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The City Of Purple Dreams (1918 Film)
''The City of Purple Dreams'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Tom Santschi, Bessie Eyton, and Fritzi Brunette.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66 Cast * Tom Santschi as Daniel Fitzhugh * Bessie Eyton as Kathlyn Otis * Fritzi Brunette as Esther Strom * Harry Lonsdale as Henry Hunt * Frank Clark as Symington Otis * Allan Sears as Olaf Nikolay * Lafe McKee as Pat Kelly * Fred Huntley as Thomas Quigg * William Scott as Artie Sparkle * Eugenie Besserer Eugenie Besserer ( – May 29, 1934) was an American actress who starred in silent films and features of the early sound motion-picture era, beginning in 1910. Her most prominent role is that of the title character's mother in the first talkie ... * Cecil Holland References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1918 films 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Campbell (director)
James Colin Campbell (11 October 1859 – 26 August 1928) was a Scottish-born film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 170 films between 1911 and 1924. He also wrote for 60 films between 1911 and 1922. He was born in Scotland, and died in Hollywood, California. Campbell married actress Blanche Crozier on March 2, 1912.California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980. California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com Selected filmography * ''Brown of Harvard (1911 film), Brown of Harvard'' (1911) * ''An Assisted Elopement (1912 Selig film), An Assisted Elopement'' (1912) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo (1912 film), The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1912) * ''Alas! Poor Yorick!'' (1913) * ''A Wise Old Elephant'' (1913) * ''Wamba A Child of the Jungle'' (1913) * ''The Spoilers (1914 film), The Spoilers'' (1914) * ''Shotgun Jones'' (1914) * ''Chip of the Flying U (1914 film), Chip of the Flying U'' (1914) * ''The Ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Sears
Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s. He was noted for his tall stature. Biography Sears was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Harry Sears and Alice Gould. He started acting on camera around 1914, after getting his start on the stage in theater and as an opera singer. In Hollywood, appeared in a number of D. W. Griffith's films alongside actress Mary Miles Minter. He took some time away from Hollywood to recuperate from an illness in the early 1920s, returning a few years later to play character roles. He died in Los Angeles in 1942, and was survived by his daughter, Zaida. Selected filmography * ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915) * ''The Absentee'' (1915) * ''The Penitentes'' (1915) * ''Martyrs of the Alamo'' (1915) * '' Sold for Marriage'' (1916) * ''Reggie Mixes In'' (1916) * ''Hell-to-Pay Austin'' (1916) * ''Intolerance'' (1916) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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Silent American Drama Films
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American Silent Feature Films
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1910s English-language Films
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1918 Drama Films
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1918 Films
The year 1918 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events *January 27 – Tarzan makes his film debut in ''Tarzan of the Apes''. *March 10 – Warner Bros. release their first produced picture, ''My Four Years in Germany''. *July – The animated ''The Sinking of the Lusitania'' is one of the first examples of animation being used for something other than comedy. *Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the Motion Picture Patents Company disbands. *Louis B. Mayer arrives in Los Angeles and forms Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation. *28 mm safety standard film, designed by Alexander Victor, becomes one of the earliest film formats to use "safety film" film base, bases in order to safeguard the amateur market against nitrate fires. Top-grossing films (U.S.) Notable films released in 1918 Argentina *''Buenos Aires tenebroso'', directed by Juan Glize *''En un día de gloria'', directed by Mario Gallo and Alberto Traversa *''La garra porteña'', direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Holland
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Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer ( – May 29, 1934) was an American actress who starred in silent films and features of the early sound motion-picture era, beginning in 1910. Her most prominent role is that of the title character's mother in the first talkie film, ''The Jazz Singer''. Early life Born in Marseilles, France, Besserer attended the Convent of Notre Dame in Ottawa, Ontario. She was taken by her parents to Ottawa as a girl, and spent her childhood there. She was left an orphan and escaped from her guardians at the age of 12. She came to New York City and arrived at Grand Central Station with only 25 cents (Canadian currency, equivalent to US$0.34 at the time) in her pocket. She managed to locate a former governess, with the assistance of a street car conductor, who helped Eugenie locate an uncle, with whom she lived. She continued her education there. Career Besserer's initial theatrical experience came with McKee Rankin when the producer had Nance O'Neill as a star. Soon, she ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Scott (actor)
William Scott (August 1, 1893 – August 22, 1967) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 90 films between 1913 and 1934. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' (1918) * ''The Still Alarm'' (1918) * '' The City of Purple Dreams'' (1918) * ''Thieves'' (1919) * '' Who's Your Servant?'' (1920) * ''The Mother of His Children'' (1920) * '' Jackie'' (1921) * ''Hickville to Broadway'' (1921) * '' A Voice in the Dark'' (1921) * ''Deserted at the Altar'' (1922) * '' Alias Julius Caesar'' (1922) * '' Only a Shop Girl'' (1922) * ''His Last Race'' (1923) *''The Fourth Musketeer'' (1923) * '' Yesterday's Wife'' (1923) * ''Innocence'' (1923) * ''Not a Drum Was Heard'' (1924) * '' Against All Odds'' (1924) * ''Dante's Inferno'' (1924) * '' Beyond the Border'' (1925) * '' After Business Hours'' (1925) * '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1925) * ''The Great Jewel Robbery'' (1925) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Huntley
Fred Huntley (29 August 1862 in London, England – 1 November 1931 in Hollywood, California) was an English silent film actor and director. Fred Huntley made his theater debut at London's Covent Garden in 1879. After years as the leading man with the Carleton Opera Company, Huntley entered the film business as a writer and director for the Selig Polyscope Company in 1912. Filmography Actor * ''The Still Alarm'' (1911) * ''The Herders'' (1911) * ''Stability vs. Nobility'' (1911) * ''The Novice'' (1911) * ''Told in the Sierras'' (1911) * ''The New Faith'' (1911) * ''The White Medicine Man'' (1911) - Medicine Man * ''It Happened in the West'' (1911) * ''The Profligate'' (1911) * ''The Old Captain'' (1911) * ''Slick's Romance'' (1911) * ''Their Only Son'' (1911) * ''A Turkish Cigarette'' (1911) * ''The Regeneration of Apache Kid'' (1911) * ''The Blacksmith's Love'' (1911) * ''The Rival Stage Lines'' (1911) * ''The Artist's Sons'' (1911) * ''Making a Man of Him'' (1911) * ''On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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