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Ward Crane
Ward Crane (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American silent film actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome heavy to Buster Keaton's hero in ''Sherlock Jr.'' (1924). Crane died aged 38 in Saranac Lake, New York, from pneumonia.''Silent Film Necrology'', p.110 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana Crane was the son of John J. Crane. He was born and educated in Albany, New York. He served in the Navy during World War I. He was buried in St. Agnes Cemetery in Albany. Selected filmography *'' The Dark Star'' (1919) *''The Scoffer'' (1920) *'' In the Heart of a Fool'' (1920) *''Harriet and the Piper'' (1920) *''The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' (1920) *'' The Luck of the Irish'' (1920) *'' Something Different'' (1920) *'' Heedless Moths'' (1921) *'' French Heels'' (1922) *'' No Trespassing'' (1922) *'' Broadway Rose'' (1922) * ''Destiny's Isle'' (1922) *''The Famous Mrs. Fair'' (1923) *'' Within the Law'' (1923) *'' Enemies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean De Briac
Jean De Briac (born Jean-Frederic Weitler, 15 August 1891 – 18 October 1970) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1920 and 1962. He was born in France and died in Los Angeles, California. He immigrated to the United States in 1915. Selected filmography *''The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' (1920) *''The Love Light'' (1921) * ''High Heels'' (1921) *''The Butterfly Girl'' (1921) * ''The Lady from Longacre'' (1921) *'' The Power of Love'' (1922) *'' Another Man's Shoes'' (1922) *'' One Wonderful Night'' (1922) *''Around the World in Eighteen Days'' (1923) *''The Marriage Market'' (1923) *'' The Iron Man'' (1924) *'' Paris at Midnight'' (1926) *''The Duchess of Buffalo'' (1926) *''The Ladybird'' (1927) *'' Blotto'' (1930) *''Be Big!'' (1931) *'' Wise Girl'' (1937) *'' Swiss Miss'' (1938) *''Wee Wee Monsieur'' (1938) *''Tassels in the Air'' (1938) *''A Chump at Oxford ''A Chump at Oxford'' is a Hal Roach comedy film produced in 1939 and released in 1940 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heedless Moths
''Heedless Moths'' is a 1921 American silent melodrama film written and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film stars Jane Thomas as real life nude model Audrey Munson. Munson appeared as herself in the nude scenes, which were posed similar to tableau vivants, and the film was based on a series of autobiographical stories she wrote. ''Heedless Moths'' also stars Holmes Herbert and Hedda Hopper. Plot As described in a film publication, idealistic sculptor (Herbert), who has a "butterfly" wife (Hopper), is working on a nude group from life. He and his model (Munson/Thomas) fall in love, but it is not a love to be realized. In the meantime the butterfly wife has become enmeshed in the nets of a dilettante artist (Crane). One night he pulls in the nets and she finds herself in his apartment. When the model realizes the sculptor is searching for his wife, she breaks into the dilettante's apartment, hides the wife, and plays the role of the reveler, saving the marriage of the man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The Opera (1925 Film)
''The Phantom of the Opera'' is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ''Le Fantôme de l'Opéra'', directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney in the title role of the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star. The film remains most famous for Chaney's ghastly, self-devised make-up, which was kept a studio secret until the film's premiere. The picture also features Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gibson Gowland, John St. Polis and Snitz Edwards. The last surviving cast member was Carla Laemmle (died 2014), niece of producer Carl Laemmle, who played a small role as a "prima ballerina" in the film when she was about 15 years old. The film was released on September 6, 1925, premiering at the Astor Theatre in New York. The film's final budget was $632,357. In 1953, the film entered the public domain in the United States because th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empty Hands
''Empty Hands'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Victor Fleming, and starring Jack Holt and Norma Shearer. The film was produced by the Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Empty Hands'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... References External links * *Stillat silentfilmstillarchive.comStillsat normashearer.com 1924 films 1924 romantic drama films American romantic drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Victor Fleming Paramount Pictures films Lost American films 1924 lost films Lost romantic drama films 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Sile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bread (1924 Film)
''Bread'' is a 1924 American drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Charles G. Norris, the film stars Mae Busch. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Bread'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy .... References External links * *Stillat silenthollywood.com 1924 films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1924 drama films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Victor Schertzinger Lost American films 1924 lost films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambling Wives
''Gambling Wives'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film. Directed by Dell Henderson and produced by actor-producer Ben F. Wilson, it was released through Arrow Films. The film stars Marjorie Daw. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Vincent Forrest is a young bank clerk who, lured by a desire for gambling, visits a fashionable gambling house run by Madame Zoe, who is being maintained by Van Merton. Sylvia Baldwin, a friend of his wife Ann tells her what is happening, and advises her to play his game in order to win him back. Since the husband is infatuated with Madame Zoe, Sylvia arranges so that Ann is able to interest herself in Merton. The usual complications arise, and the husband realizes what is happening in time to save his wife and restore happiness to their marriage. Cast Preservation With no copies of ''Gambling Wives'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Meanest Man In The World (1923 Film)
''The Meanest Man in the World'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film. Directed by Edward F. Cline, the film stars Bert Lytell, Blanche Sweet, and Bryant Washburn. It was released on October 22, 1923. As of 2023, this film is considered lost. Cast list * Bert Lytell as Richard Clark * Blanche Sweet as Jane Hudson * Bryant Washburn as Ned Stevens * Maryon Aye as Nellie Clarke * Lincoln Stedman as Bart Nash, the office boy * Helen Lynch as Kitty Crockett, the stenographer * Ward Crane as Carleton Childs * Frances Raymond as Mrs. Clarke * Carl Stockdale Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent fi ... as Hiram Leeds * Tom Murray as Andy Oatman References American silent feature films Lost American films First National Pictures films American black-and-white films Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasure Mad
''Pleasure Mad'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Huntley Gordon, Mary Alden, and Norma Shearer.Jacobs & Braum p. 71 The film was written by A.P. Younger based upon the novel ''The Valley of Content'' by Blanche Upright. Cast * Huntley Gordon as Hugh Benton * Mary Alden as Marjorie Benton * Norma Shearer as Elinor Benton * William Collier Jr. as Howard Benton * Winifred Bryson as Geraldine de Lacy * Ward Crane Ward Crane (May 18, 1890 – July 21, 1928) was an American silent film actor popular in comedies and dramas. Out of dozens of films, he is remembered as the handsome heavy to Buster Keaton's hero in ''Sherlock Jr.'' (1924). Crane died aged 3 ... as David Templeton * Frederick Truesdell as John Hammond * Joan Standing as Hulda References Bibliography *Jack Jacobs & Myron Braum. ''The Films of Norma Shearer''. A. S. Barnes, 1976. External links * * 1923 films Films directed by Reginald Barker Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemies Of Children
''Enemies of Children'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lillian Ducey anJohn M. Voshellthat was based upon the novel ''Youth Triumphant'' by George Gibbs. It is the only screen director credit for Ducey and one of two for Voshell. Both were in the film industry in other fields. This was an independent production released by independent distributor Mammoth Pictures. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Enemies of Children'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... References External links * *Lantern slide 1923 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films based on American novels 1923 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1923 lost films Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Within The Law (1923 Film)
''Within the Law'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Norma Talmadge. In 2009 the film was released on DVD along with Talmadge's 1926 film Kiki. Jane Cowl Jane Cowl (December 14, 1883 – June 22, 1950) was an American film and stage actress and playwright "notorious for playing lachrymose parts". Actress Jane Russell was named in Cowl's honor. Biography Cowl was born Jane Bailey in Boston, Mas ... had starred in the original 1912 Broadway production of Bayard Veiller's play of the same name about a young woman who is sent to prison and comes out seeking revenge. at the IBDb Cast References External links * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Famous Mrs
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destiny's Isle
''Destiny's Isle'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Virginia Lee, Ward Crane and Florence Billings.Munden p.183 Cast * Virginia Lee as Lola Whitaker * Ward Crane as Tom Proctor * Florence Billings as Florence Martin * Arthur Housman as Arthur Randall * George Fawcett as Judge Richard Proctor * William B. Davidson as Lazus * Mario Majeroni asDr. Whitaker * Ida Darling Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures. Biography Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she re ... as Mrs. Pierpont * Albert Roccardi as Mrs. Ripp * Pauline Dempsey as Mammy References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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