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Miss DuPont
Miss DuPont (born Patricia Hannon; April 28, 1894 – February 6, 1973) was an American film actress and fashion designer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in ''Foolish Wives'' (1922) and for a supporting role in the Clara Bow vehicle '' Mantrap'' (1926). Biography Sometimes credited as Patty DuPont, Miss DuPont was born as Patricia Hannon in Frankfort, Kentucky, though sources sometimes state her place of birth as Frankfort, Indiana. She appeared as a wealthy and naive American woman seduced by Erich von Stroheim's odious count in ''Foolish Wives'' (1922). Although Stroheim is credited with discovering her, she had already made several films beginning in 1919 with ''The Day She Paid''. She was the second wife of Sylvanus Stokes. They met while he was traveling in Los Angeles shortly after his 1926 divorce from his first wife, Margaret Fahnestock Stokes, and were married in January 1928. She was living on Via Linda in Palm Beach, Florida, near the Palm Beach Country Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city and the county seat, seat of Franklin County, Kentucky, Franklin County in the Upland South. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 28,602, making it the List of cities in Kentucky, 13th largest city in Kentucky and 4th smallest U.S. state capital by population. Located along the Kentucky River, Frankfort is the principal city of the Frankfort, Kentucky micropolitan area, which includes all of Franklin and Anderson County, Kentucky, Anderson counties. Before Frankfort was founded, the site was a Ford (crossing), ford across the Kentucky River, along one of the great buffalo trails used as highways in Colonial history of the United States, colonial America. English explorers first visited the area in the 1750s. The site evidently received its name after an incident in 1780, when pioneer Stephen Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Broken Wing (1923 Film)
''The Broken Wing'' is a 1923 American silent aviation comedy drama film directed by Tom Forman based on the play '' The Broken Wing'' by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. The film stars Kenneth Harlan, Miriam Cooper, and Walter Long. ''The Broken Wing'' was released on August 19, 1923.. Plot In a small Mexican town near the U.S. border during the Mexican Revolution, Captain Innocencio Dos Santos ( Walter Long) rules the town with an iron fist. He pursues the beautiful Inez Villera ( Miriam Cooper), claiming she is his "true love". When Philip "Phil" Marvin ( Kenneth Harlan), an American pilot flying in Mexico is caught in stormy weather and crash-lands on a nearby ranch, Inez nurses him back to health. Phil falls in love with his nurse but he has lost his memory. Inez had been praying for a husband and believes he will come "in a storm". She is sure that God has answered her prayers by sending him this handsome pilot. Innocencio does not like that he has a rival and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Model From Paris
''That Model from Paris'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Marceline Day, Bert Lytell, and Eileen Percy Eileen Percy (21 August 1902 – 29 July 1973) was an Irish-born American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1917 and 1933. Biography Born in Belfast in August 1902, Percy lived in Brooklyn, New York, brie ....Munden p. 795 Synopsis A shy young woman is persuaded to dress up and pretend to be a French model for a fashion show, leading to complications. Cast 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 * * (4 minute clip) 1926 films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Tiffany Pictures films American black-and-white films 1926 comedy f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good And Naughty (film)
''Good and Naughty'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Pola Negri and Tom Moore. It was based on the play ''Naughty Cinderella'' by Henri Falk and René Peter. Released in 1926, it is a romantic comedy of mistaken identity about an attractive interior decorator (Negri) who is forced to make herself unattractive so she can be hired by a firm that has a policy against hiring attractive women. Plot As described in a film magazine, because a firm has a policy against hiring attractive women because they soon marry other employees and then quit, Germaine Morris makes herself unattractive and is hired as an interior decorator. She is secretly in love with the firm's head, Gerald Gray, who has been courting Claire, the wife of one of his patrons, Thomas Fenton. Claire invites Gerald to accompany them on a yachting trip. To allay suspicions, Gerald's friend Bunny West arranges for chorus girl Chouchou Rouselle to come along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Slave Of Fashion
''A Slave of Fashion '' is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Norma Shearer and Lew Cody, with William Haines. A young Joan Crawford had an early uncredited role as a mannequin A mannequin (sometimes spelled as manikin and also called a dummy, lay figure, or dress form) is a doll, often articulated, used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, window dressers and others, especially to display or fit clothing and show off dif .... Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Katherine Emerson, a young county woman, is on a train to New York City when it is wrecked. She comes into possession of a purse of a victim, the mistress of a wealthy bachelor. She replaces the dead woman in the home of the bachelor, who is in Europe. An unexpected visit from her family forces her to pretend to be the wife of the wealthy bachelor. The mother cables the bachelor as a result of a growing friendship with a refined young society man. He return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defend Yourself (film)
''Defend Yourself'' is the eighth studio album by American indie rock band Sebadoh. It is the band's first album in fourteen years, since 1999's ''The Sebadoh''. The album was released on September 16, 2013 via Domino Recording Company, Domino in the United Kingdom and on September 17, 2013 via Joyful Noise Recordings, Joyful Noise in the United States, respectively. Track listing Included with the limited edition tri-color vinyl and red color vinyl releases was a 7" single that had two tracks that were left off of the album. These tracks were also released on iTunes and included on the Japanese CD release along with the ''Secret (EP), Secret EP'' track "All Kinds". Personnel ;Sebadoh *Lou Barlow - vocals, guitar, bass *Jason Loewenstein - vocals, bass, guitar *Bob D'Amico - drums, percussion ;Other personnel *Lou Barlow - engineering *Jason Loewenstein - mixing *Wally Gagel - mixing *Pete Lyman - mastering References External links * * {{Authority control 2013 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accused (1925 Film)
''Accused'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Marcella Daly, Eric Mayne, and Charles Delaney. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Helen, reared as the daughter of the kindly Cyrus Braidwood, discovers that her real father is the crook Lait Rodman, overwhom Braidwood holds a confession of complicity in the death of his wife. Rodman obtains possession of the incriminating document. Helen secretly enters Rodman's apartment to search for the vanished paper and encounters Steve Randall, a wealthy young bachelor. Each takes the other as being a crook. They become trapped in the thieves' underground den which becomes flooded, and they barely escape. Matters are finally adjusted and the two agree to wed. Cast Preservation A complete copy of ''Accused'' is held by the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Keys
''Three Keys'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Edith Roberts, Jack Mulhall and Gaston Glass.Munden p.804 Cast * Edith Roberts as Clarita Ortega * Jack Mulhall as Jack Millington * Gaston Glass as George Lathrop * Virginia Lee Corbin as Edna Trevor * Miss DuPont as Alice Trevor * Charles Clary as John Trevor * Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career spanned seven decades. He appeared in almost 450 films between 1909 and 1964, sometimes credited as Stewart Holmes. Biog ... as Fenwick Chapman * Joseph W. Girard as Sam Millington 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 * 1925 films 1925 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman (1925 Film)
''Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman'' (1925) is a feature length silent adventure crime drama/ romance motion picture starring House Peters, Miss DuPont, Hedda Hopper, Fred Esmelton, and Walter Long. Directed by King Baggot and produced by Carl Laemmle's Universal Pictures, the screenplay was adapted by Harvey F. Thew from the play by Eugene W. Presbrey and the 1899 short story collection, '' The Amateur Cracksman'', by E.W. Hornung. Background The play on which the film was based was written by E.W. Hornung and Eugene Presbrey. A successful production played at the Princess Theatre in New York from 27 October 1903 for 168 performances before touring. Raffles was played by Kyrle Bellew and Manders by Stanton Elliot. Plot Raffles (played by House Peters) is an English gentleman with a secret life—he is the notorious jewel thief known as "The Amateur Cracksman." While sailing from India to England accompanied by his friend, Bunny Manners (played by Freeman Wood), it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinners In Silk
''Sinners in Silk'' is a 1924 silent romantic drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Eleanor Boardman, Adolphe Menjou, Hedda Hopper, Conrad Nagel, and Jean Hersholt. It was written by Benjamin Glazer and Carey Wilson. The film at some point may have been under the working title ''Free Love''. Plot Arthur Merrill is a roué who continues to celebrate his rejuvenation surgery by taking a girl home - but she turns out to be the sweetheart of his son. Cast Preservation With no copies of ''Sinners in Silk'' located in any film archives, it is 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 External links * 1924 films 1924 lost films 1924 romantic drama films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films American black-and-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Night In Rome
''One Night in Rome'' is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Laurette Taylor. The film was directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by J. Hartley Manners, Taylor's husband, and based upon his play of the same name. Laurette Taylor was a great name of the American theatre, who made only three films in a triumph-studded career, all of them derived from plays by her husband. This was the last of those three films (the previous two had been done by Metro Pictures). Taylor seems to have enjoyed making ''One Night in Rome'' as she kept a personal print of the movie to always show guests at her home, re-running it over and over again. Plot Madame L'Enigme is a fortune-teller whose client Mario recognises her as a woman who disappeared in a cloud of scandal after her husband's suicide. Cast Preservation A print of ''One Night in Rome'' survives in the Gosfilmofond Gosfilmofond is a state film archive in Russia. It is the main film archive of the Russian Federation and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So This Is Marriage?
''So This Is Marriage'' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The film was originally released with sequences filmed in the Technicolor 2-color process that depicted the story of David and Bathsheba from the Book of Samuel. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, after their engagement, where he dreams of wealth and power, a big house full of boys, and she of clothes, Peter Marsh (Nagel) marries Beth (Boardman) and their troubles begin. Beth is extravagant and Peter becomes irritated and they have frequent rows. Peter prospers in business yet has a hard time meeting their bills. Rankin (Cody), a connoisseur of women, sees Beth and frames-up an accident to her car so he can come to her assistance. Finally, he invites her to a dance and Peter, who has chided her regarding this acquaintance as he sees how Rankin is endeavoring to win his wife, orders her not to go. She goes anyway and they have a terrible row. Beth leaves and goes to Ranki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
