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Travers Vale
Travers Vale (31 January 1865 – 10 January 1927) was an English-born silent film film director, director. He directed more than 70 films between 1910 and 1926. He was born in Liverpool and died in Hollywood, California from cancer. Travers Vale's actual birth name was Solomon Flohm, son of Joseph Flohm and Esther Flegeltaub who were both Russian Polish Jews who had emigrated to the UK during the Crimean War. Biography Soon after Solomon's birth, they set sail to Australia on the SS Great Britain with other family members and ended up settling in Ballarat, Victoria although had spent time prior to this in Sandhurst [Bendigo, Victoria] and Pleasant Creek [Stawell, Victoria]. Travers Vale [Solomon Flohm] married his first cousin, Leah Flegeltaub [daughter of Esther's brother Aaron] on 24 July 1893 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. By this time Solomon had been working as a photographer [his father-in-law, Aaron Flegeltaub was a respected photographer]. However Travers had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million. On the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, Liverpool historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207, a city in 1880, and a county borough independent of the newly-created Lancashire County Council in 1889. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton, merchants were involved in the slave trade. In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America. It was also home to both the Cunard and White Star Lines, and was the port of registry of the ocean li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dancer's Peril
''The Dancer's Peril'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent romance film directed by Travers Vale and starring Alice Brady, Philip Hahn and Harry Benham. Its plotline features the Ballets Russes, then appearing in a show by the Shubert Brothers, major backers of World Film.Koszarski p.66 The film still survives, unlike many others from the era. Cast * Alice Brady as Mother / Daughter * Philip Hahn as Grand Duke Alexis * Harry Benham as Richard Moraino * Montagu Love as Michael Pavloff * Alexis Kosloff as Nicholas * Augusta Burmeister as Marta Antonovitch * Louis R. Grisel as Marta's Husband * Jack Drumier as Lamoraux * Johnny Hines as Ivan * Sidney D'Albrook as Boris References Bibliography * Richard Koszarski. ''An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928''. University of California Press, 1994. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films American silent feature films American drama films Films directed by Travers Vale Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Directors
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1927 Deaths
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1865 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War : Second Battle of Fort Fisher: United States forces launch a major amphibious assault against the last seaport held by the Confederates, Fort Fisher, North Carolina. * January 15 – American Civil War: United States forces capture Fort Fisher. * January 31 ** The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (conditional prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude) passes narrowly, in the House of Representatives. ** American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. * February ** American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns, as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces. * February 3 – American Civil War : Hampton Roads Conference: Union and Confederate leaders discuss peace terms. * February 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Pluck
''Western Pluck'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Travers Vale and starring Art Acord, Marceline Day and Ray Ripley.Munden, p. 877 Cast * Art Acord Arthemus Ward "Art" Acord (April 17, 1890 – January 4, 1931) was an American silent film actor and rodeo champion. After his film career ended in 1929, Acord worked in rodeo road shows and as a miner in Mexico. Early life and career Acord ... as 'Arizona' Allen * Marceline Day as Clare Dyer * Ray Ripley as Gale Collins * Robert Rose as 'Rowdy' Dyer * William Welsh as 'Dynamite' Dyer * Helen Cobb as Molly * S.E. Jennings as Buck Zaney * Charles Newton as Sheriff Wayne References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Travers Vale American black-and-whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barriers Of The Law
''Barriers of the Law'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent crime film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring McGowan, Helen Holmes (actress), Helen Holmes and William Desmond (actor), William Desmond.Connelly p.26 Synopsis Rita Wingate a former Rum-running, bootlegger changes side with law enforcement official Rex Brandon against her former boss, gang leader Steve Redding. Redding now sets out to silence her from providing evidence against her. Cast * J.P. McGowan as Steve Redding * Helen Holmes (actress), Helen Holmes as Rita Wingate * William Desmond (actor), William Desmond as Rex Brandon * Albert J. Smith (actor), Albert J. Smith as Aide to Redding * Norma Wills as Annie * Marguerite Clayton as Leila Larkin References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Street Of Tears
''The Street of Tears'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Tom Santschi, Marguerite Clayton, and Gordon Griffith. Cast * Tom Santschi as Jim Carlson * Marguerite Clayton as Betty Blair * Gordon Griffith as Ted Weller * Barbara Tennant as Mary Weller * George MacQuarrie as Dan Weller * Mamie Ryan as Charlotte Morgan Preservation With no prints of ''The Street of Tears'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Pasteboard Crown
''A Pasteboard Crown'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Evelyn Greeley, Robert Elliott and Gladys Valerie.Munden p.593 Cast * Evelyn Greeley as Sybil Lawton * Robert Elliott as Stewart Thrall * Gladys Valerie as Edna Thrall * Eleanor Woodruff as Cora Manice * Jane Jennings as Mrs. Lawton * Dora Mills Adams as Claire Morrell * Albert Roccardi Albert Roccardi (9 May 1864 – 14 May 1934) was an Italian actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1933. He was born in Rome and died in Paris, France. Partial filmography * '' Mr. Barnes of New York'' ... as William Buckley References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life (1920 Film)
''Life'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and written by William A. Brady based upon the play ''Life'' by Thompson Buchanan. The film stars Nita Naldi, Hubert Druce, Jack Mower, J.H. Gilmour, Arline Pretty, and Leeward Meeker. The film was released on November 13, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, the film starts with an 8-oar shell race between college teams. Later, there is a prison escape from Sing Sing, and then a murder on the steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in New York City (filmed at the actual cathedral while the congregation was leaving mass). A priest and crowd gather around the dying man, and the priest takes his confession. There are several plot twists. Cast *Nita Naldi as Grace Andrews *Hubert Druce as Tom Andrews *Jack Mower as Bill Reid *J.H. Gilmour as William Stuyvesant *Arline Pretty Arline Pretty (September 5, 1885 – April 14, 1978) was an American film actress of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Ross (film)
''Betsy Ross'' is a surviving 1917 American silent historical film starring Alice Brady and produced and distributed by her father William A. Brady. Plot As described in a film magazine, Betsy Griscome (Brady), against the wishes of her Quaker parents, keeps a tryst with a British officer, Clarence Vernon (Mayo), who promises to marry her upon his return. Clarissa (Cook), her sister, falls in love and marries Joseph Ashburn (Bowers), a trader. Suspecting Vernon of duplicity, Joseph and Vernon fight a duel and Vernon is struck down. A year later Betsy marries John Ross (Kennard), and upon his death she operates a little shop for a living. Here she shields her sister, who was driven from home when she could not produce her marriage certificate. Betsy is commissioned by General Washington (MacQuarrie) to make the first American flag and later is accused of harboring a spy - in reality, her sister's husband. The film ends happily when all relations are explained. Cast *Alice Brady as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Beneath as Rupert Brantley
* Eugenie Woodward as Mrs. Connolly
''The Woman Beneath'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Ethel Clayton, Crauford Kent and Isabel Berwin. Cast * Ethel Clayton as Betty Fairchild * Curtis Cooksey as Tom Connolly * Isabel Berwin as Mrs. Fairchild * Frank de Vernon as Mr. Fairchild * Crauford Kent Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent References External links * 1917 films 1917 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
