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List Of Paramount Pictures Films (1912–1919)
The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures and released between 1912 and 1919. 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 See also * Paramount Pictures * :Lists of films by studio References External links Paramount Pictures Complete Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Paramount Pictures films (1912-1919) Lists of Paramount Pictures films, 1910-1919 American films by studio 1910s in American cinema Lists of 1910s films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount Global. It is the sixth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the Major film studio, "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles. In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only. The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California. The most commercially successful film franchises from Paramount Pictu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An American Citizen
''An American Citizen'' is a 1914 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley. The film is noteworthy as the feature film debut of John Barrymore. Distributed by Famous Players Film Company, the film is based on the 1897 Broadway play of the same name by Madeleine Lucette Ryley. The film is now presumed lost. Cast * John Barrymore - Beresford Kruger * Evelyn Moore - Beatrice Carewe * Peter Lang - Peter Barbury * Hal Clarendon - Egerton Brown * Mrs. M.S. Smith - Carola Chapin * Ethel West - Georgia Chapin * Howard Missimer - Sir Humphrey Bunn * Edith Henkle - Lady Bunn * Alexander Gaden - Otto Storbie * Wellington A. Playter - Valet * Joe Short - Office Boy * Ernest Truex - Mercury * Alexandru Haidau See also *List of Paramount Pictures films The following are lists of Paramount Pictures films by decade: __NOTOC__ Lists * List of Paramount Pictures films (1912–1919) * List of Paramount Pictures films (1920–1929) * List of Paramount Pict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Port Of Missing Men
''The Port of Missing Men'' is a lost 1914 silent film drama directed by Francis Powers and starring Arnold Daly. It is based on a novel by Meredith Nicholson. Cast *Arnold Daly Arnold Daly (October 4, 1875 – January 13, 1927) was an United States, American actor, playwright, and producer. He was the father of actress and Algonquin Round Table personality Blyth Daly. Biography He was born Peter Christopher Arnold D ... - John Armitage *Marguerite Skirvin - Shirley claiborne *Edward MacKay - Frederick Augustus *Frederick Bock - Emperor Charles Louis *Augustus Balfour - Archduke Karl * Minna Gale Haynes - Archduchess * Mortimer Martine - Ferdinand von Stroebel *Arthur Hale - Francis *David Wall - Jules Chauvenel *Wallace Scott - Richard Claiborne *Fred Webber - Judge Claiborne References External links * 1914 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films based on American novels Famous Players-Lasky films American black-and-white films Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brute (1914 Film)
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Brewster's Millions (1914 Film)
''Brewster's Millions'' is a 1914 American comedy film directed by Oscar Apfel and Cecil B. DeMille and starring Edward Abeles. It is an adaptation of the 1902 novel written by George Barr McCutcheon. The novel had also been turned into a successful 1906 Broadway play of the same name that also starred Edward Abeles. Abeles's success in the play led to his being cast in this film. Sydney Deane, who played the character of Jonas Sedgwick, made his film debut in ''Brewster's Millions'' and in doing so became the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood film.Bonnell, M. (2004) "Men of Many Talents", The Journal of the Cricket Society, vol. 21, no. 4., The Cricket Society The film is considered to be lost. Plot Wealthy Edwin Peter Brewster disowns his son Robert when he marries Louise Sedgwick, a woman of modest means. Many years later, when Robert dies, however, E.P. Brewster leaves one million dollars to their son Monty, a bank clerk. Shortly thereafter, Monty learns th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Redemption Of David Corson
''The Redemption of David Corson'' is a lost 1914 silent film drama directed by Frederick A. Thomson and starring William Farnum. It was produced by Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor. This story was based on a novel ''The Redemption of David Corson'' by Charles Frederic Goss. In 1906 Lottie Blair Parker, of ''Way Down East'' fame, wrote a Broadway play version. Cast * - David Corson *Robert Broderick - Dr. Parcelsus *Constance Mollineaux - P ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Registry
The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) collection of films selected for preservation (library and archival science), preservation, each selected for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contributions since the NFPB's inception in 1988. History Throughout the 1980s, several prominent filmmakers and industry personalities in the United States, such as Frank Capra and Martin Scorsese, advocated for Congress to enact a film preservation bill in order to avoid commercial modifications (such as pan and scan and editing for TV) of classic films, which they saw as negative. In response to the controversy over the Film colorization#Entertainment make-overs, colorization of originally black and white films in the decade specifically, Representatives Robert J. Mrazek and Sidney R. Yates introduced the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, which established the National Film Registry, its purpose, and the criteria for selecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Of The Storm Country (1914 Film)
''Tess of the Storm Country'' is a 1914 silent drama directed by Edwin S. Porter. It is based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Grace Miller White. It stars Mary Pickford, in a role she would reprise eight years later for the 1922 adaptation by John S. Robertson. In 2006, the film was named to the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress, for its "cultural, aesthetic, or historical significance". Plot Tessibel Skinner is a young woman in a squatter village on the coast, where she lives with her father, a local fisherman. Towering above the village is the estate of Elias Graves, a wealthy man who hopes to use his influence to remove these squatters from his land. When his lawyer is unable to do so directly, he instead enacts a ban on net fishing, removing the livelihoods of many people in the village, including Tess and her father. Despite the ban, some continue to fish illegally, though they are soon confronted by men sent by Graves. In this confrontation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clothes (1914 Film)
''Clothes'' is a lost 1914 silent film directed by Francis Powers and starring Charlotte Ives and House Peters. It was based on a 1906 play by Avery Hopwood James Avery Hopwood (May 28, 1882 – July 1, 1928) was an American playwright of the Jazz Age. He had four plays running simultaneously on Broadway in 1920, namely "The Gold Diggers," "The Bat" and "Spanish Love" and "Ladies' Night (In a ... and Channing Pollock. Wayback) Cast * Charlotte Ives - Olive Sherwood * House Peters - Arnold ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Good Little Devil
''A Good Little Devil'' is a 1914 silent film starring Mary Pickford, produced by Adolph Zukor and Daniel Frohman, and distributed on a 'State's Rights' basis. It was Pickford's first feature-length film. Pickford, along with friend Lillian Gish, appeared in the 1913 Broadway play version of the story prior to the film being made. Much of the cast of the play appeared in the film version. This film is essentially lost, with only one of the five reels surviving, along with a five-second clip in the 1931 film '' The House That Shadows Built''. Cast *Mary Pickford Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American film actress and producer. A Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, pioneer in the American film industry with a Hollywood care ... - Juliet * Ernest Truex - Charles MacLance *William Norris - Mrs. MacMiche *Iva Merlin - Betsy * Wilda Bennett - Queen Mab *Arthur Hill - Rab, the dog * Edward Connelly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pride Of Jennico (film)
''The Pride of Jennico'' is a lost 1914 silent swashbuckler film directed by J. Searle Dawley. It was produced by Adolph Zukor and released on a State Rights basis. On the Broadway stage, the play starred James K. Hackett, Bertha Galland and Arthur Hoops. Cast * House Peters - Basil Jennico *George Moss - Basil's Uncle *Marie Leonard - Princess Ottilie *Augustus Balfour - Duke of Dornheim *Emily Calloway - Marie, Ottilie's Maid * Peter Lang - Von Krappitz * Hal Clarendon - Prince Eugen *Betty Harte Betty Harte (1882–1965) was a leading lady during the heyday of the silent film era, starring in nine feature films and 108 short films. She is credited with writing four screenplays. She chose Betty Harte as her professional name in honor of ... - The Gypsy Maid, Michel References External links * Famous Players adarchived) 1914 films 1914 lost films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films American films based on plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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