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Lewis Sargent
Lewis Sargent (August 19, 1903 – November 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1917 and 1949. Biography Sargent was born in Los Angeles on August 19, 1903. He had 8 brothers and sisters. His father Lewis was a carpenter, and his older brother, Don Sargent, was a cinematographer in Hollywood for more than 40 years. He was an early friend of James Wong Howe. His ancestor William Sargent sailed to Agawam, Massachusetts with Captain John Smith in 1614. Lewis W. Sargent was the third child of Lewis and Elsa Plath Sargent. He was a child actor in the early days of motion pictures until 1935 when he portrayed Major Francis Martling's assistant George in ''The New Adventures of Tarzan'', produced by its creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. This serial was shot in Guatemala. He played the title role in ''Huckleberry Finn'' in 1920, played supporting roles in ''Oliver Twist'' (1922), shared the lead with a dog in ''The Call of the Wilderness'' (1926) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Around The Corner (1921 Film)
''Just Around the Corner'' is an extant 1921 American silent drama film produced by William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a short story, "Superman," by Fannie Hurst and was directed by Frances Marion, a prolific Hollywood scenarist. The cast are competent silent actors but no big names. Sigrid Holmquist came from Sweden but was no Garbo and Fred Thomson had married Marion in 1919, and later became a big cowboy star. Marion directed one other picture, her friend Mary Pickford's better-known ''The Love Light'' (1921). Plot As described in a film magazine, ailing Ma Birdsong's (Seddon) well intentioned but misguided daughter Essie (Holmquist) is wooed by a worthless young man, Joe Ullman (Phillips), who will not visit the home in the ghetto to visit either her mother or brother Jimmie (Sargent), who works to support and protect the family. Essie definitely dismisses him on a night when, unbeknownst to he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Silent Film Actors
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1970 Deaths
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From New Mexico
''The Man from New Mexico'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Tom Tyler, Caryl Lincoln and Robert D. Walker.Martin p.166 Cast * Tom Tyler as Jess Ryder * Caryl Lincoln as Sally Langton * Robert D. Walker as Mort Snyder * Jack Richardson as Jim Fletcher * Lafe McKee as Sheriff * Frank Ball as 'Dad' Langton * Lewis Sargent as Bob Langton * Blackie Whiteford as Henchman Bat Murchison * Slim Whitaker Charles Orbie "Slim" Whitaker (July 29, 1893 – June 27, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 340 films between 1914 and 1949. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart a ... as Henchman Russ * Frederick Ryter as Pancho * Jack Long as Hank * William L. Nolte as Henchman Slink * C.V. Bussey as Bud * Lee Tinn as Ching References Bibliography * Martin, Len D. ''The Allied Artists Checklist: The Feature Films and Short Subjects of Allied Artists Pictures Corpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clean Up (1929 Film)
''The Clean Up'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring Charles Delaney, Betty Blake and Bruce Gordon.Munden p.131 A newspaperman and a cop join forces to clean up a city of its criminal elements. Cast * Charles Delaney as Oliver Brooks * Betty Blake as Susan Clancy * Bruce Gordon as Hard Boiled Foley * Lewis Sargent as Hunch * Harry Myers as Jimmy * J.P. McGowan as Frank Lawrence * Charles H. Hickman Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ... as Captain Clancy 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 * 1929 films 1929 drama films Silent American drama films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Splendid Hour
''One Splendid Hour'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Cliff Wheeler and starring Viola Dana, George Periolat and Jack Richardson. Dana retired following the film, due to the introduction of sound films.Lowe p.149 Synopsis A socialite goes slumming a poor neighbourhood where she meets a Doctor. In order to attract his attention she disguises herself as a wayward girl. Cast * Viola Dana as Bobbie Walsh * George Periolat as Senator Walsh * Allan Simpson as Dr. Thornton * Lewis Sargent as Jimmy O'Shea * Jack Richardson as Peter Hoag * Lucy Beaumont as Mother Kelly * Florice Cooper as Rose Kelly * Ernie Adams as Solly * Hugh Saxon as The Roué * Charles H. Hickman Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ... as Police Captain References Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Million For Love
''A Million for Love'' is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Reed Howes, Josephine Dunn and Lee Shumway.Munden p.514 Cast * Reed Howes as Danny Eagan * Josephine Dunn as Mary Norfleet * Lee Shumway as D.A. Norfleet * Mary Carr as Mrs. Eagan * Lewis Sargent as Jimmy Eagan * Jack Rich as Slim * Frank Baker as Pete * Alfred Fisher Alfred Fisher is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45, ... as Judge 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 * 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of Panama (1928 Film)
''South of Panama'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Charles J. Hunt and starring Carmelita Geraghty, Edward Raquello, and Lewis Sargent.Darby p. 13 Cast * Carmelita Geraghty as Carmelita Laredon * Edward Raquello as Emilio Cervantes * Lewis Sargent as Dick Lewis * Philo McCullough as 'Ace' Carney * Marie Messinger as Patsy * Henry Arras as 'Red' Hearn * Carlton S. King Carlton S. King (December 15, 1881 – July 6, 1932) was an American film actor of the silent era. He also directed several films. King also acted on stage. In 1900, he was a member of the American Opera Company. King worked for the Edison Co ... as Presidente Laredon * Joseph Burke as Garcia * Fred Walton as Captain of the Guard References Bibliography * Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1991 External links * 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s English-language films Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call Of The Wilderness
''The Call of the Wilderness'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Edna Marion, Sidney De Gray and Albert J. Smith. Location shooting took place around Newhall in California. Cast * Lewis Sargent as Andrew Horton Jr * Edna Marion as Dorothy Deveau - Land Agent's Daughter * Sidney De Gray as Andrew Horton Sr. * Albert J. Smith as Red Morgan * Max Asher as Joe * Tom Connelly as Tom, the Banker's Son * George Y. Harvey George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ... as Jean Deveau - Land Agent * Sandow the Dog as Sandow References External links * 1926 films 1926 adventure films 1926 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films American adventure films Films directed by Jack Nelson Associated Exhibitors film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
