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Charles Swickard
Charles Swickard (March 21, 1861 – May 12, 1929) was a German-born American actor and film director of the silent era. He was the brother of the actor Josef Swickard.Katchmer p.366 Selected filmography Director * '' The Beckoning Flame'' (1915) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1916) * '' Hell's Hinges'' (1916) * ''Mixed Blood'' (1916) * ''The Beggar of Cawnpore'' (1916) * '' The Raiders'' (1916) * '' The Beckoning Flame'' (1916) * '' The Lair of the Wolf'' (1917) * '' The Plow Woman'' (1917) * '' The Scarlet Crystal'' (1917) * '' The Gates of Doom'' (1917) *''The Phantom's Secret'' (1917) * '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1918) * '' Hitting the High Spots'' (1918) * '' The Spender'' (1919) * ''Faith'' (1919) * '' Li Ting Lang'' (1920) * '' An Arabian Knight'' (1920) * ''The Last Straw ''The last straw'' is an idiom referring to the Straw that broke the camel's back The idiom "the straw that broke the camel's back" describes the minor or routine action that causes an unpredictabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Plow Woman
''The Plow Woman'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and starring Mary MacLaren, Harry De More and Marie Hazelton.Connelly p.215 Cast * Mary MacLaren as Mary MacTavish * Harry De More as Andy MacTavish * Marie Hazelton as Ruth MacTavish * Lee Shumway as Lieutenant Jack Fraser * Kingsley Benedict as Surgeon Fraser * Hector V. Sarno as Buck Matthews * Clara Horton Clara Marie Horton (July 29, 1904 – December 4, 1976) was an American actress of the silent film era. Horton was born in Brooklyn. Her mother gave up a career as a piano soloist and instructor to raise her baby. She planned for Clara ... as Mary, as a child * Eddie Polo as Bill Matthews * George Hupp as Jack, as a child * Tommy Burns as Trooper References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Directors
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Deaths
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1861 Births
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The Last Straw (1920 Film)
''The Last Straw'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Denison Clift and Charles Swickard and starring Buck Jones, Vivian Rich, and Jane Talent. It cost $31,000 to make, considerably exceeding its planned budget. It was Jones' first starring role. Plot As described in a film magazine, Tom Beck (Jones) is one of the cowboys on the H O ranch in Montana who does not believe in taking a chance. On the arrival of Jane Hunter (Rich), a young New York woman who has inherited the property from her uncle, at the ranch she watches as four men draw straws to see who will be the ranch foreman. Tom refuses to take a chance on drawing the last straw and loses the job as it was the short one. Hepburn (Le Moyne), whom Tom suspects of conniving with cattle rustlers in their attempt to gain part of the H O ranch, is made foreman. Tom, however, becomes Jane's confidant. His refusal to let her drink and smoke, which she had been accustomed to do in New York, wins her admiration. Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Arabian Knight
''An Arabian Knight'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Charles Swickard and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Its survival status is classified as unknown, which suggests that it is a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Cordelia Darwin (Inescourt), spinster sister of Egyptologist George Darwin (Clark) who resides in the desert, is a believer in reincarnation. Certain that she lived two thousand years ago as the Princess Rhodolphis and that youthful dragoman Ahmed (Hayakawa) is the reincarnation of her lost lover, she installs him in her home as a butler. Elinor Wayne (Hall), ward of the Darwins, becomes the prey of Egyptian nobleman Aboul Pasha (Jones). His determination to win her results in her abduction by rascals who take her to the home of the dancer Soada (Pavis). Ahmed follows and rescues Elinor. When murderers hired by Pasha burn down the Darwin home, Ahmed aids the Darwins and Elinor in escaping. Elinor and George are reuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Ting Lang
''Li Ting Lang'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Plot Cast *Sessue Hayakawa as Li Ting Lang *Allan Forrest as Rob Murray *Charles Mason as Red Dalton (credited as Charles E. Mason) * Doris Pawn as Marion Halstead *Frances Raymond Frances Raymond (1869–1961) was an American stage and film actress.Goble p.193 An established character actress, she played in a number of supporting roles during the silent era. Later, during the sound era, she primarily played much smaller, un ... as Priscilla Mayhew * Marc Robbins as Prince Nu Chang References External links * 1920 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Haworth Pictures Corporation films 1920 drama films Films directed by Charles Swickard Silent American drama films Film Booking Offices of America films 1920s American films Films with screenplays by Richard Schayer {{1920s-silent- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith (1919 Film)
''Faith'' is a 1919 American silent drama film, directed by Charles Swickard. It stars Bert Lytell, Rosemary Theby, and Edythe Chapman, and was released on February 3, 1919. Cast list * Bert Lytell as George Farrelly * Rosemary Theby as Charity Garvice * Edythe Chapman Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 – October 15, 1948) was an American stage and silent film actress. Career Born in Rochester, New York, Chapman began her stage career as early as 1898 when she appeared in New York City in ''The Charity Bal ... as Martha Owen * Edwin Stevens as Abner Harrington * Nancy Chase as Mrs. Harrington References External links * * * Metro Pictures films Films directed by Charles Swickard American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1919 drama films 1919 films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spender (1919 Film)
''The Spender'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film, directed by Charles Swickard. It stars Bert Lytell, Thomas Jefferson, and William V. Mong, and was released on January 6, 1919. Cast list * Bert Lytell as Dick Bisbee * Thomas Jefferson as T. W. Bisbee * William V. Mong as Stetson * Mary Anderson as Helen Stetson * Clarence Burton as Elmer Robbins * Rosemary Theby Rosemary Theresa Theby (born Rose Masing, April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Early life and career The daughter of George and Katherine Masing, Theby ... as Adventuress References External links * * * Films directed by Charles Swickard Metro Pictures films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1919 comedy films 1919 films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitting The High Spots
''Hitting the High Spots'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by Charles Swickard. It stars Bert Lytell, Eileen Percy, and Winter Hall, and was released on December 9, 1918. Cast list * Bert Lytell as Bob Durland * Eileen Percy as Alice Randolph * Winter Hall as Morgan Randolph *Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Randolph * Gordon Griffith as Jack Randolph * Fred Goodwins as Harold Blake *Ilean Hume as Tonia *Stanton Heck Stanton Heck (January 8, 1877 – December 16, 1929), was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 50 films between 1918 and 1928. Earlier in his career, he appeared on stage in musicals such as 1906's ''A Parisian Model''.(Dece ... as Von Holke *Al Edmundson as Lopez *William Eagle Eye as Jose * William Courtright as Felipe References External links * * * American comedy-drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles Swickard Metro Pictures films 1918 comedy-drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light Of Western Stars (1918 Film)
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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