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Samuel Zierler
Samuel Zierler (1895–1964) was an American film producer of the silent and early sound era.Pitts p.420 As well as working for various studios, in the late 1920s he controlled his own production company, Excellent Pictures. His final film work was for RKO Pictures in 1933. Filmography * '' Cordelia the Magnificent'' (1923) * '' The Woman of Bronze'' (1923) * ''A Wife's Romance'' (1923) * ''A Man of Quality'' (1926) * '' Striving for Fortune'' (1926) * '' The Broadway Drifter'' (1927) * '' The Winning Oar'' (1927) * ''Your Wife and Mine'' (1927) * '' His Rise to Fame'' (1927) * ''Broadway Madness'' (1927) * ''A Bowery Cinderella'' (1927) * '' Back to Liberty'' (1927) * '' The Nest'' (1927) * ''Satan and the Woman'' (1928) * '' The Stronger Will'' (1928) * '' Women Who Dare'' (1928) * '' Inspiration'' (1928) * '' A Bit of Heaven'' (1928) * '' Making the Varsity'' (1928) * '' Manhattan Knights'' (1928) * '' The Speed Classic'' (1928) * '' Into No Man's Land'' (1928) * ''Passion So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Kings County is the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the State of New York, and the County statistics of the United States#Most densely populated, second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the western portion of Long Island and shares a border with the borough of Queens. It has several bridge an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Madness
''Broadway Madness'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Donald Keith, and Betty Hilburn. Plot A young farmer in upstate New York City becomes obsessed with a Broadway actress due to her radio broadcasts. She later becomes involved in a plot to defraud him of his inheritance, but instead falls in love and confesses everything to him. Cast * Marguerite De La Motte as Maida Vincent * Donald Keith as David Ross * Betty Hilburn as Josie Dare * Margaret Cloud as Mary Vaughn * George Cowl as Henry Ableton * Louis Payne as Jared Ableton * Robert Dudley as Thomas * Orral Humphrey as Larry Doyle * Tom Ricketts as Lawrence Compton * Alfred Fisher Alfred Fisher is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45 .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion Song
''The Passion Song'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Gertrude Olmstead, Noah Beery and Gordon Elliott.Munden p.476 Plot In England, two former South African prospectors become involved in a love triangle. Cast * Gertrude Olmstead as Elaine Van Ryn * Noah Beery as John Van Ryn * Gordon Elliott as Keith Brooke * Edgar Washington Blue Edgar Hughes "Blue" Washington (12 February 1898 – 15 September 1970) was an American actor and baseball player who played in the Negro leagues from 1915 to 1920 as a pitcher and first baseman. Baseball career Washington started his baseba ... as Ulambo 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 * 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Harry O. Hoyt American silent feature films 1920s English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into No Man's Land
''Into No Man's Land'' is a 1928 American silent war drama film directed by Cliff Wheeler and starring Tom Santschi, Betty Blythe, and Crauford Kent.Munden p.382 Synopsis A refined criminal keeps his life secret from his daughter. When he gets trouble from the police after shooting one of his underworld associates, he enlists in the US Army and goes to fight in France during World War I. While in France, he serves alongside a young man who is in love with his daughter. Cast * Tom Santschi as Thomas Blaisdell / Western Evans * Josephine Norman as Florence Blaisdell * Jack Dougherty as Clayton Taggart * Betty Blythe as The Countess * Crauford Kent as The Duke * Mary McAllister as Katherine Taggart * Syd Crossley Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 an ... as Happy R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Speed Classic
''The Speed Classic'' is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Rex Lease, Mildred Harris and Mitchell Lewis. Synopsis A young man obsessed with cars is dumped by his girlfriend, and goes on a binge in Mexico where he ends up in jail. His girlfriend has a change of heart and gets his released in time to compete in a major car race. Cast * Rex Lease as Jerry Thornton * Mildred Harris as Sheila Van Hauten * Mitchell Lewis as Mr. Thornton * James Mason as Pedro de Malpa * Helen Jerome Eddy as Keziah Stubbs * Otis Harlan Otis Harlan (December 29, 1865 – January 21, 1940) was an American actor and comedian. He voiced Happy, one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Early years Harlan was born in Zanesville, Ohio ... as The Thirsty One * Garry O'Dell as Jonah * Jack Richardson as Speed Cop Preservation The film is now lost. References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan Knights
''Manhattan Knights'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Barbara Bedford, Walter Miller and Crauford Kent.Munden p.209 When her brother loses fifty thousand dollars playing cards to three shady characters, Margaret attempts to recover the cheque he gave them which he can't afford to meet. Cast * Barbara Bedford as Margaret * Walter Miller as Robert Ferris * Betty Worth as Julia * Ray Hallor as James Barton * Crauford Kent as Henry Ryder * Eddie Boland as Chick Watson * Noble Johnson as Doc Mellis * Joseph Burke as Barry * Leo White Leo White (November 10, 1882 – September 20, 1948), Leo Weiss, was a German-born British-American film and stage actor who appeared as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin films. Biography Born in Germany, White grew up in England where ... as Giuseppi References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Making The Varsity
''Making the Varsity'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Cliff Wheeler and starring Rex Lease, Arthur Rankin, and Gladys Hulette.Munden p.476 Cast * Rex Lease as Ed Ellsworth * Arthur Rankin as Wall Ellsworth * Gladys Hulette as Estelle Carter * Edith Murgatroyd Edith Yorke (born Edith Murgatroyd; 23 December 1867 – 28 July 1934) was an English actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1933. Biography Yorke was born in Derby; her family later moved to Croydon, Surrey. Edith r ... as Mrs. Ellsworth * Florence Dudley as Gladys Fogarty * Carl Miller as Jerry Fogarty * James Latta as Gridley 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 * 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Cliff Wheeler American silent feature films 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bit Of Heaven
''A Bit of Heaven'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Cliff Wheeler and starring Bryant Washburn, Lila Lee, and Otto Lederer.Munden p.62 Premise A young man from a wealthy background marries a dancer in a Broadway revue, to the dismay of his aunt, who had plans for him to marry a woman of his own class. They conspire to make it seem as if his wife has been unfaithful, and he leaves for Paris to seek a divorce. Cast * Bryant Washburn as Roger Van Dorn * Lila Lee as Fola Dale * Otto Lederer as Sam Maltman * Richard Tucker as Mark Storm * Martha Mattox Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also played a role in '' Torrent'' (1926). She died from a heart ... as Aunt Honoria * Lucy Beaumont as Aunt Priscilla * Jacqueline Gadsdon as Helen Worl * Sybil Grove as Maid * Edwin Argus as Comedian References Bibliog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspiration (1928 Film)
''Inspiration'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring George Walsh, Gladys Frazin and Marguerite Clayton.Munden p.381 It is also known by the alternative title of ''Love's Test''. Synopsis When he is falsely accused of having fathered a child with another woman, a man is abandoned by his fiancée and disinherited by his father. He leaves for China. There he meets a dancer, Carlita, who persuades him to return home and establish the truth, despite the fact she herself loves him. Cast * George Walsh as Gerald Erskine * Gladys Frazin as Carlita * Marguerite Clayton as Mary Keith * Earle Larrimore as Jimmie * Bradley Barker as George Gordon * Ali Yousoff as Pietro * John Costello as Capt. Broady * Buddy Harris Walter Francis "Buddy" Harris (December 5, 1948 – November 5, 2022) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he worked in 22 games as a relief pitcher for the – Houston Astros of Major Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Who Dare
''Women Who Dare'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Helene Chadwick, Charles Delaney and Frank Beal.Munden p.924 Premise A young woman from a wealthy family goes to work in a hospital in the slums, and campaigns for improved conditions for the poor. Cast * Helene Chadwick as Stella Mowbray * Charles Delaney as Ralph Miles * Frank Beal as Edgar Mowbray * Jack Richardson as Frank Lawson * Henry A. Barrows as Dr. Alden * James Quinn as Benny, the Spider * James A. Fitzgerald as Spike Carson * Grace Elliott as Satin Maggie * Margaret McWade Margaret McWade (born Margaret May Fish; September 3, 1871 – April 1, 1956) was an American stage and film actress. She began her career in vaudeville in the early 1890s. Her most memorable role was as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic ... as Mrs. Kelly References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stronger Will
''The Stronger Will'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring Percy Marmont, Rita Carewe and Howard Truesdale.Munden p.774 Synopsis A Wall Street financier's wife becomes involved with a rival businessman. Cast * Percy Marmont as Clive Morton * Rita Carewe as Estelle Marsh * Howard Truesdale as Stephen Marsh * Merle Farris as Marguerite Marsh * William Bailey as Ralph Walker * Erin La Bissoniere Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go h ... as Muriel Cassano 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 * 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent American drama films Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satan And The Woman
''Satan and the Woman'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Claire Windsor, Cornelius Keefe and Vera Lewis.Munden p.681 Cast * Claire Windsor as Judith Matheny * Cornelius Keefe as Edward Daingerfield * Vera Lewis as Mrs. Leone Daingerfield * Thomas Holding as Ellison Colby * James T. Mack as Dallam Colby * Edith Murgatroyd as Hetty Folinsbee * Madge Johnston as Clementine Atwood * Sybil Grove Sybil Grove was an English actress. She was born Sybil Marian Westmacott on 4 October 1891 in Teddington, Middlesex, and was also known as Sybil Wingrove. With reddish brown hair and standing 5'8", she trained at RADA and her stage debut was in ... as One of The Three Graces * Lucy Donahue as One of The Three Graces * Blanche Rose as One of The Three Graces References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
