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Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 Film)
''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Neilan based upon the 1903 novel of the same name by Kate Douglas Wiggin. This version is notable for having been adapted by famed female screenwriter Frances Marion. The film was made by the "Mary Pickford Company" and was an acclaimed box office hit. When the play premiered on Broadway in the 1910 theater season the part of Rebecca was played by Edith Taliaferro. Plot As described in a film magazine, Rebecca Randall (Pickford) is taken into the home of her aunt Hannah (Eddy), a strict New England woman. Rebecca meets Adam Ladd (O'Brien), a young man of the village, and they become great friends. One day Rebecca promises to marry Adam when she becomes of age. Unable to withstand her pranks any longer, her aunt sends her away to a boarding school. She graduates a beautiful young lady. Shortly thereafter, Adam demands a fulfillment of her promise. Cast Production ''Rebecca of Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Neilan
Marshall Ambrose "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958) was an American actor. Early life Born in San Bernardino, California, Neilan was known by most as "Mickey." Following the death of his father, the eleven-year-old Mickey Neilan had to give up on school to work at whatever he could find in order to help support his mother. As a teenager, he began acting in bit parts in theatre, live theatre, and in 1910 he got a job as chauffeur, driving Biograph Studios executives around Los Angeles to determine the suitability of the West Coast of the United States, West Coast as a place for a permanent studio. Career Neilan made his film debut as part of the acting cast on the American Film Manufacturing Company Western (genre), Western ''The Stranger at Coyote'' (1912). Hired by Kalem Company, Kalem Studios for their Western film production facility in Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica, Neilan was first cast opposite Ruth Roland. Described as confident, but egotisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Daw (actress)
Marjorie Daw (born Marguerite E. House; January 19, 1902 – March 18, 1979) was an American film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1929. Career Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Daw was the daughter of John H. House. She took her stage name from '' Marjorie Daw'', a short story by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Daw began acting as a teen to support her younger brother and herself after the death of their parents. She made her film debut in 1914 and worked steadily during the 1920s. She retired from acting after the advent of sound film. Personal life and death Daw married director Alfred Edward Sutherland on April 20, 1923, in Beverly Hills; They had no children, and they divorced in 1925. On January 23, 1929, Daw married Myron Selznick in New York City. They had a daughter, Joan, and were divorced on April 3, 1942. Daw died on March 18, 1979, in Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm (1932 Film)
''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a 1932 film based on the 1903 children's classic novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin. It was filmed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Alfred Santell. The film starred Marian Nixon as Rebecca and co-starred Ralph Bellamy. Premise A young girl from Sunnybrook goes to live with her wealthy relatives and falls in love with a doctor. Cast * Marian Nixon as Rebecca * Ralph Bellamy as Dr. Ladd * Mae Marsh as Aunt Jane * Louise Closser Hale as Aunt Miranda * Alan Hale as Mr. Simpson * Sarah Padden as Mrs. Cobb * Alphonse Ethier as Mr. Cobb * Eula Guy as Mrs. Simpson * Ronald Harris as Jack o' Lantern * Willis Marks as Jacob Other adaptations *''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'', 1909 play *''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'', 1917 film *''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'', 1938 film starring Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm (play)
''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a play written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson. It is an adaptation of Wiggin's novels about the character Rebecca Rowena Randall, including elements from the 1903 novel of the same name and the 1907 follow-up, ''New Chronicles of Rebecca''. Producers Klaw and Erlanger debuted it at the Court Square Theatre in Springfield, Massachusetts on November 15, 1909. After touring New England for a season, it appeared on Broadway, opening at the Republic Theatre on October 3, 1910. The play received positive reviews and was used as the basis for subsequent movie adaptations. Plot Orphan Rebecca Rowena Randall is sent to live with her dour aunts, Jane and Miranda Sawyer. She has trouble adjusting to her new home at first, and tries to run away. Eventually her light-hearted optimism wins over her aunts and attracts the interest of local boy Adam Ladd. History Author Kate Douglas Wiggin's bestselling children's novel ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Censorship In The United States
Film censorship in the United States was a frequent feature of the industry almost from the beginning of the U.S. motion picture industry until the end of strong self-regulation in 1966. Court rulings in the 1950s and 1960s severely constrained government censorship, though statewide regulation lasted until at least the 1980s. State and local censorship, from pre-code to post-code Complaints from government authorities about film content date back at least as far as what was probably the first appearance of a woman in a motion picture in the United States, resulting in local self-censorship of the 1894 silent film ''Carmencita''. Laws authorizing censorship of film in the United States began with an 1897 Maine statute prohibiting the exhibition of prizefight films; the state enacted the statute to prevent the exhibition of the 1897 heavyweight championship between James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons. Other states followed Maine's example. Chicago enacted the first censorship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasanton, California
Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the Amador Valley, it is a suburb in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 79,871 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in the United States by the Census Bureau. Pleasanton is home to the headquarters of Safeway Inc., Safeway, Workday, Inc., Workday, Ellie Mae, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, Blackhawk Network Holdings, and Veeva Systems. Other major employers include Kaiser Permanente, Oracle Corporation, Oracle and Macy's. Although Oakland is the Alameda County seat, a few county offices are located in Pleasanton. The Alameda County Fairgrounds are located in Pleasanton, where the county fair is held during the last week of June and the first week of July. Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park is located on the west side of town. History Alisal Before the establishment of Pleasanton in the 1850 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Berle
Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; ; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC's ''Texaco Star Theatre'' (1948–1953), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during the first Golden Age of Television. He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in both radio and TV. Early life Milton Berle was born into a Jewish family in a five-story walkup at 68 W. 118th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. His given name was Mendel Berlinger, but he chose Milton Berle as his professional name when he was 16. His father, Moses Berlinger (1872–1938), was a paint and varnish salesman. His mother, Sarah (Sadie) Glantz Berlinger (1877–1954), changed her name to Sandra Berle when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Barry
Wesley Barry (August 10, 1907 – April 11, 1994) was an American actor, director, and producer. Barry began his career as a child actor in silent motion pictures and later became a producer and director of both film and television. As a director, he was sometimes billed as Wesley E. Barry. Early life and career Born in Los Angeles, Barry was seven years old when a young director -- attracted by his facial features -- noticed Barry and put him to work at the old Kalem Studios. He was not noted for his freckles until Marshall Neilan cast him in ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'', with his freckles uncovered (earlier producers had insisted that all subjects cover facial blemishes with grease paint). Soon, Barry became a star in his own right, and 1920's '' Dinty'' put him over with great success. Later screen productions which served him as starring vehicles are '' School Days'', ''Rags to Riches'', ''Heroes of the Street'', and Warner specials. He was eleven years old when he appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Gerdes
Emily Gerdes (sometimes credited as Emma Gerdes) was an American character actress active primarily during Hollywood's silent era. Biography Emily was born in Jefferson, Kansas, to Herman Gerdes (a veterinarian) and Mary Ellen Glaze. The family soon moved to Missouri and then Arizona before later settling in Glendale, California. Her parents later divorced. In Los Angeles, Emily began appearing in films; her first known credit was in 1917's ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm''. Selected filmography * ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917) * '' A Lady's Name'' (1918) * ''How Could You, Jean?'' (1918) * ''Puppy Love'' (1919) * ''Bell Boy 13'' (1923) * ''Dynamite Dan'' (1924) * ''Behind Two Guns'' (1924) * ''Heir-Loons'' (1925) * ''Ella Cinders'' (1926) * ''Unknown Dangers'' (1926) * ''Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness'' (1926) * Heroes of the Wild (1927) * '' Banjo on My Knee'' (1936) * ''The Grapes of Wrath ''The Grapes of Wrath'' is an American realist novel written by Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Toncray
Kate Toncray (1867 – December 6, 1927) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1905 and 1925. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Manhattan, New York City. Retrieved October 20, 2017 Selected filmography * '''' (1908) * ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet Wilkey
Violet Louise Wilkey (January 10, 1903 – June 5, 1976) was an American child actress who appeared in 18 films over a four-year period during the silent film era. Career Violet Wilkey was born in St. Louis, Missouri to an English father named Arthur Wilkey and an American mother named Anna Dora Wilkey (née Winter). Violet made her motion picture debut at the age of 10 in a 1913 dramatic short entitled ''The Little Mother'' opposite actress Ruth Stonehouse. Her follow-up film would be 1914 release ''The Old Maid'' opposite such popular stars of the era as Blanche Sweet, Spottiswoode Aitken, Mary Alden and Jack Conway. She is possibly best remembered for her appearance as a young Flora in D. W. Griffith's controversial 1915 classic ''The Birth of a Nation''. ''New York Times Movies'' Wilkey portrayed the character Flora Cameron as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McDonald (actor)
Jack McDonald (September 17, 1880 – 1962) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1930. He was born in San Francisco, California. Partial filmography * ''Shotgun Jones'' (1914) * ''A Just Punishment'' (1914) * ''Chip of the Flying U'' (1914) * ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917) * '' One Touch of Sin'' (1917) * ''The Girl of My Dreams'' (1918) * '' Better Times'' (1919) * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1920) * '' Ladies Must Live'' (1921) * ''The Big Punch'' (1921) * '' The Bait'' (1921) * '' Singing River'' (1921) * ''The World's a Stage'' (1922) * '' Main Street'' (1923) * '' Cameo Kirby'' (1923) * ''The Circus Cowboy'' (1924) * '' Against All Odds'' (1924) * ''Greed'' (1924) * ''Don Q, Son of Zorro'' (1925) * '' Champion of Lost Causes'' (1925) * ''The Interferin' Gent'' (1927) * '' The Dove'' (1927) * ''The Phantom City'' (1928) * '' The Whip'' (1928) * ''Show Boat'' (1929) * ''The Ship from Shanghai ''The Ship f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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