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Rayart Productions
Rayart Pictures was one of the early film production and distribution companies operating independently of the major Hollywood studios in the United States during the later silent film era from the mid-to-late 1920s and into the early "talkies" era of early films with sound in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It established its own distribution network, specialising in westerns. It was begun by W. Ray Johnston in 1924, after whom the company was named. It was originally created as a low budget release agent, and like the other so-called Poverty Row studios, was based in a small plot off Sunset Strip, by Gower Street. An early Poverty Row studio, it was a forerunner of Monogram Pictures, whom was also founded by W. Ray Johnston. In 1929, Rayart produced a series of musical pieces—featuring Tommy Christian and His Palisades Orchestra— as well as shorts and the feature-length film '' Howdy Broadway'', a musical set in college with "an entirely predictable" script. Rayart was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Sono Art-World Wide Pictures was an American film distribution and production company in operation from 1927 to 1933. Their first feature film was ''The Rainbow Man'' (1929), while one of their most prominent was '' The Great Gabbo'' (1929) starring Erich von Stroheim and directed by James Cruze for James Cruze Productions, Inc. One of the last films distributed by the company was '' A Study in Scarlet'' (1933) starring Reginald Owen as Sherlock Holmes. Sono Art was the original U.S. distributor for four Alfred Hitchcock-directed films, '' Downhill'' (1927), '' Easy Virtue'' (1928), ''The Manxman'' (1929), and ''Blackmail'' (1929), as well as the British Anna May Wong vehicle ''Piccadilly'' (1929). Merger In 1933, Sono-Art merged with Rayart Pictures to form Monogram Pictures. The original Monogram (including its library) merged into Republic Pictures in 1935; that library is now owned by Paramount Pictures (through Republic), although all Sono Art-World Wide productions have f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geared To Go
''Geared to Go'' is a 1924 American silent action film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Reed Howes, Carmelita Geraghty and George Nichols.Darby p.153 Cast * Reed Howes * Carmelita Geraghty * George Nichols * Winifred Landis * Joe Butterworth * Cuyler Supplee * Melbourne MacDowell Willet Melbourne MacDowell (November 22, 1856 – February 18, 1941) was an American stage and screen actor. He began on the legitimate stage in the 1870s and first appeared on the silent screen in 1917. He used the stage name Virginia Drew Pres ... * George B. Williams References Bibliography * Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1991. External links * 1924 films 1920s action films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American action films American black-and-white films Films about taxis Films directed by Albert S. Rogell Rayart Pictures films Silent action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knockout Kid
''The Knockout Kid'' is a 1925 American silent Western comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Jack Perrin, Molly Malone, and Eva Thatcher. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jack is the son of a millionaire, and keen on amateur boxing. He knocks out “One Round” Sweeney in a bout at an athletic club and is denounced by his father. He is disinherited and goes to Texas in his Packard car, accompanied by his dog and valet Snowball. His car and clothes are stolen and he is about to be hung for “rustling Cattle raiding is the act of stealing cattle. In Australia, such stealing is often referred to as duffing, and the perpetrator as a duffer.Baker, Sidney John (1945) ''The Australian language : an examination of the English language and English s ...” cattle, of which he is innocent. The only thing that can save him is marriage with the Widow Jenkins who owns the cattle ranch. He clears his name, however, and marries the widow's cute niece Jenny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goat Getter
''Goat Getter'' is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Billy Sullivan, John Sinclair and Kathleen Myers.Parish & Pitts p.318 Cast * Billy Sullivan as Billy Morris * John Sinclair as Pie-Eye Pickens * Kathleen Myers Kathleen Myers (April 16, 1899 – September 27, 1959) was an American film actress of the silent era. Biography Myers was the daughter of S. C. Myers, manager of Chrome Steel Works in Newark, New Jersey. Appearing in 22 feature films between 19 ... as Virginia Avery * Virginia Vance as Mamie Arthur * Eddie Diggins as Lightning Bradley * William Buckley as Carter Bond * Joe Moore as Slug Geever References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1925 films 1920s action films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American action films American black-and-white films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road Agent
''The Road Agent'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Al Hoxie, Ione Reed and Lew Meehan.Pitts p.286 Cast * Al Hoxie as Roger Worth / The Kansas Kid * Ione Reed as Mary Ryan * Lew Meehan as Attorney Frank Craven * Leon De La Mothe Leon De La Mothe (born Louis Kent; December 26, 1880 – June 12, 1943) was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 40 films between 1915 and 1925. He also appeared in 28 films between 1915 and 192 ... as Henchman Hammer Hawkins * Florence Lee as Mrs. Worth - the Mother * Frank Ellis as The Sheriff * Ted Adams as The Doctor * Roy Bucko as Henchman * Tex Phelps as Saloon Brawler * Archie Ricks as Short Henchman References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. * McGowan, John J. ''J.P. McGowan: Biography of a Hollywood Pioneer''. McFarland, 2005. External links * 1926 films 1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Luck
''Fighting Luck'' is a 1925 American silent western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Reeves, Ione Reed and Lew Meehan.Munden p.242 Cast * Bob Reeves as Tiger Slauson * Ione Reed Ione Reed (1903–1985) was an American film actress. She played the female lead in a number of silent westerns.Katchmer p.308 Selected filmography * '' A Desperate Chance'' (1925) * '' Fighting Luck'' (1925) * '' The Road Agent'' (1925) * '' Th ... as Texas Houston * William Ryno as Silver Houston * Lew Meehan as Dude Slade (The Coyote) * Eddie Barry as Cousin Oswald aka Wilkdcat * J.P. McGowan as Gang Leader References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films 1920s American films Silent American Western (genre) films Films directed by J. P. McGowan American silent feature film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bashful Buccaneer
''Bashful Buccaneer'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Dorothy Dwan and Sheldon Lewis.Rainey p.136 Cast * Reed Howes as Jerry Logan * Dorothy Dwan as Nancy Lee * Sheldon Lewis as First Mate * Bull Montana as Second Mate * Jimmy Aubrey as Cook * Sam Allen as Captain * George B. French as Clipper Jones * Sailor Sharkey * Gunboat Smith Edward "Gunboat" Smith (February 17, 1887 – August 6, 1974) was an Irish American boxer, film actor and later a boxing referee. During his career, Smith faced twelve different Boxing Hall of Famers a combined total of 23 times. Among the all-ti ... References Bibliography * Buck Rainey. ''Sweethearts of the sage: biographies and filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in western movies''. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub, 1992. External links * 1925 films 1926 comedy films 1926 films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fear Fighter
''The Fear Fighter'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Billy Sullivan, Ruth Dwyer and J.P. McGowan.Munden p.234 Cast * Billy Sullivan as Billy Griffin * Ruth Dwyer as Catherine Curtis * J.P. McGowan as James Curtis * Gunboat Smith as Prison Inmate * Phil Salvadore * W.C. Robinson * Jack Herrick * Billy Franey William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor. Born in Chicago in 1889, Franey appeared in more than 400 films between 1914 and 1941, mostly playing comedic roles. He was an actor of disheveled appea ... References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1925 films 1926 comedy films 1926 films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Man
''The Right Man'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Jack Harvey. It stars George Larkin and Mary Beth Milford. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Mrs. Hoyt is infatuated with Dergan, the managing editor of her husband’s newspaper. Dergan buys a hat similar to Hoyt’s and then calls on Mrs. Hoyt. Moha, faithful to his master, shoots at Dergan but kills another maan, a crook. Mrs. Hoyt hides the hat. Tip O’Neil, a reporter, is aware of Dergan’s real villainy and the fact that Dergan is “playing” for the newspaper stock which Mrs. Hoyt owns. So when Dergan tries to win the affection of Mary Burton, who also works in the office. Tip gets busy and frustrates Dergan’s every move. Dergan finally gets shot by Moha when he attempts to take the stock certificates from Mrs. Hoyt. Mary and Tip are happy as they drive away from the Hoyt residence with Denny, Tip’s pal, as the chauffeur. Cast * George Larkin as Tip O'Neil * Mary Beth Milford as Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclone Cavalier
''Cyclone Cavalier'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Reed Howes, Carmelita Geraghty, and Wilfred Lucas Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young man whose adventurousness keeps him in trouble is sent to a small South American republic by his wealthy father. En route he meets and falls in love with the daughter of the president of the state to which she is going. He aids her father in stifling a revolution and wins the young woman’s hand in marriage. Cast References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. (2012). ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland. External links * * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films Films directed by Albert S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pride Of The Force (1925 Film)
''The Pride of the Force'' is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Duke Worne and starring Tom Santschi, Gladys Hulette Gladys Hulette (July 21, 1896 – August 8, 1991) was an American silent film actress from Arcade, New York, United States. Her career began in the early years of silent movies and continued until the mid-1930s. She first performed on stage at ..., and James W. Morrison. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Moore, a patrolman, is in line for a promotion but is denied it because, in the pursuit of a band of thieves, he stops to succor an injured child. He later learns of a crook band’s plan to rob the home of a banker and heads a raid against the marauders. As a result, he is made a sergeant. However, he is compelled to arrest his own daughter during the raid. She is accused of being a member of the band, but, in the end, her innocence is established. Cast References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Instit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
