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Bardelys The Magnificent (1926 Film)
''Bardelys the Magnificent'' is a 1926 American silent romantic film directed by King Vidor and starring John Gilbert and Eleanor Boardman. The film is based on the 1906 novel of the same title by Rafael Sabatini. It was the second film of the 19-year-old John Wayne, who had a minor role. The film's sets were designed by the art director James Basevi. Plot The film is set in the reign of King Louis XIII. When Comte Châtellerault fails to win the hand in marriage of Roxalanne de Lavedan, despite hinting at leniency for her rebellious family if she accepts, he responds to the notorious womanizer Marquis de Bardelys' mockery by wagering his estate against that of Bardelys that Bardelys cannot succeed in marrying Roxalanne either within three months. While Bardelys does not desire marriage, he feels he has to accept the challenge. However the king, on hearing of the wager, forbids Bardelys from seeking a marriage alliance with a rebel family. Bardelys ignores the king’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Vidor
King Wallis Vidor ( ; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, humane, and sympathetic depiction of contemporary social issues. Considered an director, Vidor approached multiple genres and allowed the subject matter to determine the style, often pressing the limits of film-making conventions. His most acclaimed and successful film in the silent era was ''The Big Parade'' (1925). Vidor's sound films of the 1940s and early 1950s arguably represent his richest output. Among his finest works are ''Northwest Passage (film), Northwest Passage'' (1940), ''Comrade X'' (1940), ''An American Romance'' (1944), and ''Duel in the Sun (film), Duel in the Sun'' (1946). His dramatic depictions of the American western landscape endow nature with a sinister force where his characters struggle for survival and redempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety Film Reviews
''Variety Film Reviews'' is the 24-volume hardcover reprint of feature film reviews by the weekly entertainment tabloid-size magazine '' Variety'' from 1907 to 1996. Film reviews continued to be published in the weekly magazine after the reprints were discontinued. Original series From 1983 to 1985, Garland Publishing, was responsible for the first sixteen volumes of this series. Garland is now wholly owned by Routledge, which has since been purchased by Taylor & Francis. Their first 15 volumes consisted of review reprints. Their 16th volume is an alphabetical index of more than 50,000 titles. Perhaps 10% are alternate titles and original foreign titles, so 45,000 review reprints is a realistic estimate for the first 15 volumes. Bi-annual supplements The eight additional bi-annual volumes (for 1981–1996) have at least 15,000 additional reprinted film reviews, making an estimated total of 60,000 or more film reviews in the 24-volume series. Volume 18 has the title index for 1981� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Malatesta
Fred Malatesta (April 18, 1889 – April 8, 1952) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1915 and 1941. He was born in Naples, Italy, and died in Burbank, California. Selected filmography * ''Sherlock Holmes'' (1916) - 'Lightfoot' McTague * '' The Legion of Death'' (1918) - Grand Duke Paul * '' The Claim'' (1918) - Ted 'Blackie' Jerome * '' The Demon'' (1918) - Count Theodore de Seramo * '' The Border Raiders'' (1918) - 'Square Deal' Dixon * '' The Greatest Thing in Life'' (1918) - (uncredited) * '' Terror of the Range'' (1919) - Black John * '' Full of Pep'' (1919) - General Lopanzo * '' The Devil's Trail'' (1919) - Dubec * '' The Four-Flusher'' (1919) - Señor Emanuelo Romez * '' The Valley of Tomorrow'' (1920) - Enrico Colonna * '' The Best of Luck'' (1920) - Lanzana * '' Big Happiness'' (1920) - Raoul de Bergerac * ''The Challenge of the Law'' (1920) - Jules Lafitte * '' The Sins of Rosanne'' (1920) - Syke Ravenal * '' Risky Business'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardinal Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a Catholic Church in France, French Catholic prelate and statesman who had an outsized influence in civil and religious affairs. He became known as the Red Eminence (), a term derived from the style of Eminence (style), Eminence applied to Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinals and their customary red robes. Consecrated a bishop in 1607, Richelieu was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (France), Foreign Secretary in 1616. He continued to rise through the hierarchy of both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal in 1622 and Chief minister of France, chief minister to King Louis XIII, Louis XIII of France in 1624. He retained that office until his death in 1642, when he was succeeded by Cardinal Cardinal Mazarin, Jules Mazarin, whose career the cardinal had fostered. Richelieu became enga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Connelly
Edward Connelly (December 30, 1859 – November 21, 1928) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Connelly had a Broadway theater career going back to the Victorian era. His Broadway credits include ''The Wild Duck'' (1918), ''The Great Adventure'' (1913), ''A Good Little Devil'' (1913), ''The Dollar Princess'' (1909), ''Twiddle-Twaddle'' (1906), ''Bird Center'' (1904), ''Babette'' (1903), and ''The Belle of New York'' (1900). Connelly appeared in 69 films between 1914 and 1929. His last film was ''The Desert Law''. He was born in New York, New York and died of influenza in Hollywood, California. He was survived by his wife. Selected filmography * '' A Good Little Devil'' (1914) * '' Shore Acres'' (1914) * ''The Devil'' (1915) * '' Marse Covington'' as Covington Halliday ("Marse Covington") * ''The Fall of the Romanoffs'' (1917) * '' A Successful Adventure'' (1918) * '' The First Law'' (1918) * '' The Lion's Den'' (1919) * '' The Red Lantern' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Von Eltz
Julius Theodore von Eltz (November 5, 1893 – October 6, 1964) was an American film actor, appearing in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1957. He was the father of actress Lori March. Early life Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Von Eltz was a Yale University professor's son. After 12 years at an eastern private boarding school, he served in France for eight months during World War I. He followed his war experience with ventures into oil fields in Texas and on the stage in New York. In September 1921, von Eltz married Peggy Prior. They had a daughter, Lori March, Lori, and a son, Theodore, Jr. In 1928, the couple separated, reconciled, and finally divorced on November 7. Filmography * ''His Wife (1915 film), His Wife'' (1915) - Harry Dennys * ''The Traffic Cop'' (1916) - Casey's Brother * ''The Man Who Had Everything'' (1920) - Master of Ceremonies at Party (uncredited) * ''Extravagance (1921 film), Extravagance'' (1921) - Dick Vane * ''The Old Nest'' (1921) - Stephen M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Lubin
Arthur Lubin (July 25, 1898 – May 11, 1995) was an American film director and producer who directed several ''Abbott & Costello'' films, ''Phantom of the Opera (1943 film), Phantom of the Opera'' (1943), the ''Francis the Talking Mule'' series and created the talking-horse TV series ''Mister Ed''. A prominent director for Universal Pictures in the 1940s and 1950s, he is perhaps best known today as the man who gave Clint Eastwood his first contract in film. Early life Arthur William Lubovsky was born in Los Angeles in 1898. His father, William Lubovsky, had come to the US from Poland in 1889. He originally lived in Willsborough, Pennsylvania then moved to California. Lubovsky changed his name to Lubin in honour of filmmaker Siegmund Lubin and became a salesman. Lubin says his father "became quite wealthy" due to his success selling clothes and investments in copper mines in Arizona. His family moved to Jerome, Arizona, when Arthur was five. He was interested in acting at an ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George K
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Fitzroy
Emily Fitzroy (24 May 1860 – 3 March 1954) was an English theatre and film actress who eventually became an American citizen. She was at one time a leading lady in London for Sir Charles Wyndham. She made her film debut in 1915. Her debut in sound films came in ''Show Boat'' (1929). She retired in 1944. Her last film was '' The White Cliffs of Dover'' (1944). Her Broadway credits include ''What the Public Wants'' (1922), ''I.O.U.'' (1918), ''Rich Man, Poor Man'' (1916), ''Lady Patricia'' (1912), and ''Just to Get Married'' (1912). Death Fitzroy died of stroke on March 3, 1954, aged 93 years. Selected filmography * ''Sins of Men'' (1916) - Minor Role * '' East Lynne'' (1916) - Cornelia * ''The Return of Eve'' (1916) - Mrs. Tupper-Bellamy * '' A Broadway Saint'' (1919) - Martha Galt * '' The Climbers'' (1919) - Mrs. Hunter * '' Deadline at Eleven'' (1920) - Mrs. Martha Stevens * '' The Man Who Lost Himself'' (1920) - Richester's Aunt * ''Way Down East'' (1920) - Maria Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Belmore
Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867 – 30 January 1953) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century. Life and career Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry, and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911. In total, he had some 200 titles to his film credit. He was notable as the huffy-puffy Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in ''Frankenstein (1931 film), Frankenstein'' (1931). Belmore played bit parts in several 1930s film classics. Unusually, he was a Film director, director before he became a prolific actor. He directed from 1914 to 1920, only acting in a limited number of films, until concentrating as an actor from then on. He was the brother of the actress Daisy Belmore (Mrs. Samuel Waxman) and the actors Herbert Belmore and Paul Belmore. He was the brother-in-law of actress Bertha Belmore. He was married to stage actress Emmeline Florence Carder and they had two daughters. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Lubin As Louis XIII In Bardelys The Magnificent 1926
Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th century Romano-British general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a matter of debate and the poem only survives in a late 13th century manuscript entitled the Book of Aneirin. A 9th-century Breton landowner named Arthur witnessed several charters collected in the '' Cartulary of Redon''. The Irish borrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis XIII Of France
Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown. Shortly before his ninth birthday, Louis became king of France and Navarre after his father Henry IV of France, Henry IV was assassinated. His mother, Marie de' Medici, acted as regent during his minority. Mismanagement of the kingdom and ceaseless political intrigues by Marie and her Italian favourites led the young king to take power in 1617 by exiling his mother and executing her followers, including Concino Concini, the most influential Italian at the French court. Louis XIII, taciturn and suspicious, relied heavily on his chief ministers, first Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes and then Cardinal Richelieu, to govern the Kingdom of France. The King and the Cardinal are remembered for establishing the ''Académie française'', and ending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
