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Jacqueline Gadsdon
Jacqueline Gadsden (August 3, 1900 – August 10, 1986) was an American film actress during the silent film, silent era. A native of Southern California, she was born in Lompoc to Gerald F. and Jessie H. (Salter) Gadsden and is known to modern audiences as the wealthy, haughty other woman in the 1927 Clara Bow vehicle ''It (1927 film), It''. As a child, she acted in films for Triangle Film Corporation. She married William Harry Dale about 1924. She portrayed Lon Chaney's character's wife in Tod Browning's ''West of Zanzibar (1928 film), West of Zanzibar'' in 1928. In most films she was billed as Jacqueline Gadsden but made two films under the name Jane Daly in 1929, her final year in film. She died in the San Diego County city of San Marcos, California, San Marcos a week after her 86th birthday. Partial filmography *''Cordelia the Magnificent'' (1923) *''Skid Proof'' (1923) *''Big Dan (film), Big Dan'' (1923) *''The Man Who Won (1923 film), The Man Who Won'' (1923) *''A C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lompoc, California
Lompoc ( ; Chumashan ) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast, its population was 43,834 as of July 2021. Lompoc has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Chumash people, who called the area , meaning 'lagoon' in the local Purisimeño language.Western Institute for Endangered Language Documentation: 2018: 7 The Spanish called the area after Fermín de Lasuén had established in 1787. In 1837, the Mexican government sold the area as the Rancho Lompoc land grant. Following the U.S. conquest of California, multiple settlers acquired the Lompoc Valley, including William Welles Hollister, who sold the land around the mission to the Lompoc Valley Land Company, which established a temperance colony which incorporated in 1888 as Lompoc. Lompoc is often considered a military town because it is near Vandenberg Space Force Base. Name The Western Institute for Endangered Language Documentation (WIELD) confirmed that the Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Won (1923 Film)
''The Man Who Won'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by William A. Wellman. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Dustin Farnum - Wild Bill * Jacqueline Gadsden - Jessie * Lloyd Whitlock - "Lord" James * Ralph Cloninger - Scipio, aka "Zip" * Mary Warren - Birdie * Pee Wee Holmes - Toby Jenks * Harvey Clark - Sunny Oaks * Lon Poff - Sandy Joyce * Andy Waldron - Minkie * Ken Maynard - Conroy * Muriel McCormac - * Mickey McBan - the Twins * Bob Marks - The Drunkard Preservation With no prints of ''The Man Who Won'' located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. See also * 1937 Fox vault fire * List of Fox Film films This is a list of feature films produced by the Fox Film Corporation, including those produced by the Box Office Attractions Company, its corporate predecessor. Some of the later films in this list were produced by Fox Film, but were distributed ... References External links * 1923 films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hair (1928 Film)
''Red Hair'' is a 1928 silent film starring Clara Bow and Lane Chandler, directed by Clarence G. Badger, based on a 1905 novel by Elinor Glyn, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film had one sequence filmed in Technicolor, and is now considered a lost film except for the color sequence at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and a few film still, production stills. Plot A free-spirited young girl has three middle-aged admirers, each of whom sees her from a completely different perspective. Unknown to her, they also happen to be the guardians of a wealthy young man to whom she is attracted. Cast *Clara Bow as Bubbles McCoy *Lane Chandler as Robert Lennon *William Austin (actor), William Austin as Dr. Eustace Gill *Jacqueline Gadsden as Minnie Luther *Lawrence Grant as Judge Rufus Lennon *Claude King (actor), Claude King as Thomas L. Burke *William Irving (actor), William Irving as Demmy See also *List of lost films *List of early color feature films References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City Of Purple Dreams (1928 Film)
''The City of Purple Dreams'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Barbara Bedford, Robert Frazer and David Torrence.Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. P. 129. Cast * Barbara Bedford as Esther Strom * Robert Frazer as Daniel Randolph * David Torrence as Symington Otis * Jacqueline Gadsdon as Kathleen Otis * Paul Panzer as Slug Nikolay * Jack Carlyle as Kelly * Henry Roquemore Henry Roquemore (March 18, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, ... as Quigg References External links * 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond London Lights
''Beyond London Lights'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Adrienne Dore, Lee Shumway, and Bill Elliott. It is based on John Joy Bell's 1917 novel '' Kitty Carstairs'', and is sometimes referred to by that title. It was made by Film Booking Offices of America. Plot Cast * Adrienne Dore as Kitty Carstairs * Lee Shumway as John Risk * Wild Bill Elliott Wild Bill Elliott (born Gordon Nance, October 16, 1904 – November 26, 1965) was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B Westerns, particularly the Red Ryder series of films. Early life Elliott was born G ... as Colin Drummond * Herbert Evans as Symington * Jacqueline Gadsden as Lady Dorothy * Florence Wix as Mrs. Drummond * Templar Saxe as Stephen Carstairs * Blanche Craig as Mrs. Bundle * Kathrin Clare Ward as The Landlady References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thirteenth Hour (1927 Film)
''The Thirteenth Hour'' (aka:The 13th Hour) is a 1927 American silent mystery film produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Chester Franklin. The film stars Lionel Barrymore in a role where, as noted criminologist Professor Leroy, he dons a weird series of disguises to hide a dark secret. This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs, and the first where he was cast as a serial killer. A print of this film survives in 16mm. Plot Junior detective Gray (Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy (Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer. A German Shepherd chases the elusive LeRoy throughout a large house filled with secret rooms. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as Professor Leroy * Jacqueline Gadsdon as Mary Lyle * Charles Delaney as Matt Gray * Fred Kelsey as Detective Shaw * Polly Moran as Polly * Napoleon the Dog as the dog "Flash" or "Rex" * Sojin (actor), Sojin See also *Lionel Barrymore fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Show (1927 Film)
''The Show'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, based upon Charles Tenney Jackson's 1910 novel ''The Day of Souls''. Plot Cock Robin ( John Gilbert) is a sideshow barker in Budapest. He also participates in one of the acts; his former girlfriend Salome ( Renée Adorée) dances before Herod in exchange for the head of "Jokanaan". As Jokanaan, Robin has his head seemingly chopped off and presented to the dancer on a platter, much to the delight of the audience. Salome wants to get back together with Robin, but he has his sights set on Lena (Gertrude Short), the daughter of a well-off sheep merchant. He lets the smitten Lena buy him things. The Greek ( Lionel Barrymore), Salome's current boyfriend, becomes angered when he learns of her feelings. The Greek and his henchman, the Ferret, also try to steal Lena's father's money, but fail to find it after they murder him. That night, a heartbroken Lena tells Robin that her father has been killed. She t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merry Widow (1925 Film)
''The Merry Widow'' is a 1925 American silent romantic drama, black comedy film directed and written by Erich von Stroheim. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film stars Mae Murray, John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert, Roy D'Arcy, and Tully Marshall, with pre-fame uncredited appearances by Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. The film is based on Franz Lehár's 1905 The Merry Widow, operetta of the same name, and was its second film adaptation, the first The Merry Widow (1918 film), being a 1918 Hungary, Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. Plot As described in film magazine reviews, Prince Danilo meets Sally the dancer and, when he proposes marriage, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco and Queen Milena object because she is a commoner. Sally marries Baron Sadoja, an old wealthy roue who later dies from a stroke. Prince Danilo’s parents now encourage the marriage. A slurring remark is the cause of a duel between the cousins and Danilo is wounded, sacrificing his cousin wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridin' The Wind
''Ridin' the Wind'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Del Andrews and starring Fred Thomson, Jacqueline Gadsdon Jacqueline Gadsden (August 3, 1900 – August 10, 1986) was an American film actress during the silent film, silent era. A native of Southern California, she was born in Lompoc to Gerald F. and Jessie H. (Salter) Gadsden and is known to moder ..., and David Dunbar. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young rancher who loves the sheriff's daughter is deputized to help break up a bandit gang. He captures the leader and learns that it is his brother, who is supposed to be in college. He clears his brother and wins the affections of the young woman. Cast References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Del Andrews Film B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man And Maid - Col. George Harcourt
* David Mir - Maurice
* Jacqueline Gadsden - Lady Hilda Buiteel
* Winston Miller - Little Bobby
* Jane Mercer - Little Hilda
* Irving Hartley - Atwood Chester
''Man and Maid'' is a lost 1925 drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger based on a 1922 novel by Elinor Glyn. The film stars Lew Cody, Renée Adorée and Harriet Hammond. Plot Boulevardier Sir Nicholas Thormonde (Lew Cody) is torn between his mistress Suzette (Renée Adorée) and his virtuous secretary Alathea (Harriet Hammond) in wartimе Paris. Cast * Lew Cody - Sir Nicholas Thormonde * Renée Adorée - Suzette * Harriet Hammond - Alathea Bulteel * Paulette Duval - Coralie * Alec B. Francis - Burton * Crauford Kent Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent
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The Flaming Forties
''The Flaming Forties'' is a 1924 American silent Western film, the sixth of seven features which short-lived motion picture company Stellar Productions released in 1924–1925 as Producers Distributing Corporation vehicles for Harry Carey. Carey was primarily known as a star of Westerns and only one of the seven films did not fit into that genre. Assigned as director was 31-year-old Tom Forman, who less than two years later, in November 1926, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The film was based upon the 1869 Bret Harte story " Tennessee’s Pardner," which has also been filmed as ''Tennessee's Pardner'' (1916), '' The Golden Princess'' (1925), and ''Tennessee's Partner'' (1955). Cast * Harry Carey as Bill Jones * William Norton Bailey as Desparde * Jacqueline Gadsden as Sally * James Mason as Charley "Jay Bird Charley" * Frank Norcross as Colonel Starbottle * Wilbur Higby as The Sheriff Preservation With no prints of ''The Flaming Forties'' located in any film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wife Of The Centaur
''The Wife of the Centaur'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer shortly after it formed from a merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and Mayer Pictures in April 1924. Metro had acquired the movie rights to Cyril Hume's debut novel ''Wife of a Centaur'' (Doran, 1923) in November."Cub Reporter Gets $25,000 For Movie Rights To Novel". ''The Sun'' (Baltimore). November 23, 1923. Dateline "New York, Nov. 22 (Special)". "Movie Facts and Fancies". '' Boston Daily Globe''. December 1, 1923, page 2. A novelist imagines that he has been reincarnated as a creature from Greek mythology and becomes entangled in a love triangle.Durgnat and Simmon 1988 p. 342 Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, author and poet Jeffrey Dwyer (Gilbert) has a conflicted nature, at times he has high ideals but he also feels strongly the appeal of the purely sensual. He is strongly attracted to Joan Converse (Boardman), who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
