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Damon And Pythias (1914 Film)
''Damon and Pythias'' is a 1914 American silent epic film directed by Otis Turner and starring William Worthington, Herbert Rawlinson, and Cleo Madison. It is based on the Greek legend of Damon and Pythias set during the reign of Dionysius I of Syracuse. It was an ambitious production by Universal Pictures, made at a time when feature films were rapidly replacing short films as the leading format in cinema. For much of the opening reel A reel is an object around which a length of another material (usually long and flexible) is wound for storage (usually hose are wound around a reel). Generally a reel has a cylindrical core (known as a '' spool'') with flanges around the ends ... the cast are introduced, appearing in their modern dress rather than historical costumes.Bowser p. 147 Cast References Bibliography * Bowser, Eileen. ''The Transformation of Cinema, 1907-1915''. University of California Press, 1994. * McCaffrey, Donald W. & Jacobs, Christopher P. ''Guide to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otis Turner
Otis Turner (November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed more than 130 films and wrote 40 scenarios. He was born in Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles. The producer/director Otis Werner in L. Frank Baum's ''Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West'' is a send-up of Turner, who had adapted Baum's works into films, first in collaboration with Baum, then legally but without Baum's approval. Selected filmography * ''The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays'' (1908) * '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1908) * '' The Cowboy Millionaire'' (1909) * ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1910) * ''Shon the Piper'' (1913) * '' Called Back'' (1914) * '' The Spy'' (1914) *''Damon and Pythias'' (1914) * '' The Opened Shutters'' (1914) * '' The Black Box'' (1915) * '' From Italy's Shores'' (1915) * ''Langdon's Legacy'' (1916) * ''The Island of Desire'' (1917) * '' Melting Millions'' (1917) * '' The Book Agent'' (1917) * ''The So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Films
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Films
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.Birchard, Robert S. (2004). ''Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood''. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 1-13, __TOC__ Events * February 2 – Charlie Chaplin's first film, '' Making a Living'' is released. * February 7 – Release of Charlie Chaplin's second film, the Keystone comedy ''Kid Auto Races at Venice'', in which his character of The Tramp is introduced to audiences (although first filmed in ''Mabel's Strange Predicament'', released two days later). * February 8 – Winsor McCay's '' Gertie the Dinosaur'' greatly advances filmed animation movement techniques. * February 10 – Release of the film '' Hearts Adrift''; the name of Mary Pickford, the star, is displayed above the title on movie marquees. * February – Lewis J. Selznick and Arthur Spiegel organize the World Film Corporation, a distributor of independently produced films located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Roach
Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter, who was the founder of the namesake Hal Roach Studios. Roach was active in the industry from the 1910s to the 1990s and is best remembered today for producing a number of successes including the Laurel and Hardy franchise, the films of entertainer Charley Chase, and the ''Our Gang'' short film comedy series. Early life and career Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York, to Charles Henry Roach, whose father was born in Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, and Mabel Gertrude Bally, her father John Bally being from Switzerland. A presentation by the American humorist Mark Twain impressed Roach as a young grade school student. After an adventurous youth that took him to Alaska, Hal Roach arrived in Hollywood, California, in 1912 and began work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Phillips
Carmen Phillips (born Anna Catherine Phillips; September 15, 1888 – December 14, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1926, frequently as a "vamp". Biography A native Californian, Phillips performed on stage in musical comedies and as a Floradora Girl before films. Her stage name, "Carmen," came from her work as an "operatic contralto." She died from complications of multiple sclerosis and her ashes are interred at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia, California. Partial filmography * '' The Pipes o' Pan'' (1914, Short) - Caprice * ''Damon and Pythias'' (1914) - Extra (uncredited) * ''Outside the Gates'' (1915, Short) - Carmela - a Dancing Girl * ''Under the Crescent'' (1915) - Princess Uarda * ''The New Adventures of Terence O'Rourke'' (1915) - Princess Constantine * ''Lord John's Journal'' (1915) - Jenny * ''The Grey Sisterhood'' (1916, Short) - Jenny * ''Three Fingered Jenny'' (1916, Short) - Jenny * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lon Chaney
Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Chaney was known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1923) and '' The Phantom of the Opera'' (1925). His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques that he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces". Early life Leonidas Frank Chaney was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Frank H. Chaney (a barber) and Emma Alice Kennedy. His father was of English and French ancestry, and his mother was of Scottish, English, and Irish descent. Chaney's maternal grandfather, Jonathan Ralston Kennedy, founded the "Colorado School for the Education of Mutes" (now Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind) in 1874, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Mitchell (actor)
Bruce M. Mitchell (November 16, 1883 – September 26, 1952) was an American film director and writer active during the silent film era from 1914 to 1934. With the advent of sound films in the 1930s, Mitchell abandoned directing and became an actor, appearing mainly in bit roles. Filmography Mitchell directed numerous silent short films between 1915 and 1934. The following is a list of his feature films. * ''Captivating Mary Carstairs'' (1915) * ''The Tale of the Night Before'' (1915) * ''The Stranger of the Hills'' (1922) * '' Love's Whirlpool'' (1924) * '' The Hellion'' (1924) * '' Another Man's Wife'' (1924) * ''Dynamite Dan'' (1924) * ''Air Hawk'' (1924) * ''The Cloud Rider'' (1925) * ''Savages of the Sea'' (1925) * '' Speed Madness'' (1925) * '' Tricks'' (1925) * ''Flyin' Thru'' (1925) * ''Wolf Blood'' (1925) * ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (1926) * '' Three Pals'' (1926) * '' Cupid's Knockout'' (1926) * ''Three Miles Up'' (1927) * '' The Air Patrol'' (1928) * ''The Phantom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Keller
Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and '' gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in Sir Walter Scott's ''The Bride of Lammermoor'' (1819). People with the given name * Edgar the Peaceful (942–975), king of England * Edgar the Ætheling (c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England * Edgar of Scotland (1074–1107), king of Scotland * Edgar Angara, Filipino lawyer * Edgar Barrier, American actor * Edgar Baumann, Paraguayan javelin thrower * Edgar Bergen, American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist * Edgar Berlanga, American boxer * Edgar H. Brown, American mathematician * Edgar Buchanan, American actor * Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author, creator of ''Tarzan'' * Edgar Cantero, Spanish author in Catalan, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Worne
Howard "Duke" Worne (December 14, 1888 – October 13, 1933) was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed more than 70 films between 1919 and 1931. He also appeared in 27 films between 1914 and 1928. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California. In 1930, Worne married silent film actress Virginia Brown Faire, to whom he remained married until his death three years later in 1933. Selected filmography *'' Damon and Pythias'' (1914) * '' The Black Box'' (1915) * '' Just Jim'' (1915) * '' The Tornado'' (1917) * '' The Trail of Hate'' (1917) * '' The Scrapper'' (1917) * '' Who Was the Other Man?'' (1917) * ''John Ermine of the Yellowstone'' (1917) * ''The Mystery Ship'' (1917) * '' The Craving'' (1918) * ''The Trail of the Octopus'' (1919) * ''The Screaming Shadow'' (1920) * '' The Blue Fox'' (1921) * '' A Yankee Go Getter'' (1921) * '' Dangerous Paths'' (1921) * ''The Star Reporter'' (1921) * '' Nan of the North'' (1922) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Davenport (actor)
Harold George Bryant Davenport (January 19, 1866August 9, 1949) was an American film and stage actor who worked in show business from the age of six until his death. After a long and prolific Broadway career, he came to Hollywood in the 1930s, where he often played grandfathers, judges, doctors, and ministers. His roles include Dr. Meade in '' Gone with the Wind'' (1939) and Grandpa in ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944). Bette Davis once called Davenport "without a doubt . .the greatest character actor of all time." Early life Harry Davenport was born in Canton, Pennsylvania, where his family lived during the holidays. He also grew up in Philadelphia. Harry came from a long line of stage actors; his father was thespian Edward Loomis Davenport and his mother, Fanny Vining Davenport, was an English actress and a descendant of the renowned 18th-century Irish stage actor Jack Johnson. His sister was actress Fanny Davenport. Career He made his stage debut at the age of fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandler House (actor)
Chandler House may refer to: Places * Chandler House (Stevens Creek, Arkansas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in White County * Capt. Seth Chandler House, East Woodstock, Connecticut, NRHP-listed * Joseph Chandler House, Centreville, Delaware, NRHP-listed * Capt. Ebe Chandler House, Frankford, Delaware, NRHP-listed * Asa Chandler House, Elberton, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Elbert County * Chandler-Linder House, Hartwell, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Hart County * John Chandler House, Campbellsville, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Taylor County * Chandler House (Walton, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Boone County *Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot House, Andover, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed * Chandler-Hidden House, Andover, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed * Gen. Samuel Chandler House, Lexington, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed * Peter Chandler House, Mexico, New York, NRHP-listed * Matthew Chandler House, Sharon Center, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Medina County * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Wright (actress)
Helen Wright (born Helen Boyd) was an American character actress who appeared on the stage and screen during Hollywood's silent era. She spent most of her career under contract at Universal. Selected filmography *''The Mistress of Shenstone'' (1921) *'' That Something'' (1920) *''The Speed Maniac'' (1919) *''The Brass Bullet'' (1918) *'' Her One Mistake'' (1918) *''The Lash of Power'' (1917) *'' Sirens of the Sea'' (1917) *''Triumph'' (1917) * ''The Lash of Power'' (1917) *''The Car of Chance'' (1917) *''A Doll's House'' (1917) *''The Field of Honor'' (1917) *''Polly Redhead'' (1917) *'' A Stranger from Somewhere'' (1916) *''The Morals of Hilda'' (1916) *'' Is Any Girl Safe?'' (1916) *'' Heartaches'' (1916) *'' The Scarlet Sin'' (1915) *''Heritage'' (1915) *'' Under the Crescent'' (1915) *'' The Black Box'' (1915) *''Damon and Pythias The story of Damon (; grc-gre, Δάμων, gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (; or ; or Phintias, ) is a legend in Greek historic writings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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