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The Noose (film)
''The Noose'' is an American silent drama film adaptation of the Willard Mack play '' The Noose'', which was released in 1928. It stars Richard Barthelmess, Montagu Love, Robert Emmett O'Connor, and Thelma Todd. The movie was adapted by Garrett Graham and James T. O'Donohoe from the play. It was directed by John Francis Dillon and Richard Barthelmess's performance was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film survives at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The play was also the basis of the Paramount Pictures film ''I'd Give My Life'' (1936). Cast *Richard Barthelmess as Nickie Elkins *Montagu Love as Buck Gordon *Robert Emmett O'Connor as Jim Conley *Jay Eaton as Tommy *Lina Basquette as Dot *Thelma Todd as Phyllis *Ed Brady as Seth McMillan *Fred Warren as Dave, Pianist *Alice Joyce as Mrs. Bancroft *Will Walling as Warden (credited as William Walling) *Robert T. Haines as Governor *Ernest Hilliard as Craig *Emile Chautard as Priest *Romaine Fielding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Francis Dillon (director)
John Francis Dillon (July 13, 1884 – April 4, 1934) was an American film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 130 films between 1914 and 1934. He also appeared in 74 films between 1914 and 1931. He was born in New York, New York, was a brother of Robert A. Dillon, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. He was married to the actress Edith Hallor. Partial filmography * ''Dough and Dynamite'' (1914) * ''Indiscreet Corinne'' (1917) * '' Suds'' (1920) * '' The Plaything of Broadway'' (1921) * ''The Cub Reporter'' (1922) * ''The Yellow Stain'' (1922) * '' Flaming Youth'' (1923) * '' Double Dealing'' (1923) (actor) * ''The Self-Made Wife'' (1923) * '' The Broken Violin'' (1923) * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1924) * ''Flirting with Love'' (1924) * ''The Perfect Flapper'' (1924) * ''The Half-Way Girl'' (1925) * ''We Moderns'' (1925) * '' The Test of Donald Norton'' (1926) (actor) * ''Don Juan's Three Nights'' (1926) * '' Midnight Lovers'' (1926) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Actor
The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Actress winner. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 with Emil Jannings receiving the award for his roles in '' The Last Command'' (1928) and ''The Way of All Flesh'' (1927). Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy. In the first three years of the awards, actors were nominated as the best in their categories. At that time, all of their work during the qualifying period (as many as three films, in some cases) was listed after the award. During the third ceremony in 1930, only one of those films was cited in each winner' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William B
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola D'Avril
Yola d'Avril (8 April 1906 – 2 March 1984) was a French-American actress, who appeared in numerous productions between 1925 and 1953. She was also known as Yola Vermairion and Yola d'Avril Montiague. Biography d'Avril was born in Lille, France, and died in Port Hueneme, California as Yola d'Avril Montiague. During World War I, her family relocated to Paris. After her father died in 1923, she moved to Los Angeles. She appeared in MGM's adventure film, ''Tarzan and His Mate'' with Italian actor Paul Porcasi as her father, Monsieur Feronde. Partial filmography * ''The Dressmaker from Paris'' (1925) - Mannequin (uncredited) * ''The War Horse'' (1927) - Yvonne * ''Orchids and Ermine'' (1927) - Telephone Operator * ''The Tender Hour'' (1927) - Cabaret Girl * ''Hard-Boiled Haggerty'' (1927) - Cafe Dancer * '' Smile, Brother, Smile'' (1927) - Daisy * '' American Beauty'' (1927) - Telephone Girl * '' The Valley of the Giants'' (1927) - Felice * '' The Noose'' (1928) - Cabaret Girl * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romaine Fielding
Romaine Fielding (born William Grant Blandin; May 22, 1867 – December 15, 1927) was an American actor, screenwriter, and silent film director known for his dramatic westerns. He was also known as Royal A. Blandin. Early life and stage career Fielding was born in Riceville, Iowa, the son of Chester John Blandin and Almeda Bacon. He was raised by his grandparents. Although without medical training, at one time he ran a medical practice in Kansas City, Missouri. He prospected for gold in Alaska, where he made friends with Jack London and Rex Beach, both of whom would influence his work in films. He also worked as a travel agent, machinist and railway engineer before becoming an actor under the name of Romaine Fielding. Prior to 1908, Fielding acted in stock theater with the Morosco company in San Francisco and the Castle Square company in Boston. Film career Fielding worked for the Solax Film Company of New York before joining Philadelphia-based Lubin Studios in November 1911 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Chautard
Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detectives'' (1929), a children's novel *"Emil", nickname of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration (1982–1999) *''Emil i Lönneberga'', a series of children's novels by Astrid Lindgren Military *Emil (tank), a Swedish tank developed in the 1950s * Sturer Emil, a German tank destroyer People *Emil (given name), including a list of people with the given name ''Emil'' or ''Emile'' *Aquila Emil (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer Other * ''Emile'' (film), a Canadian film made in 2003 by Carl Bessai *Emil (river), in China and Kazakhstan See also * * *Aemilius (other) *Emilio (other) *Emílio (other) *Emilios (other) Emilios, or Aimilios, (Greek: Αιμίλιος) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Hilliard
Ernest Hilliard (January 31, 1890 – September 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1921 and 1947. He was born in New York City and died in Santa Monica, California, from a heart attack. Selected filmography * ''Tropical Love'' (1921) * ''The Matrimonial Web'' (1921) * '' Silver Wings'' (1922) * ''Evidence'' (1922) * '' Who Are My Parents?'' (1922) * ''Married People'' (1922) * ''Love's Old Sweet Song'' (1923) * '' Man and Wife'' (1923) * ''Modern Marriage'' (1923) * '' The Recoil'' (1924) * ''Trouping with Ellen'' (1924) * ''Galloping Hoofs'' (1924) * ''Broadway Lady'' (1925) * ''White Mice'' (1926) * ''The Frontier Trail'' (1926) * ''Forest Havoc'' (1926) * '' The High Flyer'' (1926) * '' Winning the Futurity'' (1926) * '' Broadway After Midnight'' (1927) * '' Let It Rain'' (1927) * ''The Midnight Watch'' (1927) * ''The Scorcher'' (1927) * ''The Racing Fool'' (1927) * ''The Wheel of Destiny'' (1927) * ''The Silent Hero'' (1927) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Walling
William Walling (June 2, 1872 – March 5, 1932) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1932. He is known for his role as the railroad president in the 1926 film '' The Great K & A Train Robbery'', which starred Tom Mix. He died in California, aged 59. He was married to actress Effie (Bond) Walling and was the father of actor and photographer Richard Walling AKA William Walling Jr. Before he acted in films, Walling traveled the United States performing with stock theater companies. Partial filmography * '' The Killer'' (1921) * '' The Little Minister'' (1921) * '' North of the Rio Grande'' (1922) * ''The Village Blacksmith'' (1922) * ''While Satan Sleeps'' (1922) * '' His Back Against the Wall'' (1922) * ''The Ladder Jinx'' (1922) * ''Nobody's Money'' (1923) * '' North of Hudson Bay'' (1923) * '' Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model'' (1924) * '' The Iron Horse'' (1924) * ''In Love with Love'' (1924) * '' The Clash of the Wolves'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Joyce
Alice Joyce Brown ( Joyce; October 1, 1890 – October 9, 1955) was an American actress who appeared in more than 200 films during the 1910s and 1920s. She is known for her roles in the 1923 film '' The Green Goddess'' and its 1930 remake of the same name.Golden, Eve. ''Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars''. McFarland&Company, , 2001, p. 65. Early life and career beginnings Alice Joyce was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to John Edward and Vallie Olive McIntyre Joyce. She had a brother, Francis "Frank" Joyce, who was 2 years younger and who later became an entertainment manager. Her father was a smelter of Irish and French ancestry and her mother a Welsh seamstress. Educated at a convent in Maryland, she ran away to New York while still a teenager. By 1900, her parents' marriage fell apart, and her father took custody of Alice and Frank and moved to Falls Church, Virginia, where Joyce spent most of her childhood. According to the 1910 Census, her mother remarr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Brady (actor)
Edwin J. Brady (December 6, 1889 – March 31, 1942) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films between 1911 and 1942. On Broadway, he appeared in ''The Spy'' (1913). Filmography *''The Heart of a Cracksman'' (1913) * '' The Test'' (1914) * ''A Child of the Prairie'' (1915) - The Gambler * '' Neal of the Navy'' (1915) - Hernandez * ''Spellbound'' (1916) - Katti Hab * ''The Twin Triangle'' (1916) - Marco * ''The Sultana'' (1916) - Count Strelitso * ''The Mainspring'' (1916) - Jerviss * ''The Double Room Mystery'' (1917) - Bill Greely * '' God's Crucible'' (1917) - Wilkins * ''Mutiny'' (1917) - Eben Wiggs * ''The Flame of Youth'' (1917) - McCool * ''The Reed Case'' (1917) - 'Red' * ''The Stolen Paradise'' (1917) - Leroux * ''The Spindle of Life'' (1917) - Jason * ''Wild Sumac'' (1917) - John Lewisa * ''Indiscreet Corinne'' (1917) - P.A. Britton * ''The Learnin' of Jim Benton'' (1917) - Harvey Knowles * ''The High Sign'' (1917) - Hugo Mackensen * ''The Gun W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Basquette
Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette; April 19, 1907 – September 30, 1994) was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a girl for performing and gained her first film contract at age nine. In her acting career, Basquette may have been best known for her role as Judith in ''The Godless Girl'' (1929) The film was based on the life of Queen Silver, known as a 20th-century child prodigy, and feminist and socialist activist. Basquette also was noted for her several marriages, including her first, to the much older noted producer, Sam Warner, founder of Warner Bros. film studio. When her film career declined, she returned for a period to dancing and stage performances. After she retired from the entertainment world, in 1947 Basquette moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where she became a noted breeder of Great Danes; her dogs won numerous professional show prizes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Eaton
Jay Eaton (March 17, 1899 – February 5, 1970) was an American character actor whose career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. Biography Born on March 17, 1899, in Union, New Jersey, Eaton entered the film industry with a featured role in the 1920 silent film ''Her First Elopement''. Over the next 32 years, according to some sources, he would appear in almost 200 films, usually in smaller uncredited roles, or as a background extra. During the course of his career, he would appear in many notable films, including: '' Stage Mother'' (1933), ''Morning Glory'' (1933), '' A Night at the Opera'' (1935), ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' (1936), ''Cover Girl'' (1944), ''Rhapsody in Blue'' (1945), '' Brewster's Millions'' (1945), ''The Big Sleep'' (1946), ''The Blue Dahlia'' (1946), ''The Kid from Brooklyn'' (1946), ''The Fuller Brush Man'' (1948), ''The Fountainhead'' (1949), and '' Young Man with a Horn'' (1950). His final appearance would be in William Wyler's 1952 film, ''Carri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
