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William Blaisdell
William Blaisdell (April, 1865–January 1, 1931) was an American actor of both stage and screen. Among his roles on stage was the Marquis de Pontsablé in the comic opera ''Madame Favart''. He also starred in several comedic short films with Harold Lloyd in 1918. Blaisdell died in 1931. His widow, fellow actor Clara Lavine, died at age 75 on December 29, 1948."The Final Curtain". ''Billboard''. January 15, 1949: 49. Selected filmography *'' Bashful'' (1917) *'' Step Lively'' (1917) *'' Fireman Save My Child'' (1918) *'' Here Come the Girls'' (1918) *''On the Jump'' (1918) *''Pipe the Whiskers'' (1918) *'' Take a Chance'' (1918) *''Hey There!'' (1918) *''The City Slicker'' (1918) *''An Ozark Romance'' (1918) *'' Bees in His Bonnet'' (1918) *''Swing Your Partners'' (1918) *''Hear 'Em Rave'' (1918) *''Two-Gun Gussie'' (1918) *''Hot Sands ''Hot Sands'' is a 1924 silent film comedy short produced, directed by and starring Monty Banks. Herman C. Raymaker shares directing credi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Card
The cabinet card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture after 1870. It consisted of a thin photograph mounted on a card typically measuring 108 by 165 mm ( by inches). History The '' carte de visite'' was displaced by the larger cabinet card in the 1880s. In the early 1860s, both types of photographs were essentially the same in process and design. Both were most often albumen prints, the primary difference being the cabinet card was larger and usually included extensive logos and information on the reverse side of the card to advertise the photographer’s services. However, later into its popularity, other types of papers began to replace the albumen process. Despite the similarity, the cabinet card format was initially used for landscape views before it was adopted for portraiture. Some cabinet card images from the 1890s have the appearance of a black-and-white photograph in contrast to the distinctive sepia toning notable in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey There!
''Hey There!'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Like many American films of the time, ''Hey There!'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required cuts of the man standing on his head to look at a woman's legs and the scene with a fat woman with her kimono lowered from her shoulders. Plot While buying a snack at a concession stand, Harold encounters a pretty girl (Bebe). Harold is smitten with her. While the oblivious Bebe is walking to her waiting car, she accidentally drops a letter. Harold sees the letter fall, picks it up, and tries to return it to her. However, Bebe has already shut the car door and the vehicle begins to drive away. Harold latches on to the outside of the car which goes to a movie studio where the girl is employed as an actress. Harold, with some difficulty, manages to sneak into the studio among a group of male extras. Harold is mistaken for a stage hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Stage Actors
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American Male Silent Film Actors
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1931 Deaths
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 – O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1865 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War : Second Battle of Fort Fisher: United States forces launch a major amphibious assault against the last seaport held by the Confederates, Fort Fisher, North Carolina. * January 15 – American Civil War: United States forces capture Fort Fisher. * January 31 ** The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (conditional prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude) passes narrowly, in the House of Representatives. ** American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. * February ** American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns, as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces. * February 3 – American Civil War : Hampton Roads Conference: Union and Confederate leaders discuss peace terms. * February 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yankee Clipper (film)
''The Yankee Clipper'' is a 65-minute 1927 American adventure film directed by Rupert Julian. It is set against the maritime rivalry between the United States and Great Britain in the mid-19th century. Plot The film opens in England in the court of Queen Victoria. Lord Anthony Huntington, the country's foremost shipbuilder, is tasked with preventing the United States from breaking England's grip on the tea trade. Huntington boasts that his new ship, ''Lord of the Isles'', will outsail any American ship. In America, the U.S. president meets with a Boston shipbuilder, Thomas Winslow, who vows that his new vessel will challenge England's flaunted speed. The builder introduces his son, Hal Winslow ( William Boyd), who will command the new ''Yankee Clipper'' on its maiden voyage to China. The President tells the young captain that America's hope of prestige on the seas rests with him. Several days into the journey, a stowaway, a young boy named Mickey Murphy ( Junior Coughlan) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Luck (1924 Film)
''Racing Luck'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Herman C. Raymaker and starring Monty Banks, Helen Ferguson, and Lionel Belmore. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Mario, a young Italian immigrant, comes to New York City and falls in love with a Rosina, a young woman. They become dancing partners in a cafe. Mario raises a drink to toast the Statue of Liberty but a policeman stops him, the Volstead Act having established the prohibition of alcoholic drinks. Gang leader Tony Mora is jealous of him and gives Mario some rough moments, but he whips several of Tony's crowd and knocks out the leader. Having learned to drive a Ford, he is induced to enter a road race. Conspirators lock his racing car in high gear and it has no brakes. As the machine cuts circles, hops out into fields, and performs all sorts of incredible antics, the fun grows fast and furious as onlookers alternately rock with laughter and gasp in sympathy with the amateur driver in his hai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Sands
''Hot Sands'' is a 1924 silent film comedy short produced, directed by and starring Monty Banks. Herman C. Raymaker shares directing credit with Banks. It is preserved in the Library of Congress collection''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institution Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.83 c.1978 by The American Film Institute It can be found on some video and dvd outlets. Cast * - * - Detective Dick Harris *James T. Kelley James or Jim Kelley may refer to:
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Two-Gun Gussie
''Two-Gun Gussie'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Plot Gussie (Harold Lloyd) is a mild-mannered easterner who finds employment as a piano player in a rowdy western saloon. Dagger-Tooth Dan, the toughest character in town, sees two letters the local sheriff has received. One includes a picture of him, from another western sheriff, with a warning that Dan is a violent menace. The other letter contains a photo of Gussie and a check from his father, asking the sheriff to gave the check to Gussie. Dan switches the photos in the envelopes so that he receives Gussie's check. Furthermore, the sheriff now believes that Gussie is a violent gunman. Within a short time, the entire town is scared of Gussie's reputation. Gussie himself starts to believe he is a tough guy. Inevitably, Gussie clashes with Dagger-Tooth Dan. Cast * Harold Lloyd as Two-Gun Gussie (Harold) * Snub Pollard as Snub (credited as Harry Pollard) * Bebe Daniels as The Girl * William B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hear 'Em Rave
''Hear 'Em Rave'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The runtime of the short film is 11 minutes, and it was released on December 1, 1918 in the United States. Cast * Harold Lloyd * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * William Blaisdell * William Gillespie * Lew Harvey * Bud Jamison * Oscar Larson * James Parrott * Dorothea Wolbert * Noah Young See also * Harold Lloyd filmography These are the known films of Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), an American actor and filmmaker most famous for his hugely successful and influential silent film comedies. Most of these films are known to survive in Lloyd's personal archive collection ... References External links * 1918 films 1918 short films 1918 comedy films Silent American comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Gilbert Pratt American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing Your Partners
''Swing Your Partners'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Copies of the film survive in two collections. Plot Harold and Snub are two vagrants who are mistaken for visiting dance experts by the proprietor of Professor Tanglefoot's Dance Academy because of their startling resemblance to them. Harold teaches a class of female pupils a few interesting and lively dance steps before the real pair of experts arrive. Cast * Harold Lloyd * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * William Blaisdell * Sammy Brooks * Lige Conley (credited as Lige Cromley) * William Gillespie * Bud Jamison Reception Like many American films of the time, ''Swing Your Partners'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of two near views of Lloyd on a piano stool facing the camera. See also * Harold Lloyd filmography These are the known films of Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), an American actor and filmmaker most f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
