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William Welsh (actor)
William Welsh (February 9, 1870 – July 16, 1946) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 153 films between 1912 and 1936. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Los Angeles, California at age 76. Selected filmography * ''Robespierre'' (1913) - Dumont * '' Traffic in Souls'' (1913) - William Trubus * '' Neptune's Daughter'' (1914) - King Neptune * ''Courtmartialed'' (1915) - General Bleirot * ''The White Terror'' (1915) - David Duncan * ''Conscience'' (1915) - John Benson * ''Thou Shalt Not Lie'' (1915, Short) - Fred Wales * ''The Primrose Path'' (1915) - Cartwright * '' The Lords of High Decision'' (1916) - Walsh * ''Autumn'' (1916) * '' Elusive Isabel'' (1916) - Chief Campbell * ''The Narrow Path'' (1916) - Bessie's Father * '' Two Seats at the Opera'' (1916, Short) - Dr. Jones * ''The Foolish Virgin'' (1916) - Jim's father * ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (1916) - Charles Denver * '' The Eternal Sin'' (1917) - Gubetta * ''Parentage'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossed Clues
''Crossed Clues'' is a 1921 American short silent Western film directed by William James Craft and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Jacques Jaccard * John Judd * Dorothy Oliver * Marcella Pershing * William Welsh See also * List of American films of 1921 * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films. Background Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ... External links * 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films 1921 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by William James Craft Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{short-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Around The World In 18 Days
''Around the World in 18 Days'' is a 1923 American silent film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Robert F. Hill. A total of twelve episodes of the serial were released. The film is now considered lost. Cast * William Desmond as Phineas Fogg III * Laura La Plante as Madge Harlow * William De Vaull as Jiggs (as William P. DeVaul) * Wade Boteler as Wallace J. Brenton * Percy Challenger as Rand * William Welsh as Matthew Harlow (as William J. Welsh) * Hamilton Morse as Smith * Tom Guise as Davis (as Tom S. Guise) * L.J. O'Connor as Detective (as Louis J. O'Connor) * Arthur Millett as Detective (as Arthur N. Millett) * Gordon Sackville as White * Alfred Hollingsworth as Phineas' Father * Pat Calhoun as Butler * Spottiswoode Aitken as Piggott * Harry De Vere as Book Maker (as Harry T. De Vere) * Boyd Irwin as Muriarc * Sidney De Gray as Hyppolyte Darcy (as Sydney De Gray) * Jean De Briac as Desplayer See also * List of American films of 1923 * List of film serials * List of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flirt (1922 Film)
''The Flirt'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Hobart Henley. The cast included George Nichols, Lloyd Whitlock, Lydia Knott, William Welsh, Helen Jerome Eddy, Bert Roach, Eileen Percy, Edward Hearn, Harold Goodwin, and Buddy Messinger. It was based on Tarkington's 1913 novel ''The Flirt''. It was a Carl Laemmle film produced by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. The story features a girl who insist on having things her way. A film edition of the book was published in 1922 with film stills. Sheet music for a theme song, "The Flirt; Whose Heart Are You Breaking To-Night" was also released in 1922. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the Madison family is short of money though Papa Madison's name is good. Cora, one daughter, is selfish, lazy, and intolerant, but pretty. Her sister Laura is a reflection of her gentle mother, while Hendrick is the little pest of a kid brother. Cora's flirtations with the men of the town, the struggle of the father to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridin' Wild (1922 Film)
''Ridin' Wild'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Nat Ross and featuring Hoot Gibson. It is not known whether the film currently survives, suggesting that it is a lost film. Plot Based upon a review in a film publication, Cyril Henderson (Gibson), although growing up in a western community where guns are common and liquor freely drunk, was never raised by his Quaker mother (Claire) to be "rough." Cyril's sweetheart Grace Nolan (Murphy) returns from college and, to his dismay, town bully Art Jordan (Boteler) announces that she is his "steady." Grace goes along with this to teach Cyril a lesson. When Cyril then tries to get rough to please her, the people in the town laugh at him. Old Andrew McBride (Hoffman), who held mortgages on nearly everyone in town, is found murdered, and Cyril's father (Welsh) is arrested as the suspect since he was the last person to see McBride. Cyril tries to confess to the crime to free his father, but Sheriff Nolen, who is Grace's fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Hand (1922 Film)
''The Lone Hand'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and featuring Hoot Gibson. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com which suggests that it is a . Plot As described in a , hard punching Wyoming cowpuncher Laramie Lad (Gibson) decides to take a well-earned vacation and visit an old friend who runs a summer camp for city folks. On the way his horse drops in its tracks and Laramie is forced to proceed ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top O' The Morning (1922 Film)
''Top o' the Morning'' is a lost 1922 silent film romantic drama directed by Edward Laemmle and starring Gladys Walton. It was produced and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Plot As described in a film magazine, Geraldine "Jerry" O'Donnell (Walton), a winsome Irish colleen, is happy at the thought that she will soon visit her father and brother in America, but once there she finds her stepmother making her life unbearable, and she decides to run away. After leaving a farewell note to her father, she accidentally meets young American banker John Garland (Myers), who remembers her from the previous summer as a lass of Old Ireland. Learning of her plight, he offers to take her into his home as a governess to his little daughter Dot (Turner), who has adored Jerry since meeting her in County Kerry. Separated from her father, afraid that her brother may be sent to prison for a crime he did not commit, and having few of the stuff of which happiness is made, Jerry lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scrapper (1922 Film)
''The Scrapper'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Gertrude Olmstead and William Welsh.Munden p.689 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Malloy * Gertrude Olmstead as Eileen McCarthy * William Welsh as Dan McCarthy * Frankie Lee as The Kid * Hal Craig as Speed Cop * George A. McDaniel as McGuirk * Fred Kohler as Oleson * Edward Jobson as Riley * Albert MacQuarrie Albert MacQuarrie (January 8, 1882, San Francisco – February 17, 1950, California) was an American silent film actor. He was signed in 1912 and starred in about 70 films before his retirement. He starred with William Garwood in films suc ... as Simms * Walter Perry as Rapport 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 Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
With Stanley In Africa
''With Stanley in Africa'' is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by William James Craft and Edward A. Kull and released by Universal Film Manufacturing Co. This serial is considered to be a lost film. Plot Cast * George Walsh as Jack Cameron * Louise Lorraine as Nadia Elkins * Charles Mason as Reynard Lake * William Welsh as Henry Morton Stanley * Gordon Sackville * Jack Mower * Fred Kohler * Joe King as David Livingston Chapter titles # Jaws of the Jungle # The Grip of the Slavers # Paths of Peril # Find Livingston # The Flaming Spear # Lost in the Jungle # Trail of the Serpent # Pool of Death # Menace of the Jungle # The Ordeal # The Lion's Prey # The Forest of Flame # Buried Alive # The Lair of Death # The Good Samaritan # The Slave's Secret # The White Tribe # Out of the Dark See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orphans Of The Storm
''Orphans of the Storm'' is a 1921 American silent drama film by D. W. Griffith set in late-18th-century France, before and during the French Revolution. The last Griffith film to feature both Lillian and Dorothy Gish, it was a commercial failure, following box-office hits such as ''The Birth of a Nation'' and ''Broken Blossoms''. Like his earlier films, Griffith used historical events to comment on contemporary events, in this case the French Revolution to warn about the rise of Bolshevism. The film is about class conflict and a plea for inter-class understanding and against destructive hatred. At one point, in front of the Committee of Public Safety, a main character pleads, "Yes I am an aristocrat, but a friend of the people." The film is based on the 1874 French play ''Les Deux Orphelines'' by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugène Cormon. Plot Just before the French Revolution, Henriette takes her close adopted sister Louise to Paris in the hope of finding a cure for her blindne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Four
''The Secret Four'' is a 1921 American action film, action film serial directed by Albert Russell (director), Albert Russell and Perry N. Vekroff. The film is now considered lost films, lost. Plot International spies compete to seize world power by cornering the market in oil supplies in the United States. Cast * Eddie Polo * Kathleen Myers * Doris Deane * Hal Wilson * William Welsh (actor), William Welsh * Thelma Daniels Chapter titles # Behind the Mask # The House of Intrigue # Across the Chasm # The Dive of Despair # Black Waters # The Highway of Fate # The Creeping Doom # The Flaming Forest # The Fight in the Dark # The Burning Pit # The Stampede of Death # Floods of Fury # The Man Trap # The Hour of Twelve # Black Gold See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films References External links * 1921 films 1920s action films 1921 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures film s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Skirts
''Short Skirts'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Harry B. Harris and starring Gladys Walton, Ena Gregory and Jack Mower.Goble p.461 Cast * Gladys Walton as Natalie Smith * Ena Gregory as Stella * Jack Mower as Lance Christie * Jean Hathaway as Mrs. Shirley Smith * Scotty MacGregor as Spike Masters * Edward Martindel Edward Martindel (July 8, 1876 – May 4, 1955) was an American stage and film actor who appeared on Broadway and in more than 80 films between 1915 and 1946. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, he was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Martindell. His si ... as Wallace Brewster * Harold Miller as Billy Gregg * William Welsh as Woodward Christie * Howard Ralston as Douglas Smith References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
