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Winifred Westover
Winifred Westover, birth name Winifred Heide, (November 9, 1899 – March 19, 1978) was an actress of the 1910s and 1920s. Her career included films made in Hollywood, Sweden and New York.Bill Hart Is Married Here, ''The Los Angeles Times'', December 8, 1921, page 25 Early years Winifred Helena Heide was the daughter of Thomas C. Heide and Sophia Heide. On July 14, 1904 Sophia Heide filled for divorce on the grounds of cruelty, non-support and desertion. She later married Clyde C. Westover, a writer best known for his 1912 novel ''The Dragon’s Daughter''. When Winifred was thirteen years old she adopted her stepfather's last name. She graduated from the Dominican College of San Rafael. Career In 1915 Westover met D. W. Griffith, and was given several small roles in his epic 1916 film ''Intolerance''. In 1919 she starred in ''John Petticoats'' with western star William S. Hart. Hart took an interest in Westover, and introduced her to Thora Holm, who was looking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and ''Baghdad by the Bay''. San Francisco and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area are a global center of economic activity and the arts and sciences, spurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The World To Nothing
''All the World to Nothing'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring William Russell, Winifred Westover, and J. Morris Foster. As noted in an advertisement, it was based on the novel of the same name by Wyndham Martyn. at silentera.com Cast * William Russell as Richard Chester * as Nora Ellis * |
1899 Births
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love's Masquerade (1922 Film)
''Love's Masquerade'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Conway Tearle, Winifred Westover and Florence Billings.Munden p.463 Cast * Conway Tearle as Russell Carrington * Winifred Westover as Dorothy Wheeler * Florence Billings as Rita Norwood * Robert Ellis as Herbert Norwooood * Danny Hayes as 'Sly Sam' * Arthur Housman as Newspaper Reporter * Robert Schable Robert Schable (August 31, 1873 – July 7, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor as well as a stage manager from Hamilton, Ohio. Biography A longtime stage player from the Charles Frohman company since the 1890s, Schable began in silent ... as Ross Gunther 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 * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Of Little Smoky
''Anne of Little Smoky'' is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Edward Connor and starring Winifred Westover, Dolores Cassinelli, Joe King, Frank Hagney, and Ralph Faulkner. The film was released by Playgoers Pictures on November 20, 1921. Plot Set in the Kentucky mountains. The Brockton family consider Little Smoky to be their mountain, but the government declares it to be a forest and game preserve. Forest ranger Bob Hayne is in love with Anne Brockton, but when he catches her father, Ed, poaching game he tries to arrest him. The two men fight, and Brockton is believed to have died. When bloodhounds are set on Bob’s trail Anne dresses in some of his clothing in an attempt to confuse the hounds following his scent. Anne finds her father alive in the forest ranger’s cabin. Meanwhile Gita, a gypsy girl, is attacked by a renegade Indian. Anne’s brother Tom, who suffered shell-shock during the first World War, rescues Gita. The incident brings Tom back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Is Life Worth Living?
''Is Life Worth Living?'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Eugene O'Brien, Winifred Westover and Arthur Housman.Monaco p.139 Cast * Eugene O'Brien as Melville Marley * Winifred Westover as Lois Mason * Arthur Housman as Jimmy Colton * George Lessey as Lawyer * Warren Cook as Joseph Gordon * Arthur Donaldson as Isaac - Pawnbroker * Florida Kingsley Florida Kingsley was an actress on stage and screen in the United States. Her career lasted more than 40 years. She is in numerous films from the silent film era. Theater *''The Capitol'' (1895) Selected filmography *''The Turmoil (1916 film) ... as Mrs. Grant References Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Alan Crosland American silent feature films American black-and-white films Selznick Pictures films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucking The Tiger (film)
''Bucking the Tiger'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring Conway Tearle, Winifred Westover and Gladden James.Munden p.96 Cast * Conway Tearle as Ritchie MacDonald * Winifred Westover as Emily Dwyer * Gladden James as Ralph Graham * Helen Montrose as Skaguay Belle * Harry Lee as Andy Walsh * George A. Wright as The Count *Templar Saxe Templar Saxe (born Templer William Edward Edevein; August 22, 1865 – April 17, 1935) was a British-born stage actor, opera singer and silent film actor. In films, he usually was a character actor as his singing voice could not be used in silent ... as William Hillyer 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 * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighter (1921 Film)
''The Fighter'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring Conway Tearle, Winifred Westover and Arthur Housman.Munden p.237 Cast * Conway Tearle as Caleb Conover * Winifred Westover as Dey Shevlin * Arthur Housman as Blacardo * Ernest Lawford as Caine * George Stewart as Jack Standish * Warren Cook as Senator Burke * Helen Lindroth Helen Lindroth (December 3, 1874 – October 5, 1956) was a Swedish-born American screen and stage actress. Biography Lindroth acted on stage with the Boston Museum Stock Company and in New York City before entering motion pictures with the K ... as Mrs. Hawarden 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 * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Lady 31
''Old Lady 31'' is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures and directed by John Ince. It is based on a novel by Louise Forsslund that was turned into a play by Rachel Crothers. The film starred actress Emma Dunn reprising her 1916 stage success for the screen. The film was remade in 1940 as '' The Captain Is a Lady''. Plot Based upon a summary of the plot in a review in a film publication, Angie (Dunn) and Abe (Harmon) have been married for many years when bad investments force them to sell their homestead. Angie is to go to the old ladies' home while Abe is to go to live on the poor farm. When the twenty-nine inmates of the old ladies' home see how hard it is for the couple to part, they agree to take Abe in, and he is listed on their roster as "Old Lady 31." There are several comic situations as Abe wins his way into the hearts of his female companions. When some apparently worthless mining stock is found to have some value, the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Village Sleuth
''The Village Sleuth'' is a 1920 American silent comedy drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars Charles Ray, Winifred Westover, Dick Rush, Donald MacDonald, George Hernandez, and Betty Schade. The film was released on September 12, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. A copy of the film is in the Gosfilmofond film archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, William Wells (Ray), a farm boy with a consuming desire to be like Sherlock Holmes, takes his first "detective" commission from his father Pa Wells (Morrison) and seeks to discover the identity of some watermelon thieves. Discovering the culprits among his own gang of friends and his father finding this out, he goes on a wider path to become a detective. Obtaining work as a hired man for a health resort, William begins an untiring hunt for a mystery. He gets a taste of the real thing when a robbery and murder come rapidly racing one over the other. In the end, the man suppose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marked Men (1919 Film)
''Marked Men'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and starring Harry Carey. Considered to be lost, it is a remake of the 1916 film '' The Three Godfathers'', which also starred Carey. Cast * Harry Carey as Cheyenne Harry * Joe Harris as Tom Gibbons * Ted Brooks as Tony Garcia * Charles Le Moyne as Sheriff Pete Cushing * J. Farrell MacDonald as Tom Placer McGraw * Winifred Westover as Ruby Merrill * David Kirby as Warden Bruiser Kelly (uncredited) See also * Harry Carey filmography * 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 * * 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films 1919 lost films American black-and-white films Remakes of American films Films based on American novels Films based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Hero Stuff
''This Hero Stuff'' is a 1919 American silent Western comedy film directed by Henry King and starring William Russell, Winifred Westover, and J. Barney Sherry.Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p. 166 Cast * William Russell as Captain November Jones * Winifred Westover as Nedra Joseph * J. Barney Sherry as Jackson J. Joseph * Charles K. French as Samuel Barnes * Mary Thurman as Teddy Craig * Harvey Clark as Jonathan Pillsbury * J. Farrell MacDonald John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a four-decade career from 1911 to 1951, and directed fort ... as Softnose Smith References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * * 1919 films 1910s Western (genre) comedy films Films directed by Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
