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Siege (1925 Film)
''Siege'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Svend Gade and starring Virginia Valli, Eugene O'Brien, and Mary Alden Mary Maguire Alden (June 18, 1883 – July 2, 1946) was an American motion picture and stage actress. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Hollywood. Life Alden was born in New York City on June 18, 1883. She performed on Br .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, a strong willed woman rules over her relatives and the town with an iron hand. She is the owner of a large industrial plant. No one has ever dared to oppose her until her son Kenyon appears with his wife Frederika. The wife is a modern young woman and just as dominant a personality, and she refuses to be cowed by her mother-in-law. A misunderstanding develops, but she is reconciled to her husband, and eventually she breaks the proud spirit of the older woman. Cast References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svend Gade
Svend Lauritz Gade (9 February 1877 – 25 June 1952) was a Danish theatre director, set designer, screenwriter and film director. He worked in America and Germany as well as his native country.Langman p.263 Selected filmography * ''The Maharaja's Favourite Wife'' (1917) * ''Hamlet'' (1921) * '' The Secret of Brinkenhof'' (1923) * '' Rosita'' (1923) * '' Three Women'' (1924) * ''Fifth Avenue Models'' (1925) * ''Peacock Feathers'' (1925) * ''Siege'' (1925) * ''The Blonde Saint'' (1926) * ''Watch Your Wife'' (1926) *''Into Her Kingdom'' (1926) * ''Jazz Mad'' (1928) * ''The Masks of the Devil'' (1928) * ''The Way Through the Night ''The Way Through the Night'' (German:''Der Weg durch die Nacht'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Käthe von Nagy.Bock & Bergfelder p.336 The film's art direction was by Leopold Blonder. Cast In alphabet ...'' (1929) References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Lorraine (American Actor)
Harry Loraine (aka Lorraine) (September 14, 1873 – 1935) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1913 and 1930. Selected filmography * ''Who's Boss?'' (1914) * '' She Married for Love'' (1914) * '' Kidnapping the Kid'' (1914) * ''The Daddy of Them All'' (1914) * '' Weary Willie's Rags'' (1914) * ''They Looked Alike'' (1915) * '' Spaghetti a la Mode'' (1915) * '' Cupid's Target'' (1915) * '' Shoddy the Tailor'' (1915) * '' Who Stole the Doggies?'' (1915) * '' Cannibal King'' (1915) * '' Just Jim'' (1915) * ''It Happened in Pikesville'' (1916) * ''The Hawk's Trail'' (1919) * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1920) * ''The Lure of Egypt'' (1921) * ''A Certain Rich Man'' (1921) * ''The Hunch'' (1921) * ''The Man of the Forest'' (1921) * ''Garments of Truth'' (1921) * ''The Lavender Bath Lady'' (1922) * ''Don't Write Letters'' (1922) * ''Little Eva Ascends'' (1922) * ''Heart's Haven'' (1922) * ''Slave of Desire'' (1923) *''Siege'' (1925) * ''Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Svend Gade
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Universal Pictures Films
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1920s English-language Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Silent Feature Films
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Silent American Drama Films
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1925 Drama Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Films
The following is an overview of 1925 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1925 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *June 26: Charlie Chaplin's ''The Gold Rush'' premieres. It is voted the best film of the year by critics in The Film Daily annual poll *September 25: Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin rebuilt as Germany's largest cinema reopens. *November 5: MGM's war drama film ''The Big Parade'' is released. It is a massive commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing picture of the 1920s in the United States. *December 30: MGM's biblical epic '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' premieres in New York City. It is the most expensive silent film ever made, costing $4 million (around $ million when adjusted for inflation) *Hong Shen publishes the film script ''Mrs. Shentu'' in the Shanghai magazine ''Eastern Miscellany''. It is never filmed, but is con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Seay
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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 Company, when it began its career on the New York stage. In 1899 she appeared in ''Whirl-i-gig'' and ''The Other Way'' at the Weber and Fields Broadway Music Hall. She also worked with the Charles Dillingham Company and the Boston Opera Company. She appeared in motion pictures beginning in 1912 and continued until 1926. Her stage and screen career extended over thirty-five years. Dunbar's film career started with ''Out of the Depths'' (1912). The production starred Francis X. Bushman. She became a leading lady for the old Essanay Studios. For a number of years she was under contract to Famous Players-Lasky. Aside from Bushman, Dunbar made films with stars like Harry Cashman, Richard Carroll, Ruth Stonehouse, Beverly Bayne, Frank Keenan, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Burnham
Beatrice Burnham (October 2, 1902 – January 8, 1995) was an American film actress in silent films. Selected filmography * ''Ramona'' (1916) * ''Jack and Jill'' (1917) * ''The Petal on the Current'' (1919) *''Upstairs'' (1919) * ''Hitchin' Posts'' (1920) * '' Bullet Proof'' (1920) * '' Burnt Wings'' (1920) * ''The Home Stretch'' (1921) * ''Three Sevens'' (1921) * ''Diamonds Adrift'' (1921) * '' Get Your Man'' (1921) * '' Trooper O'Neill'' (1922) * '' Tracks'' (1922) * ''A Million to Burn'' (1923) * ''The Flame of Life'' (1923) * ''Kindled Courage'' (1923) * ''Western Luck'' (1924) * ''Siege'' (1925) * ''Riders of the Purple Sage ''Riders of the Purple Sage'' is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by scholars to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called ...'' (1925) References External links * * 1902 births 1995 deaths 20th-century American actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
