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Edward Peil, Sr.
Edward J. Peil Sr. (January 18, 1883 – December 29, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 370 films between 1913 and 1951. Biography Peil was born in Racine, Wisconsin, one of 10 children of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pell. He attended Washington Park High School, Racine High School and the University of Notre Dame, studying dramatics, which led to his acting on stage and later in films. His first film was ''Charley's Aunt'' (1906). He had the lead in the first five-reel film, ''Through Fire to Fortune'' (1910). He also acted in the first film that used artificial illumination outdoors at night, the first three-reel color film, and the first Technicolor film. Peil's wife, Henrietta, was an actress. They were married in 1916 in Wabash, Indiana, while both were touring with the Chicago Majestic Theater Stock Company. Peil died in Hollywood, California. His son, Edward Peil Jr., and his daughter, Virginia, also acted in films. Selected filmography * ''The L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Steel (1934 Film)
''Blue Steel'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code Monogram Western (genre), Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne. Wayne plays a U.S. Marshal who is trying to capture the Polka Dot Bandit, who has taken off with $4,000. The film also featured Yakima Canutt and George "Gabby" Hayes. It was released as ''Stolen Goods'' in the UK, and this version was later released in a colorized version on home video. Since the movie has fallen into the public domain, several versions are in circulation, including a colorized edition with a jarringly re-dubbed soundtrack, including dialogue, music and sound effects. Plot John Carruthers is an undercover US Marshal. He appears to be in town investigating a string of robberies committed by the Polka Dot Bandit, but when he is a little late in discovering one of the Bandit's thefts, Sheriff Jake thinks Carruthers is the thief. For some reason, instead of arresting him, Jake accompanies him on his journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pagan God
''The Pagan God'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Park Frame and starring H.B. Warner, Carmen Phillips and Edward Peil Sr.Connelly p.393 Cast * H.B. Warner as Bruce Winthrop * Carmen Phillips as Tai Chen * Edward Peil Sr. as Wah Kung * Yutaka Abe as Wong * Carl Stockdale as Henry Addison * Marguerite De La Motte as Beryl Addison * Walter Perry Walter Laing MacDonald Perry, Baron Perry of Walton (16 June 1921 – 17 July 2003) was a Scottish academic. He was the first Vice Chancellor of the Open University. Life Perry was born in Dundee, son of Flora and Fletcher Perry, and educate ... as American Minister References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. 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 Park Frame Film Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Street (film)
''Dream Street'' is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, and starring Carol Dempster, Charles Emmett Mack, and Ralph Graves in a story about a love triangle set in London, and based on two short stories by Thomas Burke, "Gina of the Chinatown" and "The Sign of the Lamp". The cast also features Tyrone Power Sr. The film, released by United Artists, was poorly received in its day, and critics still consider it one of Griffith's worst films. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Gypsy Fair, a young dancer, is forced through circumstances to live in the London Limehouse district and associate with the other residents there. Through her courage and loyalty, she is forced into numerous hazardous situations from all of which she emerges unharmed. Finally, she marries the man she has reformed and finds true happiness with him. Cast Premiere The original 1921 version of ''Dream Street'' is notable for a brief sequence when D. W. Griffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Servant In The House
''The Servant in the House'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway based on a 1908 Broadway play, ''The Servant in the House'' by Charles Rann Kennedy. Plot Cast *Jean Hersholt as Manson, The Servant * Jack Curtis as Robert Smith * Claire Anderson as Mary Smith * Clara Horton as Mary Smith, Her Daughter *Zenaide Williams as Martha, The Vicar's Wife * Edward Peil, Sr. as William Smythe, The Vicar * Harvey Clark as The Bishop of Lancashire * John Gilbert (as Jack Gilbert) as Percival *Anna Dodge (as Mrs. George Hernandez) as Janitress Production This film was shot in 1918 by the historic Triangle Film Corporation and has a checkered distribution history. By 1920, Triangle had gone out of business. The film had a limited release in mid-1920 and was acquired by a different distributor, Film Booking Offices of America Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), registered as FBO Pictures Corp., was an American film studio of the Silent film, silent era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killer (1921 Film)
''The Killer'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and Howard C. Hickman and starring Claire Adams, Jack Conway and Frankie Lee.Goble p. 498 Plot After being charged with murder, Henry Hooper flees to the border zone of Arizona and Sonora. Hooper successfully lures his former business partner John Emory and his children Ruth and Bobby to him. Once the Emorys arrive, Hooper has his henchman Ramon kill John and destroy their business papers. The children are rescued by the rancher William Sanborn, while Hooper is killed. Cast * Claire Adams as Ruth Emory * Jack Conway as William Sanborn * Frankie Lee as Bobby Emory * Frank Campeau as Henry Hooper * Tod Sloan as Artie Brower * Edward Peil Sr. as Ramon * Frank Hayes as Windy Smith * Will Walling as John Emory * Milton Ross as Buck Johnson * Tom Ricketts Thomas B. Ricketts (15 January 1853 – 19 January 1939) was an English-born American stage actor, stage and motion picture, film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Girl Montana
''That Girl Montana'' is an extant 1921 American silent Western film starring Blanche Sweet and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Jesse D. Hampton produced and Robert Thornby directed. The film is based on a 1901 novel, ''That Girl Montana'', by Marah Ellis Ryan. This is one of Sweet's few 1920s silent films to survive and is available in the DVD format. at silentera.com Plot As summarized in a film publication, Montana Rivers (Sweet) finally escapes her father who had forced her to wear men's clothing and help in robbing and cheating. She is taken in by friendly Indians and stays at their camp. Later, Akkomi (Edler), chief of the tribe, asks his friend Dan Overton to take the girl as it is not go ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Moons (film)
''Two Moons'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Buck Jones, Carol Holloway, Bert Sprotte, Edward Peil Sr., and Edwin B. Tilton. It is based on the 1920 novel ''Trails to Two Moons'' by Robert Welles Ritchie. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on December 19, 1920. Plot Cast * Buck Jones as Bill Blunt * Carol Holloway as Hilma Ring * Bert Sprotte as Sheriff Red Agnew * Edward Peil Sr. as Lang Whistler * Edwin B. Tilton as Strayhorn * Gus Saville as Old Man Ring * Slim Padgett as Rogers * William Ellingford as Timberline Todd * Louis Fitzroy as Uncle Alf * Eunice Murdock Moore as Wooly Ann * Eleanor Gawne as Phenie * Jim O'Neill as The Killer * Billy Fay as Von Tromp * May Foster as Red Agnew's Wife * Dick La Reno as The Blacksmith Preservation The film is now considered lost. See also * List of lost films * 1937 Fox vault fire A major fire occurred in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Money Changers
''The Money Changers'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Robert McKim, Claire Adams, and Roy Stewart. It is based on a 1908 novel by Upton Sinclair. Plot Cast * Robert McKim as Hugh Gordon * Claire Adams as Lucy Hegan * Roy Stewart as Allan Martin * Audrey Chapman as Mary Holmes * George Webb as Monk Mullen * Betty Brice as Maggie O'Brien * Edward Peil Sr. as Ling Choo Fong * Harvey Clark as Chow Chin * Harry Tenbrook as Chink Murphy * Stanton Heck as George Conley * Zack Williams as Wesley Shiloh Mainwaring * George Hernandez as James Hegan * Gertrude Claire as Mrs. Mullen * Laddie Earle as Jimmy Mullen Reception The film industry created the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry (NAMPI) in 1916 in an effort to preempt censorship by states and municipalities, and it used a list of subjects called the "Thirteen Points" which film plots were to avoid. ''The Money Changers'', with its white slavery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To Divorce
''The Road to Divorce'' is a 1920 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Mary MacLaren, William Ellingford, and Alberta Lee, and was released on April 5, 1920. Plot Cast * Mary MacLaren as Mary Bird * William Ellingford as Nathan Bird * Alberta Lee as Mrs. Bird * Edward Peil Sr. as Dr. Shaw * Eugenie Forde Eugenie Forde (June 22, 1879 – September 5, 1940) was an American silent film actress. She starred in 73 films between 1912 and 1927 in films such as ''The Diamond from the Sky'' (1915) and ''Wives and Other Wives'' with actors such a ... as Aunt Mehitable * Gloria Holt as Little Jane * Arthur Redden as Little Johnny * Bonnie Hill as Pauline Dallas * Ray Stecker as Little son * Helen Davidge as Nora References External links * * * Films directed by Phil Rosen Universal Pictures films American silent feature films 1920 drama films 1920 films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1920s American films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Cressy
''Fighting Cressy'' is a lost 1919 silent film western directed by Robert Thornby and starring Blanche Sweet. It was produced by Jesse D. Hampton and distributed through Pathé Exchange. Plot Cast * Blanche Sweet - Cressy * Russell Simpson - Hiram McKinstry * Edward Peil, Sr. - John Ford (* as Edward Peil) * Pell Trenton - Joe Masters * Antrim Short - Seth Davis * Frank Lanning - Old Man Harrison * Billie Bennett - Mrs. Dabney * Georgie Stone - Georgie * Walter Perry - Uncle Ben Dabney * Eunice Murdock Moore - Ma McKinstry (* as Eunice Moore) See also * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 in film, 1909 and 1959 in film, 1959. ---- Biograph (1909–1914) Blanche Sweet started working at Biog ... References External links * lantern slidearchived) 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films Lost American Western (genre) films Films dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunting Shadows
''Haunting Shadows'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry King and starring H.B. Warner, Edward Peil Sr., and Charles Hill Mailes.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 It was based on 1906 novel which had previously been made into a 1915 silent film, and would later be remade by Republic Pictures as a sound film '' The House of a Thousand Candles''. Cast * H.B. Warner as John Glenarm * Edward Peil Sr. as Arthur Pickering * Charles Hill Mailes as Bates * Frank Lanning as Morgan * Florence Oberle as Sister Theresa * Margaret Livingston Margaret Livingston (born Marguerite Livingston; November 25, 1895 – December 13, 1984), sometimes credited as Marguerite Livingstone or Margaret Livingstone, was an American film actress and businesswoman during the silent film era. She is ... as Marian Deveraux * Harry Kendall as Reverend Paul Stoddard * Patricia Fox as Gladys Armstrong * Charles K. French as John Glenarm Sr References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lincoln Highwayman
''The Lincoln Highwayman'' is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Emmett J. Flynn, and starring William Russell, Lois Lee, Frank Brownlee, Jack Connolly, and Edward Peil Sr. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on December 28, 1919. Plot The story is about a masked bandit (the "Lincoln Highwayman") who terrorizes motorists on the highway in California. His latest victims are a San Francisco banker and his family on their way to a party. While the masked highwayman holds them up at gun point and steals the women's jewels, the banker's daughter Marian (Lois Lee) finds herself strangely attracted to him. When the family finally arrives at the party, they tell the guests their tale. Steele, a secret service man (Edward Piel), takes an interest in their encounter and starts working on the case. Jimmy Clunder (William Russell), who arrives late is talking to Marian when a locket falls out of his pocket. Marian recognizes it, and Clunder claims that he found it on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
