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Raymond L. Schrock
Raymond L. Schrock (February 2, 1892 – December 12, 1950) was an American screenwriter. He worked on more than 150 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Goshen, Indiana, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack. Partial filmography *''Judy Forgot'' (1915) * '' The Gentle Art of Burglary'' (1916) * '' The Man Inside'' (1916) * ''The Sphinx'' (1916) * '' Never Say Quit'' (1919) * '' Help! Help! Police!'' (1919) * '' The Winning Stroke'' (1919) * ''Burn 'Em Up Barnes'' (1921) * ''The Long Chance'' (1922) * '' I Am the Law'' (1922) * '' A Woman's Woman'' (1922) * ''Confidence'' (1922) * ''Bavu'' (1923) * '' The Clean Up'' (1923) * ''Kindled Courage'' (1923) * ''Little Johnny Jones'' (1923) * ''The Gentleman from America'' (1923) * ''Shootin' for Love'' (1923) * ''McGuire of the Mounted'' (1923) * '' Out of Luck'' (1923) * '' The Acquittal'' (1923) * ''The Thrill Chaser'' (1923) * ''The Darling of New York'' (1923) * '' Hook and Ladder'' (1924) * ''Ride for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goshen, Indiana
Goshen ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the northern part of Indiana near the Michigan border, in a region known as Michiana. Goshen is located 10 miles southeast of Elkhart, Indiana, Elkhart, 25 miles southeast of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend, 120 miles east of Chicago, and 150 miles north of Indianapolis. The population was 34,517 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The city is known as an extremely prominent recreational vehicle and accessories manufacturing center, the home of Goshen College, a small Mennonite liberal arts college, and the Elkhart County 4-H Fair, the largest county fair in the United States. History Before the arrival of white colonists, the land that is today Goshen, Indiana, was populated by Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clean Up (1923 Film)
''The Clean Up'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by William Parke and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Claire Adams Claire Adams (; 24 September 1898 – 25 September 1978) was a silent film actress and benefactor. She was born in Canada, studied there and in England, and developed a movie career in Hollywood. She spent the second half of her life in Austra ..., and Claire Anderson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, spendthrift Montgomery Bixby's grandfather leaves him only a dollar in his will and fifty thousand dollars in cash to each citizen of the little town in which he lived. His sweetheart jilts him, as the whole town goes money mad. Crooks arrive to get in on the "clean-up." Monte decides to save the people in spite of themselves, and he enlists the aid of his grandfather's former secretary. He succeeds and then finds out that the will was only a hoax intended to teach him the value of money, and that a real inheritance is waiting for him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K – The Unknown
''K – The Unknown'' is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Virginia Valli, Percy Marmont, and Margarita Fischer. It is based on the 1915 novel '' K.'' by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Plot As described in a film magazine, Sidney Page (Valli), glorious in the beauty and charm of young womanhood, awoke one day to the dazzling realization that she was the object of the affection of two mature men. Masculine affection was nothing new to her: from her schooldays she had been courted by two youths of her own age, and she had been considered the belle of the small city where she lived. “K” Le Moyne (Marmont), quiet, distinguished, mysterious, his presence in the city a mystery, intrigued her. Dr. Max Wilson (Roche), recently come to assume direction of the new hospital, swept her off her balance by the swiftness of his wooing. Herself studying to be a nurse, she came in close contact with him, even as she had with Le Moyne, who was a boarder in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridgeway Of Montana
''Ridgeway of Montana'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Clifford Smith (director), Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck, and Herbert Fortier. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Buck Ridgeway, wealthy ranchman, captures members of a rustler band, but Pelton, their leader, makes a getaway in great style by jumping from his mount just at a crucial moment and hurdling over a towering rock into the river below. Buck visits the city and meets Aline Hanley who flirts with him, but he does not respond. Piqued, Aline follows him and is lost in the mountains. Buck finds her and a snowstorm compels them to spend the night together in a cabin. Buck weds Aline. She is kidnapped by Pelton. Buck conceals himself in a wagon to serve as a shield from flying bullets, rolls downhill and crashes into Pelton's shack. After a scrapping fight with Pelton, her husband rescues her and Aline is convinced of the sincerity of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride For Your Life
''Ride for Your Life'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Bud Watkins is in love with Betsy Burke. However, she shows a preference for The Cocopah Kid, a reckless bandit. Gambler "Gentleman Jim" Slade cheats Bud out of his ranch. The Cocopah Kid dies suddenly. Bud, disguised as the bandit, has a variety of wild adventures. He defeats Slade's plot to obtain possession of the newly discovered gold diggings, rescues Betsy from Slade's clutches, and eventually wins Betsy's affection. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Ride for Your Life'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. See also * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films. Background Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ... R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hook And Ladder (1924 Film)
''Hook and Ladder'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot Ace Cooper, a cowboy who has just arrived in the city, inadvertently gets mixed up in a little misunderstanding between several cowboys and a stockyards cashier in regard to their pay. Ace leaves the premises suddenly with a policeman loping along behind them. Ace crashes the fire lines and in the excitement of a residence fire disguises himself with a fireman's helmet and slicker. The cop loses him in the shuffle and Ace is forced into service by a truck captain who, in the smoke, mistakes him for a fireman. Later the cowboy is recognized at the station and an explanation is necessary. The stockyards affair is settled and Ace is offered a job by the department and decides to join when he sees the captain's good looking daughter. He falls in love with the daughter, but meets with tough opposition in the person of Gus Henshaw, a youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Darling Of New York
''The Darling of New York'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ... directed by King Baggot and written by Adrian Johnson and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Diana Serra Cary, Baby Peggy, her first feature film. The film was released on December 3, 1923, by Universal Pictures. In the film, Baby Peggy plays Santussa, who after she is taken by a gang of jewel smugglers is able to reform them. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Italian orphan Santussa is sent to New York City to be cared by for her grandfather. Accompanying Santussa is her Governess. In order to protect themselves and perhaps collect a large ransom, a gem smuggler separates her from her Governess and steals little Baby Peggy. Some stolen gems have been sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thrill Chaser
''The Thrill Chaser'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot As described in a film magazine, Omar K. Jenkins' (Gibson) only inheritance from an eccentric father is a copy of the ''Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam''. Only one of the verses conveys any meaning to him: “A book of verses underneath a bough, a loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou.” He is reading it under a tree when he finds himself face to face with the “thou" of his dreams. They strike up an immediate friendship over the book of poems, when suddenly the whistle from the locomotive warns them her train is about to start. He aids her in making the train, riding alongside the moving cars and passing her from his horse to the platform. He has forgotten to get her name. Omar goes to Los Angeles and begins to haunt the film studios. At Universal City he finally gets within the gates as an extra man. Here he meets all the celebrated stars and directors on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Acquittal
''The Acquittal'' is a 1923 American silent mystery film based on the play of the same name by Rita Weiman. The film was directed by Clarence Brown, who would later start a long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Norman Kerry, Claire Windsor, Richard Travers, and Barbara Bedford. The film was released by Universal Pictures. Synopsis As described in a trade magazine: : Who killed Andrew Prentice? Kenneth Winthrop is tried for the murder of his foster-father, Andrew Prentice. His foster-brother, Robert Armstrong is his accuser. Both love Madeline, who has chosen Winthrop. Armstrong alleges that Edith Craig, secretly engaged to the dead man, and Winthrop were in love, but it is not believed. Circumstantial evidence is introduced offering the time as given by a certain clock. Madeline discovers that what they took for a clock in a butcher's store window was a circular meat scale, the hand of which stays at twelve, the top of the scale, when not in use. This discovery clea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of Luck (1923 Film)
''Out of Luck'' is a 1923 American comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Sam Pertune * Laura La Plante as Mae Day * Howard Truesdale as Ezra Day (as Howard Truesdell) * Elinor Hancock as Aunt Edith Bristol * DeWitt Jennings as Captain Bristol * Freeman Wood as Cyril La Mount * Jay Morley Jay Morley (July 14, 1890 – November 9, 1976), was an American actor, active in silent films. Career Morley began his acting career in a traveling vaudeville act and performed in dramas with stock theater companies for five years. He had suc ... as Boggs * Kansas Moehring as "Kid" Hogan * John Judd as "Pig" Hurley References External links * * 1923 films 1923 comedy films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Edward Sedgwick 1920s American films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGuire Of The Mounted
''McGuire of the Mounted'' is a 1923 American crime film directed by Richard Stanton and written by George Hively. The film stars William Desmond, Louise Lorraine, Willard Louis, Vera James, J. P. Lockney, and William Lowery. The film was released on July 9, 1923, by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Old André Montreau (Lockney), who runs a little ferry across and down a large stream in the Canadian woods, is found seriously wounded by Bob McGuire (Desmond), a member of the Northwest Mounted Police, and an old-time friend of the guide and his daughter, Julie (Lorraine). Andre tells him that he does not know who his assailant was, but describes him as best he can. Later McGuire and Julie become engaged and the old man dies from the effects of the wounds. Bill Lusk (Louis), the proprietor of the village saloon and dance hall, is in league with Decker (Johnson), who is engaged in smuggling dope over the border. They find that McGuire is on to them and plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shootin' For Love
''Shootin' for Love'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Shootin' for Love'' at silentera.com Gibson plays a veteran suffering from who at his father's ranch becomes involved in a dispute over water rights that leads to gunfire. The , under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
