|
John Blystone
John G. Blystone (December 2, 1892 – August 6, 1938) was an American film director. He directed 100 films between 1915 and 1938. He was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Selected filmography * ''A Friendly Husband'' (1923) * '' Soft Boiled'' (1923) * ''Our Hospitality'' (1923) * '' Ladies to Board'' (1924) * '' The Last Man on Earth'' (1924) * '' Oh, You Tony!'' (1924) * ''Teeth'' (1924) * ''The Everlasting Whisper'' (1925) * ''The Lucky Horseshoe'' (1925) * ''Dick Turpin'' (1925) * ''The Best Bad Man'' (1925) * ''My Own Pal'' (1926) * ''The Family Upstairs'' (1926) * ''Hard Boiled'' (1926) * ''Wings of the Storm'' (1926) * ''Ankles Preferred'' (1927) * ''Slaves of Beauty'' (1927) * ''Pajamas'' (1927) * ''Sharp Shooters'' (1928) * '' Mother Knows Best'' (1928) * ''Captain Lash'' (1929) * ''The Sky Hawk'' (1929) * ''Thru Different Eyes'' (1929) * '' The Big Party'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Rice Lake is a city in Barron County, Wisconsin, Barron County in northwest Wisconsin, United States, on the shore of Rice Lake (Barron County, Wisconsin), the lake with the same name. The city is a commercial and tourist center for the surrounding rural areas. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 9,040. The city is located mostly within the Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin, Town of Rice Lake. History Native Americans in the United States, American Indians lived around Rice Lake for millennia, some of whom made mounds like those that remain in Indian Mounds Park along the shore of the lake. In later years before white settlers, Ojibwe (Chippewa) people occupied the area, and they had a strong cultural attachment to the wild rice that grew on the lake. In the mid-1860s Knapp, Stout & Co., the growing lumber company downstream at Menomonie, Wisconsin, Menomonie, bought tracts of forest around Rice Lake. Around 1868 the company started a logging camp in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lucky Horseshoe
''The Lucky Horseshoe'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Tom Mix, Billie Dove, and Malcolm Waite. Based on a story by Robert Lord, the film is about a ranch foreman who assumes responsibility for the ranch following the owner's death. He also cares for the owner's daughter who is taken to Europe by an aunt. Two year later the woman returns from Europe with her new wealthy fiancée and plans to hold their wedding at the ranch, which the foreman has turned into a successful tourist destination. The foreman's feelings for the woman have not been diminished by the years, and after learning some damaging information about the fiancée, the foreman must find a way to stop the wedding. A print is preserved at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Plot Following the death of the owner of the Hunt ranch, foreman Tom Foster (Tom Mix) assumes responsibility for the property, taking also into his care Eleanor Hunt (Billie Dove), the beautiful d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sky Hawk
''The Sky Hawk'' is a 1929 American pre-Code adventure film, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by John G. Blystone. The screenplay was adapted by Llewellyn Hughes from his article "Chap Called Bardell" and novelized by Guy Fowler. The film stars John Garrick, Helen Chandler and Gilbert Emery. Plot World War I British aviator Jack Bardell ( John Garrick) is discharged from the service after a suspicious aircraft crash that his fellow pilots believe show that he was a coward in the face of the enemy. He is left temporarily paralyzed from the waist down, and enlists the aid of his mechanic Tom Berry (Billy Bevan) to rebuild a wrecked fighter aircraft. Bardell recuperates to the extent that he is able to fly again, redeeming himself during a German Zeppelin attack over London, bringing down one of the airships. Cast * John Garrick as Jack Bardell * Helen Chandler as Joan Allan * Gilbert Emery as Major Nelson * Lennox Pawle as Lord Bardell * Lumsde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Lash
''Captain Lash'' is a 1929 American Synchronized sound adventure drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Victor McLaglen, Claire Windsor and Jane Winton. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. A copy of the film exists at UCLA. The film was released with a music score and sound effects track. Plot Lash is the head coal stoker on a steam ship whose shipmates have nicknamed "Captain". Lash somehow grabs the attention of society dame passenger Cora Nevins. Nevins is actually a jewel thief who's lifted diamonds from wealthy passenger Arthur Condrax. She needs Lash to aid in sneaking the "ice" ashore at Singapore. Cocky is Lash's concertina-playing buddy and uses it to signal Lash. Cast * Victor McLaglen as Captain Lash * Claire Windsor as Cora Nevins * Jane Winton as Babe * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Knows Best (film)
''Mother Knows Best'' is a lost 1928 American sound part-talkie film directed by John G. Blystone, based on a novel by Edna Ferber, fictionalizing the life of vaudevillian Elsie Janis. The film was Fox's first part talkie, using the Movietone sound system which had primarily been used for synchronised music scores and effects tracks in Fox features beforehand, although as early as '' Mother Machree'' (1928), a single synchronous singing sequence was included in the film. The talking sequences in ''Mother Knows Best'' were directed by actor Charles Judels, while the synchronized sequences were directed by John G. Blystone. The film starred Madge Bellamy, with Louise Dresser as her domineering mother, Barry Norton, and Albert Gran.Michael G. Ankerich ''Broken silence: conversations with 23 silent film stars'' 1993 p.52 "After her contract was up in 1924, she was immediately signed to a four-year contract with Fox Pictures, ... Madge made her talkie debut as the star of Fox's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharp Shooters
''Sharp Shooters'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring George O'Brien, Lois Moran, and Noah Young. A print survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. ''Sharp Shooters'' contains uncredited performances by Boris Karloff and Randolph Scott in his first film appearance. Plot George is a sailor and smooth-talking lady's man who believes in the adage "love 'em and leave 'em" when it comes to women. While on leave in Morocco, George meets Lorette, a fiery French dancing girl who falls madly in love with him, unaware that he has a girl in every port. Initially thinking of her as just another diversion, George soon discovers that he can't get rid of the girl. She follows him to the United States; he does his best to avoid her. Amused by George's predicament and feeling sorry for the girl, his two best friends, Tom and Jerry shanghai him aboard a vessel and arrange things so that George is unable to avoid Lorette. As a result, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pajamas (film)
''Pajamas'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by William Conselman and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Olive Borden, Lawrence Gray, J.J. Clark and Jerry Miley. The film was released on October 23, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Olive Borden as Angela Wade *Lawrence Gray Lawrence Gray (July 27, 1898 – February 2, 1970) was an American actor of the 1920s and 1930s. Early life and career Born on July 27, 1898, in San Francisco, Gray attended schools there and worked in Standard Oil Company's export depar ... as John Weston *J.J. Clark as Daniel Wade *Jerry Miley as Russell Forrest References External links * 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films Fox Film films Films directed by John G. Blystone American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s American films English-language comedy films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaves Of Beauty
''Slaves of Beauty'' is a 1927 American silent comedy drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Olive Tell, Holmes Herbert, Earle Foxe, Margaret Livingston, and future talent agent Sue Carol. The film was written by William M. Conselman from a story by Nina Wilcox Putnam entitled "The Grandflapper," edited by Margaret Clancey and photographed by L. William O'Connell, with intertitles by James Kevin McGuinness. The movie, released by the Fox Film Corporation, is a comedic send-up of the beauty salon industry with a running time of 60 minutes. Cast *Olive Tell as Anastasia Jones *Holmes Herbert as Leonard Jones * Earle Foxe as Paul Perry * Margaret Livingston as Goldie * Sue Carol as Dorothy Jones * Richard Walling as Robert *Mary Foy as Irishwoman *Mickey Bennett (small role) Preservation status The film is now lost. References External links *''Slaves of Beauty''at Turner Classic Movies''Slaves of Beauty''in the New York Times''Slaves of Beauty''in the Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankles Preferred
''Ankles Preferred'' is a 1927 American Silent film, silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by James Shelley Hamilton. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Lawrence Gray, Barry Norton, Allan Forrest, Marjorie Beebe and Joyce Compton. The film was released on February 27, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Madge Bellamy as Nora *Lawrence Gray as Barney *Barry Norton as Jimmy *Allan Forrest as Hornsbee *Marjorie Beebe as Flo *Joyce Compton as Virginia *Lillian Elliott as Mrs. Goldberg *Mary Foy as Mrs. McGuire *J. Farrell MacDonald as McGuire *William H. Strauss as Mr. Goldberg Preservation A print of ''Ankles Preferred'' is located in the collection of the Museum Of Modern Art. References External links * Glass slide at www.doctormacro.com 1927 films 1920s English-language films Fox Film films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films Films directed by John G. Blystone American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings Of The Storm
''Wings of the Storm'' is a 1926 American "dog-hero" drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier, Gordon Rigby, and Dorothy Yost. Released in November 1926 by Fox Film Corporation, the film showcases Thunder the Marvel Dog with support from costars William Russell, Virginia Brown Faire, and Reed Howes. Cast * Thunder the Marvel Dog as Thunder * Virginia Brown Faire as Anita Baker *Reed Howes as Allen Gregory * William Russell as Bill Martin *Hank Mann Hank Mann (born David William Lieberman; May 28, 1887 – November 25, 1971) was a Russian-born, American comedian and silent screen star who was a member of the Keystone Cops, and appeared as a supporting player in many of Charlie Chaplin's ... as Red Jones *White Fawn the Dog as White Fawn References External links * 1926 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1926 drama films Fox Film films Films directed by John G. Blystone American sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Boiled (1926 Film)
''Hard Boiled'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Tom Mix, Helene Chadwick, and Heinie Conklin.Solomon p. 299 Cast * Tom Mix as Tom Bouden * Helene Chadwick as Marjorie Gregg * Heinie Conklin as Bill Grimes (as Charles Conklin) * Phyllis Haver as Justine Morton * W. E. Lawrence as Gordon Andrews * Emily Fitzroy as Abigail Gregg * Dan Mason as Abrue Boyden * Spec O'Donnell as Eddie Blix (as Walter "Spec" O'Donnell) * Ethel Grey Terry as Mrs. Sarah Morton * Eddie Sturgis as First Crook * Eddie Boland as Second Crook * Emmett Wagner as Third Crook * Tony the Wonder Horse as Tony, Tom's Horse * Charley Chase Charles Joseph Parrott (October 20, 1893 – June 20, 1940), known professionally as Charley Chase, was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director. He worked for many pioneering comedy studios but is chiefly associated with pro ... References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Upstairs (film)
''The Family Upstairs'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Virginia Valli, Allan Simpson, and J. Farrell MacDonald. It was based on the 1925 Broadway play of the same name by Harry Delf. Cast * Virginia Valli as Louise Heller * Allan Simpson as Charles Grant * J. Farrell MacDonald as Joe Heller * Lillian Elliott as Emma Heller * Edward Peil Jr. as Willie Heller * Dot Farley as Mademoiselle Clarice * Julie Bishop as Annabelle Heller (credited as Jaqueline Wells) * Cecille Evans See also *''Harmony at Home'' (1930) *''Stop, Look and Love ''Stop, Look and Love'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Otto Brower and starring Jean Rogers, William Frawley, and Robert Kellard. See also *'' The Family Upstairs'' (1926) *'' Harmony at Home'' (1930) References External links''Stop ...'' (1939) References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
