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Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce (February 17, 1860 – April 2, 1946) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 280 films between 1908 and 1931. She was born in Columbus, Indiana and died in New York City. In 1885, Bruce left Boone, Iowa in a wagon with a group of traveling actors at a time when stages were illuminated by oil lights. On Broadway, Bruce performed in ''The Starbucks'' (1903). Partial filmography * '' The Greaser's Gauntlet'' (1908) * ''Betrayed by a Handprint'' (1908) * '' Behind the Scenes'' (1908) * ''An Awful Moment'' (1908) * '' One Touch of Nature'' (1909) * ''The Golden Louis'' (1909) * '' At the Altar'' (1909) * ''The Girls and Daddy'' (1909) * '' The Country Doctor'' (1909) * ''The Hessian Renegades'' (1909) * ''The Red Man's View'' (1909) * '' A Trap for Santa'' (1909) * ''In Little Italy'' (1909) * ''To Save Her Soul'' (1909) * ''Choosing a Husband'' (1909) * ''The Rocky Road'' (1910) * ''All on Account of the Milk'' (1910) * '' The Woman fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Indiana
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 50,474 at the 2020 census. The relatively small city has provided a unique place for noted Modern architecture and public art, commissioning numerous works since the mid-20th century; the annual program Exhibit Columbus celebrates this legacy. Located about south of Indianapolis, on the east fork of the White River, it is the state's 20th-largest city. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Indiana metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Bartholomew County. Columbus is the birthplace of former Indiana Governor and former Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence. Columbus is the headquarters of the engine company Cummins, Inc. in 2004 the city was named as one of "The Ten Most Playful Towns" by '' Nick Jr. Family Magazine''. In the July 2005 edition of '' GQ'' magazine, Columbus was named as one of the "62 Reasons to Love Your Country". Colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Little Italy
''In Little Italy'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot Marie has two lovely men pretending her, she decided to reject Tony and accept Victor as her new sweetheart. Tony, frustrated and jealous for Marie's decision stabs Victor, but later he discovers that Victor was still alive and decided to break into Marie's house where Victor is convalescing to finish the job. Cast * Marion Leonard - Marie Cadrone * George Nichols - Tony Guiletto * Henry B. Walthall - Victor * Charles Arling * Kate Bruce - At the Ball * William J. Butler - In Bar * Charles Craig - At the Ball * Adele DeGarde * Gladys Egan - One of the Children * Frank Evans - Sheriff's Deputy * Ruth Hart - At the Ball * Guy Hedlund - At the Ball (unconfirmed) * James Kirkwood - Sheriff * Henry Lehrman - At the Ball * Stephanie Longfellow - At the Ball (unconfirmed) * Jeanie MacPherson - At the Ball * W. Chrystie Miller - In Bar * Owen Moore - At the Ball * Anthony O'Sull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Modern Prodigal
''The Modern Prodigal'' is a 1910 American short drama silent black and white film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is based on the novel by Bess Meredyth. Cast * Guy Hedlund as The Prodigal Son * Clara T. Bracy as The Prodigal's Mother * George Nichols as The Sheriff * Kate Bruce as The Sheriff's Wife * Jack Pickford as The Sheriff's Son * William J. Butler as A Farmer * Edward Dillon as Guard * Frank Evans as Guard * Francis J. Grandon as At Post Office * Robert Harron as At Post Office * Dell Henderson as At Post Office * James Kirkwood Sr. * W. Chrystie Miller * Anthony O'Sullivan as At Farewell * Alfred Paget as Guard * Lester Predmore as One of the Boys Swimming * Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ... References External links * {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fugitive (1910 Film)
''The Fugitive'' is a 1910 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Library of Congress and at George Eastman House. The script was by John MacDonagh, who would later fight in the Easter Rising under the command of his brother, Thomas MacDonagh, one of the seven signatories of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, who would be executed by the British along with 15 other leaders after the Rising. John MacDonagh's script was originally on an Orange/Green theme, and set in Ireland where unionists and nationalists were at war, rather than the American Civil War theme to which it was adapted. The plot involves two soldiers, one Confederate and one Union, who leave their families to go to war. After a skirmish they end up separated from their own sides; the Union soldier shoots the Confederate. Escaping from pursuing Confederates, he looks for refuge in the house of his enemy's family. Cast * Kate Bruce as Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lucky Toothache
''The Lucky Toothache'' is a 1910 silent film short directed by Frank Powell and starring Mary Pickford and Mack Sennett. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. The film survives because it was transferred by the Library of Congress from a paper print.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.108 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Cast * - Bessie * - Tom * - Bessie's Mother * |
What The Daisy Said
''What the Daisy Said'' is a one-reel film (about 12 minutes) made by D. W. Griffith for Biograph in 1910. Plot The film opens upon two sisters (Martha, played by Mary Pickford, and Millie, played by Gertrude Robinson) standing in a field of daisies. Millie plucks the petals off of one to divine whether he loves me... he loves me not. The girls part ways; Martha's next stop is the vegetable patch in which a lanky farmhand diligently labors with a shovel. She passes up the farmhand's polite offer to become sweethearts and promptly steals away to town to get her palm read by a woman fortuneteller. There, a mustachioed gypsy catches her eye, and he tells her a fortune in which he "plans her future to his liking". The pair run off together, crossing a brook into which he saves her from falling. They arrive at a waterfall where he "induces her to believe his prophecy must be true". After that brief exchange, Martha jubilantly skips home, passing the lanky farmhand who pays h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unchanging Sea
''The Unchanging Sea'' is a 1910 American drama film that was directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress film archive. Plot The film starts with intertitles that reads “three fishers went sailing to the west, away to the west as the sun went down. Each thought on the woman who loved him best, and the women stood watching them out of the town.” A young married couple are enjoying life by going to the beach. They run into workers on the beach and they all seem in awe of the happy couple. The young couple goes back to the beach but the wife watches her husband go out to sea on a boat. She waves her husband and the other sailors bye and waits for them to return. Days go by and the wife and other wives go back to the beach to see if they’ve returned. Three corpses are laying in the ocean and brought back to land. The wife brings her baby back to the same beach waiting for her husband to return. Years go by and the baby is now a child an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramona (1910 Film)
''Ramona'' is a 1910 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel ''Ramona.'' Through a love story, the early silent short explores racial injustice to Native Americans and stars Mary Pickford and Henry B. Walthall. A copy of the print survives in the Library of Congress film archive. The film was remade in 1928 (dir. Edwin Carewe) with Dolores del Río and 1936 (dir. Henry King) with Loretta Young. Plot ''Ramona'' chronicles the romance between Ramona (Mary Pickford), a Spanish orphan from the prestigious Moreno family, and Alessandro (Henry B. Walthall), an Indian who appears on her family's ranch one day. Ramona's foster mother's son Felipe (Francis J. Grandon) proclaims his love for Ramona, but she rejects him because she has fallen for Alessandro. They fall deeply in love, yet their desire to wed is denied by Ramona's foster mother, who reacts by exiling Alessandro from her ranch. He returns to his village, only to find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Romance Of The Western Hills
''A Romance of the Western Hills'' is a 1910 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Cast * Mary Pickford as Indian * Alfred Paget as Indian * Arthur V. Johnson as Indian * Kate Bruce as Tourist * Dell Henderson as Tourist * Blanche Sweet * Charles West as The Nephew * Dorothy West as Tourist * Kathlyn Williams as Second Woman See also * List of American films of 1910 * D. W. Griffith filmography * Mary Pickford filmography * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 and 1959. ---- 1909 - 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1919 - Later fi ... References External links * 1910 films 1910 drama films 1910 short films Silent American drama films American silent short films Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Brothers (film)
''The Two Brothers'' is a 1910 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Arthur V. Johnson as Jose * Dell Henderson as Manuel * Kate Bruce as The Mother * Marion Leonard as Red Rose * Charles West as A Suitor / A Mexican * Henry B. Walthall as Pedro * W. Chrystie Miller as Priest * Art Acord * Linda Arvidson as Mexican * Florence Barker as Mexican * Gertrude Claire as Mexican * Hoot Gibson * George Nichols * Anthony O'Sullivan as Mexican * Alfred Paget as Mexican * Mary Pickford as Mexican * Billy Quirk as Mexican * Mack Sennett as One of Pedro's Men * Dorothy West as Mexican See also * List of American films of 1910 * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films. Background Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ... * D. W. Griffith filmography * Mary Pickford fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman From Mellon's
''The Woman from Mellon's'' is a 1910 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford and Billy Quirk. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. It is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.211 c. 1978 by The American Film Institute Cast * as Harry Townsend * George Nichols as James Pertersby * as Mary Petersby, The Daughter ''rest of cast'' * |
All On Account Of The Milk
''All on Account of the Milk'' is a 1910 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Powell and starring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet. The short was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, the Biograph Company using one of the many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry that were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress. The film was distributed as a one reel production. Cast * Mary Pickford as The Young Woman * Kate Bruce as The Young Woman's Mother * Blanche Sweet as The Maid * Mack Sennett as The Farmhand * Arthur V. Johnson as The Young Contractor * Flora Finch * Jack Pickford as At Construction Site See also * List of American films of 1910 * Mary Pickford filmography * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 and 1959. ---- 1909 - 1910 - 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
