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Stormswept (1923) - 1
''Stormswept'' is a 1923 silent film starring brothers Wallace Beery and Noah Beery. The advertising phrase used for the movie was "Wallace and Noah Beery, The Two Greatest Character Actors on the American Screen." The film was written by Winifred Dunn from the H. H. Van Loan story, and directed by Robert Thornby. A print of the film survives in London's BFI National Archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, William McCabe (Wallace Beery) is a bitter man seeking solitude in which to forget the wife whom he loved and who betrayed him. He wanders about the waterfront and, seeing a man falling from the deck, rescues him. The two become friends and when the rescued man, Shark Moran (Noah Beery), learns that William wants solitude, he suggests that he take a job on a lightship as he is its captain. "You will find solitude there," he says. William takes the job and the monotony of the life has upset the minds of many of the men who live on the ''Relief''. There a tug that bring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Thornby
Robert Thornby (March 27, 1888 – March 6, 1953) was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed 75 films between 1913 and 1927. He also appeared in 48 films between 1911 and 1930. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''When Ghost Meets Ghost'' (1913) * '' Bianca'' (1913) * '' On Dangerous Ground'' (1917) * ''A Little Sister of Everybody'' (1918) * '' Lawless Love'' (1918) * ''Her Inspiration'' (1918) * '' Carolyn of the Corners'' (1919) * ''The Prince and Betty'' (1919) * ''Fighting Cressy'' (1919) * '' Are You Legally Married?'' (1919) * ''The Deadlier Sex'' (1920) * ''Simple Souls'' (1920) * ''The Girl in the Web'' (1920) * '' Felix O'Day'' (1920) * '' The Magnificent Brute'' (1921) * ''That Girl Montana'' (1921) * '' The Fox'' (1921) * '' The Blazing Trail'' (1921) * '' The Trap'' (1922) * '' The Sagebrush Trail'' (1922) * ''Stormswept'' (1923) * ''The Drivin' Fool'' (1923) * ''West of Broadw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arline Pretty
Arline Pretty (September 5, 1885 – April 14, 1978) was an American film actress of the silent era. Life and career Pretty was born September 5, 1885, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a musician. For three years, Pretty acted on stage in Washington, D. C., with the Columbia Stock Company before debuting in films in 1913. Her early film experience was as a supporting actress for King Baggot at Universal. After that, she acted for the Vitagraph Company in leading ingenue parts. She appeared as the daughter of a jailer with Douglas Fairbanks in ''In Again, Out Again''. Pretty's film work included the Vitagraph serial ''The Secret Kingdom'' (1917), Selected filmography * '' One Best Bet'' (1914) * ''The Surprises of an Empty Hotel'' (1916) * ''In Again, Out Again'' (1917) * ''A Woman in Grey'' (1920) * ''Life'' (1920) * ''The Valley of Doubt'' (1920) * '' When the Devil Drives'' (1922) * '' Love in the Dark'' (1922) * ''Stormswept'' (1923) * ''The White Flower'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Booking Offices Of America Films
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Silent American Drama Films
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American Black-and-white Films
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American Silent Feature Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Films
The following is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top seven films released in 1923 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events *April 4 – Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. incorporated in the United States. *April 15 – Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers. *Henry Roussel's ''Les Opprimés'' is released, introducing mattes (painted by W. Percy Day) to French cinema. *October 16 – Brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney establish the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (later to be known as Walt Disney Productions). Notable films released in 1923 American films unless stated otherwise A *''Adam's Rib'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille *''The Ancient Law (Das alte Gesetz)'', directed by E. A. Dupont, starring Henny Porten – (Germany) *''Ashes of Vengeanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perfect Storm (film)
''The Perfect Storm'' is a 2000 American biographical disaster drama film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and based on the 1997 creative non-fiction book of the same name by Sebastian Junger. The film was adapted by William D. Wittliff, with an uncredited rewrite by Bo Goldman, and tells the story of the ''Andrea Gail'', a commercial fishing vessel that was lost at sea with all hands after being caught in the Perfect Storm of 1991. The film stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and John C. Reilly. It was released on June 30, 2000, by Warner Bros. and grossed $328 million worldwide, despite having a mixed critical reception. Plot In October 1991, the commercial swordfishing boat ''Andrea Gail'' returns to port in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with a poor catch. Boat owner Bob Brown ridicules and taunts Captain Billy Tyne over his recent "cold streak". Desperate to redeem himself, Captain Tyne conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensation Seekers (film)
''Sensation Seekers'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Lois Weber, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Billie Dove Lillian Bohny (born Bertha Eugenie Bohny; May 14, 1903 – December 31, 1997), known professionally as Billie Dove, was an American actress. Early life and career Dove was born Bertha Eugenie Bohny in New York City in 1903 to Charles and Ber .... The film and a trailer survive. Cast References External links * * *9 minute portion oSensation Seekersavailable for free download aInternet Archive* *Several lobby posters#1Wayback)#2 an#3(Wayback)at silentfilmstillarchive.comStillat moma.org 1927 films American silent feature films Films directed by Lois Weber Universal Pictures films 1927 romantic drama films American black-and-white films 1920s American films Silent American romantic drama films {{silent-romantic-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugged Water
''Rugged Water'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and written by James Shelley Hamilton and Joseph C. Lincoln. The film stars Lois Wilson, Wallace Beery, Warner Baxter, Phyllis Haver, Dot Farley, J. P. Lockney, James Mason, and Willard Cooley. The film was released on August 17, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. Plot A Cape Cod melodrama about the U.S. Life-Saving Service based on a novel by Joseph C. Lincoln. When the captain of the Setauket Life Saving Station retires, the second in command, Calvin Homer (Warner Baxter), expects to be promoted; but the appointment goes instead to Benoni Bartlett (Wallace Beery), a religious fanatic who has been named a hero as the only survivor of dangerous rescue that claimed the lives of his fellow crewmen at a neighboring station. Bartlett's daughter Norma ( Lois Wilson)) convinces Homer to stay in spite of her father's antagonistic ways. Soon a romance springs up between the two of them, even though Myra Fuller ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Of The Sea
''Code of the Sea'' is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Victor Fleming and starred Rod La Rocque and Jacqueline Logan. Cast Preservation Prints of ''Code of the Sea'' survive in the Library of Congress collection as well as George Eastman House and UCLA Film and Television Archive.''Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.32 c.1978 by The American Film Institute See also * '' Godless Men'' (1920) * '''' (1923) * '''' ( ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godless Men
''Godless Men'' is a 1920 American silent adventure drama film directed by Reginald Barker and produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. It stars Russell Simpson and James "Jim" Mason as a father and son. It is based on a Saturday Evening Post short story ''Black Pawl'' by Ben Ames Williams. This film exists in a private collection. Cast * Russell Simpson as 'Black' Pawl * James "Jim" Mason as 'Red' Pawl *Helene Chadwick as Ruth Lytton * John Bowers as Dan Darrin * Alec B. Francis as Reverend Sam Poor *Bob Kortman as Seaman Speiss *Irene Rich as 'Black Pawl's' Wife *Lionel Belmore as Seaman Neighbor *Frankie Lee as 'Red Pawl' as a Boy (uncredited) *Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Seaman (uncredited) See also *Stormswept(1923) *Code of the Sea(1924) *Rugged Water (1925) *Sensation Seekers ''Sensation Seekers'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Lois Weber, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Billie Dove Lillian Bohny (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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