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J. Grubb Alexander
Joseph Grubb Alexander (December 25, 1887 – January 11, 1932) was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1916 and 1932. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Florence Grubb Alexander. His father was from Scotland and his mother was the daughter of Capt. Evan P. Grubb, a Civil War veteran. Joseph died from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California at the age of 44, and is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Partial filmography * '' The Charmer'' (1917) * ''The Voice on the Wire'' (1917) * ''The Plow Woman'' (1917) * ''The Lash of Power'' (1917) * '' Fighting Mad'' (1917) * ''Fear Not'' (1917) * ''The Scarlet Crystal'' (1917) * ''The Spotted Lily'' (1917) *''The Phantom's Secret'' (1917) * ''The High Sign'' (1917) * ''The Gates of Doom'' (1917) * ''The Empty Gun'' (1917) *''Maid o' the Storm'' (1918) * '' Shackled'' (1918) * ''The Trail of the Octopus'' (1919) * ''The Thunderbolt'' (1919) * ''The Screaming Shadow'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lackawanna County. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the largest city in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Wyoming Valley, and the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 562,037 as of 2020. It is the sixth largest city in Pennsylvania. The contiguous network of five cities and more than 40 boroughs all built in a straight line in Northeastern Pennsylvania's urban area act culturally and logistically as one continuous city, so while the city of Scranton itself is a smaller town, the larger unofficial city of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre contains nearly half a million residents in roughly 200 square miles. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is the cultural and economic center of a region called Northeastern Pennsylvania, which is home to over 1.3 million residents. Scranton hosts a federal court building for the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shackled (1918 Film)
''Shackled'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Louise Glaum, Charles West and John Gilbert. Cast * Louise Glaum as Lola Dexter * Charles West as Walter Cosgrove * John Gilbert as James Ashley * Roberta Wilson as Edith Danfield * Lawson Butt as Thomas Danfield * Herschel Mayall as Henry Hartman * Roy Laidlaw as Major Duval Preservation With no prints of ''Shackled'' located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy .... 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Of Alaska
''Belle of Alaska'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring J. Frank Glendon, Jane Novak and Noah Beery. Plot A Kansas farmer and his wife leave for Alaska to take part in the Klondike Gold Rush, but she becomes separated from him and ends up working in a dance hall owned by the gambler Lucky Vail. Cast * J. Frank Glendon as Lucky Vail * Jane Novak as Ruth Harkin * Noah Beery Sr. as Wade Harkin * Florence Carpenter Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ... as Chicago Belle * Les Bates as Dugan References External links * 1922 films 1922 Western (genre) films 1920s historical films American black-and-white films American historical films Films directed by Chester Bennett Films set in Alaska Films set in the 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To Yellow Jacket
''Back to Yellow Jacket'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart (silent film actor), Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham and Earl Metcalfe. Cast * Roy Stewart (silent film actor), Roy Stewart as Jim Ballantyne * Kathleen Kirkham as Carmen, his wife * Earl Metcalfe as Flush Kirby * Jack Pratt as William Carson * Bessie Loo References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1922 films 1922 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ben F. Wilson Arrow Film Corporation films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Innocent Cheat
''The Innocent Cheat'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Sidney De Gray and Rhea Mitchell.Munden p.381 Cast * Roy Stewart as John Murdock * Sidney De Gray as Bruce Stanhope * George Hernandez as Tim Reilly * Rhea Mitchell as Peggy Adair * Kathleen Kirkham Kathleen Kirkham Woodruff (April 15, 1895 – November 7, 1961) was an American actress on stage and in silent films. Career Kathleen Kirkham was born on April 15, 1895 to Mrs. L.B. Kirkham, who was a stage actress prior to her marriage. Kirk ... as Mary Stanhope References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Ben F. Wilson Arrow Film Corporation films 1920s Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Guilty (1921 Film)
''Not Guilty'' is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Sylvia Breamer, Richard Dix and Molly Malone.Munden p.553 Cast * Sylvia Breamer as Elsa Chetwood * Richard Dix as Paul / Arthur Ellison * Molly Malone as Margy Ellison * Elinor Hancock as Mrs. Ellison * Herbert Prior as Newell Craig * Lloyd Whitlock as Frank Mallow * Alberta Lee Alberta Lee (1860–1928) was an American stage and film actress of the silent era. In 1915, she appeared as Mary Todd Lincoln in '' The Birth of a Nation''.Reinhart p.56 Selected filmography * '' The Birth of a Nation'' (1915) * '' Reggie Mi ... as Martha * Charles West as Herbert Welch * Alice Forbes as Viginia Caldwell References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1920s American films 1921 films 1921 mystery films 1920s English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Broken Spur
''The Broken Spur'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Jack Hoxie, Evelyn Nelson and Marin Sais.Langman, p. 50 Synopsis An engineer attempts to construct a new railroad through the Canadian Northwest, facing opposition from a local bandit leader who fears the railroad will bring law and order to the area. Things are complicated by the fact that the two men are doppelgangers. Cast * Jack Hoxie as 'Silent' Joe Dayton/Jacques Durand * Evelyn Nelson as 'Angel' Lambert * Jim Welch as Bill Lambert * Wilbur McGaugh as Pierre LeBac * Edward W. Borman as John Dexter * Harry L. Rattenberry as Andy MacGregor * Marin Sais Marin Sais (born Mae Smith; August 2, 1890 – December 31, 1971) was an American actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. Sais' acting career spanned over four decades and she is possibly best ... as Ida Hunt References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To Divorce
''The Road to Divorce'' is a 1920 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Mary MacLaren, William Ellingford, and Alberta Lee, and was released on April 5, 1920. Cast list * Mary MacLaren as Mary Bird * William Ellingford as Nathan Bird * Alberta Lee as Mrs. Bird * Edward Peil Sr. Edward J. Peil Sr. (January 18, 1883 – December 29, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 370 films between 1913 and 1951. Biography Peil was born in Racine, Wisconsin, one of 10 children of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pell ... as Dr. Shaw * Eugenie Forde as Aunt Mehitable * Gloria Holt as Little Jane * Arthur Redden as Little Johnny * Bonnie Hill as Pauline Dallas * Ray Stecker as Little son * Helen Davidge as Nora References External links * * * * Films directed by Phil Rosen Universal Pictures films American silent feature films 1920 drama films 1920 films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Madness (1920 Film)
''Moon Madness'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Edith Storey, Sam De Grasse, and Josef Swickard.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66 Cast * Edith Storey as Valerie / Zora * Sam De Grasse as Adrien * Josef Swickard as Latour * Wallace MacDonald as Jan * Irene Hunt as Badoura * William Courtleigh as Raoul * Frankie Lee Frankie Lee (December 31, 1911 – July 29, 1970), was an American child actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1916 and 1925. Best remembered in the 1919 film '' The Miracle Man'', he was the little boy on crutches healed by the phony fai ... as The Child * Fred Starr as Arab Chief References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brand Of Lopez
''The Brand of Lopez'' is a 1920 American film directed by Joseph De Grasse and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Although the main characters are a matador and an actress, there are no bull fighting or theater scenes portrayed in the film. Plot As described in a film magazine, matador Vasco Lopez (Hayakawa) is the idol of Spain. His engagement to actress Lola Castillo (Turner) leads to complications when another man brings her home from the theater. Lopez brands her with his cigarette and stabs her escort, Captain Alvarez (Payne). He then escapes into the mountains and becomes a leader of a band of brigands. Lola obtains a divorce and marries Captain Alvarez. Lopez, seeking revenge, sends his men to abduct Lola, but they bring her younger sister Maria (Ward) instead and Lopez rapes her. She returns to the town and dies a year later, leaving a baby which is exchanged by a nurse for a child of Lola's that dies at birth. Five years later, Lopez surrounds th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Dad
''Old Dad'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and written by J. Grubb Alexander. It is based on the 1919 novel ''Old Dad'' by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott. The film stars Mildred Harris, John St. Polis, Myrtle Stedman, Irving Cummings, Hazel Howell, and Loyola O'Connor. The film was released in November 1920, by Associated First National Pictures. Cast *Mildred Harris as Daphne Bretton * John St. Polis as Jeffrey Bretton *Myrtle Stedman as Virginia Bretton *Irving Cummings as Sheridan Kaire *Hazel Howell as Peggy Laine *Loyola O'Connor Loyola O'Connor (born Ignatia Loyola O'Connor; July 8, 1868 – December 26, 1931), was an American stage and silent film actress. In the early 20th century, she worked multi-year stints in stage productions such as ''Way Down East'', '' Ben ... as Claudia Merriwane *Bess Mitchell as Bess Pomeroy * Tula Belle as Little Girl with Two Mothers References External links * * 1920 films 1920s English-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Purple Cipher
''The Purple Cipher'' is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Vola Vale and Ernest Shields. Shot by Vitagraph at the company's Brooklyn studios, it was based on the short story ''The Purple Hieroglyph'' by Murray Leinster.Stallings & Jo-an J. Evans p.41 The story was adapted twice more in the sound era as '' Murder Will Out'' (1930) and '' Torchy Blane in Chinatown '' (1939). Cast * Earle Williams as Leonard Staunton * Vola Vale as Jeanne Baldwin * Ernest Shields as Jack Baldwin * Allan Forrest as Alan Fitzhugh * Henry A. Barrows as Frank Condon * Goro Kino as Hop Lee * Frank M. Seki Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Cur ... as Wong Foo References Bibliography * Billee J. Stallings & Jo-an J. Evans. ''Murray Lein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
