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Thomas Carrigan
Thomas Carrigan (April 13, 1886 in Lapeer - October 2, 1941) was an actor who starred in silent films in the U.S. He appeared in early Selig films and played dime store novel detective character Nick Carter in a series of short films. Filmography *''Told in Colorado'' (1911) *''Western Hearts'' (1911) *''Why the Sheriff is a Bachelor'' (1911) *'' Saved by the Pony Express'' (1911) *'' Arabia The Equine Detective'' (1913) *'' A Cry at Midnight (1916)'' *''Dimples (1916 film)'' *'' Rose of the Alley'' (1916) *'' Lovely Mary'' (1916) *''Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp'' (1917) *'' Somewhere in America (film)'' (1917) *''Checkers (1919 film)'' *''The Truth (1920 film)'' *'' The Tiger's Cub'' (1920) *''In Walked Mary'' (1920) *''Room and Board'' (1921) *'' Room and Board (film)'' (1921) *''Salomy Jane (1923 film)'' *''You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923 film)'' *''Boston Blackie'' *''Crooked Alley'' (1923) *''The Making of O'Malley'' (1925) *''The Big Broadcast''(1932) *''Air Mail (film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkers (1919 Film)
''Checkers'' is a 1919 American silent melodrama film, directed by Richard Stanton. There are no known archival holdings of the film, so it is presumably a lost film. The film is based on the screenplay with the same name by Henry Blossom. Mazie LaShelle Hunt and Marjorie Seely Blossom, the widows of Kirke La Shelle and Henry Blossom respectively, filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ... against Fox Film regarding the sale of the film. Cast list * Thomas Carrigan as Checkers * Jean Acker as Pert Barlow * Ellen Cassidy as Alva Romaine * Robert Elliott (actor, born 1879), Robert Elliott as Arthur Kendall * Tammany Young as Push Miller * Bertram Marburgh as Judge Barlow * Edward Sedgwick as Pete * Peggy Worth as Sadie Martin * Frank Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tiger's Cub
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American Male Film Actors
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1886 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Deaths
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian and British troops de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Mail (film)
''Air Mail'' is a 1932 American pre-Code adventure film directed by John Ford, based on a story by Dale Van Every and Frank "Spig" Wead. The film stars Ralph Bellamy, Pat O'Brien and Gloria Stuart."Air Mail (John Ford, 1932)" grunes.wordpress.com; retrieved September 1, 2014. A copy is preserved in the Library of Congress. Plot Pilot Mike Miller (Ralph Bellamy) owns and operates Desert Airport, an air mail base at the foot of the . He leads a group of young pilots who risk their lives flying through dangerous weather and over treacherous terrain to deliver air mail. When Joe Barnes ([...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Broadcast
''The Big Broadcast'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Stuart Erwin, and Leila Hyams. Based on the play ''Wild Waves'' by William Ford Manley, the film is about a radio-singer who becomes a popular hit with audiences, but takes a disrespectful approach to his career. His repeated latenesses leads to the bankruptcy of the radio station, but his career is saved by a new friend who buys the station and gives him his job back. The film co-stars George Burns and Gracie Allen in supporting roles. ''The Big Broadcast'' was produced by Paramount Pictures and was the first in a series of four ''Big Broadcast'' movies. Plot Radio-singer Bing Hornsby (Bing Crosby) is not very serious about his career. His chronic tardiness and his soon-to-be marriage with the notorious Mona Lowe (Sharon Lynn) has become an issue at station WADX. After an unpleasant conversation with station manager George Burns, concerning dismissal and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Making Of O'Malley
''The Making of O'Malley'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Eugene Clifford. The film stars Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill, Helen Rowland, Warner Richmond, Thomas Carrigan and Julia Hurley. The film was released on June 28, 1925, by First National Pictures. The Gerald Beaumont short story was also the basis of the 1937 Warner Bros. film '' The Great O'Malley'', directed by William Dieterle and starring Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Lucille tires of her time as a young society woman and takes a position in the public schools. She requests aid in capturing a band of bootleggers Bootleg or bootlegging most often refers to: * Bootleg recording, an audio or video recording released unofficially * Rum-running, the illegal business of transporting and trading in alcoholic beverages, hence: ** Moonshine, or illicitly made .... Policeman O'Malley is sent with orders to obey Lucille. O' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked Alley
''Crooked Alley'' is a 1923 American crime film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by Adrian Johnson and Robert F. Hill. The film stars Thomas Carrigan, Laura La Plante, Tom Guise, Owen Gorin and Al Hart. The film was released on November 7, 1923, by Universal Pictures. Cast *Thomas Carrigan as Boston Blackie *Laura La Plante as Norine Tyrell / Olive Sloan *Tom Guise Tom Guise (1857–1930) was an American actor on stage and screen. He appeared in numerous films in the decade spanning 1917 to 1927. He was one of the popular stars in the film adaptation of the controversial book '' Black Oxen''. His performanc ... as Judge Milnar *Owen Gorin as Rudy Milnar *Al Hart as Kaintuck References External links * {{Robert F. Hill 1923 films 1920s English-language films American crime films 1923 crime films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Robert F. Hill American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle (1881–1928). Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television—an "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend." Actor Chester Morris played the character in 14 Columbia Pictures films (1941–1949) and in a 1944 NBC radio series. Literature Writer Jack Boyle grew up in Chicago, Illinois. While working as a newspaper reporter in San Francisco, he became an opium addict, was drawn into crime, and was jailed for writing bad checks. Later convicted of robbery, Boyle was serving a term in San Quentin when he created the character of Boston Blackie. The first four stories appeared in ''The American Magazine'' in 1914, with Boyle writing under the pen name "No. 6066". From 1917 to 1919, Boston Blackie stories appeared in '' The Red Book'' magazine, and from 1918 they were adapted for motion pictures. When Bost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923 Film)
''You Can't Fool Your Wife'' is a lost 1923 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by Waldemar Young. The film stars Leatrice Joy, Nita Naldi, Lewis Stone, Pauline Garon, Paul McAllister and John Daly Murphy. The film was released on April 29, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. Plot summary Cast * Leatrice Joy as Edith McBride * Nita Naldi as Ardrita Saneck * Lewis Stone as Garth McBride * Pauline Garon as Vera Redell * Paul McAllister as Dr. Konrad Saneck * John Daly Murphy as Jackson Redell * Julia Swayne Gordon Julia Swayne Gordon (born Sarah Victoria Smith; October 29, 1878 – May 28, 1933) was an American actress who appeared in at least 228 films between 1908 and 1933. Early years Gordon was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Louis and Anna Smith and wa ... as Lillian Redell * Thomas Carrigan as Russell Fenton * Daniel Pennell as John Yates References External links * * * * Australian daybill long posterAmerican lobby poster Famous Players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salomy Jane (1923 Film)
''Salomy Jane'' is a lost 1923 American silent Western film directed by George Melford, and written by Paul Armstrong, Bret Harte, and Waldemar Young. The film stars Jacqueline Logan, George Fawcett, Maurice "Lefty" Flynn, William B. Davidson, Charles Stanton Ogle, Billy Quirk, and G. Raymond Nye. The film was released on August 26, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. It is a remake of the 1914 film of the same name. Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Salomy Jane * George Fawcett as Yuba Bill * Maurice Bennett Flynn as The Man * William B. Davidson as Gambler * Charles Stanton Ogle as Madison Clay * Billy Quirk as Colonel Starbottle * G. Raymond Nye as Red Pete * Louise Dresser as Mrs. Pete * James Neill as Larabee * Thomas Carrigan as Rufe Waters * Clarence Burton as Baldwin * Barbara Brower as Mary Ann * Milton Ross Milton Ross (December 2, 1876 – September 6, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1948. Selected filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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