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Lois Moran
Lois Moran (born Lois Darlington Dowling; March 1, 1909 – July 13, 1990) was an American film and stage actress. (July 15, 1990) ''New York Times'' Early life Moran was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Roger Dowling and Gladys Evans Dowling. When Moran was one year old, her father died in an automobile accident. A few years later, her mother married Dr. Timothy Moran. She suffered a second loss at age nine, when her stepfather (whom she later described as "my dearest person in the world next to mother") died from influenza. She attended Seton Hill Academy in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. In 1921, when Lois was 12, she and her mother moved to Paris, France, with funding provided by Lois's great-aunt. Stage |
Carl Van Vechten
Carl Van Vechten (; June 17, 1880December 21, 1964) was an American writer and Fine-art photography, artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary estate, literary executor of Gertrude Stein. He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel ''Nigger Heaven''. In his later years, he took up photography and took many portraits of notable people. Although he was married to women for most of his adult years, Van Vechten engaged in numerous homosexual affairs during his lifetime. Life and career Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he was the youngest child of Charles Duane Van Vechten and Ada Amanda Van Vechten (née Fitch). Both of his parents were well educated. His father was a wealthy, prominent banker. His mother established the Cedar Rapids Public Library and had great musical talent. As a child, Van Vechten developed a passion for music and theatre. He graduated from Washington High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Washington High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Suppose
''Just Suppose'' is a 1926 American silent drama film produced by and starring Richard Barthelmess with distribution through First National Pictures. Kenneth Webb directed Barthelmess and young Lois Moran star. The film is based on the 1920 Broadway play ''Just Suppose'' by Albert E. Thomas. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Rupert, the second son of the King of Koronia, goes to America where he meets Linda Lee Stafford, a young woman he previously had become acquainted with back home. He tells her of his love for her. Rupert is then called back to Koronia upon the death of his older brother the Crown Prince, putting Rupert in direct line to the throne. However, twins are then born to the widow of the deceased Crown Prince. This makes Rupert free to wed whom he will, and he rushes to see Linda who has returned to Europe on a visit. Cast *Richard Barthelmess as Prince Rupert of Koronia *Lois Moran as Linda Lee Stafford *Geoffrey Kerr as Count Anton Teschy *Henry Vibar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Heaven
''True Heaven'' is a 1929 American Synchronized sound drama film directed by James Tinling, written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Dwight Cummins, and starring George O'Brien, Lois Moran, Phillips Smalley, Oscar Apfel, Duke Martin, and André Cheron. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Movietone process. It was released on February 17, 1929, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot In Belgium during World War I, a British officer becomes romantically attached to a café singer who turns out to be a German spy. Cast * George O'Brien as Lieutenant Philip Gresson *Lois Moran as Judith *Phillips Smalley as British Colonel Mason *Oscar Apfel as German General *Duke Martin as British Sergeant Major * André Cheron as British Spy *Donald MacKenzie as British Colonel * Hedwiga Reicher as Madame Grenot * Will Stanton as Gresson's Chauffeur Music The film featured a theme song entitled "True Heaven" whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Making The Grade (1929 Film)
''Making the Grade'' is a 1929 sound part-talkie American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Movietone sound system, Movietone sound-on-film system. The film stars Lois Moran, Edmund Lowe and Lucien Littlefield. Cast * Lois Moran as Lettie Ewing * Edmund Lowe as Herbert Littell Dodsworth * Lucien Littlefield as Silas Cooper * James Ford (actor), James Ford as Bud Davison * Rolfe Sedan as Valet * John Alden (actor), John Alden as Egbert Williamson * Sherman Ross as Arthur Burdette * Gino Conti as Frank Dinwiddie * Lia Torá as Another Girl Friend Preservation *Lobster Films holds a copy of the film. See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Street
''Joy Street'' is a 1929 American Synchronized sound film directed by Raymond Cannon and starring Lois Moran, Nick Stuart and Rex Bell.Kohner p.347 Ihe film was produced by the Fox Film Corporation. The sound was recorded using the Movietone recording system. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. Cast Music The film features a theme song entitled “Lonely (Oh How I Miss You Sweetheart)” by Walter Hirsch (words) and Monte Wilhite (music). See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from silent film to sound film, sound, between 1926 and 1929. During this time a variety of recording syst ... References Bibliography * Pancho Kohner. ''Lupita Tovar The Sweetheart of Mexico''. Xlibris Corporation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blindfold (1928 Film)
''Blindfold'' is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Charles Klein and written by Ewart Adamson, Robert Horwood and William Kernell. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process. The film stars Lois Moran, George O'Brien, Maria Alba, Earle Foxe, Don Terry and Fritz Feld. The film was released on December 9, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation. It was based on a story by Charles Francis Coe. Cast *Lois Moran as Mary Brower * George O'Brien as Robert Kelly *Maria Alba as Pepita *Earle Foxe as Dr. Cornelius Simmons *Don Terry as Buddy Brower *Fritz Feld as Thomas Bernard *Andy Clyde as Funeral *Crauford Kent as Ackroyd *Robert Homans as Captain Jenkins * John Kelly as Chauffeur *Phillips Smalley as Jeweler Critical reception A review in the trade publication ''Harrison's Reports'' described the film as having a "not so pleasant" start, but added that inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Hungry
''Love Hungry'' is a 1928 American Silent film, silent romantic comedy film directed by Victor Heerman and written by Randall Faye and Frances Agnew. The film stars Lois Moran, Lawrence Gray, Marjorie Beebe, Edythe Chapman, James Neill (actor), James Neill, and John Patrick. The film was released on April 8, 1928, by Fox Film, Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Lois Moran as Joan Robinson *Lawrence Gray as Tom Harver *Marjorie Beebe as Mamie Potts *Edythe Chapman as Ma Robinson *James Neill (actor), James Neill as Pa Robinson *John Patrick as Lonnie Van Hook References External links * 1928 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1928 comedy films Fox Film films Films directed by Victor Heerman American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s American films English-language comedy films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Marry
''Don't Marry'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring Lois Moran, Neil Hamilton, and Henry Kolker. Plot A flapper masquerades as her strait-laced cousin to try and impress a potential suitor. Cast * Lois Moran as Priscilla Bowen / Betty Bowen * Neil Hamilton as Henry Willoughby * Henry Kolker as Gen. Willoughby * Claire McDowell as Aunt Abigail Bowen * Lydia Dickson as Hortense Preservation The Library of Congress lists ''Don't Marry'' as a lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. .... References Bibliography *Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935. A History and Filmography''. McFarland & Co, 2011. External links *Stillsfrom juliensauctions.comfrom the Lilly Library, Indiana University (Bloomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Publicity Madness
''Publicity Madness'' is a lost 1927 American comedy film directed by Albert Ray and written by Andrew Bennison and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Lois Moran, Edmund Lowe, E. J. Ratcliffe, James Gordon, Arthur Housman and Byron Munson. The film was released on October 2, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation, in a rush to capitalize on the publicity surrounding transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh. Plot Pete Clark (Edmund Lowe), advertising and publicity manager for the Henly soap manufacturing company, puts up $100,000 of the company's money for a promotional contest, but endangers his job, in the process. Believing that no one would be so foolhardy as to compete for a prize involving a nonstop flight from the Pacific Coast to Hawaii, when Charles Lindbergh makes headlines crossing the Atlantic, Pete realizes the flight across the Pacific is possible. After taking a "crash" cours eon aviation, Pete decides to enter the race himself so as to collect the prize money and sav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Music Master (1927 Film)
''The Music Master'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Philip Klein, adapted from the play '' The Music Master'' by David Belasco. The film stars Alec B. Francis, Lois Moran, Neil Hamilton, Norman Trevor, Charles Lane and William T. Tilden. The film was released on January 23, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot Cast * Alec B. Francis as Anton von Barwig *Lois Moran as Helene Stanton * Neil Hamilton as Beverly Cruger *Norman Trevor as Andrew Cruger * Charles Lane as Richard Stanton * William T. Tilden as Joles *Helen Chandler as Jenny *Marcia Harris as Miss Husted * Kathleen Kerrigan as Mrs. Andrew Cruger *Howard Cull as August Poons * Armand Cortez as Pinac *Leo Feodoroff as Fico *Carrie Scott as Mrs. Mangeborn * Dore Davidson as Pawnbroker *Walter Catlett as Medicine Show Barker Preservation status This film is now lost. See also *1937 Fox vault fire A major fire occurred in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whirlwind Of Youth
''The Whirlwind of Youth'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent romance film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Lois Moran, Vera Voronina, Donald Keith (actor), Donald Keith, and Alyce Mills. Cast * Lois Moran as Nancy Hawthorne * Vera Voronina as Heloise * Donald Keith (actor), Donald Keith as Bob Whittaker * Alyce Mills as Cornelia Evans * Larry Kent (actor), Larry Kent as Lloyd Evans * Gareth Hughes as Curley * Charles Lane (actor, born 1869), Charles Lane as Jim Hawthorne Preservation With no prints of ''The Whirlwind of Youth'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. References Bibliography * Gillian B. Anderson. ''Music for silent films, 1894-1929: a guide''. Library of Congress, 1988. External links * 1927 films 1927 romance films Silent American romance films Films directed by Rowland V. Lee American silent feature films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
''God Gave Me Twenty Cents'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and written by Elizabeth Meehan and John Russell. The film stars Lois Moran, Lya De Putti, Jack Mulhall, William Collier, Jr., Adrienne D'Ambricourt, Leo Feodoroff, and Rosa Rosanova. The film was released on November 20, 1926, by Paramount Pictures, following a gala premiere on November 19 that opened the Paramount Theatre in Manhattan. It is based on the novel ''God Gave Me Twenty Cents'' by Dixie Willson, subsequently remade by Paramount British as a sound film ''Ebb Tide'' in 1932. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Mary, a waitress, is sublimely happy in her love for sailor Steve, a jolly young star who surprises even himself when he marries the young Mary. Steve's old girl Cassie Lang, a patron of Ma Tapman's questionable hotel, is heartbroken and, upon her release from prison, goads Steve into gambling on whether or not he will take her to sea with him. Cassie wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
