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Marilyn Mills
Marilyn Mills (1903–1956) was a Dutch-born American film actress of the silent era, described on theater marquees as "The Beautiful Marilyn Mills". She also produced two of her films. Mills' father managed a large bakery in Los Angeles. Before she became a film star, Mills worked as a stunt double, including riding for Mary Pickford in the film ''Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (film), Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall''. She also performed with her horses in the Al G. Barnes Circus. Mills was married to J. Charles Davis, who worked in advertising and had his own film production company. Selected filmography * ''A Western Demon'' (1922) * ''Riders of the Plains'' (1924) * ''Come on Cowboys!'' (1924) * ''Two Fisted Justice (1924 film), Two Fisted Justice'' (1924) * ''Tricks (1925 film), Tricks'' (1925) * ''Where Romance Rides'' (1925) * ''The Cactus Cure'' (1925) * ''Three Pals'' (1926) References Bibliography * Buck Rainey. ''Sweethearts of the sage: biographies and filmog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricks (1925 Film)
''Tricks'' is a 1925 American silent comedy Western film directed by Bruce Mitchell and starring Marilyn Mills, J. Frank Glendon, and Dorothy Vernon.Connelly p. 423 Future star Gary Cooper appeared as an extra in one of his earliest film roles. Synopsis College girl Angelica dreams of an adventure on her father's ranch A ranch (from /Mexican Spanish) is an area of landscape, land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of farm. These terms are most often ap .... After being expelled she returns home and finds her dream about a gang of rustlers appears to be real. Cast References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riders Of The Plains
''Riders of the Plains'' is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard for Arrow Films. It was co-written by Karl R. Coolidge and Jacques Jaccard. This serial was one of Boris Karloff's early (uncredited) film appearances. Chapter one premiered on October 1, 1924, and the final chapter played theaters on December 22, 1924 The serial is considered a lost film. Cast Chapter Titles * 1. Red Shadows * 2. Dangerous Hazards * 3. A Living Death * 4. Flames of Fury * 5. Morgan's Raid * 6. Out of the Past * 7. A Fighting Gamble * 8. A Prisoner of War * 9. Pawns of Destiny * 10. Riding for Life * 11. In Death's Shadow * 12. Flaming Vengeance * 13. Thundering Hoofs * 14. Red Talons * 15. The Reckoning See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * Boris Karloff filmography Boris Karloff (1887–1969) was an English actor. He became known for his role as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 ''Frankenstein'' (his 82nd film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Emigrants To The United States
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, it reflects the Kingdom of the Netherlands ** Dutch Caribbean ** Netherlands Antilles Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People Ethnic groups * Pennsylvania Dutch, a group of early German immigrants to Pennsylvania Specific people * Dutch (nickname), a list of people * Johnny Dutch (born 1989), American hurdler and field athlete * Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), American mobster born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer * Dutch Mantel, ring name of American retired professional wrestler Wayne Maurice Keown (born 1949) * Dutch Savage, ring name of professional wrestler and promoter Frank Stewart (1935–2013) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Actresses
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Key to entries: : born in ''Nation'': this person was born abroad but was American by birth : ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life : a range is ''birth''–''death'' years : if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly A *Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 *Mariann Aalda born *Caroline Aaron born *Diahnne Abbott born *Rose Abdoo born *Paula Abdul born *Donzaleigh Abernathy born *Whitney Able born *Candice King, Candice Accola born *Amy Acker born *Jean Acker 1893–1978 *Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 *Isabella Acres born *Amy Adams born (born in Italy) *Brooke Adams (actress), Brooke Adams born *Edie Adams 1927–2008 *Jane Adams (actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Waorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 2 – Austria and Israel establish diplomatic Austria–Israel relations, relations. * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Births
Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 10 – The Aceh Sultanate was fully annexed by the Dutch East Indies, Dutch forces, deposing the last sultan, marking the end of the Aceh War that have lasted for almost 30 years. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been made in 1901#December, 1901). February * February 13 – Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03, Venezuelan crisis: After agreeing to arbitration in Washington, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy reach a settlement with Venezuela resulting in the Washington Protocols. The naval blockade that began in 1902 ends. * February 23 – Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". March * March 2 – In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens. * March 3 – The British Admir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Pals
''Three Pals'' is a 1926 American silent romance film directed by Wilbur McGaugh and Bruce Mitchell and starring Marilyn Mills, Josef Swickard and William H. Turner. Gary Cooper made one of his earliest screen appearances as an extra. Cast * Marilyn Mills as Betty Girard * Josef Swickard as Col. Girard * William H. Turner as Maj. Wingate * Martin Turner as Uncle Lude * Ralph Emerson as Larry Wingate * James McLaughlin as Wingate's Secretary * Gary Cooper as Car Driver Flirting with Betty Preservation status The film is preserved in the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ... collection. References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cactus Cure
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Romance Rides
''Where Romance Rides'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ward Hayes and starring Dick Hatton, Marilyn Mills and Roy Laidlaw.Langman, p. 505 Synopsis A wealthy New York banker and his daughter take a vacation in the West. While there she is rescued by a local ranch hand acting as a guide. Cast * Dick Hatton as Dick Manners * Marilyn Mills as Muriel Thompson * Roy Laidlaw as Andrew J. Thompson * Jack Richardson as Dave Colton * Garry O'Dell as Thomas Lapsley * Arthur Johnson as Walrus McNutt * Archie Ricks as 'Dunk' Gresham * Clara Morris Clara Morris (1846-9 – November 20, 1925) was a Canadian/American stage actress of the Victorian Era. Early life Actress Clara Morris was born in Toronto, the eldest child of a Bigamy, bigamous marriage. Sources disagree on the year of her bi ... as Imogene Harris References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Langman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Fisted Justice (1924 Film)
''Two Fisted Justice'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Dick Hatton and starring Hatton, Marilyn Mills and J. Morris Foster.Pitts p.372 Cast * Dick Hatton as Sheriff Rance Raine * Marilyn Mills as Mort Landeau's Wife * J. Morris Foster as Mort Landeau * Arthur Morrison Arthur George Morrison (1 November 1863 – 4 December 1945) was an English writer and journalist known for realistic novels, for stories about working-class life in the East End of London, and for detective stories featuring a specific detec ... as Gang leader References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1924 films 1924 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Arrow Film Corporation films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come On Cowboys!
Come may refer to: Places *Come, village of a Greek polis *Comè, a city and commune in Benin *Come (Tenos), an ancient town on Tenos island, Greece Music *Come (American band), an American indie rock band formed in 1990 *Come (UK band), a British noise project founded in 1979 **Come Organisation, its record label * ''Come'' (album), a 1994 album by Prince * "Come", a song by Fleetwood Mac from '' Say You Will'', 2003 * "Come" (Jain song), 2015 * "Come" (Jenny Berggren song), 2015 Other *COMe, COM Express, a single-board computer type *A possible outcome which may be bet on in craps, whence the general gambling expression See also *Cum (other) *Saint-Côme (other) *Kum (other) *Kome (other) KOME was a commercial radio, commercial FM radio, FM radio station in San Jose, California, San Jose, California, broadcasting at 98.5 Hertz#SI_multiples, MHz. KOME was on the air from 1971 through 1998. Currently, the 98.5 FM frequency is hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
