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Shirley Mason (actress)
Shirley Mason (born Leonie Flugrath, June 6, 1901 – July 27, 1979) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography Mason was born in 1901 in Brooklyn, New York, to Emil and Mary (née Dubois) Flugrath. She and her two sisters Edna and Virginia became actresses at the insistence of their mother, who had first enrolled them in dance classes at a very young age. The sisters spent much of their childhood touring with companies at Coney Island, Elks Clubs and other venues. Mason, and her sister Virginia (changed professionally to Viola Dana), made their film debuts at the ages of 10 and 13, respectively, in the film ''A Christmas Carol'' (1910). Mason's next film was 1911's ''The Threshold of Life'' (1911). As a child actress, Mason was not in high demand. It was not until 1915 that she played her role in '' Vanity Fair''. She acted for Edison studios in 1916, starring in ''The Littlest Magdalene''. In 1917, her career saw a major advance as she was cast in 13 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light In Darkness
''The Light in Darkness'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Shirley Mason, Frank Morgan and William H. Tooker.Goble p.838 Cast * Shirley Mason as Hilary Kenyon * Frank Morgan as Ramsey Latham * William H. Tooker as Sheriff Brad Milligan * J. Frank Glendon as J. Arthur Converse * George S. Trimble as Governor of California * Bigelow Cooper Jackson Bigelow Cooper (December 21, 1867 – 1953) was an American stage and screen character actor prominent in the silent film era. Biography Born in Springfield, Ohio in 1867, Cooper's early acting experience came in stock theater, including ... as DeWitt Pierce * William Wadsworth as Sheriff Len Moody * Samuel N. Niblack as State Bank Examiner * Charles Martin as The Bank Teller References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films Silent American drama films Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rescuing Angel
''The Rescuing Angel'' is a 1919 American comedy silent film directed by Walter Edwards and written by Edith Kennedy and Clare Kummer. The film stars Shirley Mason, Forrest Stanley, Arthur Edmund Carewe, John Steppling, Carol Edwards and James Neill. The film was released on April 6, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ..., Angela Deming (Mason), a daughter of wealth who seeks to postpone love indefinitely, is sought in marriage by Joseph Whitely (Stanley), capitalist, Eliot Slade (Carewe), idle rich, and William Hanley (Jones), just a boy. She keeps them all at bay until she accidentally learns that her father is facing bankruptcy. Without his knowledge she marries Whitely at once, realizing after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winning Girl
''The Winning Girl'' is a lost 1919 silent film comedy drama directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring Shirley Mason. Cast * Shirley Mason - Jemmy Milligan *Theodore Roberts - Major Milligan * Harold Goodwin - Jack Milligan *Lincoln Stedman - Percy Milligan (*billed Lincoln Steadman) *Clara Horton - Vivian Milligan *Jean Calhoun - Gwendolyn Milligan *Edythe Chapman - 2nd Mrs. Milligan *Niles Welch - Stanley Templeton *Helen Dunbar Helen Dunbar (born Katheryn Burke Lackey; October 10, 1863 – August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress. Career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dunbar first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Co ... - Mrs. Templeton *Jose Melville - Fanny Milligan References External links * * 1919 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by Robert G. Vignola Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1919 comedy-drama films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good-Bye, Bill
''Good-Bye, Bill'' is a lost 1918 American comedy silent film directed by John Emerson and written by John Emerson and Anita Loos. The film stars Shirley Mason, Ernest Truex, Joseph Allen Sr., Joseph Burke, Carl De Planta, and Henry S. Koser. The film was released on December 15, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Shirley Mason as Elsie Dresser *Ernest Truex as Teddy Swift *Joseph Allen Sr. as Kaiser William the Nut *Joseph Burke as Herr Dresser *Carl De Planta as Prince Willie *Henry S. Koser as Herr Tonik *J. Herbert Frank J. Herbert Frank (May 12, 1885 – March 7, 1926) was an American actor of the silent era and on stage. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1914 and 1924. He was sometimes billed as Herbert Frank. Frank was born in Manhattan, New Yor ... as Count Von Born Effry-Minutt References External links * * 1918 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1918 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrath (1917 Film)
''Wrath'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Theodore Marston and starring H.B. Warner, Edith Hallor Edith Hallor (March 26, 1896 – May 21, 1971) was an American stage and film actress.Wlaschin p.54 She starred in a number of films during the silent era. She later appeared in a handful of minor, uncredited roles during the sound era. Hallo ..., and Shirley Mason.Connelly p. 438 Cast References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Theodore Marston Triangle Film Corporation films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride (1917 Film)
''Pride'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Richard Ridgely and starring Holbrook Blinn, Shirley Mason and George Le Guere.Langman p.143 It was part of a series featuring portrayals of the seven deadly sins. Cast * Holbrook Blinn as Eugene D'Arcy * Shirley Mason as Eve Leslie * George Le Guere as Adam Moore * Helen Strickland as Miss Nelson Blanchard * Guido Colucci Guido is a given name Latinised from the Old High German name Wido. It originated in Medieval Italy. Guido later became a male first name in Austria, Germany, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and Switzerland. The mea ... as Le Comte de Frais References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Triangle Film Corporation films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Awakening Of Ruth
''The Awakening of Ruth'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Shirley Mason, George J. Forth and Donald Hall.Matheson p.207 Cast * Shirley Mason as Ruth Hoagland * George J. Forth as Bob Winthrop * Joseph Burke as Reuben Hoagland * William T. Hayes as Reverend Josiah Arbuthnot * Donald Hall as Dr. William Strong * Sally Crute as Fay Harrington * Jessie Stevens as Mrs. Greer * Edward Elkas Edward Elkas (February 8, 1862 – December 17, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in New York City. On Broadway, Elkas portrayed a headwaiter in ''A Tale o ... as Joseph Ulrich * David Davies as Henri Ressori * Carolyn Lee as Rosaline Fothergill Plot Ruth Hoagland lives on an island near Massachusetts, with only her father for company. Her father, Reuben, is a fisherman who spends his time searching for buried treasure. One day, Ruth meets a yacht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Law Of The North (1917 Film)
''The Law of the North'' is a 1917 American silent adventure film directed by Burton George and Edward H. Griffith and starring Shirley Mason, Pat O'Malley and Richard Tucker.Brégent-Heald p.209 Cast * Shirley Mason as Edith Graham * Pat O'Malley as Cpl. John Emerson * Richard Tucker as The Rt. Hon. Reginald Annesley * Charles Sutton as Lt. Robert Graham * Sally Crute Sally Crute (born Sally C. Kirby, June 27, 1886 – August 12, 1971) was an American actress of the silent film era. Biography Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before entering motion pictures Crute performed on stage. Crute was generally ca ... as Marie Beaubin * Fred Jones as Pierre Beaubin * Robert Kegerreis as Ba'Tiste References Bibliography * Brégent-Heald, Dominique. ''Borderland Films: American Cinema, Mexico, and Canada During the Progressive Era''. University of Nebraska Press, 2015. External links * 1917 films 1917 adventure films 1910s English-language films American silent f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Love Is
''Where Love Is'' is a 1917 silent film drama based on the 1903 novel by William J. Locke and starring Ann Murdock. An incomplete copy is preserved at the Library of Congress.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p.207 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Cast *Ann Murdock - Norma Hardacre * Shirley Mason - Aline Marden *Mabel Trunnelle - Mrs. Constance Deering *Henry Stanford - Jimmie Padgate *Bigelow Cooper - Morland King *William Wadsworth - Theodore Weever *Raymond McKee Eldon Raymond McKee (December 7, 1892 – October 3, 1984), also credited as Roy McKee, was an American stage and screen actor. His film debut was in the 1912 production ''The Lovers' Signal''. Over the next 23 years, he performed in no less ... - Tony Merewether *Helen Strickland - ?unknown role *Edith Wright - ?unknown role *Jessie Stevens - ?unknown role References External links * 1917 films American silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Apple Tree Girl
''The Apple Tree Girl'' or ''The Apple-Tree Girl'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee and Jessie Stevens. Plot Charlotte Marlin grew up on a farm in Connecticut near Micah's apple tree, which was said to have turned from pale green to spotted red when a peddler was buried under it. After losing her parents, Charlotte moves in with her aunt and cousin Margaret, who is considered attractive. She befriends Neil Kennedy, a hardworking college student from a modest background. Despite her academic achievements, Charlotte feels overshadowed by Margaret's popularity and leading role in a school play. Driven by jealousy, Charlotte sets out to win everyone's favor, achieve fame, and marry a millionaire. In her quest to be liked by all, Charlotte adopts a friendly demeanor towards everyone she encounters. In her pursuit of fame, she takes up golf and eventually becomes the champion of a prestigious tournament. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
