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Edwin B. Tilton
Edwin B. Tilton (September 15, 1859 – January 16, 1926) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1925. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. Selected filmography * ''Cupid's Round Up'' (1918) * ''Under the Yoke'' (1918) * ''Riddle Gawne'' (1918) * '' The Shuttle'' (1918) * ''A Midnight Romance'' (1919) * '' The Lincoln Highwayman'' (1919) * ''Her Kingdom of Dreams'' (1919) * ''Faith'' (1920) * ''Just Pals'' (1920) * ''Curtain'' (1920) * '' The Iron Heart'' (1920) * ''Two Moons'' (1920) * '' Love's Harvest'' (1920) * ''The Mother Heart'' (1921) * ''What Love Will Do'' (1921) * ''Bucking the Line'' (1921) * ''Bare Knuckles'' (1921) * '' Lovetime'' (1921) * ''The Lamplighter'' (1921) * ''Man Under Cover'' (1922) *''The Cub Reporter'' (1922) * ''Thundergate'' (1923) * '' The Midnight Express'' (1924) * ''The Lone Chance'' (1924) * ''Why Get Married?'' (1924) * ''Racing for Life'' (1924) * ''The H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Still
A film still (sometimes called a publicity still or a production still) is a photograph, taken on or off the set of a movie or television program during production. These photographs are also taken in formal studio settings and venues of opportunity such as film stars' homes, film debut events, and commercial settings. The photos were taken by studio photographers for promotional purposes. Such stills consisted of posed portraits, used for public display or free fan handouts, which are sometimes autographed. They can also consist of posed or candid images taken on the set during production, and may include stars, crew members or directors at work. The main purpose of such publicity stills is to help studios advertise and promote their new films and stars. Studios therefore send those photos along with press kits and free passes to as many movie-related publications as possible so as to gain free publicity. Such photos were then used by newspapers and magazines, for example, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mother Heart
''The Mother Heart'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee and Edwin B. Tilton.Solomon p.270 Cast * Shirley Mason as May Howard * Raymond McKee as Billy Bender * Edwin B. Tilton as George Stuart * Cecil Van Auker as John Howard * William Buckley as Clifford Hamilton * Peggy Elinor as Ella Howard * Frances Hatton as Mrs. Howard * Lillian Langdon Lillian Langdon (November 25, 1860 – February 8, 1943) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1928. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Langdon was a descendant of Montgomery Pike, dis ... as Mrs. Lincoln References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of Youth
''The House of Youth'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Jacqueline Logan, Malcolm McGregor and Gloria Grey.Munden p.366 Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Corinna Endicott * Malcolm McGregor as Spike Blaine * Vernon Steele as Rhodes Winston * Gloria Grey as Amy Marsden * Richard Travers as Mitch Hardy * Rosa Castro as Linda Richards * Edwin B. Tilton as Cornelius Endicott * Aileen Manning Aileen Manning (January 20, 1886 – March 25, 1946) was an American film actress. Manning was in demand as a character actress in silent films. She was known for her roles in silent and early talkie films, including ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1927) ... as Aunt Maggie Endicott * Hugh Metcalfe as Butler * Barbara Tennant as Mrs. Mitch Hardy * Nola Luxford as Society Girl 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 Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing For Life
''Racing for Life'' is a 1924 American silent action film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Eva Novak, William Fairbanks and Philo McCullough.Munden p.627 Cast * Eva Novak as Grace Danton * William Fairbanks as Jack Grant * Philo McCullough as Carl Grant * Wilfred Lucas as Hudford * Ralph De Palma as The Champion * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Grant * Frankie Darro as Jimmy Danton * Edwin B. Tilton as David Danton * Frank Whitson as Hudford's partner * Harley Moore as Murray * Harry La Verne as Diggett * George Atkinson as Jackson Heath * Paul J. Derkum as Race Starter * Edgar Kennedy Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras. Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to po ... as Tom Grady References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Get Married?
''Why Get Married?'' is a 1924 American-Canadian silent drama film directed by Paul Cazeneuve and starring Andrée Lafayette, Jack Perrin, and Helen Ferguson.Connelly p. 307 Plot As described in a film magazine review, Marcia Wainwright, a young married woman, works in the Robert Strong offices. Janet Carroll, another employee, leaves her job to be a housewife A housewife (also known as a homemaker or a stay-at-home mother/mom/mum) is a woman whose role is running or managing her family's home— housekeeping, which includes caring for her children; cleaning and maintaining the home; making, buyin ... when she weds James Allen. Jack Wainwright, Marcia's husband, meets with misfortune and becomes a freight handler. Marcia is promoted and a breach widens between her and her husband Jack. Rodney Strong begins to pay attention to Marcia and writes her anonymous letters which injure her and the Allens by hinting at a liaison between Marcia and James Allen. Jack Wainwright makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Chance
''The Lone Chance'' was a 1924 silent American drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is now considered lost. Cast * John Gilbert as Jack Saunders * Evelyn Brent as Margaret West * John Miljan as Lew Brody * Edwin Booth Tilton as Governor * Harry Todd as Burke * Frank Beal Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908 ... as Warden References External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1924 lost films Fox Film films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Howard M. Mitchell Lost American films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midnight Express (film)
''The Midnight Express'' is a 1924 American silent action crime film directed by George W. Hill starring Elaine Hammerstein and William Haines. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, after a wild jazz party, railroad owner John Oakes (Nichols) disowns his son Jack (Haines) for being shiftless. Jack decides to rehabilitate himself and turns over a new leaf by quitting his palatial home and going to work in his father's railroad yard as a laborer in the roundhouse. Chasing an escaped convict, Silent Bill Brachely (Harmon), who had stolen his auto, leads Jack to the home of James Travers (Tilton), engineer of the big locomotive, the Midnight Express. There he meets and falls in love with the engineer’s daughter, Mary (Hammerstein). The convict, who swears to get back at Jack, is sent back to jail. He escapes again and corners Jack in a lonely dispatch station on a mountainside. A terrific fight ensues and Jack wins. just in time to derail However, several freight cars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thundergate
''Thundergate'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse and written by Perry N. Vekroff. The film stars Owen Moore, Virginia Brown Faire, Edwin B. Tilton, Sylvia Breamer, Robert McKim, and Richard Cummings. The film was released on October 15, 1923, by Associated First National Pictures First National Pictures was an American motion picture production and distribution company. It was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc., an association of independent theatre owners in the United States, and became the count .... Cast Preservation A print of ''Thundergate'' is held by the Archives Du Film Du CNC in Bois d'Arcy. References External links * *{{allmovie, 113737, Synopsis 1923 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1923 drama films First National Pictures films Films directed by Joseph De Grasse American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cub Reporter
''The Cub Reporter'' is a 1922 American silent action film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Richard Talmadge, Jean Calhoun and Edwin B. Tilton.Munden p.157 Plot Cast * Richard Talmadge as Dick Harvey * Jean Calhoun as Marion Rhodes * Edwin B. Tilton as Harrison Rhodes * Clarence Wilson as Mandarin * Lewis Mason as Crook * Ethel Hallor Ethel (also '' æthel'') is an Old English word meaning "noble", today often used as a feminine given name. Etymology and historic usage The word means ''æthel'' "noble". It is frequently attested as the first element in Anglo-Saxon names, b ... as Crook 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 * 1922 films 1920s action films American silent feature films American action films American black-and-white films Films directed by John Francis Dillon 1920s E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Under Cover
''Man Under Cover'' is a 1922 American crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Herbert Rawlinson and George Hernandez. A copy of ''Man Under Cover'' is housed at the Museum of Modern Art. Plot As described in a film magazine, Paul Porter (Rawlinson) and his pal Daddy Moffat (Hernandez), who are two crooks, arrive at Paul's home town to find that Holt Langdon (Pring), a cashier at the bank and an old comrade of Paul's, is in trouble. Holt needs $25,000. Paul and Dad decide to "crack" the local bank that night and help Holt out. When the two enter the bank that night they discover the body of Holt, who has killed himself. They also find evidence showing that Holt was short $25,000 in his cashier's account. Because of Holt's friendship and because of his sister Margaret, who was Paul's boyhood sweetheart, they "frame" the bank to rearrange matters to make it appear to have been a hold-up where Holt died defending the bank's funds. The circumstances of the event impress Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lamplighter (film)
''The Lamplighter'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee and Philo McCullough.Connelly p.144 Cast * Shirley Mason as Gertie * Raymond McKee as Willie Sullivan * Ethelbert Knott as The Lamplighter * Edwin B. Tilton as Malcolm Graham * Iris Ashton as Emily Graham * Philo McCullough as Philip Amory * Madge Hunt Madge may refer to: Places * Madge, Wisconsin, United States, a town ** Madge (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Madge Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada People * Madge (given name) * Madge (surname) * Nickname of Madonna (born 1958 ... as The Housekeeper References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovetime
''Lovetime'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee and Edwin B. Tilton.Solomon p.271 Cast * Shirley Mason as Marie Gautier * Raymond McKee as Arthur de Sivry, Marquis of Savoy/ André Broque * Frances Hatton as Margaret, Marie's mother * Edwin B. Tilton as Lanstalot, Marie's father * Mathilde Brundage Mathilde Brundage (September 22, 1859 – May 6, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in 87 films between 1914 and 1928. Also known as Bertha Brundage, she was born in Louisville, Kentucky. For much of her life, her family thwarted her de ... as Marchioness de Sivry * Clarence Wilson as Count de Baudine * Harold Goodwin as Pierre Lavone * Charles Smiley as Father Lesurges * Correan Kirkham as Yvonne de Fourgères References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
