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James Farley (actor)
James Farley (January 8, 1882 – October 12, 1947) was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Biography Born in Waldron, Arkansas, on January 8, 1882, Farley made his film debut in the 1916 silent film '' Sins of Her Parent''. During his thirty-year film career he appeared in over 200 films and film shorts, including over 175 feature films. Farley worked right up until his death; his final film was released after his death, 1948's '' The Man from Texas''. The production of the film ended in early June 1947, and Farley died shortly after, on October 12, 1947, in Pacoima, California. Filmography (Per AFI database) * '' Sins of Her Parent'' (1916) * '' The Highway of Hope'' (1917) * '' Desert Law'' (1918) * ''The White Lie'' (1918) * '' The Spirit of '17'' (1918) * '' Believe Me, Xantippe'' (1918) * '' Her Country First'' (1918) * '' A Lady's Name'' (1918) * '' Desert Law'' (1918) * ''An Innocent Adventuress'' (1919) * '' Nugget Nell'' (1919) * '' Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldron, Arkansas
Waldron is a city in Scott County, Arkansas, Scott County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 3,386 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Scott County. History Waldron was platted in 1845 by surveyor W. P. Waldron, and named for him. A post office called Waldron has been in operation since 1846. Waldron was incorporated in 1875. Waldron was reached by the Arkansas Western Railway, Arkansas Western Railroad from Heavener, Oklahoma in 1901. Later called the Arkansas Western Railway, a subsidiary of and subsequently incorporated into the Kansas City Southern Railway, Kansas City Southern, the line is now leased to and operated by the Arkansas Southern Railroad. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.19%) is water. Waldron is located approximately 38 miles south of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Fort Smith, near the Poteau River. Climate The climate in this area is chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Innocent Adventuress
''An Innocent Adventuress'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Clara Genevieve Kennedy. The film stars Vivian Martin, Lloyd Hughes, Edythe Chapman, Gertrude Norman, Jane Wolfe, and Tom Bates. The film was released on June 8, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, because her wealthy aunt and guardian Heppy (Chapment) is about to evict a poor family that lives on the estate, Lindy (Martin) destroys the letter which she believes demands that they vacate the premises. A robbery is committed in the neighborhood and Dick Ross (Hughes), a reformed crook who has been in Aunt Heppy's services, believes Lindy is in league with the crooks. Lindy thinks that he knows of her fancied crime and half confesses to him. To shield her he is about to confess to the crime when the tramp who is guilty and who had been fed and clothed by the generous Lindy clears up the mystery concerning the robbery. Lindy then tell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travelin' On (film)
''Travelin' On'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer, written by William S. Hart and Lambert Hillyer, and starring William S. Hart, James Farley, Ethel Grey Terry, Brinsley Shaw, Mary Jane Irving, Bob Kortman, and Willis Marks. It was released on March 5, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. A copy of the film is in the Library of Congress. Plot As described in a film magazine, J.B. (Hart) rides into Tumble Bluff and at once gets into an altercation with Dandy Dan McGee (Farley), the proprietor of the Palace dance hall and saloon. McGee is determined to drive the new minister (Shaw), who is erecting a church, out of town, and attempts to force his attentions on the minister's wife Susan (Terry). She is saved by J.B., but not for social reasons alone but because he wants her for himself. J.B. becomes friendly with the minister's child Mary Jane (Irving), and learns to spell from her primer. Susan sells him a Bible and asks him to read it. The stage coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wild Irish Rose (1922 Film)
''My Wild Irish Rose'' is a 1947 American musical film directed by David Butler. It stars Dennis Morgan and Arlene Dahl (in her debut film). It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1948. Plot A fictionalized biopic of Chauncey Olcott, the movie traces the rise of an Irish-American tenor to stardom at the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th. Cast * Dennis Morgan as Chauncey Olcott * Arlene Dahl as Rose Donovan * Andrea King as Lillian Russell * Alan Hale Sr. as John Donovan * George Tobias as Nick Popolis * Ben Blue as Hopper * George O'Brien as William "Duke" Muldoon * William Frawley William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American vaudevillian and actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the sitcom ''I Love Lucy.'' Frawley also played "Bub" O'Casey during the first five seasons of t ... as William J. Scanlan Soundtrack Olcott's original composition of the same name was included in the film's music and was nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Wildcat
''Little Wildcat'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Plot Cast * Alice Calhoun as Mag o' the Alley * Ramsey Wallace as Judge Arnold * Herbert Fortier as Robert Ware * Oliver Hardy as 'Bull' Mulligan * Adele Farrington as Mrs. Wilding * Arthur Hoyt as Mr. Wilding * Frank Hall Crane as Jack Wilding (as Frank Crane) *Jim Farley as Pete (as James Farley) * Henry Hebert as Captain Carl Herman * Maude Emory as Babette (as Maud Emery) See also * List of American films of 1922 * Oliver Hardy filmography :''These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor without Stan Laurel. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see Laurel and Hardy filmography.'' Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an ... External links * 1922 films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films Vitagraph Studios films 1922 comedy films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Crazy (film)
''Boy Crazy'' is a 1922 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Beatrice Van. The film stars Doris May, Fred Gamble, Jean Hathaway, Frank Kingsley, Harry Myers, and Otto Hoffman. The film was released on March 5, 1922, by the Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation. With no copies listed as being held in any film archive, at silentera.com it is likely to be a . Plot As described in a , vivacious Jackie Cameron (May) plays her Juliet t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil Within (1921 Film)
''The Devil Within'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent adventure film directed by Bernard J. Durning and starring Dustin Farnum, Virginia Valli and Nigel De Brulier.Munden p.184 Plot Captain Briggs, an alcoholic, violent sea captain creates trouble for his crew and the native people of the South Sea Islands. As an old man, he has reformed, but his grandson, Hal, enters into the same wild lifestyle. Cast * Dustin Farnum as Captain Briggs * Virginia Valli as Laura * Nigel De Brulier as Dr. Philiol * Bernard J. Durning as Hal * James Farley (actor), Jim Farley as Scurlock * Tom O'Brien (actor, born 1890), Tom O'Brien as Wansley * Bob Perry (actor), Bob Perry as Crevay * Charles Gorman (actor), Charles Gorman as Bevins * Otto Hoffman as Ezra * Kirk Incas as Cabin Boy * Evelyn Selbie as Witch * Hazel Deane as Juvenile Witch Reception Jessie Robb of ''The Moving Picture World'' gave the film a negative review, criticizing the "poor" story and "uneven action," as well as the fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucking The Line
''Bucking the Line'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Carl Harbaugh and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Molly Malone and Kathryn McGuire.Munden p.96 Plot Cast * Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as John Montague Smith * Molly Malone as Corona Baldwin * Norman Selby as Jerry * Edwin B. Tilton as Colonel Dexter Baldwin * Kathryn McGuire as Vera Richlander * J. Farrell MacDonald as Dave Kinsey * Jim Farley James Farley (1888–1976) was an American politician in New York. James or Jim Farley may also refer to: * James A. Farley Jr. (1928–1986), American sports commissioner * James Farley (actor) (1882–1947), American actor * James B. Farley (19 ... as Watrous Dunham * Leslie Casey as Tucker Jibbey * George Kerby as Rand Barlow References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bar Nothin'
''Bar Nothin (sometimes written as ''Bar Nothing'') is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Buck Jones, Ruth Renick and Arthur Edmund Carewe.Solomon, p. 273. Plot Cast * Buck Jones as Duke Smith * Ruth Renick Ruth Renick (born Ruth Griffin; September 23, 1893 - May 7, 1984) was an American actress on stage and in films. She made her debut in film in 1919, in a silent film. Her career spanned the shift to "talkies", and Renick had her last role in a ... as Bess Lynne * Arthur Edmund Carewe as Stinson * Jim Farley as Bill Harliss * William Buckley as Harold Lynne References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl In The Rain
''The Girl in the Rain'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent mystery film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Anne Cornwall, Lloyd Bacon and Jessalyn Van Trump.Wlaschin p.95 Plot Cast * Anne Cornwall as Judith * Lloyd Bacon as Walter * Jessalyn Van Trump as Vera * James Farley (actor), Jim Farley as Max Williams * George Kunkel (actor, born 1866), George Kunkel as Jim West * James Liddy (actor), James Liddy as Boone * Neil Hardin as Bill Cortwright References Bibliography * Ken Wlaschin. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009. External links * 1920 films 1920 mystery films American silent feature films Silent American mystery films Films directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language mystery films {{Silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920 Film)
''Alias Jimmy Valentine'' is a 1920 American silent crime drama film starring Bert Lytell, directed by Edmund Mortimer and Arthur Ripley, and released through Metro Pictures. The film was based on the 1909 stage play '' Alias Jimmy Valentine'' by Paul Armstrong, which in turn was based on the 1903 short story " A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry. An earlier version of the play was filmed in 1915, and a later version, also called '' Alias Jimmy Valentine'' (1928) and starring William Haines, was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Based upon a review in a film magazine, Jimmy Valentine (Lytell), a prisoner in Sing Sing for safe-cracking, although guilty, maintains his innocence. When he obtains a pardon, he goes straight, influenced by a beautiful girl (Vale). He assumes a new identity as Lee Randall and diligently works at a bank for three years. When he is about to get married, Detective Doyle comes to town with proof of Valentine's guilt. However, the Randall identity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fourteenth Man
''The Fourteenth Man'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film starring Robert Warwick and Bebe Daniels. It was directed by Joseph Henabery and produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This film is an adaption of F. Anstey's play, ''The Man from Blankley's''. It was remade a decade later as a talkie, '' The Man from Blankley's'', at Warner's with John Barrymore. This film had several alternate titles i.e.: ''The Romantic Meddler'', ''The Trouble Hunter'', ''Hunting Trouble''. Plot Cast *Robert Warwick as Captain Douglas Gordon *Bebe Daniels as Marjory Seaton *Walter Hiers as Harry Brooks * Robert Milasch as Jenks(*as Robert Milash) *Norman Selby as Dwight Sylvester *Jim Farley as Monk Brady *Clarence Geldart as Major McDowell * Viora Daniel as Mrs. McDowell *Robert Dudley as Tidmarsh *Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television era. He was noted f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
