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Roy Laidlaw (actor)
Roy Laidlaw (1883–1936) was a Canadian film actor of the silent era.Solomon p.296 Selected filmography * ''The Darkening Trail'' (1915) * '' Bullets and Brown Eyes'' (1916) * '' The Patriot'' (1916) * ''The Vagabond Prince'' (1916) * ''Sweetheart of the Doomed'' (1917) * ''The Gunfighter'' (1917) * '' With Hoops of Steel'' (1918) * ''An Alien Enemy'' (1918) * ''His Robe of Honor'' (1918) * ''A Law Unto Herself'' (1918) * '' Honor's Cross'' (1918) * '' Shackled'' (1918) * ''The Turn of a Card'' (1918) * '' Back to God's Country'' (1919) * '' Are You Legally Married?'' (1919) * '' The Great Accident'' (1920) * ''Cupid the Cowpuncher'' (1920) * ''The Deadlier Sex'' (1920) * ''Live Sparks'' (1920) * '' The Ace of Hearts'' (1921) * ''The Poverty of Riches'' (1921) * ''Fools and Riches'' (1923) * ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1923) * ''The Gaiety Girl'' (1924) * '' The Snob'' (1294) * ''Where Romance Rides'' (1925) * ''The Splendid Road'' (1925) * ''The Ridin' Streak'' (1925) * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turn Of A Card
''The Turn of a Card'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson and Eugene Pallette.Rainey p.230 Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Jimmie Montgomery Farrell * Lois Wilson as Cynthia Burdette * Eugene Pallette as Eddie Barrett * William Conklin as William Phelps * David Hartford as 'Ace High' Burdette * Frank Clark as Finnegan * Clifford Alexander as 'Curio' Johnson * Elinor Fair as Millie Jarvis * Roy Laidlaw as Mr. Marvis * Albert R. Cody as Slavin * Wallace Worsley Wallace A. Worsley, Sr. (December 8, 1878 – March 26, 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film director in the silent era. During his career, Worsley directed 29 films and acted in 7 films. He directed several motion pictures sta ... as John Hays Cotton References Bibliography * Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies''. McFarland & Company, 1992. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Romance Rides
''Where Romance Rides'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ward Hayes and starring Dick Hatton, Marilyn Mills and Roy Laidlaw.Langman, p. 505 Synopsis A wealthy New York banker and his daughter take a vacation in the West. While there she is rescued by a local ranch hand acting as a guide. Cast * Dick Hatton as Dick Manners * Marilyn Mills as Muriel Thompson * Roy Laidlaw as Andrew J. Thompson * Jack Richardson as Dave Colton * Garry O'Dell as Thomas Lapsley * Arthur Johnson as Walrus McNutt * Archie Ricks as 'Dunk' Gresham * Clara Morris Clara Morris (1846-9 – November 20, 1925) was an American actress. Early life Actress Clara Morris was born in Toronto, the eldest child of a bigamous marriage. Sources disagree on the year of her birth, writing it as any of the years from 18 ... as Imogene Harris References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Langman, Larry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snob (1924 Film)
''The Snob'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Monta Bell. The film starred Norma Shearer and John Gilbert (prior to their stardom), together with Phyllis Haver, Conrad Nagel, and Hedda Hopper. The film was written by Monta Bell, and was based on the novel ''The Snob: The Story of a Marriage'' by Helen Reimensnyder Martin. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, just as Nancy Claxton (Shearer) finished at a convent school, her wealthy father Sherwood (Sackville) is killed in a roadhouse brawl. Stung by the disgrace, she disappears and her sweetheart, Herrick (Nagel), is unable to find her. Three years pass and Nancy is teaching school in the quaint Mennonite colony in Pennsylvania. She falls in love with an ambitious teacher, Eugene (Gilbert). They become engaged and Eugene gets a job as professor at an academy in a nearby town. He becomes popular and conceited, succeeds in winning favor of Dorothy (Haver), whose father owns the school. Eugene is made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gaiety Girl (film)
''The Gaiety Girl'' is a 1924 American silent romantic film directed by King Baggot and starring Mary Philbin.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Gaiety Girl'' at silentera.com Plot William Tudor has a huge debt and is forced to give up his family castle. He sells it to war millionaire John Kershaw and goes to London to visit his granddaughter Irene. Meanwhile, Tudor's nephew and Irene's sweetheart Owen travels to South Africa to oversee his father's mines. Irene becomes a chorus girl at the Gaiety Theatre. Here, John's son Christopher Kershaw falls in love with her. She does not want to have anything to do with him, but becomes desperate after her father gets ill. She gets the message Owen has been killed in the war and agrees to marry Christopher. Right after the marria ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1923 Film)
''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' is a 1923 American drama film starring Lon Chaney, directed by Wallace Worsley, and produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg. The supporting cast includes Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Nigel de Brulier, and Brandon Hurst. The film was Universal's "Super Jewel" of 1923 and was their most successful silent film, grossing $3.5 million. The film premiered on September 2, 1923 at the Astor Theatre in New York, New York, then went into release on September 6. The screenplay was written by Perley Poore Sheehan and Edward T. Lowe Jr., based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, and is notable for the grand sets that recall 15th century Paris as well as for Chaney's performance and make-up as the tortured hunchback bellringer Quasimodo. This was the seventh film adaptation of the novel. The film elevated Chaney, who was already a well-known character actor, to full star status in Hollywood, and also helped set a standard for many later horror films, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fools And Riches
''Fools and Riches'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by Herbert Blaché and written by Charles Kenyon and George C. Hull. The film stars Herbert Rawlinson, Katherine Perry, Tully Marshall, Doris Pawn, Arthur Stuart Hull, and Nick De Ruiz. The film was released on May 7, 1923, by Universal Pictures. Cast *Herbert Rawlinson as Jimmy Dorgan *Katherine Perry as Nellie Blye *Tully Marshall as John Dorgan *Doris Pawn as Bernice Lorraine *Arthur Stuart Hull as Dick McCann *Nick De Ruiz as Frasconi *Roy Laidlaw as Lawyer *John Cossar John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1914 and 1929. Biography Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and h ... as President of the Railroad References External links * *{{allmovie, 91901, Synopsis 1923 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1923 drama films Universa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poverty Of Riches
''The Poverty of Riches'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy and Louise Lovely. It was based on a 1914 short story by Leroy Scott.Goble p.914 Cast * Richard Dix as John Colby * Leatrice Joy as Katherine Colby * John Bowers as Tom Donaldson * Louise Lovely as Grace Donaldson * Irene Rich as Mrs. Holt * DeWitt Jennings as Lyons * Dave Winter as Stephen Phillips * Roy Laidlaw as Hendron * John Cossar as Edward Phillips Sr * Frankie Lee Frankie Lee (December 31, 1911 – July 29, 1970), was an American child actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1916 and 1925. Best remembered in the 1919 film '' The Miracle Man'', he was the little boy on crutches healed by the phony fait ... as John (in prologue) * Dorothy Hughes as Katherine (in prologue) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ace Of Hearts (1921 Film)
''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] |
Live Sparks
''Live Sparks'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Mae Talbot, and Roy Laidlaw.Katchmer p.440 Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Neil Sparks * Mae Talbot as Aunt Helen * Roy Laidlaw as Hiram Craig * Fritzi Brunette as Myrtle Pratt * Clyde Benson as William Carpenter * Beth Ivins as Bess Kinloch * Zelma Maja as Phyllis Gwynne * John Steppling as Jacob Abbott * Arthur Millett as Henry Lavigne * Joseph J. Dowling Joseph Johnson Dowling (September 4, 1850 – July 8, 1928) was an American stage and silent film actor. Early life and career Born in Pittsburgh, the son of James and Fredericka (''nee'' Edstrem) Dowling. His father was a native of Pennsy ... as David Pratt References Bibliography * George A. Katchmer. ''Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known''. McFarland, 1991. External links * 1920 films 1920 comedy films Silent American comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deadlier Sex
''The Deadlier Sex'' is a 1920 American silent drama-comedy film directed by Robert Thornby which stars Blanche Sweet and features Boris Karloff, and was distributed by Pathé Exchange. The screenplay was written by Fred Myton, based on a short story by Bayard Veiller. It was filmed in Truckee, California. This film was recently restored by the Academy Film Archive and still exists. Plot Mary Willard (Sweet), who has taken control of her father's interests after his death, has become so exasperated at the unscrupulous business practices of her competitor Harvey Judson (Hamilton) that she has him kidnapped to teach him a lesson and protect her shareholders against him. When Harvey wakes up in the middle of a forest, he initially believes that robbery was the motive until he discovers that no money was taken. He tries to bribe his guide to take him to the nearest settlement but to no avail, and, after two fistfights with a Frenchman (Karloff?) who is also in love with Mary, event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupid The Cowpuncher
''Cupid the Cowpuncher'' is a 1920 American comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edfrid A. Bingham. It is based on the 1907 novel ''Cupid: The Cow-Punch'' by Eleanor Gates. The film stars Will Rogers, Helene Chadwick, Andrew Robson, Lloyd Whitlock, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams and Tex Parker. The film was released on July 25, 1920, by Goldwyn Pictures. Cast *Will Rogers as Alec Lloyd *Helene Chadwick as Macie Sewell *Andrew Robson as Zack Sewell *Lloyd Whitlock as Dr. Leroy Simpson *Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Hairoil Johnson *Tex Parker as Monkey Mike *Roy Laidlaw as Dr. Billy Trowbridge *Catherine Wallace as Rose *Nelson McDowell Nelson McDowell (August 14, 1870 – November 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1917 and 1945. McDowell was born in Greenville, Missouri. His parents were N. B. McDowell and Anne Hampton. He attende ... as Sheriff Bergin *Cordelia Callahan as Mrs. Bergin References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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