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William Scott (actor)
William Scott (August 1, 1893 – August 22, 1967) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 90 films between 1913 and 1934. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' (1918) * ''The Still Alarm'' (1918) * '' The City of Purple Dreams'' (1918) * ''Thieves'' (1919) * '' Who's Your Servant?'' (1920) * ''The Mother of His Children'' (1920) * '' Jackie'' (1921) * ''Hickville to Broadway'' (1921) * '' A Voice in the Dark'' (1921) * ''Deserted at the Altar'' (1922) * '' Alias Julius Caesar'' (1922) * '' Only a Shop Girl'' (1922) * ''His Last Race'' (1923) *''The Fourth Musketeer'' (1923) * '' Yesterday's Wife'' (1923) * ''Innocence'' (1923) * ''Not a Drum Was Heard'' (1924) * '' Against All Odds'' (1924) * ''Dante's Inferno'' (1924) * '' Beyond the Border'' (1925) * '' After Business Hours'' (1925) * '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1925) * ''The Great Jewel Robbery'' (1925) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Brockwell
Gladys Brockwell (née Lindeman; September 26, 1894 – July 2, 1929) was an American actress whose career began during the silent film era. Early life and career Brockwell was born Gladys Lindeman in Brooklyn, New York, on September 26, 1894. Her father was H.R. Lindeman. Her mother, Lillian Lindeman ( Voltaire), a chorus girl turned actress, put her daughter on stage at an early age. By age 7, Brockwell was performing in dramatic productions with a stock company in Williamsport, West Virginia. By the time Gladys was 14, she played leading roles, and when she was 17 she had her own company. She took on the stage name Gladys Brockwell , and made her film debut in 1913 for Lubin Studios. Within a short time she was starring in a number of films. Developing her craft, she moved to Hollywood where she garnered a role in the acclaimed 1922 version of ''Oliver Twist'' and in ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' the following year. Her mother Lillian took to the screen in 1914 and als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fourth Musketeer
''The Fourth Musketeer'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Johnnie Walker, Eileen Percy and Eddie Gribbon.Munden p.272 Synopsis A boxer quits the ring to set up as a garage mechanic. Life is complicated by his wife's flirtation with a high society man and some stolen jewels. Cast * Johnnie Walker as Brien O'Brien * Eileen Percy as Mrs. Brian O'Brien * Eddie Gribbon as Mike Donovan * William Scott as Joe Tracy * Edith Yorke as Mrs. Tracy * Georgie Stone as Jimmy Tracy * James McElhern as Don O'Reilly * Philo McCullough as Gerald Van Sicklen * Kate Lester Kate Lester (born Sarah Cody, 12 June 1857 – 12 October 1924) was an American theatrical and silent film actress. Her family, the Suydams of New York, were staying in Britain at the time of her birth.Who Was Who on Screen 3rd edition page ... as Mrs. Rector References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughters Of Desire
''Daughters of Desire'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Irene Rich, Richard Tucker and June Nash.Munden p.258 Plot Cast * Irene Rich * Richard Tucker * June Nash June C. Nash (May 30, 1927 – December 9, 2019) was a social and feminist anthropologist and Distinguished Professor Emerita at the City University of New York (CUNY). She conducted extensive field work throughout the United States and Lati ... * Julius Molnar * Jackie Searl * William Scott References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1929 films 1929 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Burton L. King 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke Bellew
''Smoke Bellew'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Conway Tearle, Barbara Bedford and Alphonse Ethier.Langman, p. 534 It is based on the 1912 short story collection ''Smoke Bellew''. Cast * Conway Tearle as Kit 'Smoke' Bellew * Barbara Bedford as Joy Gastell * Mark Hamilton as Jack Short * Alphonse Ethier as Harry Sprague * William Scott as Stine * Alaska Jack as Prospector * J.P. Lockney John P. Lockney (March 17, 1867, date of death unknown) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Partial filmography * '' The Bride of Ha ... as Caribou Charlie Gastell References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1929 films 1929 adventure films 1929 Western (genre) films American adventure films American black-and-white films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
The Earth Woman
''The Earth Woman'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang. A print of this film was located in April 2021 in a film archive. Cast * Mary Alden as Martha Tilden (The Earth Woman) * Priscilla Bonner as Sally * Russell Simpson as Ezra Tilden * Carroll Nye as Steve Tilden * Joe Butterworth as Joe Tilden * John Carr as Simon * Johnnie Walker as John Mason (billed as Johnny Walker) * William Scott as Mark McWade See also *List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ... References External links * 1926 films 1926 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by Walter Lang Lost American films Associated Exhibitors films 1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Jewel Robbery
''The Great Jewel Robbery'' is a 1925 American silent crime drama film directed by John Ince and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Grace Darmond, and Frank Brownlee. Plot As described in a film magazine review, private detective A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigators of ... Doris Dunbar, on the trail of stolen jewels, visits the Red Mill Inn jewel thief Hooper and playboy Steve Martindale are drinking. Hooper, in temporary fear of discovery, switches the jewels to Steve's pocket. Later, many complications arise when Hooper attempts to recover the jewels. Doris and Steve become prisoners in the thieve's hideout. Foiled when they attempt to escape, they are rescued by the police and decide to become partners in life. Cast References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light Of Western Stars (1925 Film)
''The Light of Western Stars'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by William K. Howard and starring Jack Holt, Billie Dove, and Noah Beery. The film was based on a 1914 Zane Grey novel and had been filmed before in 1918. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Gene Stewart, a dashing young cowboy who has vowed at the climax of a revel to marry the first young woman he sees on the incoming limited, forces Madeline to go through a marriage ceremony. He is panic stricken when he discovers that she is the sister of his friend Al Hammond. In a shooting affair in El Cajon, Gene assists Al in escaping from the sheriff, and Al asks Gene to look after his sister. Brand, leader of a ruffian band, suddenly learns that the governor has sent the police to clean them out. Madeline is saved during a raid on the ranch from being abducted by Brand when Gene rushes up to the ranch. The outlaws capture Gene and Al. Brand tells Madeline that she must decide whether Gene or her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Business Hours
''After Business Hours'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Lou Tellegen, and Phyllis Haver. Plot As described in a film magazine review, John King enters married life with the plan of allowing his wife June no money except a few dollars a week. She gambles, loses, and is ashamed to ask her husband for enough to pay her losses. In an effort to repay her losses, she goes into gambling more heavily until her debts increase to a large sum. She gives her pearls as security. Her chauffeur blackmails her for money. To supply him with money, she takes a pin, which her friend Sylvia had dropped at her home, to a pawnbroker, forging Sylvia's signature. The pawnbroker, who had been turned down for membership in John's club, is ambitious to become a member. To force his way into the club, he threatens to disclose the forgery, causing the arrest of June. John fights him and obtains the pin. Returning home, his wife tells him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Border (1925 Film)
''Beyond the Border'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap, produced by Hunt Stromberg and starring Harry Carey. It was released by Producers Distributing Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine review, while Sheriff Bob Smith is away from town going after the bandit Bob Moore, the villain has a new sheriff elected in his place. Captured, tried, and convicted, Moore confesses that he is also known as "Bob Smith" and that his sister, whom he has not seen in childhood, is coming to town. Moore proposes that Smith pose as him so that his long-lost sister will not know that her brother is actually an outlaw. Smith agrees, and upon meeting her falls in love with her. He rounds up the villain's gang, gets his sheriff's job back, and wins the young woman after saving her real brother. Cast * Harry Carey as Bob Smith * William Scott as Bob Moore * Mildred Harris as Molly Smith * Tom Santschi as Nick Perdue * Jack Richardson as Brick Dawson * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante's Inferno (1924 Film)
''Dante's Inferno'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Henry Otto that was released by Fox Film Corporation and adapted from ''Inferno'', part of Dante Alighieri's epic poem ''Divine Comedy''. The film mixes material from Dante's "Inferno" with plot points from Charles Dickens' ''A Christmas Carol''. The book was filmed earlier in 1911 in Italy as ''L'Inferno'', and Fox later remade the film in 1935, again as ''Dante's Inferno'', starring Spencer Tracy in the lead role. Plot The tactics of a vicious slumlord and greedy businessman named Mortimer Judd finally drive a distraught man named Eugene Craig, whom he has forced into bankruptcy, to commit suicide. He constantly refuses requests for charity and treats his bedridden wife very badly. The businessman receives a copy of Dante's ''Inferno'' in the mail and reads it. In the story, a floating angel raises its sword and parts a legion of demons to allow Dante to pass, naked sinners burn in boiling tar and suicides ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against All Odds (1924 Film)
''Against All Odds'' is a lost 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Buck Jones. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Buck Jones as Chick Newton * Dolores Rousse as Judy Malone * Ben Hendricks Jr. as Jim Sawyer * William Scott as Bill Warner * Thais Valdemar as Olivetta * William N. Bailey as Tom Curtis * Bernard Siegel as Lewis * Jack McDonald as Warner's Uncle See also * 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 links Against All Odds at IMDb.com* 1924 films Films based on short fiction English-language Western (genre) films Films directed by Edmund Mortimer Fox Film films 1924 Western (genre) films Lost American Western (genre) films 1924 lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
