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Walter James (actor)
Walter James (June 3, 1882 – June 27, 1946) was an American character actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1942. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and died in Gardena, California from a heart attack. Partial filmography * ''The Unbroken Road'' (1915) * '' A Daughter of the Gods'' (1916) - Chief Eunuch * ''Souls Adrift'' (1917) - A Swede Sailor * '' The Idol Dancer'' (1920) - Chief Wando * '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (1920) - José * ''Fair Lady'' (1922) - Gian Norcone * '' The Secrets of Paris'' (1922) - The Strangler * ''Two Shall Be Born'' (1924) - Hund * '' The Monster'' (1925) - Caliban * '' The Everlasting Whisper'' (1925) - Aswin Brody * ''Little Annie Rooney'' (1925) - Officer Rooney * ''The Seventh Bandit'' (1926) - Ben Goring * '' Glenister of the Mounted'' (1926) - Thorald * ''Battling Butler'' (1926) - The Mountain Girl's Father * '' The Kid Brother'' (1927) - Jim Hickory * '' Rich Men's Sons'' (1927) - Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battling Butler
''Battling Butler'' is a 1926 American comedy silent film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. It is based on the 1923 musical '' Battling Buttler''. The film entered the public domain in 2022. Plot Alfred Butler is a scion of a wealthy family, but an embarrassment to his father as Alfred is a slight, gentle young man, accustomed to ease and luxury. His father suggests a hunting and fishing trip to toughen him up. Alfred goes on the trip, accompanied by his chauffeur and his personal valet. During the excursion, he falls in love at first sight with a low-class mountain girl who lives with her family in a shack. In order to impress her working-class family, the valet tells them that Alfred is the well-known professional championship fighter who happens to have the same name and fights under the professional sobriquet "Battling Butler". From there, the masquerade must be maintained, in public and in private. When he returns, Alfred is greeted by a cheering crowd of boxing en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Men's Sons
''Rich Men's Sons'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Graves and starring Graves, Shirley Mason and Robert Cain. Cast * Ralph Graves as Arnold Treadway * Shirley Mason as Carla Gordon * Robert Cain as Niles McCray * Frances Raymond Frances Raymond (1869–1961) was an American stage and film actress.Goble p.193 An established character actress, she played in a number of supporting roles during the silent era. Later, during the sound era, she primarily played much smalle ... as Mrs. Treadway * George Fawcett as Samuel Treadway * Johnny Fox as The Office Boy * Scott Seaton as John Gordon Preservation and status A complete copy of the film is held at the La Corse Et Le Cinéma. References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scareheads
''Scareheads'' is a 1931 American crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Richard Talmadge, Gareth Hughes, Julie Bishop.Pitts p.80 Plot Cast * Richard Talmadge as Dick Tanner * Gareth Hughes * Julie Bishop * Joseph W. Girard * Virginia True Boardman * King Baggot * Lloyd Whitlock * Walter James * Edward Lynch * Nancy Caswell Nancy Caswell (October 28, 1913 – February 2, 1987) was an American child actress of the silent era and later as an adult in talkies, including a Three Stooges work. As a baby she was proclaimed the "perfect baby" and was the youngest actr ... References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1931 films 1931 crime films American crime films Films directed by Noel M. Smith 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Scene (film)
''Street Scene'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by King Vidor. With a screenplay by Elmer Rice adapted from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, ''Street Scene'' takes place on a New York City street from one evening until the following afternoon. Except for one scene which takes place inside a taxi, Vidor shot the entire film on a single set depicting half a city block of house fronts. The film stars Estelle Taylor, David Landau, Sylvia Sidney, William Collier, Jr., and Beulah Bondi (her screen debut). The music score is by Alfred Newman, his first complete film score. Newman composed the eponymous title theme, in the style of George Gershwin's ''Rhapsody in Blue''. The theme has been used in other movies, including '' Cry of the City'', '' Kiss of Death'', ''I Wake Up Screaming'', '' Where the Sidewalk Ends'', '' The Dark Corner'', ''Gentleman's Agreement'' and as the overture to ''How to Marry a Millionaire''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Public Defender
''The Public Defender'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by J. Walter Ruben, starring Richard Dix and featuring Boris Karloff. Rich playboy Pike Winslow dons the mantle of 'The Reckoner', a mysterious avenger, when he learns that his lady friend Barbara Gerry's father has been framed in a bank embezzlement scandal. Using meticulous planning and split-second timing, Pike, along with his associates, the erudite 'Professor' and tough-guy scrapper 'Doc', attempt to find proof that will clear Gerry and identify the real culprits. Cast * Richard Dix as Pike Winslow * Shirley Grey as Barbara Gerry * Purnell Pratt as John Kirk * Ruth Weston as Rose Harmer * Edmund Breese as Frank Wells * Frank Sheridan as Charles Harmer * Alan Roscoe as Inspector Malcolm O'Neil * Boris Karloff as 'Professor' * Nella Walker as Aunt Matilda * Paul Hurst as 'Doc' * Carl Gerard as Cyrus Pringle * Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Brady * Phillips Smalley as Thomas Drake (as Phillip Smalley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Of The Law (1930 Film)
''Shadow of the Law'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring William Powell, Richard Tucker, and Regis Toomey. Plot Mechanical engineer James "Jim" Montgomery escorts attractive blonde Ethel George to her apartment, one floor up from where he himself lives. However, inside she is startled to find an angry Lew Durkin, a "Chicago millionaire". Jim leaves, but later she flees to his place, chased by Durkin. When Durkin starts strangling the woman, Jim intervenes. In the ensuing fight, Jim punches Durkin, who then falls out the window to his death. Anxious to avoid the scandal and publicity, the woman runs away. When Police Lieutenant Mike Kearney arrives, Jim makes a mistake and claims there was nobody else in the room. When Kearney tells him that an eyewitness saw him push Durkin out the window, he tells the truth, but Kearney does not believe his changed story. They go upstairs to see Miss George, but she is gone. Without her testimony, Jim is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell's Heroes (film)
''Hell's Heroes'' is a 1929 American pre-Code Western sound film, one of many screen adaptations of Peter B. Kyne's 1913 novel ''The Three Godfathers''. Three outlaws, played by Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton, and Fred Kohler, promise a dying woman they will save her newborn child. This film is notable for being the first sound production directed by William Wyler. Plot Four men, Bob Sangster, "Barbwire" Gibbons, "Wild Bill" Kearney, and José, rob the bank in the town of New Jerusalem. José and the cashier are killed, while Barbwire is shot in the shoulder. The three outlaws escape the posse, fleeing into the desert. However, their horses run off in a sand storm and they have little water. When they reach a water hole, they are dismayed to find that not only is it dry, but there is a pregnant woman stranded there. She gives birth to a boy. Before she dies from her ordeal, she makes the three the child's godfathers and begs them to take him to his father, Frank Edwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divine Lady
''The Divine Lady'' is a 1929 American pre-Code Vitaphone sound film with a synchronized musical score, sound effects, and some synchronized singing, but no spoken dialogue. It stars Corinne Griffith and tells the story of the love affair between Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. It featured the theme song "Lady Divine", with lyrics by Richard Kountz and music by Nathaniel Shilkret, which became a popular hit in 1929 and was recorded by numerous artists, such as Shilkret, Frank Munn, Ben Selvin (as the Cavaliers), Smith Ballew, Adrian Schubert, Sam Lanin, and Bob Haring. The film was adapted by Harry Carr, Forrest Halsey, Agnes Christine Johnston, and Edwin Justus Mayer from the novel ''The Divine Lady: A Romance of Nelson and Emma Hamilton'' by E. Barrington. It was directed by Frank Lloyd. The film won the Academy Award for Best Director and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Corinne Griffith) and Best Cinematography. It is the only film to be awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me, Gangster
''Me, Gangster'' is a 1928 American silent crime film directed by Raoul Walsh. It stars June Collyer, Don Terry, Anders Randolf and a young Carole Lombard. Cast *June Collyer as Mary Regan * Don Terry as Jimmy Williams *Anders Randolf as Russ Williams * Carole Lombard as Blonde Rosie *Stella Adams as Lizzie Williams * Herbert Ashton as Slicker * Joe Brown as himself *Nigel De Brulier as Danish Louie * Al Hill as Danny *Walter James as Police Capt. Dodd Production During the shooting of the picture, only one copy of the script existed, in the possession of director Raoul Walsh. Casting Don Terry, appearing on his debut in the film, was discovered at Hollywood's '' Café Montmartre'' by Fox screenwriter Charles Francis Coe who happened to see Terry and thought of the screenplay he had just completed. However, Coe introduced himself to Terry and asked if he was in the film industry. He gave Terry his business card and invited him to the Fox lot for a screen test. Terry wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wright Idea
''The Wright Idea'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines, Louise Lorraine and Edmund Breese.Munden p. 928 Plot Cast * Johnny Hines as Johnny Wright * Louise Lorraine as Helen * Edmund Breese as Mr. Filbert * Walter James as Capt. Sandy * Fred Kelsey as M.T. Flatt * Henry A. Barrows as Mr. Smoot * Henry Hebert as Mr. Stein * Charles Giblyn as Mr. Carter * Jack McHugh as Spec * J. Barney Sherry as O.J. Gude * Charles K. Gerrard as Mr. Roberts * Betty Westmore as Betty * Blanche Craig as Mrs. O'Toole * Richard Maitland Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington and Thirlstane (1496 – 1 August 1586) was a Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord of Session from 1561 until 1584, and notable Scottish poet. He was served heir to his father, Sir William Maitl ... as Mr. Saunders References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Killing (1928 Film)
''The Big Killing'' is a 1928 American comedy silent film directed by F. Richard Jones and written by Frank Butler. The film stars Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, Anders Randolf, Mary Brian, Gardner James, Lane Chandler and Paul McAllister. The film was released on July 1, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Wallace Beery as Powderhorn Pete * Raymond Hatton as Deadeye Dan * Anders Randolf as Old Man Beagle * Mary Brian as Old Man Beagle's Daughter, Mary Beagle *Gardner James as Jim Hicks * Lane Chandler as George Hicks * Paul McAllister as Old Man Hicks *James Mason as First Beagle Son * Ralph Yearsley as Second Beagle Son *Ethan Laidlaw Ethan Allen Laidlaw (November 25, 1899 – May 25, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films and made more than 500 appearances on television, mainly uncredited in Westerns, between 1923 and 1962. Laidlaw was bor ... as Third Beagle Son * Leo Willis as Fourth Beagle Son *Buck Moulton as Fifth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To Ruin (1928 Film)
''The Road to Ruin'' is a 1928 American silent black-and-white exploitation film directed by Norton S. Parker and starring Helen Foster. The film is about a teenage girl, Sally Canfield, whose life is led astray by sex and drugs, and ruined by an abortion. The film was remade as a talkie in 1934. Cast * Helen Foster as Sally Canfield * Grant Withers as Don Hughes *Florence Turner as Mrs. Canfield * Charles Miller as Mr. Canfield *Virginia Roye as Eve Terrell * Thomas Carr as Jimmy Canfield *Don Rader as Al * Eddie Dunn as Strip Poker Player *Joe Darensbourg as Musician in Barn Dance Scene (uncredited) *Kallie Foutz as Extra (uncredited) * Walter James as Headwaiter (uncredited) Production ''The Road to Ruin'' was made on a budget of either $15,000 or $25,000, making it one of the cheapest films made that year. Director Norton S. Parker later told his wife that lead actress Helen Foster was much like her character in that she was relatively naive; during the filming of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
