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William T. Carleton
William T. Carleton (1859–1930) was an English-born actor, and producer. He died in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1930. Some sources erroneously list him as being related to William P. Carleton, another actor. He is also not to be mistaken for another William T. Carleton, an opera singer who died in 1922.''Who Was Who on Screen'', p. 69, 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt Filmography *''Fantasma'' (1914) *''The Idler'' (1914) *''The Fairy and the Waif'' (1915) *''The Pardon'' (1915)*short *''Larry O'Neill - Gentleman'' (1915)*short *''The Running Fight'' (1915) *''The Incorrigible Dukane'' (1915) *''Madame Butterfly'' (1915) *''The Greater Will'' (1915) *''Poor Little Peppina'' (1916) *''Gloria's Romance'' (1916) *''Pearl of the Army'' (1916) (as W.T. Carleton) *'' At First Sight'' (1917) (as W.T. Carlton) *''Fighting Odds'' (1917) *''A Daughter of Maryland'' (1917) (as William T. Carlton) *''Sunshine Alley'' (1917) (as W.T. Carleton) *''The Antics of Ann'' (1917) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madge Evans
Madge Evans (born Margherita Evans; July 1, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American stage and film actress.Obituary ''Variety'', April 29, 1981. She began her career as a child performer and model. Biography Child model and stage actress Born in Manhattan, Madge Evans was featured in print ads as the " Fairy Soap girl" when she was two years old. She made her professional debut at the age of six months, posing as an artist's model. As a youth, her playmates included Robert Warwick, Holbrook Blinn, and Henry Hull. When she was four years old, Evans was featured in a series of child plays produced by William A. Brady. She worked at the old movie studio in Long Island, New York. Her success was immediate, so much so that her mother loaned her daughter's name to a hat company. Evans posed in a mother and child tableau with Anita Stewart, then 16, for an Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company calendar, and as the little mountain girl in ''Heidi of the Alps''. At the age of 8 in 1917 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Antics Of Ann
''The Antics of Ann'' is a lost 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Dillon and starring Ann Pennington. Plot As described in a film magazine, after breaking every rule in the Bredwell Seminary, Ann Wharton (Pennington) is dismissed. Seeking to beat the notification of her dismissal to her father, she runs away from school that night. She goes to sleep in a row boat and is awakened the next morning when her craft bumps a railroad bridge. After meeting Tom Randall (Ham), with whom she has formed a friendship, he takes her home where her father (Carleton) finds them, having been appraised by the seminary principal who hinted at an elopement. Ann is then taken to a winter resort where her father and sister Olive (Hawley) are staying. Here Tom finds her again. She breaks up an elopement of her sister and a fortune hunter by going to the latter's room and staying there until the time for the tryst has passed. Accused of compromising herself by her father, she goes to T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinners (1920 Film)
''Sinners'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film based on a play of the same name by Owen Davis. The play was produced by William A. Brady and starred his daughter Alice Brady who also stars in this film. The Realart Company produced and released the film. Alice Brady's husband James Crane appears in this picture as well as in her next film, ''A Dark Lantern''. Plot Based upon a review in a film publication, the plot contrasts the corrupt gay life of the city with the dignity and wholesome life of people in the country. When Mary Horton (Brady) goes to the city seeking work but fails to find it, she is befriended by Hilda Newton (Anderson), a woman of questionable reputation. The friends of this woman are the sinners of the film and when word of Mary's association with them reaches home, there are some false accusations made against Mary. After Mary returns to her home, her city friends come to visit, leading to some dramatic situations. Cast *Alice Brady as Mary Horton *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Temporary Wife
''His Temporary Wife'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Levering. It was released by W. W. Hodkinson. Plot As described in a film magazine, Annabelle Rose (De Remer) is employed as a nurse by aged millionaire Howard Eliot (Carleton), who desires beauty in the person who cares for him. He grows fond of her and asks her to marry him so that he can leave his millions to her instead of his son Arthur (Strong). She refuses, so he makes a new will and places an envelope in her hands that she is to open sixty days after his death. Howard dies and Annabelle is considered responsible. She finds it impossible to obtain work and after suffering and close to starvation she answers an advertisement for a temporary wife. It turns out that it was placed by Arthur who, by the terms of his father's will, must marry some other woman than Verna Devore (Boland), a fortune seeker whom his father opposed. Annabelle consents to the temporary arrangement after opening the let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Collateral
''Human Collateral'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Lawrence C. Windom and starring Corinne Griffith, Webster Campbell and Maurice Costello.Connelly p.365 It is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Corinne Griffith as Patricia Langdon * Webster Campbell as Roderick Duncan * Maurice Costello as Richard Morton * William T. Carleton as Stephen Langdon * Charles Kent as Malcolm Melvin * Alice Calhoun Alice Beatrice Calhoun (November 21, 1900 – June 3, 1966) was an American silent film actress. Film star Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she made her film debut in an uncredited role in 1918 and went on to appear in another forty-seven films betw ... as Beatrice Bruswick 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 Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avalanche (1919 Film)
''The Avalanche'' is a 1919 American silent drama film about gambling directed by George Fitzmaurice who also served as the film's art director. William Scully was the assistant director to Fitzmaurice. The film stars Elsie Ferguson and Warner Oland. This is the first film that teamed director Fitzmaurice and star Ferguson. Ferguson's gowns were by the designer Callot Soeurs. The film is now considered a lost film. Cast * Elsie Ferguson as Chichita, Madame Delano, Helene * Lumsden Hare as Price Ruyler * Zeffie Tilbury as Mrs Ruyler * Fred Esmelton as John Harvey * William Roselle as Ferdie Derenforth * Grace Field as Sybil Price * Warner Oland as Nick Delano * Harry Wise as * George Dupre as * William T. Carleton as *uncredited See also *List of lost films *The House That Shadows Built ''The House That Shadows Built'' (1931) is a feature compilation film from Paramount Pictures, made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. The film was a promoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Married (1919 Film)
''Almost Married'' is a lost 1919 silent film comedy drama directed by Charles Swickard and starring May Allison. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Cast *May Allison as Adrienne Le Blanc * June Elvidge as Patricia 'Patty' Hudson * Sam Hardy as Lt. James Winthrop, Jr. *Walter Percival as Carrington O'Connell (credited as Walter I. Percival) *Frank Currier as Michael O'Connell *Malcolm Fassatt as Walter Kirkwood *William T. Carleton William T. Carleton (1859–1930) was an English-born actor, and producer. He died in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1930. Some sources erroneously list him as being related to William P. Carleton, another actor. He is also not to be mista ... as James Winthrop, Sr. (credited as W.T. Carleton) * Harry L. Rattenberry as Papa Le Blanc *Wharton James as Hastings (credited as James Wharton James) *Hugh Fay as Manny Morrison References External links * * 1919 films Lost American comedy-drama films American silent feature fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion And The Mouse (1919 Film)
''The Lion and the Mouse'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film produced and released by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was directed by Tom Terriss and based on the famous Charles Klein play. Alice Joyce starred in the film. Previously filmed in 1914, the story was later remade at the dawn of sound in 1928 by Vitagraph's purchaser Warner Brothers as ''The Lion and the Mouse'' with Lionel Barrymore. Plot As described in a film magazine, John Burkett Ryder (Randolf), "the richest man in the world," seeks to discredit a judicial decision which works against his financial interests by discrediting its author, Judge Rossmore (Hallam), and has impeachment charges initiated against the judge in Congress. Shirley Rossmore (Joyce), the judge's daughter, learns of her father's trouble and returns from Paris, where she has won success as an author. She is loved by Jefferson Ryder (Nagel), son of the magnet. Determined to force the millionaire's hand, she publishes ''The American O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye For Eye (1918 Film)
''Eye for Eye'' is 1918 American silent drama film directed by Albert Capellani. It was produced by Richard A. Rowland and Alla Nazimova and distributed by Metro Pictures. Nazimova is also the star in a production scripted by June Mathis. A trailer of the film is currently held in the Library of Congress, and evidence has arisen that a copy may exist in Gosfilmofond in Russia. Plot As described in a film magazine, Arabs have captured the French Captain de Cadiere (Bryant), but he escapes with the help of Hassouna (Nazimova), a young Bedouin woman of the desert. She is abandoned to die by the irate sheik (Stern), is captured by marauders of the desert sands, and is sold in slavery to the manager of a small French circus. The Captain, at a show near a small town where his ship is anchored, finds the Bedouin woman and takes her to his home. After hearing that the Captain's detachment has killed all of her tribe in the desert, she vows vengeance upon the Frenchman. However, she fail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Better Half (film)
''The Better Half'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson and starring Alice Brady, David Powell and Crauford Kent.Connelly p.322 Plot summary Louise and Trixie Thorley are twins, one is kind-hearted and the other selfish. Although Louise loves Michael Thwaite, he is dazzled by the pampered Trixie and marries her. Trixie soon tires of Michael and departs for Europe with Hendrick Thurston, "an idler." The night she leaves him, Michael is attacked by thugs and loses his sight. To spare his feelings, Louise tends to him posing as Trixie. When Trixie returns, the twins argue, and Trixie kills herself in a fit of remorse. Michael finally regains his sight and, realizing Louise's love, marries her. Cast * Alice Brady as Louise / Beatrix Thorley * David Powell as Michael Thwaite * Crauford Kent as Hendrick Thurston * William T. Carleton William T. Carleton (1859–1930) was an English-born actor, and producer. He died in Saint John, New Brunswick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody's Girl (film)
''Everybody's Girl'' is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Tom Terriss and written by A. Van Buren Powell. The film stars Alice Joyce, May Hopkins, and Walter McGrail Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in ''The Scarlet Runner'', a 12-chapter serial. McGrail was born in .... Cast list References {{Tom Terriss American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1918 films Films directed by Tom Terriss 1918 comedy-drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beloved Blackmailer
''The Beloved Blackmailer'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley and William T. Carleton. It was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey.Altomara p.15 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as Bobby Briggs * William T. Carleton as Alexander Briggs * Isabel Berwin as Mrs. Briggs * Evelyn Greeley as Corinne Norris * Charles Dungan as George Norris * Jack Drumier as Spike Brogan * Rex McDougall Rex McDougall (13 December 1878 – 30 August 1933) was an English stage and film actor. He was born as Reginald McDougall in Kensington, London, England, UK and died at age 54 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. Selected filmography * ''Please ... as Wesley Martin References Bibliography * Altomara, Rita Ecke. ''Hollywood on the Palisades: A Filmography of Silent Features Made in Fort Lee, New Jersey, 1903-1927''. Garland Pub, 1983. * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
