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Robert Dudley (actor)
Robert Dudley (September 13, 1869 – September 15, 1955) was a dentist turned film character actor who, in his 35-year career, appeared in more than 115 films. Career Dudley was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and was educated at Lake Forest College in Evanston, Illinois and Chicago, where he majored in oral surgery. In 1917 he appeared in his first film, ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'', and then made three other silent films through 1921. After 1922 he worked consistently, appearing in three or four films a year, and making the transition to sound films in 1929 with ''The Bellamy Trial''. Dudley often played characters with a quick temper, including jurors, shopkeepers, ticket agents, court clerks and justices of the peace, as well as an occasional farmer, hobo, or laborer. His performances in these small parts were frequently uncredited. In the 1940s, Dudley was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in six films written and directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Palm Beach Story
''The Palm Beach Story'' is a 1942 screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallée. Victor Young contributed the musical score, including a fast-paced variation of the ''William Tell Overture'' for the opening scenes. Typical of a Sturges film, the pacing and dialogue of ''The Palm Beach Story'' are very fast. Plot Inventor Tom Jeffers and his wife Gerry are down on their luck financially. Married for five years, the couple are still waiting for Tom's ship to come in. Anxious for the finer things in a life she's no longer enjoying, Gerry decides that they both would be better off if they split. Before she can act she ends up entangled with the Wienie King, a strange old man being shown round her apartment with his wife by a building manager anxious to rent it out from beneath his delinquent tenants. Sympathetic to her plight - and utterly taken by her youth and charm - the man gives her $700 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of A Clear Sky
''Out of a Clear Sky'' is a lost 1918 American silent romantic drama film starring Marguerite Clark and directed by Marshall Neilan. Based upon a novel by Maria Thompson Daviess, Famous Players-Lasky produced the film and Paramount Pictures distributed. Plot As described in a film magazine, Celeste (Clark), Countess of Bersek et Krymm, a self-willed Belgian maiden, refuses to be used as a pawn of state to further the political ambitions of her scheming Uncle Dyreck (Ratcliffe), who has ordered her to marry a German prince. When he insists, Celeste slips away with her governess and steams to New York City. Uncle Dyreck follows and begs her to return to Belgium, but she refuses. She goes to Tennessee followed by her persistent relative, and ultimately finds herself alone and friendless in a mountain gorge. A prey to despair, she is discovered by Robert Lawrence (Meighan), a wealthy land owner, who promises to help her. Learning that Uncle Dyreck is in the vicinity, Robert leaves Cele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marriage Clause
''The Marriage Clause'' is a 1926 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Francis X. Bushman and Billie Dove. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures. The film marked a return to directing for Weber, who had taken a break for a few years. The film—based on Dana Burnet's ''Saturday Evening Post'' short story titled ''Technic''—takes a look behind the scenes of a play, honing in on a young starlet named Sylvia (Dove) and her director, Barry (Bushman). The copy held by the Library of Congress is stated to be in a "shortened" version. Cast * Francis X. Bushman - Barry Townsend *Billie Dove - Sylvia Jordan *Warner Oland - Max Ravenal *Henri La Garde - Doctor *Grace Darmond - Mildred Le Blanc *Carolynne Snowden Carrie Artiemissia Snowden (January 16, 1900 – September 5, 1985), known professionally as Carolynne Snowden, was an American actress, dancer, and singer who broke new ground for black people working in the entertainment industry. Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of The World
''A Woman of the World'' is a 1925 American silent comedy-drama film starring Pola Negri, directed by Mal St. Clair, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Countess Natatorini (Negri) seeks to forget a faithless lover by visiting her distant American cousin Sam Poore (Conklin) and his wife Lou (Ward) in their Midwestern The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. ... home. Richard Granger (Herbert), newly elected district attorney and crusading reformer, shocked when he sees her violating the town social norms he is enforcing by smoking a cigarette in public, finds that he is strongly attracted to her. At a community meeting, the Countess finds that the townspeople are selling the right to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Stroke Of Three
''On the Stroke of Three'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring Kenneth Harlan, Madge Bellamy, and Mary Carr. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Lafayette Jordan (Davis), financier, plans to inundate Caribou Canyon and turn it into a reservoir, but the villagers will not sell him their land. Among the resentful villagers is Judson Forrest (Harlan), who wants to be an inventor. Mary Jordan (Bellamy), daughter of the financier, is hurt and spends a night at his home. Learning of his attitude toward her father, she poses as a domestic at the Jordan home. Later, in New York, Judson looks her up. He is trying to sell his invention and, to get funds, he mortgages his home. The village banker, in league with Jordan, sells the financier the mortgage, and a foreclosure threatens when Jordan's business agent Henry Mogridge (Miljan) double-crosses Judson. The youth thinks Mary working against him. Friends come to Judson's aid and he pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flapper Wives
''Flapper Wives'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Justin H. McCloskey and Jane Murfin and starring May Allison, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Vera Reynolds. Cast * May Allison as Claudia Bigelow * Rockliffe Fellowes as Stephen Carey * Vera Reynolds as Sadie Callahan * Edward Everett Horton as Vincent Platt * Harry Mestayer as Charles Bigelow * William V. Mong William V. Mong (June 25, 1875 – December 10, 1940) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1910 and 1939. His directing (1911–1918) and screenwriting (1911–1922) were mostly for ... as Enoch Metcalf * Eddie Phillips as Tony * Tom O'Brien as Tim Callahan * Evelyn Selbie as Hulda * Robert Dudley as Lem * Stanley Goethals as Jimsy * J.C. Fowler as Dr. Oliver Lee Preservation With no copies of ''Flapper Wives'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. References Bibliography * Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Extra Girl
''The Extra Girl'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by F. Richard Jones and starring Mabel Normand.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Extra Girl'' at silentera.com Produced by Mack Sennett, ''The Extra Girl'' followed earlier films about the film industry and also paved the way for later films about Hollywood, such as King Vidor's '' Show People'' (1928). It was still unusual in 1923 for filmmakers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody's Bride
''Nobody's Bride'' is a 1923 American crime film directed by Herbert Blaché and written by Albert Kenyon. The film stars Herbert Rawlinson, Edna Murphy, Alice Lake, Harry von Meter, Frank Brownlee and Sidney Bracey. The film was released on April 2, 1923, by Universal Pictures. Cast *Herbert Rawlinson as Jimmy Nevins *Edna Murphy as Doris Standish *Alice Lake as Mary Butler *Harry von Meter as Morgan *Frank Brownlee as Vesher Charley *Sidney Bracey as Smithy *Phillips Smalley as Cyrus W. Hopkins * Robert Dudley as Uncle Peter Standish *Lillian Langdon Lillian Langdon (November 25, 1860 – February 8, 1943) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1928. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Langdon was a descendant of Montgomery Pike, dis ... as Mrs. Myrtle Standish References External links * {{IMDb title, 0014311, Nobody's Bride 1923 films American crime films 1923 crime films Universal Pictures film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Day Of Faith
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixty Cents An Hour
''Sixty Cents an Hour'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Grant Carpenter and Frank Condon. Starring Walter Hiers, Jacqueline Logan, Ricardo Cortez, Charles Stanton Ogle, Lucille Ward, and Robert Dudley, it was released on May 13, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Walter Hiers as Jimmy Kirk *Jacqueline Logan as Mamie Smith *Ricardo Cortez as William Davis *Charles Stanton Ogle as James Smith *Lucille Ward as Mrs. Smith * Robert Dudley as Storekeeper *Clarence Burton as Crook *Guy Oliver as Crook *Cullen Tate Cullen Tate (March 10, 1886 – October 12, 1947) was an American assistant director as well as a director. He was nominated for an Oscar in the dead category of Best Assistant Director at the 1934 Academy Awards for the film ''Cleopatra''. He ... as Crook References External links * * 1923 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1923 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tiger's Claw
''The Tiger's Claw'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Jack Cunningham. The film stars Jack Holt, Eva Novak, George Periolat, Bertram Grassby, Aileen Pringle, and Carl Stockdale. It was released on March 18, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. Cast * Jack Holt as Sam Sandell *Eva Novak as Harriet Halehurst *George Periolat as Henry Frazer Halehurst *Bertram Grassby as Raj Singh *Aileen Pringle as Chameli Brentwood *Carl Stockdale as Sathoo Ram * Frank Butler as Inspector George Malvin * George Field as Prince *Evelyn Selbie as Azun *Frederick Vroom as Colonel Byng *Lucien Littlefield as Goyrem *Robert Cain as Sothern * Robert Dudley as Army Officer Preservation No copies of ''The Tiger's Claw'' are listed as being in any film archive, making it a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Making A Man
''Making a Man'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and directed by Joseph Henabery.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971 Starring Jack Holt, the film is based on the Peter B. Kyne story "Humanizing Mr. Winsby".Progressive Silent Film List: ''Making a Man'' at silentera.com Plot As described in a , small town millionaire and snob Horace Winsby (Holt) finds himself in love with his neighbor's daughter Patricia Owens (Novak), who has just returned from[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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