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Robert Milasch
Robert Milasch (April 18, 1885 – November 14, 1954) was an American character actor in the Silent film, silent and Sound film, sound periods. He was 6 feet, 6 inches tall. Biography Milasch left his Smoke Mountain, Tennessee, home at age 9, joining a wagon circus that went through the village. At age 13, performing as a contortionist, he joined another circus and went with it to South Africa. He left that troupe after being beaten by his boss and went to England, where he worked as a clown. Back in the United States in 1898, he joined the Gaumont Film Company and began acting in short films for it. Milasch acted on stage before he worked in films. He began his film career in 1903 at 18 at the Edison Manufacturing Company. One of his first Edison films was two appearances in the classic ''The Great Train Robbery (1903 film), The Great Train Robbery''.''Who Was Who on Screen'', p.321 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt In the sound era nearly every film appearance was uncr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dramatic Life Of Abraham Lincoln
''The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln'' is a 1924 American feature film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Frances Marion. By the date of release, the film's title was shortened to ''Abraham Lincoln'', since the previous title was regarded as cumbersome. Cast * George A. Billings as Abraham Lincoln *Danny Hoy as Lincoln as a boy *Ruth Clifford as Ann Rutledge * Irene Hunt as Nancy Hanks Lincoln *Fay McKenzie as Sarah Lincoln *Westcott Clarke as Thomas Lincoln *Charles K. French as Isom Enlow *William J. Humphrey as Stephen A. Douglas * A. Edward Sutherland as William Scott (billed as Eddie Sutherland) *Louise Fazenda as Sally *William F. Moran as John Wilkes Booth *Walter Rogers as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant *James Welch as Gen. Robert E. Lee *Willis Marks as Secretary of State William H. Seward *Fred Kohler as New Orleans slave auctioneer *Pat Hartigan as Jack Armstrong *Otis Harlan as Denton Offutt *Jules Hanft as James Rutledge *Julia Hesse as Mrs. Rutledge *Robert Bolder a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered subm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Births
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Nan McGrew
''Dangerous Nan McGrew'' is a 1930 Pre-Code American comedy film starring Helen Kane, Victor Moore and James Hall. afi.com; accessed July 24, 2015. Plot Dangerous Nan McGrew () is the lead entertainer in a traveling . Muldoon (), a member of the medicine show, is a |
Chasing Rainbows (1930 Film)
''Chasing Rainbows'' (also known as ''The Road Show'') is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic musical film directed by Charles Reisner, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film reunites ''The Broadway Melody'' stars Bessie Love and Charles King, with a supporting cast of Jack Benny, Marie Dressler, and Polly Moran. This was Jack Benny's first dramatic role in a motion picture. Filmed in July and August 1929, it was not released for months later, missing an opportunity to capitalize on the success of its song "Happy Days Are Here Again", which by then had already been a major hit. Plot Carlie (Love) and Terry (King) are in a traveling vaudeville troupe with Eddie (Benny), the stage manager; Bonnie (Dressler), a comedian; and Polly (Moran), the wardrobe mistress. Terry constantly falls in love with his leading ladies, and marries Daphne (Martan), a two-timing songstress. When he finds her with another man, Terry threatens to kill himself, but Carlie reassures him that "Hap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come (1928 Film)
''The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' is a lost 1928 silent film drama directed by Alfred Santell and starring Richard Barthelmess. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. The film is a remake of a 1920 Goldwyn Pictures film with the same title starring Jack Pickford, also lost. Cast *Richard Barthelmess as Chad Buford *Molly O'Day as Melissa Turner *Nelson McDowell as Old Joel Turner *Martha Mattox as Maw Turner *Victor Potel as Tom Turner * Mark Hamilton as Dolph Turner * William Bertram as Caleb Haazel * Walter P. Lewis as Old Tad Dillon *Gardner James as Daws Dillon *Ralph Yearsley as Tad Dillon *Gustav von Seyffertitz as Nathan Cherry * Robert Milasch as The Circuit Rider *Claude Gillingwater as Major Buford * David Torrence as General Dean *Eulalie Jensen Eulalie Jensen (December 24, 1884 – October 7, 1952) was an American actress on the New York stage and in silent films. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she was selected as one of six e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hero For A Night
''A Hero for a Night'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by William James Craft and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, cashing in on the "Lindy craze", generated by Charles Lindbergh's famous ocean crossing flight. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Patsy Ruth Miller and Burr McIntosh. Plot Hiram Hastings (Glenn Tryon), who drives a taxi at an eastern United States summer resort, wants to become an aviator. He takes a correspondence course in aviation and builds his own aircraft, hoping to enter a race from New York to Europe. Samuel Sloan (Burr McIntosh), a wealthy soap manufacturer, arrives with his daughter Mary (Patsy Ruth Miller), a trained nurse ( Ruth Dwyer), and his confidential secretary (Lloyd Whitlock), the last two secretly plotting to get Sloan's holdings. Hiram, infatuated with Mary, crashes a banquet in honor of a visiting French aviator and takes it upon himself to be the speaker of the evening. Although he is ejected, Hiriam perseveres. Mary l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Of Daring
''Men of Daring'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Marion Jackson. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Ena Gregory, Marin Sais, Francis Ford, James T. Kelley and Ernie Adams. The film was released on June 5, 1927, by Universal Pictures. Cast * Jack Hoxie as Jack Benton * Ena Gregory as Nancy Owen * Marin Sais as Mother Owen * Francis Ford as Black Roger * James T. Kelley as Piney * Ernie Adams as Ace * Robert Milasch Robert Milasch (April 18, 1885 – November 14, 1954) was an American character actor in the Silent film, silent and Sound film, sound periods. He was 6 feet, 6 inches tall. Biography Milasch left his Smoke Mountain, Tennessee, home at age 9, ... as King * Bert Lindley as Colonel Murphy * Bert Appling as Lone Wolf * William Malan as Jasper Morton * Joseph Bennett as David Owen References External links * 1927 films 1920s English-language films 1927 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Bullet
''The Phantom Bullet'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced by Carl Laemmle and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Chick Farlane * Eileen Percy as Jane Terrill * Allan Forrest as Don Barton * Pat Harmon as Bill Haynes * Nelson McDowell as Zack Peters * William H. Turner as Judge Terrill * John T. Prince as Tom Farlane, Sr. * Pee Wee Holmes as Short * Rosemary Cooper as Dolores Preservation status * The film is preserved at the Library of Congress and 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 ar .... References External links * * 1926 films Universal Pictures films 1926 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From Montmartre
''The Girl from Montmartre'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Barbara La Marr in her last film role. It was distributed through First National on the day after La Marr died. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Emilia Faneaux, the daughter of a derelict Englishman of good family and a Spanish woman, becomes a dance hall performer following the death of her father, while her brother becomes an unscrupulous adventurer. The young woman meets a wealthy Englishman who immediately loves her and whose love she returns. The advent of the Englishman causes the woman’s brother to reform somewhat, and on one occasion he saves the Englishman from death. An actor who wishes to marry the Emilia abducts her. The Englishman pursues him and, after a struggle, rescues the young woman. They go to England and are married. Cast Production In late 1925 during filming of ''The Girl from Montmartre'', as a result of her health issues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Of The Strongest (film)
''The Right of the Strongest'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Edgar Lewis (director), Edgar Lewis and starring E.K. Lincoln, Helen Ferguson, and George Siegmann. It was adapted from a 1913 The Right of the Strongest (novel), novel of the same name by Frances Nimmo Greene. Plot As described in a film magazine review, John Marshall, young engineer, goes to Bullis Valley in the Alabama hills to secure lands for a big power project. The hill folks hink he is a revenue spy and plans are laid against his life. He is in love with a school teacher, Mary Dale. Her father was previously slain by the hill squatters when they suspected him of plying the trade of government informant. She struggles through a storm to reach his cabin to warn him. A lynching party, headed by Trav Williams arrives. Williams and Marshall agree to fight it out and battle furiously. Marshall's men from the construction camp rush to their chief's rescue. He weds Mary. Cast Preserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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