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Albert Conti
Albert Maroica Blasius Franz Maria, ''Ritter'' Conti von Cedassamare (29 January 1887 – 18 January 1967), commonly known as Albert Conti, was an Austrian Americans, Austrian-American actor. He was a member of the noble Kaboga family. Biography Conti was born in the village of Gorizia (now, part of Italy), an achieved moderate fame as an actor in American films, but first he specialized in law (high school and law college in Graz) and natural science, and married Patricia Cross. When World War I began, he became an officer. He was the son of Albert, Ritter Conti von Cedassamare and his wife, Countess Marie Bernhardine Anna Kaboga family, Kaboga, a member of an old Ragusan/Dubrovnik noble family (''see'': House of Caboga). After his discharge from the Austrian army at the close of World War I, he came to America like many other now-impoverished postwar Europeans from both sides of the conflict. Emigration to U.S.A. Conti emigrated to the United States via the Port of Philadelphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorizia
Gorizia (; ; , ; ; ) is a town and (municipality) in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia and is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a Twin cities (geographical proximity), twin town of Nova Gorica has developed on the other side of the modern-day Italy–Slovenia border. The region was subject to territorial dispute between Italy and Yugoslavia after World War II: after the new boundaries were established in 1947 and the old town was left to Italy, Nova Gorica was built on the Yugoslav side. The two towns constitute a conurbation, which also includes the Slovenian municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba. Since May 2011, these three towns have been joined in a common trans-border metropolitan zone, administered by a joint administration board. The name of the town comes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco (1930 Film)
''Morocco '' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, and Adolphe Menjou. Based on the 1927 novel ''Amy Jolly'' (the on-screen credits state: from the play 'Amy Jolly') by Benno Vigny and adapted by Jules Furthman, the film is about a cabaret singer and a Legionnaire who fall in love during the Rif War, and whose relationship is complicated by his womanizing and the appearance of a rich man who is also in love with her. The film is famous for a scene in which Dietrich performs a song dressed in a man's tailcoat and kisses another woman (to the embarrassment of the latter), both of which were considered scandalous for the period. Dietrich was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, von Sternberg for Best Director, Hans Dreier for Best Art Direction, and Lee Garmes for Best Cinematography. In 1992, ''Morocco'' was selected for preservation in the United States Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil Dancer
''The Devil Dancer'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The film stars Gilda Gray. For his work on this film, '' The Magic Flame'' and '' Sadie Thompson'', cinematographer George Barnes was nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony in 1929. Cast * Gilda Gray as Takla (The Devil Dancer) * Clive Brook as Stephen Athelstan * Anna May Wong as Sada * Serge Temoff as Beppo * Michael Vavitch as Hassim * Sōjin Kamiyama as Sadik Lama * Anne Schaefer as Tana * Albert Conti as Arnold Guthrie * Martha Mattox as Isabel * Kalla Pasha as Toy * James B. Leong as The Grand Lama * William H. Tooker as Lathrop * Claire Du Brey as Audrey * Nora Cecil as Julia * Barbara Tennant as The White Woman * Herbert Evans (uncredited minor part) * Jack Harvey (uncredited minor part) * Ura Mita (uncredited minor part) * Clarissa Selwynne (uncredited minor part) Preservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chinese Parrot
''The Chinese Parrot'' (1926) is the second novel in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers and is the first in which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California. The story concerns a valuable string of pearls which is purchased by a wealthy and eccentric financier. The handsome young son of the jeweller is assigned to deliver the pearls to the financier's vacation home in a desert area of California. Because of his long association with the owner of the pearls (before joining the police force, he was her houseboy), Charlie Chan travels from Hawaii to California to also look after the pearls. After two mysterious deaths, first of a Chinese-speaking parrot and then of the household's Chinese man-of-all-work, Charlie Chan masquerades as a pidgin-speaking cook named Ah Kim and works undercover to solve the crimes. Along the way, the jeweller's son meets a beautiful young woman who works as a location scout and he decides to stay in the California desert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Me And The World Is Mine
''Love Me and the World Is Mine'' is a 1928 American silent romantic film directed by Ewald André Dupont (E.A. Dupont) and released by Universal Pictures. Plot Hannerl (Philbin) is a young woman growing up in Old Vienna. She falls in love with two men: A young army officer who can provide her love and security and an old wealthy man who can provide her a high-class life. She doesn't know who she wants to spend her life with, but must make her decision. Cast * Mary Philbin as Hannerl * Norman Kerry as Von Vigilatti * Betty Compson as Mitzel * Henry B. Walthall as Van Denbosch * Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Van Denbosch * Charles Sellon as Mr. Thule * Martha Mattox as Mrs. Thule * George Siegmann as Porter * Robert Anderson as Orderly * Albert Conti as Billie * Emily Fitzroy as The Porter's Wife * Charles Puffy as Coachman Preservation The film survives in copies held at Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and the Danish Film Institute, Copenhagen Copenhag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mockery (1927 Film)
''Mockery'' (1927) is an cinema of the United States, American silent film about the Russian Revolution (1917), Russian Revolution starring Lon Chaney. The movie was the second film made in Hollywood by Denmark, Danish director Benjamin Christensen and stars Chaney as a Siberian peasant who aids a countess (played by Barbara Bedford (actor), Barbara Bedford) who is threatened by the encroaching insurgency. The screenplay was written by Bradley King, based on a story by Benjamin Christensen, which in turn was adapted from a short story by Stig Esbern. The sets were designed by Cedric Gibbons and Alexander Toluboff. The film's original shooting title was ''Terror''. It was in production from May 19, 1927 to June 27, 1927, and cost $187,000 to make. The film grossed $751,000 worldwide. Johnny Mack Brown, who later became a famous Western star, played a soldier in a small uncredited role. Stills exist showing Chaney's make-up as Sergei. Plot The film is set during the civil war bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille (1926 Feature Film)
''Camille'' is a 1926 American silent film based on the play adaptation of ''La Dame aux Camélias'' (''The Lady of the Camellias'') by Alexandre Dumas, ''fils'', first published in French as a novel in 1848 and as a play in 1852. Adapted by Fred de Gresac, George Marion Jr., Olga Printzlau, and Chandler Sprague, ''Camille'' was a directed by Fred Niblo and starred Norma Talmadge as Camille and Gilbert Roland as her lover, Armand. It was produced by the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation and released by First National Pictures. The film's score was composed by William Axt. Plot summary Marguerite Gautier (Norma Talmadge), known as "Camille" due to her fondness for camellia flowers, is a beautiful and popular courtesan in 1840s Paris. Despite her glamorous lifestyle supported by wealthy patrons, including the aging Baron de Varville ( Harvey Clark) and the controlling Count de Varville ( Oscar Beregi, Sr.), Marguerite suffers from tuberculosis and leads an empty existence beneat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blonde Saint
''The Blonde Saint'' is a 1926 American silent romantic adventure film directed by Svend Gade. It was produced by Sam E. Rork and released through First National Pictures. Lewis Stone and Doris Kenyon star and young newcomer Gilbert Roland is featured. The plot of the film bears a striking resemblance to the plot of the Warner Brothers talkie, '' One Way Passage'' (1932), although this silent film appears to have been more exotic. Plot As described in a film magazine review, playboy Sebastian Maure has taken an interest in the prim and proper Ghirlaine "Anne" Bellamy, but she resists him as he has such a reputation, believed in nothing, and lived but to satisfy his own desires. Her better self tells her to go with the more virtuous Vincent Pamfort, and she finally tells Maure that she is going to leave to go to England to be with Pamfort. Maure gets her to go on a ship going to Palermo, and when near Sicily he grabs Anne and jumps overboard. They swim to a small island with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watch Your Wife
''Watch Your Wife'' is a 1926 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Svend Gade and starring Virginia Valli, Pat O'Malley, and Nat Carr. Plot As described in a film magazine review, James Langham and his wife Claudia are divorced, and Count Alphonse Marsac woos Claudia. James hires Gladys Moon from an agency that advertises "wives for rent," but really provides housekeepers for hire, with working hours being from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. A storm forces Gladys to remain overnight at the James house. Claudia, repenting of the minor squabbles that caused their divorce, shows up the next morning, but flees at the sight of Gladys. James follows her and gets her off a train on which she was about to leave with Marsac. The couple become reconciled. Cast * Virginia Valli as Claudia Langham * Pat O'Malley as James Langham * Nat Carr as Benjamin Harris * Helen Lee Worthing as Gladys Moon * Albert Conti as Alphonse Marsac * Aggie Herring as Madame Buff * Nora Hayden as Maid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eagle (1925 Film)
''The Eagle'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, and Louise Dresser. Based on the posthumously published 1841 novel ''Dubrovsky (novel), Dubrovsky'' by Alexander Pushkin, the film is about a lieutenant in the Russian army who catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. After he rejects her advances and flees, she puts out a warrant for his arrest, dead or alive. When he learns that his father has been persecuted and killed, he dons a black mask and becomes an outlaw. Black Eagle does not exist in the novel and was inspired by the performance of Douglas Fairbanks as Zorro in ''The Mark of Zorro (1920 film), The Mark of Zorro''. Plot Vladimir Dubrovsky (Valentino), a Lieutenant serving in the Imperial Guard of the Russian army, comes to the notice of the Catherine the Great, Czarina (Louise Dresser) when he rescues Mascha (Vilma Bánky), a beautiful young lady, and her aunt trapped in a runaway st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merry Widow (1925 Film)
''The Merry Widow'' is a 1925 American silent romantic drama, black comedy film directed and written by Erich von Stroheim. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film stars Mae Murray, John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert, Roy D'Arcy, and Tully Marshall, with pre-fame uncredited appearances by Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. The film is based on Franz Lehár's 1905 The Merry Widow, operetta of the same name, and was its second film adaptation, the first The Merry Widow (1918 film), being a 1918 Hungary, Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. Plot As described in film magazine reviews, Prince Danilo meets Sally the dancer and, when he proposes marriage, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco and Queen Milena object because she is a commoner. Sally marries Baron Sadoja, an old wealthy roue who later dies from a stroke. Prince Danilo’s parents now encourage the marriage. A slurring remark is the cause of a duel between the cousins and Danilo is wounded, sacrificing his cousin wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merry-Go-Round (1923 Film)
''Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1923 American feature film directed by Erich von Stroheim (uncredited) and Rupert Julian, starring Norman Kerry and Mary Philbin, and released by Universal Pictures.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Merry-Go-Round'' at silentera.com A copy of the film is held in a collection and it has been released on DVD. Plot As described in a film magazine, Count Franz Maxmilian (Kerry), a happy-go-lucky, irresponsible count, is attached to the Austrian court of Emperor Francis Joseph (Vaverka) and by the Emperor’s mandate is affianced to Gisella (Wallace), the daughter of the Minister of War and a woman he does not love. Having by chance met the innocent little organ-grinder Agnes (Philbin), a peasant toiling in Vienna’s amuse ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
