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Twixt Love And Ambition
''Twixt Love and Ambition'' is a 1912 silent film short produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and distributed by General Film Company. It starred Edwin August and actress Ormi Hawley. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.190 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Cast * - John Sterne * - Marie Wayne *Buster Johnson - Dan, John's Nephew and Ward *Jane Gail
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Siegmund Lubin
Siegmund Lubin (born Zygmunt Lubszyński, April 20, 1851 – September 11, 1923) was an American motion picture pioneer who founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (1902–1917) of Philadelphia. Biography Siegmund Lubin was born as Zygmunt Lubszyński, a son of Samuel Lubszyński and Rebeka Lubszyńska, Polish Jews, in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) or in Poznań on April 20, 1851. His father, a successful ophthalmologist, moved the family for economic reasons to Berlin soon after Zygmunt's birth. There young Zygmunt Germanicized the spelling of his first name to ''Siegmund''. He later graduated from the Heidelberg University and in 1876 emigrated to the United States, where he settled in Philadelphia and worked as an optometrist. Around 1881, he shortened his surname from the Polish Lubszyński to Lubin. He soon progressed to making his own camera and projector combination, which he sold. In 1896 he began distributing films for Thomas Edison. In 1897 he started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin August
Edwin August Phillip von der Butz (November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. August was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Christian Brothers College there. He acted in stock theater as leading man at the Imperial Theater in St. Louis. He went on to act on stage in New York. He appeared on Broadway in ''Mr. and Mrs. Daventry'' (1910). He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. He co-founded Eaco Films in 1914. He wrote novels under the pen name Montague Lawrence. August died in Hollywood, California. His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood. Partial filmography * ''The Welcome Burglar'' (1909, Short) * ''The House with Closed Shutters'' (1910, Short) * ''The Stars and Stripes'' (1910) - John Paul Jones, captain of the '' Bonhomme Richard'' * '' The Fugitive'' (1910, Short) - John - the Union Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormi Hawley
Ormetta Grace Hawley (February 21, 1889, Holyoke, Massachusetts—June 3, 1942, Rome, New York) was an American actress. Hawley attended the New England Conservatory of Music. She began her acting career in live theatre with a stock theater company in Boston before turning to the new silent film industry in 1911 with Lubin Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over her short film career she reportedly appeared in more than three hundred motion pictures, a large number of which would have been short films. She made her last film in 1919. Hawley was married to Charles Fulcher, with whom she operated a farm near Camden, New York, for the last 15 years of her life. She also painted portraits and wrote stories for children. She died in a hospital in Rome, New York, on June 3, 1942. Selected filmography *''Twixt Love and Ambition'' (1912) *'' Where Love Leads'' (1916) *''The Antics of Ann'' (1917) * ''Runaway Romany'' (1917) * ''The Ordeal of Rosetta'' (1918) *'' Mrs. Dane's Defens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Film Company
The General Film Company was a motion picture distribution company in the United States. Between 1909 and 1920, the company distributed almost 12,000 silent era motion pictures. Formation The General Film Company was formed by the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC) in an attempt to monopolize distribution. In 1909, the General Film Company tried to seize the equipment of independent distribution companies to discourage their activities. Conflict Using their control over several film patents, the General Film Company and MPPC tried to force independent distribution companies to sell out or lose their patent licenses. Competing organizations, such as the Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company, the National Independent Moving Picture Alliance and the Film Service Association, emerged to challenge the trust. By 1912, the power of the General Film Company had declined and the U.S. Justice Department started prosecution of the MPPC and the General Film Company under the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubin Manufacturing Company
The Lubin Manufacturing Company was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1896 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark. History The Lubin Manufacturing Company was formed in 1902 and incorporated in 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Siegmund Lubin. The company was the offspring of Lubin's film equipment and film distribution and production business, which began in 1896. Siegmund Lubin, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, was originally an optical and photography expert in Philadelphia but became intrigued with Thomas Edison's motion picture camera and saw the potential in selling similar equipment as well as in making films. Known as "Pop" Lubin, he constructed his own combined camera/projector he called a "Cineograph" and his lower price and marketing know-how brought reasonable success. In 1897 Lubin began making films for commercial release including ''Meet Me at the Fountain'' in 1904. Certain his busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains a conservation center in Culpeper, Virginia. The library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its "collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 470 languages." Congress moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800 after holding sessions for eleven years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. In both cities, members of the U.S. Congress had access to the sizable collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Gail
Jane Gail (August 16, 1890 – January 30, 1963), born Ethel S. Magee in Salem, New York, was an early American silent movie and stage actress. Biography Gail is best remembered for her role in the silent film ''Traffic in Souls'' (1913), and the adaptations of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1913), where she gained worldwide fame as Dr. Jekyll's (King Baggot) imperiled fiancée. She also appeared in the 1912 version of ''Jekyll and Hyde'', but as an extra. A veteran of 19 film appearances between 1912 and 1920, Gail first got her acting start on the Broadway stage, appearing in two productions, ''The Rack'' and ''The City''. She was only 30 years old when she made her last film, '' Bitter Fruit'' (1920). She never appeared on the silver screen after that. Gail died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on January 30, 1963. She was 72 years old. Partial filmography *''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1912) *''Twixt Love and Ambition'' (1912) *''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1913) *''Traffic in Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Short Films
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Films
The year 1912 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events * February – Babelsberg Studio outside Berlin begins operation with shooting of '' The Dance of the Dead'' (''Der Totentanz'') by Danish director Urban Gad starring Asta Nielsen (released September 7). * April 15 - The ''Titanic'', a British passenger liner, sinks in the Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 passengers. It is depicted in many works of popular culture, including films. * April 30 – Universal Film Manufacturing Company is founded in New York, the oldest surviving film studio in the United States. * May 8 – Famous Players Film Company, the forerunner of Paramount Pictures, is founded by Adolph Zukor. * May 18 – ''Shree Pundalik'' by Dadasaheb Torne, the first Indian film, is released. * June 8 – New York Motion Picture Company is merged with Universal, giving Universal a studio in Edendale, Los Angeles. * July 4 – Mack Sennett, who has previously worked as an actor and comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Silent Short Films
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American Black-and-white Films
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