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Herschel Mayall
Herschel Mayall (July 12, 1863 – June 10, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1912 and 1935. Biography He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and died in Detroit, Michigan from a cerebral hemorrhage. Mayall was the son of James H. Mayall and Merilla L. Mayall. Mayall acted on stage, joining the Pike Opera House Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1897 and staying there until the theater burned in 1902, He returned to Cincinnati in 1905 to join the Forepaugh Stock Company and acted with that group for three seasons. In 1906, he was "considered 'Frisco's most popular actor" when the 1906 San Francisco earthquake At 05:12 AM Pacific Time Zone, Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli inte ... closed the Alhambra theater, where he had been p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is a city in Warren County, Kentucky, United States, and its county seat. Its population was 72,294 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Kentucky, third-most populous city in the state, after Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington. The Bowling Green metropolitan area is the fourth-largest in the state and had a population of 179,639 in 2020. Founded by pioneers in 1798, Bowling Green was the provisional capital of Confederate government of Kentucky, Confederate Kentucky during the American Civil War. In the 21st century, it is the location of numerous manufacturers, including General Motors, Spalding (company), Spalding, and Fruit of the Loom. The Bowling Green Assembly Plant has been the source of all Chevrolet Corvettes built since 1981. Bowling Green is also home to Western Kentucky University (or WKU for short), and the National Corvette Museum. History Settlement and incorporation The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Island Of Desire
''The Island of Desire'' is a lost 1917 silent film adventure directed by Otis Turner, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and starring George Walsh. Cast *George Walsh - Bruce Chalmers * Patricia Palmer - Leila Denham *Anna Luther - Miss Needham *Herschel Mayall - Henry Sayres *William Burress - Tuan Yuck * William Clifford - Toari * Kamuela C. Searle - Tomi(*billed Sam Searles) *Hector Sarno - Hamuka *Marie McKeen - Ella Sayers *Willard Louis - Sam Sweet *Don the Dog - canine See also *1937 Fox vault fire A major fire occurred in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industry laboratories, studios and vaults ... References External links * 1917 films American silent feature films Lost American adventure films Fox Film films 1917 adventure films Silent American adventure films American black-and-white fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Money Corral
''The Money Corral'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent adventure film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by William S. Hart and Lambert Hillyer. The film stars William S. Hart, Jane Novak, Herschel Mayall, Winter Hall, Rhea Mitchell, and Margaret Gibson (actress)#As Patricia Palmer, Patricia Palmer. The film was released on April 20, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, following his performance at a Montana rodeo, cowboy Lem Beason (Hart) accepts the invitation of Chicago banker Gregory Collins (Hall) to come to the city and take a position of watchman at the bank, recent robberies having resulted in the death of the last two watchmen. Carl Bruner (Mayall), Collins' trusted lieutenant, is the instigator of the thefts and sends Beason to the underworld on a false clue, planning his quiet murder. However, Beason comes out unscathed and convinced of Bruner's dupl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man In The Open
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns 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 pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Of The Times
''Todd of the Times'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Eliot Howe and starring Frank Keenan, Charles A. Post, and Aggie Herring Agnes Herring (February 4, 1876 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1939. She was born in San Francisco and died in Santa Monica, California. [Baidu] |
Maid O' The Storm
''Maid o' the Storm'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Bessie Barriscale, George Fisher and Herschel Mayall.Spehr & Lundquist p.394 The film takes place in Scotland and London. Cast * Bessie Barriscale as Ariel * George Fisher as Franklin Shirley * Herschel Mayall as Abe Strohman * Joseph J. Dowling as Andy MacTavish * Myra Davis as Mrs. MacTavish * Nick Cogley as Peter Winkenmulder * Howard Hickman as Jules Picardo * Jacob Abrams as Joseah Dods * Ida Lewis as Serafina Dods * Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Wellington Shackleford * Lois Wilson as Elaine Shackleford * Pietro Buzzi as Professor Duval * Clifford Alexander as Richard Burrows * Nona Thomas as Witch Preservation With no prints of ''Maid o' the Storm'' located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. In October 2019, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board The United States National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) is the board selecting films f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriotism (1918 Film)
''Patriotism'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Bessie Barriscale, Charles Gunn and Herschel Mayall.Edwards p.162 It is set in a Scottish nursing hospital during World War I. Cast * Bessie Barriscale as Robin Cameron * Charles Gunn as John Hamilton * Herschel Mayall as Sidney Carson * Arthur Allardt as Dr. Hyde * Joseph J. Dowling as Sir Angus Cameron * Mary Jane Irving as Mimi * Ida Lewis as Mrs. MacTavish * Clifford Alexander as Donald Cameron Preservation With no prints of ''Patriotism'' located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. .... References Bibliography * Paul M. Edwards. ''World War I on Film: English Language Releases through 2014''. McFarland, 2016. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shackled (1918 Film)
''Shackled'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Louise Glaum, Charles West (actor), Charles West and John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert. Cast * Louise Glaum as Lola Dexter * Charles West (actor), Charles West as Walter Cosgrove * John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert as James Ashley * Roberta Wilson as Edith Danfield * Lawson Butt as Thomas Danfield * Herschel Mayall as Henry Hartman * Roy Laidlaw (actor), Roy Laidlaw as Major Duval Preservation With no prints of ''Shackled'' located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. References Bibliography * B. Connelly, Robert. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Reginald Barker Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Island (1918 Film)
''Treasure Island'' is a 1918 American silent adventure film based on the 1883 Treasure Island, novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. This is one of many silent versions of the story and is noteworthy because it is almost entirely acted by child or teenage actors. The film was co-directed by brothers Sidney Franklin (director), Sidney and Chester Franklin. The film is one of Fox's ''Sunset Kiddies'' productions following in the wake of previous Kiddie productions like ''Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp''. This is a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Jim Hawkins (Carpenter) and his mother operate the Admiral Ben Bow Inn, and when they are threatened by an attack by pirates they go to the home of their friend, the squire, for the night. Mrs. Hawkins (Washington) hands the squire a package she found in a chest that was owned by Billy Bones, one of her boarders who had died. The squire discovers a map showing the location of treasure buried by someone named Fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Du Barry (1917 Film)
''Madame Du Barry'' or ''Du Barry'' is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film is based on the French novel ''Memoirs d’un médecin'' by Alexandre Dumas. Plot As described in a film magazine, Madame Jeanne Du Barry (Bara) becomes the reigning favorite of Louis XV (Clary) and enjoys this distinction until the sudden death of the king. The lavish mode of living by the king and Jeanne Du Barry arouse the wrath of the peasant class, and after the death of the king a revolution breaks out. Jeanne is made to suffer through the revolution and pays the ultimate price on the guillotine. Cast * Theda Bara as Madame Du Barry * Charles Clary as Louis XV * Fred Church as Cossé-Brissac * Herschel Mayall as Jean DuBarry * Genevieve Blinn as Duchess deGaumont * Willard Louis as Guillaume DuBarry * Hector Sarno as Lebel * Dorothy Drake as Henriette * Rosita Marstini as Mother Savord * Joe King Reception Like many A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Babes In The Woods
''The Babes in the Woods'' is a 1917 American silent fantasy film directed by Chester M. Franklin and Sidney Franklin and starring Francis Carpenter, Virginia Lee Corbin and Violet Radcliffe.Solomon p.243-44 Cast * Francis Carpenter as Roland / Hansel * Virginia Lee Corbin as Rose / Gretel * Violet Radcliffe as The Robber Prince * Carmen De Rue The Good Fair * Herschel Mayall as John Hamilton * Rosita Marstini as Mrs. Hamilton * Robert Lawler as Mason Hamilton * Scott McKee as The Butler * Ted Billings Ted Billings (April 7, 1880 – July 5, 1947) was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Born in London, England on April 7, 1880, Billings made his film debut in the role of the Witch, in 1917's '' The Babes in the Woods ... as The Witch * Buddy Messinger * Charles Gorman * Jack R. Hall * Gertrude Messinger * Marie Messinger * Raymond Lee References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rose Of Blood
''The Rose of Blood'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. Based on the story "The Red Rose" by Ryszard Ordynski, the film was written by Bernard McConville. ''The Rose of Blood'' is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Theda Bara as Lisza Tapenka * Genevieve Blinn as Governess * Charles Clary as Prince Arbassoff * Marie Kiernan as Kosyla * Joe King as Prime Minister * Herschel Mayall as Koliensky * Ryszard Ordynski as Vassea * Hector Sarno as Revolutionist * Bert Turner as Princess Arbassoff Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Rose of Blood'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut in Reel 2 two scenes of a young man holding a bomb and the throwing of it and the intertitle "They still live, but next time", in Reel 5, the intertitle "Nothing less than death", in Reel 6, scenes of the shooting of the general and the servant doping the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
