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Edna Murphy
Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of her career, Murphy was the leading woman in films with Monte Blue. Murphy married director Mervyn LeRoy on December 18, 1927. She divorced him on June 30, 1932, on the grounds of desertion. Filmography * ''To the Highest Bidder'' (1918) * ''Fantômas'' (1920) * ''Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'' (1920) * '' The Branded Woman'' (1920) * '' The North Wind's Malice'' (1920) * '' Dynamite Allen'' (1921) * '' Play Square'' (1921) * '' What Love Will Do'' (1921) * '' The Jolt'' (1921) * '' Live Wires'' (1921) * '' Extra! Extra!'' (1922) * '' The Galloping Kid'' (1922) * '' Don't Shoot'' (1922) * '' Caught Bluffing'' (1922) * '' The Ordeal'' (1922) * '' Ridin' Wild'' (1922) * '' Paid Back'' (1922) * '' The Man Between'' (1923) * '' Her Dangerous Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United States Census Bureau, U.S. census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Starz Entertainment Corp., Starz Entertainment, Lionsgate Studios, Illumination (company), Illumination and The Recording Academy. Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica, granted in 1839 to the Sepúlveda family of California. The rancho was later sold to John Percival Jones, John P. Jones and Robert Symington Baker, Robert Baker, who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker, founded Santa Monica, which inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Shoot (film)
''Don't Shoot'' is a 1922 American silent crime film directed by Jack Conway and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Edna Murphy and Harvey Clark.Langman p.281 Plot Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as James Harrington Court * William Dyer as Boss McGinnis * Harvey Clark as Honest John Lysaght * Wade Boteler as Buck Lindsay * Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Van Deek * Edna Murphy as Velma Gay * George Fisher as Archie Craig * Tiny Sandford as Jim * Duke R. Lee as Pete * Gerard Alexander as Mrs. Ransom * Fred Kelsey Frederick Alvin Kelsey (August 20, 1884 – September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Kelsey directed one- and two-reel films for Universal Film Manufacturing Company. He appeared in more than 400 films betw ... as Police Officer * L.J. O'Connor as Larry the Dip References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Net
''Into the Net'' is a 1924 American silent crime serial film directed by George B. Seitz. Cast * Edna Murphy as Natalie Van Cleef * Jack Mulhall as Bob Clayton * Constance Bennett as Madge Clayton * Bradley Barker as Bert Moore * Frank Lackteen as Dr. Vining * Frances Landau as Mrs. Fawcette * Harry Semels as Ivan Invanovitch * Tom Goodwin as Inspector Cabot * Paul Porter as The Emperor * Tom Blake Chapter titles # The Shadow of the Web # The Clue # Kidnapped # Hidden Talons # The Raid # The House of the Missing # Ambushed # The Escape # To the Rescue # Into the Toils 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 considered ... References External links * 1924 films 1920s American films 1920s English-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughters Of Today (1924 Film)
''Daughters of Today'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Ralph Graves, and Edna Murphy. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Lois Whittall's father Leigh is interested in a young blonde charmer. Lois and her college friends are out for a good time and en route pick up Mabel Vandegrift, a young country woman who was very strictly reared by her parents. Their gay roadside party is wound up by a moonlight bathing frolic. The young people are then scattered by outraged villagers and they are in an automobile accident. Lois and Mabel then become mixed up in a murder mystery. In the end, it all comes out alright and the two young women find happiness with their respective lovers. Cast Production ''Daughters of Today'' was originally developed by Irving Thalberg as a flapper film, but was assigned to be directed by Sturgeon when Thalberg left for MGM. Censorship Films during that period were subject to cens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Moth
''The White Moth'' is a 1924 American silent drama film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur from a magazine story by Izola Forrester, and distributed by First National Pictures. Barbara La Marr was the female lead supported by young Ben Lyon. Plot Cast * Barbara La Marr as Mona Reid / The White Moth *Conway Tearle as Vantine Morley * Charles de Rochefort as Gonzalo Montrez (credited as Charles de Roche) *Ben Lyon as Douglas Morley *Edna Murphy as Gwendolyn Dallas * Josie Sedgwick as Ninon Aurel *Kathleen Kirkham as Mrs. Delancey *William Orlamond as Tothnes Reception “The White Moth” had its world-premiere on May 3, 1924 at the Lowe’s State Theater in Los Angeles. Preservation ''The White Moth'' survives at the Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, and Gosfilmofond Gosfilmofond is a state film archive in Russia. It is the main film archive of the Russian Federation and a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). It is a state cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Wild Horses
''The King of Wild Horses'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Fred Jackman. It stars Edna Murphy, Rex the wonder horse, and Charley Chase. It was written and produced by Hal Roach and released through Pathé Exchange. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the Black, by right of might, is undisputed leader of a band of wild horses. By his intelligence and agility, he protects the herd and eludes various pursuers. The Fielding ranch is under the charge of Wade Galvin, a villainous foreman, who has involved Fielding's weakling son in a cattle stealing escapade. Billy Blair, a cowpuncher, has two consuming passions. One is his love for Mary Fielding and the other is his desire to capture The Black. His perseverance is rewarded, for he wins both the young woman and horse. All three cooperate in frustrating further villainy on the part of Galvin, the foreman, and in bringing him to justice. Cast Preservation A copy of ''The King of Wild Horses'' is preser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leatherstocking (serial)
''Leatherstocking'' is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz. Plot Cast Chapter titles # The Warpath # The Secret Trail # The Hawk's Eyes # The Paleface Law # Ransom # The Betrayal # Rivenoak's Revenge # Out of the Storm # The Panther # Mingo Torture 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 considered ... References External links * 1924 films 1924 lost films 1924 Western (genre) films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Films based on works by James Fenimore Cooper Films directed by George B. Seitz Lost American Western (genre) films Pathé Exchange film serials Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films Films based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Up (film)
''Going Up'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Douglas MacLean, Hallam Cooley and Marjorie Daw (actress), Marjorie Daw. It was based on a 1917 comedy Broadway theatre, Broadway play ''The Aviator''. Plot The author of a series of bestselling novels about aviation has falsely gained a reputation as an expert pilot, despite having a phobia of planes and no real experience. However, when he is challenged by a genuine expert to a race with a rival in love, he accepts and triumphs. Cast * Douglas MacLean as Robert Street * Hallam Cooley as Hopkinson Brown * Arthur Stuart Hull as James Brooks * Francis McDonald as Jules Gaillard * Hughie Mack as Sam Robinson * Wade Boteler as John Gordon * John Steppling (actor), John Steppling as William Douglas * Mervyn LeRoy as The Bellboy * Marjorie Daw (actress), Marjorie Daw as Grace Douglas * Edna Murphy as Madeline Manners * Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Douglas Preservation With no prints ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody's Bride
''Nobody's Bride'' is a 1923 American crime film directed by Herbert Blaché and written by Albert Kenyon. The film stars Herbert Rawlinson, Edna Murphy, Alice Lake, Harry von Meter, Frank Brownlee and Sidney Bracey. The film was released on April 2, 1923, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Herbert Rawlinson as Jimmy Nevins *Edna Murphy as Doris Standish * Alice Lake as Mary Butler *Harry von Meter as Morgan * Frank Brownlee as Vesher Charley *Sidney Bracey as Smithy *Phillips Smalley Wendell Phillips Smalley (August 7, 1865 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film director and actor. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York, he was the grandson of Wendell Phillips; he was the son of George Washburn Smalle ... as Cyrus W. Hopkins * Robert Dudley as Uncle Peter Standish * Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Myrtle Standish References External links * {{IMDb title, 0014311, Nobody's Bride 1923 films American crime films 1923 crime films Universal P ... [...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. Plot 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 considered ... References External links * 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Between (1923 Film)
''The Man Between'' (also known as ''Berlin Story'') is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring James Mason, Claire Bloom and Hildegard Knef. The screenplay concerns a British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin, who is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc. Plot Susanne Mallison flies into Tempelhof Airport in post-war West Berlin, still open to East Berlin residents before the Berlin Wall is erected. She looks around the war-ravaged city with her sister-in-law Bettina, including the ruins of the Reichstag. After a night in a nightclub they plan to visit the eastern sector the next day. Entry is simple: they show their papers; a barrier lifts to give them entry. The atmosphere is different, with huge posters of Stalin and Walter Ulbricht decorating the buildings. There they bump into Ivo Kern in a cafe. They return to the western sector. Susanne visits Martin, her brother (Bettina's husband), who is a B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paid Back
''Paid Back'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film, directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Gladys Brockwell, Mahlon Hamilton, and Stuart Holmes, and was released on August 28, 1922. Plot Cast * Gladys Brockwell as Carol Gordon * Mahlon Hamilton as David Hardy * Stuart Holmes as Jack Gregory * Lillian West as Dorothy Britton * Kate Price as Carol's servant * Edna Murphy as Eloise Hardy * Arthur Stuart Hull as Jason Lockhart * Wilfred Lucas Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US ... as Ship captain Plot References External links * * * 1920s melodrama films Films directed by Irving Cummings Universal Pictures films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1922 drama films 1922 films 1920s American fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
