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William Clifford (actor)
William Clifford (1878 – December 23, 1941) was an American actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 170 films between 1910 and 1929. He also wrote for 30 films between 1913 and 1919. Clifford was born in New Orleans in 1878, and he was educated in voice and music in Toronto, Canada. Early in his career, Clifford acted on stage as a supporting player for 18 years before he formed his own repertory company that toured the United States. He also was the leading man in Earnest Shipman's ''Prisoner of Zenda'' company. He died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''The Immortal Alamo'' (1911) * ''When Lincoln Paid'' (1913 - wrote) * '' The Werewolf'' (1913) * '' The Battle of Bull Run'' (1913) * '' Threads of Destiny'' (1914) * ''The Second in Command'' (1915) * '' The Silent Voice'' (1915) * '' Nearly a King'' (1916) (screenplay) * ''A Corner in Cotton'' (1916) * ''My Lady Incog'' (1916), wrote * '' The Island of Desire'' (1917) * ''A Tale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Still
A film still (sometimes called a publicity still or a production still) is a photograph, taken on or off the set of a Film, movie or television program during Film production, production. These photographs are also taken in formal studio settings and venues of opportunity such as film stars' homes, film debut events, and commercial settings. The photos were taken by movie stills photographer, studio photographers for Promotion (marketing), promotional purposes. Such stills consisted of posed portraits, used for public display or free fan handouts, which are sometimes autographed. They can also consist of posed or candid images taken on the set during production, and may include stars, crew members or directors at work. The main purpose of such publicity stills is to help studios advertise and promote their new films and stars. Studios therefore send those photos along with press kits and free passes to as many movie-related publications as possible so as to gain free publicity. Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of Two Cities (1917 Film)
''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring William Farnum, Jewel Carmen, and Charles Clary. The film is based on Charles Dickens' 1859 novel of the same name, which has been filmed a number of times.Goble p.974 Premise During the French Revolution a British lawyer courageously takes the place of a French aristocrat sentenced to be guillotined. Cast * William Farnum as Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton * Jewel Carmen as Lucie Manette * Charles Clary as Marquis St. Evenmonde * Herschel Mayall as Jacques Defarge * Rosita Marstini as Madame Therese Defarge * Josef Swickard as Dr. Alexandre Manette * Ralph Lewis as Roger Cly * William Clifford as Gabelle * Marc Robbins as Jarvis Lorry * Olive White as Miss Pross * Willard Louis as Mr. CJ Stryver * Harry De Vere as Gaspard * Florence Vidor Florence Vidor (née Cobb, later Arto; July 23, 1895 – November 3, 1977) was an American silent film actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Money Changers
''The Money Changers'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Robert McKim, Claire Adams, and Roy Stewart. It is based on a 1908 novel by Upton Sinclair. Cast * Robert McKim as Hugh Gordon * Claire Adams as Lucy Hegan * Roy Stewart as Allan Martin * Audrey Chapman as Mary Holmes * George Webb as Monk Mullen * Betty Brice as Maggie O'Brien * Edward Peil Sr. as Ling Choo Fong * Harvey Clark as Chow Chin * Harry Tenbrook as Chink Murphy * Stanton Heck as George Conley * Zack Williams as Wesley Shiloh Mainwaring * George Hernandez as James Hegan * Gertrude Claire as Mrs. Mullen * Laddie Earle as Jimmy Mullen Reception The film industry created the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry (NAMPI) in 1916 in an effort to preempt censorship by states and municipalities, and it used a list of subjects called the "Thirteen Points" which film plots were to avoid. ''The Money Changers'', with its white slavery Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dwelling Place Of Light (film)
''The Dwelling Place of Light'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Claire Adams, Nigel De Brulier and King Baggot.Parish & Pitts p.76 It is based on the 1917 novel '' The Dwelling-Place of Light'' by the American novelist Winston Churchill. Cast * Claire Adams as Janet Butler * Nigel De Brulier as James Rolfe * King Baggot as Brooks Insall * Robert McKim as Claude Ditmar * Ogden Crane as Chester Sprole * Lassie Young as Elsie Butler * Lydia Knott as Hannah Butler * George Berrell as Edward Butler * Beulah Booker as Julia Gallagher * William V. Mong as John Gallager * Aggie Herring Agnes Herring (February 4, 1876 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1939. She was born in San Francisco and died in Santa Monica, California. [Baidu] |
The Notorious Miss Lisle
''The Notorious Miss Lisle'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Katherine MacDonald, Nigel Barrie, and Margaret Campbell.Monaco p.290 The film's sets were designed by the art director Milton Menasco. Cast * Katherine MacDonald as Gaenor Lisle * Nigel Barrie as Peter Garstin * Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Lisle * Ernest Joy as Major Lisle * William Clifford as Craven * Dorothy Cumming Dorothy Greville Cumming (12 April 1894 – 10 December 1983) was an actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 39 American, English, and Australian films between 1915 and 1929, notably appearing as the Virgin Mary in Cecil B. DeMille' ... as Mrs. Lyons References Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * * 1920 films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by James Young American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sagebrusher
''The Sagebrusher'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Roy Stewart, Marguerite De La Motte and Noah Beery.Goble p.229 Cast * Roy Stewart as Dr. Barnes * Marguerite De La Motte as Mary Warren * Noah Beery as Sim Gage * Betty Brice as Annie Squires * Arthur Morrison as Wid Gardner * J. Gordon Russell as Big Aleck * Edwin Wallock as Frederick Waldhorn * Tom O'Brien as Charlie Dornewald * Aggie Herring Agnes Herring (February 4, 1876 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1939. She was born in San Francisco and died in Santa Monica, California. [Baidu] |
Riders Of The Dawn (1920 Film)
''Riders of the Dawn'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Roy Stewart, Claire Adams, and Joseph J. Dowling.Parish & Pitts p. 76 Cast * Roy Stewart as Kurt Dorn * Claire Adams as Lenore Anderson * Joseph J. Dowling as Tom Anderson * Robert McKim as Henry Neuman * Marie Messinger as Kathleen * Violet Schram as Olga * Arthur Morrison as Olsen * Marc B. Robbins as Chris Dorn * Fred Starr Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ... as Nash * Frank Brownlee as Glidden References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film Directors: A Guide to Their American Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1920 films 1920 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Confession (1920 Film)
''The Confession'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken, based on the play of the same name by Hal Reid. The film stars Henry B. Walthall as Father Bartlett, a priest who refuses to reveal the identity of a killer after hearing his confession, even though Bartlett's brother Tom is on trial for the crime. The film was re-released in 1927 under the title ''Confession''. Cast * Henry B. Walthall as Father Bartlett * Francis McDonald as Tom Bartlett * William Clifford as Joseph Dumont * Margaret McWade as Mrs. Bartlett * Margaret Landis as Rose Creighton * Barney Furey as Jimmie Creighton Reception Upon release, a reviewer for Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the List of United States cities by populat ...'s ''The Independent'' wrote a positive review of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The U
"The U" is a nickname often given to a university. Specifically, it has been used to refer to: * The University of Miami ** ''The U'' (film), a 2009 documentary about the University of Miami football team. * The University of Utah Other uses * WCIU-TV WCIU-TV (channel 26) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, affiliated with The CW. It is the flagship television property of locally based Weigel Broadcasting, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister ..., a television station that was formerly branded as "The U"; * WMEU-CD, a television station that currently carries "The U" branding. {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambling In Souls
''Gambling in Souls'' is a 1919 American silent crime drama film directed by Harry F. Millarde and starring Madlaine Traverse, Herbert Heyes, Murdock MacQuarrie, Lew Zehring, Mary McIvor, and Henry A. Barrows. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on March 9, 1919. Plot Cast *Madlaine Traverse as Marcia Dunning, aka Madame Rouge *Herbert Heyes as 'Duke' Charters * Murdock MacQuarrie as Thomas Philborn *Lew Zehring as Dick Philborn * Mary McIvor as Edith Dunning * Henry A. Barrows as Latimer (as Henry Barrows) *Marian Skinner as Mrs. Caldwell (as Marion Skinner) * William Clifford as Robert Dunning Preservation The film is now considered lost. See also * List of lost films *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Landloper
''The Landloper'' is a 1918 American silent romance adventure film directed by George Irving and starring Harold Lockwood, Pauline Curley, Stanton Heck, William Clifford, Bert Starkey, and Gertrude Maloney. It is based on the 1915 novel of the same name by Holman Day. The film was released by Metro Pictures on April 1, 1918. Plot Cast * Harold Lockwood as Walker Farr *Pauline Curley as Kate Kilgour *Stanton Heck as Colonel Simon Dodd * William Clifford as Richard Dodd *Bert Starkey as Etienne Pickerone *Gertrude Maloney as Rose-Marie Preservation The film is now considered lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography * Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland *Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee .... References External links * 1910s romance films 1918 adventure films American romance films Silent American adventure films 1918 films Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Bill (1918 Film)
''Broadway Bill'' is a 1918 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred J. Balshofer and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Pomeroy Cannon, Lester Cuneo, and Fred L. Wilson. The film was released by Metro Pictures on February 11, 1918. Plot Cast * Harold Lockwood as 'Broadway Bill' Clayton *Martha Mansfield as Muriel Latham *Cornish Beck as Jack Latham *Raymond Hadley as Godfrey St. Cleve (as Raymond C. Hadley) *Stanton Heck as Buck Hardigan *Bert Starkey as Creed *William Black as John Underwood (as W.W. Black) *Tom Blake as 'Irish' Fallon * William Clifford as Daddy Dunningan *Artie Ortego as Wabishke (as Art Ortego) Preservation The film is now considered lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography * Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland *Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee .... References External links * 1918 romantic dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
