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The Desperate Game
''The Desperate Game'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Franz and Milburn Morante. It stars Pete Morrison, Lew Meehan, and Bert Lindley. Cast * Pete Morrison as Jim Wesley * Dolores Gardner as Marguerite Grayson * Jim Welch as Mr. Wesley - Jim's Father * Jere Austin as Mel Larrimer * J.P. Lockney as Adam Grayson * Al Richmond as Montana McGraw * Virginia Warwick as Belle Deane * Lew Meehan as Bat Grayson * Milburn Morante as Shinney * Merrill McCormick William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick ap ... as Luke Grayson * Bert Lindley as Pat Davis References External links * * * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Milburn Morante American black-and-white films Films directed by Joseph Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Franz (director)
Joseph J. Franz (October 12, 1883 – September 9, 1970) was an actor and film director during the silent film era in the United States. Franz was born in Utica, New York. He died in Los Angeles in 1970. He was sometimes credited as Joseph J. Franz.https://books.google.com/books?id=iqIYAQAAIAAJ&q=joseph+franz+silent+film+actor+and+director+"utica"&dq=joseph+franz+silent+film+actor+and+director+"utica"&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi82q_YldXhAhWwneAKHbcfCSEQ6AEIJjAA page 181 He features in a Frontier (studio), Frontier advertisement with two of the studio's other stars. Franz acted on stage in stock theater for three years before he began acting in films. Filmography Actor *''Honor the Law'' (1938), a 39 installment series of 15 minute episodes *''Good Dame'' (1934) as Detective Scanlon (credited as Joseph J. Franz) *''Easy Come, Easy Go (1928 film), Easy Come, Easy Go'' (1928) as a detective *''The Devil's Trail'' (1919) (credited as J.J. France) *''The Mints of Hell '' (1919) as Sgt. Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Warwick
Virginia Warwick (born in 1903) was an actress in silent films. She had several starring roles including in ''Ace of Cactus Range'' (1924). Biography Warwick's early education came in her birthplace of St. Louis; her later schooling came in Los Angeles. A high school athlete, she became one of Mack Sennett's bathing beauties. After being a Sennett Bathing Beauty, Warwick starred opposite Frank Merrill in '' Reckless Speed'' (1925) and ''A Gentleman Roughneck''. In October 1924, Warwick married actor and comedian Jimmie Adams. In 1923, Warwick sued to enjoin Virginia Helen Warrick from using ''Virginia Warrick'' as a professional name. Partial filmography *'' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921) as Chichí * ''Hands Off!'' (1921) * ''Boomerang Justice'' (1922) * ''Pioneer's Gold'' (1924) * '' Reckless Speed'' (1924) * ''South of the Equator'' (1924) *''The Vagabond Trail'' (1924) as Nellie Le Brun *'' The Danger Rider'' (1924) *''Ace of Cactus Range'' (1924) *''Wild We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920s English-language Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent American Western (genre) Films
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Films Directed By Joseph Franz
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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Films Directed By Milburn Morante
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Pictures Films
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1926 Western (genre) Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipkno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Films
The following is an overview of 1926 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1926 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February – The oldest surviving animated feature film is released in the Weimar Republic, directed by Lotte Reiniger. It is called ''The Adventures of Prince Achmed'' (''Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed''). *August 5 – Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, ''Don Juan''. The Vitaphone system uses multiple rpm gramophone records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back music and sound effects synchronized with film. *August 23 – Rudolph Valentino, whose film ''The Son of the Sheik'' was currently playing, dies at the age of 31 in New York. Riots occur at the funeral parlor as thousands of people try to see his body. *October 7 – Warner Brothers release the second Vitaphone film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrill McCormick
William Merrill McCormick (February 5, 1892 – August 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1916 and 1953. William Merrill McCormick was born on February 5, 1892, in Denver, Colorado. McCormick appeared in films like ''The Last Chance'' (1926) as Black Bart, ''The Prisoner of Shark Island'', '' Oh, Susanna!'', ''Heroes of the Alamo'' as one of the Alamo's defenders, ''Stagecoach'', ''Dodge City'', ''Man of Conquest'', ''Dick Tracy's G-Men'', ''San Antonio'', and '' Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory''. His television appearances included ''The Cisco Kid'', ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'', and ''The Gene Autry Show''. McCormick died in San Gabriel, California from a heart attack. Selected filmography * 49-'17'' (1917) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''Something New'' (1920) - Agrilla Gorgez - the Bandit * ''Hands Off!'' (1921) - Tony Alviro * ''Red Courage'' (1921) - Percy Gibbons * ''Robin Hood'' (1922) - Henchman to Prince John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jere Austin
Jere Austin (1876–1927) was an American silent film actor from Minnesota. He was born John Van Akin Austin and he began in films in 1914 and made his last appearance in Cecil B. DeMille's ''King of Kings'' (1927). Austin had entered films with the Kalem Company. Austin died of cancer.''Who Was Who on Screen'' p.17 2nd Edition c.1977 Evelyn Mack Truitt.. Filmography *''Chest of Fortune'' (1914) short *''Wolfe; Or, The Conquest of Quebec'' (1914) *''Nina o' the Theatre'' (1914) short *''The Weakling'' (1914) short *''The Old Army Coat'' (1914) short *''Kit, The Arkansaw Traveler'' (1914) short *''The Green Rose'' (1914) short *''The Viper'' (1914) short *''Fate's Midnight Hour'' (1914) short *''The Lynbrook Tragedy'' (1914) short *''The Riddle of the Green Umbrella'' (1914) short *''The Theft of the Crown Jewels'' (1914) short *''The Price of Silence'' (1914) short *''The School for Scandal'' (1914) short *''The Mayor's Secretary'' (1914) short *''Cast Up by the Sea'' (1915) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
