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The Foreigner (1921 Film)
''God's Crucible'' (also known as ''The Foreigner'') is a lost 1921 Canadian silent religious melodrama directed by Henry MacRae and written by Faith Green, based on a Ralph Connor novel called ''The Foreigner''. The film was narrated by Ernest Shipman. Plot A young political refugee flees to Winnipeg to escape Russian enemies, where his resolve is tested in the snow-capped mountains, his violin his only company. Eventually, he is rewarded for toughing it out. Cast * Gaston Glass as Ivan Kalmar * Gladys Coburn Gladys Coburn was an actor, actress in theater and films. She had starring roles during the silent film era including in the 1917 film ''The Primitive Call'' and the 1920 film ''Heart Strings (1920 film), Heart Strings''. She also performed in the ... as Marjorie Menzies * Wilton Lackaye as Michael Kalmar * Edna Shipman as Irma Kalmar * Anne Sutherland as Kalmars' Servant * Frances Eldridge as Hope French or Margaret Production The film was shot in and ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry MacRae
Henry Alexander MacRae (August 29, 1876 – October 2, 1944) was a Canadians, Canadian film director, film producer, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film, silent era, working on many film Serial (film), serials for Universal Pictures, Universal Studios. One of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, MacRae was credited with many innovations in film production, including artificial light for interiors, the wind machine, double exposures and shooting at night. Biography Henry MacRae was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 29, 1876, and died in Beverly Hills, California, United States on October 2, 1944, aged 68. He was active as a director from 1912 to 1933, making more than 130 films, most of them silent. In addition to the many Western (genre), westerns and adventure films to his credit, he directed the first Cinema of Thailand, Thai-Cinema of the United States, Hollywood co-production, ''Miss Suwanna of Siam'', in 1923. His first "talkie" was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Shipman
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Lost Canadian Films
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1921 Lost Films
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Films Shot In Winnipeg
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Canadian Novels
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Henry MacRae
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Canadian Drama Films
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1921 Films
This is an overview of 1921 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top nine films released in 1921 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events *January 21 – The silent comedy drama '' The Kid'', written by, produced by, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin (in his Tramp character) – his first full-length film as a director – and featuring Jackie Coogan, is released in the United States. It is the year's second-highest-grossing film. *March 6 – The silent epic war film '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'', adapted for the screen by June Mathis, is released in the United States. It is the year's highest-grossing film (and the sixth-best-grossing silent film of all time), propels Rudolph Valentino to stardom and inspires a tango craze and a fashion for gaucho pants. *July 1 – The silent crime docudrama '' Yan Ruisheng'' is the first full-length feature film made in China to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Eldridge
Frances Eldridge was a stage and screen actor in the silent era of cinema. She appeared in short films made on the East Coast before Hollywood rose to dominance. Frances Eldridge was born in Staten Island, New York City, to parents who were both stage actors. Eldridge began in stage acting, with an appearance in ''The Bashful Hero'' with Ernest Truex, before moving into motion pictures in 1920. She later claimed to have won a newspaper competition that led to a role in ''The Half-Way Girl'' with Doris Kenyon but this film was released in 1925 so it was likely she was citing a more recent role for publicity purposes. Her first appearance was probably in '' Madonnas and Men'' by B. A. Rolfe, produced by the Peerless Pictures Studios at Fort Lee, New Jersey. She appeared in two further Rolfe films: ''Wings of Pride'' and ''A Good Woman''. From this, she was cast by Henry MacRae in '' God's Crucible'' (also known as ''The Foreigner''). By late October 1920, Eldridge had signed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Sutherland (actress)
Anne Sutherland (March 1, 1867 – June 22, 1942) was an American stage and screen actress who began acting in the 1880s. She began as a juvenile playing in a HMS Pinafore production. She appeared on stage in the 1880s-1890s with many greats of the period such as Henry E. Dixey in ''Adonis'' (1883), Lydia Thompson in ''Oxygen'' (1886), Nat C. Goodwin in ''The Nominee'' (1891), Georgia Cayvan in ''The City of Pleasure'' (1896), Joseph Jefferson in ''Rip Van Winkle'' and Mrs. Leslie Carter in ''Zaza'' (1899). One of her outstanding later plays was '' Craig's Wife'' (1925) which costarred Chrystal Herne. She was variously known as Annie Sutherland, Ann B. Sutherland and Anne Sutherland at different points in her career. Family She was married to actor/singer Richard Field Carroll (1865-1925), aka Richard F. Carroll, and had a daughter Anne Carroll who died in her teens. Reportedly she and Carroll divorced, remarried and divorced again. She then married actor Frederick Hartley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Shipman
Ernest G. Shipman (December 16, 1871, in Shipman's Mills (now Almonte, Ontario, Almonte), Ontario, Canada – August 7, 1931, in New York City) was Canada's most successful film producer during the silent film, silent period. Shipman, whose nickname was "Ten Percent Ernie," made seven features from 1919 to 1923. Biography Shipman was educated at the Ryerson School (now Toronto Metropolitan University) in Toronto, Ontario and became interested in promotion and publicity. At 26 he was running the Canadian Entertainment Bureau in Toronto and soon after was the president and general manager of the Amalgamated Amusement Company with offices on Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway in New York City. In 1912, he divorced his third wife, actress Roselle Knott, and married his fourth wife, Nell (born Helen Barham) from Victoria, B.C., who was 18 at the time. Ernest and Nell Shipman travelled to California in 1912, where he promoted films written by and starring his young wife. The couple retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
