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The High Sign (1917 Film)
''The High Sign'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Agnes Vernon and Hayward Mack.Parish & Pitts p.71 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Donald Bruce * Agnes Vernon as Hulda Maroff * Hayward Mack as Prince Arnoff * Nellie Allen as Vonia Grayley * Ed Brady as Hugo Mackensen * Mark Fenton as Ivan Posloff * Frank MacQuarrie as Metwer * Albert MacQuarrie Albert MacQuarrie (January 8, 1882, San Francisco – February 17, 1950, California) was an American silent film actor. He was signed in 1912 and starred in about 70 films before his retirement. He starred with William Garwood in films suc ... as Nickelob References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American writer, director and actor from the early silent days. A collaborator of D.W. Griffith, he appeared in ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915) and ''Intolerance'' (1916) before giving up acting in 1917 to concentrate on work behind the camera, with Griffith and Joseph Henabery as his mentors. His first feature-length solo effort as a director was ''The Flame of Youth'' with Jack Mulhall. Clifton honed his talents during the late 1910s, directing vehicles for Mulhall and Herbert Rawlinson at Universal and then for Dorothy Gish for Famous Players-Lasky. Two of his projects with Gish, '' Nobody Home'' and ''Nugget Nell'', featured performances from pre-stardom Rudolph Valentino. Most of this early output has been lost. He was the first filmmaker to discover the talents of Clara Bow, whom he cast in '' Down to the Sea in Ships'', released on March 4, 1923. The independently produced film was well reviewed for its visual au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank MacQuarrie
Frank MacQuarrie (January 27, 1875 in San Francisco – December 25, 1950 in Los Angeles) was an American silent film actor. He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie, George MacQuarrie and Murdock MacQuarrie. Filmography * '' The Black Box'' (1915) .... Craig * ''Jane's Declaration of Independence'' (1915) * ''His Beloved Violin'' (1915) * ''Haunting Winds'' (1915) * ''The Mystery of the Tapestry Room'' (1915) * ''Every Man's Money'' (1915) * ''The Kiss of Dishonor'' (1915) * ''Graft'' (1915) * ''Just Plain Folks'' (1916) * ''The Pool of Flame'' (1916) .... Des Trebes * ''The Desperado'' (1916) * ''Two Men of Sandy Bar'' (1916) .... Old Morton * ''The Crimson Yoke'' (1916) .... Luridi * ''The Social Slave'' (1916) * ''Priscilla's Prisoner'' (1916) * ''The Secret of the Swamp'' (1916) .... Deacon Todd * ''From Broadway to a Throne'' (1916) .... Heldone * ''A Daughter of the Night'' (1916) * '' The Decoy'' (1916) * ''Society's Hypocrites'' (1916) * ''The Voice on the Wire'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Pictures Films
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