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Huntley Gordon
Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Profile Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, and educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including working in a bank, in a silver mine, contracting, as a commercial traveller, and being a cigarette factory owner before settling on the stage and at one time acted with Ethel Barrymore. His Broadway credits included ''Life'' (1914) and ''Our Mrs. McChesney'' (1915). He began his screen career in 1916 when given a chance by Thomas Ince. Gordon was once a model for Arrow Collars; he was once painted by American commercial illustrator J. C. Leyendecker. He served in the Canadian Army during World War I and began a career in motion pictures in England where he had been stationed during the war. With his suave manner and classic good looks he was sought out in Hollywood, California where he acted in both silent and talking films. In Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cities by population, ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few, much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital, Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census geographic units of Canada#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley, of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located about north of downtown Los Angeles. As of 2024, Glendale had a Census-estimated population of 187,823, down 8,720 (–4.4%) from the 2020 United States census count of 196,543, which in turn was up from 191,719 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, making it the 4th-most populous city in Los Angeles County and the List of largest California cities by population, 24th-most populous city in California. Glendale—along with neighboring Burbank, California, Burbank and nearby Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood—has served as a major production center for the Cinema of the United States, American film industry, and especially animation, and is home to Disneytoon Studios, Marvel Animation, and DreamWorks Animation. It is also home to educational and cultural institutions, including Glendal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchantment (1921 Film)
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Red Foam
''Red Foam'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Zena Keefe, Harry Tighe and Huntley Gordon.Monaco p.273 Plot Cast * Zena Keefe as Mrs. Andy Freeman * Harry Tighe as Andy Freeman * Huntley Gordon as Arnold Driscoll * Danny Hayes as Sheriff * Peggy Worth as Mrs. Murphy * John Butler John Butler may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John "Picayune" Butler (died 1864), American banjo performer; may have been used by a number of performers * John Butler (artist) (1890–1976), American artist * John Butler (author) (born 1937), ... as Matt Murphy * Nora Cecil as Undetermined Role References Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ralph Ince Selznick Pictures films 1920s American films {{19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Frisky Mrs
''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] |
Out Of The Snows
''Out of the Snows'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Ince, Zena Keefe and Gladys Coburn. It was filmed on location in Lake Placid, New York, with Whiteface Mountain as a backdrop. Plot A member of the Canadian Mounted Police, Robert Holliday is engaged to Ruth Hardy, a young woman orphaned after the death of her father. On the eve of their wedding, Ruth learns from John Blakeman that he and her father had been partners in the fur trade, until her father was killed by Robert, her fiancé, during a shootout between police and smugglers. Shaken by that revelation, Ruth sends Robert a suicide note and leaves with Blakeman for a trading post located on Sampson's Pass. When Robert is later sent on duty at the pass, he sets out in search of his ex-girlfriend. Blakeman warns him to stay away. Meanwhile, Anitah, a mountie who is in love with Robert, kills a man who was harassing her, and Robert is ordered to arrest her; he, after managing to ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Yonder
''Out Yonder'' is a surviving 1919 silent film drama directed by Ralph Ince and starring Olive Thomas. It was produced and released by Select Pictures. Piano score composed and performed by David Drazin Digital restoration and Titles by Joseph Harvat Cast *Olive Thomas - Flotsam *Huntley Gordon - Edward Elmer *Marie Coverdale - Mrs. Elmer (as Mary Cloverdale) * Louise Prussing - Clarice Stapleton *John Smiley - Amos Bart *Cyril Chadwick - Reggie Hughes * Edward Ellis - Joey Clark Synopsis Off the shore of a rocky coastline, a large yacht sails. It is an Elmer family tradition to enjoy a leisurely, summer cruise on their yacht. The wealthy group enjoys cards and drinks below deck. A guest of the Elmers, Miss Clarice Stapleton (Louise Prussing), has as her only aim to steer Edward Elmer (Huntley Gordon), the yacht's owner, on a course toward matrimony. Edward asks her the whereabouts of his aunt, Mrs. Elmer (Marie Cloverdale), who has loved Elmer like a son. Clarice tells him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atonement (1919 Film)
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The Glorious Lady
''The Glorious Lady'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by George Irving. A copy of the film survives in the Nederlands Filmmuseum. Cast * Olive Thomas as Ivis Benson * Matt Moore as The Duke of Loame * Evelyn Brent as Lady Eileen * Robert Taber as Dr. Neuman (*this Robert Taber is not the stage actor died 1904) * Huntley Gordon as Lord Chettington * Marie Burke Marie Burke (born Marie Rosa Altfuldisch, later Holt, 18 October 189421 March 1988) was an English actress of stage, cinema and television. She appeared in over 40 films between 1917 and 1971, and appeared in TV series between 1953 and 1969. ... as Dowager Duchess * Mrs. Henry Clive as Hilda Neuman * Mona Kingsley as Babette References External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Selznick Pictures films Films directed by George Irving 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unknown Quantity (1919 Film)
''The Unknown Quantity'' is a lost 1919 American silent directed by Thomas R. Mills produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on the 1910 short story of the same name by O. Henry.Alan Globe, ed.''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''(Bowker-Saur) 1999, 999.The Unknown Quantity at the American Film Institute: Catalog of Feature Films Plot A profiteer's son falls in love with one of his father's victims and secures the acquittal of her brother who was falsely accused of murder.Cast * Corinne Griffith as Mary Boyne * |
The Common Cause (film)
''The Common Cause'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed and produced by J. Stuart Blackton and distributed by Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on a play, ''Getting Together'', by Ian Hay, J. Hartley Manners, and Percival Knight. Plot As described in a film magazine, Helene Palmer (Breamer) is estranged from her husband Orrin (Rawlinson) due to the attentions paid to her by a man about town. After the United States enters World War I, she takes up war work and pleads with men from all walks of life on the steps of the New York City public library to enlist. Her husband joins his company and goes abroad, and she induces her male friend to also join the colors. She then goes to France where she ministers to the sick and destitute. The Germans invade the town and she remains behind with those too ill to be moved. A German officer goes to her room and is about to assault her when the American troops arrive, and she is saved by her husband. There is a reconc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men (1918 Film)
''Men'' was a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Perry N. Vekroff based upon a play by Harry Sophus Sheldon. It starred Anna Lehr, Charlotte Walker, and Robert Cain. It is considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in the ''Exhibitors Herald'', a film magazine of the time, the plot was the following. Laura Burton (Lehr) refuses the love of an honest artist to accept the flattering attentions of Roger Hamilton (Cain), a society pet. In due time, however, she finds that she has been betrayed and returns to her mother (Walker). She reads of Hamilton's engagement to Alice Fairbanks (McCoy) who, in reality, is her sister adopted by the Fairbanks in childhood. Laura and her mother arrive in time to prevent the completion of the ceremony. Hamilton is denounced, Alice is free to marry the man she loves, and the young artist returns to claim Laura. Cast * Anna Lehr as Laura Burton *Charlotte Walker as Mrs. Burton *Robert Cain as Roger Hamilton * Gertrude McCoy as Alice Fair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
