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Arline Pretty
Arline Pretty (September 5, 1885 – April 14, 1978) was an American film actress of the silent era. Life and career Pretty was born September 5, 1885, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a musician. For three years, Pretty acted on stage in Washington, D. C., with the Columbia Stock Company before debuting in films in 1913. Her early film experience was as a supporting actress for King Baggot at Universal. After that, she acted for the Vitagraph Company in leading ingenue parts. She appeared as the daughter of a jailer with Douglas Fairbanks in '' In Again, Out Again''. Pretty's film work included the Vitagraph serial ''The Secret Kingdom'' (1917), Selected filmography * '' One Best Bet'' (1914) * '' The Surprises of an Empty Hotel'' (1916) * '' In Again, Out Again'' (1917) * ''A Woman in Grey'' (1920) * ''Life'' (1920) * '' The Valley of Doubt'' (1920) * '' When the Devil Drives'' (1922) * '' Love in the Dark'' (1922) * ''Stormswept'' (1923) * '' The White Flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormswept
''Stormswept'' is a 1923 silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ... starring brothers Wallace Beery and Noah Beery. The advertising phrase used for the movie was "Wallace and Noah Beery, The Two Greatest Character Actors on the American Screen." The film was written by Winifred Dunn from the H. H. Van Loan story, and directed by Robert Thornby. A print of the film survives in London's BFI National Archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, William McCabe (Wallace Beery) is a bitter man seeking solitude in which to forget the wife whom he loved and who betrayed him. He wanders about the waterfront and, seeing a man falling from the deck, rescues him. The two become friends and when the rescued man, Shark Moran (Noah Beery), learns that William wants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Actresses
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Key to entries: : born in ''Nation'': this person was born abroad but was American by birth : ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life : a range is ''birth''–''death'' years : if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly A *Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 *Mariann Aalda born *Caroline Aaron born *Diahnne Abbott born *Rose Abdoo born *Paula Abdul born *Donzaleigh Abernathy born *Whitney Able born *Candice King, Candice Accola born *Amy Acker born *Jean Acker 1893–1978 *Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 *Isabella Acres born *Amy Adams born (born in Italy) *Brooke Adams (actress), Brooke Adams born *Edie Adams 1927–2008 *Jane Adams (actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Somoza's government. * January 13 – Former American Vice President Hubert Humphrey, a Democrat, dies of cancer in Waverly, Minnesota, at the age of 66. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany '' persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Births
Events January * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. February * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The index stands at a level of 62.76, and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipmates Forever
''Shipmates Forever'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Frank Borzage and written by Delmer Daves. Set at the United States Naval Academy, the film stars Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Lewis Stone, Ross Alexander, John Arledge, Eddie Acuff, and Dick Foran. The film was released by Warner Bros. on October 12, 1935. Powell, Keeler, Alexander and Arledge combined previously with Borzage and Daves under similar circumstances of plot and character in '' Flirtation Walk'', a film about the United States Military Academy, the year before. The U.S. Navy provided technical assistance for the filming. Locations shots were made at the Naval Academy and a portion of the story's "final cruise" included footage of the battleship USS (BB-33), which conducted midshipmen cruises for the Navy in the 1930s. Rare footage of the Martin P3M flying boat is also featured. Plot Dick Melville (Powell) and June Blackburn (Keeler) meet during a naval review in New York Harbor. Though both come f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Lips
''Virgin Lips'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Olive Borden, John Boles and Arline Pretty.Munden p.859 Plot American mining interests in a Central American country hire an American aviator to help defend their investments from local bandits. He in turn receives assistance from an American café dancer who has ended up stranded in the country. Cast * Olive Borden as Norma * John Boles as Barry Blake * Marshall Ruth as Slim * Alexander Gill as García * Richard Alexander as Carta * Erne Veo as Nick * Harry Semels as Patron * Arline Pretty Arline Pretty (September 5, 1885 – April 14, 1978) was an American film actress of the silent era. Life and career Pretty was born September 5, 1885, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a musician. For three years, Pretty acted on ... as Madge * William H. Tooker as El Presidente References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Primrose Path (1925 Film)
''The Primrose Path'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Wallace MacDonald, Clara Bow and Arline Pretty. Cast * Wallace MacDonald as Bruce Armstrong * Clara Bow as Marilyn Merrill * Arline Pretty as Helen * Stuart Holmes as Tom Canfield * Pat Moore as Jimmy Armstrong * Tom Santschi as Big Joe Snead * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Armstrong * Templar Saxe as Dude Talbot * Mike Donlin as Federal Officer Parker * Henry Hall as Court Officer * George Irving as Prosecutor John Morton Plot Bruce Armstrong, a young man with a history of drinking and gambling ills, agrees to be part of a diamond-smuggling operation in order to pay off his debts to Tom Canfield, a corrupt Broadway producer. Armstrong completes his task, but he kills another conspirator, Big Joe Snead, in a fight after the diamonds are taken by a third conspirator, Dude Talbot. Shortly before Armstrong is to die in the electric chair, Talbot confesses to the police that he ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl On The Stairs (film)
''The Girl on the Stairs'' is a 1925 American silent mystery film directed by William Worthington and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Niles Welch and Arline Pretty.Munden p.294 Synopsis After discovering that her lover is already married, a young woman gets engaged to another man. However, her attempts to recover embarrising love letters from her former lover lead to her being accused of murder when he is found dead. Cast * Patsy Ruth Miller as Dora Sinclair * Frances Raymond as Agatha Sinclair * Arline Pretty as Joan Wakefield * Shannon Day as Mañuela Sarmento * Niles Welch as Frank Farrell * Freeman Wood as Dick Wakefield * Bertram Grassby as José Sarmento * Michael Dark as Wilbur * George Periolat George Periolat (February 5, 1874 – February 20, 1940) was an American actor. Biography Born in Chicago, Illinois, George Periolat began his career as a Broadway theatre, Broadway actor. Making his film debut with the Essanay Studios in Chic ... as Dr. Bourget Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barriers Burned Away
''Barriers Burned Away'' is a 1925 American silent historical drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ... directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Mabel Ballin, Eric Mayne, and Frank Mayo. It is set at the time of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. The film is loosely adapted from the 1872 novel of the same name by Edward Payson Roe. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Wayne Morgan (Mayo), an artist, learns from his mother that a valuable painting has been stolen. In order to track it down, he takes a job as a porter in the Randolph Art Shop. He eventually discovers the picture has been copied and denounces the copy as lacking inspiration, claiming the original. Mellon (Morey), who stole it, is sent to prison and Wayne gets his position as store ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fool's Awakening
''A Fool's Awakening'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Mary Alden, Lionel Belmore, and Enid Bennett.Munden p. 260 Plot As described in a film magazine review, John Briggs, who was seen service during World War I during the Bolshevik Revolution The October Revolution, also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution (in Soviet historiography), October coup, Bolshevik coup, or Bolshevik revolution, was the second of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. It was led by Vladimir L ..., returns to England. Discouraged by his failure to be a success in literature, he uses as source material for his stories the tales in a diary he found on a dead Russian soldier. Published using the name Alexis Triona, it becomes a hit. He weds Olivia Gale, and subsequently reveals his deception to her. Repulsed by Olivia after he meets her after driving his automobile, he deliberately swings the vehicle over a cliff. She goes to his aid. He rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouged Lips
''Rouged Lips'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Viola Dana, Tom Moore (actor), Tom Moore, and Nola Luxford. It is based in the story ''Upstage'' by Rita Weiman which appeared in ''Cosmopolitan Magazine''. Cast Preservation A print of ''Rouged Lips'' is reportedly in a foreign film collection. References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Harold M. Shaw Metro Pictures films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
