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Tom London
Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in the history of Hollywood, according to the 2001 book ''Film Facts'', which says that the performer who played in the most films was "Tom London, who made his first of over 2,000 appearances in '' The Great Train Robbery, 1903''. He used his birth name in films until 1924. Life and career Born in Louisville, Kentucky, London got his start in movies as a props man in Chicago, Illinois. His debut was in 1915 in the Western ''Lone Larry'', performing under his own name. The first film in which he was billed under his new name was ''Winds of Chance'', a World War I film, in which he played "Sgt. Rock". London was a trick rider and roper, and used his trick skills in scores of Westerns. In the silent-film era, he often played villainous roles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platinum Blonde (film)
''Platinum Blonde'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy motion picture directed by Frank Capra, written by Jo Swerling and starring Loretta Young, Robert Williams and Jean Harlow. ''Platinum Blonde'' was Robert Williams' last screen appearance; he died of peritonitis three days after the film's October 31 release. Though not as well known as Capra's later 1930s movies, the film's reputation has grown over the years. It is occasionally aired in the United States on Turner Classic Movies. Plot Stewart "Stew" Smith ( Robert Williams), ace reporter for the ''Post'', is assigned to get the story about the latest escapade of playboy Michael Schuyler (Donald Dillaway), a breach of promise suit by chorus girl Gloria Golden, who has been paid to drop it. Unlike rival ''Daily Tribune'' reporter Bingy Baker (Walter Catlett), he turns down a $50 bribe from Dexter Grayson (Reginald Owen), the Schuylers' lawyer, to not write anything. He does pretend to be swayed by the pleas of Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Jones (actor)
Richard Percy Jones (February 25, 1927 – July 7, 2014), known as Dick Jones or Dickie Jones, was an American actor and singer who achieved success as a child performer and as a young adult, especially in B-Westerns. In 1938, he played Artimer "Artie" Peters, nephew of Buck Peters, in the Hopalong Cassidy film ''The Frontiersman''. He may be best known as the voice of Pinocchio in Walt Disney's film of the same name. Early life Jones was born on February 25, 1927, in Snyder, some ninety miles south of Lubbock, Texas. The son of a newspaper editor, Jones was a prodigious horseman from infancy, having been billed at the age of four as the "World's Youngest Trick Rider and Trick Roper". At the age of six, he was hired to perform riding and lariat tricks in the rodeo owned by western star Hoot Gibson, who convinced young Jones and his parents that he should come to Hollywood. Jones and his mother moved there, and Gibson arranged for some small parts for the boy, whose good looks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Of The Duanes (1919 Film)
''The Last of the Duanes'' is a lost 1919 silent film western directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring William Farnum. It is based on the 1914 novel '' Last of the Duanes'' by author Zane Grey. The Fox Film Corporation produced and distributed the film. This was the first of four films based on the novel; a 1924 adaptation starred Tom Mix, a 1930 adaptation starred George O'Brien, and a 1941 adaptation featured George Montgomery. Cast * William Farnum as Buck Duane * Louise Lovely as Jenny Lee * Harry De Vere as His Uncle * Charles Clary as Cheseldine * G. Raymond Nye as Poggin * Clarence Burton as Bland * Lamar Johnstone as Captain Neil * Henry J. Hebert as Cal Bain * C. Edward Hatton as Stevens * Louise Lovely as Jenny Lee * Genevieve Blinn as Mrs Lee See also 1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Star Ranger (1919 Film)
''The Lone Star Ranger'' is a lost 1919 American silent Western film based on the 1915 novel by Zane Grey and stars William Farnum. The film was directed by J. Gordon Edwards and produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Portions of the film were shot in Palm Springs, California. Just 3 years after the release of the film Fox dusted off the script and refilmed the story with Tom Mix. Plot As described in a film magazine, Cyrus Longstreth (Clary), Bully Brome (Nye), and Jeff Lawson (Johnstone), a trio of unprincipled cattlemen, have defied law and order in their cattle rustling activities. Steele (Farnum), a Texas ranger, entering the village alone and under an assumed name, rescues Longstreth's daughter Ray (Lovely) from two Mexican assailants and wins her father's gratitude. After one of the trio murders Steele's best friend, he enters the locality alone, goes to work at Longstreth's ranch, and wins Ray's heart. After several thrilling fights Steele manages to dispos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave It To Susan
''Leave It to Susan'' is a 1918 American silent comedy Western film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Rex Taylor and Irma Whipley Taylor. The film stars Madge Kennedy, Wallace MacDonald, and Alfred Hollingsworth Alfred Hollingsworth was an American actor during the silent film era. He was in dozens of films from 1911 until 1925. According to IMDb he also directed four short films in 1916. ''Hell's Hinges'' has been described as a classic and Hollingswort .... Cast list References External links * {{IMDb title, id=0010346 1918 films 1918 Western (genre) films 1918 comedy films Films directed by Clarence G. Badger 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent American Western (genre) comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Of Humanity
''The Heart of Humanity'' is a 1918 American silent war propaganda film produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Allen Holubar. The film stars Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, and Erich von Stroheim. Overview The film "follows the general theme and construction of the D. W. Griffith film ''Hearts of the World'' and, in places, parallels tsplot". The film was made toward the end of World War I and is known for showcasing von Stroheim as a lecherous ' Hun'. Cast * Dorothy Phillips - Nanette * William Stowell - John Patricia * Robert Anderson - Paul Patricia * Walt Whitman - Father Michael * Margaret Mann - Widow Patricia * Erich von Stroheim - Eric von Eberhard * Lloyd Hughes - Jules Patricia * Frank Braidwood - Maurice Patricia * George Hackathorne - Louis Patricia * Pat O'Malley - Clancy * William Welsh - Prussian Officer * Lieutenant Smith - Canadian Officer * Joseph W. Girard - Canadian Colonel * Valerie Germonprez - Red Cross Ambulance driver * Gloria Joy * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion's Claws
''The Lion's Claws'' is a 1918 American adventure film serial directed by Harry Harvey and Jacques Jaccard and starring Marie Walcamp and Ray Hanford. The serial, which had 18 chapters, is considered to be a lost film. Cast Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Lion's Claws'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required cuts, in Chapter 2, Reel 1, the shooting of a man in a house; in Chapter 4, Reel 2, shortened the scene of man choking a young woman and cut the closeup of her being choked; in Chapter 5, Reel 1, Arab choking young woman, shooting Arab and his falling, and, Reel 2, shooting Arab and his falling; in Chapter 6, Reel 1, two scenes of shooting black man and white man, closeup of King and soldier in knife duel on floor and scene on platform where knife descends, Reel 2, placing young woman on block and last two torture scenes were machine descends; in Chapter 7, Reel 1, closeup of str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan Of The North
''Nan of the North'' is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Ann Little as Nan * Tom London as Dick Driscoll (credited as Leonard Clapham) * Joseph W. Girard as Yukon Hays * Hal Wilson as Gaspar Le Sage * Howard Crampton as Igloo * J. Morris Foster as Bruce Vane * Edith Stayart as Celeste * Boris Karloff as Undetermined Role (uncredited) Chapter titles # Missile from Mars # Fountain of Fury # Brink of Despair # In Cruel Clutches # On Terror's Trail # The Cards of Chance # Into the Depths # Burning Sands # Power of Titano # A Bolt from the Sky # The Ride for a Life # Adrift # Facing Death at Sea # The Volcano # Consequences See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films * Boris Karloff filmography Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name *:''See'': List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) * Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907), the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Nan of the North'' is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Ann Little as Nan * Tom London as Dick Driscoll (credited as Leonard Clapham) * Joseph W. Girard as Yukon Hays * Hal Wilson as Gaspar Le Sage * Howard Crampton as Igloo * J. Morris Foster as Bruce Vane * Edith Stayart as Celeste * Boris Karloff as Undetermined Role (uncredited) Chapter titles # Missile from Mars # Fountain of Fury # Brink of Despair # In Cruel Clutches # On Terror's Trail # The Cards of Chance # Into the Depths # Burning Sands # Power of Titano # A Bolt from the Sky # The Ride for a Life # Adrift # Facing Death at Sea # The Volcano # Consequences See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dakotas
The Dakotas is a collective term for the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota. It has been used historically to describe the Dakota Territory, and is still used for the collective heritage, culture, geography, fauna, sociology, economy, and cuisine among the two states. Etymology The name Dakota refers to the Dakota people. History The territory now known as the Dakotas includes a large portion of the ancestral land of Native American tribes, in particular various tribes of Sioux such as the Dakota people, also known as the Santee Sioux. The United States government stakes its claim to the land through the Louisiana Purchase and Rupert's Land accusation. The region historically involved a complex series of conflicts between the US government and Native American tribes (and among themselves). For a while the region consisted of the Minnesota and Nebraska territories until in 1861, the US government formed the Dakota Territory, which included both the modern states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawman (TV Series)
''Lawman'' is an American Western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962, starring John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop and Peter Brown as Deputy Marshal Johnny McKay. The series was set in Laramie, Wyoming, during 1879 and the 1880s. Warner Bros. already had several Western series on the air at the time. Prior to the beginning of production, Russell, Brown, and producer Jules Schermer made a pact to maintain the quality of the series so that it would not be seen as "just another Western". At the start of season two, Russell and Brown were joined by Peggie Castle as Lily Merrill, the owner of the Birdcage Saloon, and a love interest for Dan. The main sponsor of the series was the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company through their Camel cigarettes brand. The alternate sponsor was General Mills. The two main stars did spots endorsing Camel cigarettes and Cheerios breakfast cereal. Premise Dan Troop leaves Abilene, Kansas, for the town of Laramie, Wyoming. He is off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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