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Erwin Connelly
Erwin Connelly (January 14, 1878 – February 12, 1931) was an American actor, known for his contributions to silent films during the 1920s. Before transitioning to a film career, Connelly was a prominent stage performer, particularly in vaudeville, where he performed alongside his wife, Jane Connelly, for seventeen years. Early life and stage career Erwin Connelly was born on January 14, 1878, in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career on stage, gaining popularity in the vaudeville circuit. Together with his wife, actress Jane , the couple built a solid reputation in theatrical circles over the course of nearly two decades One of their notable performances was in the 1919 play ''The Tale of a Shirt'' at the Alhambra Theatre, New York, where Jane played a dreamy laundress and he portrayed a kind-hearted character who captured her affections. Transition to film After their successful stage career, they both moved to Los Angeles. Connelly signed contracts with Metro and Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Connelly
Jane Connelly (born Ida Dora Belle Tenney; May 2, 1883 – October 25, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actress. She was best known for her vaudeville work alongside her husband, Erwin Connelly, and for her role in '' The Man from Beyond'' (1922) with Harry Houdini. Early life and stage career Jane Connelly was born in Port Huron, Michigan. She and her husband Erwin Connelly began performing in vaudeville around 1907 gaining popularity in the vaudeville circuit. The couple built a solid reputation in theatrical circles over the course of nearly two decades. One of their notable performances was in the play ''The Tale of a Shirt''where Jane played a dreamy laundress and Erwin portrayed a kind-hearted character who captured her affections. They performed this play from 1919 until the early death of Jane Connelly in 1925. Transition to film After their successful stage career, they both moved to Los Angeles. Jane and Erwin Connelly signed contracts with Metro and Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki (1926 Film)
''Kiki'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent romantic comedy film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Norma Talmadge and Ronald Colman. The film is based upon a 1918 play of the same name by André Picard (playwright), André Picard, which was later adapted by David Belasco and performed on Broadway to great success in 1921 by his muse Lenore Ulric. The film was restored from the only three "rather incomplete" surviving copies, one each in English, French, and Czech. As noted in the prologue to the restored film, the English and French story lines differ. Plot Kiki (Norma Talmadge) ekes out a living selling newspapers on the streets of Paris. When she learns that a chorus girl has been fired from the Folies Barbes revue managed by Victor Renal (Ronald Colman), she sets out to fulfill her dream and apply for the job. Poverty stricken, she spends her rent money to buy suitable clothes. She gets kicked out the first time, as she was not sent by the Agency, but manages to sn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 Births
Events January * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War: Battle of Shipka Pass IV – Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Russo-Turkish War: Battle of Philippopolis – Russian troops defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 23 – Benjamin Disraeli orders the British fleet to the Dardanelles. * January 24 – Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, Governor of Saint Petersburg. * January 28 – In the United States: ** The world's First Telephone Exchange begins commercial operation in New Haven, Connecticut. ** '' The Yale News'' becomes the first daily college newspaper in the U.S. * January 31 – Turkey agrees to an armistice at Adrianople. February * February 2 – Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire. * February 7 – Pope Pius IX dies, after a 31½ year pontificate (the longest definitely confirmed). * February 8 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Warning (1931 Film)
''Fair Warning'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George O'Brien, Louise Huntington and Mitchell Harris. It is a remake of the 1920 silent film '' The Untamed''. The 1937 film '' Fair Warning'' is not a remake of this one. The film's premise came from a novel by Max Brand, which initially was published in serial form in '' The All-Story'' from December 7, 1918, through January 11, 1919. Plot When Whistlin' Dan Barry is warned to leave a town, he refuses to do so. As a result, he defeats Jim Silent (the town's villain) and gets romantic with Kate Cumberland. Cast * George O'Brien as Whistlin' Dan Barry * Louise Huntington as Kate Cumberland * Mitchell Harris as Jim Silent * George Brent as Les Haines * Nat Pendleton as Purvis * John Sheehan as Kelduff * Willard Robertson as Tex Calder * Ernie Adams as Jordan * Erwin Connelly as Morgan * Alphonse Ethier as Mr. Cumberland Reception A review in ''Harriso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Suspicion (1930 Film)
''Under Suspicion'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical drama film directed by A. F. Erickson and starring J. Harold Murray and Lois Moran. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. Plot Cast * J. Harold Murray as John Smith, aka Sir Robert Macklin * Lois Moran as Alice Freil * J. M. Kerrigan as Doyle * Marie Saxon as Suzanne * Lumsden Hare as Freil * George Brent as Inspector Turner * Erwin Connelly as Darby * Rhoda Cross as Marie * Vera Gerald as Ellen * Herbert Bunston Herbert Bunston (15 April 1874 – 27 February 1935) was an English stage and screen actor. He is remembered for his role as Dr. John Seward in the Broadway and film versions of ''Dracula''. Bunston was born in Charmouth and briefly attended ... as Major Manners References External links * * * poster 1930 films Fox Film films American aviation films American black-and-white films 1930s action drama films American action drama films 1930 drama films 1930s American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheating Cheaters (1927 Film)
''Cheating Cheaters'' is a 1927 American silent comedy crime film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Edward Laemmle and starred Betty Compson. This film was based on a 1916 Broadway play of the same name by Max Marcin. A 1919 film of the same name was also based on Marcin's play. It was produced by and starred Clara Kimball Young. Cast *Betty Compson as Nan Carey *Kenneth Harlan as Tom Palmer *Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Brockton *Erwin Connelly as Mr. Brockton *Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Palmer * E. J. Ratcliffe as Mr. Palmer *Lucien Littlefield as 'Habeas Corpus' Lazarre *Eddie Gribbon as Steve Wilson *Cesare Gravina Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era who appeared in more than 70 films from 1911 to 1929. Born in Naples, Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conductor at ... as Tony Verdi Preservation As of 2025 there is only on print of ''Cheating Cheate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubber Tires
A tire (North American English) or tyre (Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface over which the wheel travels. Most tires, such as those for automobiles and bicycles, are pneumatically inflated structures, providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock as the tire rolls over rough features on the surface. Tires provide a footprint, called a contact patch, designed to match the vehicle's weight and the bearing on the surface that it rolls over by exerting a pressure that will avoid deforming the surface. The materials of modern pneumatic tires are synthetic rubber, natural rubber, fabric, and wire, along with carbon black and other chemical compounds. They consist of a tread and a body. The tread provides traction while the body provides containment for a quantity of compressed air. Before rubber was developed, tires were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fire Brigade
''The Fire Brigade'' (also known as ''Fire!'') is 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by William Nigh. The film stars May McAvoy and Charles Ray (actor), Charles Ray. ''The Fire Brigade'' originally contained sequences shot in two-color Technicolor. A print of the film is preserved in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists archives. The producers of the film contributed 25 per cent of the film's receipts toward a college for the instruction of fire-fighting officers. ''The New York Times'' Plot Terry O'Neil (Charles Ray) is the youngest of a group of Irish-American firefighting brothers. He courts Helen Corwin (May McAvoy), the daughter of a politician whose Corruption, crooked building contracts resulted in devastating blazes.Cast * May ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winning Of Barbara Worth
''The Winning of Barbara Worth'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Henry King, and starring Ronald Colman, Vilma Bánky and Gary Cooper (who replaced Monte Blue). Based on Harold Bell Wright's novel ''The Winning of Barbara Worth'', the film is remembered for the climactic flood sequence, depicting the 1905 formation of the Salton Sea. Plot As a child, Barbara is orphaned when her settler parents perish trying to cross a California desert. She is rescued and raised by Jefferson Worth, who dreams of irrigating the desert. Fifteen years later, Willard Holmes, the chief engineer of a company intent on diverting the Colorado River to do just that, arrives and is smitten with Barbara. However, he has a rival for her affections: local cowboy Abe Lee, who realizes, toward the end of the picture, that Barbara's love for him will never be anything more than the love a sister feels for a brother. Willard Holmes's greedy employer, meanwhile, refuses to spend the money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Son Of The Sheik
''The Son of the Sheik'' is a 1926 American silent adventure drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Bánky. The film is based on the 1925 romance novel ''The Sons of the Sheik'' by Edith Maude Hull, and is a sequel to the 1921 hit film '' The Sheik'', which also stars Rudolph Valentino. ''The Son of the Sheik'' is Valentino's final film and went into general release nearly two weeks after his death from peritonitis at the age of 31. In 2003, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Son of the Sheik'' at silentera.com On January 1, 2022, the film went into the publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipwrecked (1926 Film)
''Shipwrecked'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent adventure film, romantic adventure film. It was directed by Joseph Henaber, starring Seena Owen and Joseph Schildkraut. It is based on the play ''Shipwrecked'' by Langdon McCormick and was released through Producers Distributing Corporation. Cast Preservation A print of ''Shipwrecked'' is preserved at the Library of Congress at its Packard Campus. References External links *Lantern slide 1926 films American silent feature films Films directed by Joseph Henabery American films based on plays 1926 romantic drama films American romantic drama films American black-and-white films Producers Distributing Corporation films 1926 adventure films 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American adventure films Silent American drama films {{1920s-adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blind Goddess (1926 Film)
''The Blind Goddess'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Victor Fleming. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the novel ''The Blind Goddess'' by Arthur Cheney Train. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the daughter of a politician is in love with a young attorney. The father’s happiness ends with the appearance of his wife, who had deserted him, but now returns to see her daughter. The father pleads with her to go, as he has built up an ideal of her for his daughter. The wife leaves and while exiting is seen by the daughter, who does not know her. Immediately after this the father’s business partner comes in and admits to being mixed in several crooked deals in which he has implicated them both — and during a quarrel kills the father. The daughter believes the woman that she saw leaving is guilty and she is arrested. She does not reveal her identity, but tells her story to the young la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
