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Bert Hunn
Bert Hunn (August 21, 1883 – October 3, 1964) was an American actor who starred in silent films in the 1910s. Biography Born Albert Washington Hunn in 1883 in Illinois. He starred in around thirty short films for Keystone Studios from 1913, most notably as Keystone Cops. He noticed the smell of smoke in the air, which turned out to be the start of a fire at the Keystone studios lab, and alerted the authorities which meant the majority of negatives for Keystone films were saved. By 1930 he was no longer acting and worked as tile setter and brick layer in Fresno, California. Filmography * 1913 ' Henry Lehrman : Neighbour with Rifle * 1913 ''The Two Widows'' by Henry Lehrman : Wedding Party Guest * 1913 ''On His Wedding Day'' by Mack Sennett : Wedding Guest (not credited) * 1913 ''Hide and Seek'' by Mack Sennett : 2nd Fireman * 1913 ''A Life in the Balance'' by Mack Sennett : Cop (not credited ) * 1913 ''A Fishy Affair'' by Mack Sennett : Burglar * 1913 ''That Ragtime Band'' b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of intertitle, title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a piano, pianist, theatre organ, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or musical improvisation, improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cohen Saves The Flag
''Cohen Saves the Flag'' is a 1913 American comedy silent film directed and produced by Mack Sennett, and starring Ford Sterling and Mabel Normand. Plot Cohen (Ford Sterling) and his rival Goldberg (Henry Lehrman) enlist in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Goldberg receives a lieutenant's commission while Cohen becomes a sergeant. During the Battle of Gettysburg, Cohen inadvertently becomes a hero when he tosses back an enemy hand grenade and raises a fallen flag in the midst of the conflict. Goldberg conspires to have Cohen shot by a firing squad, but Cohen's girlfriend Rebecca (Mabel Normand) rides to the rescue and details Cohen's battlefield bravery. Cohen is hailed for his valor and later exacts revenge on Goldberg. Cast * Ford Sterling - Sgt. Cohen *Mabel Normand - Mabel *Henry Lehrman - Lt. Goldberg * Nick Cogley - The General * Charles Avery - Field Officer Production ''Cohen Saves the Flag'' was a part of Mack Sennett's "Cohen" series that used a burle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Actors
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Cinema Of The United States
The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known as Hollywood) along with some independent film, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century. The dominant style of American cinema is classical Hollywood cinema, which developed from 1913 to 1969 and is still typical of most films made there to this day. While Frenchmen Auguste and Louis Lumière are generally credited with the birth of modern cinema, American cinema soon came to be a dominant force in the emerging industry. , it produced the third-largest number of films of any national cinema, after India and China, with more than 600 English-language films released on average every year. While the national cinemas of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand also produce films in the same language, they are not part of the Hollywood system. That said, Hollywood has also been considered a transnational cinema, and has produced multip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling (born George Ford Stich Jr.; November 3, 1883 – October 13, 1939) was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4', he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops. Biography Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he began his career in silent films in 1911 with Biograph Studios. When director Mack Sennett left to set up Keystone Studios in 1912, Sterling followed him. There, he performed various roles, such as 'Chief Teeheezel' in the Keystone Cops series of slapstick comedies in a successful career that spanned twenty-five years. From 1913 and throughout the 1910s, Sterling was among the most popular screen comedians in the world. Charlie Chaplin recalled that, when joining Keystone in early 1914, he was at first dismayed to discover that he was expected to imitate Sterling. Chaplin and Sterling played together at least twice on film, in the one-reelers '' A Thief Catcher'' and ''Between Showers'' (both 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kirkland
David Kirkland (1878–1964) was an American actor and film director of the silent and early sound eras. He was cast as Dr. Dopem in the Snakeville comedy series and directed several Keystone Studios comedy films. He was a pallbearer at Virginia Rappe's funeral. Kirkland's 1920 film ''The Perfect Woman'' was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017. Partial filmography * ''The Crippled Hand'' (1916) * '' A Temperamental Wife'' (1919) * ''A Virtuous Vamp'' (1919) * '' In Search of a Sinner'' (1920) * ''The Love Expert'' (1920) * '' Nothing But the Truth'' (1920) * '' The Perfect Woman'' (1920) * '' The Rowdy'' (1921) * ''The Ladder Jinx'' (1922) * '' The Veiled Woman'' (1922) * '' The Barefoot Boy'' (1923) * '' For Another Woman'' (1924) * '' The Tomboy'' (1924) * '' Who Cares'' (1925) * '' All Around Frying Pan'' (1925) * '' The Tough Guy'' (1926) * '' The Two-Gun Man'' (1926) * '' A Regular Scout'' (1926) * '' Hands Across the Border'' (1926) * '' The Gingham Girl'' (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Griffin (director)
Frank Griffin (September 17, 1886 – March 17, 1953) was an American film director, writer, and actor of the silent era. He directed 29 films between 1914 and 1924. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. Selected filmography * ''A Brewerytown Romance'' (1914) * '' The Kidnapped Bride'' (1914) * '' Worms Will Turn'' (1914) * '' The Green Alarm'' (1914) * '' A Fool There Was'' (1914) * '' Pins Are Lucky'' (1914) * ''When the Ham Turned'' (1914) * ''The Honor of the Force'' (1914) * ''Dobs at the Shore'' (1914) * '' They Looked Alike'' (1915) * ''Cannibal King'' (1915) * ''Where Love Leads'' (1916) * ''The King of the Kitchen'' (1918) * ''Lions and Ladies'' (1919) * ''Her First Kiss'' (1919) Preservation Griffin's film ''Her First Kiss'' was preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in conjunction with 20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film studio, film prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis J
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) Places *Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada ** Francis (electoral district) * Francis, Nebraska * Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska *Francis, Oklahoma * Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia * Francis turbine, a type of water turbine * Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) St. Francis or Saint Francis may refer to: Roman Catholic saints *Francis of Assisi (1181� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Cogley
Nickolas P. J. Cogley (May 4, 1869 – May 20, 1936) was an American actor, director and writer of the silent films. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1909 and 1934. Biography Cogley was born in New York, New York. He attended St. Francis Xavier College in New York. Cogley appeared in blackface in some of his roles. For example, in the Civil War film '' The Coward'' (1915) he played "A Negro Servant," and in ''Toby's Bow'' (1919) he portrayed the black servant "Uncle Toby" that gives the film its name. The use of blackface was not unusual in American silent films, and did not disappear until the 1930s when public sensibilities regarding race began to change and blackface became increasingly associated with racism and bigotry.John KenrickBlackface and Old Wounds Musicals101.com. Accessed online November 2, 2013. On stage, Cogley acted at New York's Lyceum Theatre for 25 years. He died in Santa Monica, California, following surgery. Partial filmography * '' The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel Normand
Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their Keystone Studios films, and at the height of her career in the late 1910s and early 1920s had her own film studio and production company. Onscreen, she appeared in twelve successful films with Charlie Chaplin and seventeen with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, sometimes writing and directing (or co-writing/directing) films featuring Chaplin as her leading man. In the 1920s, Normand's name was linked with scandal, including the 1922 murder of William Desmond Taylor and the 1924 shooting of Courtland S. Dines. Dines was shot by Normand's chauffeur, who was using her pistol. She was exonerated in the first crime, and disregarded from the second, but her film career declined. In addition, Normand suffered a recurrence of tuberculosis in 1923, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught In A Cabaret
''Caught in a Cabaret'' is a 1914 short comedy film written and directed by Mabel Normand and starring Normand and Charles Chaplin. Plot Chaplin plays a waiter who fakes being the Prime Minister of Greenland to impress a girl. He then is invited to a garden party where he gets in trouble with the girl's jealous boyfriend. Mabel Normand wrote and directed comedies before Chaplin and mentored her young co-star. Cast * Mabel Normand - Mabel * Charles Chaplin - Waiter * Harry McCoy - Lover * Chester Conklin - Waiter * Edgar Kennedy - Cafe proprietor * Minta Durfee - Dancer * Phyllis Allen - Dancer * Josef Swickard - Father * Alice Davenport - Mother * Gordon Griffith - Boy * Alice Howell - Party Guest * Hank Mann - Cabaret Patron * Mack Swain - Big Tough Man * Billy Gilbert - Cabaret Patron * Wallace MacDonald - Party guest Reviews The Moving Picture World's review said, "This is another two-reel comedy manufactured in Mack Sennett's comical factory out in Californy State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruel, Cruel Love
''Cruel, Cruel Love'' is a 1914 American comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin. Plot Chaplin plays a character quite different from the Little Tramp for which he would become famous. In this short Keystone film, Chaplin is instead a rich, upper-class gentleman (Lord Helpus) whose romance is endangered when his girlfriend (played by Minta Durfee) sees him being embraced by her maid and jumps to the wrong conclusion. She angrily sends Lord Helpus away, saying she never wants to see him again. Distraught, when Lord Helpus arrives home he is determined to end his life. He swallows what he thinks is a glass of poison and envisions himself being tortured in Hell. Not long afterward, the girlfriend's gardener and maid explain to Minta that Lord Helpus was not flirting at all. Minta quickly sends a note of apology to Lord Helpus. upon reading it, Lord Helpus flies into a panic and summons an ambulance to help him before he dies from the fata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
