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Virginia Drew Prescott
Willet Melbourne MacDowell (November 22, 1856 – February 18, 1941) was an American stage and screen actor. He began on the legitimate stage in the 1870s and first appeared on the silent screen in 1917. He used the stage name Virginia Drew Prescott. Biography Willet Melbourne MacDowell was born in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey). He had an older brother named E. A. MacDowell, who was the father of future actress Claire McDowell. As a teen Melbourne went to sea in the Merchant Marines, eventually becoming a mate. Back in the US he had his first acting experience in Montreal at a theatre where he was a ticket seller, assistant doorkeeper and where his brother was employed as an actor. MacDowell was occasionally asked upon to act. Here in Montreal he got a chance to act with Adelaide Neilson, a legend in her short life, in the Shakespeare play ''As You Like It''. Neilson played one of the main characters ''Rosalind'', and MacDowell was briefly on as ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South River, New Jersey
South River is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 16,008,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for South River borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey , . Accessed August 28, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolves Of The Rail
''Wolves of the Rail'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film produced, directed by, and starring William S. Hart. Thomas H. Ince assisted Hart in supervising the production. Plot As described in a film magazine, "Buck" Andrade (Hart), an outlaw, promises his dying mother (Midgley) that he will reform himself. Taking a letter of introduction from a wounded man, he becomes a detective for the railroad, which he had previously held up several times. He is successful in capturing several bandits and also wins the love of Faith Lawson (Vale), who is a towerman (a type of railroad signalman). When the real detective recovers from his wounds and returns to duty, he discloses the true identity of Buck. Buck attempts to escape, but an attack on the railroad by his old gang forces him to remain. After he captures all of them, president of the railroad Murray Lemantier (MacDowell) assists by allowing Buck to escape. Cast * William S. Hart as "Buck" Andrade * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Patrol
''The Ghost Patrol'' is a 1923 American silent romantic melodrama film directed by Nat Ross from a short story by Sinclair Lewis, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It starred Ralph Graves and Bessie Love and is now considered lost. The film is a member of the Universal-produced and Carl Laemmle-selected "The Laemmle Nine", which also includes ''A Dangerous Game'', '' The Flaming Hour'', ''Kindled Courage'', ''The Scarlet Car'', ''The Power of a Lie'', ''The First Degree'', ''The Love Letter'', and ''The Gentleman from America''. Plot In the neighborhood of "Little Hell", Terry Rafferty (Graves), a reformed thief, has fallen in love with Effie Kugler (Love) and is seeking her hand in marriage. Effie's father (Williams) refuses, which prompts Terry to get drunk and assault a politician. Terry is sent to prison. Don Dorgan's (Nichols) 30-year career as a police officer ends when the new commissioner (MacDowell) decides that he is too old. Don realizes that the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bootlegger's Daughter
''The Bootlegger's Daughter'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Enid Bennett, Fred Niblo, and Donald MacDonald.Parish & Pitts p.336 Cast * Enid Bennett as Nell Bradley * Fred Niblo as Reverend Charles Alden * Donald MacDonald as Charles Fuhr * Melbourne MacDowell as Jim Bradley * Virginia Southern as Amy Robinson * William Elmer as Ben Roach * J.P. Lockney as Phil Glass * Caroline Rankin as Matilda Boggs * Otto Hoffman Otto F. Hoffman (May 2, 1879 – June 23, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1915 and 1944. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California, from lung cancer. Hoffman's Broadway credit ... as The Deacon * Harold Goodwin as Violinist References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1920s English- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confidence (1922 Film)
''Confidence'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Harriet Hammond and Lincoln Plumer.Munden p.144 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Bob Mortimer * Harriet Hammond as Miriam Wiggins * Lincoln Plumer as Prof. Lang * William A. Carroll as Homer Waldron * Otto Hoffman as Josiah Wiggins * William Robert Daly as Ephraim Bates * Hallam Cooley as Elmer Tuttle * John Steppling as Henry Tuttle * Melbourne MacDowell as J.D. Sprowl * Gerald Pring as Henry Taylor * Robert Milasch as Bige Miller * Margaret Campbell Margaret Campbell (April 24, 1883 – June 27, 1939) was an American character actress in silent films. In her later years she was the secretary of the Baháʼí Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles. Career Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Campbel ... as Mrs. Waldron * Sam Allen as Const. Kittering References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Crossroads
''Beyond the Crossroads'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film starring Ora Carew and Lawson Butt. It was directed by Lloyd Carleton. This film survives in the Library of Congress collection. Cast *Ora Carew as Leila Wilkes *Lawson Butt as John Pierce / James Fordham *Melbourne MacDowell Willet Melbourne MacDowell (November 22, 1856 – February 18, 1941) was an American stage and screen actor. He began on the legitimate stage in the 1870s and first appeared on the silent screen in 1917. He used the stage name Virginia Drew Pres ... as David Walton / Truman Breese *Stuart Morris as Charles Wilked *Joseph Johnson as Mean Man References External links * * 1922 films American silent feature films 1922 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Melodrama films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamonds Adrift
''Diamonds Adrift'' is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Beatrice Burnham and Otis Harlan.Munden p.416 Cast * Earle Williams as Bob Bellamy * Beatrice Burnham as Consuelo Velasco * Otis Harlan as Brick McCann * George Field as Don Manuel Morales * Jack Carlyle as Home Brew * Hector V. Sarno as Señor Rafael Velasco * Melbourne MacDowell Willet Melbourne MacDowell (November 22, 1856 – February 18, 1941) was an American stage and screen actor. He began on the legitimate stage in the 1870s and first appeared on the silent screen in 1917. He used the stage name Virginia Drew Pres ... as James Bellamy References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films American silent feature films American drama films American black-and-wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Snare
''The Golden Snare'' is a 1921 American drama film written and directed by David Hartford. It is based on the 1921 novel ''The Golden Snare'' by James Oliver Curwood. The film stars Lewis Stone, Wallace Beery, Melbourne MacDowell, Ruth Renick, Wellington A. Playter, and DeWitt Jennings. The film was released on July 10, 1921, by Associated First National Pictures. Cast *Lewis Stone as Sergeant Philip Raine *Wallace Beery as Bram Johnson *Melbourne MacDowell as Doug Johnson *Ruth Renick as Celie * Wellington A. Playter as 'Black' Dawson *DeWitt Jennings as 'Fighting' Fitzgerald *Francis McDonald Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years. Early years Born on August 22, 1891, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ashlu ... as Pierre Thoreau *Little Esther Scott as Baby References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Golden Snare 1921 films 1920s En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The March Hare (1921 Film)
''The March Hare'' is a lost 1921 American silent comedy romance film produced and distributed by Adolph Zukor's Realart Pictures Corporation. It stars Bebe Daniels. Cast *Bebe Daniels as Lizbeth Ann Palmer *Grace Morse as Clara Belle Palmer *Herbert Sherwood as Lucius Palmer *Helen Jerome Eddy as Susie *Sidney Bracey as Meadows *Frances Raymond as Mrs. Rollins *Melbourne MacDowell as Senator Rollins *Harry Myers Harry C. Myers (September 5, 1882 – December 25, 1938) was an American film actor and director, sometimes credited as Henry Myers. He performed in many short comedy films with his wife Rosemary Theby. Myers appeared in 330 films between 1908 ... as Tod Rollins References External links * * 1921 films American silent feature films Lost American films 1921 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Maurice Campbell 1921 lost films Lost romantic comedy films 1920s American films Silent romant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outside The Law (1920 Film)
''Outside the Law'' is a 1920 American pre-Code crime film produced, directed and co-written by Tod Browning and starring Priscilla Dean, Lon Chaney and Wheeler Oakman. One of a series of Universal Pictures vehicles produced for Priscilla Dean, ''Outside the Law'' features Lon Chaney in dual supporting roles and his second pairing with director Tod Browning. This was the first time Chaney played an Asian character. Stills exist showing Chaney in his dual roles. Browning would remake the film in 1930 with a pre- Little Caesar Edward G. Robinson in Chaney's 1920 role as a gang leader. The film was gently reedited (a few of Chaney's scenes as "Ah Wing" were cut) and reissued theatrically in 1926, and this is the print that is available today on dvd. A musical score was prepared by Dr. Edward Kilenyi for the 1926 reissue, and an "elaborate atmospheric presentation" of the film was arranged by German director Paul Leni. Several posters and lobby cards still exist from the film. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomads Of The North
''Nomads of the North'' is a 1920 American drama film of the North Woods co-directed and co-written by David Hartford and James Oliver Curwood, and featuring Lon Chaney, Betty Blythe, and Lewis Stone. The film was based on Curwood's own 1919 novel of the same name (he also produced the film). The film still exists in complete form and is available on DVD. The film's original poster also still exists. Plot In a small rural village, impoverished Nanette Roland refuses to marry the villainous Buck McDougall until she is convinced that her long-absent fiancé, Raoul Challoner (Lon Chaney), is dead. Buck obtains false evidence of Challoner's death and Nanette sadly consents to be married, mainly for her bankrupt old father's sake. (Raoul had gone away months earlier on a hunting expedition and never returned.) At Nanette's wedding ceremony, Raoul suddenly appears alive at the church and his presence interrupts the proceedings. Raoul has brought back a pet dog and a tamed bear cub wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iron Heart (1920 Film)
''The Iron Heart'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Madlaine Traverse, George A. McDaniel, and Edwin B. Tilton. Plot As described in a film magazine, John Regan's (Tilton) daughter Esther (Traverse) assumes management of the Regan Steel Mills upon her father's death. The Associated Trust endeavors to gain control of the mills, but meets with rebuff at the hands of Esther. Darwin McAllister (McDaniel), employed by the Trust to get Esther to sell out, finds himself in love with her and resigns from the Associated. He is employed by Miss Regan and thus arouses the jealousy of Dan Cullen (Deeley), a dishonest employee of the Regan plant. Dan attempts to block the shipment of a consignment of steel, but Darwin and a group of loyal employees rout the Trust's hired bullies and get the shipment through. Cast * Madlaine Traverse as Esther Regan * George A. McDaniel as Darwin McAllister * Edwin B. Tilton as John Regan * Melbourne MacDowell as Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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