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Thieves (1919 Film)
Thieves is a silent film released in 1919. It was directed by Frank Beal. Douglas Bronston wrote the screenplay and Will C. Beale the story. The cast includes Gladys Brockwell, William Scott, Hayward Mack, Jean Calhoun, W. C. Robinson, Bobby Starr, John Cossar, Yukio Aoyama, and Marie James. The plot involves a crook gone straight and a love story. Cast * Gladys Brockwell as Mazie Starrett * William Scott as Jimmy Britton * Hayward Mack as Henry Hartland * Jean Calhoun as Allison Cabot * W. C. Robinson as Spike Robinson * Bobby Starr as The Rat * John Cossar as Inspector * Yukio Aoyama as Valet * Marie James Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Tr ... as Maid References External links * * * 1919 films Fox Film films American black-and-white films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Beal
Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, he moved from stage to film, with the Selig Polyscope Company. He appeared in 42 films between 1910 and 1933, and also directed 41 films between 1910 and 1921. Beal was married to actress Louise Lester and was the father of actress Dolly Beal and actor Scott Beal. He died in Hollywood, California, in 1934. His obituary in the ''Los Angeles Times'' called him "one of the first prominent figures of the theatrical industry to desert it and go into motion pictures". Partial filmography * Mismated (1916) * ''The Curse of Eve'' (1917) * '' Her Moment'' (1918) * ''Thieves'' (1919) * '' A Question of Honor'' (1922) * ''Playing It Wild'' (1923) * ''Soft Boiled'' (1923) * '' When Odds Are Even'' (1923) * '' Hook and Ladder'' (1924) * ''Arizon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cossar
John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1914 and 1929. Biography Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and his wife Kate Lyster. Walter was in the Royal Marines between 1835 and 1863. In 1865 the family travelled to Canada and thence to Chicago, Illinois in the USA where John's older brother Walter Lyster Cossar later became City Editor of the Chicago Evening Journal. In 1896, John married Fanny Cohen in Chicago. Fanny was also an actress and the 1930 census of Los Angeles shows them living with two children, Phyllis and Raymond. He died in Hollywood, California, in 1935. Partial filmography * '' One Wonderful Night'' (1914) * ''The White Sister'' (1915) * ''The Alster Case'' (1915) * '' The Strange Case of Mary Page'' (1916) * ''The Prince of Graustark'' (1916) * '' The Misleading Lady'' (1916) * '' The Trufflers'' (1917) * '' On Trial'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Silent Feature Films
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American Black-and-white Films
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Fox Film Films
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1919 Films
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Marie James
Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Trois-Rivières, New France * ''Marie'', Biblical reference to Holy Mary, mother of Jesus * Marie Curie, scientist Surname * Jean Gabriel Marie (other) * Peter Marié (1826–1903), American socialite from New York City, philanthropist, and collector of rare books and miniatures * Rose Marie (1923–2017), American actress and singer * Teena Marie (1956–2010), American singer, songwriter, and producer Places * Marie, Alpes-Maritimes, commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department, France * Lake Marie, Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, Winchester Bay, Oregon, U.S. * Marie, Arkansas, U.S. * Marie, West Virginia, U.S. Art, entertainment, and media Music * "Marie" (Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys song), 1969 * "Marie" (Johnny H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukio Aoyama
Masajiro Kaihatsu, known professionally as Yukio Aoyama, was an actor and assistant director in the United States during the silent film era. He appeared in about 60 silent films and serials after immigrating from Tokyo to appear in films. His son Arthur Aoyama (Arthur Kaihatsu) was a child actor. Aoyama was one of several Japanese actors in Hollywood and he was involved with a theater production of the Japanese tragedy, ''Matsuo''. Filmography *''Pidgin Island'' (1916) *''The Bravest Way'' (1918) *''A Japanese Nightingale'' (1918) *''Thieves Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word ''theft'' is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some ...'' (1919) *'' Who's Your Servant?'' (1920) *'' The Tiger Band'' (1920), a serial References External linksIMDb entry {{DEFAULTSORT:Aoyama, Yukio Year of birth missing Japanese male film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Starr (actor)
Bobby Starr (born January 19, 1937 - March 17, 2022) was an American R&B and soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ... singer; formerly a lead singer for the R&B group, The Intruders. Biography Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Bobby Starr toured with a variety of vocal groups as a teen before forming Bobby Starr and the Versatilles. His recordings with the five member vocal group include the single "Fanny, Fanny." While on tour he met Philadelphia recording group the Intruders. Noted for his similar sound to The Intruders' lead singer Samuel Brown, the group recruited Starr to replace Brown when he opted out to spend time with his family. Starr's addition to The Intruders in 1970 reignited their string of hit singles including tracks from the "When We Get M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Bronston
Douglas Bronston (1887 – 1951) was an American screenwriter and writer. Biography Born in 1887 in Richmond, Kentucky, Bronston worked at newspapers before joining the Balboa Amusement Producing Company's scenario department as one of several newspaper men recruited into the film industry. He wrote the stories for various films and film serials as well as screenplays based on stories written by others. He died in 1951 in Santa Monica, California. Filmography *'' Neal of the Navy'' (1915) *'' The Grip of Evil'' (1916), a serial *'' Scratched'' (1916) *'' The Inspirations of Harry Larrabee'' (1917) based on the short story "The Inspirations of Harry Larrabee" by Howard Fielding (a pseudonym of Charles Witherle Hooke) *''Thieves'' (1919) *'' An Amateur Devil'' (1920) *'' She Couldn't Help It'' (1920), with Channing Pollock *''The Outside Woman'' (1921) *'' The House That Jazz Built'' (1921) *'' The Oregon Trail'' (1923), a serial, one of the writers *''An Enemy of Men'' (1925) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Calhoun
Jean Calhoun (April 1, 1891 – August 25, 1958) was an American film actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era. She was a descendant of Martin Jenkins Crawford (March 17, 1820 – July 23, 1883), an antebellum U.S. Representative and a representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress during the American Civil War from the state of Georgia. Filmography *'' The Man Who Woke Up'' (1918) *''High Tide'' (1918) *''The Winning Girl'' (1919) *'' The Feud'' (1919) *''Thieves'' (1919) *''When a Man Loves'' (1919) *''The False Code'' (1919) *''The Splendid Sin'' (1919) *''The Exquisite Thief'' (1919) *''Alias Mike Moran'' (1919) *'' Officer 666'' (1920) *''His Own Law'' (1920) *''The Phantom Melody'' (1920) *'' R.S.V.P.'' (1921) *''Three Sevens'' (1921) *''The Cub Reporter'' (1922) *''The Glory of Clementina'' (1922) *'' Two Kinds of Women'' (1922) *'' The Gangster'' (1947) Minor Role (uncredited) *''Caged In music, a barre chord (also spelled bar chord) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayward Mack
Hayward Seaton Mack (March 20, 1882 – December 24, 1921) was an American actor of the silent era. Born in Albany, New York, in 1882, Mack appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1921. Mack's motion picture career began in 1910; he appeared in films of many leading motion picture companies of the time. He had also worked in vaudeville and in stage productions. Before embarking on an entertainment career Mack was a civil engineer and also worked as a newspaper man. Mack died in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ..., in 1921. Mack committed suicide in Los Angeles' Lafayette Park by taking poison. Selected filmography References External links * * 1882 births 1921 deaths 1921 suicides American male film actors American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
