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W. Duncan Mansfield
W. Duncan Mansfield (September 17, 1897 – September 15, 1971) was an American film editor. He worked as an editor on more than 50 films between 1918 and 1963. He was born in Alabama and died in Hollywood, California. Selected filmography * '' The Law of Men'' (1919) * '' Hard Boiled'' (1919) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1919) * '' Hairpins'' (1920) * '' The Poor Simp'' (1920) * ''His Wife's Money'' (1920) * '' Tol'able David'' (1921) * '' The Seventh Day'' (1922) * '' Fury'' (1923) * '' The Bond Boy'' (1923) * '' The White Sister'' (1923) * '' Romola'' (1924) * '' On Approval'' (1930) * '' In His Steps'' (1936) * ''Girl Loves Boy ''Girl Loves Boy'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by W. Duncan Mansfield and written by W. Duncan Mansfield and Carroll Graham. The film stars Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Roger Imhof, Dorothy Peterson, Pedro de Cordoba and Bernadene Ha ...'' (1937) * '' A Walk in the Sun'' (1945) External links * 1897 births 1971 deaths Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Alabama, Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama, Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 , area_total_sq_mi = 52,419 , area_land_km2 = 131,426 , area_land_sq_mi = 50,744 , area_water_km2 = 4,338 , area_water_sq_mi = 1,675 , area_water_percent = 3.2 , area_rank = 30th , length_km = 531 , length_mi = 330 , width_km = 305 , width_mi = 190 , Latitude = 30°11' N to 35° N , Longitude = 84°53' W to 88°28' W , elevation_m = 150 , elevation_ft = 500 , elevation_max_m = 735.5 , elevation_max_ft = 2,413 , elevation_max_point = Mount Cheaha , elevation_min_m = 0 , elevation_min_ft = 0 , elevation_min_point = Gulf of Mexico , OfficialLang = English language, English , Languages = * English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fury (1923 Film)
''Fury'' is a 1923 American silent drama adventure film produced by and starring Richard Barthelmess. It was directed by Henry King and released through First National Pictures which was then called Associated First National. The synopsis of this film has a strange foreboding character concerning actor Tyrone Power whose character Captain Leyton dies of heart attack, leaving his son, called 'Boy' played by Barthelmess, to carry on. In real life actor Power would die of a heart attack in 1931 in the arms of his own son Tyrone Power, the later film star. Plot As described in a film magazine, Boy Leyton (Barthelmess) is second mate on board the ''Lady Spray'', the ship on which his father is Captain Leyton (Power). Boy is often chided by his father for his effeminacy and more often beaten. While in port Boy proposes to Minnie (Gish) and suggests that she go to Glasgow to meet him there to be married. The ship sails and the Captain learns of his son's intention to marry. He calls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 23 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only capital case in United States history, where spectral evidence helps secure a conviction. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Walk In The Sun (1945 Film)
''A Walk in the Sun'' is a 1945 American war film based on the novel by Harry Brown, who was a writer for ''Yank, the Army Weekly'' based in England. The book was serialized in ''Liberty Magazine'' in October 1944. The film was directed by Lewis Milestone, stars Dana Andrews and features Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, Sterling Holloway, Norman Lloyd, Herbert Rudley and Richard Benedict, with narration by Burgess Meredith. In 2016, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry. Plot In September 1943, the diverse group of fifty-three soldiers comprising a lead Platoon of the Texas Division anxiously await their upcoming Allied invasion of Italy on a beach near Salerno, Italy. A landing barge carries them to their objective during the pre-dawn hours, and the increasing danger of their situation is demonstrated whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl Loves Boy
''Girl Loves Boy'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by W. Duncan Mansfield and written by W. Duncan Mansfield and Carroll Graham. The film stars Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Roger Imhof, Dorothy Peterson, Pedro de Cordoba and Bernadene Hayes. The film was released on March 27, 1937, by Grand National Films Inc. Plot Robert, a millionaire's son comes home after getting kicked out of college, married to Sally, a woman Robert's father suspects is a gold digger. After a brief conversation, Sally proves him right when she accepts Charles offer of money to annul the marriage to his son and leave town. One day at the local market Robert runs into his childhood friend Dorothy, there is an instant attraction to each other but Dorothy turns him down when Robert asks out. Returning to the store, Robert runs into his father who insists Robert get a job. Working at the market, Robert and Dorothy get to know each other again and he invites Dorothy and her family to a family dinner. Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In His Steps (1936 Film)
''In His Steps'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Karl Brown and starring Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker and Harry Beresford. It was distributed by the recently formed Grand National Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell. It was based on the 1896 novel '' In His Steps'' by Charles Sheldon, which had previously been adapted into the silent film ''The Martyrdom of Philip Strong''.Goble p.422 Cast * Eric Linden as Tom Carver * Cecilia Parker as Ruth Brewster * Harry Beresford as Davidson * Clara Blandick as Martha Adams * Roger Imhof as Adams * Olive Tell as Elaine Brewster * Henry Kolker as Calvin Carver * Charles Richman as Robert Brewster * Robert Warwick asJudge Grey * Warner Richmond as Gavin * Stanley Andrews as Broderick * Donald Kirke Donald Kirke (1901–1971) was an American stage, film and television actor. Career In the early 1920s, Kirke acted in stock theater, including the Gene Lewis-Olga Worth and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Approval (1930 Film)
''On Approval'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls and also featuring Yvonne Arnaud, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare, the same artistes responsible for the Aldwych farces. It was based on the play '' On Approval'' by Frederick Lonsdale, as was the 1944 film '' On Approval''. It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios with sets designed by Lawrence P. Williams. The 1932 book "The Face of London" by Harold Clunn Pub. Simpkin Marshall, features, opposite page 224, a picture, probably taken in Aug. or Sept. 1930, of the New Victoria Picture Theatre, Vauxhall Bridge Road. Displayed in large letters is ON APPROVAL the film being presented by the cinema at that time. Cast * Tom Walls as Duke of Bristol * Yvonne Arnaud as Maria Wislak * Winifred Shotter as Helen Hayle * Edmund Breon as Richard Wemys * Mary Brough as Emerald * Robertson Hare John Robertson Hare, OBE (17 December 1891 – 25 January 1979) was an English actor, who ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romola (film)
''Romola'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Henry King and shot on location in Italy. The film stars Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, William Powell, and Ronald Colman, and is based on the 1863 George Eliot novel of the same name. This was the second film in which Henry King directed Lillian Gish and Ronald Colman for ''Inspiration Films'', an independent production company which chiefly consisted of King, Charles Duell, and stars Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, a boat approaching Italy is set upon by pirates and Baldassaro, a noted scholar, gives his adopted son Tito a ring that will be a passport with all men of learning. Tito escapes but Baldassaro is captured. Tito reaches Florence at the time that the people incited by the priest, Savonarola, has risen and cast out their ruler, Piero de Medici. Accidentally he aids Bardi, a blind man and noted scholar and is received with honors, finally winning consent t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Sister (1923 Film)
''The White Sister'' is a 1923 American silent drama film starring Lillian Gish and Ronald Colman, directed by Henry King, and belatedly released by Metro Pictures. It was based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Francis Marion Crawford. It is the second of four adaptations of the novel, preceded by a 1915 production and followed by a 1933 sound film, starring Helen Hayes and Clark Gable, and a 1960 Mexican production. Plot Angela Chiaromonte (Lillian Gish) and Captain Giovanni Severini (Ronald Colman) are deeply in love, but Angela's wealthy father, Prince Chiaromonte, does not know this and arranges her marriage, without her knowledge, to the son of Count del Ferice. However, the prince dies in an accident. While Angela grieves, her older half-sister, the Marchesa di Mola, looks through their late father's papers and secretly burns one of them. No will can be found, so not only does the entire estate go to the Marchesa, but because the prince's second marriage was not r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bond Boy
''The Bond Boy'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Henry King and starring Richard Barthelmess. It was produced by Barthelmess and Charles Duell and released through Associated First National Pictures. Cast *Richard Barthelmess as Peter Newbolt/John Newbolt *Charles Hill Mailes as Isom Chase *Ned Sparks as Cyrus Morgan *Lawrence D'Orsay as Colonel Price *Bob Williamson as Lawyer Hammer (*Robert Williamson) * Leslie King as District Attorney *Jerry Sinclair as Sheriff *Tom Maguire as Saul Greening (*as Thomas Maguire) *Lucia Backus Seger as Mrs. Greening *Virginia Magee as Alice Price *Mary Alden as Mrs. Newboat *Mary Thurman Mary Thurman (née Christiansen; April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era. Early life Mary Christiansen was born in Richfield, Utah on April 27, 1895, one of seven children raised in the Church of ... as Ollie Chase References External links The Bond Boy at IMDb.com* 1922 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seventh Day (1922 Film)
''The Seventh Day'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Henry King and starring Richard Barthelmess, Louise Huff, Frank Losee and Anne Cornwall.Kennedy p. 301 A group of high society New Yorkers on a yachting vacation put into a small New England fishing village for repairs. While there they strike up relationships with locals that threaten the harmony of their party. Location shooting took place at New Harbor in Maine. Plot As described in a film magazine, John Alden Jr. (Barthelmess) returns to the small fishing village where he had grownup with his two old uncles, a spinster aunt, and his sister Betty (Cornwall). The old men tell him that they are going "into dry dock" and that he is to take command of the fishing boat the next time it leaves. That same day a yacht with a gay party of irresponsible young people aboard limps into the village harbor with bad pumps. John is at once attracted by the pretty Patricia Vane (Huff) while his sister is not averse to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, California
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'', and Ivar Weid, a prominent businessman in the area. Daeida Wilcox, who donated land to help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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