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The Lady (1925 Film)
''The Lady'' is a 1925 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and directed by Frank Borzage.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Lady'' at silentera.com. Retrieved January 17, 2011. Talmadge's own production company produced the film with distribution by First National Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Polly Pearl (Talmadge) English hall singer, marries Leonard St. Aubyns (MacDonald), scion of nobility. Leonard loses what little money he has left gambling in casinos. She comes to lose his love when his father (Hurst) casts him out. She ekes out a living in a dingy French cafe as a singer. The elder St. Aubyns ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage (; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing '' 7th Heaven'' (1927), '' Street Angel'' (1928), '' Bad Girl'' (1931), '' A Farewell to Arms'' (1932), ''Man's Castle'' (1933), '' History Is Made at Night'' (1937), ''The Mortal Storm'' (1940) and ''Moonrise'' (1948). Biography Borzage's father, Luigi Borzaga, was born in Ronzone (then Austrian Empire, now Italy) in 1859. As a stonemason, he sometimes worked in Switzerland; he met his future wife, Maria Ruegg (1860, , Switzerland1947, Los Angeles), where she worked in a silk factory. Borzaga emigrated to Hazleton, Pennsylvania]in the early 1880s, where he worked as a coal miner. He brought his fiancée to the United States, and they married in Hazleton in 1883. Their first child, Henry, was born in 1885. The Borzaga family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Frank Borzage was born in 1894, and the family remained there until 1919. The couple h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hackathorne
George Hackathorne (February 13, 1896 – June 25, 1940) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1939. Hackathorne was born and educated in Pendleton, Oregon. Despite his mother's wishes that he get a college education, he chose to be an actor. He began his career as a child actor in stock theater, after which he performed in vaudeville. He and his brother had a dramatic act that toured the United States. On June 25, 1940, Hackathorne died in Hollywood, California, at age 44. He was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Partial filmography * ''Oliver Twist'' (1916) * ''Tom Sawyer'' (1917) - Sid Sawyer * '' Huck and Tom'' (1918) - Sid Sawyer * ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' (1918) - Amarilly's Brother (uncredited) * ''A Law Unto Herself'' (1918) - Bertrand Von Klassner at age 20 * ''The Heart of Humanity'' (1918) - Louis Patricia * ''Sue of the South'' (1919) - Shad Peters * '' Josselyn's Wife'' (1919) - Joe Latimer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Slavery
White slavery (also white slave trade or white slave trafficking) refers to the slavery of Europeans, whether by non-Europeans (such as West Asians and North Africa, North Africans), or by other Europeans (for example naval galley slaves or the Vikings' thralls). Slaves of European origin were present in ancient Rome and the Ottoman Empire. Many different types of white people were enslaved. On the European continent under feudalism, there were various forms of status applying to people (such as serfdom, serf, bordar, villein, Vagrancy (people)#United Kingdom, vagabond and Serfdom#Slaves, slave) who were indentured servitude, indentured or forced to labor without pay. Under History of slavery under Muslim rule, Muslim rule, the Arab slave trades that included Caucasian race, Caucasian captives were often fueled by raids into European territories or were taken as children in the form of a Devshirme, blood tax from the families of citizens of Ottoman territories in Europe, conqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prostitution
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in Sex work, sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penetrative sex, oral sex, etc.) with the customer. The requirement of physical contact Prostitution#Medical situation, also creates the risk of transferring diseases. Prostitution is sometimes described as sexual services, commercial sex or, colloquially, hooking. It is sometimes referred to euphemistically as "the world's oldest profession" in the English-speaking world. A person who works in this field is called a prostitute, or more inclusively, a sex worker. Prostitution occurs in a variety of forms, and prostitution law, its legal status varies from Prostitution by country, country to country (sometimes from region to region within a given country), ranging from being an enforced or unenforced crime, to unregulated, to a regulated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion Picture Association
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) and known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from 1945 until September 2019, its original goal was to ensure the viability of the American film industry. In addition, the MPA established guidelines for film content which resulted in the creation of the Motion Picture Production Code in 1930. This code, also known as the Hays Code, was replaced by a voluntary film rating system in 1968, which is managed by the Classification and Rating Administration (CARA). The MPA has advocated for the motion picture and television industry, with the goals of promoting effective copyright protection, reducing piracy, and expanding market access. It has worked to curb copyright infringement, including attempts to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Durkin
Trent "Junior" Durkin (July 2, 1915 – May 4, 1935) was an American stage and film actor. Career Trent Bernard Durkin was born in New York City in 1915. He began his acting career in theater as a child. Durkin first appeared in films in 1930, playing the role of Huckleberry Finn in ''Tom Sawyer'' (1930) and in ''Huckleberry Finn'' (1931), both times with Jackie Coogan playing Tom Sawyer. Under contract to RKO Radio Pictures, he was cast in a series of "B" films in comedy roles that capitalized on his gangly appearance. He co-starred in ''Hell's House'' (1932) with then newcomer Bette Davis. RKO began grooming him for more adult roles. In his final film, '' Chasing Yesterday'' (1935) starring Anne Shirley, he was billed as Trent Durkin. Death In 1935, Durkin was returning from a hunting trip in Mexico with Jackie Coogan and three others, including Coogan's father, Charles Jones (manager of the Coogan Ranch) and writer Robert Horner. Coogan's father had to swerve to avoid colli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Risdon
Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later years in films she switched to playing character parts. Biography Born in London as Daisy Cartwright Risdon, the daughter of John Jenkins Risdon and Martha Harrop Risdon, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in 1918 with high honours. She attracted the attention of George Bernard Shaw and was cast as the lead in his biggest plays. Besides her performances for Shaw, she was leading lady for actors including George Arliss, Otis Skinner, and William Faversham. She was also under contract with the Theatre Guild for many years. Risdon's film debut came in England, where she made 13 silent films. She came to the United States in 1912, and her first film with sound was ''Guard That Girl'' (1935). Her Broadway credits include ''Lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Nash (actress)
Mary Nash (born Mary Honora Ryan; August 15, 1884 – December 3, 1976) was an American actress. Early life Mary and her younger sister, author/actress Florence, were born to James H. Ryan, a lawyer, and his wife, Ellen Frances (née McNamara). The sisters adopted the surname of their stepfather, Philip F. Nash, a vaudeville booking executive, who married their mother after the death of their father. Fortuitously, the name change would avoid conflict with actress Mary Ryan, who achieved Broadway popularity before Nash. Nash attended the Convent of St. Anne in Montreal and trained for acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Nash was Catholic. Stage and film career She was a stage actress in New York and London, and vaudeville. After brief appearances as a dancer at the Herald Square Theatre in 1904, she made her off-Broadway debut on Christmas Day 1905 as Leonora Dunbar in James M. Barrie's ''Alice-Sit-by-the-Fire'', which starred Ethel Barrymore. She remained with Barrym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Theatre (41st Street)
The Empire Theatre in New York City was a prominent Broadway theatre in the first half of the twentieth century. History The Empire Theatre opened in 1893 with a performance of ''The Girl I Left Behind Me'' by David Belasco. In February 1927 actress Gail Kane and others were arrested following a performance of '' The Captive'', which was considered indecent and a violation of Section 1140A of the New York City Criminal Code. The Empire continued to present both original plays and revivals, including the English premiere of ''The Threepenny Opera'' in 1933, until 1953. Its final show, ''The Time of the Cuckoo'', closed May 30, 1953 after 263 performances. In the same month, the theatre hosted a benefit celebrating the sixty-year history of the Empire. After the theatre's closure and before its demolition, Robert Porterfield salvaged many of its interior furnishings for use at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. Items removed by Porterfield included seats, paintings, lightin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Talmadge And Wallace MacDonald In The Lady 01
Norma may refer to: * Norma (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Astronomy *Norma (constellation) * 555 Norma, a minor asteroid *Cygnus Arm or Norma Arm, a spiral arm in the Milky Way galaxy Geography *Norma, Lazio, a city in the province of Latina, Italy *Norma, Tibet Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Norma'' (album), by Mon Laferte * ''Norma'' (journal), in men's studies * ''Norma'' (opera), by Vincenzo Bellini * ''Norma'' (play), by Henrik Ibsen *Grupo Editorial Norma, a Colombian publishing house *Norma Editorial, a comics publishing company in Spain, unrelated to Grupo Editorial Norma *''Norma'', a 1942 sculpture by Abram Belskie *''Norma'', a novel by Vladimir Sorokin Tropical storms * Tropical Storm Norma (1970) * Hurricane Norma (1974) * Hurricane Norma (1981) * Hurricane Norma (1987) * Tropical Storm Norma (1993) * Tropical Storm Norma (2005) Other uses * ''Norma'' (AK-86), a never-commissioned U.S. Navy cargo vessel * Norma (supermark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Seddon
Margaret Seddon (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. Biography She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951. Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress Margaret McWade. In 1936, they reprised their roles in the film '' Mr Deeds Goes to Town''. On Broadway, Seddon performed in ''Modern Marriage'' (1911) and ''The Things That Count'' (1913). She was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Selected filmography * '' The Dawn of a Tomorrow'' (1915) - Polly * '' The Old Homestead'' (1915) - Rickety Ann * ''Miss Robinson Crusoe'' (1917) - Aunt Eloise * '' The Girl Without A Soul'' (1917) - Henrietta Hateman * '' The Land of Promise'' (1917) - Miss Pringle * ''The Unveiling Hand'' (1919) - Mrs. Bellamy * ''The Country Cousin'' (1919) - Mrs. Howitt * ''The Miracle of Money'' (1920) - Patricia Hodges * ''Wings of Pride'' (1920) - Mrs. Prentice * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc McDermott
Marcus McDermott (also credited as Marc MacDermott; 24 July 1871 – 5 January 1929) was an Australian actor who starred on Broadway and in over 180 American films from 1909 until his death.Nick Murphy at the Forgotten Australian Actors website, 12 November, 2019Detroit Free Press, 6 January, 1909. "Movie Pioneer is dead at 60." 13 November, 2019 Early life and career McDermott was born in Goulburn, New South Wales to Irish parents and he attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview in Sydney. Later, while working as a hairdresser in central Sydney, McDermott took an active interest in amateur theatricals. In 1899 he was discovered by illustrious stage actor George Rignold, and he traveled on an extended Australian tour with Rignold’s company. In mid-1902 McDermott traveled to New York via Canada, joining Mrs Patrick Campbell’s a company soon after and appearing on Broadway, as Sir George Orreyed in ''The Second Mrs. Tanqeray''. In mid-1903 he traveled to England with Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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