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Agostino Borgato
Agostino Borgato (June 30, 1871 – March 14, 1939), sometimes known as Al Borgato, was an Italian actor and director, before moving to Hollywood in the mid-1920s. Borgato acted and/or directed about fifteen films in his native Italy between 1915 and 1922. In the 1920s, he also acted on the stage in both Italy and England. In 1925 Borgato immigrated to the United States, where he began his American acting career in Herbert Brenon's silent film, '' The Street of Forgotten Men''. His Hollywood career would last fourteen years, during which time he would appear in 45 films (although some sources have him in as many as 62 films), having roles in such classic films as 1932's ''Murders in the Rue Morgue'' (starring Bela Lugosi, and the 1939 musical comedy version of ''The Three Musketeers'' (starring Don Ameche and The Ritz Brothers). His distinctive features and voice resulted from acromegaly. ''The Three Musketeers'' and '' Hotel Imperial'' were the last two films he worked on, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venice
Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 438 bridges. The islands are in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay lying between the mouths of the Po River, Po and the Piave River, Piave rivers (more exactly between the Brenta (river), Brenta and the Sile (river), Sile). As of 2025, 249,466 people resided in greater Venice or the Comune of Venice, of whom about 51,000 live in the historical island city of Venice (''centro storico'') and the rest on the mainland (''terraferma''). Together with the cities of Padua, Italy, Padua and Treviso, Italy, Treviso, Venice is included in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area (PATREVE), which is considered a statistical metropolitan area, with a total population of 2.6 million. The name is derived from the ancient Adr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Kiss In A Taxi
''A Kiss In A Taxi'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film starring Bebe Daniels and directed by Clarence Badger. It is based on a French play, ''A Kiss in a Taxi'', produced on Broadway in 1925. Famous Players–Lasky produced and Paramount Pictures distributed the film. Cast *Bebe Daniels as Ginette *Chester Conklin as Maraval *Douglas Gilmore as Lucien Cambolle *Henry Kolker as Leon Lambert *Richard Tucker as Henri Le Sage *Agostino Borgato as Pierre *Eulalie Jensen as Valentine Lambert *Rose Burdick as Gay Lady * Jocelyn Lee as Secretary Plot Bebe Daniels plays Ginette A waitress at Pierre's Café. She is in love with a poor artist named Lucien despite Lucien’s father's disapproval of their relationship, and rejects the affection of all other men. Whenever another man tries to kiss her she begins angrily breaking glassware. Patrons of the café find this behavior very amusing. A patron of the café named Leon Lambert decides to make an attempt to kiss Ginette. Later in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Of Paradise (1932 Film)
''Bird of Paradise'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic adventure drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Dolores del Río and Joel McCrea. Based on the 1912 play of the same name by Richard Walton Tully, it was released by RKO Radio Pictures. In 1960, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication per the Copyright Act of 1909. Plot As a yacht sails into an isolated tropical island chain somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, a large number of islanders in outrigger canoes paddle out to greet it. The islanders dive for trinkets the yacht's crew throws them. A shark arrives, setting off a panic as much with the crew as the islanders. Johnny Baker attempts to catch it hand casting with a large hook, but is yanked overboard when a loop of line attached to the impaled shark cinches around his ankle. Comely native swimmer Luana cuts through the rope with a knife she h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transgression (1931 Film)
''Transgression'' is a 1931 pre-Code American drama film directed by Herbert Brenon, using a screenplay written by Elizabeth Meehan, adapted from Kate Jordan's 1921 novel, ''The Next Corner''. The film stars Kay Francis (on loan from Paramount), Paul Cavanagh (on loan from Fox), and Ricardo Cortez, and deals with the romantic entanglements of a wealthy English businessman, his wife and a Spanish nobleman. The film is remake of a 1924 silent film named after the novel, which stars Dorothy Mackaill and Lon Chaney, as well as having Cortez in the same role as this film. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was premiered in New York City on June 12, 1931, with a national release two weeks later on June 27. Plot Required to travel to India for a year to oversee financial matters, English businessman Robert Maury (Paul Cavanagh) is in a quandary regarding his young wife, Elsie (Kay Francis). His older sister, Honora (Nance O'Neil), suggests that he leave her at their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maltese Falcon (1931 Film)
''The Maltese Falcon'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film based on the 1930 novel ''The Maltese Falcon'' by Dashiell Hammett and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film stars Ricardo Cortez as private detective Sam Spade and Bebe Daniels as ''femme fatale'' Ruth Wonderly. The supporting cast features Dudley Digges, Thelma Todd, Walter Long, Una Merkel, and Dwight Frye. Maude Fulton and Brown Holmes wrote the screenplay; one contemporaneous report said that Lucien Hubbard was assisting them. While the film was successful, its legacy was deeply hampered by the enforcement of the Hays Code. The film was remade by the studio twice, with its 1941 remake starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor overshadowing its predecessors. The film was not seen in its entirety until after the collapse of the Code in the mid-1960s. A print has been held by the Library of Congress since the 1970s. Plot In San Francisco, private investigator Sam Spade and his partner Miles Archer are hired b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Make-Up
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Behind may refer to: * ''Behind'' (album), a 1992 album by Superior * Behind (Australian rules football), a method of scoring in Australian rules football, awarding one point * "Behind" (song), a 2008 single by Flanders * Behind (restaurant), in London * Behind, a slang term for the buttocks The buttocks (: buttock) are two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of most mammals, located on the posterior of the pelvic region. In humans, the buttocks are located between the lower back and the perineum. They are composed of a lay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Voluntad Del Muerto
''La Voluntad del Muerto'' () is a Spanish-language version of '' The Cat Creeps'' (1930), both of which are now considered to be lost films. Both films were adaptations of the 1922 play '' The Cat and the Canary'' by John Willard. The film was directed by George Melford George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ... and stars Antonio Moreno, Lupita Tovar, Andrés de Segurola, Roberto E. Guzmán, Paul Ellis, Lucio Villegas, Agostino Borgato, Conchita Ballesteros, María Calvo, and Soledad Jiménez. A premiere gala was held for the film at Los Angeles' California Theatre on January 23, 1931. References External links * * 1930 films 1930 lost films 1930 multilingual films 1930s American films 1930s Spanish-language films American black-and-white films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot For Paris
''Hot for Paris'' is a 1929 American sound ( All-Talking) pre-Code black-and-white romantic adventure musical film. This film is believed to be lost. The film is also known as ''Fifì dimmi di sì'' in Italy and ''Un marido afortunado'' in Spain. The film length (metres) is 1710.84 m in the silent version and 2002.54 m (7 reels) in the sound version. Plot Cast *Victor McLaglen – John Patrick Duke * Fifi D'Orsay – Fifi Dupre *El Brendel – Axel Olson * Polly Moran – Polly * Lennox Pawle – Mr. Pratt *August Tollaire – Papa Gouset * George Fawcett – Chop Captain *Charles Judels – Charlott Gouset * Edward Dillon – Ship's Cook (as Eddie Dillon) * Rosita Marstini – Fifi's Mother * Agostino Borgato – Fifi's Father *Yola d'Avril – Yola Dupre Soundtrack * "Duke of Ka-ki-ak" :Music by Walter Donaldson :Lyrics by Edgar Leslie :Sung by Victor McLaglen * "Sweet Nothings of Love" :Music by Walter Donaldson :Lyrics by Edgar Leslie :Sung by Fifi D'Orsay * "If You W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Of The Rio Grande
''Romance of the Rio Grande'' (also: En kärleksnatt vid Rio Grande) is a 1929 American sound ( All-Talking) pre-Code Western musical film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Warner Baxter, Mona Maris, Mary Duncan, and Antonio Moreno. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation in both a Movietone talking version and also a silent version. Cast * Warner Baxter as Pablo Wharton Cameron * Mona Maris as Manuelita * Mary Duncan as Carlotta * Antonio Moreno as Juan * Robert Edeson as Don Fernando * Agostino Borgato as Vincente * Albert Roccardi as Padre Miguel * Charles Byer as Dick Rivers * Majel Coleman as Dorry Wayne * Merrill McCormick as Luca See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from silent film to sound film, sound, between 1926 and 1929. During this time a variety of recording syst ... R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Perfect Gentleman (1928 Film)
''A Perfect Gentleman'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film, directed by Clyde Bruckman, which stars Monty Banks, Ernest Wood, Henry Barrows, and Ruth Dwyer. Cast list * Monty Banks as Monty Brooks * Ernest Wood as George Cooper * Henry Barrows as John Wayne * Ruth Dwyer as His daughter * Arthur Thalasso as Ship's officer * Hazel Howell as His wife * Agostino Borgato as Barco * Mary Foy as The Aunt * Syd Crossley Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 an ... as The Valet * Jackie Coombs as The Baby References External links * * * 1928 films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Clyde Bruckman Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films 1928 comedy films 1920s English-language films 1920s American film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private Life Of Helen Of Troy
''The Private Life of Helen of Troy'' is a 1927 American silent comedy adventure film about Helen of Troy based on the 1925 novel of the same name by John Erskine, and adapted to screen by Gerald Duffy. The film was directed by Alexander Korda and starred María Corda as Helen, Lewis Stone as Menelaus, and Ricardo Cortez as Paris.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Private Life of Helen of Troy'' at silentera.com Cast * María Corda as Helen * as Menelaus * |
The Magic Flame
''The Magic Flame'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Henry King, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the 1900 play ''Konig Harlekin'' by Rudolph Lothar. George Barnes was nominated at the 1st Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work in ''The Magic Flame'', ''The Devil Dancer'', and '' Sadie Thompson''. The film promoted itself as the ''Romeo and Juliet'' of the circus upon its release. Plot Cast * Ronald Colman as Tito the Clown * Vilma Bánky as Bianca, the acrobat * Agostino Borgato as The Ringmaster * Gustav von Seyffertitz as The Chancellor * Harvey Clark as The Aide * Shirley Palmer as The Wife * Cosmo Kyrle Bellew as The Husband * George Davis as The Utility Man * André Cheron as The Manager * Vadim Uraneff as The Visitor * Meurnier-Surcouf as Sword Swallower * Raoul Paoli as Weight Thrower * William Bakewell * Lucille Ballart * Austen Jewell Preservation ''The Magic Flame'' is now considered to be a lost film. The first fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
