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Bradley Barker
Bradley Barker (January 18, 1883 – September 29, 1951) was an American actor and director of the silent film era. He also created sound effects for film and radio. Biography Born in Long Island, New York, Barker was a vaudeville performer and an actor in stock theater. He appeared in 70 films between 1915 and 1928. He also directed seven films between 1929 and 1930. After he worked as an actor, Barker began creating sound effects for radio programs and films. He provided the sound of the MGM lion on screen before the studio began using a recording of a real lion and provided sounds of a variety of animals on radio. Radio programs on which he worked included ''Let's Pretend'' and ''Little Orphan Annie''. On September 29, 1951, Barker died at his home in New York City at age 68. Selected filmography * '' What Happened to Jones'' (1915) * ''The Moth and the Flame'' (1915) * '' The House with Nobody in It'' (1915) * '' The Little Gypsy'' (1915) * '' The Jury of Fate'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Island, New York
Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York (state), New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area. The island extends from New York Harbor eastward into the ocean with a maximum north–south width of . With a land area of , it is the List of islands of the United States by area, largest island in the contiguous United States. Long Island is divided among four List of counties in New York, counties, with Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, and Nassau County, New York, Nassau counties occupying its western third and Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County its eastern two-thirds. It is an ongoing topic of debate whether or not Brooklyn and Queens are considered part of Long Island. Geographically, both Kings and Queens county are located on the Island, but some argue they are culturally separate from Long Island. Long Island may ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erstwhile Susan
''Erstwhile Susan'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson, produced and distributed by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1914 novel ''Barnabetta'' by Helen Reimensnyder Martin and later Broadway play ''Erstwhile Susan'' by Marian De Forest. Minnie Maddern Fiske starred in the Broadway play in 1916. This film version stars Mary Alden and Constance Binney, then an up-and-coming young actress. This film version, once thought to be lost, survives at the Museum of Modern Art. ''Erstwhile Susan'' was the first film by Realart Films, Adolph Zukor's offshoot affiliate of his Famous Players–Lasky enterprise. Plot As described in an adoption in the November 1919 issue of the film magazine ''Shadowland'', Barnabetta (Constance Binney) dreams of furthering her education, but her Mennonite father Jacob ( Bradley Barker) disapproves. Jacob later marries Erstwhile Susan (Mary Alden), who has money and changes the family relationships, and sends Barnabetta to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Live Wire (1925 Film)
''The Live Wire'' is a 1925 American comedy film directed by Charles Hines and written by John W. Krafft. The film stars Johnny Hines, Edmund Breese, Mildred Ryan, J. Barney Sherry, Bradley Barker, and Flora Finch. The film was released on September 20, 1925, by First National Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, The Great Maranelli, who does a head slide on a wire for a circus, is forced to give up this work. He becomes a salesman for a light and power company owned by Henry Langdon. Langdon has started an amusement park in partnership with George Trent, who seeks to gain entire control by telling Langdon that he cannot sell the concessions. Langdon gives his stock to his daughter Dorothy, who engages Maranelli and Sawdust Sam to help her. Maranelli soon disposes of the concessions. Trent, in an endeavor to force Dorothy to sign over her stock to him, takes her prisoner. He also instructs one of his henchman to wreck the plant used to furnish light for the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Without A Heart
''The Man Without a Heart'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Kenneth Harlan, Jane Novak and David Powell.Munden p.362 Cast * Kenneth Harlan as Rufus Asher * Jane Novak as Barbara Wier * David Powell as Edmund Hyde * Faire Binney Frederica "Faire" Binney (August 24, 1900 – August 28, 1957) was an American stage actress, stage and film actress.Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.732 Biography Born Frederica Binney in Morristown, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Horace Binney ... as Linda Hyde * Bradley Barker as Hugh Langley * Tommy Tremaine as Margo Hume * Mary McCall as Fanny Van Dyke * Muriel Ruddell as Jane Wilkins * Tom Blake as Pat O'Toole 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 * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playthings Of Desire
''Playthings of Desire'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced and directed by Burton L. King and starring Estelle Taylor. Cast Preservation A print listed as being complete of ''Playthings of Desire'' is located in the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ....''Catalog of Holdings the American Film Collection and the United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress'' published by the American Film Institute, c.1978 References External links * 1924 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction Films directed by Burton L. King Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1924 drama films 1920s melodrama films 1920s American films {{silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Net
''Into the Net'' is a 1924 American silent crime serial film directed by George B. Seitz. Cast * Edna Murphy as Natalie Van Cleef * Jack Mulhall as Bob Clayton * Constance Bennett as Madge Clayton * Bradley Barker as Bert Moore * Frank Lackteen as Dr. Vining * Frances Landau as Mrs. Fawcette * Harry Semels as Ivan Invanovitch * Tom Goodwin as Inspector Cabot * Paul Porter as The Emperor * Tom Blake Chapter titles # The Shadow of the Web # The Clue # Kidnapped # Hidden Talons # The Raid # The House of the Missing # Ambushed # The Escape # To the Rescue # Into the Toils See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are considered ... References External links * 1924 films 1920s American films 1920s English-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty-One (1923 Film)
''Twenty-One'' is a 1923 American silent 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 John S. Robertson and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Mackaill, and Joe King. at silentera.com Cast References Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991.External links *Still at www.granger.com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Leavenworth Case (1923 Film)
''The Leavenworth Case'' is a 1923 American silent mystery film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Seena Owen, Martha Mansfield, and Wilfred Lytell. It is based on the 1878 novel ''The Leavenworth Case'' by Anna Katharine Green Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green ..., which was later also adapted into a 1936 sound film of the same title.Goble p. 191 Cast References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * 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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secrets Of Paris
''The Secrets of Paris'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Lew Cody, Gladys Hulette, and Effie Shannon. Plot Cast Preservation No copies of ''The Secrets of Paris'' are located in any archives, making this a lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. .... 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 * 1922 films 1922 drama films Silent American drama films Films based on The Mysteries of Paris Films directed by Kenneth Webb American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films set in Paris 1920s American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silas Marner (1922 Film)
''Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe'' is the third novel by English author George Eliot, pen name of Mary Ann Evans. It was published on 2 April 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, the novel is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community. Plot summary The novel is set in the early years of the 19th century. Silas Marner, a weaver, is a member of a small Calvinist congregation in Lantern Yard, a slum street in Northern England. He is falsely accused of stealing the congregation's funds while watching over the very ill deacon. Two pieces of evidence implicate Silas: a pocket knife, and the discovery of the bag formerly containing the money in his own house. There is the strong suggestion that Silas's best friend, William Dane, has framed him, since Silas had lent his pocket knife to William shortly before the crime was committed. Lots are drawn in the belief – als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devotion (1921 Film)
''Devotion'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Burton George and starring Hazel Dawn, Elmo Lincoln and Violet Palmer.Munden p.188 Plot Cast * Hazel Dawn as Ruth Wayne * Elmo Lincoln as Robert Trent * Violet Palmer as Marian Wayne * Renita Randolph as Lucy Marsh * Bradley Barker as Stephen Bond * Henry G. Sell Henry G. Sell (July 31, 1884 – August 20, 1968) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in a number of serial film, serials produced by Pathé Exchange including several with Pearl White. After leaving film acting in 1922, he ... as James Marsh * Wedgwood Nowell as Teddy Grandin 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 * * * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fear Market
''The Fear Market'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Alice Brady, Frank Losee, Harry Mortimer, Richard Hatteras, Edith Stockton, and Bradley Barker. The film was released on January 25, 1920, by Realart Pictures Corporation. Plot Cast *Alice Brady as Sylvia Stone *Frank Losee as Maj. Stone *Harry Mortimer as Ettare Forni *Richard Hatteras as Oliver Ellis *Edith Stockton as Laura Hill *Bradley Barker as Bob Sayres *Nora Reed as Milly Sayres * Frederick Burton as Jim Carson *Alfred Hickman as Dicky Wilkes * Sara Biala as Emilia Botti Preservation With no prints of ''The Fear Market'' located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
