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Robert Elliott (actor, Born 1879)
Richard Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American character actor who appeared in 102 Hollywood films and television shows from 1916 to 1951. Life and career He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era, in the sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in somerset Maugham's play ''Rain'' (1922). Active in films from 1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature '' Lights of New York'', the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the film ''Gone With the Wind''. The officer says of Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so pleasantly." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and the third-most populous state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses 10 counties in central Ohio. The metropolitan area had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest in the U.S. Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Of Plattsburg
''Joan of Plattsburg'' is a 1918 American propaganda comedy-drama film co-directed by William Humphrey and George Loane Tucker, written by Tucker from a story by Porter Emerson Browne, photographed by Oliver T. Marsh, released by the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and starring Mabel Normand. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Joan (Normand), an orphan, becomes interested in the drilling of soldiers at an American World War I training camp near the orphan asylum of which she is an inmate. One day while evading the angry superintendent, she conceals herself in a cellar and discovers a meeting place of German spies who are plotting. She believes that, like a modern-day Joan of Arc, she's listening to disembodied voices. She reports the matter to the major, who sets out to capture the spies and sends Joan to live with his mother. When he returns from the war, he finds Joan waiting for him. Cast *Mabel N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man And Wife (film)
''Man and Wife'' is a 1923 American silent domestic drama film starring Maurice Costello and a young Norma Shearer. It was directed by John L. McCutcheon, produced by an independent producer and released by second-tier Arrow Film Corporation. Cast *Maurice Costello as Caleb Perkins *Gladys Leslie as Dolly Perkins *Norma Shearer as Dora Perkins * Edna May Spooner as Mrs. Perkins * Robert Elliott as Doctor Howard Fleming *Ernest Hilliard as Walter Powell Preservation A nitrate print of ''Man and Wife'' is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archiv .... References External links * *Norma Shearer and Robert Elliot in a scene from the film(University of Washington, Sayre collection) 1923 films American silent feature films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Broken Silence
''The Broken Silence'' is a feature length 1922 American film. It is an adaptation of a James Oliver Curwood novel. It was directed by Dell Henderson. It was a Pine Tree Pictures production distributed by Arrow Film Corp. A melodrama love story involving a murder and devoted siblings, it is set in Canada's northwest. Thomas F. Fallon adapted the screenplay. Cast * Zena Keefe as Jeanne Marat * Robert Elliott as Bruce Cameron * J. Barney Sherry as Inspector Brandt * Jack Hopkins as Pierre Marat * Jack Drumier Jack Drumier (1867–1929) was an American film actor of the silent era.Beauchamp p.444 Selected filmography * ''The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot'' (1914) * '' The Beloved Adventuress'' (1917) * '' The Volunteer'' (1917) * '' Easy Money'' (1917 ... as Indian Joe 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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Pasteboard Crown
''A Pasteboard Crown'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Evelyn Greeley, Robert Elliott and Gladys Valerie.Munden p.593 Cast * Evelyn Greeley as Sybil Lawton * Robert Elliott as Stewart Thrall * Gladys Valerie as Edna Thrall * Eleanor Woodruff as Cora Manice * Jane Jennings as Mrs. Lawton * Dora Mills Adams as Claire Morrell * Albert Roccardi Albert Roccardi (9 May 1864 – 14 May 1934) was an Italian actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1933. He was born in Rome and died in Paris, France. Partial filmography * '' Mr. Barnes of New York'' ... as William Buckley 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 * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Lady (film)
''Fair Lady'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb (director), Kenneth Webb. The film stars Betty Blythe, Thurston Hall and Robert Elliott (actor), Robert Elliott. The film was based on the novel ''The Net'' by Rex Beach. It is not known whether the film currently lost film, survives. Plot In Sicily, Count Martinello is assassinated by Cardi and his mafia group on what would have been his wedding day. His bride to be, Countess Margherita, gets word of this from American Norvin Blake, who fails to protect her from Cardi, who wants her for his own. Later, Margherita and Norvin meet in New Orleans, where he declares his love for her. Recognizing Gian Norcone as the group leader that killed the count, Norvin has him arrested after getting into a fight with him. Caesar Maruffi, a supposed friend and admirer who suits Margherita, is discovered to be Cardi. In the middle of a fight between Cardi and Norvin, Cardi is stabbed by Lucrezia, Margherita' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Virgin Paradise
''A Virgin Paradise'' is a lost 1921 American silent adventure film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and starring serial queen Pearl White. It was directed by veteran director J. Searle Dawley. at silentera.com Cast * as Gratia Latham * Robert Elliott as Bob Alan *Jack Baston as Slim (credited as J. Thornton Baston) *Alan Edwards as Bernard Holt *Henrietta Floyd as Mrs. Holt *Grace Beaumont as Constance Holt *Mary Beth Barnelle as Ruth Hastings *Lynn Pratt as The Attorney *< ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Money Maniac
''The Money Maniac'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Robert Elliott, Henry G. Sell and Marcya Capri.Langman p.47 Cast * Robert Elliott as Didier Bouchard * Henry G. Sell as Milo d'Espail * Marcya Capri as Rolande Garros * Lucy Fox as Thérèse Garros * Ivo Dawson as Joe Hoggart * Eugène Bréon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Empire Of Diamonds
''The Empire of Diamonds'' is a 1920 American silent crime film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Robert Elliott, Lucy Fox and Léon Mathot.Connelly p.343 Cast * Robert Elliott as Matthew Versigny * Lucy Fox as Marguerite Versigny * Henry G. Sell as Paul Bernac * Léon Mathot as Arthur Graves * Jacques Volnys as Trazi d'Aricola * Laurent Morléas as Andre Zarnoff * Fernand Mailly Fernand Mailly (26 February 1873) was a French actor. Born Fernand Jean-Paul Anne in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. Selected filmography * ''Brigadier Gerard'' (1915) * '' Le traquenard'' (1915) * ''The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) *'' The Agon ... as Baron de Lambri * Ruth Hunter as Esther Taylor References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1920s American films 1920 films 1920 crime films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'apache
''L'apache'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and written by Adele Buffington in her first screenplay, John Lynch, and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Robert Elliott (actor), Robert Elliott, Macey Harlam, Austin Webber, George Furry, Frank Cluxon, and Alice Gale. The film was released on November 2, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently lost film, survives. at silentera.com Cast *Dorothy Dalton as Natalie 'La Bourget' Bourget / Helen Armstrong *Robert Elliott (actor), Robert Elliott as Otis Mayne *Macey Harlam as Jean Bourget *Austin Webber as Harrison Forbes *George Furry as Professor Armstrong *Frank Cluxon as Tom Gordon *Alice Gale as Jane *Louis Darclay as T ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkers (1919 Film)
''Checkers'' is a 1919 American silent melodrama film, directed by Richard Stanton. There are no known archival holdings of the film, so it is presumably a lost film. The film is based on the screenplay with the same name by Henry Blossom. Mazie LaShelle Hunt and Marjorie Seely Blossom, the widows of Kirke La Shelle and Henry Blossom respectively, filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ... against Fox Film regarding the sale of the film. Cast list * Thomas Carrigan as Checkers * Jean Acker as Pert Barlow * Ellen Cassidy as Alva Romaine * Robert Elliott (actor, born 1879), Robert Elliott as Arthur Kendall * Tammany Young as Push Miller * Bertram Marburgh as Judge Barlow * Edward Sedgwick as Pete * Peggy Worth as Sadie Martin * Frank Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
