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Sheldon Lewis
Sheldon Lewis (April 20, 1868 – May 7, 1958) was an American actor of the silent era best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1936. Lewis was married to actress Virginia Pearson, and they were divorced in 1928. An Associated Press news brief about the divorce said that Pearson accused Lewis of "jealousy, ill temper and abuse." However, Pearson's obituary in ''The New York Times'' said, "throughout the remaining years of their lives, they remained constant companions." The obituary indicated that the divorce was obtained because in that era marriage diminished a female film star's box-office appeal. Lewis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in San Gabriel, California. His interment was located at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park. Selected filmography * ''The Exploits of Elaine'' (1914) * ''An Affair of Three Nations'' (1915) * '' The Menace of the Mute'' (1915) * '' The House of Fear'' (1915) * '' The Iron C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Desert Calls
''When the Desert Calls'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Ray C. Smallwood and starring Violet Heming, Robert Frazer and Huntley Gordon.Connelly p.432 Cast * Violet Heming as Louise Caldwell * Robert Frazer as Eldred Caldwell / George Stevenson * Sheldon Lewis as Richard Manners * Huntley Gordon as Dr. Thorpe * J. Barney Sherry as Lt. Col. Potter * David Wall as Frank Warren, U.S. Consul * Julia Swayne Gordon as The White Angel * Nick Thompson as Nazim * Tammany Young Tammany Young (September 9, 1886 – April 26, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. Early life Born in New York City, Young appeared on Broadway in ''The Front Page'' (1928) by Ben Hecht and ''The New Yorkers'' (1930) by Herbert Fields ... as British Tommy 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 Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Lives For Old
''New Lives for Old'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent drama film that was produced by Famous Players–Lasky, directed by Clarence G. Badger, and starred Betty Compson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Olympe (Compson), a famous dancer, throws herself into the service of France when her country calls during World War I. She saves an American battalion from destruction when their plans are disclosed to German spies. She is wrongly judged for her work and is disgraced in the eyes of her audience. Having sacrificed her reputation for her country, she marries an American army officer and they sail for the United States. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''New Lives for Old'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. at silenter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bashful Buccaneer
''Bashful Buccaneer'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Dorothy Dwan and Sheldon Lewis.Rainey p.136 Cast * Reed Howes as Jerry Logan * Dorothy Dwan as Nancy Lee * Sheldon Lewis as First Mate * Bull Montana as Second Mate * Jimmy Aubrey as Cook * Sam Allen as Captain * George B. French as Clipper Jones * Sailor Sharkey * Gunboat Smith Edward "Gunboat" Smith (February 17, 1887 – August 6, 1974) was an Irish American boxer, film actor and later a boxing referee. During his career, Smith faced twelve different Boxing Hall of Famers a combined total of 23 times. Among the all-ti ... References Bibliography * Buck Rainey. ''Sweethearts of the sage: biographies and filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in western movies''. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub, 1992. External links * 1925 films 1926 comedy films 1926 films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Top Of The World (film)
''The Top of the World'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring James Kirkwood, Sr., Anna Q. Nilsson, Joseph Kilgour, Mary Mersch, Raymond Hatton, Sheldon Lewis, and Charles A. Post. Based on a 1920 novel of the same title by Ethel M. Dell, the screenplay was written by Jack Cunningham. It was released on February 9, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Top of the World'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... References External links * *Posterat gettyimages.com 1925 films 1925 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films Films directed by George Melford American black-and-white films Films based on w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accused (1925 Film)
''Accused'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Marcella Daly, Eric Mayne, and Charles Delaney. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Helen, reared as the daughter of the kindly Cyrus Braidwood, discovers that her real father is the crook Lait Rodman, overwhom Braidwood holds a confession of complicity in the death of his wife. Rodman obtains possession of the incriminating document. Helen secretly enters Rodman's apartment to search for the vanished paper and encounters Steve Randall, a wealthy young bachelor. Each takes the other as being a crook. They become trapped in the thieves' underground den which becomes flooded, and they barely escape. Matters are finally adjusted and the two agree to wed. Cast Preservation A complete copy of ''Accused'' is held by the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national libr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting The Flames
''Fighting the Flames'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As described in a film magazine and newspaper reviews, Horatio Manly, the dissolute son of Judge Manly, is rescued drunk from a burning hotel and is arrested. His father disowns him and forbids him from coming home until he can make a man of himself. Horatio makes friends with Mickey, the small son of a pick-pocket named Blacky. The child prevails on Manly to quit drinking alcoholic liquor and become a fireman. Horatio also becomes friendly with Alice Doran, a dressmaker who lives in the upper part of the house where he and Mickey live. Blacky has been doing time, and, when he is released, he tries to make Mickey become a crook. In a struggle with the boy and Alice, Blacky starts a fire in the building that is home for the other three. Manly’s company answers the alarm and Manly rescues Alice and the boy. Blacky is killed and young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sporting Chance
''The Sporting Chance'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Lou Tellegen, Dorothy Phillips, and George Fawcett George Fawcett (August 25, 1860 – June 6, 1939) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1860, Fawcett graduated from the University of Virginia. His initial inclination was to .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, when Darrell Thornton rejects the attentions of her wealthy Northerner admirer, she learns that her sweetheart, a Southerner, is in danger of having his race horse attached by the Sheriff for his debts. The Northerner is willing to keep the horse from being attached and keep the Southerner from jail if Miss Thornton will be his bride. She makes the promise to marry the Northerner. However, after the race horse has been smuggled onto the race track and hitched to an ice cream truck, it wins the race, recovering enough prize money to stay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missing Daughters (1924 Film)
''Missing Daughters'' is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by William H. Clifford and starring Eileen Percy, Pauline Starke and Claire Adams.Munden p.517 Cast * Eileen Percy as Eileen Allen * Pauline Starke as Pauine Hinton * Claire Adams as Claire Mathers * Eva Novak as Eva Rivers * Walter Long as Guy Benson * Robert Edeson as Chief of Secret Service * Rockliffe Fellowes as John Rogers * Sheldon Lewis as Tony Hawks * Walt Whitman Walter Whitman (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among ... as The Beachcombeer * Frank Ridge as Frank Linke * Chester Bishop as Anthony Roche 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Those Who Dare
''Those Who Dare'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John B. O'Brien and starring John Bowers, Marguerite De La Motte, and Joseph J. Dowling. Though some reference books consider it a horror film, it is not known how overt the voodoo element was, since the film no longer exists. The film co-stars a couple of actors however who were associated with the 1920s horror film genre, Sheldon Lewis (who starred in ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1920 Haydon film)), and Cesare Gravina (who starred with Lon Chaney in ''The Man Who Laughs'', 1928). Director O'Brien quit directing in 1926, and spent the last ten years of his life acting in bit parts. Plot Captain Manning, the owner of the ship ''The Swallow'', is ordered to remove it from a town's harbor because it has the reputation for being cursed. Afterwards he settles down in an old folk's home where he tells the story of how he came to own the Swallow. It seems that years before, he found the ship adrift at sea, manned by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dangerous Flirt
''The Dangerous Flirt'' (also released as ''A Dangerous Flirtation'') is a 1924 American melodrama directed by Tod Browning and starring Evelyn Brent and Edward Earle. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Sheila Fairfax (Brent), reared by a puritanical aunt, is stupidly old-fashioned. Captain Ramon Jose (Gendron) inveigles her into becoming engaged to him but she breaks it. Dick Morris (Earle), a mining engineer, gallantly whisks her away and they are married. Sheila’s puritanical training makes her an easy prey to fears on her wedding night. Dick misunderstands her timidity for disgust and leaves her. She follows him to South America and they become the guests of Don Alfonso, uncle of Ramon Jose. The Don and Jose vie for her regard and in a fight Jose is killed by his uncle. Dick faces a firing squad under the Don’s orders but Sheila saves him by a ruse and they escape, happily reunited. Cast * Evelyn Brent as Sheila Fairfax * Edward Earle as Dick Morris * Shel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Fast Company (1924 Film)
''In Fast Company'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent action film directed by James W. Horne and starring Richard Talmadge, Mildred Harris and Sheldon Lewis.Munden p.376 Plot Cast * Richard Talmadge as Perry Whitman Jr * Mildred Harris as Barbara Belden * Sheldon Lewis as Drexel Draig * Douglas Gerrard as Reginald Chichester * Jack Herrick as The 'Bolivian Bull' * Charles Clary as Perry Whitman Sr * Snitz Edwards as Mike Ricketts * Lydia Yeamans Titus as Maid 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 * 1924 films 1920s action films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American action films Films directed by James W. Horne American black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Garrett Fort 1920s American films Silent action films {{Silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
