'' by Brandon Thomas. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vilhelm Bryde. Cast * Elis Ellis as Lord Francourt Bobberley * Ralph Forbes as Jack Chesney * Olav Riégo as Charles Wykeham * Renée Björling as Kitty Werden * Inga Sundblad-Ellis as Annie Speetigue * Axel Hultman as Jeremias Speetigue * Sven Bergvall Sven Bergvall (25 May 1881 – 2 November 1960) was a Sweden, Swedish actor. Biography Bergvall made his stage debut in 1901 and was since 1917 at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Dramaten. He acted in Swedish films from 1914 to 1954. He fought en ... as Sir Francis Chesney * Magda Holm as Ella Delahay * Anna Bergvall as Dona Lucia d'Alvadorez * Gustaf Hjärne as Brasset References Bibliography * Tommy Gustafss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owd Bob (1924 Film)
''Owd Bob'' is a 1924 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards (actor), Henry Edwards and starring J. Fisher White, Ralph Forbes and James Carew. It is based on the 1898 novel ''Owd Bob'' by Alfred Ollivant (writer), Alfred Ollivant. Location shooting took place in the Lake District. Cast * J. Fisher White as Adam McAdam * Ralph Forbes as Davie McAdam * James Carew as James Moore * Yvonne Thomas as Maggie Moore * Frank Stanmore (actor), Frank Stanmore as Jim Burton * Grace Lane as Mrs. Moore * Robert English (actor), Robert English as Squire * John Marlborough East as Shepherd References Bibliography * Sweet, Matthew. ''Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema''. Faber and Faber, 2005. External links * 1924 films British silent feature films 1924 drama films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Henry Edwards British drama films British black-and-white films Films based on British novels 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |