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Ted Lorch
Theodore Lorch (September 29, 1873 – November 12, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1908 and 1947. Biography Born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1873, Lorch appeared in several Three Stooges comedies. He was the suspicious Major "Bloodhound" Filbert in ''Uncivil Warriors'', the snooty psychologist Professor Sedlitz in ''Half-Wits Holiday'', and General Muster in ''Goofs and Saddles''. He also performed tiny bit roles, such as the butler in ''If a Body Meets a Body'' and '' Micro-Phonies''. Lorch died on November 12, 1947. His final Stooge film, ''The Hot Scots'', was released posthumously in 1948. He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. Selected filmography * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1920) - Chingachgook * ''Gasoline Gus'' (1921) - Dry Check Charlie * ''Shell Shocked Sammy'' (1923) * ''Westbound'' (1924) * '' The Sea Hawk'' (1924) - Turkish Merchant (uncredited) * ''Dangerous Pleasure'' (1924) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sphinx (1933 Film)
''The Sphinx'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery drama film directed by Phil Rosen. The film was remade by William Beaudine as '' Phantom Killer'' in 1942. Plot A man comes out of the office of "Garfield Investment Company". He meets the janitor in the stairs and asks him for a match, and then what time it is. "It's nine" the Italian-American janitor Luigi Bacciagalupi answers and wants to know from which apartment he came out. The man leaves without answering. Shortly after, the janitor finds a dead man in the office of "Garfield Investment Company". Newspaperman Burton from the ''Chronicle'' is there to talk with the inspector. Before he can see him he talks with the watching police officer, and after a while, realizes that the Garfield Investment Company just that morning went bankrupt. "Another broker went down the flush". The janitor recognizes on the police records the man who came out of the office, Mr. Breen. During the trial he sticks to what he has seen and what he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folly Of Youth
''Folly of Youth'' is a 1925 American independent silent crime drama film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Gaston Glass, Hedda Nova and Noah Beery.Munden p.258 It takes place during the era of Prohibition. Plot After his sister falls ill from drinking some bad booze, Robert Cartwright sets out to investigate and expose those bootleggers but unexpectedly encounters an attractive woman who has been roped into the gang of criminals. Cast * Gaston Glass as Robert Cartwright * Hedda Nova as Leona Haynes * Noah Beery as Lee Haynes * Gertrude Astor as Evelyn Cartwright * Rosaline Marlin * Eric Mayne * Theodore Lorch Theodore Lorch (September 29, 1873 – November 12, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1908 and 1947. Biography Born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1873, Lorch appeared in several Three Stooges comed ... References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor Izzy Murphy
''Sailor Izzy Murphy'' is a 1927 synchronized sound comedy-drama film released from Warner Bros. Pictures starring George Jessel, Audrey Ferris, Warner Oland and John Milijan. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film was a follow-up to a previous film starring Jessel titled ''Private Izzy Murphy''. The premiere was set for October 8, 1927, at Warners' Theater, two days after the premiere of ''The Jazz Singer'', the first talking film (part-talkie) starring Al Jolson. Plot Izzy, a perfume vendor, is urged by Jake, his partner, to sell Monsieur Jules, a millionaire perfume merchant, their special formula, but the merchant is incensed to see his daughter's picture on Izzy's perfume bottles and gives him the bum's rush. Aboard Jules's palatial yacht, he receives from Orchid Joe notes threatening his life. Joe is a lunatic who hates people who destroy flowers, and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Jack (1927 Film)
''Black Jack'' is a lost 1927 American silent Western film directed by Orville O. Dull and written by Harold Shumate. The film stars Buck Jones, Barbara Bennett, Theodore Lorch, George Berrell, Harry Cording and William Caress. The film was released on September 25, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Buck Jones as Phil Dolan * Barbara Bennett as Nancy Blake * Theodore Lorch as Sam Vonner * George Berrell George Berrell (December 16, 1849 – April 20, 1933) was an American actor of both the 19th and early 20th century stage and of the silent film era. He appeared in numerous stage plays as well as more than 50 films over the course of a care ... as Judge * Harry Cording as Haskins * William Caress as First Deputy * Buck Moulton as Second Deputy * Murdock MacQuarrie as Holbrook * Frank Lanning as Kentuck * Mark Hamilton as Slim * Sam Allen as Ed Holbrook Preservation status * The film is currently a lost film. References External links * {{IMDb ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missing Link (1927 Film)
''The Missing Link'' is a 1927 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Syd Chaplin, Ruth Hiatt and Tom McGuire. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The title of the film is a reference to the so-called "missing link" that connects man and the ape. Plot Cast * Syd Chaplin as Arthur Wells * Ruth Hiatt as Beatrice Braden * Tom McGuire as Colonel Braden * Crauford Kent as Lord Melville Dryden * Nick Cogley as Captain * Sam Baker as The Missing Link * Otto Fries * Kewpie Morgan as Baggage Master Reception The film was a major production by Warner Brothers, with a budget of $313,000. It earned $608,000, more than any other silent film released by the studio that season. The ''New York Times'' critic Mordaunt Hall praised the film, observing "there are sequences in this comic contraption that are almost ceirtai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracked By The Police
''Tracked by the Police'' is a 1927 silent film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. based on a story written by Darryl Zanuck. It stars canine actor Rin Tin Tin. Ray Enright directed the film with 'Rinty's' costars being Jason Robards, Sr. and Virginia Brown Faire. The film may have had a Vitaphone sound effects/music track that is now lost. The film is preserved at the Library of Congress. Cast *Rin Tin Tin as Satan * Jason Robards, Sr. as Dan Owen * Virginia Brown Faire as Marcella Bradley *Tom Santschi as "Sandy" Sturgeon *Nanette the Dog as Princess Beth, Satan's girlfriend *Dave Morris as "Wyoming" Willie * Theodore Lorch as "Bull" Storm *Wilfrid North as Tom Bradley *Ben Walker as Crook Plot outline Dan Owen is in charge of construction at a dam site, and his dog is on guard duty. Dan's girl Marcella visits, accompanied by her own dog Princess Beth, so there are two romances budding. Dan has to complete the dam by a deadline, while his foreman Sandy tries to delay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Kings (1927 Film)
''The King of Kings'' is a 1927 American Silent film, silent epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Starring H. B. Warner in the lead role, it depicts events in the life of Jesus, from the exorcism of Mary Magdalene to the Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus, resurrection. The screenplay was written by Jeanie MacPherson and includes verses from the Gospels of Gospel of Matthew, Matthew, Gospel of Mark, Mark, Gospel of Luke, Luke, and Gospel of John, John. Filming took place in 1926 in Santa Catalina Island (California), Santa Catalina Island and the Culver Studios, DeMille Studios in Culver City, California. The opening and resurrection scenes were filmed in two-color Technicolor#Two-color Technicolor, Technicolor, other sequences were Film tinting, tinted sepia or yellow, and the torch flames in the blue-tinted scene of Arrest of Jesus, Jesus' arrest were hand colored. ''The King of Kings'' first premiered in New York City on April 19, 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Better 'Ole (1926 Film)
''The Better 'Ole'' is a 1926 American synchronized sound World War I comedy drama film. Released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., this film is the second full-length film to utilize the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process, two months after the first Vitaphone feature ''Don Juan (1926 film), Don Juan''; with no audible dialogue, the film does have a synchronized musical score and sound effects. This film was also the second onscreen adaptation of the 1917 Edwardian musical comedy, musical ''The Better 'Ole'' by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Elliot. Charlie Chaplin's eldest brother Sydney Chaplin played the main lead as Old Bill (comics), Old Bill in perhaps his best-known film today. This film is also believed by many to have the first spoken word of dialog, ''"coffee"'', although there are those who disagree. At one point during the film, Harold Goodwin (American actor), Harold Goodwin's character whispers a word to Sydney Chaplin which is also faintly heard. This was discovered by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Across The Pacific (1926 Film)
''Across the Pacific'' is a 1926 American silent romantic adventure film produced by Warner Bros., directed by Roy del Ruth and starring Monte Blue. It was based on a 1900 play by Charles Blaney and J. J. McCloskey. The play had been filmed before in 1914 with Dorothy Dalton. It is unknown, but the film might have been released with a Vitaphone soundtrack. Plot After his father brings disgrace on his family, Monte joins the Spanish–American War (April–August 1898) and goes with his regiment to the Philippines. Although he has a sweetheart back home, Claire Marsh, he is enlisted to romance a mixed race girl, Roma, who knows the whereabouts of the Philippine leader Emilio Aguinaldo. Monte must keep up the ruse even when Claire comes to the islands to visit him. He finally gets the information that he needs but not before he is branded a deserter and then must prove his mettle on the battlefield. When the insurrection is squelched and Aguinaldo is captured, Monte is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unknown Dangers
''Unknown Dangers'' is a 1926 comedy action film directed by Grover Jones and starring Frank Merrill, Gloria Grey and Eddie Boland.Munden p.848 Cast * Frank Merrill Frank Carter * Gloria Grey as Corliss McHenry * Eddie Boland as David Parker * Marcin Asher * Emily Gerdes * Theodore Lorch Theodore Lorch (September 29, 1873 – November 12, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1908 and 1947. Biography Born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1873, Lorch appeared in several Three Stooges comed ... References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * 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 * 1926 films 1920s action comedy films 1926 comedy films American silent feature films English-language action comedy films Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Adeline (1926 Film)
''Sweet Adeline'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Charles Ray and Gertrude Olmstead. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Ben Wilson is the household drudge, bullied by his older brother Bill, with his only consolation being the owner of a fine tenor voice. He falls in love with Adeline, newly arrived to their rural village. Bill ends up being his rival for her affection. Ben makes a local hit singing "Sweet Adeline," and Bill procures a chance for him to sing in a Chicago cabaret. At first he breaks down, but recovers and rallies himself and is warmly received. His dream of success comes true and he wins the affection of Adeline. Cast * Charles Ray as Ben Wilson * Gertrude Olmstead as Adeline * Jack Rube Clifford as Bill Wilson * J.P. Lockney as Pa Wilson * Sabel Johnson as Fat Lady * Gertrude Short as Cabaret Dancer * Ida Lewis as Ma Wilson * Lillian Leighton Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Worst Begins
''Where the Worst Begins'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John McDermott and starring Ruth Roland Ruth Roland (August 26, 1892 – September 22, 1937) was an American stage and film actress and film producer. Early life and career Roland was born in San Francisco, California to Elizabeth Lillian Hauser and Jack Roland. Her father managed a t ..., Alec B. Francis, and Matt Moore. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young woman living on a ranch longs to go East, so to obtain money to make the trip kidnaps the son of a wealthy Eastern couple vacationing in the West and holds him for ransom. After the capture, love interest develops between the young people, and the complications that ensue are numerous but are happily terminated. Cast References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
