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Sidney Franklin (director)
Sidney Arnold Franklin (March 21, 1893 – May 18, 1972) was an American film director and producer. Franklin, like William C. deMille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays. His brother Chester Franklin (1889–1954) also became a director during the silent film era best known for directing the early Technicolor film ''The Toll of the Sea''. Partial filmography Director *''Gretchen the Greenhorn'' (1916) co-directed with brother Chester *'' A Sister of Six'' (1916) co-directed with brother Chester * ''The Little School Ma'am'' (1916) * ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' (1917) co-directed with brother Chester * ''The Babes in the Woods'' (1917) co-directed with brother Chester *''Treasure Island'' (1918) co-directed with Chester *''The Safety Curtain'' (1918) *''Her Only Way'' (1918) *''The Forbidden City'' (1918) *'' The Hoodlum'' (1919) *''A Virtuous Vamp'' (1919) assistant director with David Kirkland * ''Courage'' (1921) * '' Not Guilty'' (1921) *'' Smilin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and ''Baghdad by the Bay''. San Francisco and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area are a global center of economic activity and the arts and sciences, spurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Safety Curtain
''The Safety Curtain'' is a 1918 American silent melodrama film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Norma Talmadge. Talmadge and her husband Joe Schenck produced the film and distributed through Select Pictures. Cast *Norma Talmadge as Puck * Eugene O'Brien as Captain Merryon *Anders Randolf as Vulcan (credited as Anders Randolph) *Gladden James as Sylvester *Lillian Hall as Ballet Girl Preservation status This film is preserved at EYE Institut, aka Filmmuseum in the Netherlands and at 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 archiv .... References External links * *Wayback Machine) 1918 films American silent feature films Films directed by Sidney Franklin Films based on works by Ethel M. Dell Films based on short fiction Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Actress (1928 Film)
''The Actress'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin, and starred Norma Shearer. This film was based on the 1898 play '' Trelawny of the "Wells"'' by Arthur Wing Pinero that had first premiered on Broadway in 1898, starring Mary Mannering, which was revived by Ethel Barrymore in 1911, Laurette Taylor in 1925, and at the time this film was produced (1927) by Helen Gahagan. The play was first brought to the screen as a British made silent film '' Trelawny of the "Wells"'' in 1916. This film is one of many lost MGM films dating from the 1920s. Plot Cast * Norma Shearer as Rose Trelawny * Owen Moore as Tom Wrench * Gwen Lee as Avonia * Lee Moran as Colpoys * Roy D'Arcy as Gadd * Virginia Pearson as Mrs. Telfer * William J. Humphrey as Mr. Telfer * Effie Ellsler as Mrs. Mossop * Ralph Forbes as Arthur Gower * O. P. Heggie as Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower * Andree Tourneur as Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Of Graustark
''Beverly of Graustark'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Marion Davies, Antonio Moreno, and Creighton Hale. The film's screenplay was written by Agnes Christine Johnston based on the novel by George Barr McCutcheon, and set in the fictional land of Graustark. The film features a final sequence in Technicolor. It was the first film by Sidney Franklin for MGM. The story was filmed before in 1914 by the Biograph Company. Copies of the film are held at Turner Broadcasting and the Library of Congress. Click on the Library of Congress external link below to watch the 1914 version of the film. Premise Beverly Calhoun (Davies) impersonates the Prince of Graustark to claim his birthright while he recovers from a skiing injury. In the meantime, she falls for her bodyguard Dantan (Moreno). Cast * Marion Davies as Beverly Calhoun * Antonio Moreno as Dantan * Creighton Hale as Prince Oscar * Roy D'Arcy as General Marlanax * Albert G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Learning To Love
''Learning to Love'' is a 1925 American comedy film directed by Sidney Franklin and written by John Emerson and Anita Loos. The film stars Constance Talmadge, Antonio Moreno, Emily Fitzroy, Edythe Chapman, John Harron, and Ray Hallor. The film was released on January 25, 1925, by First National Pictures. Cast Preservation A print of ''Learning to Love'' is in the collection of 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 External links * 1925 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1926 comedy films 1926 films First National Pictures films Films directed by Sidney Franklin American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1925 comedy films 1920s American films {{silent-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Sister From Paris
''Her Sister from Paris'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film based upon the play ''The Twin Sister'' by Ludwig Fulda. It was directed by Sidney Franklin and stars Constance Talmadge, Ronald Colman, and George K. Arthur. Unlike many silent films, it is still extant. The film's sets were designed by the art director William Cameron Menzies while the costumes were by Adrian, working on his first production. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Joseph Weyringer, a writer of novels, comes to believe that his wife Helen is too domestic. She interrupts her husband and a quarrel follows. When she leaves him to return to her mother’s, she meets her twin sister at the station. The latter has come to Vienna to dance. An invitation comes to the sister, La Perry, to come to supper after her performance with Joseph whom she has never seen. She accepts, then sends Helen to impersonate her at the supper. Helen is believed to be the dancer by Joseph. She makes love to Joseph a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulcy (1923 Film)
''Dulcy'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Sidney A. Franklin and starring Constance Talmadge. The film was adapted from the Broadway production of the same name written by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. The play opened in New York in August 1921 and ran for 241 performances.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Dulcy'' at silentera.com Cast Remake A sound, version called '''' was made in 1930 starring |
The Primitive Lover
''The Primitive Lover'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by and starring Constance Talmadge and distributed by Associated First National (later First National Pictures). Sidney A. Franklin served as the director of the movie and Frances Marion wrote the scenario based on a play, ''The Divorcee'', by Edgar Selwyn. This film survives and has been released on DVD. Plot As described in a film magazine, Phyllis Tomley (Talmadge), a romance-stricken young woman, has grown tired of her prosaic, practical husband Hector (Ford) and mourns the loss of the popular author Donald Wales (Harlan), who supposedly died in South America. Wales returns and rushes to Phyllis' arms, not knowing she has married Hector. Wales accuses Hector of taking advantage of his absence, and Phyllis rushes to get a divorce in Nevada. Hector follows and becomes acquainted with an attractive grass widow. Reading Wales' book ''The Primitive Lover'', Hector decides to put its methods into practice. He kid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smilin' Through (1922 Film)
''Smilin' Through'' is a 1922 American silent drama film based on the 1919 play of the same name, written by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin (together under the pseudonym Alan Langdon Martin). The film starred Norma Talmadge, Harrison Ford, and Wyndham Standing. It was co-written and directed by Sidney Franklin, who also directed the more famous 1932 remake at MGM. The film was produced by Talmadge and her husband Joseph M. Schenck for her company, the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation. It was released by First National Pictures. Popular character actor Gene Lockhart made his screen debut in this film. The story is essentially the same as the popular Jane Cowl play, with Talmadge in the dual role of Kathleen and Moonyean. Kathleen, a young Irish woman, is in love with Kenneth Wayne but is prevented from marrying him by her guardian John Carteret. John is haunted by memories of his thwarted love for Kathleen's aunt, Moonyean. The story was an especially popular one and was filmed twi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Guilty (1921 Film)
''Not Guilty'' is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Sylvia Breamer, Richard Dix and Molly Malone.Munden p.553 Cast * Sylvia Breamer as Elsa Chetwood * Richard Dix as Paul / Arthur Ellison * Molly Malone as Margy Ellison * Elinor Hancock as Mrs. Ellison * Herbert Prior as Newell Craig * Lloyd Whitlock as Frank Mallow * Alberta Lee as Martha * Charles West as Herbert Welch * Alice Forbes Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ... as Viginia Caldwell 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 * 1920s American films 1921 films 1921 mystery films 1920s English-lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courage (1921 Film)
''Courage'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Naomi Childers, Sam De Grasse and Adolphe Menjou.Munden p.148 It was distributed by First National Pictures. Synopsis In Scotland, a young inventor goes to visit a man who owes him some money only to find him murdered. He is arrested and imprisoned for the crime, while his wife faithfully continues to support him and perfect his invention. Eventually the real culprit is exposed and he is freed to return to her. Cast *Naomi Childers as Jean Blackmoore * Sam De Grasse as Stephan Blackmoore * Lionel Belmore as Angus Ferguson * Adolphe Menjou as Bruce Ferguson * Lloyd Whitlock as 'Speedy' Chester * Alec B. Francis as McIntyre * Ray Howard as Stephan Blackmoore Jr * Gloria Hope as Eve Hamish * Charles Hill Mailes Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Virtuous Vamp
''A Virtuous Vamp'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film produced by and starring Constance Talmadge that was directed by David Kirkland and Sidney Franklin. It was written by Anita Loos and John Emerson based on the 1909 play ''The Bachelor'' by Clyde Fitch. On December 18, 2013, the Library of Congress announced that this film had been selected for the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Cast See also *National Film Preservation Foundation References External links ''A Virtuous Vamp'' essayby Jennifer Ann Redmond at National Film Registry The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) collection of films selected for preservation, each selected for its historical, cultural and aesthetic contributions since the NFPB’s inception i ... *Progressive Silent Film List: ''A Virtuous Vamp''at silentera.com 1919 films 1919 comedy films American silent feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
