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Dorothy Farnum
Dorothy Farnum (10 June 1900 – 27 January 1970) was an American actress and screenwriter. She was noted for her work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the Silent film, silent era and later in Britain during the 1930s. Career Farnum was the daughter of actor William Farnum and Mabel Eaton October 17, 1927 [Newspapers.com] and niece of Dustin Farnum. She was educated in a convent boarding school. She mastered French history and literature, and became fluent in Spanish and German. She acted in two movies released in 1915, ''The Cub'' and ''Over Night'', but she became famous for writing plays and novels and then turning them into screenplays. Her most popular screenplays were ''The Temptress (1926 film), The Temptress'' (1926), ''Sinner or Saint'' (1923), and ''Bardelys the Magnificent'' (1926). '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim The Penman (1921 Film)
''Jim the Penman'' is a 1921 American silent crime drama film produced by Whitman Bennett and distributed through Associated First National, later just First National Pictures. It was based on Charles Lawrence Young's circa-1886 play ''Jim the Penman'', about a forger in Victorian Britain (itself probably adapted from 's 1884 play ''Der Advokat''). The film stars Lionel Barrymore and was directed by Kenneth Webb, the duo having worked on '' The Great Adventure'' previously. ''Jim the Penman'' is preserved, though incomplete (reel 5 missing), at the Library of Congress. Plot As described in a film publication summary, James "Jim" Ralston (Barrymore) is a forger who is in love with Nina (Rankin). His first attempt at forgery is upon a dance program, and he forges Nina's name for the last waltz. He offers to save Nina's father from ruin by forging a check. He is discovered by the owner of the check, but instead of turning him in, Baron Hartfeld (Randolf) forces Jim to work for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Being Respectable
''Being Respectable'' is a 1924 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Dorothy Farnum. The film stars Marie Prevost, Monte Blue, Louise Fazenda, Irene Rich, Theodore von Eltz and Frank Currier. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 1, 1924. Plot Charles Carpenter is obliged to marry Suzanne, with pressure from his wealthy and respectable family, although he is in love with young Valerie Winship. Years later, when Valerie is back in town, they renew the affair and Carpenter plans to leave his wife and child for her, but in the end he yields to family duty and respectability. Cast *Marie Prevost as Valerie Winship *Monte Blue as Charles Carpenter *Louise Fazenda as Deborah Carpenter *Irene Rich as Suzanne Schuyler *Theodore von Eltz as Stephen O'Connell *Frank Currier as Darius Carpenter *Eulalie Jensen as Louise Carpenter *Lila Leslie as Mrs. Winship *Sidney Bracey as Philip Deaby * Charles K. French as Mr. Beasley Reception Being Respectable o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lover's Lane (1924 Film)
''Lovers' Lane'' is a 1924 American silent romantic comedy film based upon the play by Clyde Fitch and directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Robert Ellis and Gertrude Olmstead. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, when Dr. Singleton (Ellis) tells his sweetheart, Mary Larkin (Olmstead), that even though he loves her he will not surrender his practice in their small New England town, she becomes peeved and encourages a stranger. Dr. Stone (Periolat), an old-timer and anti-modern method practitioner, has told a divorcee that her lame child is incurable. Singleton takes them both into his home and is successful in his operation upon the youngster. Mary decides to marry Woodbridge (Kent), the stranger, and calls upon Singleton’s father (MacGregor), a local minister, to perform the ceremony. Tom is a witness, and when the divorcee (Dale) is also called it develops that she divorced Woodbridge for non-support. Seeing his child Dick (Guerin) reunites Woodbridge and his former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Of The D'Urbervilles (1924 Film)
''Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Blanche Sweet and Conrad Nagel. It was directed by Sweet's husband, Marshall Neilan. The film is the second motion picture adaptation of the 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy, which had been turned into a very successful 1897 play starring Mrs. Fiske. In 1913, Adolph Zukor enticed Mrs. Fiske to reprise her role in a film version which is now considered lost. The 1924 version is also considered lost. Plot A young servant girl is seduced and raped by an older middle class man in Victorian England when employed in his household. After moving on with her path, she gets married. All is well until her husband discovers her past. This fact prompts her on a life of wandering, murder, and execution. Cast Production After the film was completed, Louis B. Mayer changed the tragic ending to a happy one, much to the annoyance of Neilan and Hardy. Preservation With no prints of ''Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daring Youth
''Daring Youth'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William Beaudine, starring Bebe Daniels, Norman Kerry, and Lee Moran. It is loosely based on William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew''. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Mr. and Mrs. Allen have battled for the twenty-five years of their married life and Mrs. Allen is determined that her daughter Alita shall not lose romance through her marriage. She advocates the theory that wives and husbands should live together only three days each week and should keep their friends. Alita marries John J. Campbell under these conditions, but she soon tires of the system as does John, although neither will admit it. John finally is unable to stand it any longer and asserts himself by beating up his wife's escort. Alita is glad to consent to lead a conventional married life. Cast Status With no prints of ''Daring Youth'' found in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinner Or Saint (film)
''Sinner or Saint'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lawrence C. Windom and starring Betty Blythe, William P. Carleton and Gypsy O'Brien. Cast * Betty Blythe as Mademoiselle Iris * William P. Carleton as Paul Reynolds * Gypsy O'Brien as Marguerite Roberts * William H. Tooker as Stephen Roberts * Fuller Mellish as Elijah Homes * Richard Neill Richard Renchaw Neill Jr. (November 12, 1875 – April 8, 1970) was an American actor and screenwriter who worked in both the silent and sound eras. He performed in more than 200 films from 1910 to 1959, and during the early part of his lon ... as Charles Carter * William Collier Jr. as Young Artist Preservation *This is now a lost film as no prints survive. References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline (1923 Film)
''Jacqueline'' (also known as ''Blazing Barriers'') is a 1923 American silent northern adventure drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Marguerite Courtot, Lew Cody and Edmund Breese.Munden p. 390 It is based on a 1918 short story of the same title by James Oliver Curwood. It takes place amongst those working in the lumber industry in Quebec. Plot Cast * Marguerite Courtot as Jacqueline Roland * Helen Rowland as Jacqueline, as a child * Gus Weinberg as Her Father * Effie Shannon as Her Mother * Lew Cody as Raoul Radon * Joseph Depew as Raoul Radon, as a child * Russell Griffin as Little Peter * J. Barney Sherry as His Father * Edmund Breese as Edmund MacDonald * Edria Fisk as His Daughter * Sheldon Lewis Sheldon Lewis (April 20, 1868 – May 7, 1958) was an American actor of the silent era best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in more than 90 films from 1914 to 1936. Biography Sheldon Lewis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyal Lives
''Loyal Lives'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Brandon Tynan, Mary Carr and Faire Binney. Wayback) Cast * as Dan O'Brien * as Mary O'Brien * as Peggy *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Marriage
''Modern Marriage'' is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by Lawrence C. Windom and Victor Heerman. It starred Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in one of their last appearances together. Cast Preservation status A print of ''Modern Marriage'' is preserved at the British Film Institute National Film and Television Archive The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was founded as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955, its name became the ... in London. References External links * 1923 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction American black-and-white films 1923 crime drama films Surviving American silent films Films directed by Lawrence C. Windom 1920s American films Silent American crime drama films 1920s English-language films English-language crime drama films {{silent-crime-dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Wife's Husband (1922 American Film)
''His Wife's Husband'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Betty Blythe, Huntley Gordon, and Arthur Edmund Carewe. It is an adaptation of the 1907 novel ''The Mayor's Wife'' by Anna Katharine Green Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, "Olympia Brewster, a young college-bred woman, becomes a waitress at a mediocre hotel, and then marries a man she does not love to escape this drudgery. Immediately after the ceremony, she realizes his true character and leaves him, fleeing the hotel just as a gunshot is fired downstairs. Through a window she sees her husband prostrate and believes him killed. Later she reads his death notice in a newspaper. Not long thereafter Olympia's uncle dies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Darling Of The Rich
''The Darling of the Rich'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Betty Blythe, Gladys Leslie, and Montagu Love.Munden p. 172 Plot Cast * Betty Blythe as Charmion Winship * Gladys Leslie as Lizzie Callahan * Jane Jennings as Jane Winship * Montagu Love as Peyton Martin * Charles K. Gerrard as Torrence Welch * Leslie Austin as Mason Lawrence * Julia Swayne Gordon as Dippy Helen * Albert Hackett as Fred Winship * Walter Walker as Mike Callahan See also *' (1918) *''A Daughter of Luxury ''A Daughter of Luxury'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Powell and written by Beulah Marie Dix based upon the play ''The Imposter'' by Leonard Merrick and Michael Morton. The film stars Agnes Ayres, Tom Gallery, Edith ...'' (1922) 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
