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None So Blind (1916 Film)
''None So Blind'' is a 1916 American silent feature film directed by Melvin Mayo. A Lubin film, it was written by C. A. Frambers (Clarence A. Frambers). Direction was supervised by Captain Wilbert Melville. It is "a condensation of thrills into three acts." The General Film Company distributed the film. The film, released in April 1916, had 3 reels. The plot concerns "the building of a submarine", and the attempt to compromise the Navy lieutenant inspector by a "dishonest constructor". Cast *Princess Mona Darkfeather as Ukana *Evelyn Page as Gladys Remington * Adelaide Bronti as Watson *Ruth Saville as Madge, a secretary *Walter Spencer *Cecil Van Auker (C. K. Van Aucker) as Milton Hesser Reception ''Moving Picture World The ''Moving Picture World'' was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927. An industry powerhouse at its height, ''Moving Picture World'' frequently reiterated its independence from the film studios. ...'' a ...
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Melvin Mayo
Melvin Mayo was an American actor and director. He worked for Balboa and Lubin. He portrayed Jim West in the 1915 film '' Jim West, Gambler'' and had the title role in the 1916 film '' A Modern Paul''. He appeared in silent horror films. Filmography *'' The Stolen Yacht'' (1914) featuring the Fulton Shipyard *'' The Twig is Bent'' (1915), Lubin film *'' Saved from the Harem'' (1915) as Ezra Hickman *'' Meg O' the Cliffs'' (1915) *''An Ambassador From the Dead'' (1915) *'' Jim West, Gambler'' (1915) as Jim West *'' A Song from the Heart'' (1916) as Otto Ritter *'' Soldier Sons'' *''The Crash'' (1916) *'' A Lesson in Labor'' (1916) as John Seward II *''The Gulf Between'' (1916) as Vorec *'' A Sister to Cain'' *'' The Return of James Jerome'' (1916) *'' The Wheat and the Chaff'' *'' A Modern Paul'' (1916), title role *'' Brand's Daughter'' (1917) as Baron Norvinsk *'' Tears and Smiles'' (1917) as Marie's Father *''Mentioned in Confidence ''Mentioned in Confidence'' is a 1917 silen ...
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Lubin Manufacturing Company
The Lubin Manufacturing Company was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1896 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark. * * History The Lubin Manufacturing Company was formed in 1902 and corporation, incorporated in 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Siegmund Lubin. The company was the offspring of Lubin's film equipment and film distribution and production business, which began in 1896. Siegmund Lubin, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, was originally an optical and photography expert in Philadelphia but became intrigued with Thomas Edison, Thomas Edison's motion picture camera and saw the potential in selling similar equipment as well as in making films. Known as "Pop" Lubin, he constructed his own combined camera/projector he called a "Cineograph" and his lower price and marketing know-how brought reasonable success. In 1897 Lubin began making films for commercial release including ''Meet Me at the Fountai ...
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Wilbert Melville
Wilbert may refer to: *Wilbert, Minnesota, U.S., unincorporated community *Wilbert, Archbishop of Cologne (died 889) * Wilbert or Wigberht (8th–9th century), Bishop of Sherborne Given name *Wilbert Awdry (1911– 1997), English clergyman, railway enthusiast, and children's author *Wilbert Harrison (1929–1994), American singer and songwriter *Wilbert Johnson or Wil Johnson (born 1965), English actor *Wilbert Keon (1935–2019), Canadian physician *Wilbert J. McKeachie (1921–2019), American psychologist *Wilbert Montgomery (born 1954), American football player *Wilbert Mubaiwa, Zimbabwean businessman and politician *Wilbert Olinde (born 1955), American-German basketball player *Wilbert Suvrijn (born 1962), Dutch international footballer Fictional characters * Wilbert the Forest Engine, ''The Railway Series'' character with self-titled book See also *Wilber (other) Wilber may refer to: * Wilber (surname) *Wilber (given name) *Wilber, Nebraska, a city, United States * ...
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General Film Company
The General Film Company was a motion picture distribution company in the United States. Between 1909 and 1920, the company distributed almost 12,000 silent era motion pictures. It was created as part of the Edison Trust to monopolize film distribution. Formation The General Film Company was formed by the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC) in an attempt to monopolize distribution. In 1909, the General Film Company tried to seize the equipment of independent distribution companies to discourage their activities. Conflict Using their control over several film patents, the General Film Company and MPPC tried to force independent distribution companies to sell out or lose their patent licenses. Competing organizations, such as the Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company, the National Independent Moving Picture Alliance and the Film Service Association, emerged to challenge the trust. By 1912, the power of the General Film Company had declined and the U.S. Justice Departme ...
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Mona Darkfeather
Josephine M. Workman, better known by her stage name Princess Mona Darkfeather (January 13, 1882 – September 3, 1977), was an American actress who starred in Native Americans in the United States, Native American and Western (genre), Western dramas. During the silent film, silent era of film, motion pictures, from 1911 in film, 1911 to 1917 in film, 1917, she appeared in 102 movies. She is best known for her role as Prairie Flower in ''The Vanishing Tribe'' (1914 in film, 1914). Her career began in 1909 when she replied to a local newspaper advertisement placed by film producer, producer/film director, director Thomas H. Ince, Thomas Ince's Bison Motion Pictures. The movie studio was looking for an actress with the physical attributes to portray an American Indian and who was physically capable of doing stunts and equestrianism, riding horses. While she had never acted before, Workman fit the appearance that Ince wanted. She apparently embellished her riding skills, as she did ...
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Adelaide Bronti
Adelaide Bronti was an American actor who appeared in 1900s theatre with The Beggar Prince Opera company and in films throughout the 1910s, primarily with the Biograph Company and the Lubin Manufacturing Company. Her theatre roles saw her frequently perform opera with her contralto voice, for which she was highly praised. Career Born in Utica, New York, Bronti's early theatre roles saw her act as a member of The Beggar Prince Opera company. The 1907 production of ''Foxy Mr. Bowser'' noted Bronti's "beautiful alto voice" and commended her "portrayal of a strong-spirited woman and her well-cultivated musical voice". Throughout her early appearances, she was primarily used in minor parts for her contralto voice in opera-related scenes and choruses. Her first major theatre role that went beyond just her singing was in the role of Aurora for 1907's ''Girofle-Girofla'', as noted by the ''Arkansas Democrat''. Beginning in 1913, Bronti joined the Biograph Company to begin starring in films ...
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The Moving Picture World
The ''Moving Picture World'' was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927. An industry powerhouse at its height, ''Moving Picture World'' frequently reiterated its independence from the film studios. In 1911, the magazine bought out ''Views and Film Index''. Its reviews illustrate the standards and tastes of film in its infancy, and shed light on story content in those early days. By 1914, it had a reported circulation of approximately 15,000. The publication was founded by James Petrie (J.P.) Chalmers, Jr. (1866–1912), who began publishing in March 1907 as ''The Moving Picture World and View Photographer''. In December 1927, it was announced that the publication was merging with the '' Exhibitors Herald'', when it was reported the combined circulation of the papers would be 16,881. In 1931, a subsequent merger with the '' Motion Picture News'' occurred, creating the '' Motion Picture Herald''. A Spanish language Spanish ( ...
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1916 Films
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events * Charlie Chaplin signs for Mutual Film for a salary of $10,000 a week and a signing on fee of $150,000, making him one of the highest-paid people in the United States. * June 24 – Mary Pickford signs a contract for $10,000 a week plus profit participation, guaranteeing her over $1 million per year. * July 19 – Famous Players–Lasky is formed through a merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company and Jesse L. Lasky's Feature Play Company. Later in the year, they acquire distributor Paramount Pictures. * August 10 – The official British documentary propaganda film '' The Battle of the Somme'' is premièred in London. In the first six weeks of general release (from 20 August) 20 million people view it. * September 5 – Release of D. W. Griffith's epic film '' Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages'', starring Lillian Gish (as "The Eternal Motherhood") and Constance Talmadge (in two ...
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American Silent Films
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Submarine Films
The submarine film is a subgenre of war film in which most of the plot revolves around a submarine below the ocean's surface. Films of this subgenre typically focus on a small but determined crew of submariners battling against enemy submarines or submarine-hunter ships, or against other problems ranging from disputes amongst the crew, threats of mutiny, life-threatening mechanical breakdowns, or the daily difficulties of living on a submarine. The genre plays on the psychological tension of the submarine's crew and their unseen enemy, signified by a soundscape that may feature explosions, the ping of sonar, the creaking of the submarine's hull under extreme pressure, the alarm ordering the submarine to dive, and the threatening sound signatures of a destroyer's propeller or of an approaching torpedo. Some 150 films have been made in the submarine genre between 1910 and 2010, variously depicting submarines in relatively realistic stories about World War I, World War II or the Co ...
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