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The Blindness Of Love
''The Blindness of Love'' is a five-reel silent film directed by Charles Horan from a screenplay by Harry O. Hoyt and Ruth Comfort Mitchell. Plot Julius Steger plays a wealthy old piano maker named Joseph who is blindly devoted to his trouble-making adult son. Cast * Julius Steger as Joseph Wilton * George Le Guere George Le Guere (born George Le Guere Mullally; July 17, 1881 – November 21, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor, he was sometimes credited as George LeGuere. Biography Le Guere was a graduate of Georgetown University and later wor ... * Grace Valentine References 1916 films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Silent American drama films 1916 drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Horan (director)
Charles Horan, O.F.M. (19 November 1837 – 27 January 1900), was a Franciscan friar from Ireland who served as a missionary in Australia and possibly later the United States. He was a strong opponent of St. Mary of the Cross, foundress of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and Australia's first saint. Early life He was born Hugh Horan in County Galway and upon been received into the Order of the Friars Minor on 17 March 1859, at St. Isidore's College in Rome, he took the name Charles. Returning to Ireland, in 1863 he was named titular Guardian of the abandoned friary of Bantry. In 1864 Horan was appointed guardian at Cashel. In 1866 he received another titular appointment, this time as guardian of the vacant friary at Meelick. He resided in Cork. On 26 November 1867 he was reappointed Guardian of Cashel. At some point during these years he was stationed in Ennis. He was known as an eloquent preacher. Australia Horan left Ireland for Australia in 1868, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna G
''Edna G'' is a tugboat which worked the Great Lakes and is now preserved as a museum ship. ''Edna G'' was built by the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company in 1896 for the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad at a cost $35,397.50. She was named for the daughter of J. L. Greatsinger, president of the railroad. She has a length of , a beam of , a depth of , a gross register tonnage of 154 tons, and a net register tonnage of 67 tons. Home-ported at Two Harbors, Minnesota, ''Edna G'' moved ships and barges carrying iron ore and taconite from the Mesabi Range and other smaller sites in the Iron Range region of northeast Minnesota. She spent her entire working career at Two Harbors with the exception of World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ... (1917–1919) when she s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry O
''Harry O'', sometimes spelled ''Harry-O'', is an American private detective series that aired for two seasons on ABC from 1974 to 1976. The series starred David Janssen, and Jerry Thorpe was executive producer. ''Harry O'' followed the broadcast of two pilot films: firstly ''Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On'' (which aired on March 11, 1973) and secondly (with noticeable retooling) ''Smile Jenny, You're Dead'' (which aired on February 3, 1974), both starring Janssen. Synopsis David Janssen starred as the title character Harry Orwell, a San Diego cop forced into retirement when he is shot in the back. To support himself, he sets up a private investigation practice out of his beach house on Coronado Island, in San Diego. Henry Darrow originally starred as Lt. Manny Quinlan, his friend and police contact. For the second half of the first season, the series was retooled, with the location of the series shifted to Los Angeles, California, due to the high production costs of filming in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young (July 21, 1882 – February 18, 1954) was an American writer and playwright who wrote under her maiden name Ruth Comfort Mitchell, as well as her married name, Mrs. Sanborn Young. She was the wife of California State Senator Sanborn Young. Family Mitchell was born in San Francisco, California, July 21, 1882. She spent summers in the town of Los Gatos, where her parents and grandparents had summer homes. At age 14, her first poem was published in the ''Los Gatos Mail'', thus launching her literary career, which continued throughout her lifetime. In 1914, literary friends in San Francisco introduced her to Sanborn Young, who had recently sold his grain business and was traveling. The couple were married in October 1914 in the Grand Canyon and moved to New York City, where Ruth continued her literary pursuits, and he studied photography. One of her plays, ''The Sweetmeat Game'' (1916) was set in San Francisco's Chinatown and inspired her to design h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Steger
The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the consulship was Gaius Julius Iulus in 489 BC. The gens is perhaps best known, however, for Gaius Julius Caesar, the dictator and grand uncle of the emperor Augustus, through whom the name was passed to the so-called Julio-Claudian dynasty of the first century AD. The Julius became very common in imperial times, as the descendants of persons enrolled as citizens under the early emperors began to make their mark in history.''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', vol. II, pp. 642, 643. Origin The Julii were of Alban origin, mentioned as one of the leading Alban houses, which Tullus Hostilius removed to Rome upon the destruction of Alba Longa. The Julii also existed at an early period at Bovillae, evidenced by a very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Le Guere
George Le Guere (born George Le Guere Mullally; July 17, 1881 – November 21, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor, he was sometimes credited as George LeGuere. Biography Le Guere was a graduate of Georgetown University and later worked for the Thanhouser Company.''Who Was Who on the Screen'', p. 272 2nd edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt He appeared on Broadway (employed at one time by David Belasco Theatre) while balancing a silent film career. In his youth he stood out having wavy blond hair. Selected filmography *''The Bachelor's Romance'' (1915) *'' The Commuters'' (1915) *''The Blindness of Virtue'' (1915) *'' Destiny: Or, The Soul of a Woman'' (1915) *'' The Turmoil'' (1916) *'' The Evil Thereof'' (1916) *'' Pride'' (1917) *'' The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' (1918) (*uncredited; filmed in 1916) *'' Cecilia of the Pink Roses'' (1918) *'' The Woman the Germans Shot'' (1918) *'' The Birth of a Race'' (1918) *'' The Way of a Woman'' (1919) *''Missing Mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Valentine
Grace Valentine (February 14, 1884 – November 12, 1964) was an American stage and film actress. Early years Valentine was born in Springfield, Ohio. Career She began her career in the theater in 1905 and toured in stock companies for the next several years. She began her film career in 1915, but never ventured too far away from the legitimate stage. Valentine's Broadway debut came in ''The Yellow Jacket'' (1915). Her final Broadway appearance was in ''Anna Christie'' (1952). In 1929, she appeared in her first talkie and had sporadic parts in films for the next three years whereupon which she returned to the theatre. Valentine portrayed Minnie Grady, the title character's landlady, on the radio series '' Stella Dallas''. She also was heard on ''Lone Journey'' on radio. In 1949, she made her first television appearance on '' Chevrolet Tele-Theater''. On August 1, 1950, Valentine appeared on television in "The Big Day", an episode of ''Armstrong Circle Theatre''. Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young
Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young (July 21, 1882 – February 18, 1954) was an American writer and playwright who wrote under her maiden name Ruth Comfort Mitchell, as well as her married name, Mrs. Sanborn Young. She was the wife of California State Senator Sanborn Young. Family Mitchell was born in San Francisco, California, July 21, 1882. She spent summers in the town of Los Gatos, where her parents and grandparents had summer homes. At age 14, her first poem was published in the ''Los Gatos Mail'', thus launching her literary career, which continued throughout her lifetime. In 1914, literary friends in San Francisco introduced her to Sanborn Young, who had recently sold his grain business and was traveling. The couple were married in October 1914 in the Grand Canyon and moved to New York City, where Ruth continued her literary pursuits, and he studied photography. One of her plays, ''The Sweetmeat Game'' (1916) was set in San Francisco's Chinatown and inspired her to des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 Films
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events * Charlie Chaplin signs for Mutual Film for a salary of $10,000 a week and a signing on fee of $150,000, making him one of the highest-paid people in the United States. * June 24 – Mary Pickford signs a contract for $10,000 a week plus profit participation, guaranteeing her over $1 million per year. * July 19 – Famous Players-Lasky is formed through a merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company and Jesse L. Lasky's Feature Play Company. Later in the year, they acquire distributor Paramount Pictures. * August 10 – The official British documentary propaganda film ''The Battle of the Somme'' is premièred in London. In the first six weeks of general release (from 20 August) 20 million people view it. * September 5 – Release of D. W. Griffith's epic film '' Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages'', starring Lillian Gish (as "The Eternal Motherhood") and Constance Talmadge (in two ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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American Silent Feature Films
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Silent American Drama Films
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