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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 as Charlotte Burton and William Garwood. Forde retired from acting in 1924, but a trip to Europe spurred her to return to the profession. She found that her films were still being shown in Europe, and fans there encouraged her to resume her career. She returned to the screen in '' That's My Baby'' (1926). She was the mother of actress Victoria Forde. Selected filmography * ''The Power of Melody'' (1912, short) * ''The Diamond from the Sky'' (1915) - Hagar Harding * '' The Great Question'' (1915, short) - Lois Valerie - an Adventuress * ''The Smugglers of Santa Cruz'' (1916, short) - Jean * '' The White Rosette'' (1916) - Lady Elfrieda / Frieda Carewe * ''True Nobility'' (1916) - Countess Nicasio * ''Lying Lips'' (1916) - Wanda Howard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Nuys, California
Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. History In 1909, the Suburban Homes Company – a syndicate led by Hobart Johnstone Whitley, general manager of the board of control, along with Harry Chandler, H. G. Otis, M. H. Sherman and O. F. Brandt – purchased 48,000 acres of the Farming and Milling Company for $2.5 million. Henry E. Huntington extended his Pacific Electric Railway (Red Cars) through the Valley to Owensmouth (now Canoga Park). The Suburban Home Company laid out plans for roads and the towns of Van Nuys, Reseda (Marian) and Canoga Park (Owensmouth). The rural areas were annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1915. The town was founded in 1911 and named for Isaac Newton Van Nuys, a rancher, entrepreneur and one of its developers. It was annexed by Los Angeles on May 22, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Undertow
''The Undertow'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Thorne starring Franklin Ritchie, Helene Rosson, and Eugenie Forde. It was released by the Mutual Film Company. Cast * Franklin Ritchie as James King * Helene Rosson as Esther * Eugenie Forde as Mrs. King * Orral Humphrey as Hammond * Harry von Meter as John Morden * George Ahearn as David Strong * Ogden Childe * Joseph De Grasse Joseph Louis De Grasse (May 4, 1873 – May 25, 1940) was a Canadian film director. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he was the elder brother of actor Sam De Grasse. Biography Joseph De Grasse had studied and was a first-class graduate of acc ... References External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Ridin' Romeo
''A Ridin' Romeo'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Tom Mix, Rhea Mitchell and Eugenie Forde.Solomon, p. 270. Cast * Tom Mix as Jim Rose * Rhea Mitchell as Mabel Brentwood * Pat Chrisman as Highlow, the Indian * Sid Jordan as Jack Walters * Harry Dunkinson as King Brentwood * Eugenie Forde as Queenie Farrell * Minnie Devereaux Minnie Devereaux (1869–1923) was an American silent film actress. She was a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma. More commonly known as "Minnie Provost" and occasionally "Indian Minnie," or "Minnie Ha-Ha," she held at least 1 ... as Squaw 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. * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See My Lawyer (1921 Film)
''See My Lawyer'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Al Christie and starring T. Roy Barnes, Grace Darmond and Lloyd Whitlock.Munden p.694 It is based on the 1915 play ''See My Lawyer'' by Max Marcin. Synopsis An inventor fraudulently claims to have designed a machine that produces artificial rubber. Cast * T. Roy Barnes as Robert Gardner * Grace Darmond as Norma Joyce * Lloyd Whitlock as Billy Noble * Jean Acker as Betty Gardner * Ogden Crane as T. Hamilton Brown * Tom McGuire as Leonard D. Robinson * J.P. Lockney as Otto Trueman * Lincoln Plumer as Anson Morse * Bert Woodruff as Dr. Drew * 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 ... as Aunt Kate References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tokyo Siren
''A Tokyo Siren'' (also known as A Tokio Siren) is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Tsuru Aoki, Jack Livingston, Goro Kino, Toyo Fujita and Arthur Jasmine. The film was based on Gwendolyn Logan's story "Cayonara." Plot A young American doctor is in Tokyo trying to heal his heartbreak after being jilted by his lover. Just as he is about to return to his home country, he decides to help a young Japanese woman escape a bad situation by making her legally his wife. When the doctor arrives in America, his former lover returns, and is sad to find that he is married. Meanwhile, the young woman begins to fall for the doctor's Japanese assistant. Cast * Tsuru Aoki as Asuti Hishuri * Jack Livingston (billed as Jack Livingstone) as Dr. Niblock * Goro Kino as Hakami * Toyo Fujita as Hishuri * Arthur Jasmine as Ito * Peggy Pearce as Ethel * Florence Hart as Amelia Niblock * Frederick Vroom Frederick Vroom (11 November 1857 – 24 June 1942) ... [...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. Cast list * Mary MacLaren Mary MacLaren (born Mary Ida MacDonald, also credited Mary McLaren; January 19, 1900 – November 9, 1985) was an American film actress in both the silent and sound eras."Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910 Population", digital cop ... as Mary Bird * William Ellingford as Nathan Bird * Alberta Lee as Mrs. Bird * Edward Peil Sr. as Dr. Shaw * Eugenie Forde 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< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virgin Of Stamboul
''The Virgin of Stamboul'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning and starring husband and wife team Priscilla Dean and Wheeler Oakman and featuring Wallace Beery in a supporting role. Plot Based upon a review in a film publication, Sari (Dean) is a beggar girl of the streets of Stamboul, near Constantinople, who attracts the attention of Captain Pemberton (Oakman), a soldier of fortune, who has recruited the Black Horse cavalry to maintain law and order. Sari overhears him being told that her soul is as filthy as the streets, so she goes to pray in a mosque although she knows Turkish women are not allowed to enter. There she witnesses a revenge murder by a sheik (Beery), who then attempts to lure her into his harem. She defies him, and he then tries to purchase her. Pemberton returns from the desert and has determined that he loves Sari. The sheik then carries both Pemberton and Sari to his fortified camp outside the city walls. Sari escapes and gets the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Bonnie Lassie
''Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie'' is a lost 1919 American comedy film directed by Tod Browning. Cast * Mary MacLaren - Alisa Graeme * Spottiswoode Aitken - Jeremiah Wishart * David Butler - David * Arthur Edmund Carewe - Archibald Loveday (as Arthur Carewe) * F. A. Turner (as Fred Turner) * Clarissa Selwynne (as Clarissa Selwyn) * 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 ... References External links * lantern slide* 1919 films 1919 comedy films 1919 lost films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Tod Browning Universal Pictures films Silent American comedy films Lost American comedy films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sis Hopkins (1919 Film)
''Sis Hopkins'' is a 1919 comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Mabel Normand. The supporting cast features John Bowers and Sam De Grasse. The plot involves an unsophisticated and eccentric country girl who comes to the city to stay with wealthy relatives. Initially they underestimate her because she behaves so differently. Based on a play made famous by Rose Melville, the film was released by the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation on March 2, 1919 with a running time of 50 minutes. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com and it may be a . It was subsequently [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Enough
''Fair Enough'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Margarita Fischer, Eugenie Forde, and Alfred Hollingsworth.Katchmer p. 509 Cast * Margarita Fischer as Ann Dickson * Eugenie Forde as Mrs. Ellen Dickson * Alfred Hollingsworth as James Dickson Esq. * Alice Knowland as Madame Ohnet * Harry McCoy as Frederick Pierson * Jack Mower as Carey Phelan * Bull Montana as 'Happy' Flanigan * J. Farrell MacDonald John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a four-decade career from 1911 to 1951, and directed fort ... as Chief of Police Morgan References Bibliography * George A. Katchmer. ''Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known''. McFarland, 1991. External links * * 1918 films 1918 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupid's Round Up
''Cupid's Round Up'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Tom Mix. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. This was Mix's first film with Fox. at silentera.com Cast * as Larry Kelly * as Helen Baldwin (credited as Wanda Petit) * Edwin B. Tilton as James Kelly (credited Edwin Booth Tilton) *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charity Castle
''Charity Castle'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Mary Miles Minter. As is the case with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot As described and illustrated in various film magazines, when the mother of Charity (Minter) and her little brother, whom she calls "The Prince," passes away, they are left in the care of her tenant, Merlin Durand (Forrest). He is the son of a millionaire, but his miserly father, who disapproves of his extravagant lifestyle, has banished him from home until he can produce his first week's pay-check. When Merlin's bills pile up, Charity takes pity on him, and decides that she and her brother will talk his father into taking him back. They go to the father's house and find it deserted; Simon Durand has gone to "take the waters" and the servants have seized the opportunity to take the night off. Charity and the Prince promptly move into the house and call it their castle, as they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
