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J. Gordon Edwards
James Gordon Edwards (June 24, 1867 – December 31, 1925) was a Canadian-born film director, producer, and writer who began his career as a stage actor and stage director. Biography James Gordon Edwards was born in Montreal in 1867 to parents of Scotch-French ancestry. He made his directorial debut with the 1914 film '' St. Elmo''. Edwards went on directing all of the Fox Film Corporation's mega-budget spectacles, including all of actress Theda Bara's productions between 1916 and 1919. Later, he became the production supervisor at Fox, and continued to direct until he died in 1925. One of his biggest projects was ''The Queen of Sheba'' (1921), a lost silent film which contained a huge chariot race, four years before ''Ben-Hur'' (1925). Essentially all of his films (other than a few low quality prints) for Fox Studios were lost in the 1937 Fox vault fire, which claimed 75% of all Fox films made before 1930. He was the stepgrandfather of director Blake Edwards. He was ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, 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. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Greatest Love
''Her Greatest Love'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards, starring Theda Bara, and based on the 1880 novel ''Moths'' by Ouida. This film is now considered to be lost. Cast * Theda Bara as Hazel * Marie Curtis as Lady Dolly * Walter Law as Prince Zuoroff * Glen White as Lord Jura * Harry Hilliard as Lucies Coresze * Callie Torres as Jeanne De Sonnaz * Alice Gale as Nurse * Grace Saum as Maid See also *List of lost films *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out 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-industr ... References External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films Fox Film films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films based on British novels Films based on works by Ouida Films directed by J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangled Lives (1917 Film)
''Tangled Lives'' is a 1917 American silent drama film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. The film was directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starred husband and wife stage actors Genevieve Hamper and Robert B. Mantell. This film is a version of the 1860 Wilkie Collins novel '' The Woman in White''. Several versions of this novel have been produced over the years, one in 1912, two in 1917 including this film, a 1929 talkie, and a remake in 1948. Cast *Genevieve Hamper as Laura Fairlie / Ann Catherick *Stuart Holmes as Roly Schuyler *Robert B. Mantell as Dassori * Walter Miller as Walter Hartwright *Henry Leone as Pesca *Claire Whitney as Marion Halcombe *Genevieve Blinn as Countess Dassori * Louise Rial *Millie Liston (billed as Millicent Liston) *William Gerald *Hal De Forrest * Jane Lee (billed as Little Janey Lee) Preservation status This film is now considered a lost film. See also *List of lost films *List of Fox Film films *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tiger Woman (1917 Film)
''The Tiger Woman'' was a 1917 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and George Bellamy and starring Theda Bara. The film is now considered lost. Plot Countess Irma (Theda Bara) is a Russian villainess who becomes the ruthless Princess Petrovich, who loves only her pearls. Her husband, the Prince (Edward Roseman), sells state secrets to a spy to pay her exorbitant bills, and her response is to report him to the secret police. Then she runs off to Monte Carlo with her lover, Count Zerstoff (Emil DeVarney), but she poisons him after he racks up a load of gambling losses. She goes to America followed by Stevan, a disgruntled servant (John Webb Dillion) and there she wreaks more havoc. The Princess' next victim is Edwin Harris ( Glen White). He dumps his fiancée (Florence Martin) for the vamp and steals money from his father ( Edward Holt). The shock kills the father and the Princess has Edwin sent off to jail. She next becomes involved with Edwin's brother, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo And Juliet (1916 Fox Film)
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a 1916 American silent romantic drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film was based on Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' and was produced by the Fox Film Corporation. The film was shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and is now considered to be lost. (Wayback Machine) Competing versions of Shakespeare This film and other Shakespeare-oriented pictures were released in 1916, the 300th anniversary of 's death. This film went up against direct co ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vixen (film)
''The Vixen'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. This film was also titled ''The Love Pirate'' in the UK, and ''Il Pirata Dell'Amore'' in Italy. The film is now considered a lost film. Plot Elsie Drummond (Theda Bara) is the spoiled daughter of an Admiral (George Clarke) who wanted much more than her father's position in society could offer. She didn't have the ability to meet men and socialize with them, but she thought of a way to lure them in once they were within her limited circle. Admiral Drummond brought home a couple of men who were either young navy men with no money or old high-ranking men with a good salary. Elsie was looking for young, handsome and rich. After all, her father gave her everything materially she wanted. It was only natural she would want that and more. According to Elsie's plans the ideal man had to be delivered to her first. Elsie's own sister, Helen (Mary G. Martin), was not spoiled like her. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Double Life
''Her Double Life'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. It is based on the Mary Murillo's story ''The New Magdalen'', who also wrote the scenario. The film is now considered lost. Plot Mary Doone (Theda Bara) is a poor British girl who runs away from her adopted family because the father made a pass at her. She lives at a parish house, and at the outbreak of World War I, she becomes a Red Cross nurse. At the front she meets war correspondent Lloyd Stanley (Stuart Holmes). Stanley tries to have his way with her but she is saved when the hospital tent is bombed. To get away from Stanley, she takes on the clothes and identity of an (apparently) dead girl, Ethel Wardley (Madeleine Le Nard). Ethel was on her way to live with Lady Clifford (Lucia Moore), an aunt she has never seen. So that's where Mary goes. There she meets and falls in love with Ethel's cousin Elliott (A.H. Van Buren). They become engaged. But Ethel is not d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Two Flags (1916 Film)
''Under Two Flags'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. It was the second adaptation of the best selling 1867 novel ''Under Two Flags'' by Ouida and the subsequent stage play version by Arthur Shirley. The film is now considered to be lost. The film was re-released by Fox Film Corporation in January 1919. The novel/play was adapted to the screen for a third time in 1922 as ''Under Two Flags'' by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company and a fourth time in 1936 again as ''Under Two Flags'' by 20th Century Fox. Plot As described in a film magazine, British nobleman Bertie Cecil (Heyes) takes upon himself the blame for his brother's forgeries and, when supposed dead, enlists in the French Foreign Legion, serving in Algiers. There he wins the friendship of Emir, a native whose wife he had saved from the lust of his commanding officer. Old friends visit Algiers and recognize Bertie, and urge him to return and claim his ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Galley Slave (1915 Film)
''The Galley Slave'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. Based on the play of the same name by Bartley Campbell, the film's scenario was written by Clara S. Beranger. ''The Galley Slave'' is now considered a lost film. Wayback) Cast * as Francesca Brabaut * as Antoine Brabaut * |
Anna Karenina (1915 Film)
''Anna Karenina'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Betty Nansen. It was the first American adaptation of the 1878 novel by Leo Tolstoy. The film is considered to be lost. Wayback Machine) Some scenes were shot on location at a near . Plot |
Life's Shop Window
''Life's Shop Window'' is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Claire Whitney and Stuart Holmes. It is a film adaptation of the 1907 novel of the same name by Annie Sophie Cory. The film depicts the story of English orphan Lydia Wilton (Whitney), and her husband Bernard Chetwin (Holmes). Although Wilton's marriage is legitimate, it was conducted in secret, and she is accused of having a child out of wedlock. Forced to leave England, she reunites with her husband in Arizona. There, she is tempted by infidelity with an old acquaintance, Eustace Pelham, before seeing the error of her ways and returning to her family. ''Life's Shop Window'' was the first film produced, rather than simply distributed, by William Fox's Box Office Attractions Company, the corporate predecessor to Fox Film. Several reviewers approved of the film's expurgated treatment of the novel's plot, although opinions of the quality of the film itself were mixed. It pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
