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David Smith (director)
David Smith (28 October 1872 – 25 April 1930) was an English film director and cinematographer of the silent film, silent era. He directed more than 70 films between 1915 and 1927. He was born in Faversham, Kent, and died in Santa Barbara, California. He was the older brother of Albert E. Smith (producer), Albert E. Smith, one of the co-founders of the Vitagraph Studios. Selected filmography * ''The Hiding of Black Bill'' (1918) * ''The Woman in the Web'' (1918) * ''Baree, Son of Kazan (1918 film), Baree, Son of Kazan'' (1918) * ''A Gentleman's Agreement'' (1918) * ''The Changing Woman'' (1918) * ''The Dawn of Understanding'' (1918) * ''The Enchanted Barn'' (1919) * ''The Wishing Ring Man'' (1919) * ''A Yankee Princess'' (1919) * ''Over the Garden Wall (1919 film), Over the Garden Wall'' (1919) * ''Cupid Forecloses'' (1919) * ''A Fighting Colleen'' (1919) * ''The Little Boss'' (1919) * ''Pegeen (film), Pegeen'' (1920) * ''The Courage of Marge O'Doone'' (1920) * ''Black Beaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faversham
Faversham is a market town in Kent, England, from London and from Canterbury, next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. It is close to the A2 road (Great Britain), A2, which follows an ancient British trackway which was used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons, and known as Watling Street. The name is of Old English origin, meaning "the metal-worker's village". There has been a settlement at Faversham since pre-Roman times, next to the ancient sea port on Faversham Creek. It was inhabited by the Saxons and mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Favreshant''. The town was favoured by Stephen of England, King Stephen who established Faversham Abbey, which survived until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538. Subsequently, the town became an important seaport and established itself as a centre for brewing, and the Shepherd Neame Brewery, founded in 1698, remains a significant major employer. The town was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over The Garden Wall (1919 Film)
''Over the Garden Wall'' is a lost 1919 American silent romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ... film produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was directed by David Smith, brother of one of the Vitagraph founders Albert E. Smith. The film stars Bessie Love. At least five short films with this title were filmed before this production. Plot When the poor Gordon family must move out of its house and into a small cottage, young Peggy Gordon (Love) becomes a gardener to earn money. Her wealthy neighbor falls in love her, after seeing her "over the garden wall" and through a tennis racket; but she mistakenly believes that he is a chauffeur. When her younger sister attempts to elope with a bad man, Peggy and her new beau successf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Angel Of Crooked Street
''The Angel of Crooked Street'' is a 1922 American silent crime drama film directed by David Smith and starring Alice Calhoun, Ralph McCullough and William McCall.Connelly p.13 Synopsis Jennie Marsh, a young woman working as a maid is unjustly accused of theft when the man she brings home a man from dance who proceeds to rob the house of her employer. She is sent to a reformatory and on release is embittered against the world and decides to take revenge on her former employer Mrs. Sandford. She plans to frame her son Schuyler for a robbery he didn't commit. Cast * Alice Calhoun as Jennie Marsh * Ralph McCullough as Schuyler Sanford * Scott McKee as 'Silent' McKay * Rex Hammel as 'Kid Glove' Thurston * William McCall as 'Cap' Berry * Nellie Anderson as 'Mother' De Vere * Martha Mattox Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wild Irish Rose (1922 Film)
''My Wild Irish Rose'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and based on Dion Boucicault's 19th century play ''The Shaughraun''. It was produced and released by the Vitagraph Company of America. Plot Based on the play ''The Shaughraun'', this is the story of Robert Ffolliat, a young Irish lad, who is done out of his land and sent off to a penal colony in Australia following false accusations by the greedy Kinchella. Conn the Shaughraun comes to his rescue, helps him to escape from the prison ship and return to Ireland where he is united with his sweetheart. Cast * Pat O'Malley as Conn, The Shaughraun * Helen Howard as Arte O'Neale * Maude Emory as Claire Ffolliott (credited as Maud Emery) * Pauline Starke as Moya * Edward Cecil as Robert Folliott * Henry Herbert as Capt. Molineaux (credited as Henry Hebert) * Jim Farley as Corry Cinchella (credited as James Farley James Aloysius Farley (May 30, 1888 – June 9, 1976) was an American p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Minister (1922 Film)
''The Little Minister'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and produced and distributed by Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on an 1891 novel and 1897 play by J. M. Barrie, ''The Little Minister''. The film was released almost in direct competition with a late 1921 version from Paramount, '' The Little Minister'' starring Betty Compson. This version stars Vitagraph favorites Alice Calhoun and James Morrison. Cast * Alice Calhoun as Lady Babbie * James Morrison as Gavin Dishart * Henry Herbert as Lord Rintoul *Alberta Lee as Margaret Dishart * William McCall as Rob Dow * Dorothea Wolbert Dorothea Wolbert (April 12, 1874 – September 15, 1958) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1916 and 1957. She appeared on the television series ''I Love Lucy'' (with her character named Dorothea Wolbe ... as Nanny Webster * Maud Emery as Jean (credited as Maud Emery) * George Stanley as Doctor McQue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flower Of The North
''Flower of the North'' is a surviving 1921 American silent northwoods 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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ... directed by David Smith and produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It starred Henry B. Walthall and Pauline Starke and is based upon the novel of the same name by James Oliver Curwood. Cast * Henry B. Walthall as Philip Whittemore * Pauline Starke as Jeanne D'Arcambal * Harry Northrup as Thorpe * Joe Rickson as Pierre * Jack Curtis as Blake * Emmett King as D'Arcambal *Walter Rodgers as MacDougal * William McCall as Cassidy *Vincente Howard as Sachigo Preservation The film is preserved in a splendid print at Filmmuseum EYE Institut Netherlands with Dutch language intertitles. References External links * * 1921 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Guilty Conscience
''A Guilty Conscience'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring Antonio Moreno, Betty Francisco and Harry von Meter.Munden p.318 Cast * Antonio Moreno as Gilbert Thurstan * Betty Francisco as Emily Thurstan * Harry von Meter as Vincent Chalmers * Lila Leslie as Ida Seabury * John MacFarlane John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ... as James Roberts 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 black-and-white films Vitagraph Studios films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silver Car
''The Silver Car'' is a lost 1921 silent film crime film directed by David Smith starring Earle Williams and Kathryn Adams. It was produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company. Cast *Earle Williams - Anthony Trent * Kathryn Adams - Daphne Grenvil *Geoffrey Webb - Arthur Grenvil *Eric Mayne Eric Mayne (April 28, 1865 – February 10, 1947) was an American actor. Mayne was born in Dublin and was a star on stage in London in the early 20th century, at the London Lyceum and at Drury Lane. He appeared in the films '' The New York Peac ... - Count Michael Temesvar * Emmett King - Earl of Rosecarrel *Mona Lisa - Pauline * John Steppling - Vicar *Max Asher - Hentzi *Walter Rodgers - Colonel Langley References External links The Silver Car at IMDb.com * lantern slide(State University of New York; SUNY) 1921 films Vitagraph Studios films American silent feature films Lost American films American black-and-white films Films directed by David Smith (director) Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Can Be Done (1921 Film)
''It Can Be Done'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by David Smith and starring Earle Williams, Elinor Fair, Henry A. Barrows, Jack Mathis, and Jack Carlyle. The film was released by Vitagraph Company of America in March 1921. Cast *Earle Williams as Austin Crane *Elinor Fair as Eve Standish *Henry A. Barrows Henry Arthur Barrows (April 29, 1875 – March 25, 1945) was an American actor who appeared in films from 1913 to 1936. Burrows performed in supporting roles for American, Astra, Biograph, Brentwood, Pathe, Universal, and Vitagraph studios. H ... as Webb Standish (as Henry Barrows) *Jack Mathis as Jasper Braden (as Jack Mathies) *Jack Carlyle as Bill Donahue (as Jack Carlisle) *Alfred Aldridge as Spike Dawson * William McCall as Byron Tingley *Florence Hart as Mrs. Standish *Mary Huntress as Mrs. Faire Preservation The film is now considered lost. References External links * 1921 comedy films Silent American comedy films 1921 films American si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Beauty (1921 Film)
''Black Beauty'' is a 1921 American silent film version of Anna Sewell's 1877 novel of the same name. ''Black Beauty'' is an autobiography of a horse, who tells the story of his life and of the people surrounding it. This film exists in an incomplete state with four of seven reels preserved at the Library of Congress. A competing/rival independent film of the same story was also released in early 1921 starring Claire Adams and Pat O'Malley. It was produced by Eskay Harris Feature Film Company. Plot As summarized in a film publication, a human love story was added to the horse story, which includes a fox hunt and race. At a house party given by Squire Gordon (Steppling), his daughter Jessie (Paige) and Harry Blomefield (Morrison) are playing games with the children, although they have reached the age where Harry realizes that he loves her. Among the guests is Jack Beckett (Webb), who lives by his wits and has gained entree as a favorite of the haughty Lady Wynsaring (Farrington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courage Of Marge O'Doone
''The Courage of Marge O'Doone'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and featuring Pauline Starke, Billie Bennett, Niles Welch and Boris Karloff (as Buck Tavish, a mountain man). It was written by Robert N. Bradbury, based on the novel by James Oliver Curwood. The film is considered to be lost. The film had the following tagline: "SEE THE FEROCIOUS FIGHT BETWEEN TWO BIG GRIZZLY BEARS! A REAL THRILL - SEE THIS!" (Print ad in the Syracuse Journal, 21 May 1921) Plot Michael O'Doone (George Stanley), his wife Margaret (Billie Bennett) and daughter Marge (Pauline Starke) are settlers living in the Northwest. While traveling on a winter day, Michael meets with an accident and never returns home. Thinking that her husband is dead, Margaret begins to lose her grip on sanity which enables Buck Tavish (Boris Karloff), a mountain man who always admired her, to abduct her and take her to his cabin. When she finally regains her senses, she departs on a search for Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pegeen (film)
''Pegeen'' is a 1920 American silent drama film based on the 1915 novel of the same name by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. It was produced by Vitagraph Studios and directed by David Smith. It stars Bessie Love in the title role. Plot Recently widowed Danny O'Neil (Stanley) has the belief that his wife will return to him by way of fire, and sets fire to buildings around town in hope that she will return to him. For her safety, his daughter Pegeen (Love) is sent to live with neighbor. When her father is to be arrested, Pegeen's friend Ezra (McGuire) helps hide her father, who dies shortly thereafter. Cast Reception Reviews for the film were mixed. Its "worst criticism" is that "it is not a thriller, nor a spectacle. Neither is it a heavy digest of a weighty social or economic problem. It is just a simple story of every day people, told in simple, direct continuity, intelligently and coherently." Scenes involving a hanging and a shoot-out were recommended for removal when s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
