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Frank Beal
Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, he moved from stage to film, with the Selig Polyscope Company. He appeared in 42 films between 1910 and 1933, and also directed 41 films between 1910 and 1921. Beal was married to actress Louise Lester and was the father of actress Dolly Beal and actor Scott Beal. He died in Hollywood, California, in 1934. His obituary in the ''Los Angeles Times'' called him "one of the first prominent figures of the theatrical industry to desert it and go into motion pictures". Partial filmography * Mismated (1916) * ''The Curse of Eve'' (1917) * ''Her Moment'' (1918) * ''Thieves'' (1919) * '' A Question of Honor'' (1922) * ''Playing It Wild'' (1923) * '' Soft Boiled'' (1923) * '' When Odds Are Even'' (1923) * '' Hook and Ladder'' (1924) * ''Arizon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoot Gibson
Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned from silent films to become a leading performer in Hollywood's growing cowboy film industry. During the period between World War I and World War II, he was second only to cowboy film legend Tom Mix as a box office draw. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Early life Born Edmund Richard Gibson in Tekamah, Nebraska, he learned to ride a horse as a young boy. His family moved to California when he was seven years old. As a teenager, he worked with horses on a ranch, which led to competition on bucking broncos at area rodeos. Given the nickname "Hoot Owl" by co-workers, the name evolved to just "Hoot". (Michael Wallis' boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Question Of Honor (1922 Film)
''A Question of Honor'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by Edwin Carewe and written by Josephine Quirk. The film stars Anita Stewart, Guy Edward Hearn, Arthur Stuart Hull, Walt Whitman, Bert Sprotte, and Frank Beal. The film was released on March 11, 1922, by Associated First National Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Anne Wilmot (Stewart) and her aunt Katherine (Farrington) leave Fifth Avenue to go to Arizona and spend a month at her fiance Leon Morse's (Hull) lodge in the mountains near an immense hydroelectric engineering project. Leon is determined to obtain a right-of-way across the site occupied by the dam for his railroad, but Bill Shannon (Hearn), the builder, has other views about it. Anne meets Bill when he rescues her from a perilous position on a rock endangered by the rising waters of a stream. Sheb (Whitman), his right hand man, warns Bill against all women, but he gives Anne some food when she pleads hunger and then makes her wash the dishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Final Extra
''The Final Extra'' is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Grant Withers and John Miljan.Munden p.245 Synopsis With the assistance of a chorus girl, an aspiring young newspaperman takes over his colleagues investigation into a theatrical producer heading a bootlegging operation. Cast * Marguerite De La Motte as Ruth Collins * Grant Withers as Pat Riley * John Miljan as Mervin Le Roy * Frank Beal Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, ... as Tom Collins * Joseph W. Girard as Editor Williams * Billy 'Red' Jones as Buddy Collins * Leon Holmes as The Copyboy References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Trail (1927 Film)
''The Last Trail'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by John Stone. It is based on the 1909 novel ''The Last Trail'' by Zane Grey. The film stars Tom Mix, Carmelita Geraghty, William B. Davidson, Jerry Madden, Frank Hagney and Lee Shumway. The film was released on January 23, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Tom Mix as Tom Dane * Carmelita Geraghty as Nita Carrol * William B. Davidson as Kurt Morley * Jerry Madden as Tommy Pascal * Frank Hagney as Henchman Cal Barker * Lee Shumway as Sheriff Joe Pascal * Robert Brower as Sam Beasley * Oliver Eckhardt as Jasper Carrol * Frank Beal as Bert Summers * Tony the Horse The phrase Wonder Horses refers to the equine companions of cowboy heroes in early Western films. What makes these horses different from others that have appeared on the silver screen is their rise from trusty steed to a genuine screen personality ... as Tony References External links * 1927 films 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Four-Square
''A Man Four-Square'' is a lost 1926 American silent Western film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Buck Jones, Marion Harlan and Harry Woods.Solomon p.377 Cast * Buck Jones as Craig Norton * Marion Harlan as Polly * Harry Woods as Ben Taylor * W.E. Lawrence as Jim Clanton * Jay Hunt as Polly's Father * Sidney Bracey as Homer Webb * Florence Gilbert as Bertie Roberts * Frank Beal Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, ... as Wallace Roberts References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Fox Film films Films directed by Roy William Neill American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mad Racer
''The Mad Racer'' was a 1926 American short silent comedy film directed by Philadelphian director Benjamin Stoloff. The film starred Earle Foxe and Florence Gilbert. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Reginald Van Bibber is spending a vacation with Colonel Paddock's party at a ranch owned by a friend of the Colonel's. The peace of the ranch is occasionally disturbed by a desperado known as the Mad Racer, the terror of the countryside. The ranch foreman hires the Mad Racer to dispose of Van Bibber so that the foreman can win the annual buggy race and possess for himself Sylvia Paddock, in whom he is infatuated. However, by a trick of fate, Van Bibber is forced into the race. After being dragged by a runaway vehicle, he stumbles into the leading chariot in which the Mad Racer lies stunned. Once again, Van Bibber is proclaimed hero of the day. Cast *Earle Foxe as Reginald Van Bibber * Florence Gilbert as Sylvia Paddock *Frank Beal as Colonel Paddock *Jean Arthur *Jere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Strain
''The Golden Strain'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Eve Unsell based upon a novel by Peter B. Kyne. The film stars Hobart Bosworth, Kenneth Harlan, Madge Bellamy, Lawford Davidson, Ann Pennington, and Frank Beal. The film was released on December 27, 1925, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Lieutenant Milt Mulford, on being commissioned, joins a United States Army post located near his father's ranch. He falls in love with Dixie, the daughter of Major Denniston. Because Gaynes, government agent, is cheating the American Indians out of supplies, the Apaches go on the warpath. Milt heads a squadron that is sent out after them. Fear seizes the officer at the opening of a skirmish, and he fails to lead his men, and he is temporarily disgraced. Later, he redeems himself and regains command, and wins the affection of Dixie. Cast Preservation A complete print of ''The Golden Strain'' is in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Bad Man
''The Best Bad Man'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Lillie Hayward. The film stars Tom Mix, Buster Gardner, Cyril Chadwick, Clara Bow, Tom Kennedy, and Frank Beal. The film was released on November 29, 1925, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Hugh Nichols (Mix) is a wealthy tenderfoot idler who has never taken life seriously until a westerner demands that he complete a dam on his property that was promised by his father and is necessary for a score of ranches. As Hugh has already sent money to complete this project, he determines to investigate for himself, and disguises himself as a peddler of musical instruments. He finds that his agent is a crook, steals his own money back, and resists arrest until he can be identified. In the meantime he has fallen in love with Peggy (Bow), the leader of the ranchers. The villain dynamites the dam and Hugh saves the young woman. Cast See also * To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage In Transit
''Marriage in Transit'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Roy William Neill. It stars Edmund Lowe and Carole Lombard. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a Secret Service agent is assigned to recover a government code and capture the bandits that stole it. Because he resembles the ringleader of the bandits, he poses as him, recovers the code, marries the fiancée of the ringleader, and escapes. The young woman remains ignorant until later that she has married a Secret Service agent instead of a crook. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Marriage in Transit'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy .... References External links * * 1925 films 1926 comedy films 1926 films Lost American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cyclone Rider
''The Cyclone Rider'' is a 1924 American silent adventure film directed by Tom Buckingham. Prints of the film survive in the Czech Film Archive. Cast * Reed Howes as Richard Armstrong * Alma Bennett as Doris Steele * William Bailey as Reynard Trask * Margaret McWade as Mrs. Armstrong * Frank Beal as Robert Steele * Evelyn Brent as Weeping Wanda * Eugene Pallette as Eddie * Ben Deeley as Silent Dan * Heinie Conklin as Remus (as Charles Conklin) * Bud Jamison William Edward "Bud" Jamison (February 15, 1894 – September 30, 1944)Okuda, Ted, and Edward Watz. 1999. The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-reel Hollywood Film Comedies 1933–1958'. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. . was an American film actor. ... as Romulus References External links * 1924 films 1924 adventure films American adventure films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Tom Buckingham Fox Film films Silent adventure films 1920s American films {{sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Chance
''The Lone Chance'' was a 1924 silent American drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is now considered lost. Cast * John Gilbert as Jack Saunders * Evelyn Brent as Margaret West * John Miljan as Lew Brody * Edwin Booth Tilton as Governor * Harry Todd as Burke * Frank Beal Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, ... as Warden References External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1924 lost films Fox Film films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Howard M. Mitchell Lost American films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Express
''Arizona Express'' is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Tom Buckingham and starring Pauline Starke and Evelyn Brent. Plot As described in a film magazine review, David Keith, although engaged to a young woman of the town, comes to love Lola Nichols, a cabaret dancer who pretends to love him in order to obtain information on the layout of a bank that she and her gang intend to rob. When Keith's uncle discovers the plan, he is killed by one of the woman's confederates. Keith is accused of the murder and sent to prison. Just a few minutes before he is set to be executed, he is pardoned by the governor through the efforts of his sister Katherine and her sweetheart Steve, who have secured evidence that establishes his innocence. Cast Preservation Prints of ''The Arizona Express'' survive in the Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
