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The Soul Market
''The Soul Market'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Francis J. Grandon. The film is considered to be lost. Plot Olga Petrova plays Elaine Elton, a famous actress who is engaged to a powerful producer. She meets a millionaire, who poses as a chauffeur to conquer her because he knows she dislikes rich men. She falls in love with him but cannot accept his proposal of marriage because of her engagement to the producer. Cast * Olga Petrova as Elaine Elton (credited as Olya Petrova) * Arthur Hoops as Oscar Billings * John Merkyl as Jack Dexter (credited as Wilmuth Merkyl) * Fritz De Lint as Dick Gordon * Evelyn Brent as Vivian Austin * Fraunie Fraunholz as Griggs * Charles Brandt as Sam Franklin * Charles Mack as Harvey Theugh * Bert Tuey as Joe Burrows * Grace Florence as Mrs. Wilson * Cora Milholland as Susan * Al Thomas as James Austin * Gypsy O'Brien Gypsy O'Brien (1889–1975) was a theater and film actress. Her theater performances included a role in ''Chea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis J
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Gypsy O'Brien
Gypsy O'Brien (1889–1975) was a theater and film actress. Her theater performances included a role in ''Cheating Cheaters (play), Cheating Cheaters''. She also appeared in ''Bunny'' at the Hudson Theatre. Her performance as the persecuted heroine was described as pretty and spirited. According to marketing materials she had titian hair. Her film debut was in ''The Soul Market'' in 1916. She portrayed an investigative reporter in ''Nothing But Lies (1920 film), Nothing But Lies''. Filmography *''The Scarlet Runner'' (1916), a serial starring with Earle Williams *''The Soul Market'' (1916) *''Wanted: A Husband'' (1919) *''Nothing but lies (1920), Nothing but Lies'' (1920) directed by Lawrence C. Windom *''The Master Mind (1920 film), The Master Mind'' (1920) with Lionel Barrymore *''Salvation Nell (1921 film), Salvation Nell'' (1921) *''The Young Diana'' (1922) *''The Broken Silence'' (1922) * ''Sinner or Saint (film), Sinner or Saint'' (1923) *''Little Old New York (1923 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Pictures Films
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Lost American Drama Films
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Films Directed By Francis J
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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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1916 Drama Films
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign: The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive: Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in present-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi: Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. February * February 9 – 6.00 p.m. – Tristan ... [...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] |
Fraunie Fraunholz
Fraunie Fraunholz (1876–1938) was a Canadian film actor active during the silent era. He starred in a number of films directed by the pioneer Alice Guy.McMahan p.335 Selected filmography * '' Matrimony's Speed Limit'' (1913) * ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' (1913) * '' A House Divided'' (1913) * '' Shadows of the Moulin Rouge'' (1913) * '' The Lure'' (1914) * '' The Temptations of Satan'' (1914) * ''Her Own Way ''Her Own Way'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Florence Reed. It is based on a 1903 Broadway play by Clyde Fitch that was a starring vehicle for Maxine Elliott. Cast *Florence Reed - Georgiana Carley * ...'' (1915) * '' The Soul Market'' (1916) * '' What Will People Say?'' (1916) * '' The Thirteenth Chair'' (1919) References Bibliography * Alison McMahan. ''Alice Guy Blaché: Lost Visionary of the Cinema''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. External links * 1876 births 1938 deaths Canadian male film actors Male actors f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Hoffman
Aaron Hoffman (October 30, 1880, in St. Louis, Missouri – May 27, 1924) was an American writer and lyricist, whose work was in wide use among vaudeville comedians. He wrote material for numerous performers, including Lew Dockstader and Weber and Fields. Hoffman also had success as a writer of Broadway plays and musical comedies. In the 1910s, he wrote scripts and scenarios for silent films such as Beloved Rogues (1916) and several films starring actress Olga Petrova. His play ''Two Blocks Away'' was adapted into the 1926 film The Cohens and Kellys, the first of the six-film ''Cohens and Kellys'' franchise. References External linksAaron Hoffman papers, 1900s-1926 held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, at 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, is located in Manhattan, New York City, at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on the Upper West Side, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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