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Joseph Singleton
Joseph Edward Victor Fairfield Daveran Singleton (1 March 1879 – 24 October 1946) was an actor of the silent film, silent era. An Australian, he appeared in 74 films between 1913 and 1925. He was born in Melbourne. Selected filmography * ''Shon the Piper'' (1913) * ''The Squaw Man (1914 film), The Squaw Man'' (1914) * ''Brewster's Millions (1914 film), Brewster's Millions'' (1914) * ''Infatuation (1915 film), Infatuation'' (1915) * ''Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings'' (1915) * ''Jordan Is a Hard Road'' (1915) * ''Daphne and the Pirate'' (1916) * ''The Good Bad-Man'' (1916) * ''Betsy's Burglar'' (1917) * ''Wild and Woolly (1917 film), Wild and Woolly'' (1917) (uncredited) * ''A Girl of the Timber Claims'' (1917) * ''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917 film), Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' (1917) * ''Desert Law (1918 film), Desert Law'' (1918) * ''The Lady of the Dugout'' (1918) * ''Inside the Lines (1918 film), Inside the Lines'' (1918) * ''The Enchanted Barn'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bait (1921 Film)
''The Bait'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent crime drama film produced by and starring Hope Hampton, directed by Maurice Tourneur, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert, then working for Tourneur, wrote the scenario (silent film version of a screenplay) based on the stage play ''The Tiger Lady'' by Sidney Toler. Filmed in 1920, the picture was released a day after New Year's Day, New Year's 1921. ''The Bait'' is now considered to be a lost film. This 1921 release should not be confused with the 1916 film ''The Bait'', which was directed by William J. Bowman and starred Betty Harte and William Clifford (actor), William Clifford. AFI. Retrieved October 7, 2018. Plot Joan Grainger (Hampton) is about to be "sent up" to prison after being f ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside The Lines (1918 Film)
''Inside the Lines'' is a 1918 American silent thriller film directed by David Hartford and starring Lewis Stone, Marguerite Clayton and George Field.Wlaschin p.250 It was based on a play by Earl Derr Biggers, later remade as a 1930 sound film of the same title. Synopsis The Germans order their top spy from Egypt to Gibraltar Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory and British overseas cities, city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the A ... as part of a plan to destroy the British fleet. Cast References Bibliography * Ken Wlaschin. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009. External links * * * 1918 films 1910s thriller films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American thriller films American black-and-white films Films directed by David Hartford Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Deaths
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1879 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War. ** Brahms' Violin Concerto is premiered in Leipzig with Joseph Joachim as soloist and the composer conducting. * January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins. * January 22 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Isandlwana: A force of 1,200 British soldiers is wiped out by over 20,000 Zulu warriors. * January 23 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Rorke's Drift: Following the previous day's defeat, a smaller British force of 140 successfully repels an attack by 4,000 Zulus. February * February 3 – Mosley Street in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) becomes the world's first public highway to be lit by the electric incandescent light bulb invented by Joseph Swan. * February 8 – At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute, engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes the global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of The Night
''Secrets of the Night'' is a 1924 American silent film directed by Herbert Blaché and made at Universal Pictures. The black-and-white " murder mystery-melodrama comedy" stars James Kirkwood Sr., Madge Bellamy, and ZaSu Pitts. It was adapted from the play ''The Nightcap'' written by Guy Bolton and Max Marcin. The film was thought lost until a print of the film was rediscovered in a basement in Mississauga, Ontario, in 2017. Plot Robert Andrews, president of a bank, invites the bank examiner and several directors to his home for a house party in order to keep him from examining the books and discovering a big shortage. Andrews quarrels with young Hammond, who is in love with his ward, Anne Maynard, and also with Lester Knowles, who is jealous of the friendship between Andrews and his wife Margaret. Andrews courts death as his insurance money will cover the shortage. A little later he is "killed” in Mrs. Knowles’ room following a series of mysterious happenings. The coron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skin Deep (1922 Film)
''Skin Deep'' is a 1922 silent film crime drama directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Milton Sills and Florence Vidor. It was based on a novel, ''Lucky Damage'', by Marc Edmund Jones. The Film was remade in 1929 by Warner Brothers, First National's inheritor, as '' Skin Deep''. Plot Cast *Milton Sills - Bud Doyle * Florence Vidor - Ethel Carter *Marcia Manon - Sadie Doyle * Charles Clary - James Carlson *Winter Hall - Dr. Langdon * Joe Singleton - Joe Culver * Frank Campeau - Boss McQuarg *Gertrude Astor - Mrs. Carlson *Muriel Dana - Baby Carlson (*aka Muriel Frances Dana) * B. H. DeLay - Aviator Preservation status Prints held by Filmmuseum Netherlands now EYE Institut and the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o .... References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Of The Royal Mounted
''Cameron of the Royal Mounted'' is a 1921 Canadian silent western film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Gaston Glass, Irving Cummings and Vivienne Osborne.Langman p.531 Part of the tradition of Northerns, it is based on the story ''Corporal Cameron'' by Ralph Connor about a young Scottish immigrant who joins the Mounties. Mostly lost, only one-third of the film is held at the National Film Archives at Ottawa. Cast References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1921 films 1921 lost films 1921 Western (genre) films 1920s Canadian films 1920s English-language films Canadian Western (genre) films Canadian black-and-white films Canadian silent films Films directed by Henry MacRae Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation Lost Canadian films English-language Western (genre) films {{1920s-Canada-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Lover
''The Fighting Lover'' is a 1921 American silent mystery comedy film directed by Fred LeRoy Granville and starring Frank Mayo, Elinor Hancock and Gertrude Olmstead.Munden p.242 Plot Cast * Frank Mayo as Andrew Forsdale * Elinor Hancock as Mrs. Lydia Graham * Gertrude Olmstead as Jean Forsdale * Jackson Read as Ned Randolph * Colin Kenny as Vic Ragner * Jacqueline Logan as Helen Leigh * Joseph Singleton Joseph Edward Victor Fairfield Daveran Singleton (1 March 1879 – 24 October 1946) was an actor of the silent film, silent era. An Australian, he appeared in 74 films between 1913 and 1925. He was born in Melbourne. Selected filmography ... as Quig Munday * Ruth Ashby as Anna Hughes * Fred Becker as Dr. Munro * Robert Bolder as Valet 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 Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opened Shutters
''Opened Shutters'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Edith Roberts, Josef Swickard and Joseph Singleton.Connelly p.392 It is a remake of the 1914 film '' The Opened Shutters'', based on a novel by Clara Louise Burnham. Plot Cast * Edith Roberts as Sylvia Lacey * Josef Swickard as Sam Lacey * Joseph Singleton as Nat Morris * Mai Wells as Martha Lacey * Clark Comstock as Judge Calvin Trent * Edmund Burns as John Dunham * Charles Clary as Jacob Johnson * Floyce Brown as Mrs. Lem Foster * Nola Luxford Nola Luxford (born Adelaide Minola Pratt; 23 December 1895 – 10 October 1994) was a New Zealand-born American film actress, spanning from the silent films, silent film era to the 1930s. During the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she was ... as Edna Derwent * Andrew Waldron as Captain Lem Foster * Lorraine Weiler as Minty References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Redeemer
''The Great Redeemer'' is a 1920 American silent Western film co-directed by Maurice Tourneur and Clarence Brown and starring House Peters, Marjorie Daw, Jack McDonald, and Joseph Singleton. Plot A notorious outlaw in the old west named Dan Malloy made his reputation as a fearless train robber. Needing to hide out after a recent robbery, Malloy finds a secluded mountain cabin. Unfortunately, the cabin is occupied by a girl. Malloy tries to attack her, but she fends him off, wounding him. Despite the attack, the girl comes to admire his pluck. The unlikely pair become friends. During their time together, the girl talks Malloy into going on the straight and narrow. However, he wants one more big score before he calls it quits. There's a large cache of gold being transported, and Malloy makes his attempt to steal it. Unfortunately, the gold shipment story is a ploy to smoke Malloy out of hiding; he is caught and sentenced to a decade in prison for all his crimes. While in prison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Toll Gate
''The Toll Gate'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer, written by Lambert Hillyer and William S. Hart, and starring William S. Hart, Anna Q. Nilsson, Joseph Singleton, Jack Richardson, and Richard Headrick. It was released on April 15, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, bandit leader Black Deering (Hart) leads his band on what he declares to be their last raid only to be captured when Tom Jordan (Singleton), one of the members, betrays him to the authorities. Deering escapes and attempts to reach the Mexican border. However, hunger forces him to enter a western town. Here he meets Jordan, whose opposition results in a burning of the town and Deering's escape and pursuit by a posse. He takes shelter in the home of Mary Brown (Nilsson), a widow who lives in a lonely cabin with her little son (Headrick). She willingly poses as Deering's wife, but the Sheriff (Richardson) is not convinced and asks permission to house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Island (1920 Film)
''Treasure Island'' is a 1920 silent film adaptation of the 1883 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, directed by Maurice Tourneur, and released by Paramount Pictures. It starred Shirley Mason as Jim Hawkins (a trouser role), Charles Ogle as Long John Silver and Lon Chaney in a dual role as Blind Pew and Merry. The film was chosen as one of the Top Forty Pictures of the Year by the National Board of Review. The film is now considered a lost film. Reproductions of the film's posters still exist. Plot Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint. Young Jim Hawkins helps his widowed mother run the Admiral Benbow Inn on the west coast of England. When former pirate Billy Bones is killed at the inn by other pirates seeking the map to the lost treasure of Captain Flint, Jim finds the map and turns it over to his mother's friends, Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney, who organize an expedition to reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
