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Walter Hiers
Walter Hiers (July 18, 1893 – February 27, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Born in 1893, during his two decade-long acting career spanning from 1912 to 1932, Hiers acted in 101 films. He was a particularly prolific actor who could star in over 10 films a year. He died from pneumonia in 1933, aged 39. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Selected Filmography *''Seventeen'' (1916) .... George Cooper *''The Conquest of Canaan'' (1916) .... Norman Flitcroft *''The Lesson'' (1917) .... 'Tub' Martin *'' Life's Whirlpool'' (1917) .... Fatty Holmes *''Over There'' (1917) .... Undetermined Role *''The Mysterious Miss Terry'' (1917) .... Freddie Bollen *'' God's Man'' (1917) .... Hugo Waldemar *''The End of the Tour'' (1917) .... 'Skinny' Smith *'' Brown of Harvard'' (1918) .... Tubby *'' A Nymph of the Foothills'' (1918) .... Tubby *'' A Man's World'' (1918) .... Larry Hanlon *'' The Accidental Honeymoon'' (1918) .... Jimmy *'' Our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordele, Georgia
Cordele is a city in and the county seat of Crisp County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,147 at the 2010 census. Cordele calls itself the Watermelon Capital of the World. History Cordele was incorporated on January 1, 1888, and named for Cordelia Hawkins, eldest daughter of Colonel Samuel Hawkins, the president of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway. In November 1864, the area that is now Cordele served as the temporary capital of Georgia. During the last days of the Confederacy, Georgia's war governor Joseph E. Brown used his rural farmhouse to escape the wrath of Sherman's March to the Sea. During that time, the farmhouse, which Brown called "Dooly County Place," served as the official capital for only a few days. It was replaced in 1890 by the Suwanee Hotel, located in what became downtown Cordele. The hotel was destroyed by a fire in late 1994 and was rebuilt. Cordele was founded in 1888 by J.E.D. Shipp of Americus. The town was located at the j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man's World (1918 Film)
''A Man's World'' is a 1918 American silent drama film, directed by Herbert Blaché. It stars Emily Stevens, John Merkyl, and Frederick Truesdell, and was released on June 24, 1918. Cast list * Emily Stevens as Frankie Ware * John Merkyl as David Powell (*aka Wilmuth Merkyl) * Frederick Truesdell as Malcolm Gaskell * Florence Short as Lione Brune * Baby Ivy Ward as Kiddie * Walter Hiers as Larry Hanlon * Sidney Bracy Sidney Bracey (born Sidney Bracy; 18 December 1877 – 5 August 1942) was an Australian-born American actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he performed in more than 320 films between 1909 and 1942. Early lif ... as Emile Grimeaux * Vera Royer as Clara Oakes * Lucile Dorrington as Alice Ellery * Vinney Binns as Slavey References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Man's World (1918 film), A American films based on plays Metro Pictures films Films directed by Herbert Blaché American silent feature films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Held By The Enemy (film)
''Held by the Enemy'' is a lost 1920 American silent Civil War melodrama film directed by Donald Crisp and based on the 1886 play by William Gillette. The film starred Agnes Ayres, Lewis Stone, and Jack Holt. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Rachel Hayne (Ayres), whose husband, a Southern soldier, is believed to have died in battle, renews a former love affair with Union fighter Colonel Charles Prescott (Holt). She also cultivates the friendship of another Northerner, Brigade Surgeon Fielding (Cain), for the purpose of obtaining quinine from him to pass on to Southern soldiers. Prescott is about to avow his love when the husband Captain Gordon Haine (Stone) returns. When Hayne is recaptured as a spy, Fielding accuses Prescott of trumping up the charge to dispose of the husband. Hayne escapes from his imprisonment, but is then recaptured, and after several incidents commits suicide. This leaves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Lady, Lady
''Oh, Lady, Lady'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy romance film directed by Major Maurice Campbell and starring Bebe Daniels. It is based on a popular 1918 Broadway stage musical, '' Oh, Lady! Lady!!'' Maurice Campbell was the husband of actress Henrietta Crosman. He usually worked on Broadway as a director or producer. ''Oh, Lady, Lady'' is his first feature-length directorial silent film effort. Plot As described in a film magazine, Mary Barber (Daniels) returns to her birthplace as Rita Rooke, an actress, and finds her former sweetheart Willoughby Finch engaged and about to be married to a Miss Farringdon (Woods). She telephones Finch that she is in town and will call on him at 4 p.m. A rehearsal of the wedding ceremony is scheduled for 5 o'clock. A reporter is called in to assist Finch out of his dilemma. He suggests getting someone to pose as Finch's sweetheart to get him out of difficulty. The reporter gets the actress to dress as a vamp and appear on the scene. Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Boiled (1919 Film)
''Hard Boiled'' is a 1919 American comedy silent film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by John Lynch and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Billy Mason, William Courtright, Gertrude Claire, Walter Hiers, and Nona Thomas. The film was released on February 2, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Dorothy Dalton as Corinne Melrose *Billy Mason as Billy Penrose *William Courtright as Deacon Simpson *Gertrude Claire as Aunt Tiny Colvin *Walter Hiers Walter Hiers (July 18, 1893 – February 27, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Born in 1893, during his two decade-long acting career spanning from 1912 to 1932, Hiers acted in 101 films. He was a particularly prolific actor w ... as Hiram Short *Nona Thomas as Daisy May Preservation status *A print survives in the Archives du Filmdu CNC(Bois d'Arcy) France. References External links * * 1919 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1919 comedy films Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Experimental Marriage
''Experimental Marriage'' is a 1919 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring Constance Talmadge, Harrison Ford, and Walter Hiers.Langman p. 367. Cast * Constance Talmadge as Suzanne Ercoll * Harrison Ford as Foxcroft Grey * Walter Hiers as Charlie Hamilton * Vera Sisson as Do Harrington * Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Ercoll * Raymond Hatton as Arthur Barnard * Mayme Kelso Mayme Kelso (February 28, 1867 – June 5, 1946) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1911 and 1927. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, and died in South Pasadena, California from a heart attac ... as Mrs. Entwhisle * James Gordon as Callahan References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * * 1919 films 1919 romantic comedy films Films directed by Robert G. Vignola American silent feature films 1910s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotlight Sadie
''Spotlight Sadie'' is a lost 1919 American silent film drama directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Mae Marsh and Wallace MacDonald. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. It was alternately known as ''The Saintly Show Girl''. Cast *Mae Marsh as Sadie Sullivan *Wallace MacDonald as Dick Carrington *Mary Thurman as Hazel Harris *Betty Schade as Dollie Delmar * Alec B. Francis as Reverend John Page *Walter Hiers as Jack Mills *Philo McCullough as Reggie Delmar *Wellington Playter as O'Keefe *Lou Salter as Nancy O'Keefe *Richard Carlyle *Alice Davenport Alice Davenport (née Shepphard; February 29, 1864 – June 24, 1936) was an American film actress. She appeared in 140 films between 1911 and 1930. She was born Alice Shepphard in New York City, and died in Los Angeles, California. She mad ... References External links * *Cluster lobby cards set(archived)Singular photo card of Mae Marsh and Wallace MacDonald(archived) 1919 films American silent fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Doctors Disagree
''When Doctors Disagree'' is a 1919 comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger, written by Anna F. Briand, photographed by Percy Hilburn, and starring Mabel Normand. The movie was released by the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation with a running time of 50 minutes. A print of the film survives in the Cinémathèque Royale film archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, Violet Henny (Ridgeway), the village miser's haughty daughter, as Queen of the May will not admit Millie Martin (Normand), the ragged daughter of old man David Martin, to her May Pole party, Millie breaks up the party. The next day she accompanies her father on the train to a nearby town to pay off the mortgage. While on the train she falls in love with chubby John Turner (Hiers), a young man who believes that he has committed a murder and is fleeing disguised as his uncle, who is a noted surgeon. Millie feigns a serious illness and the supposed doctor recommends an immediate operation, hoping to get the young woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave It To Susan
''Leave It to Susan'' is a 1918 American silent comedy Western film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Rex Taylor and Irma Whipley Taylor. The film stars Madge Kennedy, Wallace MacDonald, and Alfred Hollingsworth Alfred Hollingsworth was an American actor during the silent film era. He was in dozens of films from 1911 until 1925. According to IMDb he also directed four short films in 1916. ''Hell's Hinges'' has been described as a classic and Hollingswort .... Cast list References External links * {{IMDb title, id=0010346 1918 films 1918 Western (genre) films 1918 comedy films Films directed by Clarence G. Badger 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent American Western (genre) comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fear Woman
''The Fear Woman'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and starring Pauline Frederick. Some of the filming took place in Berkeley, California. Plot As described in a film magazine, because her father warns her that alcoholism is a trait that has been inherited by the Winthrops over four generations, Helen Winthrop (Frederick) breaks her engagement to Robert Craig (Sills) for fear of bringing children into the world that are predisposed to drunkenness. They separate and Helen visits Stella Scarr (Travers), an old friend. When Stella foolishly deceives her husband Sidney (Northrup), Helen shields her and is disgraced. Percy Farwell (Hiers), newly rich, becomes enamored of her, and his mother (Titus) hires Robert to break up their supposed affair. Helen feigns drunkenness at the betrothal dinner and is able to prove Robert's love for her. They then resume their engagement. Cast *Pauline Frederick as Helen Winthrop *Milton Sills as R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Henry (film)
''Bill Henry'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm, and written by Julien Josephson and Lois Zellner. The film stars Charles Ray, Edith Roberts, William A. Carroll, Bert Woodruff, Jennie Lee, and Walter Perkins. The film was released on August 17, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. A print of the film is in the Russian Gosfilmofond film archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, Bill Henry Jenkins (Ray) leaves the family farm with a patent vibrator under his arm and speeds across the nation on his bicycle in search of fortune. He is assaulted by an irate farmer and takes refuge in a small town hotel run by his uncle, where he gets a position as a clerk. Lela Mason (Roberts) comes to the hotel, having spent her last cent to arrive there. She has inherited a piece of farm land only to be told by the local lawyer that it is worthless, which raised Bill Henry's sympathy. He plays poker with the traveling men to win enough money to buy the property, keeping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Smith Left Home
''Why Smith Left Home'' is a 1919 American silent film farce directed by Donald Crisp and starring Bryant Washburn. Famous Players-Lasky produced the film with distribution through Paramount Pictures. This film is based on the turn of the century play, ''Why Smith Left Home'', by George Broadhurst. The play starred Maclyn Arbuckle in the Washburn role. An incomplete copy of ''Why Smith Left Home'' is held at the Library of Congress. Cast *Bryant Washburn as John Brown Smith * Lois Wilson as Marian *Mayme Kelso as Aunt Mary *Winter Hall as The General *Walter Hiers as Bob White *Margaret Loomis as Julie *Carrie Clark Ward Carrie Clark Ward (January 9, 1862 – February 6, 1926) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography Ward was born in Virginia City, Nevada, in 1862. In 1885 Clark acted in a company at the San Francisco Bush Street Theatre. Wa ... as Lavina References External links * * 1919 films American silent feature films American films base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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