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William Quirk
Billy Quirk (born William Andrew Quirk; March 27, 1873April 20, 1926) was an American stage and silent-film actor. He performed in more than 180 films between 1909 and 1924. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he died in Los Angeles, California. Gem Motion Picture Company produced a series of "Billy"-titled pictures starring Quirk. Partial filmography *''A Sound Sleeper'' (1909, Short) - uncredited *''The Hessian Renegades'' (1909, Short) - Hessian *''Pippa Passes'' (1909, Short) - In Studio *''Nursing a Viper'' (1909, Short) - Fleeing Aristocrat *''The Red Man's View'' (1909, Short) - Conqueror (uncredited) *''In Little Italy'' (1909, Short) - At the Ball *''To Save Her Soul'' (1909, Short) *''Choosing a Husband'' (1909, Short) - 2nd Bachelor *''The Woman from Mellon's'' (1910, Short) - Harry Townsend *''The Two Brothers'' (1910, Short) - Mexican *''The Lucky Toothache'' (1910, Short) *'' How Rastus Gets His Turkey'' (1910, Short) - Rastus *''Algie the Miner'' (1912, Short) - A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey: 2000 and 2010 , . Accessed November 7, 2011. It is the of and the county's largest city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algie The Miner
''Algie, the Miner'' is a 1912 American silent Western film produced by Solax Studios. It was directed by Harry Schenck, Edward Warren, and Alice Guy and stars Billy Quirk, with Clarice Jackson as Miss Lyons. The film was advertised as: "A real live western comedy, showing how a sissy boy won his sweetheart's hands by going out west and making a man of himself". During the early days of motion pictures one-reel films, approximately ten-minutes long, were made to be shown as part of a variety show, either in vaudeville theaters, along with live acts featuring singers or comedians, or at a nickelodeon movie theater where the audience paid five cents to view a half-hour of short films. ''Algie the Miner'' was shown at both types of theaters. Plot During a wealthy family's party, Algie informs Mr Lyons that he wishes to marry the man's daughter. Lyons writes out a letter that reads: "February 1st, 1912 / If Algie Allmore, proves himself a man, inside one year, he can have my daught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Broke
''Broadway Broke'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Mary Carr, Percy Marmont, and Gladys Leslie. at silentera.com A struggling former Broadway
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**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ... actress tries to restart her career by turning to playwriting.
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Salomy Jane (1923 Film)
''Salomy Jane'' is a lost 1923 American silent Western film directed by George Melford, and written by Paul Armstrong, Bret Harte, and Waldemar Young. The film stars Jacqueline Logan, George Fawcett, Maurice "Lefty" Flynn, William B. Davidson, Charles Stanton Ogle, Billy Quirk, and G. Raymond Nye. The film was released on August 26, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. It is a remake of the 1914 film of the same name. Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Salomy Jane * George Fawcett as Yuba Bill * Maurice Bennett Flynn as The Man * William B. Davidson as Gambler * Charles Stanton Ogle as Madison Clay * Billy Quirk as Colonel Starbottle * G. Raymond Nye as Red Pete * Louise Dresser as Mrs. Pete * James Neill as Larabee * Thomas Carrigan as Rufe Waters * Clarence Burton as Baldwin * Barbara Brower as Mary Ann * Milton Ross Milton Ross (December 2, 1876 – September 6, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1948. Selected filmograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glimpses Of The Moon (film)
''The Glimpses of the Moon'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based upon the 1922 Edith Wharton novel '' The Glimpses of the Moon''. Cast *Bebe Daniels as Susan Branch * David Powell as Nick Lansing *Nita Naldi as Ursula Gillow *Maurice Costello as Fred Gillow * Rubye De Remer as Mrs. Ellie Vanderlyn *Billy Quirk as Bob Fulmer (credited as William Quirk) * Charles K. Gerrard as Streffy, Lord Altringham *Pearl Sindelar as Grace Fullmer *Mrs. George Peggram *Beth Allen *Dolores Costello *Millie Muller *Beatrice Coburn *Fred Hadley Preservation ''The Glimpses of the Moon'' is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ....< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Success (1923 Film)
''Success'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Brandon Tynan, Naomi Childers, and Mary Astor. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Success'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. References Bibliography * Lowe, Denise. ''An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930''. Routledge, 2014. External links * * 1923 films 1923 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Ralph Ince American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Metro Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Old Kentucky Home (1922 Film)
''My Old Kentucky Home'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Ray C. Smallwood and starring Monte Blue, Julia Swayne Gordon, and Frank Currier. at silentera.com Plot As described in a , Richard Goodloe (Blue), son of a proud Southern widow (Gordon), has been released from prison where he served two years after being railroaded by another crook, and returns to his home in Kentucky. En route he meets his former sweetheart Virginia Sanders (Holmquist). His mother has entered their horse Dixie in the derby and the family fortune is at stake. In o ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Stage Door
''At the Stage Door'', also known by its working title ''Women of Conquest'', is a 1921 silent American romantic drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Billie Dove, Huntley Gordon, and Miriam Battista, and was released on December 11, 1921. The film gives a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes reality of life in the New York theater, as seen by a small town girl trying to make it in the big city. The picture received mixed reviews. This was Dove's first time on film, having moved over from the Ziegfeld Follies. Plot Mary Matthews is the elder sister of Helen, who is the favorite of their widowed mother. Growing up, she continually has to accede to Helen's wants and preferences. However, when the selfish Helen steals Mary's fiancé, Mary leaves home to try and make a life in New York City. She gets a part as a chorus girl in a Broadway production, but refuses to give in to the wanton lifestyle so prevalent among the other dancers. One night she is being pursued by the stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Worth While
''The Man Worth While'' is a 1921 American silent melodrama film, directed by Romaine Fielding. It stars Joan Arliss, Lawrence Johnson, and Eugene Acker, and was released on September 9, 1921. Cast list * Joan Arliss as Mary Alden * Lawrence Johnson as the child * Eugene Acker as Herbert Loring * Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Ward * Frederick Eckhart as André * Peggy Parr as Cecile * Herbert Standing as Mrs. Forbes-Grey * Vanda Tierendelli as Miss Flo * Barney Gilmore as the judge * Natalie O'Brien as the dancer * Tex Cooper as the parson * Kid Broad as a Lifer * Emile Le Croix as the doctor * Frank De Vernon as Eddie Loring * Burt Hodkins as Percy * Clarence Heritage as the sheriff * Ruth Buchanan as the operator * Tammany Young as Useless * Billy Quirk as Napoleon * Romaine Fielding Romaine Fielding (born William Grant Blandin; May 22, 1867 – December 15, 1927) was an American actor, screenwriter, and silent film director known for his dramatic westerns. He was also known as R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Day Out
''His Day Out'' is a surviving 1918 American silent comedy short film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Billy * Leatrice Joy as Joy * Oliver Hardy as Oliver * Leo White * Joe Bordeaux * Ethel Marie Burton * Bud Ross as The Father (as Budd Ross) * Slim Cole * Don Likes as A Customer * Billy Quirk Release ''His Day Out'' was released on January 15, 1918, in the United States. See also * List of American films of 1918 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... References External links * 1918 films 1918 short films 1918 comedy films American silent short films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Matinee Idol (1916 Film)
''The Matinee Idol'' is a 1928 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, and starring Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Prints are in the archives of the Cinémathèque Française and Cineteca di Bologna. The film has been restored. The Academy Film Archive preserved ''The Matinee Idol'' in 1997. Plot Don Wilson, a famous blackface comedian, is preparing to headline a new show. Arnold Wingate, his manager, persuades him to take a weekend off in the country. When their car breaks down, they go off in search of a mechanic. Don happens upon a ramshackle traveling theatrical stock company run by Jasper Bolivar and his daughter Ginger. One of the actors has quit, so Ginger is holding an audition. When Don asks the hopefuls in line about a garage, Ginger mistakes him for one of the applicants and chooses him as the best of a bad lot. Amused (and attracted to Ginger), he accepts the job, giving his name as "Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intolerance (film)
''Intolerance'' is a 1916 epic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. Subtitles include ''Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages'' and ''A Sun-Play of the Ages''.Internet Archive foIntolerance (1916), D. W. Griffith. Retrieved May 21, 2016. Regarded as one of the most influential films of the silent era (though it received mixed reviews at the time), the three-and-a-half-hour epic intercuts four parallel storylines, each separated by several centuries: first, a contemporary melodrama of crime and redemption; second, a Judean story: Christ's mission and death; third, a French story: the events surrounding the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572; and fourth, a Babylonian story: the fall of the Babylonian Empire to Persia in 539 BC. Each story had its own distinctive color tint in the original print. The scenes are linked by shots of a figure representing Eternal Motherhood, rocking a cradle. Griffith chose to explore the theme of intolerance partly in response to his previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
