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Colin Kenny (actor)
Colin Kenny (4 December 1888 – 2 December 1968) was an Irish film actor. He appeared in 260 films between 1918 and 1965. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and died in Los Angeles, California. Kenny was educated in England and left London to come to the United States in 1917. Selected filmography * ''Tarzan of the Apes'' (1918) - William Cecil Clayton * '' The Romance of Tarzan'' (1918) - Clayton * '' Unexpected Places'' (1918) - Lord Harold Varden * '' The Romance of Tarzan'' (1918) - Clayton * ''The Wishing Ring Man'' (1919) - Allen Harrington * '' Upstairs'' (1919) - George * ''The Girl from Outside'' (1919) - The Magpie * ''Toby's Bow'' (1919) - Bainbridge * '' The Triflers'' (1920) - Mr. Whitaker * ''The Last Straw'' (1920) - Dick Hilton * ''Blind Youth'' (1920) - Henry Monnier * ''Darling Mine'' (1920) * '' 813'' (1920) - Gerard Beaupre * ''Black Beauty'' (1921) - George Gordon * '' Hearts of Youth'' (1921) - Lord Vincent * ''The Fighting Lover'' (1921) - Vic Ragner * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Egg (film)
''The Egg'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Gilbert Pratt, produced by Broncho Billy Anderson featuring and starring Stan Laurel. Cast * Stan Laurel as Humpty Dumpty * Drin Moro as The president's daughter * Colin Kenny as Gerald Stone * Tom Kennedy as The Boss * Alfred Hollingsworth Alfred Hollingsworth was an American actor during the silent film era. He was in dozens of films from 1911 until 1925. According to IMDb he also directed four short films in 1916. ''Hell's Hinges'' has been described as a classic and Hollingswort ... as Mr. Stillwell, the president References External links * * 1922 films 1922 comedy films 1922 short films American silent short films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Gilbert Pratt American comedy short films 1920s American films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Dorothy Vernon Of Haddon Hall (film)
''Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall'' is a 1924 American silent historical drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Mary Pickford. The script by Waldemar Young was based upon the 1902 novel '' Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall'' by Charles Major.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall'' at silentera.com Plot In May 1550, two houses were to be united by the betrothal of the son of Rutland and the heiress of Haddon Hall. Sir George Vernon is forfeit to Rutland on his daughter's 18th birthday, for 10 of his 30 manors lying adjacent to Rutland. His daughter Dorothy and John Manners are forced to marry each other on their 18th birthday, but they cannot stand each other. John is in France with Mary Stuart, and George ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Dangerous Path
''Her Dangerous Path'' is a 1923 American adventure film serial directed by Roy Clements. Cast * Edna Murphy as Corinne Grant * Charley Chase as Glen Harper (as Charles Parrott) * Hayford Hobbs as Donald Bartlett * William F. Moran as Dr. Philip Markham * Scott Pembroke as Dr. Harrison (as Percy Pembroke) * William Gillespie as John Dryden * Glenn Tryon as Reporter * Ray Myers as Clinton Hodge * Colin Kenny as Stanley Fleming * Eddie Baker as Jack Reynolds (as Ed Baker) * Fred McPherson as Professor Comstock * Frank Lackteen as Malay George * Sam Lufkin as Sam Comstock * Fong Wong as Oracle of the Sands 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 consider ... References External links * 1923 films 1923 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weak-End Party
''The Weak-End Party'' is a 1922 American film featuring Stan Laurel. Cast * Stan Laurel as The gardener * Marion Aye as Lily, the birthday girl * Harry L. Rattenberry as Mr. Smith, her father * Otto Fries as The overseer * Colin Kenny asMonocle Charley * Scotty MacGregor as Pinkerton Burns (as Scott MacGregor) * Babe London as Party guest See also * List of American films of 1922 This is a list of American films released in 1922. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q–R S T U V W Y–Z Serials Shorts See also * 1922 in the United States References External link ... External links * 1922 films American silent short films 1922 short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Broncho Billy Anderson 1922 comedy films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1920s American films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ladder Jinx
''The Ladder Jinx'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Jess Robbins and starring Edward Everett Horton, Margaret Landis and Tully Marshall.Munden p.411 Cast * Edward Everett Horton as Arthur Barnes * Margaret Landis as Helen Wilbur * Wilbur Higby as James Wilbur * Tully Marshall as Peter Stalton * Otis Harlan as Thams Gridley * Colin Kenny as Richard Twing * Tom McGuire as Judge Brown * Will Walling as Officer Murphy * Tom Murray as Detective Smith * Ernest Shields Ernest Shields (August 5, 1884 – December 13, 1944) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1944. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected film ... as Cheyenne Harry * Max Asher as Sam References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Like 'Em Rough
''They Like 'Em Rough'' is a 1922 silent film, silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, W.E. Lawrence and Hardee Kirkland.Parish & Pitts p.22 Cast * Viola Dana as Katherine * W.E. Lawrence as Richard Wells Jr. * Hardee Kirkland as Richard Wells Sr. * Myrtle Rishell as Mrs. Wells * Colin Kenny (actor), Colin Kenny as Waddie * Steve Murphy (actor), Steve Murphy as Grogan * Walter Rodgers (actor), Walter Rodgers as Kelly * Burton Law as La Grande * Bradley Ward (actor), Bradley Ward as Pete * Knute Erickson as Dr. Curtis * Elsa Lorimer as Mrs. Curtis References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1922 films 1922 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Harry Beaumont Metro Pictures films 1920s American films {{silent-film- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeing's Believing
''Seeing's Believing'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, Allan Forrest, and Gertrude Astor.Parish & Pitts p. 22. Plot As described in a film magazine, Diana Webster (Dana), a willful young woman with plenty of money, and Jimmy Harrison (McCullough), her Aunt Sue's (Astor) fiancé, are forced to stay all night in a country hotel because of a storm. Getting a single room, they pretend they are married to satisfy the concerns of the hotel manager. Jimmy sleeps on a cot in the hall, but hotel guest Bruce Terring (Forrest) does not know this. Later, Bruce meets Diana at her home where he is a guest, and his scandalous interpretation of her escapade infuriates the young woman. She decides to teach him a lesson and show him that "seeing is not always believing" by placing him in a similar unusual position. She hires an actor and his wife to frame a badger game on Bruce. However, the couple double-cross her and Diana is forced into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watch Your Step (film)
''Watch Your Step'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine. It stars Cullen Landis, Patsy Ruth Miller, Bert Woodruff, and George C. Pearce. ''Life'' considered the film to be a "fabulously expensive production". With no record of a print in any collection, it is likely a lost film. at silentera.com Plot As described in a film magazine, Elmer Slocum (Landis), a wealthy city youth, while trying to elude the police in his high powered automobile, has a smashup and, in a rough and tumble fight with a motorcycle policeman, knocks him out. He is robbed of his clothes by a group of tramps. He tr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921 Film)
''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and Jack Pickford and starring the latter's elder sister Mary Pickford as both Cedric Errol and Widow Errol. The film is based on the 1886 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. A statue depicting Pickford's role exists today on the facade of New York City's landmarked I. Miller Building. Plot summary Cedric Errol is a poor American boy who finds out that he is the sole heir to a wealthy British earldom and thus becomes Lord Fauntleroy. Cast * Mary Pickford as Cedric Errol and his mother Mrs Errol * Claude Gillingwater as Earl of Dorincourt * Joseph J. Dowling as William Havisham * James A. Marcus as Hobbs * Kate Price as Mrs. McGinty * Fred Malatesta as Dick * Rose Dione as Minna * Arthur Thalasso as The Stranger * Colin Kenny as Bevis * Emmett King as Reverend Mr Mordaunt A young Milton Berle Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; ; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Lover
''The Fighting Lover'' is a 1921 American silent mystery comedy film directed by Fred LeRoy Granville and starring Frank Mayo, Elinor Hancock and Gertrude Olmstead.Munden p.242 Cast * Frank Mayo as Andrew Forsdale * Elinor Hancock as Mrs. Lydia Graham * Gertrude Olmstead as Jean Forsdale * Jackson Read as Ned Randolph * Colin Kenny as Vic Ragner *Jacqueline Logan as Helen Leigh * Joseph Singleton as Quig Munday * Ruth Ashby as Anna Hughes * Fred Becker as Dr. Munro * Robert Bolder Robert Bolder (20 July 1859 – 10 December 1937) was an English film actor of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1912 and 1936. He was born in London and died in Los Angeles, California. In the early par ... as Valet References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts Of Youth
''Hearts of Youth'' is a lost 1921 American silent film based on the novel ''Ishmael'' by E. D. E. N. Southworth. The film was directed by Tom Miranda and Millard Webb, with Webb writing the adaption for the screen. The movie stars Harold Goodwin, Colin Kenny, and Iris Ashton, and was released by the Fox Film Corporation Plot Ishmael Worth renounces his young sweetheart, Beatrice, because he believes himself to be illegitimate and does not want to bring shame to her. Later it is revealed that his mother and father had married. His father's previous wife, thought to be dead, turns up to confront him; but the fact that the first wife was a bigamist makes her marriage to Ishmael's father null and void and the marriage between his mother and father therefore valid. Ishmael, having a legitimate father, now can give Beatrice an honest name. Cast * Iris Ashton as Mrs. Grey * Glen Cavender as Reuben Grey * George Fisher as Herman Brudenell * Grace Goodall as Countess Hurstmonc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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