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The Lily Of Poverty Flat
''The Lily of Poverty Flat'' was a book by Bret Harte adapted into the 1915 film of the same name. The plot features a fictional Northern California mining town called Poverty Flat. The movie version was filmed near Santa Cruz, California. Described as a genteel Western, the film reportedly met with meagre box office results. It was directed by George E. Middleton George E. Middleton was an American film director and producer. His work includes films for California Motion Picture Corporation (CMPC) and, after its failure, Beatriz Michelena Features. Middleton married stage actress and singer Beatriz Michel .... See also * Salomy Jane (1914 film) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lily of Poverty Flat 1915 films Films based on works by Bret Harte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bret Harte
Bret Harte (; born Francis Brett Hart; August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902) was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. In a career spanning more than four decades, he also wrote poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials and magazine sketches. As he moved from California to the eastern U.S. and later to Europe, he incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories, but his Gold Rush tales have been those most often reprinted, adapted and admired. Biography Early life Harte was born in 1836 in New York's capital city of Albany. He was named after his great-grandfather, Francis Brett. When he was young, his father, Henry, changed the spelling of the family name from Hart to Harte. Henry's father was Bernard Hart, an Orthodox Jewish immigrant who flourished as a merchant, becoming one of the founders of the New York Stock Exchange. Bret's mother, Eliza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz (Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches, surf culture, and historic landmarks. Santa Cruz was founded by the Spanish in 1791, when Fermín de Lasuén established Mission Santa Cruz. Soon after, a settlement grew up near the mission called Branciforte, which came to be known across Alta California for its lawlessness. With the Mexican secularization of the Californian missions in 1833, the former mission was divided and granted as rancho grants. Following the American Conquest of California, Santa Cruz eventually incorporated as a city in 1866. The creation of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in 1907 solidified the city's status as a seaside resort community, while the establishment of the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George E
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salomy Jane (1914 Film)
''Salomy Jane'' is a 1914 silent Western film based on Bret Harte's 1898 novella "Salomy Jane's Kiss" and Paul Armstrong's 1907 play based on Harte's story, ''Salomy Jane''. ''Salomy Jane'' was California Motion Picture Corporation's (CMPC) debut feature, as well as the screen debut of stage actress and singer Beatriz Michelena. George E. Middleton saw in his Latina wife a competitor to Mary Pickford as a premier screen star, and each CMPC production was intended to be a Michelena vehicle. Despite being well received by the public, it did not return a profit for the national distributor, Alco Films. It is the only known surviving complete work of silent film era actress Beatriz Michelena and the CMPC. Plot In rough-and-tumble Gold Rush-era California, Salomy Jane is saved from the ruffian Red Pete by a heroic stranger (the Man, aka Jack Dart), and he is saved from a lynching after being falsely accused of a crime. Cast * Beatriz Michelena as Salomy Jane * House Peters as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Films
The year 1915 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events * February 1: Fox Film Corporation founded * February 8: D.W Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks both box office and film length records (running at a total length of over three hours). * February: Metro Pictures, a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is founded * February 22: The Allan Dwan directed film ''David Harum'' is released. The film is the first in long line of a successful romantic onscreen pairings of actors May Allison and Harold Lockwood. * March 15: Universal Studios Hollywood opens ( 1964). * June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA) is formed by twenty-six film directors in Los Angeles, California. * July: Triangle Film Corporation is founded in Culver City, California and attracts filmmakers D. W. Griffith, Thomas H. Ince and Mack Sennett * September 11: A nitrate fire at Famous Players in New York destroys several compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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