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Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowell (born Harry Wedgwood Nowell; January 24, 1878 – June 17, 1957) was an American stage and film actor, director, producer, and musician. He produced 144 plays during his stage career, which began around 1901. Later, while working in motion pictures, he performed in at least 140 screen productions between 1915 and the 1940s. Selected filmography * ''The Golden Claw'' (1915) * ''The Chalice of Sorrow'' (1916) * ''Black Orchids'' (1917) * ''The Flower of Doom'' (1917) * '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (1917) * '' The Mysterious Mr. Tiller'' (1917) * ''The Pulse of Life'' (1917) * ''The Reward of the Faithless'' (1917) * ''The Velvet Hand'' (1918) * ''Adele'' (1919) * ''The Lord Loves the Irish'' (1919) * ''Diane of the Green Van'' (1919) * ''The Man Who Turned White'' (1919) * ''The Man Beneath'' (1919) * ''A Man's Fight'' (1919) * ''Her Purchase Price'' (1919) * ''Kitty Kelly, M.D. ''Kitty Kelly, M.D.'' is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. History American Indians of the Abenaki and other Algonquian languages-speaking nations, and their predecessors, inhabited the territory of coastal New Hampshire for thousands of years before European contact. The first known European to explore and write about the area was Martin Pring in 1603. The Piscataqua River is a tidal estuary with a swift current, but forms a good natural harbor. The west bank of the harbor was settled by European colonists in 1630 and named Strawbery Banke, after the many wild strawberries growing there. The village was protected by Fort William and Mary on what is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Of The Green Van
''Diane of the Green Van'' is a lost 1919 silent film directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Alma Rubens. Cast *Alma Rubens as Diane Westfall *Nigel Barrie as Philip Poynter *Lamar Johnstone as Carl Granberry *Josephine Crowell as Aunt Agatha *Harry von Meter as Baron Tregar *Wedgwood Nowell as Prince Ronador *Ed Brady as- Themar *Alfred Hollingsworth as Mic-co *Irene Rich Irene Rich (born Irene Frances Luther; October 13, 1891 – April 22, 1988) was an American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well as radio. Early life Rich was born in Buffalo, New York. At age 17, she wed Elvo Elc ... as Keela *Sydney Hayes as References External linksDiane of the Green Van at IMDb.com* 1919 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by Wallace Worsley American black-and-white films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashes (1922 Film)
''Ashes'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Gilbert M. Anderson and starring William Courtleigh, Leona Anderson and Margaret Landis.Munden p.28 Cast * William Courtleigh as Mr. DeCourcey * Leona Anderson as Mrs. DeCourcey * Margaret Landis as Madeline DeCourcey * Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Crafton * Wedgwood Nowell as Mr. Crafton * George Howard as Arthur Spencer * 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 Mrs. Van Stuyhl * Stanton Heck as Hotel Detective 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 United States, Part 1''. University of California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelma (1922 Film)
''Thelma'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Barbara Tennant and Gordon Mullen. It is based on the 1887 novel of the same title by the British writer Marie Corelli. A Norwegian woman falls in love with an Englishman and moves to London to live with him. However his jealous friends plot to drive them apart. Thelma as a child was played by Jane Novak's four-year-old daughter Virginia. Cast * Jane Novak as Thelma Guildmar * Barbara Tennant as Britta * Gordon Mullen as Lovissa * Bert Sprotte as Olaf Guildmar * Vernon Steele as Sir Phillip Errington * Peter Burke as Lorimer * Jack Rollens as Sigurd * Harvey Clark as Dyceworthy * June Elvidge as Lady Clara Winsleigh * Wedgwood Nowell as Lennox * Virginia Novak as Little Thelma * Harry Lonsdale Harold K. Lonsdale (January 19, 1932 – November 11, 2014) was an American scientist, businessman, and politician. A Democrat, he ran for United States Senate in the U.S. state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devotion (1921 Film)
''Devotion'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Burton George and starring Hazel Dawn, Elmo Lincoln and Violet Palmer.Munden p.188 Cast * Hazel Dawn as Ruth Wayne * Elmo Lincoln as Robert Trent * Violet Palmer as Marian Wayne * Renita Randolph as Lucy Marsh * Bradley Barker as Stephen Bond * Henry G. Sell as James Marsh * Wedgwood Nowell Wedgwood Nowell (born Harry Wedgwood Nowell; January 24, 1878 – June 17, 1957) was an American stage and film actor, director, producer, and musician. He produced 144 plays during his stage career, which began around 1901. Later, while w ... as Teddy Grandin 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 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Match-Breaker
''The Match-Breaker'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starred Viola Dana. Cast *Viola Dana as Jane Morgan *Jack Perrin as Thomas Butler Jr * Edward Jobson as Thomas Butler Sr. *Julia Calhoun as Mrs. Murray *Wedgwood Nowell as Hack De Long * Kate Toncray as Aunt Martha *Lenore Lynard as Madge Larlane *Fred Kelsey as Detective *Arthur Millett Arthur Millett (April 21, 1874 in Pittsfield, Maine – February 24, 1952 in Los Angeles, California), born Arthur Nelson Millett, was an early American motion picture actor whose career was at its height in the silent film era. Biography Born ... as Richard Van Loytor References External links * * 1921 films American silent feature films Lost American romantic comedy films Metro Pictures films 1921 romantic comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald 1920s American films Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dream Cheater
''The Dream Cheater'' is a 1920 American silent horror film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Wedgwood Nowell and Fritzi Brunette.Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.161 It is based on the 1831 novel ''La Peau de chagrin'' by Honoré de Balzac. Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Brandon McShane * Wedgwood Nowell as Angus Burton * Alice Wilson as Mimi Gascoigne * Joseph J. Dowling as Shib Mizah * Tom Guise as Patrick Fitz-George * Fritzi Brunette as Pauline Mahon * Aggie Herring as Mrs. Mahon * Sam Sothern Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ... as Shamus McShane References Bibliography * Soister, John T., Nicolella, Henry & Joyce, Steve. ''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. McFarland, 2014. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
813 (film)
''813'' is a 1920 American mystery film directed by Charles Christie and Scott Sidney, written by Scott Darling from the 1910 story by Maurice Leblanc, produced by Al Christie, released by the Christie Film Company and the Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation, and starring Wedgwood Nowell as jewel thief Arsene Lupin with a supporting cast featuring Ralph Lewis, Wallace Beery, and Laura La Plante. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com and it may be a . Plot As summarized in a film publication, Robert Castleback (Lewis) has plans for worldwide power through a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corsican Brothers (1920 Film)
''The Corsican Brothers'' is a 1920 American silent historical adventure film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, and Wedgwood Nowell.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66 It is an adaptation of the novel ''The Corsican Brothers'' by Alexandre Dumas. Cast * Dustin Farnum as Louis de Franchi / Fabiel de Franchi * Winifred Kingston as Emile de Lesparre * Wedgwood Nowell Wedgwood Nowell (born Harry Wedgwood Nowell; January 24, 1878 – June 17, 1957) was an American stage and film actor, director, producer, and musician. He produced 144 plays during his stage career, which began around 1901. Later, while w ... as Chateau Renaud * Will Machin as Le Baron Montigiron * Ogden Crane as Gaeno Orlando * Fanny Midgley as Madame Savilia Dei Franchi * Andrew Robson as General de Lesparre References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beauty Market
''The Beauty Market'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by Colin Campbell and written by Margery Land May. The film stars Katherine MacDonald, Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham, Wedgwood Nowell, Winter Hall, and Robert Brower. The film was released on December 1, 1919, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. There are no known archival holdings of the film, so it is presumably a lost film. Plot Cast *Katherine MacDonald as Amelie Thorndike *Roy Stewart as Capt. Kenneth Laird *Kathleen Kirkham as Christine Appleby *Wedgwood Nowell as Hobie Flagg *Winter Hall as Ashburton Gaylord *Robert Brower Robert Brower (July 14, 1850 – December 1934) was an actor who appeared in many American films. He appeared in several Edison films. He was lauded for his "characterizations" including in ''Apples of Sodom''. Brower was born in Point Pleasant, ... as Amelia's Uncle Issacs References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beauty Market, The 1919 films 1910s English-language fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitty Kelly, M
Kitty or Kittie may refer to: Animals * Cat, a small, domesticated carnivorous mammal ** Kitten, a young cat Film * Kitty Films, an anime production company in Japan * ''Kitty'' (1929 film), based on the Deeping novel; the first British talking picture * ''Kitty'' (1945 film), starring Paulette Goddard * ''Kitty'' (2002 film), a Kannada film starring Darshan * ''Kitty'' (2016 film), a short film written and directed by Chloe Sevigny Games and money * Kitty, in poker terminology, a pool of money built by collecting small amounts from certain pots, often used to buy refreshments, cards, and so on * Kitty, in card game terminology, additional cards dealt face down in some card games * Kitty, a colloquial term for prize money or other moneys collected by a group Music * Kittie, an all-female Canadian metal band * "Kitty" (song), by the Presidents of The United States of America * Kitty Kitty Corporation, a now-defunct English record label * "Mickey" (Toni Basil song) or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Purchase Price
''Her Purchase Price'' is a lost 1919 silent film romance distributed by newly formed Robertson-Cole. It was directed by Howard C. Hickman and starred Bessie Barriscale. Plot As described in a film magazine, Sir Derek Anstruther (Roscoe) while touring Egypt meets the slave Sheka (Barriscale), who looks European. He learns that she has been reared by a native bandit since the massacre of her mother's caravan in the desert. He falls in love with her. When she is offered for sale on the slave block, he outbids the natives and George Vincent (Wheatcroft), a scion of a wealthy family. Sir Derek marries her and takes her back to England as his wife. George with the aid of Diana Vane, who had hoped to win Sir Derek's title, promote discord in the Anstruther household. Pressed for money, Sir Derek says he would trade anything for 10,000 pounds. Sheka goes to sell herself to a notorious roue who has made advances towards her, and Sir Derek learns of her intentions and follows. When he arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
