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Penrhyn Stanlaws
Penrhyn Stanley Adamson, known as Penrhyn Stanlaws, (1877–1957) was a cover artist and film director. Sydney Adamson, who also became an illustrator, was his older brother. Career He was born in Dundee, Scotland. A successful cover artist, he picked Anna Q. Nilsson to become one of his models. He selected female models who toured by automobile to promote Liberty Loans. Stanlaws organized a syndicate to build the Hotel des Artistes at 1 West 67th with a large penthouse studio. He also planned a resort in Port Washington on Long Island but it was never built. He was a fan of the looks of Madge Bellamy. Gallery File:Olive Thomas nude.jpg, Olive Thomas nude File:At the End of the World (1921) - 7.jpg, Penrhyn sketching Betty Compson File:Stanlaws poster girl -2 LCCN2015648017.tif File:Richard Harding Davis's new serial story ... April Scribner's LCCN2002706541.jpg, Cover art for Richard Harding Davis' "The King's Jackal" (1898) Filmography *''The House That Jazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The End Of The World (1921) - 5
''At the End of the World'' is a 1921 American silent action drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the play ''At the End of the World'' by and starred Betty Compson and Milton Sills. Cast * Betty Compson as Cherry O'Day *Milton Sills as Gordon Deane * Mitchell Lewis as Donald MacGregor *Casson Ferguson as Harvey Gates *Spottiswoode Aitken as Terence O'Day *Joseph Kilgour as William Blaine *Goro Kino as Uang Preservation A copy of ''At the End of the World'' is held at the Gosfilmofond Gosfilmofond is a state film archive in Russia. It is the main film archive of the Russian Federation and a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). It is a state cultural institution — curator of films collection and oth ... Russian State Archive. References External links * *at silenthollywood.com(Wayback Retrieval) 1921 films American silent feature films American films based on plays Paramount P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Harding Davis
Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864 – April 11, 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt. He also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century. Biography Davis was born on April 18, 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.''Encyclopedia of World Biography'', 2nd ed. (1998) His mother Rebecca Harding Davis was a prominent writer in her day. His father, Lemuel Clarke Davis, was himself a journalist and edited the '' Philadelphia Public Ledger''. As a young man, Davis attended the Episcopal Academy. In 1882, after an unhappy year at Swarthmore College, Davis transferred to Lehigh Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1877 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed '' Empress of India'' by the '' Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876 – Battle of Wolf Mountain: Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry in Montana. * January 20 – The Conference of Constantinople ends, with Ottoman Turkey rejecting proposals of internal reform and Balkan provisions. * January 29 – The Satsuma Rebellion, a revolt of disaffected samurai in Japan, breaks out against the new imperial government; it lasts until September, when it is crushed by a professionally led army of draftees. * February 17 – Major General Charles George Gordon of the British Army is appointed Governor-General of the Sudan. * March – '' The Nineteenth Century'' magazine is founded in London. * March 2 – Compromise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Directors
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Gods
''Pink Gods'' is a lost 1922 American silent melodrama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starred Bebe Daniels and Adolphe Menjou. The source for the film scenario was the short story ''Pink Gods and Blue Demons'' by Cynthia Stockley. at silentera.com The film was released the same day as '''' in which ''Pink Gods'' cast members Raymond Hatton and Guy Oliver also appear. Cast *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wiser Sex
''The Wiser Sex'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Berthold Viertel and Victor Viertel and starring Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Lilyan Tashman, William "Stage" Boyd and Ross Alexander. Made by Paramount Pictures, its working title was ''The Weaker Sex''. Clyde Fitch's play was first filmed by Famous Players' in 1916 as '' The Woman in the Case'', directed by Hugh Ford and starring Pauline Frederick. Famous Players-Lasky's 1922 production, ''The Law and the Woman'', directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starring Betty Compson, was also based on Fitch's play. It is the film debut of Franchot Tone and the final film of stage veteran Effie Shannon. Plot After prosecutor David Rolfe (Douglas) has racketeer Benny Morgan arrested, mobster Harry Evans (Boyd) gives orders to his chauffeur ( Dumbrille) to kill David, but the chauffeur fails. The next day, David's fiancée, Margaret Hughes ( Colbert), leaves on a cruise with Jimmy O'Neill (Alexander), her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Law And The Woman
''The Law and the Woman'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starring Betty Compson. This film is a version of Clyde Fitch's play '' The Woman in the Case'' and a remake of a 1916 silent version '' The Woman in the Case'' starring Pauline Frederick. Jesse Lasky produced. Plot As described in a film magazine, Phil Long (Ferguson) returns from Paris after becoming engaged to the notorious vampire Clara Foster (Ridgely). She had previously ensnared Julian Rolfe (Carleton), who is now happily married to Margaret (Compson). Phil is Julian's ward and, because he is wealthy, Clara is determined to marry him. Phil and Julian quarrel over the matter in Clara's apartment and later Phil is found dead in one of the rooms. Julian is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. By assuming the character of a woman of Clara Foster's type, Margaret secures a confession from Clara, who turns out to be the actual murderer. In dramatic fashion, Julian is sav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singed Wings
''Singed Wings'' is a lost 1922 American silent romantic drama film directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starring Bebe Daniels. Famous Players-Lasky served as producers with the usual released through Paramount Pictures. at silentera.com Cast * as Bonita della Guerda * as Peter Gordon * as Bliss Gordon *Robert Brower as Don José della Guer ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Minister (1921 Film)
''The Little Minister'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on an 1891 novel and 1897 play by J. M. Barrie. Betty Compson stars in the film. Earlier film adaptations of Barrie's novel were mad and this one was released within weeks of a version by Vitagraph starring Alice Calhoun. Plot As described in a film magazine, when the weavers of Thurms, Scotland, enraged by the reduction in the price of the "web," burn down a factory, Gavin (Hackathorne), the "little minister," intervenes with the constables on their behalf. His intervention is resented and he has a clash with Thomas (Oliver), riot leader and chief elder of the Kirk. The constables are hooted out of town. Lady Babbie (Compson), a supposed young gypsy woman, is suspected of having notified the police against the rioters, but when Gavin questions her, her beauty charms him and he allows her to go. She is in fact Lady Barbara, daughter o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The End Of The World
''At the End of the World'' is a 1921 American silent action drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the play ''At the End of the World'' by and starred Betty Compson and Milton Sills. Cast * Betty Compson as Cherry O'Day *Milton Sills as Gordon Deane * Mitchell Lewis as Donald MacGregor * Casson Ferguson as Harvey Gates *Spottiswoode Aitken as Terence O'Day *Joseph Kilgour as William Blaine *Goro Kino as Uang Preservation A copy of ''At the End of the World'' is held at the Gosfilmofond Gosfilmofond is a state film archive in Russia. It is the main film archive of the Russian Federation and a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). It is a state cultural institution — curator of films collection and oth ... Russian State Archive. References External links * *at silenthollywood.com 1921 films American silent feature films American films based on plays Paramount Pictures films Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House That Jazz Built
''The House That Jazz Built'' is a 1921 American drama film directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and written by Douglas Bronston. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Forrest Stanley, Gladys George, Helen Lynch, Clarence Geldart and Helen Dunbar. The film was released in April 1921, by Realart Pictures Corporation. Cast *Wanda Hawley as Cora Rodham * Forrest Stanley as Frank Rodham * Gladys George as Lila Drake * Helen Lynch as Kitty Estabrook *Clarence Geldart as Mr. Estabrook *Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Drake *Robert Bolder Robert Bolder (20 July 1859 – 10 December 1937) was an English film actor of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1912 and 1936. He was born in London and died in Los Angeles, California. In the early par ... as Mr. Foster References External links * 1921 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1921 drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Penr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
