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Mantrap (1926 Film)
''Mantrap'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent comedy film based on the Mantrap (novel), novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis. ''Mantrap'' stars Clara Bow, Percy Marmont, Ernest Torrence, Ford Sterling, and Eugene Pallette, and was directed by Victor Fleming. Plot Ralph Prescott (Marmont) is a New York City, New York divorce lawyer tired of his clientele. Woodbury (Pallette), who runs a ladies hosiery business across the hall, suggests that they get away from the city and camp in Mantrap, Canada. Bachelor Joe Easter (Torrence) runs a dry-goods store in Mantrap. Joe, wanting female company, goes to Minneapolis. In a barbershop there, backwoods Joe meets flirtatious Manicure, manicurist Alverna (Bow), who agrees to meet Joe for dinner. Prescott and Woodbury fight while camping. Joe separates them by taking Prescott back to Mantrap—where Prescott meets Alverna, now married to Joe and bored with backwoods life. Alverna throws a party and flirts, especially with Prescott, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Fleming
Victor Lonzo Fleming (February 23, 1889 – January 6, 1949) was an American film director, cinematographer, and producer. His most popular films were the historical drama ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'', for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director, and the fantasy film ''The Wizard of Oz'' (both 1939). Fleming has those same two films listed in the top 10 of the American Film Institute's 2007 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition), AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list. Biography Early life Fleming was born at the Banbury Ranch near what is now La Cañada Flintridge, California, the son of Eva (née Hartman) and William Richard Lonzo Fleming. Career He served in the photographic section for the United States Army during World War I, and acted as chief photographer for President Woodrow Wilson in Treaty of Versailles, Versailles, France. Beginning in 1918, Fleming taught at and headed Columbia University's School of Military Cinematography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intertitle
In films and videos, an intertitle, also known as a title card, is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (hence, ''inter-'') the photographed action at various points. Intertitles used to convey character dialogue are referred to as "dialogue intertitles", and those used to provide related descriptive/narrative material are referred to as "expository intertitles". In modern usage, the terms refer to similar text and logo material inserted at or near the start or end of films and television shows. Silent film era In the silent film era, intertitles were mostly called "subtitles", but also "leaders", "Caption (text), captions", "titles", and "headings", prior to being named intertitles, and often had Art Nouveau, Art Deco motifs. They were a mainstay of silent films once the films became of sufficient length and detail to necessitate dialogue or narration to make sense of the enacted or documented events. ''The British Film Catalogue'' credits the 1898 film ''Our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lon Poff
Alonzo M. "Lon" Poff (February 8, 1870 – August 8, 1952) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 100 films between 1917 and 1951. Born in Bedford, Indiana, he was the son of Mrs. Mary E. Poff, and he had a sister, Grace Poff. He died in Los Angeles, California. His grave is located in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Selected filmography * '' '49-'17'' (1917) - Bald-Headed Wrangler (uncredited) * '' The Scarlet Car'' (1917) - Constable (uncredited) * '' The Grand Passion'' (1918) - Villager (uncredited) * '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1918) - Monta Price * '' The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1919) - Jim Lane * '' The Last Straw'' (1920) - Rev. Beal * '' Bonnie May'' (1920) * '' Sand!'' (1920) - Jim Kirkwood (uncredited) * ''Square Shooter'' (1920) - Sandy * ''The Man Who Dared'' (1920) - Long John * '' The Old Swimmin' Hole'' (1921) - Professor Payne - Schoolmaster * '' Big Town Ideas'' (1921) - Deputy * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1921) - Father Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Brady (actor)
Edwin J. Brady (December 6, 1889 – March 31, 1942) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films between 1911 and 1942. On Broadway, he appeared in ''The Spy'' (1913). Filmography *'' The Heart of a Cracksman'' (1913) * '' The Test'' (1914) * ''A Child of the Prairie'' (1915) - The Gambler * '' Neal of the Navy'' (1915) - Hernandez * '' Spellbound'' (1916) - Katti Hab * ''The Twin Triangle'' (1916) - Marco * '' The Sultana'' (1916) - Count Strelitso * '' The Mainspring'' (1916) - Jerviss * '' The Double Room Mystery'' (1917) - Bill Greely * '' God's Crucible'' (1917) - Wilkins * ''Mutiny'' (1917) - Eben Wiggs * '' The Flame of Youth'' (1917) - McCool * '' The Reed Case'' (1917) - 'Red' * '' The Stolen Paradise'' (1917) - Leroux * '' The Spindle of Life'' (1917) - Jason * '' Wild Sumac'' (1917) - John Lewisa * '' Indiscreet Corinne'' (1917) - P.A. Britton * '' The Learnin' of Jim Benton'' (1917) - Harvey Knowles * '' The High Sign'' (1917) - Hugo Mackensen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss DuPont
Miss DuPont (born Patricia Hannon; April 28, 1894 – February 6, 1973) was an American film actress and fashion designer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in ''Foolish Wives'' (1922) and for a supporting role in the Clara Bow vehicle '' Mantrap'' (1926). Biography Sometimes credited as Patty DuPont, Miss DuPont was born as Patricia Hannon in Frankfort, Kentucky, though sources sometimes state her place of birth as Frankfort, Indiana. She appeared as a wealthy and naive American woman seduced by Erich von Stroheim's odious count in ''Foolish Wives'' (1922). Although Stroheim is credited with discovering her, she had already made several films beginning in 1919 with ''The Day She Paid''. She was the second wife of Sylvanus Stokes. They met while he was traveling in Los Angeles shortly after his 1926 divorce from his first wife, Margaret Fahnestock Stokes, and were married in January 1928. She was living on Via Linda in Palm Beach, Florida, near the Palm Beach Country Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stevens (actor)
Charles Stevens (May 26, 1893 – August 22, 1964) was an American actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1915 and 1961. A close friend of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Stevens appeared in nearly all of Fairbanks' films. Early years Stevens was born in Solomonville, Arizona, and his father was a white Arizona sheriff named George Stevens and mother a Mexican woman named Eloisa Michelena. Stevens was not, as many bios claim, the grandson of Geronimo. That erroneous information could be attributed to Stevens himself, who claimed such kinship, and film studios that promoted the supposed lineage. Career Stevens began his career during the silent era, playing mostly Native Americans and Mexicans in Westerns. During the 1930s and 1940s, he had roles in the film serials '' Wild West Days'' and '' Overland Mail''. In the 1950s, Stevens guest-starred on several television series, including ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'', ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'', '' Sky King'', '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Orlamond
William Anderson Orlamond (1 August 1867 – 23 April 1957) was a Danish-American film actor. Orlamond appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1938. Orlamond delivered his finest performance in director Victor Sjöström’s masterpiece '' The Wind'' (1928) in the supporting role of “Sourdough.” Early life Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, little is known about Orlamond’s antecedents except that he was born into a family of itinerant actors. He and his brother, Fritz, were included in the traveling acts virtually from infancy. When in his early 20s, he was supporting himself in Germany as a “dialect comedian.” Film career The date of Orlamond's emigration to the United States is unclear, but by 1912 he was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania working in one-reelers for Siegmund Lubin and appearing in Pathé and Edison Studios production shorts. While under contract to Louis B. Meyer's ''Metro Pictures'', Orlamond proved to be an able actor in supporting roles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Bonaparte CrowellSlide, Anthony (1973). The Griffith Actresses'. South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes. pp. 22, 24. . (January 11, 1859– July 27, 1932) was a Canadian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1929. Biography Crowell was born in Barrington, Nova Scotia, the only child of Captain Nathan Crowell and Susan E. Shepherd. Crowell debuted in the theater in 1879, and she appeared on Broadway as Mrs. Pitcher in ''Captain Mollhy'' (1902). She began her film acting career in the 1912 film ''The School Teacher and the Waif''. By 1919, she had appeared in 50 films, many of which were film shorts. Her notable film appearances during this period were in the early films of D.W. Griffith, including her portrayals of Mrs. Cameron in the controversial 1915 historical drama ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Catherine de' Medici in the 1916 historical epic ''Intolerance''. In 1920, she appeared with Gladys Brockwell in ''Flames o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Kennedy (American Actor)
Thomas Aloyisus Kennedy (July 15, 1885 – October 6, 1965) was an American actor known for his roles in Hollywood comedies from the silent days, with such producers as Mack Sennett and Hal Roach, mainly supporting lead comedians such as the Marx Brothers, W. C. Fields, Mabel Normand, Shemp Howard, El Brendel, Laurel and Hardy, and the Three Stooges. Kennedy also played dramatic roles as a supporting actor. Today's viewers may know him from Warner Bros.' nine Torchy Blane features as Gahagan, the poetry-spouting cop whose running line was, "What a day! What a day!" Career For over 50 years, from 1915 to 1965, he appeared in over 320 films and television series, often uncredited. His first film was a short comedy western called ''The Lamb''. He continued making films right up until his death, his last film being a western titled ''The Bounty Killer'' (1965). Tom Kennedy has been erroneously listed in several film sources as the brother of slow-burning comedian Edgar Kennedy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Mantrap or man trap may refer to: Devices * Mantrap (access control), a double-door single-person access control space * Mantrap (snare), a mechanical device for catching trespassers Entertainment Films * ''Mantrap'' (1926 film), a silent film based on the Sinclair Lewis novel *'' The Mantrap'', a 1943 American mystery film directed by George Sherman * ''Mantrap'' (1953 film), a British whodunit film directed by Terence Fisher *''Man-Trap'', a 1961 American film directed by Edmond O'Brien Television *"The Man Trap", a 1966 episode of the television series ''Star Trek'' *"Man Trap", a 1986 episode of the BBC television sitcom ''Hi-de-Hi!'' * ''Mantrap'', a 1971 to 1973 weekday daytime panel show, from ''BCTV'', now ''CHAN-DT'', in Vancouver, for ''CTV Television Network'', hosted by Alan Hamel Alan Hamel (born June 30, 1936) is a Canadian entertainer, producer, and television host. Early life Hamel was born in Toronto of Jewish descent. He was in the television arts progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manicure
A manicure is a mostly Cosmetics, cosmetic beauty treatment for the fingernails and Hand, hands performed at home or in a nail salon. A manicure usually consists of Nail file, filing and shaping the free edge of nails, pushing and clipping (with a cuticle pusher and cuticle nippers) any nonliving tissue at the cuticle and removing hangnails, treatments with various liquids, massage of the hand, and the application of fingernail polish. When the same is applied to the Nail (anatomy), toenails and feet, the treatment is referred to as a pedicure. Together, the treatments may be known as a mani-pedi. Some manicures include painting pictures or designs on the nails, applying small decals, or imitation gemstone, jewels (from 2 dimension to 3 dimension). Other nail treatments may include the application of Artificial nails, artificial gel nails, tips, or Acrylic nails#Types, acrylics, which may be referred to as ''French manicures''. Nail technicians, such as manicurists and ped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
