Infelice (film)
''Infelice'' is a silent film directed by L.C. MacBean e Fred Paul and released in the UK on 30th September 1915. The script is based on a novel by Augusta J. Evans-Wilson. Plot A general forces his married son to leave his wife for an heiress but he returns to her when she acts in the play of her life. Production The film was produced by the British company G.B. Samuelson Productions. Cast Peggy Hyland as Minnie Perle, Fred Paul as Peleg Peterson, Bertram Burleigh as Cuthbert Lawrence, Queenie Thomas as Regina, and Richard Vaughan as General Lawrence. Reception Infelice was a financial success for G.B. Samuelson Productions G. B. Samuelson Productions was a British film production company which operated in the silent film and early sound film era of films during the period of 1914 to 1933, during which time the company produced around 70 films. The company was run by .... It was shown in 681 cinemas [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of intertitle, title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a piano, pianist, theatre organ, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or musical improvisation, improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fred Paul
Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with the arrival of sound films. Selected filmography Director * '' The Dop Doctor'' (1915) * '' Infelice'' (1915) * ''The Second Mrs Tanqueray'' (1916) * '' The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1916) * '' Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1916) * ''Her Greatest Performance'' (1916) * '' The Lyons Mail'' (1916) * '' The Duchess of Seven Dials'' (1920) * ''The House on the Marsh'' (1920) * '' Lady Tetley's Decree'' (1920) * '' The Little Welsh Girl'' (1920) * '' The English Rose'' (1920) * ''Uncle Dick's Darling'' (1920) * ''A Woman Misunderstood'' (1921) * ''If Four Walls Told'' (1922) * '' The Recoil'' (1924) * '' The Last Witness'' (1925) * '' Safety First'' (1926) * '' Thou Fool'' (1926) * '' The Luck of the Navy'' (1927) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1929) * '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Augusta J
Augusta may refer to: Places Australia * Augusta, Western Australia Brasil * Rua Augusta (São Paulo) Canada * Augusta, Ontario * North Augusta, Ontario * Augusta Street (Hamilton, Ontario) France * Augusta Suessionum ("Augusta of the Suessii"), Soissons * Augusta Viromanduorum ("Augusta of the Viromandui"), Saint-Quentin Germany * Augusta Treverorum ("Augusta of the Treveri") or Trier * Augusta Vindelicorum ("Augusta of the Vindelici") or Augsburg Italy * Augusta, Sicily * Augusta Praetoria Salassorum ("Praetorian Augusta of the Salassi") or Aosta * Augusta Taurinorum ("Augusta of the Taurini") or Turin * Perugia or ''Augusta Perusia'' Spain * Emerita Augusta, Mérida, Spain * Caesar Augusta, Zaragoza, Spain United States * Augusta, Arkansas * Augusta Charter Township, Michigan * Augusta County, Virginia * Augusta, Georgia ** Augusta National Golf Club ("Augusta"), home of the Masters Tournament * Augusta, Illinois * Augusta, Indiana * Augusta, Indianapolis, Indiana * Au ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peggy Hyland
Peggy Hyland (born Gladys Lucy Hutchinson; 11 June 1884 – 19 September 1973) was an English silent film actress who after a brief period on the stage had a successful career as a silent film actress, appearing in at least 40 films in Great Britain and the United States between 1914 and 1925. In 1925 she returned to Britain after making her last film following which she lived a life of obscurity. Education Peggy Hyland was born Gladys Lucy Hutchinson in 1884, the daughter of Dr. Cyril George Hutchinson and Ada Slack (née Marples). She had two sisters, Edith and Hilda, and a half sister, Ethel. She was educated in Britain and at convents in Europe. The first convent she attended was Seroule in Verviers, on the frontier of Belgium. It was the first town entered by the German Army in World War I. Film career Hyland began acting after consulting a seer who foretold great success for the diminutive English girl. Once she played in support of Cyril Maude who is known for his ''Gru ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Queenie Thomas
Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas (18 June 1898 – 11 October 1977) was a British actress in silent films, called "England's Mary Pickford". Early life Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 18 June 1898, the daughter of William Masters Thomas.Marriage record for Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas and George Newman (October 20, 1919), in the records of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, England, via Ancestry. Career She and director Bertram Phillips often worked on films together, including an adaptation of ''The School for Scandal'' (1923), in which she played Lady Teazle opposite a young Basil Rathbone. "Considerable efforts were made to publicize her as a star," noted one film historian of Thomas. She was often shown enjoying outdoor sports such as fishing, golf, and ice skating in photographs printed in newspapers and magazines, and was referred to as "England's Mary Pickford." Personal life She married engineer George Newman in 1919. Their honey ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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British Silent Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Br ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |