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Nellie Parker Spaulding
Nellie Parker Spaulding (August 4, 1870 – June 18, 1945) was an American silent film actress who appeared in at least 37 films between 1915 and 1925. Early life and career Parker was born in Machias, Maine and educated at the Emerson College of Expression in Boston. Her early career was in stage productions included '' The Country Boy, The Dawn of a To-morrow,'' and ''The Governor's Lady.'' She also worked with Union Opera Company. Parker's first film role came when she was 45 years old, in ''The Flying Twins'' (1915), playing the role of 'Aunt Sally'. Between 1915 and 1917 she would appear in 14 different Thanhouser Studio films. Originally billed as 'Eleanor Spaulding', she was using the more informal 'Nellie' by 1918. She most often played mothers, aunts, or older women, such as "Mrs. Peniston" in the first filmed version of Edith Wharton's ''The House of Mirth'' (1918). Spaulding worked for various production companies, but her last role was in MGM Picture's ''Time the Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machias, Maine
Machias is a New England town, town in and the county seat of Washington County, Maine, Washington County in Down East Maine, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the town population was 2,060. It is home to the University of Maine at Machias and Machias Valley Airport, a small public airport owned by the town. The word ''Machias'' roughly translates in Passamaquoddy as "bad little falls", a reference to the Machias River. Machias was the site of the Battle of Machias, first naval battle of the American Revolution. History The English first became acquainted with the area in 1633, when Richard Vines established a trading post for the Plymouth Company at what is now Machiasport, Maine, Machiasport. Raid on Machias (1633) A fierce contest was at this time going on between France and England. Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, Charles de la Tour, the French commander of Acadia, made a descent upon it from his seat at Port-Royal (Acadia), Port Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamite Allen
''Dynamite Allen'' is a lost 1921 American silent adventure film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by Dell Henderson and stars athletic George Walsh. Plot Cast *George Walsh as Dynamite Allen *Edna Murphy as Betty Reed * Dorothy Allen as Jenny Allen *Carola Parsons as Sue Bennett *Byron Douglas as Bull Snide *Jack Baston as Howard Morton (credited as J. Thornton Baston) *Nellie Parker Spaulding as Mrs. Roger Pitney *Lettie Ford as Mrs. Sid Allen *Brigham Royce as Sid Allen *Frank Nelson as Lawyer Smoot *Billy Gilbert as Simp Hallett See also *1937 Fox vault fire A major fire occurred in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industry laboratories, studios and vaults ... References External links *Lantern slide(WaybackMachine) 1921 films American silent feature films Fox Film films 1921 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1870 Births
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American Silent Film Actresses
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People From Machias, Maine
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time, The Comedian
''Time, the Comedian'' is an American 1925 silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard that stars Mae Busch Mae Busch (born Annie May Busch; 18 June 1891 – 20 April 1946) was an Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood. In the latter part of her career she appeared in many Laurel and Hardy comedies, freque ... and Lew Cody. The film was a hit.Eames, John Douglas, ''The MGM Story'', 1981 Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Nora (Busch) is a discontented mother leaves her husband and baby to go with Larry (Cody), a wealthy idler. The husband commits suicide and the idler leaves her. Later we find the woman a successful opera singer. Larry again appears and falls in love with the daughter Ruth (Olmstead), now grown. To save her when she refuses to listen to her advice, the mother goes to this man and feigns love. The daughter finds her and guesses the truth, and finally finds happiness with a faithful suitor. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Million In Jewels
''One Million in Jewels'' is a 1923 American silent crime film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, Elinor Fair and McGowan.Munden p.570 It was shot in Miami, New York and Havana. Synopsis A secret service agent is assigned to track a gang smuggling valuable jewels from Cuba into the United States. However, things are complicated when he falls in love with one of the members of the organization. Cast * Helen Holmes as Helen Morgan * J.P. McGowan as Burke * Elinor Fair as Sylvia Ellis * Nellie Parker Spaulding Nellie Parker Spaulding (August 4, 1870 – June 18, 1945) was an American silent film actress who appeared in at least 37 films between 1915 and 1925. Early life and career Parker was born in Machias, Maine and educated at the Emerson College o ... as Jane Angle * Charles Craig as George Beresford * Leslie Casey as William Abbott * H.H. Pattee as Morgan References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Nellie Parker Spaulding (August 4, 1870 – June 18, 1945) was an American silent film actress who appeared in at least 37 films between 1915 and 1925. Early life and career Parker was born in Machias, Maine and educated at the Emerson College o ... as Mrs. Anthony Frazer * Frankie Evans 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty-One (1923 Film)
''Twenty-One'' is a 1923 American silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ... directed by John S. Robertson and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Mackaill, and Joe King. at silentera.com Cast References Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991.External links *Still at www.granger.com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inner Man
''The Inner Man'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Hamilton Smith and starring Wyndham Standing, J. Barney Sherry and Dorothy Mackaill.Munden p.380 Cast * Wyndham Standing as Thurlow Michael Barclay Jr * J. Barney Sherry as Thurlow Michael Barclay Sr * Louis Pierce as Old Man Wolf * Leslie Hunt as Bob * Dorothy Mackaill as Sally * Gustav von Seyffertitz as Jud Benson * Arthur Dewey as Randall * Martin Kinney as Ned Sawyer * Kathryn Kingsley as Margaret Barclay * Nellie Parker Spaulding Nellie Parker Spaulding (August 4, 1870 – June 18, 1945) was an American silent film actress who appeared in at least 37 films between 1915 and 1925. Early life and career Parker was born in Machias, Maine and educated at the Emerson College o ... as Mrs. Wolf * Arthur Cadwell Jr. as Ben Wolf References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Days (1921 Film)
''School Days'' is a 1921 American comedy film directed by William Nigh, written by Walter DeLeon, Hoey Lawlor and William Nigh, and starring Wesley Barry, George Lessey, Nellie Parker Spaulding, Margaret Seddon, Arline Blackburn, and J.H. Gilmour. It was released by Warner Bros. on December 25, 1921 and was Warner's biggest grossing film until '' The Sea Beast'' in 1926. Prints of ''School Days'' survives at the George Eastman House and UCLA Film and Television Archive with one reel missing. Plot As described in a film magazine, Speck Brown (Barry) is a country boy who has been raised by the hard hearted Deacon Jones (Lessey). The Deacon insists that Speck attend school, but when the teacher (Seddon) defends the boy against his vicious guardian, Jones turns against her. Speck becomes acquainted with a Stranger (Gilmour) who comes to town and Speck realizes his ambition, through the Stranger, to go to New York City and have plenty of money. At a private school he continues his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Lynne (1921 Film)
''East Lynne'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Hugo Ballin and starring Edward Earle, Mabel Ballin and Henry G. Sell.Munden p.210 Now considered a lost film, it is one of numerous film versions of Ellen Wood's 1861 Victorian novel ''East Lynne''. Plot Cast * Edward Earle as Archibald Carlyle * Mabel Ballin as Isabel Vane * Gladys Coburn as Barbara Hare * Gilbert Rooney as Richard Hare * Henry G. Sell as Francis Levison * Nellie Parker Spaulding Nellie Parker Spaulding (August 4, 1870 – June 18, 1945) was an American silent film actress who appeared in at least 37 films between 1915 and 1925. Early life and career Parker was born in Machias, Maine and educated at the Emerson College o ... as Miss Cornelia * Doris Sheerin as Afy Hallijohn 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 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
