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Sawdust (film)
''Sawdust'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Gladys Walton, Niles Welch, and Herbert Standing.Parish & Pitts p.77 Cast * Gladys Walton as Nita Moore * Niles Welch as Phillip Lessoway * Edith Murgatroyd as Mrs. Nancy Wentworth * Herbert Standing as Ethelbert Wentworth * Matthew Betz as Runner Bayne * Frank Brownlee as 'Pop' Gifford * William Robert Daly William Robert Daly (born William Robert Dailey; October 24, 1872 – 1935) was an actor and director of silent films in the U.S. Early life William Robert Daly was born on October 24, 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts as William Robert Dailey. ... as 'Speck' Dawson * Mattie Peters as Tressie References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Conway (filmmaker)
Hugh Ryan "Jack" Conway (July 17, 1887 – October 11, 1952) was an American film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the 20th century. Biography He was born as Hugh Ryan Conway, on July 17, 1887, in Graceville, Minnesota, USA. Conway started out as an actor, joining a repertory theater group straight out of high school. He then moved into films, and in 1911, became a member of D.W. Griffith's stock company, appearing primarily in Westerns. Four years later, he made his mark as a director and gained valuable experience at Universal (1916–17 and 1921–23), before moving on to MGM in 1925. He remained there until 1948, often helming prestige assignments featuring the studio's top male star, Clark Gable: ''Boom Town'' (1940), '' Honky Tonk'' (1941), and ''The Hucksters'' (1947) – all solid box-office hits. Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors, who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Murgatroyd
Edith Yorke (born Edith Murgatroyd; 23 December 1867 – 28 July 1934) was an English actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1933. Biography Yorke was born in Derby; her family later moved to Croydon, Surrey. Edith returned to Derby, where she taught destitute children in a local workhouse. She married Robert Byard and emigrated with him and their children to the United States in 1902, becoming a film actress in her 50s, mainly in supporting roles. Her daughter was a film actress also, and her son became a violinist with a symphony orchestra. Yorke died in Southgate, California, aged 66. Selected filmography * ''The False Road'' ( 1920) * '' Below the Surface'' (1920) * '' The Jailbird'' (1920) * ''Love'' (1920) * '' One Clear Call'' (1922) * '' Step on It!'' (1922) * '' Souls for Sale'' (1923) * '' Slippy McGee'' (1923) * '' Merry-Go-Round'' (1923) * ''The Age of Desire'' (1923) * '' Burning Words'' (1923) *''The Fourth Musketeer'' (1923) * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |