film production
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and
distribution Distribution may refer to:
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company during the
silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...
from 1915 to 1926. An
independent
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* Independ ...
company it operated alongside the established studios. Originally formed to supply films for
Pathé Exchange
Pathé Exchange, commonly known as Pathé, was an American film production and distribution company, largely of Hollywood's silent era. Known for its groundbreaking newsreel and wide array of shorts, it grew out of the American division of the ...
, the company quickly separated and concentrated on a mixture of medium and low-budget productions.Ward p. 20. The company was sometimes referred to as Arrow Pictures.
Actors who appeared in Arrow productions included
Clara Bow
Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the ...
Jane Novak
Jane Novak (born Johana Barbara Novak; January 12, 1896 – February 3, 1990) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Background
Jane Novak was born Johana Barbara Novak in St. Louis, Missouri to Bohemian immigrant Joseph Jerome Novak a ...
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Constance Bennett
Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid ...
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Milton Sills
Milton George Gustavus Sills (January 12, 1882 – September 15, 1930) was an American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century.
Biography
Sills was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a wealthy family. He was the son of William Henr ...
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Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''A Free Soul'' (1931) ...
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Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill (March 4, 1903 – August 12, 1990) was a British-American actress, most active during the silent-film era and into the pre-Code era of the early 1930s.
Early life
Born in Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull in 1903 (although she l ...
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Neva Gerber
Genevieve Dolores Gerber (April 3, 1894 – January 2, 1974) was an American silent film actress who appeared in more than 120 films between 1912 and 1930.
Early life and career
She was born in Argenta, Illinois, to S. Nelson Gerber (1870 ...
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Marin Sais
Marin Sais (born Mae Smith; August 2, 1890 – December 31, 1971) was an American actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. Sais' acting career spanned over four decades and she is possibly best ...
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Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 November 1885 – 12 July 1953) was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound f ...
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Anders Randolf
Anders Randolf (December 18, 1870 – July 2, 1930) was a Danish American actor in American films from 1913 to 1930.
Biography
Anders was born in Viborg, Denmark, where he became a professional soldier in the Danish army and a world-class sw ...
Wallace MacDonald
Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891 – 30 October 1978) was a Canadian silent film actor and film producer.
Biography
MacDonald was born in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada, and attended school in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
He started as a mess ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Woman's Law
''The Woman's Law'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Lawrence B. McGill and starring Florence Reed. It was distributed through Pathé Exchange.Who's Guilty?'' (1916, serial)
* '' The Deemster'' (1917)
* ''
Crime and Punishment
''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Huns Within Our Gates
''Huns within our gates'' ( 1918) is a silent World War I propaganda film, starring Derwent Hall Caine and Valda Valkyrien. Produced by the Arrow Film Corporation, the cast, characters and plot were used in The Crusher (1917 film), The Crusher ( ...
Miss Arizona
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...
'' (1919)
* ''
Fool's Gold
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Pyrite's metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue giv ...
The Desert Scorpion
''The Desert Scorpion'' (originally titled ''The Last of the Open Range'') is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Otis B. Thayer and starring Edmund Cobb and Vida Johnson. The film was shot in Denver, Colorado by the Thayer's Art ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Fatal Sign
''The Fatal Sign'' is a 1920 American crime film serial directed by Stuart Paton. It is considered to be a lost film.
Cast
* Claire Anderson as Genevieve
* Harry Carter as Indigo
* Leo D. Maloney as Jerry
* Boyd Irwin as Sydney
* Joseph W. ...
'' (1920, serial)
* ''
Thunderbolt Jack
''Thunderbolt Jack'' is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by Francis Ford and Murdock MacQuarrie, produced by Berwilla Film Corp., and released on the states-rights market by Arrow Film Corp. The serial is considered to be lo ...
Bachelor Apartments
''Bachelor Apartments'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Johnnie Walker.Connelly p.319 It was distributed by the Arrow Film Corporation.
Cast
* Georgia Hopkins as June Shelton
* Fred Howard as I.O. Underwood
* George Dupree a ...
A Motion to Adjourn
''A Motion to Adjourn'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Roy Clements and starring Harry L. Rattenberry, Roy Stewart and Marjorie Daw.Munden p.528
Synopsis
The playboy son of a wealthy New York financier is disinherited when ...
Dangerous Paths
''Dangerous Paths'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Neva Gerber, Ben F. Wilson and Edith Stayart.Munden p.168
Cast
* Neva Gerber as Ruth Hammond
* Ben F. Wilson as John Emerson
* Edith Stayart as Violet ...
The Girl from Porcupine
''The Girl from Porcupine'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Faire Binney, William Collier Jr. and Jack Drumier.
Cast
* Faire Binney as Hope Dugan
* William Collier Jr. as Jim McTvish
* Jac ...
The Double O
''The Double O'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Roy Clements (director), Roy Clements and starring Jack Hoxie, Steve Clemente and Evelyn Nelson.
Cast
* Jack Hoxie as Happy Hanes
* Steve Clement ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Cyclone Bliss
''Cyclone Bliss'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and starring Jack Hoxie, Evelyn Nelson and Fred Kohler.
Plot
Cast
* Jack Hoxie as Jack Bliss
* Frederick Moore as Bill Turner
* Evelyn Nelson as Helen ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Cupid's Brand
''Cupid's Brand'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Jack Hoxie, Wilbur McGaugh and Mignon Anderson.
Cast
* Jack Hoxie as Reese Wharton
* Wilbur McGaugh as 'Spike' Crowder
* Charles Force as 'Bull ...
The Star Reporter
''The Star Reporter'' is a 1932 British crime drama, directed by Michael Powell and starring Harold French and Garry Marsh. The screenplay was adapted from a story by popular thriller writer Philip MacDonald.
''The Star Reporter'' is one of e ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Luxury
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A Yankee Go Getter
''A Yankee Go-Getter'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Neva Gerber.
The film is preserved at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film In ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Innocent Cheat
''The Innocent Cheat'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Sidney De Gray and Rhea Mitchell.Munden p.381
Cast
* Roy Stewart as John Murdock
* Sidney De Gray as Bruce Stanhope
* George Hernande ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Sheriff of Hope Eternal
''The Sheriff of Hope Eternal'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Jack Hoxie, Marin Sais and Joseph W. Girard.Munden, p. 707.
Synopsis
A stage coach driver Drew Halliday falls in love with Hela M ...
Night Life in Hollywood
''Night Life in Hollywood'', called ''The Shriek of Hollywood'' in Europe, is a 1922 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Fred Caldwell. It starred J. Frank Glendon, Josephine Hill, and Gale Henry, and featured a number of cameo ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Back to Yellow Jacket
''Back to Yellow Jacket'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham and Earl Metcalfe.
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Jim Ballantyne
* Kathleen Kirkham as Carmen, his wife
* Earl Metcal ...
'' (1922)
* ''
One Eighth Apache
''One Eighth Apache'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham and Wilbur McGaugh.Munden, p. 568.
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Brant Murdock
* Kathleen Kirkham as Norma Biddie
* W ...
The Broken Silence
''The Broken Silence'' is a feature length 1922 American film. It is an adaptation of a James Oliver Curwood novel. It was directed by Dell Henderson
George Delbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American ...
Impulse
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* Impulse (physics), in mechanics, the change of momentum of an object; the integral of a force with respect to time
* Impulse noise (disambiguation)
* Specific impulse, the change in momentum per uni ...
At Devil's Gorge
''At Devil's Gorge'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Ashton Dearholt and starring Edmund Cobb, Helene Rosson and Wilbur McGaugh.Langman, p. 13
In a gold mining boom town, greed and jealousy becomes between two partners and l ...
'' (1923)
* ''
Jacqueline
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People
* Jacqueline (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Jacqueline Moore (born 1964), ring name "Jacqueline", American professional wrestler
Arts and entertainment
* ''Jacqueline'' (1923 film), ...
The Lone Horseman
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'' (1923)
* ''
The Law Rustlers
''The Law Rustlers'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring William Fairbanks, Edmund Cobb and Joseph W. Girard.Munden, p. 426.
Synopsis
Two ranch hands set off for Alaska but stop in a town on the way, co ...
'' (1923)
* ''
Battling Bates
''Battling Bates'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Webster Cullison and starring Edmund Cobb, Florence Gilbert and Ashton Dearholt.
Plot
Fred Porter is U.S. Secret Service agent on the trail of a gang of outlaws.
Entering a ...
The Little Red Schoolhouse
''The Little Red Schoolhouse'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Frank Coghlan Jr., Lloyd Hughes and Dickie Moore.Pitts p.110 A boy runs away from school and heads for New York City
...
'' (1923)
* ''
None So Blind
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Lost in a Big City
''Lost in a Big City'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring John Lowell, Charles Byer and Jane Thomas.Munden p.452
Cast
* John Lowell as Harry Farley
* Baby Ivy Ward as Florence
* Jane Thomas as Helen
* ...
Cupid's Rustler
''Cupid's Rustler'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Francis Ford (actor), Francis Ford and starring Edmund Cobb and Florence Gilbert. It also featured an early appearance by the future star Janet ...
The Diamond Bandit
''The Diamond Bandit'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and starring Ashton Dearholt, Florence Gilbert and Frank Baker.
Synopsis
In South America mountain villagers are oppressed by a local commander. In respon ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Gambling Wives
''Gambling Wives'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film. Directed by Dell Henderson and produced by actor-producer Ben F. Wilson, it was released through Arrow Films. The film stars Marjorie Daw.
Plot
As described in a film magazine revi ...
Western Yesterdays
''Western Yesterdays'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and starring Edmund Cobb, Florence Gilbert and Ashton Dearholt.Munden, p. 878
Cast
* Edmund Cobb as Deputy Jim Blake
* Florence Gilbert as Rose Silver
* W ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Lash of the Whip
''Lash of the Whip'' is an American silent Western film released in 1924. It was written and directed by Francis Ford. The film is set in a remote town and features a ferry captain trying to keep a railroad executive and the woman accompanying ...
Hearts of the West
''Hearts of the West'', released in Europe as ''Hollywood Cowboy'', is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Blythe Danner, and Alan Arkin. Set in 1930s ...
Romance and Rustlers
''Romance and Rustlers'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, Dorothy Wood and Joseph W. Girard.Langman, p. 378
Cast
* Yakima Canutt as Bud Kane
* Dorothy Wood as Ruth Larrabee
* Harris ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Where Romance Rides
''Where Romance Rides'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ward Hayes and starring Dick Hatton, Marilyn Mills and Roy Laidlaw.Langman, p. 505
Synopsis
A wealthy New York banker and his daughter take a vacation in the West. Whi ...
The Unnamed Woman
''The Unnamed Woman'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Katherine MacDonald, Herbert Rawlinson and Wanda Hawley.Connelly p.426
Cast
* Katherine MacDonald as Flora Brookes
* Herbert Rawlinson as Donald ...
'' (1925)
* ''
A Two-Fisted Sheriff
''A Two-Fisted Sheriff'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, Ruth Stonehouse and Joe Rickson.Connelly p.110
Cast
* Yakima Canutt as Jerry O'Connell
* Ruth Stonehouse as Midge Blair
* Ar ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Lost Chord
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Tessie
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Share and Share Alike
''Share and Share Alike'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Jane Novak, James Rennie and Henry Sands.Koszarskip.75
Cast
* Jane Novak as Marcia Maynard
* James Rennie as Sam Jefford
* Henry Sands ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Children of the Whirlwind
''Children of the Whirlwind'' is a 1925 American silent crime drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Lionel Barrymore, Johnnie Walker, and Marguerite De La Motte.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, a young man freshly re ...
My Lady of Whims
''My Lady of Whims'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald. The film was originally seven reels, but a shortened five reel version survives. This film starred Clara Bow at age 20.
Plot
Two "ex-doughboys" Bartl ...
* Slide, Anthony. ''The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry''. Routledge, 2014.
* Ward, Richard Lewis. ''When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange''. SIU Press, 2016.
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