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Robert Ellis (actor, Born 1892)
Robert Ellis Reel (June 27, 1892 – December 29, 1974), known professionally as Robert Ellis, was an American film actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1913 and 1934. He also wrote for 65 films and directed 61. Biography Ellis was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 27, 1892, and he attended St. Francis Xavier College in New York City. Ellis's wives included actresses May Allison and Vera Reynolds and screenwriter Helen Logan. He and Logan wed in 1962, following Reynolds's death. His relationship with Reynolds drew public attention in 1938 as a lawsuit ended when the two decided to marry. Reynolds had sued Ellis for $180,000 for breach of promise, asserting that after their 1926 marriage in Greenwich, Connecticut, was found to be invalid, he had promised to marry her but failed to follow through. After a month's hearing, their decision to marry ended the litigation. On Broadway, Ellis portrayed Dan Huntley in ''Baxter's Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Does Her Darndest
''Peggy Does Her Darndest'' is a lost 1919 silent film comedy directed by George D. Baker and starring May Allison. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Melodramatic comedy of an athletic girl Peggy Ensloe played by May Allison. Cast *May Allison as Peggy Ensloe *Rosemary Theby as Eleanor Ensloe *Frank Currier as Edward Ensloe *Augustus Phillips as Lonesome Larry Doyle * Robert Ellis as Honorable Hugh Wentworth *Wilton Taylor as Nick Nolan *Richard Rosson as Bob Ensloe *Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Ensloe *Ernest Morrison Ernest Fredric Morrison (December 20, 1912 – July 24, 1989) was an American child actor, comedian, vaudevillian and dancer who also performed under the stage name Sunshine Sammy Morrison and was the only black member of the ''East Side Ki ... as Snowball Snow References External links * * 1919 films Lost American films American silent feature films Films directed by George D. Baker Metro Pictures films American black-and-white fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love's Masquerade (1922 Film)
''Love's Masquerade'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Conway Tearle, Winifred Westover and Florence Billings.Munden p.463 Cast * Conway Tearle as Russell Carrington * Winifred Westover as Dorothy Wheeler * Florence Billings as Rita Norwood * Robert Ellis as Herbert Norwooood * Danny Hayes as 'Sly Sam' * Arthur Housman as Newspaper Reporter * Robert Schable Robert Schable (August 31, 1873 – July 7, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor as well as a stage manager from Hamilton, Ohio. Biography A longtime stage player from the Charles Frohman company since the 1890s, Schable began in silent ... as Ross Gunther 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 America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chivalrous Charley
''Chivalrous Charley'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Ellis and starring Eugene O'Brien, George Fawcett and Nancy Deaver.Munden p.126 Cast * Eugene O'Brien as Charles Riley * George Fawcett as His Uncle * Nancy Deaver as Alice Sanderson * D.J. Flanagan as Her Father * Huntley Gordon Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Profile Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including w ... as Geoffrey Small 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 * 1921 films 1921 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Robert Ellis American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Selznick Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Honey (1922 Film)
''Wild Honey'' is a 1922 American silent romantic adventure film directed by Wesley Ruggles. Produced and distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company, the film is based on a book of the same title by Cynthia Stockley and stars Priscilla Dean, and features Noah Beery, Sr. and Wallace Beery in supporting roles. It is notable for the first use of a traveling matte special effect. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Synopsis Despite her father's debt to him, Lady Vivienne (Priscilla Dean) refuses to marry the wealthy but villainous Henry Porthen (Noah Beery). Porthen devises a plot to lure Vivienne to his country home using her weak-willed friend, Freddy (Lloyd Whitlock). In the course of events, Vivienne faints, Porthen is killed by his secretary Joan (Helen Raymond), and Freddy runs away for fear that he will be blamed. Three years later, Vivienne travels to Transvaal to investigate some problem property she owns. She is rescued from bandits by homes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies Must Live (1921 Film)
''Ladies Must Live'' is a 1921 American silent societal drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and released by Paramount Pictures. It was the last directorial effort of George Loane Tucker and was released four months after his death. Betty Compson stars along with Leatrice Joy, John Gilbert and Mahlon Hamilton. It was one of the few instances where future husband and wife Joy and Gilbert appeared in the same film. It has been considered a lost film for decades. The Library of Congress Catalog/ofHoldings lists only the 1940 Warner Brothers film of the same title. nly 1940 Warner Bros. film'Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.99 c.1978 The American Film Institute Cast * Robert Ellis as Anthony Mulvain * |
Handcuffs Or Kisses
''Handcuffs or Kisses'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Julia Swayne Gordon, and Dorothy Chappell. It was future Hollywood star Ronald Colman's first film in America. This is presumed to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ..., Lois Walton (Hammerstein) is sent to a reformatory by scheming relatives and when she protests of the ill treatment of a weaker sister, she is flogged and dipped in ice cold baths. An investigation into the institution's affairs is conducted but the inmates are intimidated and dare not testify against the matron. Doris is sent to the home of a physician as a domestic worker, but she leaves after the doctor attempts to embrace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daughter Pays
''The Daughter Pays'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Robert Ellis and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Norman Trevor, and Robert Ellis.Goble p. 730 Cast * Elaine Hammerstein as Virginia Mynors * Norman Trevor as Osbert Gault * Robert Ellis as Gerald Roseborough * Teresa Maxwell-Conover as Mrs. Mynors * Byron Russell as Percy Ferris * Dore Davidson Dore Davidson (1851–March 7, 1930) was an American stage actor. He was also a film actor active during the silent era. He was also an author and a producer. Davidson was active in Yiddish theater before he began performing on Broadway. Broadway ... as Mr. Roseborough * Evelyn Times as Pansy Mynors References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Robert El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Figurehead (film)
''The Figurehead'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Robert Ellis and starring Eugene O'Brien, Anna Q. Nilsson and Ora Carew.Connelly p.347 Cast * Eugene O'Brien as Sheridan Dow * Anna Q. Nilsson as Mary Forbes * Ora Carew as Sylvia Freeman * Edwin Stevens as Frank Freeman * Joseph W. Girard Joseph W. Girard (April 2, 1871 – August 21, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Before he became an ... as James Durfee * Frances Parks as Kitty * Kate Price as Mrs. Devlin References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * 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 * 1920 films 1920 drama films 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Imp (1919 Film)
''The Imp'' is a 1919 American silent crime film directed by Robert Ellis and starring Elsie Janis, Joe King, and Ethel Stewart.Slide p. 268 Cast * Elsie Janis as Jane Morgan * Joe King as The Leopard * Ethel Stewart as Jane's Mother * E. J. Ratcliffe as Jane's Father * Duncan Penwarden as Dr. James * Arthur Marion as The Butler * John Sutherland as The Deacon * William Frederic as The Warden * Edith Forrest as Maid * Joseph Granby as Hampden * Jack Ridgeway as Comedian * Ricardo Cortez as Extra References Bibliography * Anthony Slide Anthony Slide (born 7 November 1944) is an English writer who has produced more than seventy books and edited a further 150 on the history of popular entertainment. He wrote a "letter from Hollywood" for the British ''Film Review'' magazine from .... ''The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville''. University Press of Mississippi, 2012. External links * 1919 films 1919 crime films American crime films Films directed by Robert Ellis ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tiger's Trail
''The Tiger's Trail'' is a 1919 American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, directed by Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst. A "fragmentary print" from the serial survives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Grim Gordon (Strong) is in possession of the Tiger Idol, stolen from a religious sect of Hindu tiger worshipers on an East Indian island that he and Peter Strong and Col. Boyd visited years earlier. The two latter men were killed, but Belle Boyd (Roland), daughter of the colonel, is alive and has part of the "Pact of Three," a document torn into three parts that shows the location of a treasure discovered during the expedition. Gordon has a pitchblende mine in the western United States, and among the workers are Hindus and Tiger Worshipers. Upon her arrival from an eastern school, Belle Boyd, ward of Gordon, is attacked by a gang of outlaws headed by Bull Shotwell (Kohler), but her life is saved by Jack Randall (Larkin), a mining engineer. Jack is empl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spite Bride
''The Spite Bride'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Olive Thomas, Robert Ellis and Jack Mulhall.Connelly p.414 Cast * Olive Thomas as Tessa Doyle * Robert Ellis as Billy Swayne * Jack Mulhall as Rodney Dolson * Claire Du Brey as Trixie Dennis * Irene Rich as Eileen Moore * Dorothy Wallace as Millicent Lee * Lamar Johnstone as Arthur Derford * Katherine Griffith as Countess di Raspoli * Molly Malone "Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is a traditional song set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become its unofficial anthem. A statue representing Molly Malone was unveiled on Grafton Street by then Lo ... as Vaudevillian References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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