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Alfred Santell
Alfred Allen Santell (1895–1981), was an American film director and film producer. Santell directed over 60 films, beginning in 1917, most of which were two-reel comedy short subjects for Hal Roach and other productions companies. Taking up feature films from about 1924, Santell worked for several major studios. In 1934, he was married to actress Jane N. Keithley; they remained married until her death. He left the business in 1947 after a contract dispute with Republic Studios. Santell died on June 19, 1981, in Salinas, California. Partial filmography * '' Beloved Rogues'' (1917) * '' A Whirlwind of Whiskers'' (1917) * ''It Might Happen to You'' (1920) * '' Wildcat Jordan'' (1922) * ''Lights Out'' (1923) * ''Empty Hearts'' (1924) * '' The Man Who Played Square'' (1924) * ''Fools in the Dark'' (1924) * '' Parisian Nights'' (1925) * '' The Marriage Whirl'' (1925) * ''Classified'' (1925) * '' Bluebeard's Seven Wives'' (1926) * '' The Dancer of Paris'' (1926) * ''Just Another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of California cities by population, fourth most populous in California and List of United States cities by population, 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the County statistics of the United States, fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dancer Of Paris
''The Dancer of Paris'' is a lost 1926 American silent drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was directed by Alfred Santell and starred Dorothy Mackaill. A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film still exists. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Florida flapper Consuelo Cox accepts Sir Roy Martel's proposal, but then overhears him say that he does not really intend to marry her and discovers that his love for her is of the basest sort. She breaks her engagement and swears revenge, vowing to ruin him. Consuelo goes to Paris, becomes a professional dancer at the Boule Rouge, and obtains the apartment across from Sir Roy. At a bachelor party she performs at, the nude female statutes suddenly come to life and join in the festivities. Consuelo falls in love with Noel Anson, a friend of her uncles. Sir Roy, dying in his apartment, calls for her. She dances for him in a decidedly abbreviated costume until he passes, and then fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea Wolf (1930 Film)
''The Sea Wolf'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alfred Santell and written by S. N. Behrman and Ralph Block. The film stars Milton Sills, Jane Keithley, Raymond Hackett, Mitchell Harris, Nat Pendleton, and John Rogers. It is based on the 1904 novel ''The Sea-Wolf'' by Jack London. The film was released on September 21, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Milton Sills as 'Wolf' Larsen *Jane Keithley as Lorna Marsh * Raymond Hackett as Allen Rand *Mitchell Harris as 'Death' Larsen *Nat Pendleton as Smoke * John Rogers as Mugridge *Harold Kinney as Leach * Sam Allen as Neilson *Harry Tenbrook as Axel Johnson ''Bear of Oakland'' The large barkentine rigged museum ship, ''Bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the N ...'', moored in Oakland, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Of The Rio Grande (1929 Film)
''Romance of the Rio Grande'' (also: En kärleksnatt vid Rio Grande) is a 1929 American pre-Code Western 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 Majel Coleman (February 22, 1903 – July 27, 1980) was an American film actress and model from Mason, Ohio. Most of her 11 film credits are silent movie features. Early life Coleman was born in Mason, Ohio (just north of Cincinnati, Ohio) to ... as Dorry Wayne * Merrill McCormick as Luca References External links Romance of the Rio Grande @ IMDb.com* 1929 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Beds (1929 Film)
''Twin Beds'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Alfred Santell and written by F. McGrew Willis. It is based on the 1914 play '' Twin Beds'' by Edward Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo. The film stars Jack Mulhall, Patsy Ruth Miller, Edythe Chapman, Knute Erickson, Jocelyn Lee and Nita Martan. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 14, 1929. Plot Elsie Dolan (Patsy Ruth Miller), accidentally finding herself in the office of songwriter Danny Brown (Jack Mulhall), achieves Broadway success with Danny's help. Marrying Danny out of gratitude, she is temporarily enchanted by her egotistical leading man Monty Solari (Armand Kaliz), leading to an evening of misunderstandings, door-slammings and hasty retreats under the bed when the very-married Solari wanders drunkenly into Danny and Elsie's apartment. Previously filmed in 1920, Twin Beds was memorably remade in 1942 with George Brent, Joan Bennett and Mischa Auer. Cast *Jack Mulhall as Danny Brown *Patsy Ruth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is Heaven
''This Is Heaven'' is a 1929 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Vilma Bánky. It was produced by Samuel Goldwyn and released through United Artists. The film concerns a newly arrived Hungarian immigrant learns to accustom herself to the new and strange life she finds in New York City. Plot At Ellis Island in New York City, Eva Petrie (Vilma Bánky), a newly arrived Hungarian immigrant meets her uncle, Frank Chase, a subway motorman, and his daughter, Mamie, with whom she will reside in the Bronx, Mamie gains Eva a job as a cook and waitress at Child's Restaurant on Fifth Avenue, and tries unsuccessfully, to interest her in wealthy men. Eva spots Jimmy on the subway one morning, he is wearing a chauffeur's cap, though he is actually a millionaire. Later, she is sent to preside over a griddle at a charity bazaar, where she becomes reacquainted Jimmy —while pretending to be an exiled Russian princess. He realizes the deception and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheel Of Chance
''Wheel of Chance'' is a lost 1928 silent film feature directed by Alfred Santell and starring Richard Barthelmess. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Cast *Richard Barthelmess as Nilolai Turkeltaub/Jacob Taline *Bodil Rosing as Sara Turkeltaub *Warner Oland as Mosher Turkeltaub *Anne Schaefer as Hanscha Talinef *Lina Basquette as Ada Berkowitz *Margaret Livingston as Josie Drew * Sidney Franklin as Pa Berkowitz *Martha Franklin as Ma Berkowitz *Lon Poff Alonzo M. "Lon" Poff (February 8, 1870 – August 8, 1952) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 100 films between 1917 and 1951. Born in Bedford, Indiana, he was the son of Mrs. Mary E. Poff, and he had a sister, Grace Poff. H ... (uncredited) * Robert Nolan (uncredited) Preservation status *The film is currently considered lost. References External links * * double-exposure portrait of Richard Barthelmess playing two rolesarchived) 1928 films American silent feature film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Girl (1928 Film)
''Show Girl'' is a 1928 American comedy-drama film starring Alice White and Donald Reed. It was based on the first of J. P. McEvoy's two Dixie Dugan novels, as was the 1929 musical. It was followed by a sequel, '' Show Girl in Hollywood'' (1930). While the film has no audible dialogue, it is accompanied by a Vitaphone sound-on-disc soundtrack with a musical score and sound effects. Plot Dixie Dugan, a Brooklyn cutie, goes to the offices of theatrical producers Eppus and Kibbitzer and exposes her perfections in a bathing suit. Eppus and Kibbitzer express interest in her future and arrange for her to work in a nightclub act with Álvarez Romano. One evening Dixie accompanies wealthy sugardaddy Jack Milton to his apartment, and Álvarez stalks in and wounds Milton with a knife. Jimmy Doyle, a cynical tabloid reporter in love with Dixie, gets the story for his newspaper's front page. Dixie is then kidnaped by Álvarez, but quickly manages to free herself. Jimmy persuades her to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come (1928 Film)
''The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' is a lost 1928 silent film drama directed by Alfred Santell and starring Richard Barthelmess. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. The film is a remake of a 1920 Goldwyn Pictures film with the same title starring Jack Pickford, also lost. Cast * Richard Barthelmess as Chad Buford * Molly O'Day as Melissa Turner * Nelson McDowell as Old Joel Turner * Martha Mattox as Maw Turner * Victor Potel as Tom Turner * Mark Hamilton as Dolph Turner * William Bertram as Caleb Haazel *Walter P. Lewis as Old Tad Dillon * Gardner James as Daws Dillon * Ralph Yearsley as Tad Dillon * Gustav von Seyffertitz as Nathan Cherry * Robert Milasch as The Circuit Rider * Claude Gillingwater as Major Buford *David Torrence as General Dean *Eulalie Jensen Eulalie Jensen (December 24, 1884 – October 7, 1952) was an American actress on the New York stage and in silent films. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she was selected a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gorilla (1927 Film)
''The Gorilla'' is an American 1927 silent mystery film directed by Alfred Santell based on the play '' The Gorilla'' by Ralph Spence. It stars Charles Murray, Fred Kelsey, and Walter Pidgeon. Following the success of Spence's play on Broadway, production on a film adaptation was set to start on March 1927, while principal photography only began in August 1927. ''The Gorilla'' premiered in Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio and in St. Louis, Missouri on November 5, 1927. The film received positive reviews from ''The Chicago Tribune'', ''Variety'', and ''Harrison's Reports'' while being dismissed by ''The New York Times''. The play was adapted again as '' The Gorilla'' in 1930 and '' The Gorilla'' (1939). The 1927 version of the film is considered a lost film. Plot As the film is considered a lost film, specific details on the plot are not clear. This plot summary combines details from the Library of Congress, the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, and the ''Harrison's Reports''. Some plo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Patent Leather Kid
''The Patent Leather Kid'' is a 1927 American silent drama film about a self-centered boxer who performs a heroic act in World War I that severely wounds him. It was directed by Alfred Santell and stars Richard Barthelmess, Molly O'Day, Lawford Davidson, Matthew Betz and Arthur Stone. The film was adapted by Gerald C. Duffy ( titles), Winifred Dunn, Casey Robinson (uncredited) and Adela Rogers St. Johns from the story by Rupert Hughes. Barthelmess was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. A copy of the film is held by the Library of Congress and a 16mm print exists at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. Cast * Richard Barthelmess as the Patent Leather Kid * Molly O'Day as Curley Boyle * Lawford Davidson as Lt. Hugo Breen * Matthew Betz as Jake Stuke * Arthur Stone as Jimmy Kinch * Ray Turner as Mabile Molasses * Hank Mann as Sergeant * Walter James as Officer Riley * Lucien Prival as the German Officer * Nigel De Brulier as the Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchids And Ermine
Orchids and Ermine is a 1927 silent film comedy starring Colleen Moore, filmed partly on location in New York. The film still exists. This was Mickey Rooney's first feature-length film (his first film being a short subject released in 1926). Story Set in New York City, flapper Pink Watson ( Colleen Moore) works as a telephone operator at a cement factory and dreams of marrying rich. Her constant daydreaming of wealth annoys her fellow workers, and ruins the heart of one of her worshipping colleagues. Instead, she interviews at the De Luxe Hotel on Fifth Avenue for the job of hotel switchboard operator, and lands the position despite the large number of women soliciting. During her first day, she befriends Ermintrude De Vere (Gwen Lee), and is invited to accompany her on a date with a young millionaire named Mr. Vandergriff (Brooks Benedict), who is later revealed as a scheming chauffeur at Long Island. Jenkins' boss, an old millionaire, fires him and tries to flirt with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
