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Harry Solter
Henry Lewis "Harry" Solter (November 19, 1873 – March 2, 1920) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter and director. Career Solter began his career as an actor in 1908 with Biograph Studios. That same year he met actress Florence Lawrence while making the film ''Romeo and Juliet'' for Vitagraph Studios and married on August 30 of that year. In 1909, Solter began working for Carl Laemmle's Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America (IMP) as an actor but also as a director. Over the next nine years, he directed 148 silent films. In 1912, Harry Solter and his wife established the Victor Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. In 1913, they sold out to Carl Laemmle whose amalgamation of several studios created the colossal Universal Film Manufacturing Co. Solter continued to direct for the new company until 1918 when health problems emerged. With this new prosperity, Florence was able to realize a 'lifelong dream,' buying a estate in River Vale, New Jersey. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526. Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo And Juliet (1908 Film)
The first United States, American film version of William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' was a silent film film short, short made in 1908 made by Vitagraph Studios. Directed by J. Stuart Blackton, it was filmed at Bethesda Terrace in Manhattan, New York. The film starred Paul Panzer as Romeo and Florence Lawrence as Juliet. It is now considered Lost film, lost. Plot summary Cast * Paul Panzer - Romeo * Florence Lawrence - Juliet * John G. Adolfi - Tybalt * Josephine Atkinson - Bit * Louise Carver - Nurse * Charles Chapman - Montague * Gladys Hulette - * Charles Kent (actor), Charles Kent - Capulet * William V. Ranous - Friar Lawrence * William Shea (actor), William Shea - Peter * Harry Solter * Florence Turner References External links * 1908 films American silent short films Films based on Romeo and Juliet American black-and-white films Films directed by J. Stuart Blackton Vitagraph Studios short films Lost American films 1900s American films Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Men (1910 Film)
Two Men may refer to: * ''Two Men'' (1910 film), an American short film directed by Harry Solter * ''Two Men'' (1922 film), an American Western film directed by Robert North Bradbury Robert North Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) (born Ronald E. Bradbury) was an American film actor, director, and screenwriter. He directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941, and is best known for directing early "Poverty Row"-produc ... * ''Two Men'' (1988 film), a Canadian television film directed by Gordon Pinsent * ''Two Men'' (1996 film), a South Korean film directed by Kwungwo Park starring Choi Jae-sung {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The World's A Stage (film)
"All the world's a stage" is the phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy ''As You Like It'', spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII Line 139. The speech compares the world to a stage and life to a play and catalogues the seven stages of a man's life, sometimes referred to as the seven ages of man. Text Origins World as a stage The comparison of the world to a stage and people to actors long predated Shakespeare. Richard Edwards' play ''Damon and Pythias'', written in the year Shakespeare was born, contains the lines, "Pythagoras said that this world was like a stage / Whereon many play their parts; the lookers-on, the sage". When it was founded in 1599 Shakespeare's own theatre, The Globe, may have used the motto ' (All the world plays the actor), the Latin text of which is derived from a 12th-century treatise. Ultimately the words derive from ' (because almost the whole world are actors) attributed to Petronius, a phrase wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rocky Road
''The Rocky Road'' is a 1910 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Frank Powell. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Frank Powell as Ben * Stephanie Longfellow as Ben's Wife * George Nichols as The Farmer * Linda Arvidson * Kate Bruce as The Maid * Charles Craig as A Farmhand / At Church * Adele DeGarde * Gladys Egan as At Church * Frank Evans as In Bar * Edith Haldeman as The Daughter, as a Child * James Kirkwood as The Best Man * Henry Lehrman as Outside Bar * Marion Leonard * Wilfred Lucas * W. Chrystie Miller as The Minister * Owen Moore * Anthony O'Sullivan as In Bar * Harry Solter * Blanche Sweet as The Daughter, at Eighteen * J. Waltham as In Bar * Dorothy West as At Church (unconfirmed) See also * List of American films of 1910 * D. W. Griffith filmography * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Drunkard's Reformation
''A Drunkard's Reformation'' is a 1909 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film survive in the film archive of the Library of Congress. The American Mutoscope and Biograph Company The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition, ... advertised the feature as "The most powerful Temperance movement, temperance lecture ever depicted". Plot In its March 27, 1909 issue, the New York-based trade journal ''The Moving Picture World'' provides the following description of the film's plot: Cast * Arthur V. Johnson as John Wharton * Linda Arvidson as Mrs. John Wharton * Adele DeGarde as The Wharton Daughter * Charles Avery (actor), Charles Avery as In the Play * John R. Cumpson as In the Orchestra / In the Bar * Robert Harron as Theatre Usher * Anita Hendri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jones And The Lady Book Agent
''Jones and the Lady Book Agent'' is a 1909 American silent comedy film written by Frank E. Woods and directed by D. W. Griffith. Produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in New York City, the short stars John R. Cumpson, Florence Lawrence, and Flora Finch as the "lady book agent". It is one film in a series of 1908 and 1909 Biograph pictures in which Cumpson and Lawrence performed together as the married couple Mr. and Mrs. Jones."Jones and the Lady Book Agent (1909)" catalog, (AFI), Los Angeles, California (hereinafter cited "AFI"). Retrieved September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Altar
''At the Altar'' is a 1909 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. A print of this film is in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Plot A rejected admirer sets up a trap to kill his sweetheart and her fiance before they married and then commit suicide, but before he passes away, he leaves a confession. The confession is found on time and a police man runs to the church to save the couple. Cast * Marion Leonard as Minnie, the Daughter * David Miles - Father * Charles Inslee as Grigo, the Suitor * Herbert Yost as Giuseppe Cassella * Anita Hendrie as Mother * Dorothy West as Minnie's Friend/Dinner Guest See also * List of American films of 1909 * 1909 in film * D. W. Griffith filmography These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kentuckian (1908 Film)
''The Kentuckian'' is a 1908 short silent black-and-white Western film directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. and starring Edward Dillon, Florence Auer and Mack Sennett. It is about an intermarriage between Indians and white people. The film provides a type of Indian hero. Cast * Edward Dillon as Ward Fatherly * Florence Auer * D. W. Griffith as Card Sharp * George Gebhardt * Harry Solter * Mack Sennett * Anthony O'Sullivan * John G. Adolfi * Wallace McCutcheon Jr. * Robert G. Vignola Robert G. Vignola (born Rocco Giuseppe Vignola, August 7, 1882 – October 25, 1953) was an Italian- American actor, screenwriter, and film director. A former stage actor, he appeared in many motion pictures produced by Kalem Company and later mo ... References External links * 1908 films 1908 Western (genre) films 1908 short films American black-and-white films American silent short films Biograph Company films Films directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr. Films shot in New Jersey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Calamitous Elopement
''A Calamitous Elopement'' is a 1908 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film is preserved in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Plot A young couple decides to elope after being caught in the midst of a romantic moment by the woman's angry father. They make plans to leave, but a thief discovers their plans and hides in their trunk and waits for the right moment to steal their belongings. Cast * Harry Solter as Frank * Linda Arvidson as Jennie * Charles Inslee as Jennie's Father * George Gebhardt as Bill, a Thief * John R. Cumpson * D. W. Griffith as Policeman * Robert Harron as Bellboy * Florence Lawrence * Anthony O'Sullivan References External links * A Calamitous Elopementavailable for free download at Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money Mad (1908 Film)
''Money Mad'' is a 1908 American short crime film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is based on the short story "Just Meat" by Jack London. Cast * Charles Inslee - The Miser * George Gebhardt - Second Villain * Arthur V. Johnson - Bank Clerk * Florence Lawrence - Bank Customer / Landlady * Jeanie MacPherson - Bank Customer * Mack Sennett - Man on the Street * Harry Solter - First Villain See also * List of American films of 1908 * 1908 in film * D. W. Griffith filmography References External links *Money Madavailable for free download at Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ... 1908 films Films directed by D. W. Griffith American silent short films 1900s crime films American black-and-white films Articles containing video clips Films based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Many Years (1908 Film)
''After Many Years'' is a 1908 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film exist in the Library of Congress film archive. The film is an adaptation of ''Enoch Arden''. Plot The short film is about a love triangle, in which a young lady discovers that she is in love with her boyfriend's best friend after her sweetheart dies at sea. Cast * Charles Inslee as John Davis * Florence Lawrence as Mrs. John Davis * Harry Solter as Tom Foster * Gladys Egan as The Davis' daughter * Linda Arvidson * Edward Dillon * George Gebhardt as A sailor * Arthur V. Johnson as Member of the rescue party * Herbert Prior * Mack Sennett as Sailor/Member of the rescue party See also * 1908 in film * D. W. Griffith filmography These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMDb, he directed 518 films between 1908 and 1931. 1908 * ''The Adventures of Dollie'' * '' The Fight for Freedom'' (director disputed . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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