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Without Limit
''Without Limit'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by George D. Baker and stars Anna Q. Nilsson.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' published by The American Film Institute, c.1971 The film is based on the story ''The Temple of Dusk'' by Calvin Johnston that was published in '' The Saturday Evening Post''. A surviving print is held at the British Film Institute (BFI) National Film and Television Archive. Plot Based upon a summary in a film publication, a minister's son, David Marlowe (Frazer), gets drunk and marries chorus girl Ember (Nilsson), and then forges a check and flees. Ember then decides to leave the straight and narrow path and charges some gowns to Bunny Fish (Schable), the man her husband had robbed. When she hears that her husband has returned with money to repay his debt, she changes her mind and returns the clothing. Later, when she believes David has killed Bunny Fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George D
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Frank Currier
Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and stage actor and director of the silent era. Career Similar to Theodore Roberts, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman, and William H. Crane, Currier had a long and successful stage career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. His youth was spent honing his stagecraft. By the time he started appearing in silent films he was in his 50s and middle-aged. Currier, like Roberts, had a distinctive grandfatherly look as he aged and was respected and beloved by film audiences. Currier appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1928. He also directed 19 films in 1916. He is memorable in the 1925 film '' Ben-Hur'' as the Roman Admiral who adopts Judah Ben-Hur (Ramon Novarro) as his son after Ben-Hur saves his life during a battle at sea. On Broadway, Currier performed in ''The Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1913), ''An Old New Yorker'' (1911), ''The Aviator'' (1910), ''Beethoven'' (1910), ''The Gay Life'' (1909), ''This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 Drama Films
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Silent American Drama Films
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Films Directed By George D
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Metro Pictures Films
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American Silent Feature Films
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1921 Films
The following is an overview of 1921 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top seven films released in 1921 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events *January 21 – The silent comedy drama ''The Kid'', written by, produced by, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin (in his Tramp character) – his first full-length film as a director – and featuring Jackie Coogan, is released in the United States. It is the year's second-highest-grossing film. *March 6 – The silent epic war film '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'', adapted for the screen by June Mathis, is released in the United States. It is the year's highest-grossing film (and the sixth-best-grossing silent film of all time), propels Rudolph Valentino to stardom and inspires a tango craze and a fashion for gaucho pants. *August 29 – Broadway's first $1 million theatre, Loew's State opens. *September 5 – Popular comedian R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 films in 1919. In films he often played comedic, character parts or men with a European flair. He died, from Ptomaine poisoning, in Hollywood in 1947. Alternately ''IMDb'' has his death as a suicide. Two films Schable appeared in have been restored, ''Sherlock Holmes'' (1922) and ''The Man and the Moment'' (1929). Broadway shows in which Schable appeared included ''On With the Dance'' (1917), ''The Fallen Idol'' (1915), ''Inconstant George'' (1909), ''Jack Straw'' (1908), ''De Lancey'' (1905), ''The Duke of Killicrankie'' (1904), ''Captain Dieppe'' (1903), ''The Mummy and the Humming Bird'' (1903), ''The Mummy and the Humming Bird'' (1902), ''The Second in Command'' (1901), ''Richard Carvel'' (1900), ''Beau Brummell'' (1899), ''Cyrano de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Willis Lane
Charles Willis Lane (January 25, 1869–October 17, 1945) was an American stage and film actor, active from 1914 to 1929. Like many film performers born before 1900 Lane had extensive prior Broadway stage or regional theatrical experience stretching back to his youth in the 1890s. Lane was born in Madison, Illinois, and can be seen in silent films usually as a silver-haired other man or confidant. Two of his best-known roles are Dr. Lanyon in '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1920) and Dr. Angus McPhail in '' Sadie Thompson'' (1928). Partial filmography * '' The Man from Mexico'' (1914) (* unconfirmed and/or uncredited) * ''Mrs. Black Is Back'' (1914, also in 1904 Broadway play) - Prof. Newton Black * ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' (1918) - Earl of Brinstead * '' Wanted: A Husband'' (1919) - Tom Harmon * '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1920) - Dr. Richard Lanyon * ''Away Goes Prudence'' (1920) - Mr. Thorne * '' Guilty of Love'' (1920) - Goddard Townsend * '' The Branded Woman'' (1920) - Herb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BFI National Archive
The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was founded as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955, its name became the National Film Archive, and, in 1992, the National Film and Television Archive. It was renamed BFI National Archive in 2006. It collects, preserves, restores, and shares the films and television programmes which have helped to shape and record British life and times since the development of cine film in the late 19th century. The majority of the collection is British originated material, but it also features internationally significant holdings from around the world. The Archive also collects films which feature key British actors and the work of British directors. The collections themselves are accommodated on several sites. The Paul Getty, J. Paul Getty, Jr. Conservation Centre in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, named after its benefactor, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Pictures
Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leased facilities in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Fort Lee, New Jersey. It was purchased in 1919. History Metro Pictures was founded as a film distribution company in February 1915 by a number of "exchange men" with Richard A. Rowland as president, George Grombacher as vice-president and Louis B. Mayer as secretary. Grombacher owned exchanges in Portland and Seattle. Rowland and Metro's 2nd vice president James B. Clark were from the Roland & Clark company based in Pittsburgh. Metro was capitalized with $300,000 in cash and founded for the purpose of controlling movie productions for the exchanges. Rowland had been an investor in Alco Films which was a distribution company for a coalition of production companies. Mayer convinced Rowland to set up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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