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Henry McCarty (writer)
Henry McCarty (1882–1954) was an American screenwriter and film director. Gehring p.184 He was employed by several studios including Warner Brothers, RKO Pictures, RKO and Gotham Pictures in the silent film, silent and early sound eras. He directed eleven silent films between 1922 and 1926, generally for independent film, independent companies. Selected filmography Writer * ''The Ranger and the Law'' (1921) * ''Blue Blazes'' (1922) * ''The Masked Avenger'' (1922) * ''Silver Spurs (1922 film), Silver Spurs'' (1922) * ''Blazing Arrows'' (1922) * ''The Vengeance of Pierre'' (1923) * ''The Night Ship'' (1925) * ''Shattered Lives'' (1925) * ''Silent Pal'' (1925) * ''One of the Bravest'' (1925) * ''The Shadow on the Wall (1925 film), The Shadow on the Wall'' (1925) * ''His Master's Voice (1925 film), His Master's Voice'' (1925) * ''Hearts and Spangles'' (1926) * ''Sinews of Steel'' (1927) * ''Black Butterflies (1928 film), Black Butterflies'' (1928) * ''Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco, California
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of 2024, San Francisco is the List of California cities by population, fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population, 17th-most populous in the United States. San Francisco has a land area of at the upper end of the San Francisco Peninsula and is the County statistics of the United States, fifth-most densely populated U.S. county. Among U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023. San Francisco anchors the Metropolitan statistical area#United States, 13th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with almost 4.6 million residents in 2023. The larger San Francisco Bay Area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shadow On The Wall (1925 Film)
''The Shadow on the Wall'' is a 1925 American silent mystery film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Eileen Percy, Creighton Hale, and William V. Mong. Plot As described in a film magazine review, George Walters is a youth who is dominated by Bleary, a heartless bully, who forces him to pose as the son of millionaire George Warring, kidnapped as a baby. The missing son had a twin brother who had recently died, but a painting of the shadow of the late son is on one wall. Walters' shadow matches this painting perfectly, establishing him as the missing son to the Warring family. Walters falls in love with Warring's daughter Lucia and finds that the family attorney Glaxton is slowly poisoning the old man. Then the underworld bully makes a deal with the lawyer so that they can share the millions. Walters is able, with some assistance from Bleary's wife Missus, to bring the two scoundrels to justice. In the end it is discovered that Walters is the missing son, and Lucia is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Wild
''Going Wild'' is a 1930 Warner Brothers pre-Code comedy film based on the 1910 play ''The Aviator'' by James Montgomery and directed by William A. Seiter. The film stars many musical stars along with Joe E. Brown, Frank McHugh and Johnny Arthur. A print is held in the Library of Congress collection. Plot Rollo Smith and his friend Jack Lane are down on their luck and have stowed away on a train, finding a place in the compartment of ace pilot and writer Robert Story. The conductor ejects Rollo and Jack from the train just where the famous writer is supposed to arrive, and Rollo is mistaken for Story. Peggy Freeman and May Bunch both vie for Rollo's attention, believing that he is a famous pilot. The girls receive free room and meals at the Palm Inn. Rollo, who has never flown, is invited to fly in an air race as Story against a real aviator, "Ace" Benton, with a chance to win a $25,000 wager. After he somehow lifts the plane off the ground, Rollo can barely control the air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny (1930 Film)
''Sunny'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Lawrence Gray, O. P. Heggie, and Inez Courtney. It was produced and released by First National Pictures. The film was based on the Broadway stage hit, '' Sunny'', produced by Charles Dillingham, which played from September 22, 1925, to December 11, 1926. Marilyn Miller, who had played the leading part in the Broadway production, was hired by Warner Brothers to reprise the role that made her the highest-paid star on Broadway. Plot Marylin Miller plays the part of an American circus performer, doing her act in a British circus, who is engaged to a man she does not love. A former boyfriend, played by Lawrence Gray, stops by to see her before taking a boat back to the United States. Miller realizing that she loves Gray, decides to run away. She embarks on the same boat that Lawrence takes. Her father, who realizes what his daughter has done, reaches the boat just as it is about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Speed (film)
''Top Speed'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers. It was based on a 1929 stage musical of the same name by Harry Ruby, Guy Bolton and Bert Kalmar. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Bernice Claire, Jack Whiting, Laura Lee, and Frank McHugh. Plot Elmer Peters and Gerald Brooks, bond clerks on a weekend vacation, are on the run from a local sheriff after Elmer attempts to fish in a "no fishing" area. The two men arrive at an expensive hotel where they rescue Virginia Rollins and Babs Green, who have just been involved in a car accident. Gerald falls in love with Virginia, and Elmer falls for Babs, and the two fugitives decide to remain at the hotel for the rest of the weekend. Elmer begins boasting to hotel guests and personnel; soon, everyone believes that he and Gerald are millionaires, and that Gerald is an expert boat racer. Virginia's father owns a speedboat that he plans to enter in a big race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numbered Men
''Numbered Men'' is a 1930 American pre-Code prison drama film (originally with songs) produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The movie stars Bernice Claire, Conrad Nagel, Raymond Hackett and Ralph Ince. The film was based on the play entitled ''Jail Break'' by Dwight Taylor. Plot Bertie "Duke" Gray is a counterfeiter who has been sentenced to prison for ten years. Seeing that there is no chance to escape, he accepts his fate and settles into prison life. Gray's friend Bud Leonard, a young man who cannot tolerate prison because he is in love with Mary Dane and misses her terribly. While Bud is in prison, Lou Rinaldo, the man who framed him, is pursuing Mary romantically. When Mary tempts Bud to escape, he is ready to take the risk although it may mean his death. The two plan to meet each other when Bud discloses that he is being sent to work on a road gang. Mary takes a job at a farmhouse where the convicts u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of Love (1929 Film)
''Song of Love'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Belle Baker and Ralph Graves. It was released by Columbia Pictures on November 13, 1929. The film was the film debut of Belle Baker. The film contained songs but was also issued in a silent version. Actress Eve Arden made her film debut in the film, appearing under her real name, Eunice Quedens. Premise The story of a show business family called the Gibsons. Ma Gibson (Baker) realizes their lifestyle is affecting their child and breaks up the act. Cast * Belle Baker as Anna Gibson * Ralph Graves as Tom Gibson * Eve Arden as Maisie LeRoy (credited as Eunice Quedens) * Arthur Housman as Joe Sweeney, Acrobat * Charles C. Wilson as Traveling Salesman (credited as Charles Wilson) * Maurice Black as Tony Giuseppe (uncredited) * Dannie Mac Grant as Little Boy (uncredited) * Douglas Greer as Freckle-Faced Boy (uncredited) * William Irving as Stage Manager (uncredited) * Eddie Kane as Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Señor Americano
''Señor Americano'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Ken Maynard, Kathryn Crawford and Frank Beal.Munden p.695 While the film has a few talking sequences, the majority of the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. It was distributed by Universal Pictures. Produced during the transition to sound, it was released in both sound and silent versions. Synopsis An American cavalry officer goes undercover in order to pursue a gang of bandits in California in the years before statehood. Cast * Ken Maynard as Lieutenant Michael Banning * Kathryn Crawford as Carmelita DeAccosta * Frank Beal as Don Manuel DeAccosta * Frank Yaconelli as Mañana * J.P. McGowan as Maddox * Gino Corrado as Carlos Ramirez See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaze O' Glory
''Blaze o' Glory'' is a 1929 American musical war film directed by George Crone and Renaud Hoffman. It stars Eddie Dowling and Betty Compson. The soundtrack survives. Plot At the stand of his murder trial, defendant Eddie Williams recounts his experiences. In 1917, he had a successful Broadway stage career and marriage to Helen Williams. However, with the American entry into World War I he was sent to the Western Front and debilitated by poison gas when saving an Imperial German Army soldier. After returning home Eddie becomes unemployed, while to his chagrin Helen is able to hold a job. After finding Helen in an affair with her employer Carl Hummel, he shoots Hummel in a fit of rage. The District Attorney reveals that Helen only entered the relationship to gain the job to support Eddie, and they reconcile. Although Eddie confessed to the murder, the jury acquits him. Cast *Eddie Dowling as Eddie Williams *Betty Compson as Helen Williams *Frankie Darro as Jean Williams *Henr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carnation Kid
''The Carnation Kid'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and Leslie Pearce and written by Alfred A. Cohn, Arthur Huffsmith, and Henry McCarty. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film stars Douglas MacLean, Frances Lee, William B. Davidson, Lorraine MacLean, Charles Hill Mailes, and Francis McDonald. The film was released on March 2, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast Music The film featured a theme song entitled "Carnations (Remind Me of You)" with words and music by Sterling Sherwin. See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from silent film to sound film, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies' Night In A Turkish Bath
''Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath'' is a 1928 American synchronized sound film. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film process. The film is important historically as the first sound feature to be released by First National Pictures. The film is a comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ... and was directed by Edward F. Cline. It is based on the 1920 play '' Ladies' Night'' by Charlton Andrews and Avery Hopwood. It was released on April 1, 1928 by First National Pictures. Cast * Dorothy Mackaill as Helen Slocum * Jack Mulhall as "Speed" Dawson * Sylvia Ashton as Ma Slocum * James Finlayson as Pa Slocum * Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Sweeney * Harvey Clark as Mr. Spivens * Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Butterflies (1928 Film)
''Black Butterflies'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by James W. Horne and starring Jobyna Ralston, Mae Busch, and Robert Frazer. Cast * Jobyna Ralston as Dorinda Maxwell * Mae Busch as Kitty Perkins * Robert Frazer as David * Lila Lee as Norma Davis * Cosmo Kyrle Bellew as Judge Davis * Robert Ober as Jimmie * Ray Hallor as Chad * George Periolat as Hatch Censorship When ''Black Butterflies'' was released, many states and cities in the United States had censor boards that could require cuts or other eliminations before the film could be shown. The Kansas censor board ordered a cut of an intertitle In films and videos, an intertitle, also known as a title card, is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (hence, ''inter-'') the photographed action at various points. Intertitles used to convey character dialogue are referred ... with the caption, "May we help ourselves to life's pleasures." References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
