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Wyndham Gittens
Wyndham Gittens (7 February 1885 – 18 June 1967) was a West Indian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 60 films between 1917 and 1966. He was born in Barbados, West Indies and died in Dunedin, Florida. Selected filmography * ''Tim Tyler's Luck'' (1937) * ''The Lost Jungle'' (1934) * ''The Mystery Squadron'' (1933) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1933) * ''The Devil Horse'' (1932) * ''The Hurricane Express'' (1932) * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1932) * ''The Shadow of the Eagle'' (1932) * ''The Lightning Warrior'' (1931) * '' The Galloping Ghost'' (1931) * ''King of the Wild'' (1931) * ''The Phantom of the West'' (1931) * ''The Lone Defender'' (1930) * ''The King of the Kongo'' (1929) * ''The Fatal Warning'' (1929) * ''The Red Sword'' (1929) * ''Hey Rube!'' (1928) * ''The Vanishing West'' (1928) * '' Crashing Through'' (1928) * ''Vultures of the Sea'' (1928) * '' Stranded'' (1927) * ''Pretty Clothes'' (1927) * ''Western Pluck'' (1926) * ''The Lodge in the Wilderness'' (1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown. Inhabited by Island Caribs, Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindians, Spanish navigators took possession of Barbados in the late 15th century, claiming it for the Crown of Castile. It first appeared on a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese Empire claimed the island between 1532 and 1536, but abandoned it in 1620 with their only remnants being an introduction of wild boars for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An Kingdom of England, English ship, the ''Olive Blossom'', arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of James VI and I, King James I. In 1627, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fatal Warning
''The Fatal Warning'' is a 1929 mystery silent film serial directed by Richard Thorpe for Mascot. The film is considered to be a lost film, with no prints known to exist. It co-starred Boris Karloff. Plot After William Rogers, a bank executive, disappears, he is charged with embezzling money from the bank. But his daughter Dorothy asks her criminologist friend Russell Thorne to help her find her missing father and restore his good name. Cast * Helene Costello as Dorothy Rogers * Ralph Graves as Russell Thorne * George Periolat as William Rogers * Phillips Smalley as Leonard Taylor * Boris Karloff as Mullins * Lloyd Whitlock as Norman Brooks * Syd Crossley as Dawson * Thomas G. Lingham as John Harman * Symona Boniface as Marie Jordan * Martha Mattox as Mrs. Charles Peterson * Gertrude Astor See also *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 known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Than A Crown
''Greater Than a Crown'' is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Edmund Lowe, Dolores Costello, and Margaret Livingston. It was based on a 1918 novel ''The Lady from Long Acre'' by the British writer Victor Bridges. The novel had previously been adapted as the 1921 film ''The Lady from Longacre''. Synopsis An American man in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... assists an escaped Princess who has fled to England to escape a royal marriage. After she is kidnapped and taken home, he goes to rescue her with the assistance of his English actress friend. Cast Preservation A print of ''Greater Than a Crown'' is preserved in a foreign film archive. References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Everlasting Whisper
''The Everlasting Whisper'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Wyndham Gittens. It is based on the 1922 novel ''The Everlasting Whisper, a Tale of the California Wilderness'' by Jackson Gregory. The film stars Tom Mix, Alice Calhoun, Robert Cain, George Berrell, Walter James and Virginia Madison. The film was released on October 11, 1925, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Tom Mix as Mark King * Alice Calhoun as Gloria Gaynor * Robert Cain as Gratton * George Berrell as Old Honeycutt * Walter James as Aswin Brody * Virginia Madison as Mrs. Gaynor * Karl Dane as Jarrold * Tony the Horse The phrase Wonder Horses refers to the equine companions of cowboy heroes in early Western films. What makes these horses different from others that have appeared on the silver screen is their rise from trusty steed to a genuine screen personality ... as Mark's Horse References External links * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Of The Weak
''The Power of the Weak'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by William James Craft and starring Alice Calhoun, Carl Miller, and Spottiswoode Aitken. at silentera.com Cast * as Myra * Carl Miller as Raymond * as The Father * |
Out Of The West as Trail Scout
''Out of the West'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and written by Wyndham Gittens. The film stars Tom Tyler, Bernice Welch, L.J. O'Connor, Ethan Laidlaw, Alfred Hewston and Frankie Darro. The film was released on September 26, 1926, by Film Booking Offices of America. Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Hanley * Bernice Welch as Bernice O'Connor * L.J. O'Connor as Jim Rollins * Ethan Laidlaw as Bide Goodrich * Alfred Hewston as John O'Connor * Frankie Darro as Frankie O'Connor * Gertrude Claire as 'Grannie' Hanley * Barney Furey Charles Manford "Barney" Furey (September 7, 1886 – January 18, 1938) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1912 and 1937. He was born in Boise, Idaho and died in Hollywood, California. References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lodge In The Wilderness
''The Lodge in the Wilderness'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Henry McCarty (writer), Henry McCarty and starring Anita Stewart, Edmund Burns and Larry Steers.Connelly, p. 153. It is a Northern (genre), Northern based on a 1909 short story of the same title by Canadian writer Gilbert Parker. Cast * Anita Stewart as Virginia Coulson * Edmund Burns as Jim Wallace * Larry Steers as John Hammond * James Farley (actor), Jim Farley as Bill Duncan * Victor Potel as Goofus * Eddie Lyons as Buddy O'Brien * Duane Thompson as Dot Marshall 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 Press, 1997. External links * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films American silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Pluck
''Western Pluck'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Travers Vale and starring Art Acord, Marceline Day and Ray Ripley.Munden, p. 877 Cast * Art Acord Arthemus Ward "Art" Acord (April 17, 1890 – January 4, 1931) was an American silent film actor and rodeo champion. After his film career ended in 1929, Acord worked in rodeo road shows and as a miner in Mexico. Early life and career Acord ... as 'Arizona' Allen * Marceline Day as Clare Dyer * Ray Ripley as Gale Collins * Robert Rose as 'Rowdy' Dyer * William Welsh as 'Dynamite' Dyer * Helen Cobb as Molly * S.E. Jennings as Buck Zaney * Charles Newton as Sheriff Wayne 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 * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Travers Vale American black-and-whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Clothes
''Pretty Clothes'' is a 1927 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Jobyna Ralston, Gertrude Astor, and Johnnie Walker (actor), Johnny Walker, and was released on October 15, 1927. Cast list *Jobyna Ralston Jobyna Ralston (born Jobyna Lancaster Raulston, November 21, 1899 – January 22, 1967) was an American stage and film actress. She had a featured role in ''Wings'' in 1927, but is perhaps best remembered today for her on-screen chemistry with H ... as Marion Dunbar *Gertrude Astor as Rose Dunbar *Johnnie Walker (actor), Johnny Walker as Russell Thorpe *Lloyd Whitlock as Philip Bennett *Charles Clary as Thorpe, Sr. *Jack Mower as Albert Moore *Lydia Knott as Mrs. Dunbar See also *Gertrude Astor filmography Preservation status *The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. References External links * * * * Films directed by Phil Rosen 1927 drama films 1927 films Silent American drama films American silent feature film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranded (1927 Film)
''Stranded'' is a 1927 American silent romance film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Shirley Mason, William Collier Jr., and John Miljan, and was released on August 15, 1927. Cast list * Shirley Mason as Sally Simpson * William Collier Jr. as Johnny Nash *John Miljan as Grant Payne *Florence Turner as Mrs. Simpson *Gale Henry as Lucille Lareaux *Shannon Day as Betty * Lucy Beaumont as Grandmother *Rosa Gore Rosa Gore (born Minnie Lyons; September 15, 1866 - February 4, 1941) was an American film actress active in Hollywood primarily during the silent era. She appeared in at least 70 films over the course of her career. She got her start in vaudevill ... as Landlady Preservation status *This film survives in the Library of Congress collection. References External links * * * American silent feature films American romance films 1920s romance films Films directed by Phil Rosen American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-romance-film-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vultures Of The Sea
''Vultures of the Sea'' is a 1928 American adventure film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Johnnie Walker * Shirley Mason * Tom Santschi * Frank Hagney * Boris Karloff - Grouchy * Horace B. Carpenter (unconfirmed) * George Magrill * Joseph Bennett * Arthur Dewey * Joe Mack (as Joseph Mack) * J. P. Lockney (as John P. Lockney) * Lafe McKee * Leo D. Maloney * Tom Mintz * Jack Perrin Jack Perrin (born Lyman Wakefield Perrin; July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns. Early life Perrin was born in Three Rivers, Michigan. His father worked in real estate and relocated the famil ... References External links * 1928 films 1928 adventure films 1928 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films American adventure films Films directed by Richard Thorpe Films produced by Nat Levine Lost American films Mascot Pictures film serials Lost adventure f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crashing Through (film)
''Crashing Through'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Tom Buckingham and starring Jack Padjan, Sally Rand, and Tom Santschi. Cast * Jack Padjan as Tex Belden * Sally Rand as Rita Bayne * William Eugene as Jim Bayne * Buster Gardner as Slim * Tom Santschi as Bart Ramy * Duke R. Lee Duke R. Lee (May 13, 1881 – April 1, 1959) was an American actor. Lee's career began when he performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and he later played Buffalo Bill on film. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1913 and 1946. I ... as Sheriff References External links * 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films Films directed by Tom Buckingham American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |