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Shannon Day
Shannon Day (born Sylvia Day; August 5, 1896 – February 24, 1977) was an American silent film actress who appeared in supporting parts in numerous productions. Day was born on August 5, 1896, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her education was in New York City's public schools and in the Art Students League there. Day began performing on stage when she was a child. Billed as Sylvia Day, she appeared on Broadway in ''Ziegfeld Nine O'Clock Review'' (1919). Her film debut came in 1921 in Cecil B. DeMille's ''Forbidden Fruit''. When Day left acting in films, she began teaching drama in Manhattan. She died on February 24, 1977, in New York, aged 80. Partial filmography *''Forbidden Fruit'' (1921) *'' Man, Woman & Marriage'' (1921) *''The Affairs of Anatol'' (1921) *'' After the Show'' (1921) *'' The Woman He Married'' (1922) *''One Clear Call'' (1922) *'' Captain Fly-by-Night'' (1922) *'' North of the Rio Grande'' (1922) *'' The Ordeal'' (1922) *'' Fools First'' (1922) *''His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manslaughter (1922 Film)
''Manslaughter'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy, and Lois Wilson. It was scripted by Jeanie MacPherson adapted from the novel of the same name by Alice Duer Miller. The film portrays the main character, Lydia Thorne, as a thrill-seeking, self-entitled, and wild woman who does not have a reputation of thinking before acting. She acts selfishly by dancing with other men in the presence of her husband and not providing help to her maid who is in dire need for her son's health. As a result of her numerous poor decisions, she is taken to court because of a vehicle accident entailing a high-speed chase she has with a motorcyclist policeman. Following this accident, she is imprisoned for manslaughter after being prosecuted by her husband, Daniel O'Bannon, who is a lawyer. After this endeavor, Lydia comes out of jail to find her husband has become an alcoholic. This film was one of the first to depict very graph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation (later known as X-rays). * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope, for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 17 – Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British redcoats enter the Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 18 – The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at (exceeding the contemporary speed limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942 Film)
''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Jackie Gleason, Jack Durant and Florence Rice. The film's sets were designed by the studio's regular art director Lionel Banks. The production was an attempt to replicate the success of rival studio Universal's hit film ''Buck Privates'', starring Abbott and Costello.Erickson p.100 Synopsis Two small town barbers attempt to enlist in the Army following America's entry into World War II. However they are both rejected military unfit. Inspired by a sense of patriotism they form their own "home defense" unit, recruiting other men who have been rejected by the draft board. Cast * Jackie Gleason as Hank * Jack Durant as Jed * Florence Rice as Pam Martin * Bruce Bennett as Tommy Lydel * Hallene Hill as Granny * Billy Curtis as Midget * Mabel Todd as Vivian * Forrest Tucker as Blond Bomber * James Seay as Biggie Waldron * John Tyrrell as Lefty * John Harmon as Mousey * Eddie Foster as Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worldly Goods (1930 Film)
''Worldly Goods'' is a 1930 American pre-Code melodrama film directed by Phil Rosen based on a story by Andrew Soutar, at the . '''', issue on August 3, 1930. p. 513. Retrieved June 4, 2021. starring and Merna Kennedy. Distributed by Continental Talking P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranded (1927 Film)
''Stranded'' is a 1927 American silent romance film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Shirley Mason, William Collier Jr., and John Miljan, and was released on August 15, 1927. Cast list * Shirley Mason as Sally Simpson *William Collier Jr. as Johnny Nash *John Miljan as Grant Payne *Florence Turner as Mrs. Simpson * Gale Henry as Lucille Lareaux *Shannon Day as Betty * Lucy Beaumont as Grandmother *Rosa Gore Rosa Gore (born Minnie Lyons; September 15, 1866 - February 4, 1941) was an American film actress active in Hollywood primarily during the silent era. She appeared in at least 70 films over the course of her career. She got her start in vaudevill ... as Landlady Preservation status *This film survives in the Library of Congress collection. References External links * * * American silent feature films American romance films 1920s romance films Films directed by Phil Rosen American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-romance-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Barrier (1926 Film)
''The Barrier'' is a 1926 American silent adventure film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by George Hill. The film stars Lionel Barrymore and Marceline Day and is based on the 1908 wilderness novel of the same name by Rex Beach. Previous versions of the novel had been filmed in 1913 and 1917 respectively. This film is the last silent version to be filmed. ''The Barrier'' is a lost film. Cast Premiere The film’s “world premiere” took place at the West Coast Theatre in San Bernardino, California, on Sunday February 28, 1926, with four showings that day, seen by “thousands.” Subsequent weekday showings were presented twice each evening. A young Ginger Rogers’ vaudeville act was also featured.Staff, “World Premiere of Picture Viewed by Thousands Here - 'The Barrier' Voted Mighty Spectacle, Vaudeville Fine,” ''The San Bernardino Daily Sun'', San Bernardino, California, Monday March 1, 1926, Volume LVIII, Number 1, page 6. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breed Of The Sea
''Breed of the Sea'' is a 1926 American silent film directed by and starring Ralph Ince and starring Ince, Margaret Livingston and Dorothy Dunbar.Quinlan p.152 Cast * Ralph Ince as Tod Pembroke, Captain Blaze Devine / Tom Pembroke * Margaret Livingston as Marietta Rawdon * Pat Harmon Plummer Hull Harman (February 3, 1886 – November 26, 1958), known professionally as Pat Harmon, was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1920 and 1947. In 1935, Harmon was the victim of a violent assault whic ... as Lije Marsh * Alphonse Ethier as Bully Rawden * Dorothy Dunbar as Ruth Featherstone * Shannon Day as Martha Winston References Bibliography * Quinlan, David. ''The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors''. Batsford, 1983. External links * 1926 films Films directed by Ralph Ince American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films 1920s American films< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vanishing American (1925 Film)
''The Vanishing American'' is a 1925 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by George B. Seitz and starred Richard Dix and Lois Wilson, recently paired in several screen dramas by Paramount. The film is based on the 1925 novel ''The Vanishing American'' by Zane Grey. It was remade as a 1955 film starring Scott Brady and Audrey Totter. The story first appeared in November 1922 as a serial in ''Ladies' Home Journal''. Harper & Brothers planned the book's publication to coincide with the film's release but Christian missionaries feared public criticism. Harper editors thus altered the story before publication, ultimately causing a delay between the release of the two different pieces History of adaptation Grey's serialized novel, published in ''Ladies’ Home Journal'' in 1922–1923, was one of the first pieces of literature produced which offered a harsh portrayal of American governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Pal
''Silent Pal'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Thunder the Dog, Eddie Phillips and Shannon Day.Connelly p.410 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Thunder, an Alsatian who featured in several films during the 1920s. Cast * Thunder the Dog as The Silent Pal * Eddie Phillips as David Kingston * Shannon Day as Marjorie Winters * Colin Kenny as Randall Phillips * Willis Marks Willis Marks (August 20, 1865, Rochester, Minnesota, United States – December 6, 1952, Los Angeles, California) was an American silent film actor. Biography In 1888, Marks debuted on stage professionally. He acted in Oliver Morosco's stock co ... as Daniel Winters * Charles W. Mack as Lazarus * Dorothy Seay as Betty winters 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 Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl On The Stairs (film)
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So This Is Marriage
''So This Is Marriage'' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The film was originally released with sequences filmed in the Technicolor 2-color process that depicted the story of David and Bathsheba from the Book of Samuel. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, after their engagement, where he dreams of wealth and power, a big house full of boys, and she of clothes, Peter Marsh (Nagel) marries Beth (Boardman) and their troubles begin. Beth is extravagant and Peter becomes irritated and they have frequent rows. Peter prospers in business yet has a hard time meeting their bills. Rankin (Cody), a connoisseur of women, sees Beth and frames-up an accident to her car so he can come to her assistance. Finally, he invites her to a dance and Peter, who has chided her regarding this acquaintance as he sees how Rankin is endeavoring to win his wife, orders her not to go. She goes anyway and they have a terrible row. Beth leaves and goes to Ranki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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