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Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)
Margaret Turnbull (17 November 1872 – 12 June 1942) was a Scottish novelist, playwright and screenwriter in silent films. Early life Turnbull was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She was the older sister of producer Hector Turnbull and sister to Jean, Mary, Alice, Donald, and Isabel. Her family moved to the United States during her childhood, and she attended school in New Jersey. Career Turnbull wrote plays, including ''Genessee of the Hills'' (1905), ''A Society Policeman'' (1905), ''Classmates'' (1907, with William C. deMille), ''On the Square'' (1913, with her brother), ''The Deadlock'' (1913), and ''At the Mitre'' (1914). In 1912, a script she submitted anonymously was produced in New York by Henry Wilson Savage, as ''The Stronger Claim.'' Turnbull wrote for 51 films between 1914 and 1939. She worked for Paramount Pictures and the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in Islington, and also spent some of her career in Hollywood. In 1915, she wrote at least three films that sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magda (1917 Film)
''Magda'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Clara Kimball Young, Alice Gale, and Valda Valkyrien. It is based on the play ''Heimat'' by Hermann Sudermann Hermann Sudermann (30 September 1857 – 21 November 1928) was a German dramatist and novelist. Life Early career Sudermann was born at Matzicken, a village to the east of Heydekrug in the Province of Prussia (now Macikai and Šilutė, i .... at silentera.com Cast References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Kaye
''Shirley Kaye'' is a lost 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Kaufman and starring Clara Kimball Young, Corliss Giles and George Fawcett.Spehr p.178 Cast * Clara Kimball Young as Shirley Kaye * Corliss Giles as John Rowson * George Fawcett as T.L. Magen * George Backus as Egerton Kaye * Claire Whitney Claire Whitney (May 6, 1890 – August 27, 1969) was an American stage and film actress who appeared in 111 films between 1912 and 1949. Only 21 of these films survive, as most have been lost. Whitney gained early acting experience with a ... as Daisy Magen * Nellie Lindrith as Mrs. Magen * John Sunderland as Earl Rosselvin * Mrs. F.O. Winthrop as Mrs. Bayliss * Frank Otto as Dingwall References Bibliography * Paul C. Spehr. ''The Movies Begin: Making Movies in New Jersey, 1887-1920''. Newark Museum, 1977. External links * 1917 films 1917 comedy-drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Lost Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Victory Of Conscience
''The Victory of Conscience'' is a 1916 silent film drama produced by Jesse L. Lasky at Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Frank Reicher directed and Lou Tellegen and Cleo Ridgely star. Cast *Cleo Ridgely - Rosette Burgod *Lou Tellegen - Louis, Count De Tavannes *Elliott Dexter - Prince Dimitri Karitzin *Thomas Delmar - Remy *Laura Woods Cushing - Mother Burgod *John McKinnon - Father Burgod Preservation status The film is preserved at the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The librar .... References External links * * 1916 films American silent feature films Films directed by George Melford Paramount Pictures films 1916 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1910s American films 1910s Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Opinion (1916 Film)
''Public Opinion'' is a surviving 1916 American silent drama film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Frank Reicher and stars Blanche Sweet. Margaret Turnbull provided the original screen story and scenario. ''Public Opinion'' is one of very few of Blanche Sweet's Paramount Pictures films still in existence. It is preserved by the Library of Congress. Cast * Blanche Sweet as Hazel Gray *Earle Foxe Earle Foxe (born Earl Aldrich Fox; December 25, 1891 – December 10, 1973) was an American actor. Early years Foxe was born in Oxford, Ohio, to Charles Aldrich Fox, originally of Flint, Michigan, and Eva May Herron. He was educated at Ohio Sta ... as Dr. Henry Morgan * Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Carson Morgan * Tom Forman as Phillip Carson * Elliott Dexter as Gordon Graham * Raymond Hatton as Smith *R. Henry Grey (credited as Robert Henry Gray) References External links * * 1916 films American silent feature films Films based on sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alien Souls
''Alien Souls'' is a lost 1916 silent film feature directed by Frank Reicher and starring Sessue Hayakawa, his real-life wife Tsuru Aoki and Earle Foxe. Cast *Sessue Hayakawa - Sakata *Tsuru Aoki - Yuri Chan *Earle Foxe - Aleck Lindsay * Grace Benham - Mrs. Conway *J. Parks Jones James Parks Jones (1890 – January 11, 1950) was an actor in many silent films in the United States. His roles included many leading and supporting roles over more than a decade. He was born in Cincinnati. Jones married Myrtle Gonzalez, a Latin ... - Jack Holloway *Violet Malone - Gertrude Van Ness *Dorothy Abril - Geraldine Smythe References External links Alien Souls at IMDb.com 1916 films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Have And To Hold (1916 Film)
''To Have and to Hold'' is a 1916 American silent adventure/drama film directed by George Melford. Based on the 1899 novel of the same name, the film starred Wallace Reid and Mae Murray in her film debut. The film is based on a novel by Mary Johnston which was turned into a play in 1901 by E. F. Boddington. The Broadway version starred Isabel Irving and Robert Loraine in the lead roles. Also in this play was a 20-year-old actor and aspiring playwright named Cecil B. DeMille. The film is identified as lost by IMDb. Cast * Mae Murray – Lady Jocelyn *Wallace Reid – Captain Ralph Percy * Tom Forman – Lord Carnal *Ronald Bradbury – Jeremy Sparrow *Raymond Hatton – Nicolo * James Neill – George Yeardley *Lucien Littlefield – King James I *Bob Fleming – Red Gill *Camille Astor – Patience Worth Other adaptations In 1922, a second version was released once again by Paramount Pictures. It starred Bert Lytell and Betty Compson, and is also considered lost. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clue
''The Clue'' is a lost 1915 American drama silent film directed by James Neill and Frank Reicher and written by Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Gertrude Kellar, Edward MacKay, Sessue Hayakawa, Page Peters and Ernest Joy. The film was released on July 8, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Two Russian brothers, Count Boris and Alexis Rabourdin, get their hands on the Japanese coastal defense plan and plan to sell the documents to German agents in London. In the US, Alexis plans to marry rich Eve Bertram who is in love with him. Boris, meanwhile, falls in love with Christine Lesley, a neighbor of Eve, who is also courted by Guy, the brother of the neighbor, an amateur inventor who experiments with explosives. Guy's valet is actually a Japanese spy who wants to get hold of the explosives and destroy the lost documents. Boris, leaving for London, gives Christine an ancient Russian coin as a souvenir. To show the jealous Guy that she is indifferent to Boris's attenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stolen Goods (film)
''Stolen Goods'' is a lost 1915 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Cleo Ridgely, House Peters, Sr., Horace B. Carpenter, Sydney Deane and Theodore Roberts. The film was released on May 24, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. Plot An orphan named Margery (Blanche Sweet) is working a dressmaking company in New York. She is sent to prison when a rich kleptomaniac named Helen North (Cleo Ridgely) puts some stolen lace in Margery's handbag. After leaving the prison she becomes a nurse for some time until the hospital she works at finds out she has a record. She leaves and becomes a nurse at a Red Cross The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million Volunteering, volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure re ... emergency hospital in Belgium. At the same time, Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unknown (1915 Drama Film)
''The Unknown'' is a 1915 American silent drama film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by George Melford, it stars Lou Tellegen, Theodore Roberts, and Dorothy Davenport. Cast *Lou Tellegen as Richard Farquhar * Theodore Roberts as Captain Destinn *Dorothy Davenport as Nancy Preston *Hal Clements as Captain Arnaud * Tom Forman as First Private * Raymond Hatton as Second Private * Horace B. Carpenter as Hotel Proprietor * George Gebhardt * Lucien Littlefield Preservation status A print of this film is preserved in the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ....''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 198, c.1978 by The American F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Sin
''The Secret Sin'' is a surviving 1915 silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Frank Reicher and starred Blanche Sweet, Thomas Meighan and Sessue Hayakawa. This film often thought lost actually survives at the Library of Congress and along with a few other surviving Lasky features from 1915-17 allows viewing of Blanche Sweet during her Paramount period immediately after she left D. W. Griffith's employ. In this film Sweet has a rare chance to act in a double exposure scene playing two different characters.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress'',(<-book title) page 62 by The American Film Institute, c.1978 Cast * - Edith Martin/Grace Martin * |
