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Sidney Algier
Sidney Algier (December 5, 1889 – April 24, 1945) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was married to Wava Roberts. Born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, he died in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, of a heart attack at the age of 55. Filmography Assistant director *'' Lovers?'' (1927) *'' The Gay Deceiver'' (1926) *'' Memory Lane'' (1926) *''Fine Clothes'' (1925) *'' Husbands and Lovers'' (1924) *''Why Men Leave Home'' (1924) *''The Dangerous Age'' (1923) *''The Gamesters'' (1920) (as Sidney H. Algier) *'' The Blue Moon'' (1920) (as Sidney H. Algier) *''The House of Toys'' (1920) *'' The Thirtieth Piece of Silver'' (1920) *'' Their Mutual Child'' (1920) *''The Week-End'' (1920) ... ''The Weekend'' (USA) *''Six Feet Four'' (1919) (as Sidney H. Algier) *''A Sporting Chance'' (1919/I) (as Sidney H. Algier) *''Some Liar'' (1919) (as Sidney H. Algier) *''The Twinkler'' (1916) (as Sidney H. Algier) *''Dust'' (1916) (as Sidney H. Algier) *''The Inner Struggle'' (1916) (as Sidney H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Shamokin (; Saponi Algonquian languages, Algonquian ''Schahamokink'', meaning "place of eels") (Unami language, Lenape Indian language: Shahëmokink) is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Surrounded by Coal Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Coal Township at the western edge of the Coal Region, Anthracite Coal Region in central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, the city was named after a Saponi people, Saponi Indian village, Shamokin (village), Schahamokink. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 decennial United States Census, the population was 6,942. History The first human settlement of Shamokin was probably Shawnee natives migrants. A large population of Lenape, Delaware Indians (also known as the Lenapes) were also forcibly resettled there in the early 18th century after they lost rights to their land in the "Walking Purchase" (also known as the "Walking Treaty") along the eastern border of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Feet Four
''Six Feet Four'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Henry King and starring William Russell, Vola Vale, and Charles K. French Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was ....''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 Cast References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films Films directed by Henry King 1910s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Of The West (film)
''Spirit of the West'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film, directed by Otto Brower and starring Hoot Gibson, Doris Hill, and Hooper Atchley. References External links''Spirit of the West''at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1932 films American Western (genre) films 1932 Western (genre) films Films directed by Otto Brower American black-and-white films 1930s American films 1930s English-language films {{1930s-western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man's Land
''A Man's Land'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film, written by Adele Buffington and directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Hoot Gibson, Marion Shilling, and Robert Ellis, and was released on June 11, 1932. Plot Tex Mason's ranch is facing a lot of cattle rustling that will put them out of business. Unknown to Tex is that Joe, one of his ranch hands, is in cahoots with John Thomas who desires to take over the ranch for himself when it fails. When the actual owner of the ranch, who lives in Chicago dies, he leaves half the ranch to Tex and half to his daughter, Peggy Turner. Peggy desires to turn the cattle ranch into a dude ranch. Accompanied by her maiden Aunt Flossie, Peggy travels West and immediately butts horns with Tex. Peggy feels that cattle branding is cruelty to dumb animals, and turns against Tex when he dresses the cattle up in pink and blue ribbons. John Thomas befriends Peggy and sees the chance to set Tex up with the blame for the rustling. Cast list * Hoot Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Beware (1932 Film)
''The Thirteenth Guest'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery comedy thriller film, released on August 9, 1932. The film is also known as ''Lady Beware'' in the United Kingdom. It is based on the 1929 novel ''The Thirteenth Guest'' written by crime fiction author Armitage Trail, best known for the novel ''Scarface'' on which the 1932 movie of the same name was based. The novel was filmed again in 1943 as ''Mystery of the 13th Guest''. , msnbc.com; accessed August 3, 2015. Plot summary Marie Morgan () has been lured to an old abandoned house by a false note from a friend, and is in jeopardy although she doesn't yet realize it. As ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thirteenth Guest
''The Thirteenth Guest'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery comedy thriller film, released on August 9, 1932. The film is also known as ''Lady Beware'' in the United Kingdom. It is based on the 1929 novel ''The Thirteenth Guest'' written by crime fiction author Armitage Trail, best known for the novel ''Scarface'' on which the 1932 movie of the same name was based. The novel was filmed again in 1943 as ''Mystery of the 13th Guest''. , msnbc.com; accessed August 3, 2015. Plot summary Marie Morgan () has been lured to an old abandoned house by a false note from a friend, and is in jeopardy although she doesn't yet realize it. As ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Parisian Romance (film)
''A Parisian Romance'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin and starring Lew Cody, Marion Shilling and Gilbert Roland.Pitts p.25 It is based on the play of the same title by Octave Feuillet, which had previously been made into a 1916 silent film. Synopsis In Paris, a notorious womanizer falls in love with a young woman who at last makes him mend his ways. Cast * Lew Cody as Baron * Marion Shilling as Claudette * Gilbert Roland as Victor * Joyce Compton as Marcelle * Yola d'Avril as Pauline * Nicholas Soussanin as Emil * George J. Lewis as Pierre * Bryant Washburn as Briac * Helen Jerome Eddy as Yvonne * Paul Porcasi as Deville * James Eagles as Paul * Luis Alberni as Pascal * Nadine Dore Nadine may refer to: People * Nadine (given name) * Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury (1913–2003), English opera soprano Film and TV * ''Nadine'' (1987 film), a 1987 film with Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger * , a 2007 Dutch film with Monic Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowboy Counsellor
''Cowboy Counsellor'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film starring Hoot Gibson and directed by George Melford. It mixed in strong elements of comedy with courtroom drama. One reviewer deemed it "the best of Gibson's films for Allied." Retrieved November 19, 2022. Plot Dan Alton is a , posing as a |
The Intruder (1933 Film)
''The Intruder'' is a 1933 Pre code comedy crime film directed by Albert Ray and starring Monte Blue and Lila Lee, two silent screen veterans. The cast also featured Gwen Lee, Arthur Housman and Mischa Auer. Shot at the RKO-Pathé Studios in California, it was produced and distributed by the Poverty Row studio Allied Pictures. The picture survives in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collections in The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.89 c.1978 by the American Film Institute Synopsis When one of the passengers is murdered on a during a , a man named Samson declares himself to be a |
The Eleventh Commandment (1933 Film)
''The Eleventh Commandment'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Melford and starring Marian Marsh, Theodore von Eltz and Alan Hale. It is based on a play by Brandon Fleming. The story had previously been made into a 1924 British silent film. Plot When a wealthy unmarried woman dies without heirs, her estate is entrusted to her attorney. However his partner at the law firm schemes to get his hands on the money and hires a barmaid to pretend to be a relative and claim the estate. Cast *Marian Marsh as Corinne Ross *Theodore von Eltz as Wayne Winters * Alan Hale as Max Stäger *Marie Prevost as Tessie Florin *Gloria Shea as Nina *Arthur Hoyt as Charlie Moore *William V. Mong as John Ross *Lee Moran as Steve *Ethel Wales Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 – February 15, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in more than 130 films during her 30-year career. Biography Born in 1878 in Passaic, New Jersey, Wales graduated from "Wisconsin u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dude Bandit
''The Dude Bandit'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by George Melford. Starring Hoot Gibson, the film is a remake of Gibson's '' Clearing the Range'' (1931). Cast *Hoot Gibson as "Ace" Cooper posing as Tex *Gloria Shea as Betty Mason *Hooper Atchley as Al Burton * Skeeter Bill Robbins as "Skeeter" *Horace B. Carpenter as "Doc" Pettit *Neal Hart as Henchman Jack Hargan * Lafe McKee as Rancher Brown *Gordon De Main as Dan "Dad" Mason *Fred Burns Frederick D. Burns (born September 6, 1889, in Nevada, Missouri; died December 22, 1971, in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an important figure in Midwest amateur tennis in the early part of the 20th century. Burns was a journalist by profession from 1911 ... as Sheriff Jim External links * * 1933 films 1933 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films Films directed by George Melford Remakes of American films 1930s American films {{1930s- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Shriek In The Night
''A Shriek in the Night'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery crime film with elements of romance directed by Albert Ray and starring Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, and Harvey Clark. It was produced by the independent studio Allied Pictures, and remains the company's best-known release.Pitts p.20 Plot outline Rival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan (Rogers) and Ted Rand (Talbot) find themselves unravelling the mystery behind the death of a millionaire philanthropist who fell from his penthouse balcony. When it is discovered that the plunge was not an accident, the building's residents come under suspicion. Soon, the body count begins to mount as three more murders occur by strangulation. Cast * Ginger Rogers as Pat Morgan * Lyle Talbot as Ted Rand * Harvey Clark as Peterson, the Janitor * Purnell Pratt as Police Insp. Russell * Lillian Harmer as Augusta, the Housekeeper * Arthur Hoyt as Wilfred * Louise Beavers as Maid * Clarence Wilson as Editor Perkins * Maurice Black as Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
