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Marcia Harris
Marcia Harris (born Lena Hill, February 14, 1868 – June 18, 1947) was an American actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1915 and 1932. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and as an amateur acted primarily in male lead roles with the Chelsea Club theatrical organization in Boston. Harris's Broadway credits included ''The Adding Machine'' (1923), ''What Happened to Jones'' (1917), ''Rich Man, Poor Man'' (1916), and ''All Aboard'' (1913. Her other work on stage included the musical production ''Alma, Where Do You Live?'' (1911). Harris died in Northampton, Massachusetts. Partial filmography * '' The Foundling'' (1915) * '' The Foundling'' (1916) * ''Susie Snowflake'' (1916) * ''Great Expectations'' (1917) * '' The Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1917) * '' Every Girl's Dream'' (1917) * ''The Little Boy Scout'' (1917) * '' Madame Jealousy'' (1918) * '' Prunella'' (1918) * '' Day Dreams'' (1919) * '' The Bishop's Emeralds'' (1919) * ''Kathleen Mavourneen'' (1919) * ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poor Little Rich Girl
''The Poor Little Rich Girl'' is a 1917 American comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur. Adapted by Frances Marion from the 1913 play by Eleanor Gates. The Broadway play actually starred future screen actress Viola Dana. The film stars Mary Pickford, Madlaine Traverse, Charles Wellesley, Gladys Fairbanks (returning from the play) and Frank McGlynn Sr. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1991, ''The Poor Little Rich Girl'' was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Plot Gwendolyn is an 11-year-old girl who is left by her rich and busy parents to the care of unsympathetic domestic workers at the family's mansion. Her mother is only interested in her social life and her father has serious financial problems and is eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flapper
''The Flapper'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film starring Olive Thomas. Directed by Alan Crosland, the film was the first in the United States to portray the "flapper" lifestyle, which became a cultural craze or fad in the 1920s. Plot Sixteen-year-old Genevieve 'Ginger' King (Thomas) is living in a very wealthy family in the boring town of Orange Springs, Florida with her younger siblings, where her unchaperoned decision to drink a soda with a young male is considered scandalous. Because of her questionable behavior and yearning for a more excitable life, Ginger's father decides to send her to a boarding school in Lake Placid, New York. Mrs. Paddles' School for Young Ladies is administered by the strict disciplinarian, Mrs. Paddles (Marcia Harris). Despite the strictness there, the girls have fun getting into flapper-lifestyle trouble including flirting. Richard Channing (William P. Carleton), an older man, rides past the seminary every day, prompting romantic fantasies amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King On Main Street
''The King on Main Street'', also known as ''The King'', is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Monta Bell and starring Adolphe Menjou and Bessie Love. The film was adapted for the screen by Bell, and was based on the play ''The King'', Leo Ditrichstein's adaptation of the 1908 French play ''Le Roi'' by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers, and Emmanuel Arène. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. ''The King on Main Street'' includes two sequences filmed in early two-strip Technicolor. These sequences, along with a print of the film, still exist. The film is in the public domain and is available on the Internet Archive. Plot King Serge IV of Molvania (Menjou) comes to Manhattan to conduct business with Arthur Trent (Kilgour), but instead goes to Coney Island, where he meets Gladys Humphreys (Love) and John Rockland (Shaw). John, not knowing the king's royal identity, invites him to his home at Little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena Rivers (1925 Film)
''Lena Rivers'' is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Earle Williams and Gladys Hulette. It is based on the novel ''Lena Rivers'' by Mary Jane Holmes. Synopsis An unhappy woman falls for a man far above her station in life. To further exasperate her torment, she learns that her own father is the stepfather of the man she desires. Cast *Earle Williams as Henry Rivers Graham *Johnnie Walker as Durward Belmont (credited as Johnny Walker) *Gladys Hulette as Lena Rivers *Edna Murphy as Carrie Nichols *Marcia Harris as Granny Nichols * Doris Rankin as Mathilde Nichols *Irma Harrison as Anne Nichols *Frank Sheridan as Henry Rivers Graham Jr. *Herman Lieb as Captain Atherton *Harlan Knight Harlan Knight (1875–1940) was an American stage and film actor. During the early 1920s he featured in several Canadian silent films including '' Blue Water'' alongside the future star Norma Shearer.Morris p.259 Filmography * '' The Iron Trail ... as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Cheating?
''Who's Cheating?'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Ralph Kellard, Zena Keefe and Montagu Love.Nash p.551 Cast * Dorothy Chappell as June Waugh * Ralph Kellard as Larry Fields * Zena Keefe as Myrtle Meers * Montagu Love as Harrison Fields * Marie Burke as Mrs. Fields * William H. Tooker as John Rogers * Frank Montgomery as Alexander Waugh * Edward Roseman as Steve Bowman * Marcia Harris Marcia Harris (born Lena Hill, February 14, 1868 – June 18, 1947) was an American actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1915 and 1932. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and as an amateur acted primarily in male lead roles w ... as Mrs. Freeman References Bibliography * Nash, Jay Robert. ''The Motion Picture Guide 1988 Annual''. Cinebooks, 1997. External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isn't Life Wonderful
''Isn't Life Wonderful'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith for his company D. W. Griffith Productions, and distributed by United Artists. It was based on the short story "Isn’t Life Wonderful?" in the 1923 book ''Defeat'' by Geoffrey Moss and it was also released under the alternative title ''Dawn''. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, among the thousands of refugees who flocked to Berlin was the family of a Polish professor (Alderson) and the days following the war show them in a terrific struggle for mere existence. They manage to get a place to live but their combined resources and the high prices of food during the Great Inflation result in their only being able to get a potato apiece and for long periods they have to subsist on horse turnips. Despite this, the love of one son, Paul (Hamilton), for his cousin Inga (Dempster) is so great that they determine to overcome all obstacles. Inga works overtime in another p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinners In Heaven
''Sinners in Heaven'' is a 1924 American silent island romantic drama film directed by Alan Crosland and released through Paramount Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by Clive Arden and stars Richard Dix and Bebe Daniels in the principal roles. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Sinners in Heaven'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. Library of Congress Retrieved November 18, 2022. See also * |
The Truth About Wives
''The Truth About Wives'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lawrence C. Windom and starring Betty Blythe, Tyrone Power Sr. and William P. Carleton.Connelly p.424 Cast * Betty Blythe as Helen Frazer * Tyrone Power Sr. as Howard Hendricks * William P. Carleton as Alfred Emerson * Anna Luther as Letty Lorraine * Fred C. Jones as Harold Lawton * John Daly Murphy as Colonel Bob Alton * Marcia Harris as Maid * Nellie Parker Spaulding as Mrs. Anthony Frazer * Frankie Evans Frankie may refer to: People *Frankie (musician), indie pop musician from Los Angeles, California *Frankie Abernathy (1981–2007), American MTV Real World cast member *Frankie Adams (born 1994), Samoan New Zealand actress *Frankie Avalon (born 1 ... as Baby References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Banks Of The Wabash (film)
''On the Banks of the Wabash'' is a 1923 American silent rural melodrama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and produced and distributed by his movie company, Vitagraph Studios. The film stars Mary Carr and among the cast are 14-year-old Madge Evans and James W. Morrison. The cameraman was Nicholas Musuraca. The film is very loosely based on Paul Dresser's song / poem "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away". The film was an expensive production, with full-size riverboat steamboat and location shooting. It was one of the last major productions by Vitagraph before they were bought by Warner Bros. Cast Preservation Reportedly, a private collector holds an abridged, or shortened, version of this film. See also *List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. R ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Blade
''The Fighting Blade'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson and released by Associated First National Pictures in 1923.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Fighting Blade'' at silentera.com Cast * as Karl Van Kerstenbroock * as Thomsine Musgrove * Lee Baker as Earl of Staversham * as Lord Rob ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Mary Be Careful
''Oh Mary Be Careful'' is an extant 1921 American silent comedy film produced by Goldwyn Pictures and released by an independent distributor. Stage actress Madge Kennedy stars in the film, which was directed by Arthur Ashley. A copy is preserved at the Library of Congress.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Oh Mary Be Careful'' at silentera.com''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1978 The film was allegedly shot several years earlier during 1917 and released in 1921 after the rights were acquired by Pioneer Film. Cast *Madge Kennedy as Mary Meacham *George J. Forth as Morgan Smith *George S. Stevens as Judge ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From Porcupine
''The Girl from Porcupine'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Faire Binney, William Collier Jr. and Jack Drumier. Cast * Faire Binney as Hope Dugan * William Collier Jr. as Jim McTvish * Jack Drumier as Bill Higgins * James Milady as Sam Hawks * Adolph Milar as Red McTavish * Tom Blake as Dugan * Marcia Harris as Schoolteacher * Jack Hopkins as Her Brother * Sam J. Ryan as Brandt * Gus Pixley as Miller * Mary Malatesta Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also cal ... as Mrs Miller * Tom Wallace as First holdup man * Ben Lewis as Second holdup man References External links * 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films Films directed by Dell Henderson Arrow Film Corporation films Silent American Western (genre) films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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