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Brinsley Shaw
Brinsley Shaw (1876–1931) was an American stage, director, and film actor of the silent era. He worked in over 150 films from 1910 to 1927.Katchmer p. 348 Selected filmography *'' Across the Plains'' (1911) *'' The Tomboy on Bar Z'' (1912) *'' The Wolf of Debt'' (1915) *'' A Prince in a Pawnshop'' (1916) *'' An Enemy to the King'' (1916) *'' Arsene Lupin'' (1917) *'' The Man of Mystery'' (1917) *'' The Black Gate'' (1919) *'' Hearts Are Trumps'' (1920) *'' A Trip to Paradise'' (1921) *'' The Curse of Drink'' (1922) *''The Strangers' Banquet'' (1922) *'' Travelin' On'' (1922) *''The Barefoot Boy'' (1923) *'' Stepping Lively'' (1924) *'' The Cloud Rider'' (1925) *'' Jimmie's Millions'' (1925) *''Before Midnight'' (1925) *''Don't Don't, Dont, or DONT may refer to: Films * ''Don't'' (1925 film), a 1925 silent comedy film * ''Don't'' (1974 film), a 1974 film about the monarch butterfly * ''Don't'', a fake trailer from the film ''Grindhouse'' (2007) Songs * "Don't" (Bill ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strangers' Banquet
''The Strangers' Banquet'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Hobart Bosworth, Claire Windsor, and Rockliffe Fellowes.Connelly p. 272 It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne. Plot Cast * Hobart Bosworth as Shane Keogh * Claire Windsor as Derith * Rockliffe Fellowes as Angus Campbell * Ford Sterling as Al Norton * Eleanor Boardman as Jean McPherson * Thomas Holding as John Trevelyan * Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. McPherson * Nigel Barrie as John Keogh * Stuart Holmes as Prince * Claude Gillingwater as Uncle Sam * Margaret Loomis as Bride * Tom Guise as Bride's Father * Lillian Langdon as Bride's Mother * William Humphrey as Groom's Friend * Edward McWade as Harriman * Lorimer Johnston as Ross * James A. Marcus as Braithwaite * Edward W. Borman as Dolan * Jack Curtis as McKinstry * Brinsley Shaw as Krischenko * Arthur Hoyt as Morel * Aileen Pringle as Mrs. Schuyler-Peabody * Virgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Silent Film Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Deaths
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. * January 30 – Charlie Chaplin comedy drama film ''City Lights'' receives its public premiere at the Los Angeles Theater with Albert Einstein as guest of honor. Contrary to the current trend in cinema, it is a silent film, but with a score by Chaplin. Critically and commercially successful from the start, it will place consistently in lists of films considered the best of all time. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1876 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. *January 27 – The Northampton Bank robbery occurs in Massachusetts. February * February 2 ** The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed at a meeting in Chicago; it replaces the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. Morgan Bulkeley of the Hartford Dark Blues is selected as the league's first president. ** Third Carlist War (Spain): Battle of Montejurra – The new commander General Fernando Primo de Rivera marches on the remaining Carlist stronghold at Estella, where he meets a force of about 1,600 men under General Carlos Calderón, at nearby Montejurra. After a courageous and costly defence, Calderón is forced to withdraw. * February 14 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a U.S. patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray. * February 19 – Third Carlist War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dove (1927 Film)
''The Dove'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Roland West based on a 1925 Broadway play by Willard Mack and starring Norma Talmadge, Noah Beery, and Gilbert Roland. Background The original story is about Mexican despot Don José (Beery), who falls in love with the dancing girl Dolores (Talmadge) who rejects him. Due to the potential political repercussions of condemning Mexico, it was decided to relocate the plot to some anonymous Mediterranean country. The film was Norma Talmadge's first feature for United Artists. Plot A despot falls for a dancing girl. After she rejects him, she has her other beau framed for murder. Cast * Norma Talmadge as Dolores * Noah Beery as Don José María y Sandoval * Gilbert Roland as Johnny Powell * Eddie Borden as Billy * Harry Myers as Mike * Walter Daniels as The Drunk * Kalla Pasha as The Comandante * Michael Vavitch as Gómez * Brinsley Shaw as The Patriot * Charles Darvas as The Comandante's Captain * Michael Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucking The Truth
''Bucking the Truth'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Milburn Morante and starring Pete Morrison, Brinsley Shaw and Bruce Gordon. Plot 'Slim' Duane, a nomadic cowboy, finds himself compelled to swap clothes with an escaped criminal, which leads to suspicion falling on him for the murder of Sheriff Findlay. Evading the pursuing posse, he stumbles upon a gang of rustlers hidden in the hills who capture him. Meanwhile, another innocent man faces wrongful accusations and is on the brink of being executed. Slim's companions, 'Course-Gold' Charlie and his partner Anne, embark on a mission to save him. Cast * Pete Morrison as 'Slim' Duane * Brinsley Shaw as 'Coarse Gold' Charlie * Bruce Gordon as Matt Holden * William La Roche as Eben Purkiss * Slim Whitaker as 'Red' Sang * Ione Reed as Anne * O. Robertson as Tom Bailey * Vester Pegg Vester Pegg (May 23, 1889 – February 19, 1951) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 140 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince Of Pep
''The Prince of Pep'' is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Richard Talmadge. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young doctor is struck on the head by his secretary and the injury causes him to forget his identity. He lives as a wharf tramp until he meets the daughter of another doctor and helps her and her father minister to the poor. Later he is struck on the head again and becomes aware of his identity. He also wins the affection of the young woman. Cast Preservation Prints of ''The Prince of Pep'' are held by the Library of Congress, Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, and Academy Film Archive The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation, established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' educational and cultural activities, including the preservation of mot .... References External links * 1925 films Films directed by Jack Nelso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't (1925 Film)
''Don't'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding, starring Sally O'Neil, John Patrick (actor), John Patrick, Bert Roach, and Ethel Wales, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is one of the B pictures the studio produced to keep the Loews circuit and other cinemas supplied. The screenplay by Agnes Christine Johnston is based on the story "Don't You Care!" by Rupert Hughes. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Mr. Moffat selects Abel Totem as a prospective husband for his daughter Tracey, but the parent-defying flapper engages in a school-girl flirtation with Gilbert Jenkins which develops into a real love affair. Gilbert owns an automobile and the rebellious Tracey, dodging a family outing at an amusement park, goes riding with him. They have a variety of whimsical adventures, and in the end Gilbert wins out with the family and Mr. Moffat agrees to their marriage. Cast Preservation ''Don't'' is considered to be a lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before Midnight (1925 Film)
''Before Midnight'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring William Russell, Barbara Bedford and Brinsley Shaw.Munden p.47 Cast * William Russell as Tom Galloway * Barbara Bedford as Helen Saldivar * Brinsley Shaw as Dobbs, valet * Alan Roscoe as J. Dallas Durand * Rex Lease Rex Lloyd Lease (February 11, 1903 – January 3, 1966) was an American actor. He appeared in over 300 films, mainly in Poverty Row Westerns. Biography Rex Lease arrived in Hollywood in 1924. He found bit and supporting parts at Film Booki ... as Julio Saldivar 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 * 1925 films 1925 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by John G. Adolfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmie's Millions
''Jimmie's Millions'' is a 1925 American silent action film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Richard Talmadge, Betty Francisco, and Charles Clary Charles Clary (March 24, 1873 – March 24, 1931) was an American actor of the silent film era. Clary appeared in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1930. He was born in Charleston, Illinois and died on his 58th birthday in Los Angeles, Ca .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jimmie Wicherly is named as heir to his uncle's millions provided he reports promptly at a designated hour each day for three months. Jealous relatives attempt to get him out of the way, and trump up charges of murder against him. He proves the supposed dead man is alive and exposes the villain. He wins the millions and the hand of an attractive young woman. Cast References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cloud Rider
''The Cloud Rider'' is a 1925 American silent action adventure aviation film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Al Wilson and Virginia Lee Corbin. It was distributed by Film Booking Offices of America.''The Cloud Rider'' was one of a series of films that showcased the exploits of the stunt pilots in Hollywood. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, champion aviator Bruce Torrence (Wilson) and member of the secret service has a formidable rival for the hand of Zella Wingate (Ferguson) in the person of Juan Lascelles (von Meter), who owns a fleet of airplanes used to smuggle drugs. Thinking to get rid of Bruce, Juan loosens a wheel on the airplane. Zella goes up in the machine and is saved from death by Bruce who makes a thrilling transfer to the airplane in midair. Later, Bruce finds Zella in Juan's arms. Zella's little sister Blythe (Corbin), forbidden to attend a party, goes to the beach and finds Juan talking to his henchmen. Reporting to Bruce, he starts out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
