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Dante's Inferno (1924 Film)
''Dante's Inferno'' is a 1924 American silent drama horror film directed by Henry Otto that was released by Fox Film Corporation and adapted from '' Inferno'', part of Dante Alighieri's epic poem ''Divine Comedy''. The film mixes material from Dante's "Inferno" with plot points from Charles Dickens' ''A Christmas Carol''. The book was filmed earlier in 1911 in Italy as ''L'Inferno'', and Fox later remade the film in 1935, again as ''Dante's Inferno'', starring Spencer Tracy in the lead role. Plot The tactics of a vicious slumlord and greedy businessman named Mortimer Judd finally drive a distraught man named Eugene Craig, whom he has forced into bankruptcy, to commit suicide. He constantly refuses requests for charity and treats his bedridden wife very badly. The businessman receives a copy of Dante's ''Inferno'' in the mail and reads it. In the story, a floating angel raises its sword and parts a legion of demons to allow Dante to pass, naked sinners burn in boiling tar and sui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Otto
Henry Otto (August 8, 1877 – August 3, 1952) was an American silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Otto contributed to over 150 films throughout his career, working as an actor and a director throughout. He directed many films in 1914, in films such as '' When a Woman Waits'', '' In Tune'', '' The Archeologist'', and '' The Redemption of a Pal'' working with actors such as Edward Coxen, Charlotte Burton and George Field. He retired from film in 1942. Otto was found dead on August 4, 1952, in Los Angeles. Selected filmography Actor * ''Harbor Island'' (1912, Short) - General Arieno - Owner of Harbor Island * ''The Lipton Cup: Introducing Sir Thomas Lipton'' (1913) * ''Margarita and the Mission Funds'' (1913, Short) - Padre Sandez of the Mission * ''Through the Centuries'' (1914, Short) - Amos Willing * ''Elizabeth's Prayer'' (1914) - Richard Lee, A Sporty Acquaintance * ''The Zaca Lake Mystery'' (1915, Short) - The Hunter * ''Half a Rogue'' (1916) - Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epic Poem
In poetry, an epic is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. With regard to oral tradition, epic poems consist of formal speech and are usually learnt word for word, and are contrasted with narratives that consist of everyday speech where the performer has the license to recontextualize the story to a particular audience, often to a younger generation. Influential epics that have shaped Western literature and culture include Homer's ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey''; Virgil's ''Aeneid''; and the anonymous ''Beowulf'' and ''Epic of Gilgamesh''. The genre has inspired the adjective '' epic'' as well as derivative works in other mediums (such as epic films) that evoke or emulate the characteristics of epics. Etymology The English word ''epic'' comes from Latin , which itself comes from the Ancient Greek adjective () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Jamison
William Edward "Bud" Jamison (February 15, 1894 – September 30, 1944)Okuda, Ted, and Edward Watz. 1999. The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-reel Hollywood Film Comedies 1933–1958'. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. . was an American film actor. He appeared in 450 films between 1915 and 1944, notably appearing in many shorts with The Three Stooges as a foil. Career Born in Vallejo, California, Jamison joined the ranks of stage and vaudeville performers making movies in California. Jamison's husky build and willingness to participate in messy slapstick and rowdy action guaranteed him work in silent comedies. In 1915 he was a member of Charlie Chaplin's stock company at Essanay Studios. From there he moved to the Hal Roach studio, playing hot-tempered comic foils for Harold Lloyd, Snub Pollard, and Stan Laurel. In the 1920s, he joined Universal Pictures' short-comedy contingent, and later worked in Mack Sennett comedies. In his earliest films, Jamison looked too young to be tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Gaye
Howard Gaye (23 May 1878 – 26 December 1955) was a British actor who worked mainly in the United States. Gaye's father was a co-owner of the Gaiety Theatre in London. Before Gaye became an actor, he worked as a newspaper reporter in England. During a visit to the United States in 1912, he was invited to join the Kalem Company. After working there, he joined D. W. Griffith's stock company in 1914. He acted in 27 silent films, including D. W. Griffith's epics ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915) as Robert E. Lee and ''Intolerance'' (1916) as Jesus Christ. Gaye also directed films for Mena. In the early 1920s, Gaye taught acting at the Howard Gaye Studio of Screen Acting Technique. He said that even experienced stage actors needed to learn certain techniques if they wanted to adapt to acting in films. Gaye was charged with violating the Mann Act in May 1923. A federal complaint charged that he took "Fanchon Duncan, said to be a movie-struck girl" to England, brought her back to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawson Butt
W. Lawson Butt (4 March 1880 – 14 January 1956) was a British actor and film director of the silent era.(7 August 1915)W. Lawson Butt with Kleine ''The Moving Picture World'' His sister was opera singer Clara Butt. Selected filmography Actor * '' The Woman Next Door'' (1915) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1916) * '' The Danger Trail'' (1917) * '' Shackled'' (1918) * '' Playthings of Passion'' (1919) * '' Desert Gold'' (1919) * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1919) * '' The Miracle Man'' (1919) (*uncredited though substantial part in film) * '' The World and Its Woman'' (1919) * '' The Loves of Letty'' (1919) * ''Earthbound'' (1920) * '' The Tiger's Coat'' (1920) * '' The Sting of the Lash'' (1921) * '' Beyond the Crossroads'' (1922) * '' The Masquerader'' (1922) * '' The Flying Dutchman'' (1923) * ''Dante's Inferno ''Inferno'' (; Italian for ' Hell') is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century narrative poem '' The Divine Comedy'', followed by and . The ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorimer Johnston
Lorimer Johnston (November 2, 1858 in Maysville, Kentucky – February 20, 1941 in Hollywood, California) was an American silent film actor and director. He was involved in the production of over 60 films in acting and directing and he also wrote the scripts for twelve films, according to IMDb, nearly all shorts. In 1913, Johnston directed the short films '' For the Crown'' and '' For the Flag'', working with actresses such as Charlotte Burton. Towards the end of his career Johnston starred as an actor in sound motion pictures such as the popular Frankenstein films '' Ghost of Frankenstein'' and '' Son of Frankenstein''. Partial filmography As director and writer * '' For the Flag'' (1913 short) * '' For the Crown'' (1913 short) * ''At the Potter's Wheel'' (1914 short) * '' The Coming of the Padres'' (1914 short) As director * '' The Flirt and the Bandit'' (1913) * '' At Midnight'' (1913) * ''The Cricket on the Hearth'' (1923 film) As actor * '' The Strangers' Banquet'' (1922 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Scott (actor)
William Scott (August 1, 1893 – August 22, 1967) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 90 films between 1913 and 1934. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography *'' A Man of Sorrow'' (1916) *''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' (1918) *''The Still Alarm'' (1918) *'' The City of Purple Dreams'' (1918) *''Thieves'' (1919) *'' Who's Your Servant?'' (1920) *''The Mother of His Children'' (1920) *'' Jackie'' (1921) *'' Hickville to Broadway'' (1921) *'' A Voice in the Dark'' (1921) *'' Deserted at the Altar'' (1922) *'' Alias Julius Caesar'' (1922) *'' Only a Shop Girl'' (1922) *'' His Last Race'' (1923) *'' The Fourth Musketeer'' (1923) *''Yesterday's Wife'' (1923) *''Innocence'' (1923) *'' Not a Drum Was Heard'' (1924) *'' Against All Odds'' (1924) *''Dante's Inferno'' (1924) *'' Beyond the Border'' (1925) *'' After Business Hours'' (1925) *'' The Light of Western Stars'' (1925) *'' The Great Jewel Robbery' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell
In religion and folklore, hell is a location or state in the afterlife in which souls are subjected to punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history sometimes depict hells as eternal destinations, such as Christianity and Islam, whereas religions with reincarnation usually depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations, as is the case in the Indian religions. Religions typically locate hell in another dimension or under Earth's surface. Other afterlife destinations include heaven, paradise, purgatory, limbo, and the underworld. Other religions, which do not conceive of the afterlife as a place of punishment or reward, merely describe an abode of the dead, the grave, a neutral place that is located under the surface of Earth (for example, see Kur, Hades, and Sheol). Such places are sometimes equated with the English word ''hell'', though a more correct translation would be "underworld" or "world of the dead". The ancient Mesopotamian, Greek, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon
A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in Media (communication), media including fiction, comics, film, television series, television, and video games. Belief in demons probably goes back to the Paleolithic, Paleolithic age, stemming from humanity's fear of the unknown, the strange and the horrific.. In Religions of the ancient Near East, ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic religions, including History of Judaism, early Judaism and ancient-medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity that may cause Spirit possession, demonic possession, calling for an exorcism. Large portions of Jewish demonology, a key influence on Christianity and Islam, originated from a later form of Zoroastrianism, and was transferred to Judaism during the Achaemenid Empire, Persian era. Demons may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slumlord
A slumlord (or slum landlord) is a slang term for a landlord, generally an absentee landlord with more than one property, who attempts to maximize profit by minimizing spending on property maintenance, and usually rents to tenants that they can intimidate. Severe housing shortages allow slumlords to charge higher rents and, when they can get away with it, to break rental laws. A "retail slumlord" is one who keeps a shopping mall in a bad shape and may not pay taxes until the government buys or confiscates it. The origin of the term "slumlord" is unknown, but an early mention can be found in the 1927 journal article "Theories, Facts, and Figures" by William L. Hare in the academic journal ''Garden Cities & Town Planning: A Journal of Housing, Town Planning & Civic Improvement'' Hare credits the 'polemical press' of the time for referring to landlords of areas referred to as slums as slumlords. Operation Traditionally, real estate is seen as a long-term investment to most buy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor, from nine nominations. During his career, he appeared in 75 films and developed a reputation among his peers as one of the screen's greatest actors. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy as the 9th greatest AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, male star of Classical Hollywood cinema, Classic Hollywood Cinema. Tracy first discovered his talent for acting while attending Ripon College (Wisconsin), Ripon College, and he later received a scholarship for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He spent seven years in the theater, working in a succession of Repertory theatre, stock companies and intermittently on Broadway theatre, Broadway. His bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante's Inferno (1935 Film)
''Dante's Inferno'' is a 1935 American drama horror film starring Spencer Tracy and loosely based on Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy''. The film remains primarily remembered for a 10-minute depiction of hell realised by director Harry Lachman, himself an established Post-Impressionist painter. This was Fox Film Corporation's last film to be produced under the Fox Studios banner before the company merged with Twentieth Century Pictures to form 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation. Plot Jim Carter, a former stoker, takes over a fairground show, run by 'Pop' McWade, which depicts scenes from Dante's Inferno. He marries Pop's niece Betty and they have a son, Alexander. Meanwhile, the show becomes a great success, with Carter making it larger and more lurid. An inspector declares the fair unsafe but Carter bribes him into silence. There is a partial collapse at the fair which injures Pop. Recovering in hospital, he admonishes Carter and we see a lengthy vision of the Inferno. Unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
