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William Ricciardi
William Ricciardi (12 July 1871 – 16 February 1961) was an Italian actor known for his role as Signor Baldini in ''San Francisco'' (1936). He also appeared in the Phil Rosen film ''The Heart of a Siren'' (1926). In ''Anthony Adverse'' (1936) he had a splendid cameo as the talkative coachman who converses with Adverse, played by Fredric March Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s.Obituary ''Variety'', April 16, 1975, p .... William Ricciardi and Francesco Saverio were introduced by the actor Francesco De Maio and in 1889 they decided to initiate their own theatre circle. Tony Perry thought of Ricciardi for Tom in '' Child of Manhattan''. He also played stage roles in ''The Great Lover'' as Farnald. He played Joe Malatesta in ''Mr. Malatesta'' for 97 performances. Tomasso was performed in '' Strictly Disho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark Gable
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. Gable died of a heart attack at the age of 59; his final on-screen appearance was as an aging cowboy in '' The Misfits'', released posthumously in 1961. Born and raised in Ohio, Gable traveled to Hollywood where he began his film career as an extra in silent films between 1924 and 1926. He progressed to supporting roles for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and his first leading role in ''Dance, Fools, Dance'' (1931) was alongside Joan Crawford, who requested him for the part. His role in the romantic drama '' Red Dust'' (1932) with reigning sex symbol Jean Harlow, made him MGM's biggest male star. Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Frank Capra's romantic comedy ''It Happened One Night'' (1934), co-starring C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multicultural History Society Of Ontario
The Multicultural History Society of Ontario (MHSO) is a not-for-profit educational institution and archives located in Toronto, Canada. Established in 1976, the Multicultural History Society of Ontario collects, preserves, and makes available records of histories of migration and ethnicity. History The MHSO was established in 1976 by Professor Robert F. Harney of the University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ... and a few close colleagues. They believed that the chronicling of immigrant and ethnic stories was essential to understanding Ontario history. Professor Harney, a renowned scholar in the field of migration and ethnic studies, served as the MHSO's Academic Director from its establishment until his death in 1989. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Dishonorable (1931 Film)
''Strictly Dishonorable'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Paul Lukas, Sidney Fox and Lewis Stone, George Meeker, and Sidney Toler. It was written by Gladys Lehman and based on Preston Sturges' 1929 hit Broadway play of the same name. ''Strictly Dishonorable'' was Sturges' second play on Broadway, and his first to be filmed. As a film made before the advent of the Production Code, the film-makers were able to preserve the cheerfully uninhibited sexual innuendo of the Sturges play in their movie version, which he is said to have endorsed.TCNotes/ref> Plot Snubbish, quick-tempered Henry Greene (George Meeker) and his fiancee Isabelle Perry ( Sidney Fox) stop into a New York speakeasy owned by Tomasso Antiovi (William Ricciardi) for a drink. They meet retired Judge Dempsey (Lewis Stone), an amiable man who befriends the Southern belle, much to Henry's dismay. Famous opera singer Tino Caraffa, a charming but notorious playboy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puppets (1926 Film)
''Puppets'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Milton Sills, Gertrude Olmstead, and Francis McDonald. It was written by John F. Goodrich based upon the play of the same name by Frances Lightner. at silentera.com The film's sets were designed by the art director . It was shot at the old Biograph Studios in New York and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say It Again (film)
''Say It Again'' is a lost 1926 silent film comedy-romance produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. It starred Richard Dix and was directed by Gregory La Cava. Cast *Richard Dix - Bob Howard *Alyce Mills - Princess Elena *Chester Conklin - Prince Otto V *Gunboat Smith - Gunner Jones *Bernard Randall - Baron Ertig *Paul Porcasi - Count Tanza *Ida Waterman - Marguerite *William Ricciardi William Ricciardi (12 July 1871 – 16 February 1961) was an Italian actor known for his role as Signor Baldini in ''San Francisco'' (1936). He also appeared in the Phil Rosen film ''The Heart of a Siren'' (1926). In ''Anthony Adverse'' (193 ... - Prime Minister Stemmler References External linksSay It Again at IMDb.com* 1926 films American silent feature films Lost American films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Gregory La Cava 1926 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films American black-and-white films 1926 lost films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Must Live
''A Man Must Live'' is a 1925 American silent adventure film directed by Paul Sloane and written by James Ashmore Creelman based upon the novel ''Jungle Law'' by I. A. R. Wylie. The film stars Richard Dix, Jacqueline Logan, George Nash, Edna Murphy, Charles Byer, and Dorothy Walters. The film was released on January 19, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, back from World War I and finding a soldier's welcome, Geoffrey Farnell (Dix), while waiting the outcome of a lawsuit against a corporation, finds an uncongenial place on the staff of a scandal-hunting newspaper. Editor Job Hardcastle (Nash) gives Geoffrey a warning that his stories lack the hectic pep that his readers demand. He is sent to find a racy society divorcee 'Mops' Collins (Logan) who has sunk to the level of working as a cabaret dancer at a cheap concert hall. He finds her begging the manager (Ricciardi) not to send her off to a hospital to die. Geoffrey is touched with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Than Marriage
''Greater Than Marriage'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Marjorie Daw, Lou Tellegen, and Tyrone Power Sr. Frederick Tyrone Edmond Power Sr. (2 May 1869 – 23 December 1931) was an English-born American stage and screen actor, known professionally as Tyrone Power. He is now usually referred to as Tyrone Power Sr. to differentiate him from his son ... Cast Preservation A film collector reportedly has an abridged or incomplete print of ''Greater Than Marriage''. References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Victor Halperin American black-and-white films Vitagraph Studios films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Side Show Of Life
''The Side Show of Life'' is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, directed by Herbert Brenon and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the 1920 novel ''The Mountebank'' by William J. Locke, which had been turned into a play by Ernest Denny. Cast Production Ernest Torrence stars in the role of a clown during World War I which is similar to that of Lon Chaney's in ''He Who Gets Slapped'', released that same year, and in ''Laugh, Clown, Laugh'', released four years later. Norman Trevor starred in the Broadway play in 1923. Preservation A print of ''The Side Show of Life'' survives in the Gosfilmofond archive, Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million .... References External links * * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Humming Bird
''The Humming Bird'' (also known as ''Les loups de Montmartre'') is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Sidney Olcott and starring Gloria Swanson. Produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is based on the play of the same name by Maude Fulton, who also starred in the Broadway production.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Humming Bird'' at silentera.com Plot As described in a film magazine review, Toinette, alias "The Humming Bird" and member of the , commits many successful robberies in Paris while disguised as a young man. She falls in love with Randall Carey, an ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eternal City (1923 Film)
''The Eternal City'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice, from a script by Ouida Bergère based on the 1901 Hall Caine novel of the same name, and starring Barbara La Marr, Lionel Barrymore, and Bert Lytell. The film was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, distributed by Associated First National, and was a remake of '' The Eternal City'' (1915) starring Pauline Frederick. This film is the second filming of the 1902 play starring Viola Allen which was also based on Caine's novel. This film is notable as the first production of Samuel Goldwyn's personal production company. Cast Production The entire story from the novel was changed by Ouida Bergere by eliminating every element of religion in the script. George Fitzmaurice filmed King Victor Emmanuel III and his prime minister, Benito Mussolini, reviewing Italian troops. In October 1923, Fitzmaurice sent Mussolini a copy of the finished film. Mussolini played a small role in the film and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Woman (1922 Film)
''That Woman'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Catherine Calvert, William Black and William Ricciardi.Connelly p. 419 Synopsis When the a star Broadway actress marries the son of a wealthy New York family, his father does everything he can to try and split the couple up. Eventually convinced of her worthiness, he changes his mind and gives them his blessing. Cast * Catherine Calvert as Adora Winstanley * Joseph Bruelle as William Arnold Kelvin * William Black as William Kelvin * George Pauncefort as Somerton Randall * William Ricciardi as Morris Elman * Jack Newton Jack Newton OAM (30 January 1950 – 14 April 2022) was an Australian professional golfer. He won the Buick-Goodwrench Open on the PGA Tour and won three times on the European Tour, including the British PGA Matchplay Championship in 1974. He ... as Hilary Weston * Norbert Wicki as Mishu * Grace Field * Guy Coombs * Ralph Bunker References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perigee Books
TarcherPerigee is a book publisher and imprint of Penguin Group focused primarily on mind, body and spiritualism titles, founded in 1973 by Jeremy P. Tarcher in Los Angeles. (Tarcher was notably married to ventriloquist Shari Lewis, and his sister was novelist Judith Krantz). Tarcher began his career in publishing in the early 1960s, putting together packaged book deals for celebrities such as Phyllis Diller, Johnny Carson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Buddy Hackett, and Joan Rivers, but changed direction after a retreat at the Esalen Institute, an early center of the human potential movement located in Big Sur, California. Receiving no interest from the New York publishing establishment in publishing books on these subjects he began his own publishing venture, and went on to publish bestselling books from many previously-unknown authors working on health, psychology, philosophy, and New Age spiritutality. They include ''Joy’s Way'' by W. Brugh Joy; "Drawing on the Right Side of the Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
