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Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne (April 28, 1865 – February 10, 1947) was an American actor. Mayne was born in Dublin and was a star on stage in London in the early 20th century, at the London Lyceum and at Drury Lane. He appeared in the films '' The New York Peacock'', ''Wife Number Two'', '' Her Hour'', ''Help! Help! Police!'', '' Marooned Hearts'', '' The Conquering Power'', '' Turn to the Right'', ''The Prisoner of Zenda'', ''Pawned'', '' Dr. Jack'', '' My American Wife'', '' The Christian'', '' Suzanna'', '' Prodigal Daughters'', '' Human Wreckage'', '' Her Reputation'', '' Cameo Kirby'', '' The Drums of Jeopardy'', ''Black Oxen'', '' The Yankee Consul'', '' Gerald Cranston's Lady'', '' Her Night of Romance'', '' The Scarlet Honeymoon'', '' Cyclone Cavalier'', ''East Lynne'', '' Hearts and Spangles'', '' Folly of Youth'', '' Money to Burn'', ''Married Alive'', ''The Canyon of Adventure'', '' Rackety Rax'', '' Night of Terror'', ''The Drunkard ''The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved'' is an Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Conquering Power
''The Conquering Power'' (1921) is an American silent romantic drama directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, and Ralph Lewis. The film was based on the 1833 novel '' Eugénie Grandet'' by Honoré de Balzac. Its sets were designed by Ralph Barton. Plot After the death of his father, young dandy Charles Grandet (Rudolph Valentino) is taken under the care of his uncle, Monsieur Grandet ( Ralph Lewis). The miserly Grandet, despite being the wealthiest man in his province, forces his family to live in poverty and schemes to cheat his nephew out of his inheritance from his father. Charles falls in love with Grandet's daughter Eugenie (Alice Terry) but Grandet condemns their love, and sends Charles away. While Charles is away, Grandet kills Eugenie's mother, which sends him further into a maddened state. Later, it is revealed that Eugenie is not really Monsieur Grandet's daughter; if she knew, then she could reclaim all of the gold that originally belong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prodigal Daughters
''Prodigal Daughters'' is a 1923 American silent societal drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film stars Gloria Swanson and was directed by Sam Wood. It is based on a novel of the same name by Joseph Hocking. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Swifty Forbes becomes a flapper when her father J.D. Forbes becomes rich during the War. She lives a life of unrestrained pleasure and is loved by Roger Corbin, an aviator, and Stanley Garside, a gambler. Her sister Marjory follows the same trail and, when their father protests, they leave home to lead their own lives in Greenwich Village. Forbes, the father, in despair leaves the business in the hands of the young Corbin. Swifty loses all her money in Garside's card room and plays the cards for the cancelation of her debt against her marriage to Garside. She loses and must marry Garside within sixty days. While in the cabin of a new locomotive produced at her father's works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folly Of Youth
''Folly of Youth'' is a 1925 American independent silent crime drama film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Gaston Glass, Hedda Nova and Noah Beery.Munden p.258 It takes place during the era of Prohibition. Synopsis After his sister falls ill from drinking some bad booze, Robert Cartwright sets out to investigate and expose those bootleggers but unexpectedly encounters an attractive woman who has been roped into the gang of criminals. Cast * Gaston Glass as Robert Cartwright * Hedda Nova as Leona Haynes * Noah Beery as Lee Haynes * Gertrude Astor as Evelyn Cartwright * Rosaline Marlin * Eric Mayne * Theodore Lorch Theodore "Ted" Lorch (September 29, 1873 – November 12, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1908 and 1947. Biography Born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1873, Lorch appeared in several Three Stoog ... References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts And Spangles
''Hearts and Spangles'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Wanda Hawley, Robert Gordon and Frankie Darro.Munden p.334 A medical student is expelled from college and disowned by his father, and goes to join the circus. Cast * Wanda Hawley as Peg Palmer * Robert Gordon as Steve Carris * Barbara Tennant as Grace Carris * Eric Mayne as Dr. Carris * Frankie Darro as Bobby * Larry Steers as Peter Carris * J.P. Lockney as Harry Riley * George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Mi ... as Barclay * Charles Force as Hawkins 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 link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Lynne (1925 Film)
''East Lynne'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring Alma Rubens, Edmund Lowe, and Lou Tellegen. The film is based on the bestselling 1861 Victorian novel of the same name by Ellen Wood. The scenario was written by Lenore Coffee and the film's director, Emmett J. Flynn. Distributed by Fox Film Corporation, the film was a hit for the studio grossing $1.1 million. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Carlyle (Lowe), a wealthy young Englishman buys a debt-ridden estate from Lord Mount-Severn (Mayne) and persuade his daughter, Lady Isabel (Rubens), to marry him though she loves the rascally Sir Francis (Tellegen). Years pass, and this pair are blessed with two little kiddies. A villager, the father of a wayward girl, is murdered and Richard (Fenton), the brother of Carlyle's former sweetheart Barbara (Daw), is accused. Barbara makes an appointment with Carlyle to ask his help. Lady Isabel, misunderstanding, leaves her kiddies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclone Cavalier ''Cyclone Cavalier'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Reed Howes, Carmelita Geraghty, and Wilfred Lucas Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young man whose adventurousness keeps him in trouble is sent to a small South American republic by his wealthy father. En route he meets and falls in love with the daughter of the president of the state to which she is going. He aids her father in stifling a revolution and wins the young woman’s hand in marriage. Cast References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. (2012). ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland. External links * * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films Films directed by Albert S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] |