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Aileen Manning
Aileen Manning (January 20, 1886 – March 25, 1946) was an American film actress. Manning was in demand as a character actress in silent films. She was known for her roles in silent and early talkie films, including ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1927) and ''Huckleberry Finn'' (1931). About her performance in '' Everybody's Sweetheart'' (1920), ''Variety'' wrote that she "makes the character necessarily disagreeable, but true to life". She played Queen Anne in '' A Lady of Quality'' (1924); it was noted that she bore a resemblance to the character she was playing. She played another queen, Elizabeth I, in the MGM short '' The Virgin Queen'' (1928). Manning lived at Hollywood-by-the-Sea. She died on March 25, 1946 in Hollywood. Filmography * '' A Regular Fellow'' (1919) as Mrs. Horatio Grimm * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1920) as Cousin Lucy * ''Heart of Twenty'' (1920) as Aunt Lucy * '' Everybody's Sweetheart'' (1920) as Mrs. Willing * '' Her Husband's Friend'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Character Actress
A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to be almost unrecognizable from part to part, and yet play many, many roles convincingly and memorably. .." The term, often contrasted with that of leading actor, is somewhat abstract and open to interpretation. In a literal sense, all actors can be considered character actors since they all play "characters", but the term more commonly refers to an actor who frequently plays a distinctive and important supporting role. Character actors are generally well-known and recognizable by the audience (by appearance if not by name), even if they play different types of roles in different movies. A character actor may play characters who are very different from the actor's off-screen real-life personality, while in another sense a character actor ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tailor-Made Man (1922 Film)
''A Tailor-Made Man'' is a 1922 American comedy silent film directed by Joe De Grasse and written by Albert Ray. The film stars Charles Ray, Tom Ricketts, Ethel Grandin, Victor Potel, Stanton Heck, Edythe Chapman, and Irene. The film was released on August 5, 1922, by United Artists. It is not known whether the film currently survives. at silentera.com Plot summary Cast * Charles Ray as John Paul Bart * as Anton Huber * |
Stella Maris (1925 Film)
''Stella Maris'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin, written by Mary Alice Scully and based on a William J. Locke's 1913 novel. The film is a remake of the 1918 version, starring Mary Pickford. Plot Stella Maris was born paralyzed and has lived all of her life in her bed in a London mansion. Her parents died and she was left a fortune by the aunt for whom she was named. She lives with her wealthy aunt and uncle who, along with a close family friend, Walter Herold, and first cousin, John Riska, do not want her to be exposed to all the bad things happening in the world. John and Walter frequently visit her. Love grows between John and Stella Maris. John, however, has a dark secret of being trapped in an unhappy marriage with Louise. Louise wants a servant and hires orphan Unity Blake. Louise beats Unity up after an incident, which results in Louise being sent to jail. John decides to adopt Unity and takes care of her. This results in Unity falling in l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thank You (1925 Film)
''Thank You'' is a 1925 American comedy film directed by John Ford. This film is based on a 1921 Broadway play, ''Thank You'', by Winchell Smith and Tom Cushing. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a millionaire banishes his wild son to a chicken farm near a small, slow town. Excitement comes with the arrival from Paris of the local minister’s daughter, for whom the Parisian modistes have done their utmost. She and the young man hit it off too well to please the village gossips, but the gossips lose on every point. Cast * Alec B. Francis as David Lee * Jacqueline Logan as Diane Lee * George O'Brien as Kenneth Jamieson * J. Farrell MacDonald as Andy * George Fawcett as Cornelius Jamieson * Cyril Chadwick as Mr. Jones * Edith Bostwick as Mrs. Jones * Marion Harlan as Milly Jones * Vivia Ogden as Miss Blodgett * James Neill as Doctor Cobb * Billy Rinaldi as Sweet, Jr. * Aileen Manning as Hannah * Maurice Murphy as Willie Jones * Robert Milasch as Sweet, Sr. * Ida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Rouge
''Under the Rouge'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Lewis H. Moomaw and starring Eileen Percy, Tom Moore and Eddie Phillips. After being arrested for safe-breaking, a man goes home to try and patch things up with his former girlfriend. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Kitty and Whitey are drawn into the criminal underworld by circumstances although basically they are of fine metal. When the war comes, Whitey receives military decorations for bravery. Returning home to the United States, he is again tempted to enter his old haunts. Kitty is now a beautiful young woman. Although Whitey has always loved her, she regards him like a brother. Whitey and his pal Skeeter are caught during a robbery. Skeeter is killed and Whitey is convicted. But a friendly detective urges him to “go straight” and secures his release. Kitty has become friends with Martha who, it is learned, is Skeeter’s mother. Fred, cashier of the bank and a visitor at the house, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enticement
''Enticement'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Mary Astor, Clive Brook, and Ian Keith. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Leonore Bewlay (Astor), recently grown into womanhood, while in Switzerland meets a childhood friend, Richard Valyran (Keith), who has become an opera singer. When she is injured, she is shocked into a bewilderment of panic and flees when, as he undresses her to assist, he also kisses her. She marries Henry Wallis (Brook), a devout Englishman, but is disliked by his relatives. Val's wife names Leonore as a correspondent in her divorce suit and Henry loses faith in her. She goes to Val, who still loves her, but he refuses her when he learns that she still loves Henry. In order to free her from any notoriety, Val kills himself. Henry, awed by this sacrifice, takes Leonore back and they find happiness together. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Enticement'' located in any film archives, it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge Of Sighs (1925 Film)
''The Bridge of Sighs'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Louis D. Lighton and Hope Loring. The film stars Dorothy Mackaill, Creighton Hale, Richard Tucker, Alec B. Francis, Ralph Lewis, and Cliff Saum. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 1, 1925. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Billy, the son of William Craig, rushes to the rescue of Linda Harper when she is almost hit by a taxi. He finds out that she is the daughter of an old employee of his father. Billy wins her friendship and love. When Billy's father refuses to give him more money to spend, he thinks it is a great joke to take it from a pile on his father's desk. John Harper is accused of stealing the money and is sent to prison. Billy confesses his guilt, but his father has him shanghaied to prevent any shame to his mother. Billy returns to find his mother dead and Harper at home ill after serving his prison sentence. Harper's only request is that the trut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snob (1924 Film)
''The Snob'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Monta Bell. The film starred Norma Shearer and John Gilbert (prior to their stardom), together with Phyllis Haver, Conrad Nagel, and Hedda Hopper. The film was written by Monta Bell, and was based on the novel ''The Snob: The Story of a Marriage'' by Helen Reimensnyder Martin. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, just as Nancy Claxton (Shearer) finished at a convent school, her wealthy father Sherwood (Sackville) is killed in a roadhouse brawl. Stung by the disgrace, she disappears and her sweetheart, Herrick (Nagel), is unable to find her. Three years pass and Nancy is teaching school in the quaint Mennonite colony in Pennsylvania. She falls in love with an ambitious teacher, Eugene (Gilbert). They become engaged and Eugene gets a job as professor at an academy in a nearby town. He becomes popular and conceited, succeeds in winning favor of Dorothy (Haver), whose father owns the school. Eugene is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of Youth
''The House of Youth'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Jacqueline Logan, Malcolm McGregor and Gloria Grey.Munden p.366 Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Corinna Endicott * Malcolm McGregor as Spike Blaine * Vernon Steele as Rhodes Winston * Gloria Grey as Amy Marsden * Richard Travers as Mitch Hardy * Rosa Castro as Linda Richards * Edwin B. Tilton as Cornelius Endicott * Aileen Manning Aileen Manning (January 20, 1886 – March 25, 1946) was an American film actress. Manning was in demand as a character actress in silent films. She was known for her roles in silent and early talkie films, including ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1927) ... as Aunt Maggie Endicott * Hugh Metcalfe as Butler * Barbara Tennant as Mrs. Mitch Hardy * Nola Luxford as Society Girl 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 Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovers' Lane (1924 Film)
''Lovers' Lane'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent romantic comedy film based upon the play by Clyde Fitch and directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Robert Ellis (actor, born 1892), Robert Ellis and Gertrude Olmstead. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, when Dr. Singleton (Ellis) tells his sweetheart, Mary Larkin (Olmstead), that even though he loves her he will not surrender his practice in their small New England town, she becomes peeved and encourages a stranger. Dr. Stone (Periolat), an old-timer and anti-modern method practitioner, has told a divorcee that her lame child is incurable. Singleton takes them both into his home and is successful in his operation upon the youngster. Mary decides to marry Woodbridge (Kent), the stranger, and calls upon Singleton’s father (MacGregor), a local minister, to perform the ceremony. Tom is a witness, and when the divorcee (Dale) is also called it develops that she divorced Woodbridge for non-support. Seeing his child Dick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Street (1923 Film)
''Main Street'' is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1920 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Harry Beaumont. A Broadway play version of the novel was produced in 1921. It was the first film to be released after the foundation of Warner Bros. Pictures on April 4, 1923. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young city woman with advanced ideas marries a small town doctor, and go to live in a backwoods burg. Her irritation at the small talk and petty incidents which make up the lives of the townspeople finally culminate in her leaving home and going to work as a government clerk in Washington, D.C. After a time her husband follows her there and there is a reunion. Cast Box Office According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $510,000 domestically and $46,000 foreign. Preservation status ''Main Street'' is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody's Money
''Nobody's Money'' is a lost 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Wallace Worsley and written by Beulah Marie Dix based on a play of the same name by William LeBaron. The film stars Jack Holt, Wanda Hawley, Harry Depp, Robert Schable, Walter McGrail, Josephine Crowell, and Julia Faye. The film was released on January 28, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Future director Henry Hathaway worked as an assistant on this film. Plot As described in a film magazine, the two young writers Carl Russell (Schable) and Frank Carey (McGrail) score success with a novel titled ''The Breathless Bridal'' to which they have signed the name "Douglas Roberts." But a mistake in his income tax returns and a libel printing against State Governor Kendall (Clary) starts the law looking for the supposed author. While in this trouble they meet book agent John Webster (Holt). Webster agrees to pose as Roberts and takes his safe-cracking friend Edd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
