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Jane Thomas (actress)
Jane Thomas (1899–1976) was an American film actress of the silent era.Katchmer p.182 She starred in a number of independent films during the early 1920s, including ''Heedless Moths'' where she doubled for the model Audrey Munson in the acting scenes. Selected filmography * ''S.O.S. (1917 film), S.O.S.'' (1917) * ''The North Wind's Malice'' (1920) * ''Reckless Wives'' (1921) * ''Heedless Moths'' (1921) * ''Silver Wings (film), Silver Wings'' (1922) * ''Queen of the Moulin Rouge'' (1922) * ''The Secrets of Paris'' (1922) * ''How Women Love'' (1922) * ''The Town That Forgot God'' (1922) * ''Breaking Home Ties (film), Breaking Home Ties'' (1922) * ''The Exciters (film), The Exciters'' (1923) * ''Lost in a Big City'' (1923) * ''The White Rose (1923 film), The White Rose'' (1923) * ''Life's Greatest Game'' (1924) * ''Blue Water (film), Blue Water'' (1924) * ''Floodgates (film), Floodgates'' (1924) * ''The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1924 film), The Hoosier Schoolmaster'' (1924) * ''Getting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Exciters (film)
''The Exciters'' is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1922 Broadway play of the same name by Martin Brown. This film was directed by Maurice Campbell and stars Bebe Daniels, then a popular Paramount contract star. On the Broadway stage, Bebe Daniels's role of Ronnie Rand was played by Tallulah Bankhead. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Ronnie Rand, a young woman who loves excitement of all kinds and whose watchword is speed, is obliged to marry by a certain day or lose a rich inheritance. Through dramatic circumstances, she meets Pierre Martel, a member of a band of crooks. Thinking that he is a man's man, Ronnie marries him. Martel's confederates seek to blackmail Ronnie and when she refuses to sign a check, they attempt to kill Martel, but he is saved by the police. It then develops that Martel is no crook at all, but is a United States Secret Service agent who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roaring Road (1926 Film)
''The Roaring Road'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Jane Thomas and William H. Strauss. Location shooting took place around Los Angeles including the Legion Ascot Speedway. A young racing driver pioneers a new car and enters it into a hundred-mile race. A restored version of the film premiered on Turner Classic Movies in 2021, with the print provided by Mark Heller’s Streamline Cinema and funded by The Academy Film Archive. Cast * Kenneth MacDonald as Jimmie Miller * Jane Thomas as Minnie Rosenburg * William H. Strauss as Sol Rosenburg * George Bunny as James Miller * Jeanne Wray as Betty - Rosenburg's Stenographer *Ben Corbett as Henchman * Paul Hurst Paul Michael Hurst (born 25 September 1974) is an English football manager and former player. As a player, he was a left back from 1993 to 2008, notably playing his entire career at Rotherham United, bar a brief loan spell with Burton Albion i ... as Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hidden Way
''The Hidden Way'' is a surviving 1926 American silent film, silent crime drama film produced and directed by Joseph De Grasse, written by his wife Ida May Park and starring Mary Carr, Gloria Grey, and Thomas Santschi. Plot Two ex-prisoners join the crook. After saving the life of a farm girl, they receive housing from her widowed mother. An elderly man and a con man come up with a plan to trick a generous lady into believing that there is a valuable mineral spring on her land. Cast *Mary Carr as Mother *Gloria Grey as Mary *Thomas Santschi as Bill *Arthur Rankin (actor), Arthur Rankin as Harry *Ned Sparks as Mulligan *Jane Thomas (actress), Jane Thomas as The Woman *Billie Jeane Phelps as The Child *Wilbur Mack as Sid Atkins *William Ryno as Samuel Atkins Preservation The film was considered lost film, lost for decades until a print surfaced in near mint condition in New Zealand. References External links * * 1926 films American silent feature films American black-and- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Show (1926 Film)
''The Big Show'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring John Lowell, Evangeline Russell and Jane Thomas.Munden p.59 It is set in a travelling circus show, where a stranger joins the show and becomes a star attraction. He ends up crossing swords with a millionaire who had swindled him out his share in some oil lands during World War I. Cast * John Lowell John Lowell (June 17, 1743 – May 6, 1802) was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation, a judge of the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture under the Articles of Confederation, a United States district judge of the United States Distric ... as Bill * Evangeline Russell as Ruth Gordon * F. Serrano Keating as Norman Brackett * Jane Thomas as Marian Kearney * Joseph Miller as Col Jim Kearney * Dan Dix as Stumpy Dan * Alice Lecacheur as Fifi * Maida Blatherwick as Dolly * Joe E. Lewis as Abie References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Insti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Law Of The Snow Country
''The Law of the Snow Country'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Jane Thomas and Noble Johnson. Cast * Kenneth MacDonald as Sergeant Jimmy Burke * Jane Thomas as Marie * Noble Johnson as Martell * William H. Strauss as Father Fajans * Hazel Howell as The Blonde * Bud Osborne as Pig Eye Perkins * Ben Corbett Ben Corbett (February 6, 1892 – May 19, 1961) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1915 and 1956. He was born in Hudson, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. Corbett was a trophy-winning rodeo part ... as Jim Wolf * Billy Cinders as Goofy Joe References External links * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Paul Hurst Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Search Of A Hero
''In Search of a Hero'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Duke Worne and starring Ashton Dearholt, Jane Thomas, and James Harrison. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Percy Browning and Jack Strong are expelled from college, and, to toughen them up, Old Browning sends them to work at his lumber camp. Arriving by train, the two discover that time at the camp is very different from their previous college life. Percy falls in love with Peggy Richmond, whose father is a competitor to the Brownings. The latter's foreman, Big Dan, uses unfair means to block work from the Richmonds. Percy, after being groomed by a pugilist, tackles Big Dan and beats him. After his father arrives, Percy explains everything and they are reconciled. Peggy admits that she loves Percy. Cast * Ashton Dearholt as Percy Browning * Jane Thomas as Peggy Richmond * James Harrison as Jack Strong * Garry O'Dell as Dinty * Al Kaufman as Dugan * Claire Vinson as Inez * Les Bates as Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adorable Deceiver
''The Adorable Deceiver'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film, starring Alberta Vaughn as a princess, forced to flee her home country with her father King Nicholas to New York City, where they make their way as well-meaning con artists. Plot Nicholas, the monarch of the small Balkan nation Santa Maria, is compelled to flee a revolution, taking refuge in America with his daughter, Princess Sylia, who brings along the crown jewels. They reside discreetly in a luxurious suite in a New York City hotel, but selling the jewels yields insufficient funds to maintain their lifestyle, leading them to seek lodging at Mrs. Schrapp's boarding house. Mrs. Schrapp helps King Nicholas secure employment, but during his absence, agents from the Republic of Santa Maria arrive. Sylvia flees and spends the night in a car at an automobile showroom, where she poses as a skilled car salesperson to Tom Pettibone and his mother. Tom, eager to enter high society, becomes enamored with Sylvia and introdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getting 'Em Right
''Getting 'Em Right'' is a 1925 American silent action film, directed by Jack Harvey. It stars George Larkin, Jane Thomas, and Ollie Kirkby. References External links''Getting 'Em Right''at the Internet Movie Database IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... 1925 films American silent feature films 1920s action adventure films Films directed by Jack Harvey American black-and-white films Rayart Pictures films 1920s American films Silent American action adventure films {{action-adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1924 Film)
''The Hoosier Schoolmaster'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Oliver L. Sellers and starring Henry Hull, Jane Thomas, and Frank Dane. It is an adaptation of the novel '' The Hoosier Schoolmaster'' by Edward Eggleston. The film was remade as a post-Civil War talkie in 1935. Plot As described in a film magazine review, during pre-Civil War days, Ralph Hartsook is the headmaster in the Flat Creek School District of Indiana. Hannah Thompson works for the family where Ralph boards. They fall in love. An epidemic of night robberies breaks out and Ralph is suspected of being the criminal. After a variety of adventures and with the aid of Bud Means, Ralph establishes his innocence, confounds his enemies, and weds Hannah. Cast Preservation A print of ''The Hoosier Schoolmaster'' with one reel missing is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floodgates (film)
''Floodgates'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring John Lowell John Lowell (June 17, 1743 – May 6, 1802) was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation, a judge of the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture under the Articles of Confederation, a United States district judge of the United States Distric ..., Evangeline Russell, and Jane Thomas.Munden p. 254 Plot As described in a film magazine review, mill owner Lem Bassett desires to erect a dam for water power, and, in order to secure permission from the land owners in the District, he persuades his foreman Dave Trask to encourage the measure. Trask has implicit faith in Bassett and, through his influence, the landowners agree. Later Bassett floods the land in an effort to purchase the land surrounding the lake. The landowners object and accuse Dave of cheating them. Tom Bassett is in love with Dave's sister Ruth and, while motoring his car, strikes Dave's child Peggy, paralyz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Water (film)
''Blue Water'' is a lost 1924 Canadian silent film directed by David Hartford and starring Pierre Gendron, Jane Thomas, and Norma Shearer. It is the last feature produced by Ernest Shipman, and is the Montreal-born, future MGM star Shearer's only Canadian film. It had a commercial release in Saint John, New Brunswick, where it was shot, but no print is known to exist. The film failed to succeed commercially, marking Shipman's decline in success until his death in 1931. Without being distributed, the film was stored in a New York vault. The film has no surviving copies, making it a lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. .... Cast References Bibliography * Jack Jacobs & Myron Braum. ''The films of Norma Shearer''. A. S. Barnes, 1976. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
