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Lucille Young
Lucille May Young (March 6, 1883 – August 2, 1934) was an American actress of the early silent film era. Early life Lucille May Young was born on March 6, 1883, in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Glendower Young (1858–1927) and Katherine Bessie "Kittie" Young (1861–1942). She had one brother, Howard Earl Young, who was born a year earlier. Some sources give Lucille's birth name as Lucia Medina, her birth year as 1892, and her birthplace as Lyon, France. Her parents marriage was short-lived, and her mother remarried to James Mortimer Terry, gaining Young a half-sister, Ethel Terry, who also became an actress (not to be confused with Ethel Grey Terry). Career In 1905, Lucille and Ethel began performing in vaudeville in Detroit. One production noted in the Detroit Free Press was the "Isles of Spice". She's mentioned as a player in the vaudeville giant, Vaughan Glaser Company in 1907. Around 1909 she made her way to New York, her early film work there being wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansing
Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The population of its metropolitan statistical area ( MSA) was 541,297 at the 2020 census, the third largest in the state after metropolitan Detroit and Grand Rapids. It was named the new state capital of Michigan in 1847, ten years after Michigan became a state. The Lansing metropolitan area, colloquially referred to as "Mid-Michigan", is an important center for educational, cultural, governmental, commercial, and industrial functions. Neighboring East Lansing is home to Michigan State University, a public research university with an enrollment of more than 50,000. The area features two medical schools, one veterinary school, two nursing schools, and two law schools. It is the site of the Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spell Of The Poppy
''The Spell of the Poppy'' is a 1915 short drama film directed by Tod Browning. It concerns Manfredi, a young opium addict. Cast * Eugene Pallette as Manfredi * Lucille Young as Zuletta * Joseph Henabery Joseph Henabery (January 15, 1888 – February 18, 1976) of Omaha, Nebraska, was a film actor, screenplay writer, and director in the United States. He is best known for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in D.W. Griffith's controversial 1915 sil ... as John Hale Plot This film is a cautionary tale about drug addiction that depicts the virtuoso pianist Manfredi who has become addicted to opium. References External links * 1915 films Silent American drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1915 drama films 1915 short films Films directed by Tod Browning Films about opium 1910s American films 1910s English-language films American drama short films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. * February – '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi is first published complete in book form, in Italy. * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power ( TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The ''Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The False Road
''The False Road'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. A copy of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress. Plot As described in a film publication, Betty Palmer (Bennett) is in a New York criminal gang. Her sweetheart, Roger Moran (Hughes), completes a two-year sentence at Sing Sing and surprises her when he announces at a banquet the gang gives in honor of his return that he is going straight. She refuses to leave her pals in the gang, so he leaves her and finally obtains work at a local bank in a small New England town. Later, the gang leader sends Betty and a confederate to rob the bank. Roger follows them back to New York and, by posing as a backslider, succeeds through Betty in recovering the stolen cash. Betty then abandons the life of crime and marries the man of her heart. Cast * Enid Bennett as Betty Palmer * Lloyd Hughes as 'Pickpocket' Roger Moran * Wade Boteler as 'Sapphire' Mike Wilson * Lucille Young as 'Frisco' Minnie * Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terror (1920 Film)
''The Terror'' is a 1920 American silent Western film starring Tom Mix, Francelia Billington, and Lester Cuneo. The film was produced by William Fox and directed and written by Jacques Jaccard, and was based on a story written by Mix. Plot Mix plays a Deputy U.S. Marshal working in a gold mining camp in the Sierra Nevada. His antagonist is Con Norton (Lester Cuneo) who owns a dance hall. Mix learns that a group of robbers working for Norton are planning to steal a gold shipment, and engages in a brawl with them, swinging on a chandelier. Mix's horse, Tony, helps him win the fight. There is also a gunfight on a steam locomotive, which is shown in the publicity photos. Cast * Tom Mix * Lester Cuneo * Francelia Billington * Lucille Young * Joseph Bennett * Charles K. French * Wilbur Higby * Tony, the Wonder Horse Production The railroad scenes were filmed in the Jamestown, California area, and featured the steam locomotive Sierra No. 3 in its first of many movie appearan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virtuous Thief
''The Virtuous Thief'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dick Armitage (Hughes), essentially honest but weak, steals a small sum from his employer, Walter Haskell (Conklin), but confesses the theft prior to its discovery in hopes of leniency. Haskell asks him to sign a confession and gives him three days to raise the money, meanwhile discharging him. Dick is unable to raise the sum so his sister Shirley (Bennett) enters Haskell's employ as a stenographer to pay back the debt. Haskell becomes enamored of her and allows her marked attentions, to the dismay of Bobby Baker (Welch), also in Haskell's employ and Shirley's sweetheart. Matters reach a climax when Haskell attempts certain familiarities and is rebuffed. He then threatens the arrest of Dick unless Shirley bends to his will. She returns to the office at night to steal Dick's confession and is caught by Haskell. Mrs. Haskell (Matthews) has detectives watch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuss And Feathers
''Fuss and Feathers'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com which suggests that it is a . Plot A young girl suddenly finds herself wealthy, but lacking in social graces. She calls upon the disinherited son from a wealthy family for help.Cast * as Susie Baldwin * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greatest Thing In Life
''The Greatest Thing in Life'' is a 1918 American silent drama film about World War I, directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, and David Butler. The film is now considered lost as no prints are known to exist. Wayback Machine) This film was released later in the same year as Griffith's more famous World War I film, '''', which also stars Lillian Gish and Robert Harron. ''The Greatest Thing in Life'' was renowned for two main aspects: the groundbreaking portrait photography style of Henrik Sartov,Merrit, Russel, quoted in ''The Griffith Project''. Usai, Paolo Cherchi, and Cynthia Rowell, eds. Vol. 9: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose O' Paradise
''Rose o' Paradise'' is a 1918 silent film directed by James Young and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Paralta Plays and distributed through W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, General Film Company and Pathe-Freres. Cast *Bessie Barriscale - Virginia Singleton * Howard C. Hickman - Lafe Grandoken * David Hartford - Jordon Morse * Norman Kerry - Theodore King * Edythe Chapman - Peg Grandoken *William Delmar - Maudlin Bates * Lucille Young - Molly Merriweather *Arthur Allardt Arthur Allardt (April 7, 1883 - 1940) was an actor in silent films. He appeared in several movies with Joseph Franz (actor). Allardt was born in New York City. Filmography *''The Ranger's Reward'' (1914), short *''Nugget Nell's Ward'' (1914) *'' ... - Thomas Singleton Plot Singleton has a nervous break down when his wife dies during child birth giving birth his daughter who survives the ordeal. He recovers but his half-brother refuses to allow him to leave the asylum. Singleton escapes seventeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Soul Of Satan
''The Soul of Satan'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring Gladys Brockwell, Bertram Grassby and Charles Clary.Solomon p.241 Cast * Gladys Brockwell as Miriam Lee * Bertram Grassby as Joe Valdez * Charles Clary as 'Lucky' Carson * William Burress as Alden Lee * Josef Swickard as Chicago Stone * Gerard Alexander as Fanny Stone * Norbert A. Myles as Jim Calvert * Lucille Young as Helen Valdez * Frankie Lee Frankie Lee (December 31, 1911 – July 29, 1970), was an American child actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1916 and 1925. Best remembered in the 1919 film '' The Miracle Man'', he was the little boy on crutches healed by the phony fai ... as Miriam's Brother * Marie Kiernan as Miriam's Sister References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heiress At Coffee Dan's
''The Heiress at Coffee Dan's'' is a 1916 American silent film, silent comedy-drama film produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. It starred Bessie Love and was directed by Edward Dillon (actor), Edward Dillon. The film is presumed lost film, lost. Plot Waffles (Love) is a Swedish immigrant who is working as a waitress in Coffee Dan's, a San Francisco diner. She is in love with poor composer Carl (Frank Bennett (actor), Bennett). Thieves Clara Johnstone (Lucille Young, Younge) and Bert Gallagher (Alfred Paget, Paget) learn about a missing heiress in a newspaper, and convince Waffles that she is the heiress. Waffles moves into a lavish mansion, and plans to buys the diner for its chef Shorty (Max Davidson, Davidson), publish Carl's music, and adopt a baby. However, Johnstone breaks up Waffles and Carl, and Waffles becomes engaged to Gallagher. Before the wedding, Carl appears and stops it. When the real heiress appears, Waffles retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Folks At Home (film)
''The Old Folks at Home'' is a 1916 American drama silent black and white film directed by Chester Withey. It is based on the story by Rupert Hughes. Cast * Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as John Coburn * Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Coburn * Elmer Clifton as Steve Coburn * Mildred Harris as Marjorie * Lucille Young as Lucia Medina * W.E. Lawrence as Stanley * Spottiswoode Aitken as Judge * Alfred Paget * Wilbur Higby Wilbur Higby (August 21, 1867 – December 1, 1934) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1934. Stage In the mid-1890s, Higby was a member of the stock company of the Grand Opera House ... * Charles Lee References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Old Folks At Home 1916 drama films 1916 films Triangle Film Corporation films American black-and-white films Films directed by Chester Withey Films based on works by Rupert Hughes 1910s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
