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The Queen Of Sheba (1921 Film)
''The Queen of Sheba'' (1921) is a silent drama film produced by Fox studios about the story of the ill-fated romance between Solomon, King of Israel, and the Queen of Sheba. Written and directed by J. Gordon Edwards, it starred Betty Blythe as the Queen and Fritz Leiber Sr. as King Solomon. The film is well known amongst silent film buffs for the risqué costumes worn by Blythe, as evidenced by several surviving stills taken during the production. Only a short fragment of the film survives. Cast Production The film was originally intended for Theda Bara. However Bara chose not to renew her contract and, after making the ill-fated '' Kathleen Mavourneen'', she all but retired from filmmaking. While making ''Mavourneen,'' construction began on sets for ''The Queen of Sheba.'' Not wanting it to go to waste, William Fox chose to put Betty Blythe in the role. The film became a hit but Blythe never matched its success with her later films. The topless scenes filmed in this movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fox (producer)
Wilhelm Fried Fuchs ( hu, Fried Vilmos; January 1, 1879 – May 8, 1952), commonly and better known as William Fox, was a Hungarian-American film industry executive who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain in the 1920s. Although he lost control of his film businesses in 1930, his name was used by 20th Century Fox (now ''20th Century Studios'') and continues to be used in the trademarks of the present-day Fox Corporation, including the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox News, Fox Sports and Foxtel. Early life Fox was born in Tolcsva, Hungary, and originally named Wilhelm Fried Fuchs. His parents, Michael Fuchs and Anna Fried, were both Hungarian Jews. The family immigrated to the United States when William was nine months old and settled in New York City, where they had twelve more children, of whom only six survived. With his family largely destitute, William found himself as a youth forced to sell candy in Central Park, work as a newsboy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Siegmann
George A. Siegmann (also credited as George Seigmann; February 8, 1882 – June 22, 1928) was an American actor and film director in the silent film era. His work includes roles in notable productions such as ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915), ''Intolerance'' (1916), ''The Three Musketeers'' (1921), ''Oliver Twist'' (1922), '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1927), and ''The Man Who Laughs'' (1928). Early life and career Born in New York City in 1882, Siegmann is listed as having been in over 100 films. His more notable roles include Silas Lynch in D.W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915), Cyrus the Great in ''Intolerance'' (1916), Porthos in ''The Three Musketeers'' (1921), Bill Sikes in ''Oliver Twist'' (1922), the guard in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary'', and Dr. Hardquanonne in ''The Man Who Laughs'', which was completed in 1927 but released in 1928. In 1919, Siegmann served as a director for Universal Pictures' production of the five-reel horror film ''The Tremb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Blythe The Queen Of Sheba 6
Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beatrice. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia. Notable people Athletes * Betty Cuthbert (1938–2017), Australian sprinter and Olympic champion * Betty Jameson (1919–2009), American Hall-of-Fame golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA * Betty McKilligan (born 1949), Canadian pairs figure skater * Betty Nuthall (1911–1983), English tennis player * Betty Pariso, American bodybuilder * Betty Stöve (born 1945), Dutch tennis player * Betty Ann Grubb Stuart (born 1950), American tennis player * Betty Uber (1906–1983), English badminton and tennis player Journalists and media personalities * Betty Elizalde (1940–2018), Argentine journalist and broadcaster * Betty Kennedy (1926–2017), Canadian br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Mavourneen (1919 Film)
''Kathleen Mavourneen'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles J. Brabin and starring his wife Theda Bara. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. A much filmed story based on the poem, Kathleen Mavourneen, by Annie Crawford and play by Dion Boucicault. Plot As described in a film magazine, Kathleen (Bara) and Terence (McKee), Irish peasants, plan their wedding in anticipation of a lifetime of happiness. Their dreams are broken by the Squire of Traise (McDermott), attracted by Kathleen's beauty, and a forced marriage to him is the result. A while later the Squire meets Lady Clancarthy (Harris), who possesses vast estates and funds, and is convinced that he can win her if he was free of Kathleen. He lures Kathleen to a lonely spot in the woods and leaves her. After being deserted by her husband, she is set upon by ruffians, and rescued only by the timely arrival of Terence, who kills one of her assailants. Terence is tried and found guilty, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theda Bara
Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp" (short for ''vampire'', here meaning a seductive woman), later fueling the rising popularity in "vamp" roles based in exoticism and sexual domination. The studios promoted a fictitious persona for Bara as an Egyptian-born woman interested in the occult. Bara made more than 40 films between 1914 and 1926, but most are now lost, having perished in the 1937 Fox vault fire. After her marriage to Charles Brabin in 1921, she made two more feature films and then retired from acting in 1926; she never appeared in a sound film. Early life Bara was born Theodosia Burr Goodman on July 29, 1885 in the Avondale section of Cincinnati, Ohio. She was named after the daughter of US Vice President Aaron Burr. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Livingston (actor)
Robert Edward Randall (December 9, 1904 – March 7, 1988) was an American film actor known under his stage name, Robert Livingston. He appeared in 136 films between 1921 and 1975. He was one of the original Three Mesquiteers. He had also played The Lone Ranger and Zorro. Life and career Livingston was born in Quincy, Illinois, and died in Tarzana, California, from emphysema at age 83. Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the " Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie series, a role later played by John Wayne for eight films. He also portrayed Zorro in ''The Bold Caballero'' (1936) and the Lone Ranger in the 1939 film serial ''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' directed by William Witney and co-starring Chief Thundercloud as Tonto. Livingston also appeared as the title character in ''The Lone Rider'' series, starring alongside sidekicks Al "Fuzzy" St. John and Dennis "Smoky" Moore. The role of the Rider had previously been played by George Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Hoxie
Al Hoxie (1901–1982) was an American film actor. The younger brother of Jack Hoxie, he starred in a number of silent westerns.Katchmer p.170 Selected filmography * '' Ruth of the Rockies (1920) * ''Thunderbolt Jack'' (1920) * '' The Queen of Sheba'' (1921) * ''The Red Warning'' (1923) * ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1923) * ''The Back Trail'' (1924) * ''Days of '49'' (1924) * '' Ace of Clubs'' (1925) * ''Red Blood'' (1925) * ''Riding Romance'' (1925) * ''Ridin' Thunder'' (1925) * '' Unseen Enemies'' (1925) * ''The Texas Terror'' (1925) * '' The Road Agent'' (1925) * ''Tumbleweeds'' (1925) * ''Blue Streak O'Neil'' (1926) * ''Rider of the Law'' (1927) * ''His Last Bullet'' (1928) * ''The White Outlaw ''The White Outlaw'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and written by Isadore Bernstein. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Marceline Day, William Welsh, Duke R. Lee, Floyd Shackelford, and Charles Brinley. The film ...'' (1929) References Bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Kovert
Frederick Kovert (sometimes written Ko Vert or KoVert) was an American female impersonator. Kovert appeared in drag in a number of comic roles in silent films of the 1920s. His first film role was in the 1920 film '' An Adventuress'', alongside Julian Eltinge Julian Eltinge (May 14, 1881 – March 7, 1941), born William Julian Dalton, was an American stage and film actor and female impersonator. After appearing in the Boston Cadets Revue at the age of ten in feminine garb, Eltinge garnered notic ..., then the best-known female impersonator in the entertainment world. Kovert appeared in the 1925 '' The Wizard of Oz'', a silent film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', and also designed the film's costumes. Following the end of his career in film, Kovert became a physique photographer, operating under the name Kovert of Hollywood. Bob Mizer, who would go on to pioneer the physique magazine format with his ''Physique Pictorial'', apprenticed under Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Craig
Nell Craig (June 13, 1891 – January 5, 1965) was an American actress. Partial filmography * '' The Triflers'' (1920) * ''The Desperate Hero'' (1920) * ''Passion's Playground'' (1920) * ''Her First Elopement'' (1920) * ''The Queen of Sheba'' (1921) * '' Remembrance'' (1922) * ''The Abysmal Brute'' (1923) * ''Abraham Lincoln'' (1924) * '' A Boy of Flanders'' (1924) * '' Cimarron'' (1931) * ''Hold Your Man'' (1933) * ''Beauty for Sale'' (1933) * ''I'm No Angel'' (1933) * ''The Cat's-Paw'' (1934) * ''The Lemon Drop Kid'' (1934) * '' Mad Love'' (1935) * ''The Secret of Dr. Kildare'' (1939) * '' Dr. Kildare's Strange Case'' (1940) * '' Beyond Tomorrow'' (1940) * ''Dr. Kildare Goes Home'' (1940) * '' Nobody's Children'' (1940) * ''Dr. Kildare's Crisis'' (1940) * ''The People vs. Dr. Kildare'' (1941) * ''Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day'' (1941) * '' Dr. Kildare's Victory'' (1942) * ''Calling Dr. Gillespie'' (1942) * ''Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant'' (1942) * ''Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cosgrove (actor)
John Cosgrove (1867 – 11 August 1925) was an Australian actor, writer and director who worked in theatre and films during the silent era. He sometimes collaborated with Bland Holt.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 106. Personal life Cosgrove had a turbulent personal life. He would borrow money so often he was nicknamed "The Great Australian Bite". His first daughter died when a few days old. Another daughter, Noel, died of tuberculosis at the age of nineteen. His son Bill died in a plane crash in 1943. Filmography *'' |
Genevieve Blinn
Genevieve Blinn (born Genevieve Clothilde Nannery; June 12, 1874 – July 20, 1956) was a Canadian actress who appeared on stage and in Hollywood silent motion pictures. She was a native of New Brunswick, Canada. Family Genevieve Nannery was the last member of an old theater family from Saint John, New Brunswick. Her brother Ed Nannary was a stage actor in New York City and on the west coast. Her sister May performed as a star of the old Alcatraz Theater in San Francisco, California. Stage career In October 1906 Blinn was the leading woman in the Ezra Kendall production of ''Swell, Elegant Jones''. A comedy in three acts, the play was staged at the Wilmington, Delaware, Opera House. Brinn acted in stage roles opposite Richard Mansfield, Robert Mantel, and Willard Mack. Blinn came to Los Angeles, California, in February 1912 as the leading lady of the Burbank Stock Company. Her arrival was in the press after she established a name for herself in eastern theatrical engagements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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