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The Destroying Angel (1915 Film)
''The Destroying Angel'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Leah Baird, John Bowers (actor), John Bowers and Noah Beery.Munden p.183 Plot Cast * Leah Baird as Mary Miller / Saraa Law * John Bowers (actor), John Bowers as Hugh Miller Whittaker * Noah Beery as Curtis Drummond * Ford Sterling as Max Weil * Mitchell Lewis (actor), Mitchell Lewis as 'Strangler' Olsen * Philip Sleeman as Kidnapper 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 * 1923 films 1923 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke Associated Exhibitors films 1920s American films {{Silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Joseph Vance
Louis Joseph Vance (September 19, 1879 – December 16, 1933) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer. He created the popular character Michael Lanyard, a criminal-turned-detective known as The Lone Wolf. Biography Louis Joseph Vance was born September 19, 1879, in Washington, D. C., the only child of Wilson J. Vance, a Medal of Honor recipient, and Lillian Beall Vance. He was educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Vance was married to Anne Elizabeth Hodges on February 19, 1898. Their son, Wilson Beall Vance, was born in 1900. He wrote short stories and verse after 1901, then composed many popular novels. His character Michael Lanyard, known as The Lone Wolf, was featured in eight books and 24 films between 1914 and 1949 and also appeared in radio and television series. Vance moved to Los Angeles to work with Universal Pictures on films based on his work, including '' The Trey o' Hearts'' (1914) and a serial and film series (1914–1916) based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |