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Arthur Ashley
Arthur Ashley (October 6, 1886 – December 28, 1970) was an actor, writer, and director of silent films and also acted in legitimate theater. He was involved with World Pictures. He directed and acted in several film productions. Later in his career he established his own stock company for theatrical productions. His starring roles included ''The Guardian''. He worked with William A. Brady's daughter Alice Brady Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady; November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked until six months before her death from cancer in ... on several projects. He was also the manager of the Percy Williams Actors' Home."Arthur Ashley." The New York Times, 30 Dec. 1970, p. 28. Filmography Actor Director * ''The Guardian'' (1917) * ''The Marriage Market'' (1917) * ''Rasputin, the Black Monk'' (1917) * ''Shall We Forgive Her?'' (1917) * ''The Beautiful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Still
A film still (sometimes called a publicity still or a production still) is a photograph, taken on or off the set of a movie or television program during production. These photographs are also taken in formal studio settings and venues of opportunity such as film stars' homes, film debut events, and commercial settings. The photos were taken by studio photographers for promotional purposes. Such stills consisted of posed portraits, used for public display or free fan handouts, which are sometimes autographed. They can also consist of posed or candid images taken on the set during production, and may include stars, crew members or directors at work. The main purpose of such publicity stills is to help studios advertise and promote their new films and stars. Studios therefore send those photos along with press kits and free passes to as many movie-related publications as possible so as to gain free publicity. Such photos were then used by newspapers and magazines, for example, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Men She Married
''The Men She Married'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Gail Kane, Arthur Ashley and Montagu Love.Katchmer p.476 Cast * Gail Kane as Beatrice Raymond * Arthur Ashley as Ralph Semple * Montagu Love as Jerry Trainer * Louise Bates as Ada Semple * Muriel Ostriche Muriel Ostriche (born Muriel Henrietta Oestrich, May 24, 1896 – May 3, 1989) was an American silent film actress. Following tryouts with the Biograph and Pathe studios, Ostriche signed with Eclair for $5 per day. After a year and a hal ... as Edith Trainer References Bibliography * George A. Katchmer. ''Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known''. McFarland, 1991. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Travers Vale World Film Company films 1910s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Ties (1918 Film)
''Broken Ties'' is a 1918 silent film starring June Elvidge, Montagu Love, and Arthur Ashley. Ashley also directed the film. It was a William A. Brady World Pictures production. It was marketed as containing "not one dull moment". The film was based on Arthur M. Brilant's play The Alibi. The film received generally positive reviews. A write-up in '' Motography'' describes it as a tense drama. One aspect of the plot is a father forbidding his son from seeing a young woman believed to have mixed ethnic heritage. Cast *June Elvidge as Marcia Fleming * Montagu Love as John Fleming *Arthur Ashley as Arnold Curtis * Pinna Nesbit as Corinne La Force *Alec B. Francis as Henry Hasbrook * Kate Lester as Signora Lester * Arthur Matthews as Signora La Force *Frances Miller Frances Miller (sometimes credited as Frances Grant or Frances Miller Grant) was an American actress who worked extensively during Hollywood's silent era. Like many black actresses of her time, she was often cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasputin, The Black Monk
''Rasputin, the Black Monk'' is a lost 1917 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Ashley and starring Montagu Love. It was produced and distributed by World Film Company. Cast *Montagu Love as Gregory Novik/Rasputin *Henry Hull as Kerensky *June Elvidge as Inez, Raff's wife * Arthur Ashley as Raff *Violet Axzelle as Ilda, as a child (*as Violet Axzell) *Lillian Cook as Ilda, Raff's daughter - as an adult *Bertram Grassby as Alexus *Irving Cummings Irving Caminsky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director. Career Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy (play), Diplomacy''. His Broadway theatre, Broadway, p ... as Prince Felix * Julia Dean as Madame Vasta, Lady in Waiting * Pinna Nesbit as Princess Sonia *Hubert Wilke as Czar Andre *Florence Beresford as Czarina Katherine *Charles Crompton as Paulus *Frank Beamish as Choynski, Russian Secret Service * Joseph Granby as Mikula Dvorkin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Alone (1917 Film)
''A Woman Alone'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harry Davenport and starring Alice Brady, Edward Langford and Edward Kimball.Beauchamp p.443 Cast * Alice Brady as Nellie Waldron * Edward Langford as Tom Blaine * Edward Kimball as Rufus Waldron * Justine Cutting as Samantha * Arthur Ashley as Stephen Mallery Jr * Clarence Harvey as Stephen Mallery * Walter Greene Walter Greene (January 23, 1910 – December 23, 1983) was a film and television composer who worked on numerous productions for over 30 years. Career Born and raised in Tarkio, Missouri, Greene attended Tarkio College and the Horner Institute ... as Michael Flynn References Bibliography * Cari Beauchamp. ''Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood''. University of California Press, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Harry Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moral Courage (film)
''Moral Courage'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Romaine Fielding and starring Muriel Ostriche, Arthur Ashley and Edward Elkas.Langman p.192 Cast * Muriel Ostriche as Mary McClinton * Arthur Ashley as Chadwick Anson * Edward Elkas as Joshua Anson * Clarence Elmer as Willie McDonald * Robert Forsyth as Angus McClinton * Julia Stuart as Nancy Somers * Richard Turner as Baggot * Edmund Cobb Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966. Biography Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundi ... as Walter Green References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Romaine Fielding American black-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iron Ring (1917 Film)
''The Iron Ring'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Edward Langford, Gerda Holmes and Arthur Ashley. It was shot at Fort Lee in New Jersey.Spehr p.188 Cast * Edward Langford as Aleck Hulette * Gerda Holmes as Bess Hulette * Arthur Ashley as Jack Delamore * J. Herbert Frank as Ellery Leonard * George MacQuarrie as Stephen Graves * George Cowl as Charles Brown * Alexandria Carewe as Mrs. Georgie Leonard * Gladys Thompson as Dorothy Delamore * Victor Kennard The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French sho ... as Dr. Hogue * Richard Clarke as Sloane References Bibliography * Paul C. Spehr. ''The Movies Begin: Making Movies in New Jersey, 1887-1920''. Newark Museum, 1977. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marriage Market (1917 Film)
''The Marriage Market'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Ashley and starring Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidge and Arthur Ashley.Langman p.58 Cast * June Elvidge as Helen Grant * Arthur Ashley as Bradley Spayden * Carlyle Blackwell Carlyle Blackwell (January 20, 1884 – June 17, 1955) was an American silent film actor, director and producer. Early years Blackwell was born in Troy, Pennsylvania. He studied at Cornell University before J. Stewart Blackton discovered him ... as Richard Marlowe * Frederick Truesdell as Eric Foxhall * Jack Drumier as John Grant * Charles Duncan as Mr. Beale * Eugenie Woodward as Mrs. Marlowe * Lewis Edgard as Grimes References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Arthur Ashley American blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divorce Game
''The Divorce Game'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Travers Vale and starring Alice Brady, John Bowers and Arthur Ashley. The story was adapted from the play ''Mlle. Fifi'' by Leo Ditrichstein. Cast * Alice Brady as Florence, Viscountess de Sallure * John Bowers as Paul, Viscount de Sallure * Arthur Ashley as Jean Le Beau * Kate Lester as Mrs. Safford * Joseph Herbert as Duke de Sallure * Jack Drumier as Mendoza * Marie La Varre Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in T ... as Fifi Dupet References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bondage Of Fear
''The Bondage of Fear'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and starring Ethel Clayton, Edward Kimball, and John Bowers.Lowe Cast * Ethel Clayton as Vesta Wheatley * Edward Kimball as Dr. Jason Wheatley * John Bowers as Dick Mortimer * Rockliffe Fellowes as John Randolph * Arthur Ashley as Skinny Morgan * Frances Miller as Mandy Lee * William Nash as Rastus * George Morgan as Jim * Elsie Bambrick Elsie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Elsie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lily Elsie (1886–1952), English actress and singer born Elsie Hodder * Robert Elsie (1950–2017), Canadian expert in Albanian ... as Maisie References Bibliography * Lowe, Denise. ''An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930''. Routledge, 2014. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shall We Forgive Her?
''Shall We Forgive Her?'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Ashley and starring June Elvidge, Arthur Ashley and John Bowers.Langman p.59 Cast * June Elvidge as Grace Raymond * Arthur Ashley as Neil Garth * John Bowers as Oliver West * Captain Charles as Uncle John * Richard Collins as Tom * Arthur Matthews as Dick * Herbert Barrington as Paul Ellsworth * George MacQuarrie as James Stapleton * Katherine Johnston as Nellie West * Alexandria Carewe Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandr ... as Joan References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Social Leper
''The Social Leper'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Arthur Ashley and June Elvidge.Beauchamp p.444 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as John Dean * Arthur Ashley as Robert Warren * June Elvidge as Adrienne Van Couver * George MacQuarrie George MacQuarrie (born as George Donald MacQuarrie; June 2, 1873 – April 1951), was an American actor of the silent era. Biography MacQuarrie was born in San Francisco, California in 1873 as George Donald MacQuarrie. He appeared in more ... as Henry Armstrong * Isabel Berwin as Mrs. Stephen Barkley * Evelyn Greeley as Lorraine Barkley * Eugenie Woodward as Mrs. Dean * Edna Whistler as Madame Melvina References Bibliography * Cari Beauchamp. ''Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood''. University of California Press, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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