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John Cossar
John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1914 and 1929. Biography Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and his wife Kate Lyster. Walter was in the Royal Marines between 1835 and 1863. In 1865 the family travelled to Canada and thence to Chicago, Illinois in the USA where John's older brother Walter Lyster Cossar later became City Editor of the Chicago Evening Journal. In 1896, John married Fanny Cohen in Chicago. Fanny was also an actress and the 1930 census of Los Angeles shows them living with two children, Phyllis and Raymond. He died in Hollywood, California, in 1935. Partial filmography * '' One Wonderful Night'' (1914) * '' The White Sister'' (1915) * '' The Alster Case'' (1915) * ''The Strange Case of Mary Page'' (1916) * '' The Prince of Graustark'' (1916) * '' The Misleading Lady'' (1916) * ''The Trufflers'' (1917) * '' On Trial'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryant Washburn
Franklin Bryant Washburn III (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 370 films between 1911 and 1947. Washburn's parents were Franklin Bryant Washburn II and Metha Catherine Johnson Washburn. He attended Lake View High School in Chicago. Washburn's early acting experience came in stock theater. He debuted in film in 1911 with Essanay Studios. He quickly became a comedy star after appearing in films such as ''Skinner's Baby'' and ''Skinner's Dress Suit'' in 1917. His second marriage was to actress Virginia Vance. They had a child together. He died from a heart attack in Hollywood. His interment was located in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. His son, Bryant Washburn, Jr. (1915–1960), was also an actor, a major in the US Air Force Reserve, served during World War II and Korea, and predeceased him. Selected filmography * '' The Dark Romance of a Tobacco Tin'' (1911, short) as Telegraph Clerk * '' Saved from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trufflers
''The Trufflers'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Fred E. Wright and starring Nell Craig, Sidney Ainsworth and Ernest Maupain.Langman p.232 Cast * Nell Craig as Sue Wilde * Sidney Ainsworth as Peter Ericson Mann * Ernest Maupain as Jacob Zanin * Richard Travers as Henry Bates * Patrick Calhoun as Hy Lowe * Harry Dunkinson as Abe Silverstone * John Cossar John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1914 and 1929. Biography Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and h ... as Dr. Hubbell Harkness * Virginia Bowker as Betty Deane References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Fred E. Wright American bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts And Masks
''Hearts and Masks'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Elinor Field, Francis McDonald and Lloyd Bacon.Munden p.334 Cast * Elinor Field as Alice Gaynor * Francis McDonald as Galloping Dick * Lloyd Bacon as Richard Comstock * John Cossar as John Gaynor * Mollie McConnell Mollie McConnell (September 24, 1865 – December 9, 1920) was an American silent film actress. McConnell was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Mills Seminary in Oakland, California. She studied further at "Miss Grant's college" in Chica ... as Mrs. Graves 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. External links * 1921 films 1921 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by William A. Seiter Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poverty Of Riches
''The Poverty of Riches'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy and Louise Lovely. It was based on a 1914 short story by Leroy Scott.Goble p.914 Cast * Richard Dix as John Colby * Leatrice Joy as Katherine Colby * John Bowers as Tom Donaldson * Louise Lovely as Grace Donaldson * Irene Rich as Mrs. Holt * DeWitt Jennings as Lyons * Dave Winter as Stephen Phillips * Roy Laidlaw as Hendron * John Cossar John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1914 and 1929. Biography Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and h ... as Edward Phillips Sr * Frankie Lee as John (in prologue) * Dorothy Hughes as Katherine (in prologue) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1921 films 1921 dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voices Of The City
''Voices of the City'' (also known as ''The Night Rose'', its intended original release title) is a 1921 American silent crime drama film starring Leatrice Joy and Lon Chaney that was directed by Wallace Worsley, based on the Leroy Scott novel ''The Night Rose''. The film took more than 9 months to be released due to a controversy over the proposed title and the film's abundance of gunplay. The film was retitled ''Voices of the City'' and was only released in December 1921, although it had been completed in early March. The film is still listed under ''The Night Rose'' in some reference sources. The ball sequence involved 300 couples and took five days to film. It is considered a lost film today. A still exists showing Chaney as the gangster, Red O'Rourke. Plot While at the seedy Blue Jay cafe in San Francisco with her sweetheart Jimmy Halloran (Cullen Landis), Georgia Rodman (Leatrice Joy) is a witness to the murder of a policeman by Red O'Rourke's gang. Georgia and Jimmy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Made In Heaven (1921 Film)
''Made in Heaven'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Tom Moore, Helene Chadwick and Molly Malone. The film is considered to be lost. Plot William Lowry, an Irish immigrant, rescues Claudia Royce from a burning building, and upon hearing that her parents are trying to force her to accept millionaire Leland, whom she does not love, he proposes a marriage of convenience to himself. She accepts, and Bill arranges a fake ceremony; but when she falls in love with Davidge, Bill refuses her a "divorce." Later, Bill gets rich in the manufacture of a patented fireman's pole, and when he buys a house for Claudia she realizes her love for him and they are legally married. Cast * Tom Moore as William Lowry * Helene Chadwick as Claudia Royce * Molly Malone as Elizabeth Royce * Kate Lester as Mrs. Royce * Al W. Filson as Mr. Royce * Freeman Wood as Davidge * Charles Eldridge as Lowry Sr. * Renée Adorée as Miss Lowry * Herbert Prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vagabond Luck
''Vagabond Luck'' is a 1919 American silent comedy drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Albert Ray, Elinor Fair, Jack Rollens, John Cossar, and William Ryno. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on November 16, 1919. Plot Cast *Albert Ray as Jimmie Driscoll *Elinor Fair as Joy Bell *Jack Rollens as Harry Bell *John Cossar as Jim Richardson *William Ryno as Tunk *George Millum as Jumbo *Al Fremont as Spike Bradley *Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Francis Bacon (December 4, 1889 – November 15, 1955) was an American screen, stage and vaudeville actor and film director. As a director he made films in virtually all genres, including westerns, musicals, comedies, gangster films, an ... as Buck *Johnny Ries as Johnny Preservation The film is now considered lost. References External links * 1919 comedy-drama films 1910s English-language films 1919 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Fox Film films Lost American comedy-drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Fate Decides
''When Fate Decides'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Harry Millarde and starring Madlaine Traverse. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Madlaine Traverse as Vera Loudon *William Conklin as Herbert Loudon *Clyde Fillmore as Donald Cavendish *Claire Du Brey as Alicia Carteret *Henry Hebert as Harry Carteret (credited as Henry J. Herbert) *John Cossar as Egan *Genevieve Blinn as Mrs. Veriker *Cordelia Callahan as Mathilde See also *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External links * * 1919 films American silent feature films Fox Film films Lost American drama films Films directed by Harry F. Millarde American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1919 drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thieves (1919 Film)
Thieves is a silent film released in 1919. It was directed by Frank Beal. Douglas Bronston wrote the screenplay and Will C. Beale the story. The cast includes Gladys Brockwell, William Scott, Hayward Mack, Jean Calhoun, W. C. Robinson, Bobby Starr, John Cossar, Yukio Aoyama, and Marie James. The plot involves a crook gone straight and a love story. Cast * Gladys Brockwell as Mazie Starrett * William Scott as Jimmy Britton * Hayward Mack as Henry Hartland * Jean Calhoun as Allison Cabot * W. C. Robinson as Spike Robinson * Bobby Starr as The Rat * John Cossar as Inspector * Yukio Aoyama as Valet * Marie James Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in T ... as Maid References External links * * * 1919 films Fox Film films American black-and-white films American sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Clay (1919 Film)
''Common Clay'' is a lost 1919 silent film drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Fannie Ward. It was based on a 1915 play by Cleves Kinkead which starred Jane Cowl. Produced by Astra Film, it was distributed through Pathé Exchange. In 1930 it was remade in early sound under the same title and starring Constance Bennett. Cast *Fannie Ward - Ellen Neal *Easter Walters - Jennie Peters *Fred Goodwins - Arthur Coakley *John Cossar - Mr. Fullerton *Helen Dunbar - Mrs. Fullerton *W. E. Lawrence William Effingham Lawrence (August 22, 1896 – November 28, 1947) was an American actor of the silent era. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Los Angeles, California. Known by the nickname "Babe", Lawrence appeared in 120 films ... - Hugh Fullerton *John Barrows - Judge Filson * Mary Alden - Mrs. Neal * Andrew Arbuckle - Mr. Neal * Henry A. Barrows - References External links * * 1919 films American silent feature films Films directed by George Fitzma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Country First
''Her Country First'' is a 1918 American comedy silent film directed by James Young and written by Edith Kennedy and Mary Roberts Rinehart. The film stars Vivian Martin, John Cossar, Florence Oberle, J. Parks Jones, Larry Steers, and Bernadine Zuber. The film was released on September 22, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. There are no listings for this film in the Library of Congress's database which suggest that it is a lost film. Plot Dorothy Grant returns from boarding school so fired up with patriotism that she organizes her friends into a military company they call the Girls' Aviation Corps with help from a woman farmer who served in the military. Dorothy then discovers that German spies have come to town to get access to her father's munitions plant. Cast *Vivian Martin as Dorothy Grant *John Cossar as Franklin Grant *Florence Oberle as Mrs. Grant *J. Parks Jones as Craig Allison *Larry Steers as Dr. Barnes *Bernadine Zuber as Isabelle Grant * Louis Willoughby as The Butler, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marriage Ring
''The Marriage Ring'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. Cast * Enid Bennett as Anne Mertons * Jack Holt as Rodney Heathe * Robert McKim as Hugo Mertons * Maude George as Aho * Charles K. French as Koske * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Heathe * John Cossar John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1914 and 1929. Biography Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and h ... as James Ward Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Marriage Ring'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required cuts, in Reel 4, of the intertitle "Keep your kisses for your American lover; I have better here", three scenes of man embracing young native woman, all scenes of young woman dancing before men in tent, scene of man cutting telephone wires, and three scenes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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