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The Guilty Man
''The Guilty Man'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring William Garwood, Vivian Reed, and Gloria Hope. The film was based on a play by Charles Klein. Plot As described in a film magazine, Marie Dubois (Reed), deserted by her lover before the birth of her child, marries Flambon (French), who is cruel and heartless. When her daughter Claudine (Hope) reaches womanhood, Flambon forces her to sing in his cafe and then endeavors her to marry one of his creditors. Marie interferes and Flambon takes hold of her by the throat. Claudine, fearing for her mother's safety, kills him. She is arrested and taken before the grand prosecutor, who discovers that Claudine is really his own child. During the trial he enforces the same rigidity which have characterized his other trials, but in the end confesses that he is the girl's father, resigns his position, and places himself at the mercy of the public. He is allowed to go free and solemnly promises to ...
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Irvin Willat
Irvin V. Willat (November 18, 1890 – April 17, 1976) was an American film director of the silent film era. A short biography reprinted from ''Blue Book of the Screen'' (1923). He directed 39 films between 1917 and 1937. Early in his career Willat worked as a cinematographer on several films. His older brother Edwin Willat (1882–1950) was cinematographer on several silent films. Partial filmography * ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1914) *''The Guilty Man'' (1918) *''The Law of the North'' (1918) *''The False Faces'' (1919) *''Rustling a Bride'' (1919) *''A Daughter of the Wolf'' (1919) *''The Grim Game'' (1919) *'' Behind the Door'' (1919) *'' Below the Surface'' (1920) *'' Down Home'' (1920) * ''Partners of the Tide'' (1921) * ''Fifty Candles'' (1921) * '' The Face of the World'' (1921) *'' The Siren Call'' (1922) *'' On the High Seas'' (1922) *'' Pawned'' (1922) *''All the Brothers Were Valiant'' (1923) *'' Fog Bound'' (1923) * ''Three Miles Out'' (1924) *'' Heritage of the Des ...
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John Steppling (actor)
John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany – 5 April 1932 in Hollywood, California) was a German-American silent film actor. He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928. He is also credited with directing 7 films. He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling. Selected filmography * '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' (1913) * '' Caprice'' (1913) * ''When a Woman Waits'' (1914) * '' The Beggar Child'' (1914) * ''The Archeologist'' (1914) * '' A Slice of Life'' (1914) * '' The Final Impulse'' (1914) * '' Damaged Goods'' (1914) * ''This Is th' Life'' (1914) * '' The Butterfly'' (1914) * ''The Lure of the Sawdust'' (1914) * ''The Resolve'' (1915) * '' The Promise'' (1917) * '' A Man's Man'' (1918) * ''The Guilty Man'' (1918) * ''Good Night, Paul'' (1918) * ''The Road Through the Dark'' (1918) * ''Fools and Their Money'' (1919) * ''Luck in Pawn'' (1919) * ''Sick Abed'' (1920) * '' Num ...
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1918 Lost Films
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Soviet Russia, Sweden, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) is formed in the Russian SFSR and Soviet Union. * January 18 - The Historic Concert ...
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Lost American Films
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Films Directed By Irvin Willat
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Paramount Pictures Films
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American Films Based On Plays
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American Black-and-white Films
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American Silent Feature Films
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Silent American 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 (1918 film), 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 Travers ...
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1918 Drama Films
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" ( influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Soviet Russia, Sweden, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) is formed in the Russian SFSR and Soviet Union. * January 18 - The Histo ...
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