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Stella Adams
Stella Adams (April 24, 1883 – September 17, 1961) was an American actress of the silent and early sound film eras. Her forte was in short films. Early years Adams was born in Sherman, Texas. Career Although Adams appeared in only 12 feature films, she acted in almost 150 shorts during the silent era, mostly in starring or featured roles. Her first acting credit was one of those feature films, 1909's '' In the Sultan's Power'',A 1934 newspaper article gives the film's name as ''Power of the Sultan''. in which she had a starring role. The film was remarkable because it was the first film shot entirely on the west coast of the United States. At this point in the film industry, most films were still shot in New Jersey and New York. Adams joined the Nestor Film Company in 1912 and moved to California when the company relocated there. Her early work was in comedies, but she also started working in Westerns. She left Nestor with director Al Christie when he began his own studio. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman, Texas
Sherman is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas. The city's population in 2020 was 43,645. It is one of the two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area, and it is part of the Texoma region of North Texas and southern Oklahoma. History Sherman was named after General Sidney Sherman (July 23, 1805 – August 1, 1873), a hero of the Texas Revolution. The community was designated as the county seat by the act of the Texas Legislature, which created Grayson County on March 17, 1846. In 1847, a post office began operation. Sherman was originally located at the center of the county, but in 1848, it was moved about east to its current location. By 1850, Sherman had become an incorporated town under Texas law. It had also become a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail route through Texas. By 1852, Sherman had a population of 300 and consisted of a public square with a log court house, several businesses, a district clerk's office, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Bess Got In Wrong
''When Bess Got in Wrong'' is a 1914 Canadian comedy short silent black and white film directed by Al Christie and starring Lee Moran, and Stella Adams. It is written by Bess Meredyth. Cast * Bess Meredyth as Bess * Lee Moran as Lee * Stella Adams Stella Adams (April 24, 1883 – September 17, 1961) was an American actress of the silent and early sound film eras. Her forte was in short films. Early years Adams was born in Sherman, Texas. Career Although Adams appeared in only 12 featur ... as Stella References External links * Canadian comedy short films 1914 comedy films 1914 films 1914 short films Canadian silent short films Canadian black-and-white films Films directed by Al Christie Films with screenplays by Bess Meredyth Universal Pictures short films 1910s Canadian films Silent comedy films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tonto Kid
''The Tonto Kid'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser. Cast *Rex Bell as "Skeets" Slawson aka The Tonto Kid *Ruth Mix as Nancy Cahill *Buzz Barton as Wesley Fritch *Theodore Lorch as Lawyer Sam Creech * Joseph W. Girard as Rance Cartwright *Barbara Roberts as Edna May Cartwright *Jack Rockwell as Deputy Sheriff Hack Baker * Murdock MacQuarrie as "Pop" Slawson *Bert Lindley as Tom Quillan - Diamond D Foreman *Jane Keckley as Mrs. Fritch, Wesley's Mother *Stella Adams Stella Adams (April 24, 1883 – September 17, 1961) was an American actress of the silent and early sound film eras. Her forte was in short films. Early years Adams was born in Sherman, Texas. Career Although Adams appeared in only 12 featur ... as Edna May's Landlady External links * * 1935 films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films Films based on American novels Films based on Western (genre) novels 1935 Western (genre) films American Western (g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whom The Gods Destroy (1934 Film)
''Whom the Gods Destroy'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Walter Connolly. Cast * Walter Connolly as John Forrester a.k.a. Eric Jann a.k.a. Peter Korotoff * Robert Young (actor), Robert Young as Jack Forrester * Doris Kenyon as Margaret Forrester * Macon Jones as Jack Forrester (aged 14) * Scotty Beckett as Jack Forrester (age 4; credited as Scott Beckett) * Rollo Lloyd as Henry Braverman * Maidel Turner as Henrietta Crosland * Henry Kolker as Carlo - the Puppeteer * George Humbert as Niccoli * Hugh Huntley as Jamison - Ship's Officer * Hobart Bosworth as Alec Klein * Gilbert Emery as Professor Weaver * Akim Tamiroff as Peter Korotoff References External links * 1934 films 1934 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Walter Lang Films with screenplays by Sidney Buchman 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whirlwind (1933 Film)
''The Whirlwind'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Tim McCoy. Cast * Tim McCoy as Tim Reynolds * Alice Dahl as Mollie Curtis * Pat O'Malley as Pat Patrick * J. Carrol Naish as 'Injun' (as Carol Naish) * Matthew Betz Matthew Betz (September 13, 1881 – January 26, 1938) was an American film actor. Betz was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1881. Following an extended career in the U.S. Cavalry, Betz spent eight years in Vaudeville. His first stage play w ... as Sheriff Tate Hurley * Joseph W. Girard as Mr. Reynolds (as Joseph Girard) * Mary Gordon as Mrs. Curtis References External links * 1933 films 1933 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by D. Ross Lederman Columbia Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Sinner Sing
''Sing Sinner Sing'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Howard Christie. Plot summary Leila Hyams plays a singer who is accused of her husband's murder. Production notes At the time the movie was released, it was recognized as being loosely based on the 1932 Libby Holman-Zachary Smith Reynolds case. According to Jeanne Scheper, other films inspired by "this episode of Holman's life include .. ''Reckless'' (dir. Victor Fleming, 1935), with Jean Harlow; and ''Written on the Wind'' (dir. Douglas Sirk, 1956), with Lauren Bacall and Rock Hudson." Cast *Paul Lukas as Phil Carida *Leila Hyams as Lela Larson *Don Dillaway as Ted Rendon *Ruth Donnelly as Maggie Flannigan *George E. Stone as Spats *Joyce Compton as Gwen *Jill Dennett as Sadie *Arthur Hoyt as Uncle Homer *Paul McGrail as Louis *Gladys Blake as Cecily Gordon *Arthur Housman as Jerry *Edgar Norton as Roberts the Butler *John St. Polis as James Parks *Stella Adams as Aunt Emily van Puyten * Pat O'M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Mother
''Bachelor Mother'' (1939) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Charles Coburn. The screenplay was written by Norman Krasna from an Academy Award-nominated story by Felix Jackson (a.k.a. Felix Joachimson) written for the 1935 Austrian-Hungarian film '' Little Mother''. With a plot full of mistaken identities, ''Bachelor Mother'' is a light-hearted treatment of the otherwise serious issues of child abandonment. It was remade in 1956 as ''Bundle of Joy'', starring Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, and inspired the Bollywood film '' Kunwara Baap''. Plot Polly Parrish (Ginger Rogers) is a salesgirl at the department store John B. Merlin and Son in New York City. Hired as temporary help for the Christmas season, she receives her dismissal notice as the season comes to a close. On her way home, she sees a stranger leaving a baby on the steps of an orphanage. Fearing exposure to the cold will harm the baby, Polly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vampire Bat
''The Vampire Bat'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Dwight Frye. Plot When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism, but police inspector Karl Brettschneider remains skeptical. Scientist Dr. Otto von Niemann, who cares for the victims, visits a patient who was attacked by a bat, Martha Mueller. Out of appreciation for her kindness, Martha is visited by a mentally challenged man named Hermann Glieb, who claims he likes bats because they are "soft like cat" and "nice". On the doctor's journey home, he meets Kringen, one of the townsfolk, who claims to have been attacked by the vampire in the form of a bat, but withheld his story from the town in order to not spread fear. Dr. von Niemann encourages Kringen to tell the townsfolk of his story. Kringen becomes suspicious that Glieb may be the vampire due to his obsession with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temptation's Workshop
''Temptation's Workshop'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Helen Foster (actress), Helen Foster, Tyrell Davis and Dorothy Granger. It was released by the independent film, independent Poverty Row studio Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p.244 Synopsis When Wall Street financier John Lawton falls ill and goes bankrupt, his children attempt to adjust to the loss of their wealthy upbringing. Cast * Helen Foster (actress), Helen Foster as Connie Lawton * Tyrell Davis as Count Emile Borosko * Dorothy Granger as Vi Rantler * Carroll Nye as Bob Lawton * John Ince (actor), John Ince as John Lawton * Stella Adams as Mrs. John Lawton References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1932 films 1932 drama films American black-and-white films American drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister To Judas
''Sister to Judas'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Claire Windsor, Holmes Herbert and John Harron.Pitts p.250-51 Cast * Claire Windsor as Anne Fane * Holmes Herbert as Bruce Rogers * John Harron as Ronnie Ross * Lee Moran as Percy Fane * David Callis as Elmer Fane * Wilfred Lucas as Mike O'Flanagan * Stella Adams as Mrs. Fane * Virginia True Boardman as Mrs. Helen Ross * Dorothy Vernon Dorothy Vernon (1544 – 24 June 1584), the younger daughter of Sir George Vernon and Margaret ''nee'' Talbois (or Tailboys), was the heiress of Haddon Hall, an English country house in Derbyshire with its origins in the 12th century. She marr ... as Tenement Resident in Hallway References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1932 films 1932 drama films American drama films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingling Spirits
''Mingling Spirits'' is a 1916 silent film comedy short directed by Al Christie and starring his regular stable of actors Eddie Lyons, Betty Compson and Lee Moran. It was produced by the Nestor Film Company and distributed through Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Eddie Lyons - Mr. Newlywed * Betty Compson - Mrs. Newlywed *Lee Moran - Jim Smith *Stella Adams - Mrs. Newlywed's Mother See also *Betty Compson filmography This page includes Betty Compson's (March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) known film appearances from 1915–48. Films from 1915 to 1919 are shorts, mostly for Al Christie, unless otherwise stated. A big breakout came in 1919, with '' The Miracle M ... References External linksMingling Spirits at IMDb.com 1916 films Films directed by Al Christie American silent short films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures short films Silent American comedy films 1916 comedy films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And A Savage
''Love and a Savage'' is a 1915 silent film comedy written and directed by Al Christie and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by the Nestor Film Company and released through Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast * Betty Compson - Betty *Stella Adams - Betty's Mother * Harry Rattenberry - Betty's Father *Eddie Lyons - Eddie *Lee Moran - Lee * Gus Alexander - The Chef *Jane Waller - The Maid *Ethel Lynne - The Other Girl *Harry Lyons See also *Betty Compson filmography This page includes Betty Compson's (March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) known film appearances from 1915–48. Films from 1915 to 1919 are shorts, mostly for Al Christie, unless otherwise stated. A big breakout came in 1919, with '' The Miracle M ... References External linksLove is a Savage at IMDb.com 1915 films American black-and-white films American silent short films Films directed by Al Christie Universal Pictures short films Silent American comedy films 1915 comedy films 1910s Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
