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Blanche Payson
Blanche Payson (born Mary Elizabeth Bush, September 20, 1881 – July 4, 1964) was an American film actress. Biography Payson was born in Santa Barbara, California, as Mary Elizabeth Bush to Thomas and Sarah Bush. She first attracted public notice when she served as policewoman in the Toyland exhibit at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, Panama Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. She also performed in vaudeville. In 1910 she was living in San Francisco and married to Eugene Payson, who died before 1915. Payson then moved to Los Angeles and began her film career with the Mack Sennett studio, with her first film being ''Wife and Auto Trouble''. She appeared in short films in mostly uncredited roles. She appeared in nearly 160 films between 1916 and 1946. At , she towered over both men and women co-stars in the many slapstick comedies she appeared, as a foil for such comedians as The Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy and similar popular acts of the time. She ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara (, meaning ) is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States excepting Alaska, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean, and the city has been dubbed "The American Riviera". According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 88,665. In addition to being a popular tourist and resort destination, the city has a diverse economy that includes a large service sector, education, technology, health care, finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and local government. In 2004, the service sector accounted for 35% of local employment. Area institutions of higher learning include the University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, Westmont Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Land Of Jazz
''The Land of Jazz'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Directed by Jules Furthman and written by Barbara La Marr, it starred Eileen Percy and Ruth Stonehouse. Plot Cast * Eileen Percy as Nina Dumbarton *Ruth Stonehouse as Nancy Lee * Herbert Heyes as Dr. Vane Carruthers * George Fisher as Captain De Dortain * Franklyn Farnum (Undetermined Role) * Hayward Mack (Undetermined Role) * Rose Dione as Mrs. Lord * Carrie Clark Ward as Mrs. Dunkinson (credited as Carry Ward) *Blanche Payson as The Maid * Clarence Wilson (Undetermined Role) (credited as Wilson Hummel) * Harry Dunkinson as Mr. Dumbardon * Dick La Reno (Undetermined Role) Preservation status ''The Land of Jazz'' is now considered to be a lost film. See also *1937 Fox vault fire A major fire occurred in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Below Zero (1930 Film)
''Below Zero'' is a 1930 short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by James Parrott and produced by Hal Roach. Plot On a wintry day, Laurel and Hardy's attempts to earn money as street musicians prove futile, exacerbated by their unwitting performance in front of an Institute for the Deaf. Their renditions, including the nostalgic melody " In the Good Old Summertime," elicit little response from passersby. Their persistence prompts annoyance from a sidewalk shoveler and earns them a dismissive dollar from a woman, who jestingly calls out to "Mr. Whiteman," referencing bandleader Paul Whiteman.The allusion can be explained by Oliver's close physical resemblance to Whiteman. Amidst their misfortune, a quarrel with a woman leads to the destruction of their instruments, but a stroke of luck ensues when Stan discovers a wallet. Their brief respite is interrupted by a thief, prompting a chase until they encounter a benevolent police officer who intervenes on their behalf. Gratef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Broadway Melody
''The Broadway Melody'', also known as ''The Broadway Melody of 1929'', is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the early musicals to feature a Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929–1930. ''The Broadway Melody'' was written by Norman Houston and James Gleason from a story by Edmund Goulding and directed by Harry Beaumont. Original music was written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, including the popular hit " You Were Meant for Me". The George M. Cohan classic " Give My Regards to Broadway" is used under the opening establishing shots of New York City, its film debut. Bessie Love was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. Today, the Technicolor sequence survives only in black and white. The film was the first musical released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was Hollywood's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figures Don't Lie
''Figures Don't Lie'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and written by Ethel Doherty and Louise Long from an adaptation by Grover Jones of a story by B. F. Zeidman, with intertitles by Herman J. Mankiewicz. The film stars Esther Ralston, Richard Arlen, Ford Sterling, Doris Hill, Blanche Payson, and Natalie Kingston. The film was released on October 9, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. Plot According to the AFI, the plot of this lost film revolved around Janet Wells, the secretary of "Howdy" Jones, whose wife's jealous behaviour is problematic, and other flirting attempts among them and other company employees, including the new sales manager, Bob Blewe, and Dolores, a stenographer. Cast *Esther Ralston as Janet Wells * Richard Arlen as Bob Blewe *Ford Sterling as 'Howdy' Jones * Doris Hill as Mamie *Blanche Payson as Mrs. Jones *Natalie Kingston Natalie Kingston (born Natalia Ringstrom; May 19, 1905 – February 2, 1991) was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelor's Baby
''The Bachelor's Baby'' is a 1927 silent film comedy directed by Frank R. Strayer and produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. An extant film in European archive. Cast * Helene Chadwick - Eleanor Carter * Harry Myers - Bill Taylor *Midget Gustav - Mr. Boppo *Edith Yorke - Mrs. Carter *Blanche Payson - Mrs. Boppo *Pat Harmon Plummer Hull Harman (February 3, 1886 – November 26, 1958), known professionally as Pat Harmon, was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1920 and 1947. In 1935, Harmon was the victim of a violent assault whic ... - Hardboiled Hogan * James A. Marcus - Colonel Carter References External links ''The Bachelor's Baby'' at IMDB [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Should Men Walk Home?
''Should Men Walk Home?'' is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Leo McCarey, starring Mabel Normand and featuring Creighton Hale, Eugene Pallette, and Oliver Hardy. Cast * Mabel Normand as The Girl Bandit * Creighton Hale as The Gentleman Crook * Eugene Pallette as Detective, Intelligence Bureau * Oliver Hardy as Party Guest at Punch Bowl * Edgar Dearing as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) * Fay Holderness as The Nurse (uncredited) * Blanche Payson as Party Guest (uncredited) * L.J. O’Connor as Bit Role (uncredited) * Clara Guiol as Bit Role (uncredited) * Gloria Lee as Normand's Double (uncredited) See also * List of American films of 1927 * Oliver Hardy filmography :''These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor without Stan Laurel. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see Laurel and Hardy filmography.'' Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an ... References External links * 1927 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peaceful Oscar
''Peaceful Oscar'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Lloyd Hamilton * Toy Gallagher * Henry Murdoch * Blanche Payson * Billy Hampton See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the fil ... External links * 1927 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle 1927 comedy films 1927 short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy short films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films English-language comedy short films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Heaven's Sake (1926 Film)
''For Heaven's Sake'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Sam Taylor (director), Sam Taylor and starring Harold Lloyd. It was one of Lloyd's most successful films and the 12th-highest-grossing film of the silent era, earning $2,600,000. Plot Millionaire J. Harold Manners finds himself in the poor part of town. When he accidentally sets fire to a charity Food cart, pushcart dispensing free coffee owned by do-gooder Brother Paul, he pulls out his checkbook to cover the damage. Brother Paul assumes that Manners wants to pay for a mission and asks him for $1,000. After Manners reads in the newspaper that he is sponsoring a mission, he goes there to dissociate himself from it. He is aghast to find it named the J. Harold Manners Mission. When he tears down the sign, he is scolded by Brother Paul's pretty daughter Hope, who does not know who he is, but he is smitten with her. When Brother Paul returns and invites him inside to tour the place, he readily acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bohème (1926 Film)
''La Bohème'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor, based on the 1896 opera ''La bohème'' by Giacomo Puccini. Lillian Gish and John Gilbert star in a tragic romance in which a tubercular seamstress sacrifices her life so that her lover, a bohemian playwright, might pen his masterpiece. Gish, at the height of her influence with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, asserted significant control over the production, determining the story, director, cast, cinematography, and costume design. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career. Plot Several struggling bohemians try to survive in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the winter of 1830, hoping to one day become famous. Playwright Rodolphe and his painter roommate Marcel have trouble with Bernard, the landlord, who threatens to throw them out if they do not come up with the monthly rent that night. Rodolphe relu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Moderns
''We Moderns'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Colleen Moore. The film was produced by Moore's husband John McCormick and was released through First National Pictures. It was based on the play and novel by Israel Zangwill, which ran for 22 performances in 1924 at the Gaiety Theatre in New York, produced and directed by Harrison Grey Fiske and starring Helen Hayes and Isabel Irving. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Mary Sundale is a young woman who spurns her childhood sweetheart to attach herself to a large group of riotous, semi-artistic young people and becomes infatuated with a superficial poet and critic. One night this poet becomes too bold in his advances and is thrashed by the man who has been rejected. On a later night, the group holds a party in a dirigible. The ship crashes and fear grips the revelers. Mary, now disgusted with the group and all it represents, mends her manner of living and plans a future ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half A Man (film)
''Half a Man'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel. Cast * Stan Laurel as Winchell McSweeney * Tui Bow as Shipwrecked woman (uncredited) * Julie Leonard as Shipwrecked woman (uncredited) * Blanche Payson as Shipwrecked woman (uncredited) * Murray Rock as Boat crew (uncredited) See also * List of American films of 1925 A List of American films of 1925 is a compilation of American films that were released in the year 1925 in film, 1925. All films on this list are in the Public Domain since 2021. A B C D E F G H I J K ... References External links *''Half a Man'' at SilentEra 1925 films 1925 short films Silent American comedy short films American black-and-white films 1925 comedy films Films directed by Harry Sweet Films directed by Joe Rock 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
