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Willard Louis
Willard Louis (April 19, 1882 – July 22, 1926) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in San Francisco, California. Louis had an art studio before he became an actor at age 20. He acted on stage for four years before he began making films. In addition to his work in dramatic films, Louis performed in comedic roles. In 1926, he signed a five-year contract with Warner Bros., with some of the proposed films having him co-starring with Louise Fazenda. Lous died of typhoid fever and pneumonia in Glendale, California, aged 44. Partial filmography * ''A Man of Sorrow'' (1916) * ''The Man from Bitter Roots'' (1916) * ''The Battle of Hearts'' (1916) * '' The Fires of Conscience'' (1916) * ''The Island of Desire'' (1917) * ''The Book Agent'' (1917) * ''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1917) * '' Madame Du Barry'' (1917) * ''A Branded Soul'' (1917) * '' One Touch of Sin'' (1917) * ''The Unpainted Woman'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and ''Baghdad by the Bay''. San Francisco and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area are a global center of economic activity and the arts and sciences, spurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unpainted Woman
''The Unpainted Woman'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by Tod Browning that is based upon a story by Sinclair Lewis. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Gudrun Trygavson (MacLaren) is a beautiful Swedish girl living in the American wheat country where she is employed as a "hired girl" by Mrs. Hawes (Titus). Charley Holt (Butler), son from one of the best families in Mullinsdale, cares for Gudrun and asks her to a dance. When Mrs. Hawes informs Charley's mother and sister of this, at the dance the sister cuts in to separate Charley from Gudrun. Charley becomes determined to marry Gudrun, but after they are wed his snobbish relatives cut them off. Charley gets a menial job as a mill worker, and Gudrun and he try to make the best of things, but their life is miserable due to Charley's drinking. A child is born to them, but after five years of hard drinking, Charley is fatally injure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanity Fair (1923 Film)
'' Vanity Fair'' (1923) is a silent feature film directed by Hugo Ballin and released by Samuel Goldwyn. Production background The film included one sequence filmed in color by Prizmacolor. This silent film was a version of the 1848 novel '' Vanity Fair'' by William Makepeace Thackeray. The film starred Ballin's wife Mabel Ballin as Becky Sharp and Hobart Bosworth as the Marquis of Steyne. Cast * Mabel Ballin as Becky Sharp * Hobart Bosworth as Marquis of Steyne * George Walsh as Rawdon Crawley * Harrison Ford as George Osborne * Earle Foxe as Captain Dobbin * Willard Louis as Joseph Sedley * Eleanor Boardman as Amelia Sedley * Bobby Mack as Sir Pitt Crawley (as Robert Mack) * William J. Humphrey as Mr Sedley (credited as William Humphreys) * Dorcas Matthews as Lady Jane * Laura La Varnie as Miss Crawley * James A. Marcus as Old Osborne * Eugene Acker as Max * Leo White as Isadore * Tempe Pigott as Mrs Sedley Preservation status ''Vanity Fair'' is now considered to be a los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only A Shop Girl
Only may refer to: Music Albums * ''Only'' (album), by Tommy Emmanuel, 2000 * ''The Only'', an EP by Dua Lipa, 2017 Songs * "Only" (Anthrax song), 1993 * "Only" (Nine Inch Nails song), 2005 * "Only" (Nicki Minaj song), 2014 * "The Only", by Static-X, 2003 * "Only", by Ass Ponys from ''Lohio'', 2001 * "Only", by Fuse ODG, 2015 * "Only", by Imagine Dragons from ''Origins'', 2018 * "Only", by NF from ''The Search'', 2019 * "Only", by Sarah Vaughan from ''Sarah Slightly Classical'', 1963 * "The Only", a song by Raiden featuring Irene, 2019 Other uses * ''Only'' (film), a 2019 post-apocalyptic romance film * ''Only'' (magazine), a 2000s Canadian news and entertainment magazine * Only, Tennessee, US * Jerry Only (born 1959), American punk rock bassist and singer See also * * * Onley (other) Onley may refer to: * Onley, Virginia, a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States * Onley (lost settlement), a lost village in Northamptonshire, England * Onley (HM P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hood (1922 Film)
''Robin Hood'' is a 1922 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery. It was the first motion picture ever to have a Hollywood premiere, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on October 18, 1922. The movie's full title, under which it was copyrighted, is ''Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood''. It was one of the most expensive films of the 1920s, with a budget estimated at about one million dollars. The film was a smash hit and generally received favorable reviews. Plot The opening has the dashing Earl of Huntingdon besting his bitter enemy, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, in a joust. Huntingdon then joins King Richard the Lion-Hearted, who is going off to fight in the Crusades and has left his brother, Prince John, as regent. The prince soon emerges as a cruel, treacherous tyrant. Goaded on by Sir Guy, he usurps Richard's throne. When Huntingdon receives a message from Lady Marian Fitzwalter, his love interest, telling him of all that has transpired, he requests permis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonlight And Honeysuckle
''Moonlight and Honeysuckle'' is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Mary Miles Minter and Monte Blue. It was adapted by Barbara Kent from the 1919 stage play of the same name by George Scarborough. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot As described in various film magazine reviews, Judith Baldwin (Minter) lives on the Arizona ranch owned by her father (Louis). When her father is elected as senator and moves to Washington, Judith accompanies him, leaving behind ranch hand Tod Musgrove (Blue), who is in love with her. In Washington Judith attracts the attention of two suitors; Congressman Hamill (Oliver) and Robert Courtney (Boyd). Her father is keen for her to make a choice so that he can pursue his own relationship with the widowed Mrs. Langley (Van Buren), who refuses to marry him until Judith is out of the picture. Unsure which man to choose, Judith comes up with the idea of a "trial marria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Slave Of Vanity
''A Slave of Vanity'' is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Pauline Frederick, and directed and written by Henry Otto. The film, which was adapted from Arthur Wing Pinero's 1901 play ''Iris'', was produced and distributed by the Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation that eventually became part of Film Booking Office of America. The film is now considered lost. Plot Iris (Frederick), a British aristocrat, must choose between the poor Laurence (Barrie) and the rich Frederick (Louis). She decides to marry the wealthier Frederick, but at the last minute she changes her mind and runs off to Italy with Laurence. However, things do not work out quite the way she planned. Cast * Pauline Frederick as Iris Bellamy * Arthur Hoyt as Croker Harrington * Nigel Barrie as Laurence Trenwith * Willard Louis as Frederick Maldonado * Maude Louis as Fanny Sullivan * Daisy Jefferson as Aurea Vyse * Ruth Handforth as Miss Pinsent * Howard Gaye as Arthur Kane See also *List of lost films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame X (1920 Film)
''Madame X'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Pauline Frederick. The film is based on the 1908 play '' Madame X'', by French playwright Alexandre Bisson, and was adapted for the screen by J.E. Nash and Frank Lloyd. A copy of this film survives in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. The play was previously adapted for the screen in 1910 and in 1916. The play has been subsequently remade several times. Plot As described in a film magazine, jealous husband Louis Floriot (Courtleigh), refusing to forgive his wife Jacqueline (Frederick) for fleeing from his wrath and living with the friend who presses his attentions on her, forces her into the life of a derelict. Twenty years later she returns to France from Buenos Aires believing that her son Raymond has died. Laroque (Ainsworth), a crook who aids her in her return to France, learns that she is married to a man of wealth, and tries, with the help of his two associates M. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dollars And Sense (film)
''Dollars and Sense'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Madge Kennedy, Kenneth Harlan and Willard Louis.Graham & Irmscher p.33 Cast * Madge Kennedy as Hazel Farron * Kenneth Harlan as David Rogers * Willard Louis as Geoffrey Stanhope * Florence Deshon as Daisy * Richard Tucker Richard Tucker (August 28, 1913January 8, 1975) was an American operatic tenor and cantor. Long associated with the Metropolitan Opera, Tucker's career was primarily centered in the United States. Early life Tucker was born Rivn (Rubin) Ticker ... as George Garrison References Bibliography * Cooper C. Graham & Christoph Irmscher. ''Love and Loss in Hollywood: Florence Deshon, Max Eastman, and Charlie Chaplin''. Indiana University Press, 2021. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Harry Beaumont Goldwyn P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Accident
''The Great Accident'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Tom Moore, Jane Novak and Willard Louis.Langman p.20 Cast * Tom Moore as Wint Chase * Jane Novak as Joan Caretall * Andrew Robson as Winthrop Chase * Willard Louis as Amos Caretall * Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Winthrop Chase * Ann Forrest as Hetty Morfee * Philo McCullough as Jack Routt * Otto Hoffman as V.R. Kite * Roy Laidlaw as Peter Gergeu * Edward McWade Edward McWade (January 14, 1865 – May 17, 1943) was a writer, stage actor and an American film actor. Biography McWade was born in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 1865. His father was notable stage actor Robert McWade Sr. (1835-1913) and ... as Williams * Don Bailey as Sheriff * Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as Sam O'Brien References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Some
''Going Some'' is a lost 1920 silent film directed by Harry Beaumont. It stars Cullen Landis, Helen Ferguson, Kenneth Harlan and Lillian Hall. It was released by Goldwyn Pictures.''Pictorial History of the Silent Film'', p.195 c.1953 by Daniel Blum Cast * Cullen Landis - J. Wallingford Speed *Helen Ferguson - Jean Chapin *Lillian Hall - Helen Blake *Lillian Langdon - Miz Gallagher *Kenneth Harlan - Donald Keap *Ethel Grey Terry - Mrs. Roberta Keap *Willard Louis - Larry Glass *Walter Hiers - Berkeley Fresno *Frank Braidwood - Culver Covington *Nelson McDowell - Still Bill Stover *Snitz Edwards Snitz Edwards (born Edward Neumann, 1 January 1868 – 1 May 1937) was a stage and character actor of the early years of the silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialog ... - Willie * Hayward Mack - Laden * Maurice Flynn - Skinner References External links Going Some at IMDb.com* 1920 films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Am I Bid?
''What Am I Bid?'' is a 1919 American silent romance film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Ralph Graves and Willard Louis.Ankerich p.78 Cast * Mae Murray as Betty Yarnell * Ralph Graves as Ralph McGibbon * Willard Louis as Abner Grimp * Dark Cloud as Dark Cloud * John Cook as John Yarnell * Gertrude Astor as Diana Newlands * Joseph W. Girard Joseph W. Girard (April 2, 1871 – August 21, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Before he became an ... as John McGibbon References Bibliography * Michael G. Ankerich. ''Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-stung Lips''. University Press of Kentucky, 2012. External links * 1919 films 1910s romance films American silent feature films American romance films Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films 1910s Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
