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The Crab (film)
''The Crab'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Walter Edwards (director), Walter Edwards and starring child actress Thelma Salter and actor Frank Keenan. Its production was supervised by Thomas H. Ince with distribution by Triangle Film Corporation. Cast *Thelma Salter as Ivy Marten *Frank Keenan as Foster Borrum *Ernest Butterworth as 'Warts' Warner *Gertrude Claire as Mrs. Borrum *J. P. Lockney as Jim Owens *Tom Guise as 'Doc' Wingate (credited as Thomas Guise) *Aggie Herring as Townswoman (uncredited) Preservation status Prints of ''The Crab'' are preserved in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection and the French archive Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy. References External links * *Lobby poster {{DEFAULTSORT:Crab, The 1917 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Edwards (director)
Walter Edwards (January 8, 1870 – April 12, 1920), was an American director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 46 films during his career. Edwards initially work at the Elitch Theatre was as a director in 1896, but he later returned for multiple seasons as an actor in the summer stock cast. "In 1896, Mrs. Elitch signed J. H. Huntley to direct a resident stock company... After six weeks of melodrama, however, and a few unsatisfactory notices, the organization of the company was changed. Huntley, who was not very popular with audiences or with newspaper reviewers, was replaced by Walter Edwards." On July 12, 1896, Edwards started as director and his first play was J. K. Tillotson's ''A Gilded Crime''. The newspaper review stated: "Walter Edwards' presence has strengthened the company materially..." Between 1897 and 1908 Edwards was a regular of the Elitch Theatre summer stock cast. ''Commenting on his leading roles in 1898, Mary Elitch remembered,'' "Walter Edwards headed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |