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Lawford Davidson
Lawford Davidson (1 January 1890 – 1964) was a British film actor. at BFI He was born Charles Lawford Davidson in and died in , , , at age 74. He was the first actor to dub another actor's voice, for Hungarian actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aileen Pringle
Aileen Pringle (born Aileen Bisbee; July 23, 1895 – December 16, 1989) was an American stage and film actress during the silent film era. Biography Early life Pringle was born into a prominent and wealthy San Francisco family and educated in Europe. She began her acting career shortly after her 1916 marriage to Charles McKenzie Pringle, the son of a wealthy titled British Jamaican landowner and a member of the Privy and Legislative Councils of Jamaica. Career rise Many of Pringle's early roles were only modestly successful, and she continued to build her career until the early 1920s. One of Pringle's first high-profile roles was in the Rudolph Valentino film ''Stolen Moments (1920 film), Stolen Moments'' (1920). She was selected by friend and romance novelist Elinor Glyn to star in the 1924 film adaptation of her novel Three Weeks (film), ''Three Weeks'' with matinee idol Conrad Nagel. The role catapulted Pringle into leading-lady status and her career began to build mome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Rogue In Love as Ray Carrell
* Betty Farquhar as Eudocia
* Kate Gurney as Landlady
''A Rogue in Love'' is a 1922 British silent film directed by Albert Brouett and starring Frank Stanmore, Ann Trevor and Gregory Scott.Goble p.172 Cast * Frank Stanmore as Frank Badgery * Ann Trevor as Pattie Keable * Gregory Scott as Joe Bradwick * Fred Rains as Joseph Keable * Lawford Davidson Lawford Davidson (1 January 1890 – 1964) was a British film actor. at BFI He was born Ch ... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.External links * 1922 films[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Web (1926 Film)
''The Golden Web'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Walter Lang and starring Lillian Rich, Huntley Gordon and Lawford Davidson. The cast also features Boris Karloff before he established himself as a horror star. It is based on the 1910 novel '' The Golden Web'' by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim. A previous British film adaptation of the novel was produced in 1920. Plot As described in a film magazine, a man loses the deed to a mine he has purchased, and is blackmailed by the finder. John Rowan, the original owner of the mine offers to secure the deed, but is arrested when the blackmailer is found dead. Rowan's daughter Ruth steals the deed from the office of the District Attorney, and the present owner of the mine marries her to atone for her father’s predicament. The husband captures the blackmailer’s crony, who confesses to the murder. The father is freed and Ruth rescued as she is about to leap from a cliff at the hour of the execution. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mad Racer
''The Mad Racer'' was a 1926 American short silent comedy film directed by Philadelphian director Benjamin Stoloff. The film starred Earle Foxe and Florence Gilbert. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Reginald Van Bibber is spending a vacation with Colonel Paddock's party at a ranch owned by a friend of the Colonel's. The peace of the ranch is occasionally disturbed by a desperado known as the Mad Racer, the terror of the countryside. The ranch foreman hires the Mad Racer to dispose of Van Bibber so that the foreman can win the annual buggy race and win over Sylvia Paddock, with whom he is infatuated. However, by a twist of fate, Van Bibber is forced into the race. After being dragged by a runaway vehicle, he stumbles into the leading chariot in which the Mad Racer lies stunned. Once again, Van Bibber is proclaimed hero of the day. Cast *Earle Foxe as Reginald Van Bibber * Florence Gilbert as Sylvia Paddock *Frank Beal as Colonel Paddock *Jean Arthur *Jere Austin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Lights (1925 Film)
''Bright Lights'' is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film is based on the story "A Little Bit of Broadway" by Richard Connell, and stars Charles Ray, who achieved stardom by playing ingenious country boys. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Pauline (Starke) is a chorus girl who is cynical toward all men. Visiting her home town she meets Tom (Ray) and kids him along, but soon finds he is different and falls in love with him. He sees her with a city chap and misunderstanding, tries to make himself the kind of man he thinks she likes. The result is that he overdoes it and so disappoints her that she turns him down. Her friend puts him wise, he becomes his real whole-souled honest self once more and wins her. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Bright Lights'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To Life (1925 Film)
''Back to Life'' is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, David Powell, and Lawford Davidson.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Back to Life'' at silentera.com Plot As described in a film magazine review, Margaret Lothbury receives news that her husband, an American volunteer serving with the during , died at the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sky Raider
''The Sky Raider'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Charles Nungesser, Jacqueline Logan and Gladys Walton. With the interest in the aviators of World War I, producer Gilbert E. Gable and Arcadia Productions, were able to showcase the talents of Nungesser, a genuine hero, who had 43 aerial victories, as the third-highest French ace. ''The Sky Raider'' was based on the short story, "The Great Air Mail Robbery" by Jack Lait. Plot A mechanic with the French Air Force, Gregg Vanesse (Lawford Davidson) sabotages the aircraft of Capt. Charles Nungesser (Charles Nungesser), France's "Flying Fiend", by stuffing the flying insignia from Paul Willard ( Walter Miller) in the intake manifold. Paul is arrested, put on trial and sentenced to 20 years in a military prison. Six years later, the Willards, a wealthy American family, arrive in France, searching for Paul, who had run away to war. Vanesse tells them that Paul died like a hero in the war. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playthings Of Desire
''Playthings of Desire'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced and directed by Burton L. King and starring Estelle Taylor. Cast Preservation A print listed as being complete of ''Playthings of Desire'' is located in 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 ....''Catalog of Holdings the American Film Collection and the United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress'' published by the American Film Institute, c.1978 References External links * 1924 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction Films directed by Burton L. King Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1924 drama films 1920s melodrama films 1920s American films {{silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami (1924 Film)
Miami is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. The Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.46 million residents and is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed . It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida, with a 2017 gross domestic product of $344.9 billion. In a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities, Miami was the third-richest city in the U.S. and the third-richest globally in purchasing power. Miami is a majority-minority city with a Hispanic and Latino population of 310,472, or 70.2 percent of the city's population, as of 2020. Downtown Miami has among the larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Of Women
''Love of Women'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Helene Chadwick, Montagu Love, and Maurice Costello. Synopsis An unscrupulous millionaire schemes to break up a marriage with the aid of a vamp. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Love of Women'' located in any film archives, it is 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. .... References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Whitman Bennett American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Well
''The Great Well'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring Thurston Hall, Seena Owen and Lawford Davidson. It was based on the 1923 play '' The Great Well'' by Alfred Sutro. Cast * Thurston Hall - Peter Starling * Seena Owen - Camilla Challenor * Lawford Davidson - Major Dereth * Joan Morgan - Annette * Eva Moore - Mrs. Starling * Cameron Carr - John * Harvey Braban - Eric * Simeon Stuart - Sir Wilmot * Hugh Dempster Hugh Dempster (3 August 1900 – 30 April 1987) was a Great Britain, British theatre and film actor, whose credits include more than 60 films. Born in London, Dempster made his stage debut in 1920, and began his screen career in the silent film ... - Dick References External links * 1924 films British silent feature films Films directed by Henry Kolker 1924 drama films British films based on plays Ideal Film Company films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Door Into The World
''The Little Door Into the World'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by George Dewhurst and starring Lawford Davidson, Nancy Beard and Olaf Hytten.Paietta p.88 Cast * Lawford Davidson as Lefarge * Nancy Beard as Maria Jose / Celestine * Olaf Hytten Olaf Hytten (3 March 1888 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1955. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack, while sitting in his car ... as Mountebank * Peggy Patterson as Dancer * Victor Tandy as Agent * Arthur Mayhew as Troubador * Bob Williamson as Manager References Bibliography * Ann C. Paietta. ''Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895–2003''. McFarland, 2005. External links * 1923 films 1923 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by George Dewhurst British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
