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Stanhope Wheatcroft
Stanhope Nelson Wheatcroft (May 11, 1888 – February 13, 1966) was an American actor of the stage and screen who was primarily active during Hollywood's silent era. Biography Stanhope was born in New York City in 1888 to Nelson Wheatcroft and Adeline Stanhope. Both of his parents were renowned actors and drama teachers born in Europe. Stanhope attended Columbia University in New York City, and reportedly decided to embark upon a career as an actor after his father's death. Broadway plays in which Wheatcroft appeared included ''Marrying Money'' (1914), ''A Gentleman from Mississippi'' (1908), ''The Warrens of Virginia'' (1907), ''The Movers'' (1907), ''Zira'' (1905), and ''Nancy Stair'' (1905). After enjoying popularity during the silent era, his career waned in the 1930s, when his screen credits were primarily for his performances in bit parts. Wheatcroft died in Los Angeles in 1966, and was survived by his third wife, Faye. His gravesite in at Valhalla Memorial Park in No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence. It is a member of the Ivy League. Columbia is ranked among the top universities in the world. Columbia was established by royal charter under George II of Great Britain. It was renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University. Columbia scientists and scholars have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Bonnet
''The Blue Bonnet'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Billie Rhodes, Ben F. Wilson, and Irene Rich.Wlaschin p.289 Cast * Billie Rhodes as Ruth * Ben F. Wilson as Jairus Drake * Irene Rich as Martha Drake * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Sidney Haviland * William A. Carroll as Caleb Fry * Scott R. Beal as Danny * Charlotte Merriam Charlotte Merriam (April 5, 1903 – July 10, 1972) was an American motion picture actress. Career Bessie Charlotte Merriam was the daughter of army colonel Henry Clay Merriam (1879-1955) and born in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Her film car ... as Selma * Lloyd Bacon as Jan Peterson References Bibliography * Ken Wlaschin. ''The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings''. McFarland & Company, 2009. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Louis Chau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blow Your Own Horn
''Blow Your Own Horn'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by James W. Horne and starring Warner Baxter, Ralph Lewis, and Derelys Perdue.Munden p.70 Cast * Warner Baxter as Jack Dunbar * Ralph Lewis as Nicholas Small * Derelys Perdue as Anne Small * Eugene Acker as Augustus Jolyon * William H. Turner as Dinsmore Bevan * Ernest C. Warde as Gillen Jolyon * Johnny Fox as Buddy Dunbar * Mary Jane Sanderson as Julia Yates * Eugenie Forde Eugenie Forde (June 22, 1879 – September 5, 1940) was an American silent film actress. She starred in 73 films between 1912 and 1927 in films such as ''The Diamond from the Sky'' (1915) and '' Wives and Other Wives'' with actors such ... as Mrs. Jolyon * Dell Boone as Mrs. Gilroy Yates * Billy Osborne as Percy Yates * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Timonthy Cole References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking Into Society
''Breaking Into Society'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Hunt Stromberg and starring Carrie Clark Ward, Bull Montana, and Kalla Pasha. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the O'Toole's of Tin Can Alley inherit a great fortune. Determined to achieve a position in society, they settle Pasadena and entertain there in a lavish scale. However, their manners and disposition to rush matters get them into various scrapes. The final touch comes when a boxer and his bride from Chatham Square Chatham Square is a major intersection in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City. The square lies at the confluence of eight streets: the Bowery, Doyers Street, East Broadway, St. James Place, Mott Street, Oliver Street, Worth Street and Park ..., an old pal of Tim O'Toole from the Alley days, without waiting for an invitation, pays the family a visit. A lurid time results, as stories of former fights are related and profusely illustrated, and all table rules are rut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Knights Were Cold
''When Knights Were Cold'' is a 1923 American comedy film directed by Frank Fouce starring Stan Laurel. Cast * Stan Laurel as Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight * Mae Laurel as Countess Out, a Classy Eve * Catherine Bennett as Princess Elizabeth New Jersey, a Swell Eve * Scotty MacGregor as Sir Chief Raspberry, a Rough Knight * Billy Armstrong as Earl of Tabasco, a Hot Knight (credited as William Armstrong) * Will Bovis as Duke of Sirloin, a Tough Knight * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Prince of Pluto, a Bad Knight * Harry De More as King Epsom, a Good Knight * Dot Farley (uncredited) See also * List of American films of 1923 This is a list of American films released in 1923. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P–Q R S T U V W Y–Z Shorts See also * 1923 in the United States References External links 1923 ... References External links * 1923 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1923 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hottentot (1922 Film)
''The Hottentot'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by James W. Horne and Del Andrews and starred Douglas MacLean. It is based on the 1920 Broadway play ''The Hottentot'' by William Collier, Sr. and Victor Mapes. Thomas H. Ince produced the feature with distribution by Associated First National. The story was refilmed by Warner Brothers as ''The Hottentot'' in 1929 as an early Vitaphone talkie. Cast *Raymond Hatton as Swift *Madge Bellamy as Peggy Fairfax *Douglas MacLean as Sam Harrington *Lila Leslie as Mrs. Carol Chadwick *Martin Best as Ollie Gilford *Truly Shattuck Truly Shattuck (July 27, 1875 – December 6, 1954) was a soubrette star of vaudeville, music halls, and Broadway whose career began in tragedy and ended in relative obscurity. Early life Truly Shattuck was born at San Miguel, San Luis Obisp ... as Mrs. May Gilford * T. D. Crittenden as Major Reggie Townsend (credited as Dwight Crittendon) *Bert Lindley as McKesson *Stanhope Wheatcroft as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sign Of The Rose
''The Sign of the Rose'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring George Beban, Jeanne Carpenter and Charles Edler.Connelly p.254 Cast * Helene Sullivan as Lillian Griswold * Charles Edler as William Griswold * Jeanne Carpenter as Dorothy Griswold * Gene Cameron as Philip Griswold * Louise Calmenti as Rosa * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Cecil Robbins * Arthur Thalasso as Detective Lynch * George Beban George Beban (December 13, 1873 – October 5, 1928) was an American actor, director, writer and producer. Beban began as a child performer in San Francisco, California, and became a well-known vaudevillian and stage actor in the 1890s and 1900s ... as Pietro Balletti * Dorothy Giraci as Rosina Balletti * M. Solomon as Moses Erbstein 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Kinds Of Women (1922 Film)
''Two Kinds of Women'' is a lost 1922 American silent Western film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Pauline Frederick. It is based on the novel ''Judith of Blue Lake Ranch'' by Jackson Gregory. Robertson-Cole produced the film and distribution was through Film Booking Offices of America. at silentera.com Plot As described in a , Judith Sanford (Frederick) is the proprietress of the large Blue Lake Ranch that is the subject of a business feud between two rival factions. Judy maintains possession through the loyalty of Old Carson (Pallette) and Bud Lee (Santsc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Their Mutual Child (film)
''Their Mutual Child'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by George L. Cox and starring Margarita Fischer, Joseph Bennett and Margaret Campbell. It was based on the 1919 novel of the same title by P. G. Wodehouse. Cast * Margarita Fischer as Ruth Bannister * Joseph Bennett as Bailey Bannister * Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Lora Delane Porter * Nigel Barrie as Kirk Winfield * Harvey Clark as George Pennicutt * Andrew Robson as John Bannister * Beverly Travers as Mamie * Pat Moore as Baby William Bannister Winfield * Tom O'Brien as Steve Dingle * William Lloyd as Hank Jardine * William Marion as Percy Shanklyn * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Basil Millbank Production The film was directed by George L. Cox with 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Than Love
''Greater Than Love'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. An incomplete print of the film exists in the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 72 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Cast * Louise Glaum as Grace Merrill * Patricia Palmer as Elsie Brown * Rose Cade as Maizie * Eve Southern as Clairice * Willie Mae Carson as Pinkie * Betty Francisco as Helen Wellington * Mahlon Hamilton as Bruce Wellington * Donald MacDonald as Elliott * Edward Martindel as Frank Norwood * Gertrude Claire Gertrude Claire (July 16, 1852 – April 28, 1928) was an actress of the American stage and Hollywood silent motion pictures. Biography Claire was born in Chicago, Illinois, and began appearing onstage at the age of 16. She played minor roles ... as "Mother" Brown References External links * *Film stillsat silenthollywood.com 1921 films 1921 dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Steel (1921 Film)
''Cold Steel'' is a 1921 American silent action film directed by Sherwood MacDonald and starring J.P. McGowan, Kathleen Clifford and Stanhope Wheatcroft.Munden p.137 Cast * J.P. McGowan as Steele Weir * Kathleen Clifford as Janet Hosmer * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Ed Sorenson * Arthur Millett as Mr. Sorenson * Charles Inslee as Vose * Milton Brown as Burkhart * Nigel De Brulier as Martinez * George Clair as Gordon * Andrew Waldron as Johnson * Elinor Fair Elinor Virginia Martin ('' née'' Crowe; December 21, 1903 – April 26, 1957), known professionally as Elinor Fair, was an American motion picture actress. Early years Elinor Virginia Crowe was born on December 21, 1903, in Richmond, Virgini ... as Mary Johnson * V.L. Barnes as Bartender * William Steele as Sheriff 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. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Breath Of The Gods
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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