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Winifred Dunn
Winifred Dunn was an American screenwriter, editor, radio scenario writer, and art critic in the early 20th century. She was one of the youngest scenario editors of the silent era and was credited with writing over 40 productions.Hansen, James. "Winifred Dunn." In Jane Gaines, Radha Vatsal, and Monica Dall'Asta, eds. Women Film Pioneers Project. Center for Digital Research and Scholarship. New York, NY: Columbia University Libraries, 2013. Web. September 27, 2013.Imperato, Pascal James., and Eleanor M. Imperato. ''They Married Adventure: The Wandering Lives of Martin and Osa Johnson''. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers UP, 1992. Print. Early life Born around 1898, Winifred Dunn spent her childhood on an island at Squirrel Lake, Wisconsin.Motion Picture News, Inc. ''Motion Picture News Booking Guide and Studio Directory (Oct 1927)''. N.p.: New York, Motion Picture News, 1927. Print. Coming from a family of writers, Dunn made her decision to be a writer at the age of 6. She moved out to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Burke (author)
Thomas Burke (29 November 1886 – 22 September 1945) was a British author. He was born in Clapham Junction, London. His first successful publication was ''Limehouse Nights'' (1916), a collection of stories centred on life in the poverty-stricken Limehouse district of London. Many of Burke's books feature the Chinese character Quong Lee as narrator. "The Lamplit Hour", an incidental poem from ''Limehouse Nights'', was set to music in the United States by Arthur Penn in 1919. That same year, American film director D. W. Griffith used another tale from the collection, "The Chink and the Child" as the basis of his screenplay for the movie ''Broken Blossoms''. Griffith based his film ''Dream Street'' (1921) on Burke's "Gina of Chinatown" and "Song of the Lamp". Life Burke was born Sydney Thomas Burke on 29 November 1886 in Clapham Junction. Burke's father died when he was barely a few months old and he was eventually sent to live with his uncle in Poplar. At the age of ten he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormswept
''Stormswept'' is a 1923 silent film starring brothers Wallace Beery and Noah Beery. The advertising phrase used for the movie was "Wallace and Noah Beery, The Two Greatest Character Actors on the American Screen." The film was written by Winifred Dunn from the H. H. Van Loan story, and directed by Robert Thornby. A print of the film survives in London's BFI National Archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, William McCabe (Wallace Beery) is a bitter man seeking solitude in which to forget the wife whom he loved and who betrayed him. He wanders about the waterfront and, seeing a man falling from the deck, rescues him. The two become friends and when the rescued man, Shark Moran (Noah Beery), learns that William wants solitude, he suggests that he take a job on a lightship as he is its captain. "You will find solitude there," he says. William takes the job and the monotony of the life has upset the minds of many of the men who live on the ''Relief''. There a tug that bring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Search Of A Thrill
''In Search of a Thrill'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Viola Dana, Warner Baxter, and Mabel Van Buren. Cast Preservation A complete print of ''In Search of a Thrill'' is held by Gosfilmofond Gosfilmofond is a state film archive in Russia. It is the main film archive of the Russian Federation and a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). It is a state cultural institution — curator of films collection and othe ... in Moscow. 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 * * 1923 films 1923 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Oscar Apfel American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Metro Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Held To Answer
''Held to Answer'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw. It was based on the novel '' Held to Answer'' (1916), by Peter Clark MacFarlane. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * House Peters as John Hampstead * Grace Carlyle as Mariann Dounay * John St. Polis as Hiram Burbeck (as John Sainpolis) * Evelyn Brent as Bessie Burbeck * James Morrison as Rollie Burbeck * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Burbeck * Bull Montana as 'Red' Lizard * Gale Henry as The Maid * Tom Guise as The Judge (as Thomas Guise) * William Robert Daly as The Organist (as Robert Daly) * Charles West as 'Spider' Welch * Charles Hill Mailes Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell ... as District Attorney Searle (as Charles Mailes) References External links * 1923 films 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Love Comes
''When Love Comes'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Helen Jerome Eddy, Harrison Ford and Fanny Midgley.Munden p.885 Cast * Helen Jerome Eddy as Jane Coleridge * Harrison Ford as Peter Jamison * Fanny Midgley as Aunt Susie Coleridge * Claire Du Brey as Marie Jamison * Joseph Bell as Jim Matthews * Gilbert Clayton as Rufus Terrence * Buddy Messinger as Coleridge Twin * Molly Gordon as Coleridge Twin * James O. Barrows as David Coleridge * Fay McKenzie Eunice Fay McKenzie (February 19, 1918 – April 16, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She starred in silent films as a child, and then sound films as an adult, but perhaps she is best known for her leading roles opposite Gene Autry ... as Ruth 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 * 1922 films 1922 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Kinds Of Women (1922 Film)
''Two Kinds of Women'' is a lost 1922 American silent Western film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Pauline Frederick. It is based on the novel ''Judith of Blue Lake Ranch'' by Jackson Gregory. Robertson-Cole produced the film and distribution was through Film Booking Offices of America. at silentera.com Plot As described in a , Judith Sanford (Frederick) is the proprietress of the large Blue Lake Ranch that is the subject of a business feud between two rival factions. Judy maintains possession through the loyalty of Old Carson (Pallette) and Bud Lee (Santsc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glory Of Clementina
''The Glory of Clementina'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Pauline Frederick, Edward Martindel and George Cowl.Munden p.298 It is based on the 1911 novel '' The Glory of Clementina Wing'' by British author William John Locke. It is now considered a lost film. It had previously been adapted into a 1915 short film of the same title. Plot Cast * Pauline Frederick as Clementina Wing * Edward Martindel as Quixtus * George Cowl as Huckaby * Lincoln Plumer as Billiter * Edward Hearn as Tommy Burgrave * Jean Calhoun as Etta Concannon * Clarence Wilson as Vandemeer * Louise Dresser as Lena Fontaine * Helen Stone as Little Sheila * Lydia Yeamans Titus as Shiela's Maid * Truly Shattuck Truly Shattuck (July 27, 1875 – December 6, 1954) was a soubrette star of vaudeville, music halls, and Broadway whose career began in tragedy and ended in relative obscurity. Early life Truly Shattuck was born at San Miguel, San Luis Obisp . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Years
''Silent Years'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Rose Dione, Tully Marshall and George A. McDaniel.Munden p.719 Cast * Rose Dione as Mam'selle Jo Morey * Tully Marshall as Captain Longville * George A. McDaniel as Henry Langley * George Siegmann as Pierre Gavot * Will Jim Hatton as Young Tom Gavot * Jack Mower as Tom Gavot * James O. Barrows as Father Mantelle * Jack Livingston as James Norvall * Ruth King as Mary Malden * Kate Toncray as Marcel Longville * Lillian Rambeau as Mrs. Lindsay * Jean O'Rourke as Young Donelle * Ruth Ashby Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switzerland * Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny United States * Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Ar ... as Mrs. Norval References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderbolts Of Fate
''Thunderbolts of Fate'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Edward Warren and starring House Peters, Anna Lehr and Ned Burton.Spehr & Lundquist p.278 Cast * House Peters as Robert Wingfield * Anna Lehr as Eleanor Brewster * Ned Burton as Sen. Brewster * Wilfred Lytell as Clifford Brewster * Ben Lewin as Edward Brewster * Henry Sedley as Howard Lennox * Corene Uzzell Corene Uzzell (1889–1938) was an American film actress of the silent era. In 1905, Uzzell acted with the Murray and Mack company. Film studios for which she worked included Essanay, Famous Players, Mirror, and Pathe. Selected filmography * ... as Adele Hampton References Bibliography * Paul C. Spehr & Gunnar Lundquist. ''American Film Personnel and Company Credits, 1908-1920''. McFarland, 1996. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edward Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth most populous city in the United States and the county seat, seat of San Diego County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, fifth most populous county in the United States, with 3,338,330 estimated residents as of 2019. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches and parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. San Diego is the List of municipalities in California, second largest city in the U.S. state, state of California, after Los Angeles. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego is frequently referred to as the "Birthplace of California", as it was the first site vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy's corporate management and general policies are overseen by a board of governors, which includes representatives from each of the craft branches. As of April 2020, the organization was estimated to consist of around 9,921 motion picture professionals. The Academy is an international organization and membership is open to qualified filmmakers around the world. The Academy is known around the world for its annual Academy Awards, now officially and popularly known as "The Oscars". In addition, the Academy holds the Governors Awards annually for lifetime achievement in film; presents Scientific and Technical Awards annually; gives Student Academy Awards annually to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate level; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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