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The Kid Brother
''The Kid Brother'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It was successful and popular upon release and today is considered by critics and fans to be one of Lloyd's best films, integrating elements of comedy, romance, drama, and character development. Its storyline is an homage to a 1921 film called ''Tol'able David'', although it is essentially a re-make of the 1924 Hal Roach feature, ''The White Sheep'', starring Glenn Tryon. The film entered the public domain in 2023. Plot The Hickorys are a respected family in Hickoryville. Sheriff Jim and his big, strong sons Leo and Olin have little respect for the youngest son, Harold, who does not have their muscles. When Jim, Leo and Olin go to an important town meeting to discuss a dam, Harold is left behind. He puts on his father's gun and badge and is mistaken for the sheriff by "Flash" Farrell, who runs a traveling medicine show for Mary after the death of her father. Farrell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Wilde
Ted Wilde ( – December 17, 1929) was a comedy writer and director during the era of silent movies, though he also directed two talkies released in 1930. He was born in New York City. His initial career was as a member of Harold Lloyd's writing staff. His final film as a director was ''Clancy in Wall Street''. He died of a stroke in Hollywood at the age of 36 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Awards At the 1st Academy Awards on May 16, 1929, Wilde was nominated as Academy Award for Best Directing, Best Director of a Comedy Picture for the film ''Speedy (film), Speedy'' but lost to Lewis Milestone for ''Two Arabian Knights''. Filmography * ''The Battling Orioles'' (1924) * ''The Goofy Age'' (1924) * ''A Sailor Papa'' (1925) * ''The Haunted Honeymoon'' (1925) * ''The Kid Brother'' (1927) * ''Babe Comes Home'' (1927) * ''Speedy (film), Speedy'' (1928) * ''Loose Ankles'' (1930) * ''Clancy in Wall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Tryon
Glenn Tryon (born Glenn Monroe Kunkel; August 2, 1898 – April 18, 1970) was an American film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1923 and 1951. Biography He was born as Glenn Monroe Kunkel on August 2, 1898, in Juliaetta, Idaho. Tryon was married to actress Jane Frazee from 1942 to 1947 and they had one son, Timothy Tryon. Glenn was also married to actress Lillian Hall (1896–1959). Tryon died on April 18, 1970, in Orlando, Florida at the age of 71. Selected filmography * ''Her Dangerous Path'' (1923) * ''Mother's Joy'' (1923) * ''Battling Orioles'' (1924) * ''Smithy (1924 film), Smithy'' (1924) * ''Near Dublin'' (1924) * ''The White Sheep'' (1924) * ''Say It with Babies'' (1926) * ''The Cow's Kimona'' (1926) * ''Along Came Auntie'' (1926) * ''45 Minutes from Hollywood'' (1926) * ''Long Pants (1926 film), Long Pants'' (1926) * ''Two-Time Mama'' (1927) * ''The Poor Nut'' (1927) * ''A Hero for a Night'' (1927) * ''Hot He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Yearsley
Ralph Yearsley (October 6, 1896 – December 4, 1928) was a British-born character actor who worked in Hollywood films. Early life and education Born in London, England, he was trained in a medical school, but left for the United States to pursue a career in the film industry. Career He made his motion picture debut in 1921 in a secondary but good role in the Goldwyn Pictures silent film comedy '' Pardon My French'' directed by Sidney Olcott. That same year he appeared as Saul "Little Buzzard" Hatburn in ''Tol'able David'', directed by Henry King for Inspiration Pictures. The acclaimed film was voted a Photoplay magazine's medal of honor. Over the next eight years, Yearsley appeared in another twenty films, in secondary or minor roles. One of his more notable roles was in Harold Lloyd's 1927 film ''The Kid Brother''. Personal life He was married to Grace Yearsley (1895–1967) with whom he had a daughter. In 1928, Ralph Yearsley committed suicide and was interred in the Fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Lanning
Frank Lanning (August 14, 1872 – June 17, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934. He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Lanning's film debut came in ''The Mended Lute''. He acted for Biograph, Kalem, Universal and Pathe studios. Selected filmography * '' My Hero'' (1912) * '' The Severed Hand'' (1914) * '' Buckshot John'' (1915) * '' The Three Godfathers'' (1916) * '' The Little Patriot'' (1917) * '' Bull's Eye'' (1917) * '' The Lion's Claws'' (1918) * '' Huck and Tom'' (1918) - Injun Joe * '' Bare-Fisted Gallagher'' (1919) * '' Haunting Shadows'' (1919) * '' Desert Gold'' (1919) * '' The Prince and Betty'' (1919) * '' A Sagebrush Hamlet'' (1919) * '' Daredevil Jack'' (1920) * '' That Girl Montana'' (1921) * ''Cameron of the Royal Mounted'' (1921) * '' Out of the Silent North'' (1922) * '' Another Man's Boots'' (1922) * '' Step on It!'' (1922) * '' Drifting'' (1923) * '' The Remittance Woman'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Boland
Eddie Boland (December 27, 1885 – February 3, 1935) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films from 1912 to 1937, mostly in comedic supporting roles. Among his best-known roles were "The Obliging Gentleman" in F. W. Murnau's silent film '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans'' (1927) and a criminal showman in the Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many Silent film, silent comedy films.Obituary ''Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influent ... comedy '' The Kid Brother'' (1927). He was born in San Francisco and died in Santa Monica, California from a heart attack. Filmography References External links * 1885 births 1935 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine Romanoff
Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I * Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name and surname Roman/Byzantine emperors * Constantine II (emperor) * Constantine III (Western Roman emperor) * Constantine III (Byzantine emperor) * Constantine IV * Constantine V * Constantine VI * Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus * Constantine VIII * Constantine IX Monomachos * Constantine X Doukas * Constantine XI Palaiologos Emperors not enumerated * Tiberius II, reigned officially as "Constantine" * Constans II, reigned officially as "Constantine" * Constantine (son of Leo V) * Constantine (son of Theophilos) * Constantine (son of Basil I) * Constantine Lekapenos * Constantine Doukas (co-emperor) * Constantine Laskaris (?) Other rulers * Constantine I, Prince of Armenia * Constantine II, Prince of Armenia * Constantine I, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Willis
Leo Willis (January 5, 1890Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 401. . – April 10, 1952) was an American actor who began his career in the silent era. He played mainly tough guys and comic villains, notably opposite Harold Lloyd, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy at the Hal Roach Studios. Early life and career Born in Wapanucka, Oklahoma, Willis was the son of Joe Willis and Margurate Holdebery. Regarding Willis's third film, the 1916 William S. Hart western '' The Return of Draw Egan'', the ''Nashville Tennessean'' singled out as one of the film's principal "thrill a fight staged between the star and Willis, whom the paper dubs "one of Inceville's strongest men." Willis again figured prominently, this time alongside fellow villain Thomas Kurihara, in Hart's followup western, ''The Devil's Double''. ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', in its contemporaneous review of Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olin Francis
Olin Caldwell Francis (September 13, 1891 in Mooreville, Mississippi – June 30, 1952 in Hollywood, California) was an American actor. Francis graduated in engineering from the University of Mississippi and acted on stage before he went to Hollywood. He was one of the founders of the Screen Actors Guild. He performed in silent films, including melodramas, romances and Westerns. He starred in a few films early in his career, but he more frequently had smaller parts such as a deputy sheriff, a henchman, or a member of a posse. His films included ''The Kid Brother'' (1927), ''Fightin' Devil'' (1922), and ''A Knight of the West'' (1921). On June 30, 1952, Francis died at Culver City Hospital, aged 60. Selected filmography *'' Hell's Hinges'' (1916) *''Walloping Wallace'' (1924) *'' Let's Go, Gallagher'' (1925) *'' The Call of the Klondike'' (1926) *''The Flying U Ranch'' (1927) * '' Born to Battle'' (1927) *'' Stormy Waters'' (1928) *'' Free Lips'' (1928) *''The Law of the Tong' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter James (actor)
Walter James (June 3, 1882 – June 27, 1946) was an American character actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1942. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and died in Gardena, California from a heart attack. Partial filmography * ''The Unbroken Road'' (1915) * '' A Daughter of the Gods'' (1916) - Chief Eunuch * '' Souls Adrift'' (1917) - A Swede Sailor * '' The Idol Dancer'' (1920) - Chief Wando * '' Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (1920) - José * '' Fair Lady'' (1922) - Gian Norcone * '' The Secrets of Paris'' (1922) - The Strangler * '' Two Shall Be Born'' (1924) - Hund * '' The Monster'' (1925) - Caliban * ''The Everlasting Whisper'' (1925) - Aswin Brody * '' Little Annie Rooney'' (1925) - Officer Rooney * '' The Seventh Bandit'' (1926) - Ben Goring * '' Glenister of the Mounted'' (1926) - Thorald * '' Battling Butler'' (1926) - The Mountain Girl's Father * ''The Kid Brother'' (1927) - Jim Hickory * '' Rich Men's Sons'' (1927) - Clerk (uncredited) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynching
Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged or convicted transgressor or to intimidate others. It can also be an extreme form of informal group social control, and it is often conducted with the display of a public spectacle (often in the form of a hanging) for maximum intimidation. Instances of lynchings and similar mob violence can be found in all societies. In the United States, where the word ''lynching'' likely originated, lynchings of African Americans became frequent in the South during the period after the Reconstruction era, especially during the nadir of American race relations. Etymology The origins of the word ''lynch'' are obscure, but it likely originated during the American Revolution. The verb comes from the phrase ''Lynch Law'', a term for a punishment without trial. Two Americans during this era are generally credited for coining the phrase: C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kid Brother Lobby Card 3
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medicine Show
Medicine shows were touring acts (traveling by truck, horse, or wagon teams) that peddled "miracle cure" patent medicines and other products between various entertainments. They developed from European Charlatan, mountebank shows and were common in the United States in the nineteenth century, especially in the American Old West, Old West (though some continued until World War II). Medicine shows usually promoted "miracle elixirs", sometimes referred to as "snake oil liniment", which made various claims such as being able to cure disease, smooth wrinkles, remove stains, prolong life or cure any number of common ailments. Most shows had their own "patent medicine" (products which were for the most part unpatented, but which took the name to sound official). Entertainments often included a freak show, a flea circus, musical ensemble, musical acts, magic (illusion), magic tricks, jokes, or storytelling. Each show was run by a man posing as a doctor who drew the crowd with a monologue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
