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Thomas Jefferson (actor)
Thomas Lockyer Jefferson (September 10, 1856 – April 2, 1932) was an American film and stage actor in mostly silent films. Biography He was born to Margaret Clements Lockyer (died 1861) and actor Joseph Jefferson. The '' Burns Mantle Yearbook'' reported that he was sixth in a line of famous Jeffersons. He had leading roles in several films including ''The Grim Game'' (1919) with Harry Houdini. He also starred in two film adaptations of Rip Van Winkle as the title character, a role his father had performed on stage. He toured the U.S. performing a starring role in the play '' Lightnin'.'' He married actress Daisy Jefferson and had three daughters from an earlier marriage. Selected filmography *''The Sable Lorcha'' (1915) *''Only a Tramp'' (1915) *'' Under the Gaslight'' (1914) *''The Seats of the Mighty'' (1914) *''Rip Van Winkle'' (1914) *''Classmates'' (1914) *'' No Place for Father'' (1913) *'' Olaf—An Atom'' (1913) * '' The Mainspring'' (1916) * ''Little Eve Edgarton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classmates (1914 Film)
''Classmates'' is a 1914 silent film directed by James Kirkwood for the Biograph Company. It is based on the 1907 stage play ''Classmates'' by Margaret Turnbull and William C. deMille. It was shot in Jacksonville, Florida at the end of 1913. The film is extant today as the result of a paper print in the Library of Congress. It was shown at Cinefest 2012. Cast *Blanche Sweet – Sylvia Randolph *Henry B. Walthall – Duncan Irving *Marshall Neilan – Bert Stafford *Gertrude Robinson – Phyllis Stafford * Augusta Anderson – Mrs. Stafford *Lionel Barrymore – Dumble *Thomas Jefferson – Mr. Irving ''unbilled'' *Dorothy Bernard – Bit *Jack Mulhall – Man See also *Blanche Sweet filmography *Lionel Barrymore filmography Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; 1878–1954) was an American actor of stage, screen, and radio. He also directed several films, wrote scripts, created etchings, sketches, and composed music. He was the eldest child of the actors Mauri ... Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts Are Trumps (1920 American Film)
''Hearts are Trumps'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Winter Hall, Frank Brownlee and Alice Terry.Goble p.793 Cast * Winter Hall as Lord Altcar * Frank Brownlee as Michael Wain * Alice Terry as Dora Woodberry * Francelia Billington as Lady Winifred * Joseph Kilgour as Lord Burford * Brinsley Shaw as Maurice Felden * Thomas Jefferson as Henry Dyson * Norman Kennedy as John Gillespie * Edward Connelly as Brother Christopher, the Abbot of St. Bernard * Bull Montana Lewis Montagna (born Luigi Montagna; May 16, 1887 – January 24, 1950), better known as Bull Montana, was an Italian-American professional wrestler, boxer and actor. Biography Born in Voghera, Italy, into a poor country family — and at a ti ... as Jake * Howard Crampton as Butler References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films Silent Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Married In Haste
''Married in Haste'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Albert Ray, Elinor Fair and Robert Klein.Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36'' 40(2). December Press, 1998. p. 384. Cast *Albert Ray as Sam Morgan *Elinor Fair as Constance Winwood *Robert Klein as Agramonte * Don Bailey as Brown *Bowditch M. Turner as Hernandez *Thomas Jefferson as Downer *William A. Carroll as The Valet *William Elmer William Elmer (April 25, 1869 – February 24, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1913 and 1942. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died in Hollywood, California. Elmer acted in ... as Chauffeur References External links * 1919 comedy films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Fox Film films Films directed by Arthur Rosson 1910s American films {{Silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Kingdom Of Dreams
''Her Kingdom of Dreams'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Anita Stewart, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and stage actor and director of the silent era. Career Similar to Theodore Roberts, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman, and William H. Crane, Currier had a long and successfu ....''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 207 Cast References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Marshall Neilan American black-and-white films First National Pictures films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spender (1919 Film)
''The Spender'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film, directed by Charles Swickard. It stars Bert Lytell, Thomas Jefferson, and William V. Mong, and was released on January 6, 1919. Cast list * Bert Lytell as Dick Bisbee * Thomas Jefferson as T. W. Bisbee * William V. Mong as Stetson * Mary Anderson as Helen Stetson * Clarence Burton as Elmer Robbins * Rosemary Theby Rosemary Theresa Theby (born Rose Masing, April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Early life and career The daughter of George and Katherine Masing, Theby ... as Adventuress References External links * * * Films directed by Charles Swickard Metro Pictures films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1919 comedy films 1919 films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Half (1919 Film)
''The Other Half'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by King Vidor. Produced by the Brentwood Corporation, the film starred Vidor’s wife Florence Vidor and featured comedienne Zasu Pitts. The picture is the third of four Christian Science-influenced films that represent a brief phase in Vidor’s output, championing the superiority of self-healing through moral strength and supplemented by the benefits of rural living. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career. Plot As described in a film magazine, Captain Donald Trent (Meredith), whose father owns the mills that are the chief industry of the small town, returns from service in the American Expeditionary Forces in France with a clear vision of humanity and humanity's rights, deciding to start work in the plant at the bottom. With him returns Corporal Jimmy Davis (Butler) who takes back his old job at the mill. Donald's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hoosier Romance
''A Hoosier Romance'' is a 1918 Selig Polyscope silent film, featuring actress Colleen Moore. Plot Pretty Patience Thompson, a "girl with a singing soul," lives with her cold-hearted and avaricious father, Jeff Thompson, on their Indiana farm. Her life of drudgery is brightened by John, the hired hand, but when he asks for her hand in marriage, the old man flies into a rage and discharges him. Soon an aged but wealthy widower courts Patience, and although she still loves John, "Old Jeff" orders her to marry the widower, claiming that a father's will is the law. Aware of her unhappiness, the kindly squire and his wife arrange for John to hide in the Thompson home on the day of the wedding. With all of the guests assembled, Patience runs from the room and pretends to escape on a horse, and while the two old men search the fields for her, she quietly marries John. Cast * Colleen Moore - Patience Thompson * Thomas Jefferson - Jeff Thompson * Harry McCoy - John * Edward Jobson - T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Put The Kettle On (film)
''Polly Put the Kettle On'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Douglas Gerrard and starring Gerrard, Thomas Jefferson and Ruth Clifford.Connelly p.397 Cast * Douglas Gerrard as Chester Creigg * Thomas Jefferson Mr. Vance * Ruth Clifford as Polly Vance * Martha Mattox as Miss Johanna Webb * Marvel Spencer as Myra Vance * Lina Basquette as Nellie Vance * Zoe Rae Zoe Rae (born Zoë Rae Bech; July 13, 1910 – May 20, 2006) was an American child actress of the silent era. She appeared in 54 films between 1915 and 1920. She was called "the greatest little emotional actress on record" by ''Motion Pictu ... as Susie Vance References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Old-Fashioned Young Man
''An Old-Fashioned Young Man'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Robert Harron and Colleen Moore. The role was Moore's second credited film appearance and the first lead role of her career. Story Frank Trent (Harron), a young man, goes into politics, but the people he works with are using dirty tricks to defeat Mrs. Burke, the candidate for mayor. They insist her adopted daughter, Margaret (Moore), is her own through an illicit affair. The story angers the chivalrous Frank, who is in love with Margaret, and decides to disprove it, travelling to find proof of her legitimate birth. He is dogged by scoundrels along the way. He learns his own father is actually Mrs. Burke's husband, who abandoned her year earlier believing her to be unfaithful. Frank finds the diary of a long dead doctor, which proves that Margaret's mother is not Mrs. Burke. Frank and Margaret are united and Mrs. Burke wins the election. Cast * Robert Harron - Frank Trent * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missing Links (1916 Film)
''The Missing Links'' is a 1916 American silent crime film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Thomas Jefferson, Elmer Clifton, and Robert Harron.https://www.allmovie.com/movie/missing-links-vm62823 The film tells of a murder in a small rural town. The major suspects are two brothers, Horace and Henry (Clifton and Harron). Each believes the other to be guilty, so confesses to save their brother. The film was written by Bernard McConville and D. W. Griffith, who also produced it. It premiered on January 16, 1916 as a production of the Fine Arts Film Company. It was distributed by Triangle Distributing. ''The Missing Links'' was Norma Talmadge's first film for Triangle. It is now considered a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ..., as no known reels exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Eve Edgarton
''Little Eve Edgarton'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Ella Hall, Doris Pawn and Gretchen Lederer.Spehr & Lundquist p.351 Cast * Ella Hall as Eve Edgarton * Doris Pawn as Miss Van Eaton * Gretchen Lederer as Cousin Elsa * Herbert Rawlinson as James Barton * Thomas Jefferson as Paul R. Edgarton * Mark Fenton Mark Fenton (November 11, 1866 – July 29, 1925) was an American stage performer and motion-picture character actor who appeared in at least 80 films between 1914 and 1925. Fenton had considerable experience performing on stage prior to a ... as John Elbertson References Bibliography * Paul C. Spehr & Gunnar Lundquist. ''American Film Personnel and Company Credits, 1908-1920''. McFarland, 1996. External links * 1916 films 1916 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard Universal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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