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Rod La Rocque
Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor. Biography La Rocque was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann (née Rice) La Rocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mother was of Irish descent. He began appearing in stock theater at the age of seven and eventually ended up at the Essanay Studios as a teenager in Chicago where he found steady work until the studios closed. He then moved to New York City and worked on the stage until he was noticed by Samuel Goldwyn who took him to Hollywood. Over the next two decades, he appeared in films and made the transition to sound films. In 1927, he married Hungarian actress Vilma Bánky in a lavish, highly publicized wedding. They were married until his death in 1969. The couple had no children. He retired from movies in 1941 and became a real estate broker. For his contribution to the film industry, La Rocque was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
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The Trap (1919 Film)
''The Trap'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Olive Tell. It was released in the United Kingdom under the title ''A Woman's Law''. The film is based upon the 1915 play of the same name by Jules Eckert Goodman and Richard Harding Davis. The Library of Congress includes the film among the National Film Preservation Board's list of "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films" produced between 1912 and 1929. Plot Based upon a summary in a film publication, Jean (Tell) teaches school at a settlement in Alaska and is loved by brothers Ned (Austin) and Steve Fallon (Schenck), whom Jean prefers. Ned and Jean's father Henry Carson go gold prospecting, while Steve spends his time gambling. Jean marries Steve in a ceremony witnessed by "Doc" Sloan (La Rocque). After Jean then becomes depressed by her husband's drunken ways, Steve boasts that he has a wife in Seattle, so she leaves. Jean's father returns having had no luck, but Ned returns hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ten Commandments (1923 Film)
''The Ten Commandments'' is a 1923 American silent religious epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Written by Jeanie MacPherson, the film is divided into two parts: a prologue recreating the biblical story of the Exodus and a modern story concerning two brothers and their respective views of the Ten Commandments. Lauded for its "immense and stupendous" scenes, use of Technicolor process 2, and parting of the Red Sea sequence, the expensive film proved to be a box-office hit upon release. It is the first in DeMille's biblical trilogy, followed by ''The King of Kings'' (1927) and '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932). ''The Ten Commandments'' is one of many works from 1923 that entered the public domain in the United States in 2019. Plot The film is divided into two parts: the Prologue, which consists of the epic tale of Moses, and the Story, set in a modern setting and involving living by the lessons of the commandments. The prologue The opening statement e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The French Doll
''The French Doll'' is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Orville Caldwell and Rod La Rocque. It was based on a French-language novel by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon.Goble p.770 Cast * Mae Murray as Georgine Mazulier * Orville Caldwell as Wellington Wick * Rod La Rocque as Pedro Carrova * Rose Dione as Madame Mazuloier * Paul Cazeneuve as Monsieur Mazulier * Willard Louis as Joseph Dumas * Bernard Randall Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ... as Snyder * Lucien Littlefield as Dobbs, the Butler References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1923 films 1923 comedy-drama films American silent feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazzmania
''Jazzmania'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring his then-wife Mae Murray. In keeping with Murray's previous films and a few of her succeeding films, the movie possesses some of the most provocative attire worn by an actress in film up to that time. As with '' Fascination'', Edmund Goulding wrote the original screen story and screenplay. Cast Preservation A print of ''Jazzmania'' is in the collection of George Eastman House The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as ''George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film'', the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in .... References External links * *''Jazzmania'' posterat moviepostershop.comat silentfilmstillarchive.com 1923 films 1923 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Robert Z. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Challenge (1922 Film)
''The Challenge'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Rod La Rocque, Dolores Cassinelli and Warner Richmond.Munden p.116 Cast * Rod La Rocque Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor. Biography La Rocque was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann (née Rice) La Rocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mo ... as Stanley Roberts * Dolores Cassinelli as Barbara Hastings * Warner Richmond as Ralph Westley * De Sacia Mooers as Peggy Royce * Jane Jennings as Mrs. Hastings * Frank Norcross as Mr. Hastings 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. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoriety (1922 Film)
''Notoriety'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Maurine Powers, Mary Alden and Rod La Rocque.Munden p.554 Cast * Maurine Powers as 'Pigeon' Deering * Mary Alden as Ann Boland * Rod La Rocque as Arthur Beal * George Hackathorne as Batty * Richard Travers as Tom Robbins * J. Barney Sherry as Horace Wedderburn * Mona Lisa as Dorothy Wedderburn * Anders Randolf as Theatrical Agent * John Goldsworthy as Van Dyke Gibson * Ida Waterman as Mrs. Beal * William Gudgeon William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ... as The Hired Man 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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Woman
''A Woman's Woman'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Mary Alden, Dorothy Mackaill and Holmes Herbert.Goble p.1022 Cast * Mary Alden as Densie Plummer * Louise Lee as Harriet Plummer * Dorothy Mackaill as Sally Plummer * Holmes Herbert as John Plummer * Albert Hackett as Kenneth Plummer * Rod La Rocque as Dean Laddbarry * Horace James as Sam Hippler * Cleo Madison as Iris Starr * Donald Hall Donald Andrew Hall Jr. (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018) was an American poet, writer, editor and literary critic. He was the author of over 50 books across several genres from children's literature, biography, memoir, essays, and includin ... as Rex Humberstone * J. Barney Sherry as Senator James Gleason References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's Wrong With The Women?
''What's Wrong with the Women?'' is 1922 American silent Jazz Age drama film, directed by Roy William Neill, produced by Daniel Carson Goodman, and starring Wilton Lackaye, Barbara Castleton, and Constance Bennett. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a lost film. Cast * Wilton Lackaye as James Bascom * Constance Bennett as Elise Bascom * Montagu Love as Arthur Belden * Julia Swayne Gordon as Mrs. Bascom * Barbara Castleton as Janet Lee * Rod La Rocque Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor. Biography La Rocque was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann (née Rice) La Rocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mo ... as Jack Lee * Huntley Gordon as Loyd Watson * Paul McAllister as John Mathews * Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein as A Friend * Mrs. De Wolf Hopper as Mrs. Neer (*aka Hedda Hopper) * Helen Rowland as Baby Helen Lee References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slim Shoulders
''Slim Shoulders'' is a lost 1922 silent film society drama directed by Alan Crosland and starring Irene Castle. Cast * Irene Castle - Naomi Warren *Rod La Rocque Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor. Biography La Rocque was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann (née Rice) La Rocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mo ... - Richard Langden * Anders Randolf - Edward Langden * Warren Cook - John Clinton Warren * Mario Carillo - Count Giulo Morranni * Marie Burke - Mrs. Warren References External linksSlim Shoulders at IMDb.com* 1922 films American silent feature films Films directed by Alan Crosland Lost American films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1922 drama films Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 1922 lost films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paying The Piper (film)
''Paying the Piper'' is a 1921 American silent society drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and written by Ouida Bergère. The film stars Dorothy Dickson, Alma Tell, George Fawcett, Rod La Rocque, Robert Schable, Katherine Emmet, and Reginald Denny. The film was released on January 16, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives,Progressive Silent Film List: ''Paying the Piper'' at silentera.com and it may be a lost film. Cast * Dorothy Dickson as Barbara Wyndham *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life (1920 Film)
''Life'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by Travers Vale and written by William A. Brady based upon the play ''Life'' by Thompson Buchanan. The film stars Nita Naldi, Hubert Druce, Jack Mower, J.H. Gilmour, Arline Pretty, and Leeward Meeker. The film was released on November 13, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, the film starts with an 8-oar shell race between college teams. Later, there is a prison escape from Sing Sing, and then a murder on the steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in New York City (filmed at the actual cathedral while the congregation was leaving mass). A priest and crowd gather around the dying man, and the priest takes his confession. There are several plot twists. Cast * Nita Naldi as Grace Andrews * Hubert Druce as Tom Andrews * Jack Mower as Bill Reid *J.H. Gilmour as William Stuyvesant * Arline Pretty as Ruth Stuyvesant *Leeward Meeker as Ralph Stuyvesant *Rod La Rocque as Tom B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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