Walter Lang
Walter Lang (August 10, 1896 – February 7, 1972) was an American film director. Early life Walter Lang was born in Tennessee. As a young man he went to New York City where he found clerical work at a movie studio, film production company. The business piqued his artistic instincts and he began learning the various facets of filmmaking and eventually worked as an assistant director. However, Lang also had ambitions to be a painter and left the United States for a time to join the great gathering of artists and writers in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France. Things did not work out as Lang hoped and he eventually returned home and to the film business. Career In 1925, Walter Lang directed his first silent film, ''The Red Kimono''. In the mid-1930s, he was hired by 20th Century Fox where, as a director, he "painted" a number of the spectacular colorful musicals for which Fox Studios became famous for producing during the 1940s. One of Lang's most recognized films is the lav ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee, after Nashville. Memphis is the fifth-most populous city in the Southeast, the nation's 28th-largest overall, as well as the largest city bordering the Mississippi River. The Memphis metropolitan area includes West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region, which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas, Mississippi and the Missouri Bootheel. One of the more historic and culturally significant cities of the Southern United States, Memphis has a wide variety of landscapes and distinct neighborhoods. The first European explorer to visit the area of present-day Memphis was Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. The high Chickasaw Bluffs protecting the location from the waters of the Mississipp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 107,762. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. The city is in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, near Los Angeles International Airport. History The earliest residents of what is now Inglewood were Native Americans who used the Aguaje de Centinela natural springs in today's Edward Vincent Jr. Park (known for most of its history as Centinela Park). Local historian Gladys Waddingham wrote that these springs took the name Centinela from the hills that rose gradually around them, and which allowed ranchers to watch over their herds," (thus the name ''centinelas ''or sentinels). Spanish era The original settlers of Los Angeles in 1781, one of whom was Spanish soldier Jose Manuel Orchado Machado, "a 23-year-old muleteer from Los Alamos in Sinaloa". These settlers, she wrote, were ordered by the offic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cock O' The Walk (1930 Film)
''Cock o' the Walk'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Walter Lang. The film is now considered to be lost. Plot Carlos Lopez is an aspiring violinist in Buenos Aires, who pursues and is pursued by many married women. He ends up making enemies of married men in the city. Cast * Joseph Schildkraut as Carlos Lopez * Myrna Loy as Narita * Philip Sleeman as José * Edward Peil Sr. as Ortega (as Edward Peil) * John Beck as Cafe Manager * Olive Tell as Rosa Vallejo * Wilfred Lucas as Señor Vallejo * Frank Jonasson as Pedro * Sally Long as Paulina Castra * Natalie Joyce Natalie Joyce (born Natalie Marie Johnson; November 6, 1902 – November 9, 1992) was an American actress. Biography Born as Natalie Marie Johnson on November 6, 1902, one of eight children to Henry and Elizabeth Johnson in Norfolk, Virginia, ... as Maria References External links * 1930 films 1930 drama films 1930 lost films American black-and-white films American drama films 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hello Sister (1930 Film)
''Hello Sister'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Walter Lang. Cast * Olive Borden as Vee Newell * Lloyd Hughes as Marshall Jones * George Fawcett as Fraser Newell * Bodil Rosing as Martha Peddie * Norman Peck as 'Tivvie' Rose * Howard C. Hickman as John Stanley (as Howard Hickman) * Raymond Keane as Randall Carr * Wilfred Lucas Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US ... as Dr. Saltus References External links * 1930 films 1930 drama films American drama films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by Walter Lang 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Spirit Of Youth
''The Spirit of Youth'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang. A complete print of the film exists. Cast * Dorothy Sebastian as Betty Grant * Larry Kent as Jim Kenney * Betty Francisco as Claire Ewing * Maurice Murphy as Ted Ewing * Anita Louise as Toodles Ewing (as Anita Fremault) * Donald Hall as Mr. Ewing * Douglas Gilmore as Hal Loring * Charles Sullivan as Prizefighter * Sidney D'Albrook Sidney D'Albrook (May 3, 1886 – May 30, 1948) was an American actor. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, a son of Harry Dahlbruck, a musician, and Jennie McGuire. He was working as an actor in Davenport, Iowa, in 1910, living with his sister Rut ... as Fight Promoter References External links * 1929 films 1929 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by Walter Lang Tiffany Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Desert Bride (1928 Film)
''The Desert Bride'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Betty Compson and Allan Forrest. The film is considered to be lost. Plot In North Africa a French intelligence officer and his fiancée are taken prisoner by Arab Nationalists, whose leader tortures them before they are rescued by French troops. Cast * Betty Compson as Diane Duval * Allan Forrest as Capt. Maurice de Florimont * Edward Martindel as Col. Sorelle * Otto Matieson as Kassim Ben Ali * Roscoe Karns Roscoe, also spelled Rosco or Roscow, may refer to: People * Roscoe (name) Places United States * Roscoe, California (other) *Roscoe Township (other) * Roscoe, Georgia, an unincorporated community *Roscoe, Illinois, a village * ... as Pvt. Terry * Frank Austin as Beggar References Bibliography * Parish, James & Robert & Pitts, Michael R. ''The Great Spy Pictures''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * * 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent Am ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Night Flyer (film)
''The Night Flyer'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Parts of the film were shot in Thistle, Utah. Cast * William Boyd as Jimmy Bradley * Jobyna Ralston as Kate Murphy * Philo McCullough as Bat Mullins * Anne Schaefer as Mrs. Murphy (as Ann Schaeffer) * DeWitt Jennings DeWitt Clarke Jennings (June 21, 1871 – March 1, 1937) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in 17 Broadway theatre, Broadway plays between 1906 and 1920, and in more than 150 films between 1915 and 1937. Biography He was born ... as Bucks * John Millerta as Tony * Robert Dudley as Freddy References External links * ''The Night Flyer'' at SilentEra 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by Walter Lang Films shot in Utah Pathé Exchange films 1920s Amer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The College Hero
''The College Hero'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Walter Lang. This is a surviving title contrary to some reports, as it is on video. Plot Football player Bob Cantfield enrolls at Carver College, is assigned Jim Halloran as a roommate and lands a date with Sampson Saunders' attractive sister, Vivian. Jim's jealousy over Bob's gridiron and girlfriend successes cause him to trip his teammate deliberately and cause Bob to be injured in a game. Bob is still able to score the touchdown that wins Carver the game, after which Jim's conscience gets the better of him. Cast * Pauline Garon as Vivian Saunders * Ben Turpin as The Janitor * Robert Agnew as Bob Cantfield (as Bobbie Agnew) * Rex Lease as Jim Halloran * Churchill Ross as Sampson Saunders * Joan Standing Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film ''Dracula''. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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By Whose Hand? (1927 Film)
''By Whose Hand?'' is a lost 1927 American silent crime drama film directed by Walter Lang and released by Columbia Pictures. Filmed before as a silent directed by James Durkin in 1916. An early talkie remake was made in 1932 by Benjamin Stoloff. Cast * Ricardo Cortez as Agent X-9 * Eugenia Gilbert as Peg Hewlett * Jack Baston as Sidney (as J. Thornton Baaston) * Tom Dugan as Rollins * Blue Washington as Eli * Lillian Leighton as Silly McShane * William Scott as 'Society Charlie' * John Steppling as Claridge * De Sacia Mooers De Sacia Mooers (November 19, 1888 – January 11, 1960) was a film actress, disputably from Los Angeles, California. She appeared in over one hundred movies in the silent film era. She was perhaps best known as the "Blonde Vamp" for her role ... as Tex References External links * * 1927 films 1927 crime drama films American crime drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Walter Lang ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sally In Our Alley (1927 Film)
''Sally in Our Alley'' is a 1927 American silent comedy drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Shirley Mason. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Shirley Mason as Sally * Richard Arlen as Jimmie Adams * Alec B. Francis as Sandy Mack * Paul Panzer as Tony Garibaldi * William H. Strauss as Abraham Lapidowitz * Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Gordon Mansfield * Florence Turner as Mrs. Williams * Harry Crocker Henry Joseph Crocker II (July 2, 1893 – May 23, 1958) was an American journalist and occasional film actor. Life and career Although Crocker was for most of his career a ''Los Angeles Examiner'' newsman, he also appeared as Rex in Charlie ... as Chester Drake References External links * 1927 films 1927 comedy-drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Walter Lang Lost American films Columbia Pictures films 1927 lost films Lost comedy-drama films 1920s English-language films 1920s American ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Satin Woman
''The Satin Woman'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Dorothy Davenport, also known as Mrs. Wallace Reid. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. Cast * Dorothy Davenport as Mrs. Jean Taylor (credited as Mrs. Wallace Reid) * Rockliffe Fellowes as George Taylor * Alice White as Jean Taylor Jr. * John Miljan as Maurice * Laska Winter as Maria * Charles A. Post as Monsieur Francis (credited as Charles 'Buddy' Post) * Ruth Stonehouse as Claire * Gladys Brockwell as Mae * Ethel Wales Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 – February 15, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in more than 130 films during her 30-year career. Biography Born in 1878 in Passaic, New Jersey, Wales graduated from "Wisconsin university". Wales had ... as 'Countess' Debris References External links * * 1927 films 1927 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Ladybird (film)
''The Ladybird'' is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Walter Lang and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by the B movie studio Chadwick Pictures. A print is housed in the Library of Congress collection. Cast * Betty Compson as Diane Wyman * Malcolm McGregor as Duncan Spencer * Sheldon Lewis as Spider * Hank Mann as The Brother * Leo White as Phillipe * John Miljan as Jules Ranier * Ruth Stonehouse as Lucille * Joseph W. Girard as Jacob Gale (as Joseph Gerard) * Jean De Briac Jean De Briac (born Jean-Frederic Weitler, 15 August 1891 – 18 October 1970) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1920 and 1962. He was born in France and died in Los Angeles, California. He immigrated to the ... as Jacques References External links * * Swedish languagelobby poster 1927 films 1927 crime films American crime films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Walter Lang 1920s English- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |