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Raymond Hitchcock (actor)
Raymond Hitchcock (October 22, 1865November 24, 1929) was an American silent film actor, stage actor, and stage producer, who appeared in, or produced 30 plays on Broadway from 1898 to 1928, and who appeared in the silent films of the 1920s. Biography He appeared first as a star in the character of Abijah Booze in ''The Yankee Consul'', and sang ''It Was Not Like This in the Olden Time''. In his stage career, Hitchcock went back and forth between dramatic roles and ones in comic opera. In 1905 he appeared on Broadway with John Bunny in ''Easy Dawson'', the two apparently playing firemen. Hitchcock also made several phonograph recordings, many of which survive. In 1907, Hitchcock was charged with the sexual abuse of two adolescent girls together with New York magnate William A. Chanler. As Hitchcock's trial progressed, it was revealed that the charges of sexual abuse were fabricated as part of a blackmail scheme. Hitchcock was acquitted by a jury on June 11, 1908, after spen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in Central New York, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city of Cayuga County, the county seat, and the site of the maximum-security Auburn Correctional Facility, as well as the William H. Seward House Museum and the house of abolitionist Harriet Tubman. History The region around Auburn had been Haudenosaunee territory for centuries before European contact and historical records. Auburn was founded in 1793, during the post-Revolutionary period of settlement of western New York. The founder, John L. Hardenbergh, was a veteran of the Sullivan-Clinton campaign against the Iroquois during the American Revolution. Hardenbergh settled in the vicinity of the Owasco River with his infant daughter and two African-American indentured servants, Harry and Kate Freeman. After his death in 1806, Hardenbergh was buried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitchy-Koo Of 1919
''Hitchy-Koo of 1919'' is a musical revue with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by George V. Hobart. This revue was third in a series of four ''Hitchy-Koo'' Broadway revues from 1917 to 1920 produced by, and starring, Raymond Hitchcock. The revues were named after the 1912 popular song "Hitchy-Koo" by composers Lewis F. Muir and Maurice Abrahams with lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert; the only song which was featured in all of the ''Hitchy-Koo'' revues. The original Broadway production of this version played in 1919. The revue received favourable reviews. Production history The show had tryouts in Atlantic City, New Jersey in August 1919 and the Colonial Theatre, Boston in September 1919 prior to its Broadway premiere."''Hitchy-Koo of 1919''" sondheimguide.com, accessed 20 December 2013 The revue debuted on Broadway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tired Business Man
''The Tired Business Man'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Allen Dale and starring Raymond Hitchcock, Dot Farley and Margaret Quimby.Munden p.816 It was produced and released by the independent studio Tiffany Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Sawley. Synopsis The owners of a paving company are financially struggling and are set out to win a new contract from Alderman McGinnis with the assistance of their stenographer Rita. Cast * Raymond Hitchcock as Alderman McGinnis * Dot Farley as Mrs. McGinnis * Mack Swain as Mike Murphy * Margaret Quimby as Rita * Charles Delaney as Larry Riley * Lincoln Plumer as Pat Riley * Blanche Mehaffey as Violet Clark * Gibson Gowland Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 – 9 September 1951) was an English film actor. Biography Gowland was born in Spennymoor, County Durham. He started work as a sailor and later became the mate on a ship. For several years from the age of 25 h ... as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redheads Preferred
''Redheads Preferred'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Allen Dale and starring Raymond Hitchcock, Marjorie Daw and Theodore von Eltz.Slide p.242 It was produced by the independent studio Tiffany Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edwin B. Willis. Synopsis In order to secure a business contract, loyal husband John Morgan drinks heavily and agrees to accompany a mysterious read-headed woman to a dance. Discover what is going on his wife dresses up in a red wig and turns up as his escort for the night. At first very jealous, after a series of misunderstandings she comes to understand her husband's intentions and helps his secure the contract while keeping her identity secret. Cast * Raymond Hitchcock as Henry Carter * Marjorie Daw as Angela Morgan * Theodore von Eltz as John Morgan * Cissy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Henry Carter * Vivien Oakland Vivien Oakland (born Vivian Ruth Andersen; May 20, 1895 – August 1, 1958), was an American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Widow
''The Red Widow'' is a lost 1916 American silent romantic comedy film directed by James Durkin, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on a 1911 Broadway musical play ''The Red Widow'' by Channing Pollock and Rennold Wolf and starring comedian Raymond Hitchcock. John Barrymore stars in this film in the Hitchcock part of Cicero Butts. Hitchcock's wife, Flora Zabelle, is the leading lady in this film. Cast *John Barrymore as Cicero Hannibal Butts * Flora Zabelle Hitchcock as Anna Varvara (credited as Flora Zabelle) *John Hendricks as Baron Strickoutvich *Eugene Redding as Ivan Scorpioff *Millard Benson as Basil Romanoff *George E. Mack as Popova *Lillian Tucker as Mrs. Butts *E.L. Fernandez as Captain Roman (credited as Mr. Fernandez) ''unbilled'' *John Goldsworthy Production This particular comedy film was shot twice. The negative for the first version of ''The Red Widow'' burned up in a nitrate fire before the distribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Village Scandal
''A Village Scandal'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Raymond Hitchcock * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty * Flora Zabelle * Al St. John * Harry McCoy * Minta Durfee See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * 1915 films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Valet
''My Valet'' is a 1915 short comedy film written, produced, and directed by Mack Sennett and starring Raymond Hitchcock, Sennett, and Mabel Normand. The film was released by the Keystone Film Company and Triangle Distributing with a running time of 33 minutes. It was released on November 7, 1915 in the United States. The movie is in black and white and produced in English. A print exists. Cast * Raymond Hitchcock as John Jones * Mack Sennett as John's Valet * Mabel Normand as Mabel Stebbins * Fred Mace as French Count * Frank Opperman (actor) as Hiram Stebbins * Alice Davenport as Mrs. Stebbins References External links ''My Valet''in the New York Times * ''My Valet''at Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of At ... ''My Valet''in Looking for Mab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ringtailed Rhinoceros
''The Ringtailed Rhinoceros'' (also cited ''The Ring-Tailed Rhinoceros'') is a lost 1915 American silent comedy-drama film that depicted the ruinous effects of alcohol on a good-natured man and on the lives of the people around him."American Silent Feature Film: Database From the report 'The Survival of American Silent Feature Films: 1912-1929'" searchable database that includes nearly 11,000 titles. Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Retrieved March 25, 2020. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canandaigua (city), New York
Canandaigua (; ''Utaʼnaráhkhwaʼ'' in Tuscarora) is a city in Ontario County, New York, United States. Its population was 10,545 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ontario County; some administrative offices are at the county complex in the adjacent town of Hopewell.Google Maps (3019 County Complex Drive, Canandaigua, New York) Retrieved Jan. 14, 2015.Ontario County, New York Retrieved Jan. 14, 2015. The name Canandaigua is derived from the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barrymore
John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of '' Justice'' (1916), '' Richard III'' (1920) and ''Hamlet'' (1922); his portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the "greatest living American tragedian". After a success as ''Hamlet'' in London in 1925, Barrymore left the stage for 14 years and instead focused entirely on films. In the silent film era, he was well received in such pictures as '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1920), '' Sherlock Holmes'' (1922) and '' The Sea Beast'' (1926). During this period, he gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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