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T.D. Crittenden
T. D. Crittenden (September 27, 1878 – February 17, 1938) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1924. He was born in Oakland, California, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''When the Gods Played a Badger Game'' (1915) * ''All for Peggy'' (1915) * '' The Trust'' (1915) * '' Jewel'' (1915) * ''Lord John in New York'' (1915) * ''The Mark of Cain'' (1916) * '' Her Husband's Faith'' (1916) * '' The Fighting Gringo'' (1917) * ''The Honor of an Outlaw'' (1917) * ''The Lash of Power'' (1917) * ''The Saintly Sinner'' (1917) * ''The Winged Mystery'' (1917) * '' The Gray Ghost'' (1917) * ''The Veiled Adventure'' (1919) * '' The Miracle Man'' (1919) * '' The Hoodlum'' (1919) * ''The False Code'' (1919) * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1920) * ''Pinto'' (1920) * ''A Tale of Two Worlds'' (1921) * ''High Heels'' (1921) * ''Bob Hampton of Placer'' (1921) * ''The Old Nest'' (1921) as Dr. Horace Anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the List of largest California cities by population, eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to municipal corporation, incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miracle Man (1919 Film)
''The Miracle Man'' is a 1919 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney and based on a 1914 play by George M. Cohan, which in turn is based on the novel of the same title by Frank L. Packard. The film was released by Paramount Pictures, directed, produced, and written by George Loane Tucker, and also stars Thomas Meighan and Betty Compson. The film made overnight successes of the three stars, most notably putting Chaney on the map as a character actor. Paramount remade the film in 1932 also titled '' The Miracle Man'' with Hobart Bosworth, Chester Morris, John Wray, and Sylvia Sidney. Today, the majority of the 1919 film is considered lost, with only two fragments, totaling about three minutes, surviving. Plot The film takes place in a small, New England town in 1919 (the Broadway play 1914), where a group of con men plan to use a faith healer to collect money. In New York City's Chinatown, four crooks conspire to swindle a small New England town. The gang consists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle of Philippopolis: Russian troops defeat the Turks. * January 23 – Benjamin Disraeli orders the British fleet to the Dardanelles. * January 24 – Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, Governor of Saint Petersburg. * January 28 – ''The Yale News'' becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States. * January 31 – Turkey agrees to an armistice at Adrianople. * February 2 – Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire. * February 7 – Pope Pius IX dies, after a 31½ year reign (the longest definitely confirmed). * February 8 – The British fleet enters Turkish waters, and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul, but does not carry out the threat. * Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pioneer Trails
''Pioneer Trails'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by David Smith and starring Cullen Landis, Alice Calhoun, and Bertram Grassby Bertram Grassby (23 December 1880 – 7 December 1953) was an English actor. He appeared in more than 90 silent era films between 1914 and 1927. Grassby was married to American actress Gerard Alexander. He was born in Lincolnshire, England a .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, the lure of gold draws Robert Dale, his wife, and their son Jack over the prairie. The party is attacked by Indians and all save Jack are killed. He is adopted by another member of his party but, being only four years old, does not know his last name. Twenty years later he finds himself in love with a young woman, but, not knowing his origin, he dares not declare his love. She finally takes the initiative in her own hands, declares herlove, and is finally accepted, peculiar circumstances having by this time established Jack's birth and orig ... [...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 Woman's Side
''The Woman's Side'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by J.A. Barry and starring Katherine MacDonald, Edmund Burns and Henry A. Barrows.Munden p.922 Cast * Katherine MacDonald as Mary Gray * Edmund Burns as Theodore Van Ness Jr. * Henry A. Barrows as Thedore VanNess Sr. * T.D. Crittenden as Judge Gray * Ora Devereaux as The ex-Mrs. Judge Gray * Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ... as 'Big Bob' Masters 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 Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * * 1922 films 1922 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
