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Doc Crane
Doc Crane (1847 – April 17, 1920) was an American silent film actor. Crane was a medical doctor in Boston who served in the Civil War and returned to his practice after its end. When he was 65, he moved to California to retire. After financial difficulties depleted his savings, he found work as a character actor at Universal studios, drawing upon his experience in amateur dramatic productions when he was in medical school. He was signed in 1914 and starred in about 30 films before his retirement three years later in 1917. Filmography *'' The Higher Law'' (1914) King Louis XI *''The Last Volunteer'' (1914) Raolf Ardelheim *'' The Oubliette'' (1914) King Louis XI *''The Tragedy of Whispering Creek'' (1914) Prospector *''The Gambler's Oath'' (1914) *''Father and the Boys'' (1915) *'' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1915) Asticot *'' Lord John in New York'' (1915) L.J. Calit *''The College Orphan'' (1915) Socrates *''The Broken Coin'' (1915) Pawnbroker *'' The Melting Pot'' (191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by population, the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an Independent city (United States), independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the List of metropolitan areas of the United States, 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest combined statistical area, CSA in the nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Melting Pot (film)
''The Melting Pot'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama based on the novel and 1909 Broadway play by Israel Zangwill. The film starred stage actor Walker Whiteside reprising his role from the Broadway play. Cast *Walker Whiteside - David Quixano *Valentine Grant - Vera Ravendal *Flethcher Harvey - Baron Ravendal *Henry Bergman - Mendel Quixano * Julia Hurley - Frau Quixano *Doc Crane - Quincy Davenport (as Harold * Reginald Denny - unknown role (uncredited) *Wheeler Oakman Wheeler Oakman (born Vivian Eichelberger; February 21, 1890 – March 19, 1949) was an American film actor. Early years Oakman was born as Vivian Eichelberger in Washington, D.C., and educated in that city's schools. He grew up in Fairfax, Vir ... - unknown role (uncredited) References External linksThe Melting Pot at IMDb.com* 1915 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films American films based on plays Films based on British novels Films directed by James Vincent 1915 drama fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Deaths
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government. * January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in the Mexican–American War in California. * January 16 – John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. * January 17 – St. Anthony Hall fraternity is founded at Columbia University, New York City. * January 30 – Yerba Buena, California, is renamed San Francisco. * February 5 – A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated Donner Party (California-bound emigrants who became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada earlier this winter; some have resorted to survival by cannibalism). * February 22 – Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista – 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican troops under Antonio López de Santa Anna, defeating the Mexicans the next day. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollyanna (1920 Film)
''Pollyanna'' is a 1920 American silent melodrama/comedy film starring Mary Pickford, directed by Paul Powell, and based on Eleanor H. Porter's 1913 novel of the same name. It was Pickford's first motion picture for United Artists. It became a major success and was regarded as one of Pickford's most defining pictures. The film grossed $1.1 million (approximately $ today). Plot The film opens in the Ozarks where a distraught Pollyanna (Mary Pickford) is comforting her father the Reverend John Whittier (Wharton James) as he dies. After his death, Pollyanna is sent to live on a New England plantation with her rich Aunt Polly (Katherine Griffith). Aunt Polly is extremely harsh with Pollyanna by not allowing her to speak of her father in her house and choosing the attic for her bedroom. She even takes Pollyanna shopping for new clothes. One day, while playing on the plantation, Pollyanna gets in trouble with a servant woman and runs to hide in a haystack. There she meets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spirit Of Romance (film)
''The Spirit of Romance'' is a lost 1917 American drama silent film directed by E. Mason Hopper, written by Adele Harris and George S. Hopkins, and starring Vivian Martin, Percy Challenger, Colin Chase, Herbert Standing, Elinor Hancock and George Fisher. It was released on March 22, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Vivian Martin as Abby Lou Maynard *Percy Challenger as Richard Cobb * Colin Chase as Tom Cobb *Herbert Standing Herbert Standing (13 November 1846 – 5 December 1923) was a British stage and screen actor and the patriarch of the Standing family of actors. He was the father of numerous children, many of whom had careers in theatre and cinema. Toward the ... as Joseph Snow *Elinor Hancock as Mrs. Rollins * George Fisher as Percival Rollins * Daisy Jefferson as Marguerite D'Arcy * Doc Crane as Mace *John Burton References External links * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor's Deception
''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 pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hidden Spring
''The Hidden Spring'' is a 1917 American silent adventure film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Harold Lockwood, Vera Sisson and Herbert Standing.Connelly p.9 Cast * Harold Lockwood as Donald Keeth * Vera Sisson as Thora Erickson * Herbert Standing as Quartus Hembly * Lester Cuneo as Bill Wheeler * Doc Crane as Daniel Kerston * Arthur Millett as Olaf Erickson * Billie West Billie West (August 5, 1891 – June 7, 1967) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1917. West was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and had two brothers. West left home in 1910 to begi ... as Undetermined Role * Claire Anderson as Undetermined Role References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 adventure films American silent feature films Silent American adventure films American black-and-white films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blood Of His Fathers
''The Blood of His Fathers'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harrish Ingraham and starring Crane Wilbur, Jode Mullally and Ruth King.Connelly p.324 The film begins shortly after the American Civil War when a renegade Confederate soldier commits three murders before jumping on to 1917. Cast * Crane Wilbur as Morgan Gray / Abel Gray * Jode Mullally as Kane Gray * Gene Crosby as Hope Halliday * Don Bailey as William Halliday * Jacob Abrams as Isaac in 1917 * Joseph Hazelton as Anderson * Doc Crane as John Graham * Ruth King as Amity Graham * Richie Carpenter as Isaac in 1865 * Ray Thomson as Lieutenant Wilfred Torrance * Julia Jackson Julia Jackson was a Louisiana Voodoo practitioner from New Orleans. Alongside Lala, she was an important voodoo queen of the 1940s. She sold gris-gris, charms, and potions. She made her own amulets, talismans, and ingredients. Materials she used ... as Mrs. Graham References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flirting With Death
''Flirting with Death'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Agnes Vernon and Frank MacQuarrie.Parish & Pitts p.71 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as 'Sky High' Billy Wardwell * Agnes Vernon as Jane Higginbotham * Frank MacQuarrie as 'Domino' Dominick * Mark Fenton as Dave Higginbotham * Doc Crane as Ed Warmbath * Fred Unger Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ... as Murphy References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grey Sisterhood
''The Grey Sisterhood'' is a 1916 American silent short mystery directed by Edward LeSaint. Starring William Garwood in the lead role, it was the second film in the five film series ''Lord John's Journal''. Cast *William Garwood William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent film era in the 1910s. Between 1911 and 1913, Garwood starred in a number of early adaptions of popu ... as Lord John * Stella Razetto as Maida Odell *Ogden Crane as Roger Odell *Carmen Phillips *Doc Crane as L.J. Calit *Laura Oakley as Head Sister *Albert MacQuarrie See also *''Lord John in New York'' (1915) *''Three Fingered Jenny'' (1916) *''The Eye of Horus'' (1916) *''The League of the Future'' (1916) References External links * 1916 films American silent short films American black-and-white films American mystery films Films directed by Edward LeSaint 1916 mystery films 1916 short films 1910s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Eyes
''A Woman's Eyes'' is a 1916 American silent Western film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey * Olive Carey (billed as Olive Fuller Golden) * Joe Rickson * Doc Crane See also * Harry Carey filmography This is a list of films featuring Harry Carey. 1910 * ''Bill Sharkey's Last Game'' * ''Gentleman Joe'' 1912 * ''An Unseen Enemy'' as The Thief * ''Two Daughters of Eve'' as In Audience * ''Friends'' as Bob Kyne - the Prospector * '' So Near ... External links * 1916 films 1916 Western (genre) films 1916 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by George Marshall Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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