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Shadows Of Paris (1924 Film)
''Shadows of Paris'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Pola Negri, Charles de Rochefort, and Huntley Gordon. The screenplay involves a young woman who rises from an apache dancer to become a wealthy woman in post-World War I Paris. It was based on the play ''Mon Homme'' by Francis Carco and André Picard. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Paris in 1918 knows Claire only as "The Blackbird," the Queen of the Apaches. Her lover Fernand is reported killed at the front during the War. She then masquerades as a society woman and becomes the wife of Raoul Grammont, the Minister of the Interior, but occasionally visits her old haunts in disguise. Fernand reappears as an Apache leader and they meet again. After several adventures, Claire comes to see that Fernand is only a monster of greed, and that her affections belong only to the man who made her an honorable wife. Fernand is shot and killed by her husband's secretary, Georges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Brenon
Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through the 1930s. Brenon was among the early filmmakers who, before the rise of corporate film production, was a genuine “auteur”, controlling virtually all creative and technical components in crafting his pictures. The quality of Brenon's artistic output rivaled that of film pioneers D. W. Griffith. Brenon was among the first directors to achieve celebrity status among moviegoers for his often spectacular cinematic inventions. Among his most notable films are Neptune's Daughter (1914), Peter Pan (1925), A Kiss for Cinderella (1925), and the original film version of Beau Geste (1926). Early life Brenon was born at 25 Crosthwaite Park, in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), Dublin to Edward St. John Brenon, a journalist, poet, and politician and his wife Francis Harries. In 1882, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Drama Films
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1924 Films
The following is an overview of 1924 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top eight 1924 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 10 – CBC Distributions corp. is renamed and incorporated as Columbia Pictures. * D. W. Griffith, co-founder of United Artists, leaves the company. *April 17 – Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gains control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) *November 15 – In Los Angeles, director Thomas Ince ("The Father of the Western") meets publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst to work out a deal. When Ince dies a few days later, reportedly of a heart attack, rumors soon surface that he was murdered by Hearst. *Loews Theatres acquires the 4,000 seat Capitol Theatre in New York City becoming the flagship of the theatre chain and site of many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy of every American film to be deposited at the Library of Congress at the time of copyright registration, but the Librarian of Congress was not required to retain those copies: "Under the provisions of the act of March 4, 1909, authority is granted for the return to the claimant of copyright of such copyright deposits as are not required by the Library." A report created by Library of Congress film historian and archivist David Pierce claims: * 75% of original silent-era films have perished. * 14% of the 10,919 silent films released by major studios exist in their original 35 mm or other formats. * 11% survive only in full-length foreign versions or film formats of lesser image quality. Of the American sound films made from 1927 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Appel
Sam Appel (August 8, 1871 – June 18, 1947) was a Mexican-born American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. He appeared in forty films during his 28-year career, mostly in supporting roles. Filmography (Per AFI database) *''She Hired a Husband'' (1918) *'' The Light of Western Stars'' (1918) *''The Silk Lined Burglar'' (1919) *''The Web of Chance'' (1919) *''La La Lucille'' (1920) *'' Two Kinds of Women'' (1922) *'' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1923) *'' Long Live the King'' (1923) *''Code of the Sea'' (1924) *'' The Lady Who Lied'' (1925) *''The White Black Sheep'' (1926) *''Revenge'' (1928) *''Love Comes Along'' (1930) *''Under a Texas Moon'' (1930) *''Yankee Don'' (1931) *''Flying Down to Rio'' (1933) *''Grand Canary'' (1934) *''The Mighty Barnum'' (1934) *'' Hi, Gaucho!'' (1935) *''In Caliente'' (1935) *''Man of Iron'' (1935) *''Under the Pampas Moon'' (1935) *''Diamond Jim'' (1935) *'' Rose of the Rancho'' (1936) *''Ramona'' (193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George O'Brien (actor)
George O'Brien (April 19, 1899 – September 4, 1985) was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927 film '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans''. Early life Born in San Francisco, California, George O'Brien was the oldest son of Daniel J. and Margaret L. (''née'' Donahue) O'Brien; O'Brien's father later became the Chief of Police for the City of San Francisco. (Dan O'Brien ordered the arrest of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in September 1921 at the scandalous Labor Day party held by Arbuckle.) After his retirement from that office, Dan was the Director of Penology for the State of California. In 1917, O'Brien enlisted in the United States Navy to fight in World War I, serving on a submarine chaser. He volunteered to act as a stretcher bearer for wounded Marines and was decorated for bravery. After the war, O'Brien became Light Heavyweight boxing champion of the Pacific Fleet. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice De Canonge
Maurice de Canonge (March 18, 1894 – January 10, 1979) was a French actor and film director.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.222 He is also sometimes known by the name Maurice Cannon. Selected filmography Director * ''Inspector Grey'' (1936) * '' Captain Benoit'' (1938) * '' Thérèse Martin'' (1939) * ''The Last Metro'' (1945) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) *'' Judicial Error'' (1948) * '' The Two Girls'' (1951) * ''Boum sur Paris'' (1953) * ''The Price of Love'' (1955) * '' Three Sailors'' (1957) Actor * ''La nouvelle aurore'' (1919) - Fric-Frac * ''Les parias de l'amour'' (1921) * ''Rapax'' (1922) * ''Trilby'' (1923) - Zouzou * '' Shadows of Paris'' (1924) - Robert, A Taxi Driver * ''The Side Show of Life'' (1924) - Horatio Bakkus * ''The Alaskan'' (1924) - Tautuk * ''Love's Wilderness'' (1924) - Pierre Bazin * ''Peter Pan'' (1924) - Cookson * ''The Little French Girl'' (1925) - Jerry Hamble * ''The Nude Woman'' (1926) - Rouchard * ''Forbidden Hours'' (1928) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Kipling
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned. Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosita Marstini
Rosita Marstini (September 19, 1887 – April 24, 1948) was a French dancer, stage personality, and silent and sound film actress from Nancy, France. Early life Rosita Marstini was born on September 19, 1887, in Nancy, France. She married Belgian actor and director Paul Sablon (1888-1940) before she came with him to the United States in 1913. Theatrical work in California She began making movies for Universal Pictures in 1913 with her first feature being Herbert Blaché's ''A Prisoner in the Harem'', sharing the limelight with her husband (known in the United States as Paul Bourgeois). She was known as Countess Rosita Marstini. In 1916, she debuted at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, California in ''Woman's Wits'', a play by Will Wyatt. She played the Pantages' circuit for an additional eight months. Rosita Marstini's first talking film was ''Hot for Paris'' (1929) by Raoul Walsh, with Victor McLaglen and Fifi D'Orsay. Then she contributed again to nine American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Dione
Claudine Rosalie Gras (1 January 1877 – 1 January 1936), professionally known as Rose Dione, was a French-American actress who appeared in numerous silent era and pre-code films. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1910 and 1932. She was born in Dardilly, Rhône in France, and died in Los Angeles, California. She was probably best known for her final role as Madame Tetrallini in the film ''Freaks'' (1932). Partial filmography * ''The Corsican Brothers'' (1917) * ''The World and Its Woman'' (1919) * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1919) * '' Suds'' (1920) * '' The Woman and the Puppet'' (1920) * '' Silk Hosiery'' (1920) * ''The Land of Jazz'' (1920) * '' The Great Lover'' (1920) * '' The Luck of the Irish'' (1920) * '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921) * ''Cheated Love'' (1921) * ''Silent Years'' (1921) * ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (1921) * ''Be My Wife'' (1921) * ''A Parisian Scandal'' (1921) * '' Under Two Flags'' (1922) * '' Omar the Tentmaker'' (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Reynolds
Vera Reynolds (born Vera Nancy Reynolds; November 25, 1899 – April 22, 1962) was an American film actress. Early life and career Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1899, Reynolds first worked in films at age 12. She began as a dancer, worked as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, and became a leading lady in silent motion pictures. Among her film credits are starring roles in Sam Wood's ''Prodigal Daughters'' (1923), and Cecil B. DeMille's '' Feet of Clay'' (1924), ''The Golden Bed'' (1925), ''The Road to Yesterday'' (1925) and ''Dragnet Patrol'' (1931) with George "Gabby" Hayes. Controversy On August 28, 1927, police in Hollywood reported that Reynolds had taken poison. Later the same evening she clarified what had occurred. She explained that an excited telephone operator had phoned the police when her mother requested a doctor. The police arrived along with an ambulance. The actress was found unconscious on the floor of a bathroom in her Hollywood home. Police responded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
