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Maude Turner Gordon
Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1938. Biography Born in Franklin, Indiana, Gordon was the daughter of Alexander and Nancy (Wright) Turner. She was educated in the schools in Franklin. In the early 1900s, Gordon performed in repertory theatre with the Neill Stock Company in California. She appeared in a number of Broadway productions from 1908 to 1925 including: ''Glorious Betsy'', ''The American Maid'', ''A Full House'', ''Elsie'', and ''Big Boy''. She appeared onstage in ''Mrs. Holmes, Detective'', which was produced by her own company. Her elder sisterEmma Harper Turner served from 1890 to 1893 as Grand President of Pi Beta Phi, an international women's fraternity. Another sister, Nelle Turner, was a member of Pi Beta Phi. Family She eloped and married John C. Gordon on December 19, 1885, in Johnson County, Indiana. Their daughter, Dorothy, an alumna of the Fauquier In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin, Indiana
Franklin is a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 23,712 at the 2010 census. Located about south of Indianapolis, the city is the county seat of Johnson County. The site of Franklin College, the city attracts numerous regional sports fans for the college teams, as well as audiences for its art events. History Franklin was platted in 1823. It was named after Benjamin Franklin. The Franklin post office was established in 1824. Franklin was incorporated as a city in 1861. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Franklin College Library (Shirk Hall), Franklin College-Old Main, Franklin Commercial Historic District, Franklin Senior High School, Greenlawn Cemetery, Herriott House, Johnson County Courthouse Square, Martin Place Historic District, Masonic Temple, and August Zeppenfeld House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Franklin Wonder Five The small town became nationally famous during the 1920s due to the ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turn Of The Wheel
''The Turn of the Wheel'' is a lost 1918 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Reginald Barker directed and Geraldine Farrar starred. Plot As described in a film magazine, Rosalie Dean (Farrar) dissuades Maxfield Grey (Rawlinson) of suicide at Monte Carlo and loans him 100 francs, with which he regains his losses. They become fast friends. Without warning, Maxfield is arrested for the murder of his wife in New York and Rosalie is taken in as an accomplice. Rosalie proves an alibi, but Maxfield is returned for trial. He refuses to admit or deny his guilt, and Rosalie, convinced that he is innocent, sets about to find the truth. By shrewdly playing upon the weakness of Wally Gage (Short), she discovers that the shooting was accidental. Maxfield had been maintaining his silence to prevent his brother from being dragged into the mire because of a liaison between his brother's wife and Gage, and that they had been meeting at Maxfield's home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little French Girl
''The Little French Girl'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and written by John Russell and Anne Douglas Sedgwick from a 1924 novel by Sedgwick, and filmed in the British Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, 640 miles off North Carolina, where some scenes were filmed at Government House, the official residence of the Governor and military Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda General Sir Joseph John Asser. The film stars Mary Brian, Maurice de Canonge, Paul Doucet, Maude Turner Gordon, Neil Hamilton, Julia Hurley, and Jane Jennings. The film was released on May 31, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Madame Vervier, a sophisticated woman, sends her daughter Alix to live with Owen Bradley's parents in London. Madame is ashamed of the life she has led in Paris. Owen is in the midst of a flirtation with her despite his family's feelings and his having a fiancée. After Owen's death, Alix learns of the reputation her m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Rich (1924 Film)
''Born Rich'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by William Nigh and written by Harriete Underhill and Walter DeLeon. It is based on the 1924 novel ''Born Rich'' by Hughes Cornell. The film stars Claire Windsor, Bert Lytell, Cullen Landis, Doris Kenyon, Frank Morgan, and J. Barney Sherry. The film was released on December 7, 1924, by First National Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, leaving her palatial home and fast set of wealthy friends, Chadyeane (Windsor) goes to France where her baby is born. During her absence, Frances (Kenyon) makes such a strong play for Jimmy (Lytell) that Major Murphy (Sherry) writes a warning letter to Chad about her husband. Chad returns and misinterprets the meaning of a suitcase in her boudoir which Frances had inadvertently left there while changing her riding habit. Chad then affects a love affair with Jack (Landis), one of the fast crowd, ruling that married couples should travel on a 50-50 basis in all thin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeward Bound (1923 Film)
''Homeward Bound'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and written by Peter B. Kyne, Jack Cunningham (screenwriter), Jack Cunningham, and Paul Sloane (director), Paul Sloane. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Charles S. Abbe, William P. Carleton, Hugh Cameron, and Gus Weinberg. The film was released on July 29, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Homeward Bound'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. References External links *Lantern slide at silenthollywood.com 1923 films 1923 drama films 1923 lost films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language drama films Films directed by Ralph Ince Lost American drama films Lost silent American films Paramount Pictures films Silent American drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Men Marry (1922 Film) , a 1937 American drama film
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Women Men Marry may refer to: * Women Men Marry (1922 film), a silent film drama * Women Men Marry (1931 film), an American pre-Code drama film * The Women Men Marry ''The Women Men Marry'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Errol Taggart and starring George Murphy, Josephine Hutchinson, Claire Dodd and Toby Wing. The film's script is credited to Donald Henderson Clarke. Plot Cast * George Murphy as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchantment (1921 Film)
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The Price Of Possession
''The Price of Possession'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Ethel Clayton. It was produced by Jesse L. Lasky. Plot Cast *Ethel Clayton as Helen Carston *Rockliffe Fellowes as Jim Barston, A Bushrider / Jim Barston, Heir to Barston Manor *Maude Turner Gordon as Lady Dawnay * Reginald Denny as Robert Dawnay * Clarence Heritage as Lord Dawnay * George Backus as Samuel Poore *Isabel West as Mrs. Poore *Pearl Shepard A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle (mollusc), mantle) of a living Exoskeleton, shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pear ... as Eva Poore * Dorothy Hall as Minister's Daughter References External links *Lantern slideWayback) 1921 films 1921 lost films 1921 romantic drama films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Price
''Beyond Price'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Pearl White, Vernon Steele and Ottola Nesmith.Munden p.54 Plot Cast * Pearl White as Sally Marrio * Vernon Steele as Philip Marrio * Nora Reed as Valicia * Arthur Gordini as Lester Lawton * Louis Haines as J. Peter Weatherby * Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Florence Weathersby * Byron Douglas as Norbert Temple * Ottola Nesmith as Mrs. Temple * Dorothy Walters as Mrs. Dusenberry * Dorothy Allen as Lizzie * Jack Baston as Mrs. Temple's Friend * Charles Sutton (actor), Charles Sutton as Cobbler References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by J. Searle Dawley American black-and-whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civilian Clothes
''Civilian Clothes'' is a surviving 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars Thomas Meighan and was directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1919 Broadway play, ''Civilian Clothes'', by Thompson Buchanan. Thurston Hall played Meighan's part in the play. Plot As described in a film magazine, Florence Lanham (Mansfield), married in France while a Salvation Army worker to Captain Sam McGinnis (Meighan), returns to society life in America after receiving word that he was killed in battle. She keeps news of her wedding secret and permits the attentions of Billy Arkwright (Hickman), an early lover. When McGinnis suddenly appears on the scene, clothed in startlingly bold habiliments, the Lanham stubbornness asserts itself. To impart upon her his own gospel of democracy, McGinnis obtains the place of a discharged butler in the Lanham household. With the help of a former Colonel and a lively young widow, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Away Goes Prudence
''Away Goes Prudence'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount .... This picture was directed by John S. Robertson and starred Billie Burke. Screenwriter Josephine Lovett provided a story direct for the screen. This is now considered a lost film. Wayback) Cast * Bil ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Wanted
''Home Wanted'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by William C. Dowlan and starring Madge Evans, W.T. Carleton, and Anna Lehr. The story was written by Lucy Sarver. The film was released by World Film Company on June 30, 1919. Plot As described in a film magazine, Madge Dow (Madge Evans), a little girl inmate of the Middleport Orphanage. She sees a light every night in the fine home of Major Amesworth ( W.T. Carleton), across the way, and in her childish dreams imagines that she some day will be able to find her mother there. She has two very good friends, Spotty (Michael J. Hanlon), son of the orphanage gardener, and Letty Thompson ( Anna Lehr), a pretty settlement worker. The latter is interested in Dick Washburn ( Hugh Thompson), known as Dr. Dick, the latter is also an orphan, who does not know his real name and has been reared by a wealthy lawyer, Jonathan Eastern ( Charles Sutton). Madge and Spotty flee from the orphanage one night, and went to visit Letty, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
