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Samuel Sax
Samuel Sax (September 5, 1880 –January 2, 1962) was an American film producer. He produced 80 films between 1925 and 1946, including the last films of Roscoe Arbuckle. From 1938 to 1941, Sax headed Warner Brothers's British subsidiary at Teddington Studios in London. Career at Vitaphone: 1931-1939 During the late silent film era, Sax owned his own Hollywood poverty row outfit, Gotham Studios. In late 1931 Sax, considered “a no-nonsense studio executive of the old school”, began work with Warner Brothers as general production manager for their Brooklyn Vitaphone facility. Sax embarked upon his duties during the severest phase of the Great Depression, corresponding to a general collapse in studio box-office receipts. As such, Sax’s task was to reorganize production of Warners one- and two-reel shorts, “films that could be sold without difficulty anywhere in the country”, so as to maximize short-term profits. Indeed, many of the major studios curtailed featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, and the List of United States cities by population, 68th-largest city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.37 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the Pennsylvania metropolitan areas, second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 27th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia. Pitts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Girls Leave Home (1945 Film)
''Why Girls Leave Home'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by William Berke, written by Fanya Foss and Bradford Ropes, and starring Lola Lane, Sheldon Leonard, and Pamela Blake. The film's composer, Walter Greene, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1945. Also, Jay Livingston and Ray Evans were nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Cat and the Canary". Cast * Lola Lane as Irene Mitchell *Sheldon Leonard as Chris Williams *Pamela Blake as Diana Leslie *Elisha Cook Jr. as Jimmie Lobo *Paul Guilfoyle as Steve Raymond *Constance Worth as Flo * Claudia Drake as Marien Mason *Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Leslie * Thomas Jackson as Reilly *Peggy Lou Bianco as Peggy Leslie *Evelynne Eaton as Alice *Fred Kohler as Ted Leslie Production Philip Yordan says he wrote the script in three days. He says he was approached by Edward Small who had set up the picture at Republic for which actors had been hired and sets built, but Herbert Yate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sign Of The Claw
''The Sign of the Claw'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Ethel Shannon, Edward Hearn and Lee Shumway.Munden p.715 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Peter the Great, one of several dog stars to appear in films during the 1920s. Cast * Peter the Great as Peter * Ethel Shannon as Mildred Bryson * Edward Hearn as Robert Conway * Lee Shumway as Al Stokes * Joseph Bennett a Jimmie Bryson * Carmencita Johnson Carmencita Johnson (March 31, 1923 – September 26, 2000) was an American actress. She was best known as a child actress in the 1920s and 1930s. Early life and career Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California, to Wynonah B. (née Breazeale) ... as Little Girl 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 Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Pack
''King of the Pack'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent adventure film directed by Frank Richardson (director), Frank Richardson and starring Charlotte Stevens, Robert Gordon (actor), Robert Gordon and Vera Lewis.Connelly p.369 Produced by the independent film, independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Peter the Great, one of several dog stars to appear in films during the 1920s. Cast * Peter the Great as King, a Dog * Charlotte Stevens as Selah Blair * Robert Gordon (actor), Robert Gordon as Clint Sifton * Vera Lewis as 'Widder' Gasper * Mary Cornwallis as Kitty Carlyle * Danny Hoy as Bud Gasper * Frank Brownlee as Chuck Purdy * W.H. Davis as Sam Blair * Frank Norcross (actor), Frank Norcross as Dr. Joe Stoddard 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 Produced in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Blood (1926 Film)
''Racing Blood'' is a 1926 American silent sports drama film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Robert Agnew, Anne Cornwall and John Elliott.Connelly p.400 Synopsis College student James Fleming discovers that his uncle has gambled away his inheritance on a horse race and then killed himself. Worse it was at the hands of the man whose daughter James is in love with. He goes to work as a journalist and loses touch with her. He acquires a horse, unknowingly the very animal whose victory led to his uncle's downfall. He plans to race it in a steeplechase, but when he is unable to qualify his former girlfriend takes over and rides it to victory before they reconcile. Cast * Robert Agnew as James Fleminng * Anne Cornwall as Muriel Sterlinng * John Elliott as John Sterling * Clarence Geldert as Harris Fleming * Charles Sellon Charles A. Sellon (August 24, 1870 – June 26, 1937) was an American stage and film actor. Sellon appeared in more than 100 films and stage act ... [...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] |
The Winning Wallop
''The Winning Wallop'' is a 1926 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring William Fairbanks, Shirley Palmer and Charles K. French.Munden p.909 Cast * William Fairbanks as Rex Barton * Shirley Palmer as Marion Wayne * Charles K. French as Peter Wayne * Melbourne MacDowell as Cyrus Barton * Crauford Kent as Lawrence Duncan * Jimmy Aubrey as Fight Manager * Frank Hagney Frank Sidney Hagney (20 March 1884 – 25 June 1973) was an Australian actor. He is known for his work on '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), ''Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) and '' The Sea Beast'' (1926). Early and career Born in Sydney, New So ... as 'Pug' Brennan 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 * 1926 films 1920s sports comedy-drama films American boxing films American sports comedy-drama fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Pal
''Silent Pal'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Thunder the Dog, Eddie Phillips and Shannon Day.Connelly p.410 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Thunder, an Alsatian who featured in several films during the 1920s. Cast * Thunder the Dog as The Silent Pal * Eddie Phillips as David Kingston * Shannon Day as Marjorie Winters * Colin Kenny as Randall Phillips * Willis Marks Willis Marks (August 20, 1865, Rochester, Minnesota, United States – December 6, 1952, Los Angeles, California) was an American silent film actor. Biography In 1888, Marks debuted on stage professionally. He acted in Oliver Morosco's stock c ... as Daniel Winters * Charles W. Mack as Lazarus * Dorothy Seay as Betty winters 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 Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women And Gold
''Women and Gold'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Frank Mayo, Sylvia Breamer and William B. Davidson.Connelly p.437 It was produced by the independent Gotham Pictures. Synopsis In South America, bored Myra Barclay runs off with Señor Ortego the owner of the mine for which her husband is manager. Soon realizing she has made a mistake she decides to return to her husband but suffers a head injury and suffers amnesia. Meanwhile, her husband is arrested for the attempted murder of Ortego. Breaking free he manages to find his wife, and the sight of him restores her memory. Ortego has been dealt justice by being stabbed to death by another man he has wronged. Cast * Frank Mayo as Dan Barclay * Sylvia Breamer as Myra Barclay * William B. Davidson as Señor Ortego * Frankie Darro as Dan Barclay Jr. * Ina Anson as Carmelita * Tote Du Crow as Ricardo * James Olivio James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Master's Voice (1925 Film)
''His Master's Voice'' is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by Renaud Hoffman and starring Thunder the Dog, George Hackathorne, Marjorie Daw and Mary Carr.Munden p.354 It was designed as a vehicle for Thunder, an Alsatian who featured in several films during the 1920s. Synopsis Following America's entry into World War I, the cowardly Bob Henley is drafted into the army while his faithful dog Thunder joins the Red Cross. They meet again several months later in France where Thunder helps Bob to overcome his terror and fulfil his duty. Cast * Thunder the Dog as Thunder * George Hackathorne as Bob Henley * Marjorie Daw as Mary Blake * Mary Carr as Mrs. Henley * Will Walling as William Marshall * Brooks Benedict as Jack Fenton * White Fawn the Dog as White Fawn * Flash the Dog as Flash - Son of Thunder * Jack Kenny Jack Kenny (born March 9, 1958) is an American writer, director, actor, and producer. Early life and education Kenny was born in Chicago, Illinois, ... [...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] |
The Night Ship
''The Night Ship'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Mary Carr, Tom Santschi and Robert Gordon.Connelly p.186 Synopsis After sailor Bob Randall returns home to Maine after six years being marooned in the South Seas, he discovers that his sweetheart has married the villanous Captain Jed Hobbs. He vows his revenge and manages to discover that Hobbs is gun running to Central America. Cast * Mary Carr as Martha Randall * Tom Santschi as Captain Jed Hobbs * Robert Gordon as Bob Randall * Margaret Fielding as Elizabeth Hobbs * Charles Sellon as Jimson Weed * Willis Marks as David Brooks * Charles W. Mack as Eli Stubbs * Mary McLain as Jamet Hobbs * L.J. O'Connor as Cassidy * Julian Rivero Julian Rivero (July 25, 1890 – February 24, 1976) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He made his film debut in the 1923 silent melodrama, ''The Bright Shawl'', which starred Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, William Powe ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
