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The Lady Killer (1913 Film)
''The Lady Killer'' is a 1913 American silent short comedy film starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, Florence Crawford, Howard Davies, Lamar Johnstone, and Anne Drew. Plot Cast * William Garwood * Anne Drew * Lamar Johnstone as Adolph - the Lady Killer * Victory Bateman Victory Bateman (April 6, 1865 in Philadelphia – March 2, 1926 in Los Angeles) was an American silent film actress. Her father, Thomas Creese, and her mother, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Creese, were both actors. On stage, Ms. Bateman appeared in the ... * Mr. Cornell * Florence Crawford * Howard Davies * Mr. Muth * Fred Warren References External links * 1913 films 1913 comedy films Silent American comedy short films American black-and-white films 1913 short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language comedy short films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Garwood
William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent film era in the 1910s. Between 1911 and 1913, Garwood starred in a number of early adaptions of popular films, including ''Jane Eyre'' and '' The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1910), '' Lorna Doone'' (1911), '' The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (1911), ''David Copperfield'' (1911), ''The Merchant of Venice'' (1912), and ''Little Dorrit'' (1913), and ''Robin Hood'' (1913). In total, he starred in more than 150 short and feature films. Early life William Davis Garwood, Jr. was born in Springfield, Missouri. He attended public schools in Springfield before moving to New Mexico at the age of 15. Career Garwood left American Studios after eight months and signed a two-year contract with Universal Film Manufacturing Company in late May 1914. Garwood's first picture for Universal was '' On Dangerous Ground'', released in 1915. By this time, Garwood's popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Davies (actor)
Howard Davies may refer to: * Howard Davies (rugby union) (1916–1987), Wales rugby union international * Sir Howard Davies (economist) (born 1951), former Director of the London School of Economics and former British financial regulator * Howard Davies (director) (1945–2016), English theatre director * Howard R. Davies (1895–1973), English originator of the historic HRD motorcycle marque and motorcycle racer * Howard Davies (hurdler) (1906–1993), South African hurdler * Howard Davies (sprinter) (born 1944), British sprinter * Howard Davies (actor) (1879–1947), English-born American actor in ''The Man Who Laughs'' (1928 film) See also * Howard Davis (other) Howard Davis is the name of: * Howard Davis (professor of architecture) (born 1948), American writer and professor of architecture at the University of Oregon * Howard Davis (musician) (1940–2008), British violinist * Howard Davis (sprinter) (bor ... * John Howard Davies (1939–2011), English child a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910s American Films
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Han emperors, and then destroy Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 Short Films
Events January * January – Joseph Stalin travels to Vienna to research his ''Marxism and the National Question''. This means that, during this month, Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito are all living in the city. * January 3 – First Balkan War: Greece completes its Battle of Chios (1912), capture of the eastern Aegean island of Chios, as the last Ottoman forces on the island surrender. * January 13 – Edward Carson founds the (first) Ulster Volunteers, Ulster Volunteer Force, by unifying several existing Ulster loyalism, loyalist militias to resist home rule for Ireland. * January 18 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the war. * January 23 – 1913 Ottoman coup d'état: Enver Pasha comes to power. February * February 1 – New York City's Grand Central Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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Silent American Comedy Short Films
Silent may mean: People * Brandon Silent (born 1973), South African former footballer * Charles Silent (1842-1918), German-born American jurist * List of people known as the Silent Music * Silent (band), a Brazilian rock band * The Silents, an Australian psychedelic rock band * Silent, a song by Gerald Walker, from the album I Remember When This All Meant Something... Other uses * Silent film, a film with no sound * Dark (broadcasting) or silent, an off-air radio or TV station * Air Energy AE-1 Silent, a German self-launching ultralight sailplane * Buffalo Silents, a 1920s exhibition basketball team whose members were deaf and/or mute * Silent Pool, a lake in Surrey, United Kingdom * Silent (TV series), a 2022 Japanese television drama See also * Silent Generation, a demographic cohort between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boomers * Silent letter, a letter in a word which is not pronounced * Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 Comedy Films
Events January * January – Joseph Stalin travels to Vienna to research his ''Marxism and the National Question''. This means that, during this month, Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito are all living in the city. * January 3 – First Balkan War: Greece completes its Battle of Chios (1912), capture of the eastern Aegean island of Chios, as the last Ottoman forces on the island surrender. * January 13 – Edward Carson founds the (first) Ulster Volunteers, Ulster Volunteer Force, by unifying several existing Ulster loyalism, loyalist militias to resist home rule for Ireland. * January 18 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the war. * January 23 – 1913 Ottoman coup d'état: Enver Pasha comes to power. February * February 1 – New York City's Grand Central Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 Films
1913 was a particularly fruitful year for film as an art form, and is often cited one of the years in the decade which contributed to the medium the most, along with 1917. The year was one where filmmakers of several countries made great artistic advancements, producing notable pioneering masterpieces such as ''The Student of Prague'' (Stellan Rye), ''Suspense'' (Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber), ''Atlantis'' (August Blom), ''Raja Harischandra'' (D. G. Phalke), ''Juve contre Fantomas'' (Louis Feuillade), ''Quo Vadis?'' (Enrico Guazzoni), ''Ingeborg Holm'' (Victor Sjöström), ''The Mothering Heart'' (D. W. Griffith), ''Ma l’amor mio non muore!'' (Mario Caserini), ''L’enfant de Paris'' (Léonce Perret) and ''Twilight of a Woman's Soul'' (Yevgenii Bauer). Events * January 1 – The British Board of Film Censors is established. * April 21 – The first full-length Indian (and Marathi) feature film '' Raja Harishchandra'' (silent) has its première (public release May 3). * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Warren (footballer, Born 1907)
Frederick Windsor Warren (23 December 1907 – 1986) was a Welsh professional footballer and international player on teams for Wales. Club career Warren began his career at his home town club Cardiff City, spending time as understudy to George McLachlan before becoming a more regular first team player. In January 1930, he was sold to Division One side Middlesbrough for a fee of £8,000, in a transfer that also involved Joe Hillier and Jack Jennings. After six years with Middlesbrough, Warren joined Heart of Midlothian, where he later became the club's first Welsh international. He remained at Tynecastle until the outbreak of World War II, returning to South Wales to work for Barry Town. International career Warren made his debut for Wales on 2 February 1929, scoring in a 2–1 win over Ireland in the 1929 British Home Championship. Four months later, during the summer of 1929 Warren was selected for the Football Association of Wales tour of Canada but these matches were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Drew
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). In Ireland the name is used as an anglicized version of Áine. Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (166 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Bateman
Victory Bateman (April 6, 1865 in Philadelphia – March 2, 1926 in Los Angeles) was an American silent film actress. Her father, Thomas Creese, and her mother, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Creese, were both actors. On stage, Ms. Bateman appeared in the 1900 tour of "The Man From Mexico" and in the 1919 tour of "Seven Days' Leave". She was born nine days before Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, but was named Victory because of the North's eventual win over the Confederate South finishing the Civil War. In the early 1890s, she became embroiled in the divorce proceedings of actors Aubrey Boucicault and Amy Busby. Though later exonerated from all involvement in the case, Bateman was forced to resign from an all-woman's group called the Professional Woman's League. At one time, she was married to Wilfred Clarke, a son of John Sleeper Clarke and Asia Booth, and nephew of Edwin and John Wilkes Booth. They were separated for many years at the time of the Boucicault trial. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamar Johnstone
Edward Lamar Johnstone (March 15, 1884 – May 21, 1919) was an American silent film actor and director. Biography Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Johnstone starred in 82 films as an actor between 1911 and his death in 1919. He often starred alongside Dorothy Gibson, an actress who survived the sinking of the ''Titanic''. Johnstone directed three films; one in 1913 called '' Truth in the Wilderness'', starring Charlotte Burton, ''The Turning Point'' (1914), and ''The Unforgiven'' (1915). In the 1916 serial '' Secret of the Submarine'', Johnstone got to fly Juanita Hansen in a Curtiss Model D pusher biplane.''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'' by Daniel Blum c. 1953 page 121 Death Johnstone died on May 21, 1919, in Palm Springs, California, his cause of death was heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
