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Sidney Franklin (actor)
Sidney Franklin (1870–1931) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in around thirty films during the silent and early sound eras. His final screen performance was in '' Puttin' On the Ritz'' in 1930. On stage he portrayed Solomon Levy in the original production of ''Abie's Irish Rose''. Partial filmography * ''The Sleeping Lion'' (1919) * '' Welcome Children'' (1921) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1921) * '' Playing with Fire'' (1921) * ''The Guttersnipe'' (1922) * ''The Call of Home'' (1922) * ''Dusk to Dawn'' (1922) * ''The Vermilion Pencil'' (1922) * '' The Love Trap'' (1923) * ''Fashion Row'' (1923) * '' A Boy of Flanders'' (1924) * ''The Red Lily'' (1924) * ''In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter'' (1924) * ''One of the Bravest'' (1925) * ''His People'' (1925) * ''The Texas Trail'' (1925) * ''Somebody's Mother'' (1926) * '' The Block Signal'' (1926) * '' Savage Passions'' (1926) * ''Rose of the Tenements'' (1926) * '' Colleen'' (1927) * ''Wheel of Chance ''Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dusk To Dawn
''Dusk to Dawn'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor. It is unknown whether any recording of the film survives; it may be a lost film. Plot An Indian maid and American girl (both played by Florence Vidor) share a single soul which shifts between them each day when they are awake. Cast * Florence Vidor as Marjorie Latham / Aziza * Jack Mulhall as Philip Randall * Truman Van Dyke as Ralph Latham * James Neill as John Latham * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Latham * Herbert Fortier as Mark Randall * Norris Johnson as Babette * Nellie Anderson as Marua * Sidney Franklin as Nadar Gungi * Peter Burke as Itjah Nyhal Singh Production ''Dusk to Dawn'' would mark the final professional collaboration between King Vidor and Florence Vidor. By the early 1920s, Florence Vidor had emerged as a major film star in her own right and wished to pursue her career independently of her spouse. The couple divorced in 1926, and shortly thereafter Florence married violinist Jascha Heife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Of The Tenements
''Rose of the Tenements'' is a 1926 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Shirley Mason, John Harron, and Evelyn Selbie, and was released on May 26, 1926. Cast list * Shirley Mason as Rosie Rossetti * John Harron as Danny Lewis * Evelyn Selbie as Sara Kaminsky * Sidney Franklin as Abraham Kaminsky * James Gordon as Tim Galligan * Frank McGlynn Jr. as Mickey Galligan * Scott McKee as Paddy Flynn * Jesse De Vorska as Izzie Kohn * Mathilde Comont Mathilde Comont (9 September 1886 – 21 June 1938), credited also as Mathilda Caumont, was a French-born American actress, primarily of the silent era. Biography Born in Bordeaux, she appeared in films in her native country, particularly ... as Mrs. Kohn * Valentina Zimina as Emma Goldstein References External links * * * Films directed by Phil Rosen Melodrama films American silent feature films 1926 films 1920s English-language films Film Booking Offices of America films Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Passions
Savage may refer to: Places Antarctica * Savage Glacier, Ellsworth Land * Savage Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land * Savage Ridge, Victoria Land United States * Savage, Maryland, an unincorporated community * Savage, Minnesota, a city * Savage, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Savage, Montana, an unincorporated community * Savage Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Savage Mountain, an anticline extending from Pennsylvania into Maryland Other places * 29837 Savage, an asteroid * Savage Island (other) * Savage River (other) Arts and entertainment Films * ''The Savage'' (1917 film), an American drama * ''The Savage'' (1926 film), an American silent film * ''The Savage'' (1952 film), an American Western * ''Savage'' (1973 TV film), directed by Steven Spielberg * ''Savage!'' (1973 theatrical film), a blaxploitation film * ''Savage'' (2009 film), a Canadian short film * ''Savage'' (2010 film), by Brendan Muldowney Music Performers * Savage (band), a Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Block Signal
''The Block Signal'' is 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Jean Arthur, and Hugh Allan. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. Synopsis A veteran railroad engineer discovers that his eyesight is failing and he is becoming colorblind. Bert Steele his fireman who craves promotion deliberately misleads him about a signal leading him to be demoted. Jealous and frustrated by his unrequited love for the engineer's daughter Grace, Steele considers a more direct form of sabotage. Cast * Ralph Lewis as 'Jovial Joe' Ryan *Jean Arthur as Grace Ryan *Hugh Allan as Jack Milford *George Chesebro as Bert Steele * Sidney Franklin as 'Roadhouse' Rosen *Leon Holmes as 'Unhandy' Andy *Missouri Royer as Jim Brennan Preservation Prints of ''The Block Signal'' are preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Academy Film Archive The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation, established in 1944 with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somebody's Mother
''Somebody's Mother'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Mary Carr, Rex Lease, and Kathryn McGuire.Munden p. 742 Synopsis Mary sells matches on the streets of New York, but unknown to everyone she encounters she is really searching for her son who was kidnapped from her many years ago when he was a young boy. Cast * Mary Carr as Mary, aka 'Matches' Mary * Rex Lease as Peter * Mickey McBan as Peter, as a Young Boy * Kathryn McGuire as Peter's Sweetheart * Sidney Franklin as Foster * Edward Martindel Edward Martindel (July 8, 1876 – May 4, 1955) was an American stage and film actor who appeared on Broadway and in more than 80 films between 1915 and 1946. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, he was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Martindell. His s ... as Mary's Lawyer References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Texas Trail
''The Texas Trail'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and featuring Harry Carey. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, when Betty Foster comes West, she finds that real cowboys are not a match to what movies have shown her. She has seen them through rose colored glasses. When a robbery occurs, a cowboy fails to protect her. She then disguises herself in a highwayman's clothing and recovers the loot. After she is captured by the bandits, her faith in the West is restored when cowboy Pete Grainger rescues her. Cast * Harry Carey as Pete Grainger * Ethel Shannon as Betty Foster * Charles K. French as Ring 'Em Foster * Claude Payton Claude Duval Payton (March 30, 1882 in Centerville, Iowa – March 1, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor in many silent films and other films. On stage, Claude Payton toured with the Spooner Stock Company, which was head ... as Dan Merrill * Sidney Franklin as Ike Collander See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His People
''His People'' (also known as Proud Heart) is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman about a young, Jewish boxer growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.Progressive Silent Film List: ''His People'' at silentera.com According to film historian Lester Friedman, “Sloman portrays immigrant life in America.”FLEFF Screening of Silent Film on Immigrant Life Will Feature World Premiere of Original Score /ref> Cast Score In 2004,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Of The Bravest
''One of the Bravest'' is a 1925 American silent action drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Edward Hearn, and Pat Somerset. Plot A father of Irish heritage rejects his firefighter son when he marries and Jewish girl, and wrongly suspects him of being a coward. Cast Preservation A complete print of ''One of the Bravest'' 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 library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is .... 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 * * 1925 films 1925 drama films American silent feature films 1920s action drama films American action drama films American black-and-wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Hollywood With Potash And Perlmutter
''In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, released through Associated First National Pictures, and directed by Alfred E. Green. A sequel of sorts, the Jewish ethnic comedy characters of Potash and Perlmutter return from their 1923 debut film, also produced by Goldwyn, but with a different actor for Potash. The films were based on ''Potash and Perlmutter'' a play by Charles Klein and Montague Glass which opened on Broadway in 1913 and ran for 441 performances. This sequel also adapted the play ''Business Before Pleasure'' by Montague Glass and Jules Eckert Goodman which opened in 1917 for 357 performances. Alexander Carr returned for his role as Perlmutter but his longtime partner from the Broadway plays and the 1923 movie, Barney Bernard, died in March 1924, before this film got underway. Bernard was only 45 but always looked considerably older than he was. George Sidney, soon to be famous in another Jewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Lily
''The Red Lily'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Ramon Novarro, Enid Bennett, and Wallace Beery. A print of the film exists. Plot Marise La Noue (Enid Bennett) and Jean Leonnec (Ramon Novarro) are young lovers who elope to Paris; however, they are separated shortly after their arrival, leading to the downward spiral of both their lives: She becomes a prostitute known as 'the Red Lily', and he learns the ways of the underworld from Bo-Bo (Wallace Beery). Cast * Ramon Novarro as Jean Leonnec * Enid Bennett as Marise La Noue * Frank Currier as Hugo Leonnec * Mitchell Lewis as D'Agut * Rosita Marstini as Madame Charpied (as Risita Marstini) * Sidney Franklin as M. Charpied - Her Husband * Wallace Beery as Bo-Bo * George Nichols as Concierge * Emily Fitzroy as Mama Bouchard * George Periolat as Papa Bouchard * Rosemary Theby as Nana * Milla Davenport as Madame Poussot * Gibson Gowland as Le Turc * Dick Sutherland as The Toad * Marcelle Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Boy Of Flanders
''A Boy of Flanders'' is a 1924 American silent family drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Max Abramson. It is based on the 1872 novel '' A Dog of Flanders'' by Ouida. The film stars Jackie Coogan, Nigel De Brulier, and Lionel Belmore. The film was released on April 7, 1924, by Metro-Goldwyn. Plot As described in a film magazine review, left orphaned by the death of his mother, Nello is dependent upon his old blind grandfather who sells milk in the village. The child assumes all household responsibilities and takes his grandfather about. His only friend is Alois Cogez and her mother, but her father hates the boy and makes life hard for him. Nello nurses back to health Petrasche, a poor beaten dog, and they become fast friends. Things go from bad to worse and Nello finally decides he can fight it no longer. He goes out into the storm of the night prepared to die, but his faithful dog finds him, he is restored and told that he has won the art prize and is to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
