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The Little Gray Lady
''The Little Gray Lady'' is a lost 1914 silent film drama directed by Francis Powers and starring Jane Grey of the Broadway stage. It was produced by Adolph Zukor continuing his making films with Broadway actors and stars, hence the name of his company Famous Players Film Company. Cast *Jane Grey as Anna Gray *James Cooley as Perry Carlyle *Jane Fearnley as Ruth Jordan *Hal Clarendon Hal Clarendon (1876–1959) was an actor and director in the United States. He had a namesake stock theater company. He appeared in theatrical shows including as a lead. He was slated to direct ''The Other Man'' starring Hobart Henley and Irene Hu ... as Sam Meade *Julia Walcott as Mrs. Jordan *Robert Cummings as Richard Graham *Mathaleen Aarnold as Mrs. Graham *Edgar Davenport as John Moore *Sue Balfour as Mrs. Carlyle References External links The Little Gray Lady at IMDb.com* 1914 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films American films based on plays Famous Players-L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Powers (actor)
Francis Powers (June 4, 1865 Virginia – May 10, 1940 Santa Monica, California) was a silent film actor, screenwriter, and director from the United States. Selected filmography *''Clothes'' (1914) *'' The Port of Missing Men'' (1914 *'' The Ring and the Man'' (1914) *'' The Little Gray Lady'' (1914) * ''Shadows of Conscience ''Shadows of Conscience'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Russell Simpson, Barbara Tennant and Gertrude Olmstead.Connelly, p. 250. Cast * Russell Simpson as Jim Logan * Landers Stevens as Wad ...'' (1921) * '' Rouged Lips'' (1923) * '' Playing It Wild'' (1923) *'' The Love Trap'' (1923) *'' The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln'' (1924) *'' The Iron Horse'' (1924) *'' Lightnin''' (1925) (uncredited) *'' Thank You'' (1925) (uncredited) *'' The Fighting Heart'' (1925) (uncredited) References 1865 births 1940 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male silent film actors Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Silent Feature Films
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1914 Drama Films
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent American Drama Films
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American Black-and-white Films
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Famous Players-Lasky Films
Famous may refer to: Companies * Famous Brands, a South African restaurant franchisor * Famous Footwear, an American retail store chain * Famous Music, the music publishing division of Paramount Pictures * Famous Studios, the animation division of Paramount Pictures from 1942 to 1967 Music *'' Famous?'', an album by JME * ''Famous'' (Marques Houston album), 2013 * ''Famous'' (Puddle of Mudd album) ** "Famous" (Puddle of Mudd song), 2007 * ''Famous'' (Taemin EP), 2019 * "Famous" (Charli XCX song), 2015 * "Famous" (French Montana song), 2017 * "Famous" (Kanye West song), 2016 * "Famous" (Mason Ramsey song), 2018 * "Famous" (Nathan Sykes song), 2016 * "Famous" (Play song), 2010 * "Famous" (Scouting for Girls song) * "Famous" (Tinchy Stryder song), 2010 *"Famous", a song by Inna from her album '' Party Never Ends'' Other uses * '' Lisa Picard Is Famous'', also known as ''Famous'', a 2000 film * Famous, Missouri, a community in the United States See also * Fame (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Films Based On Plays
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the " United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Socc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost American Drama Films
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography * Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have been created but has not survived to the present day Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Lost'' (1950 film), a Mexican film directed by Fernando A. Rivero * ''Lost'' (1956 film), a British thriller starring David Farrar * ''Lost'' (1983 film), an American film directed by Al Adamson * ''Lost!'' (film), a 1986 Canadian film directed by Peter Rowe * ''Lost'' (2004 film), an American thriller starring Dean Cain * ''The Lost'' (2006 film), an American psychological horror starring Marc Senter Games *'' Lost: Via Domus'', a 2008 video game by Ubisoft based on the ''Lost'' TV series * ''The Lost'' (video game), a 2002 vaporware game by Irrational Games Literature * ''Lost'' (Maguire novel), a 2001 horror/mystery novel by Gregory Maguire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Films
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.Birchard, Robert S. (2004). ''Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood''. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 1-13, __TOC__ Events * February 2 – Charlie Chaplin's first film, '' Making a Living'' is released. * February 7 – Release of Charlie Chaplin's second film, the Keystone comedy ''Kid Auto Races at Venice'', in which his character of The Tramp is introduced to audiences (although first filmed in '' Mabel's Strange Predicament'', released two days later). * February 8 – Winsor McCay's '' Gertie the Dinosaur'' greatly advances filmed animation movement techniques. * February 10 – Release of the film ''Hearts Adrift''; the name of Mary Pickford, the star, is displayed above the title on movie marquees. * February – Lewis J. Selznick and Arthur Spiegel organize the World Film Corporation, a distributor of independently produced films locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor (; hu, Zukor Adolf; January 7, 1873 – June 10, 1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer best known as one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures.Obituary '' Variety'' (June 16, 1976), p. 76. He produced one of America's first feature-length films, ''The Prisoner of Zenda'', in 1913. Early life Zukor was born to an Ashkenazi Jewish family in Ricse, in the Kingdom of Hungary in January 1873, which was then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father, Jacob, who operated a general store, died when he was a year old, while his mother, Hannah Liebermann, died when he was 7. Adolph and his brother Arthur moved in with Kalman Liebermann, their uncle. Liebermann, a rabbi, expected his nephews to become rabbis, but instead Adolph served a three-year apprenticeship in the dry goods store of family friends. When he was 16, he decided to emigrate to the U.S. He sailed from Hamburg on the s/s Rugia on March 1 and arrived in New York City under the name A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Clarendon
Hal Clarendon (1876–1959) was an actor and director in the United States. He had a namesake stock theater company. He appeared in theatrical shows including as a lead. He was slated to direct ''The Other Man'' starring Hobart Henley and Irene Hunt. He was general director of the new Ruth J. MacTammany Motion Picture Company in 1916. Filmography *''Leah Kleschna (film)'' (1913), as Kleschna *''The Port of Doom'' (1913) *''A Lady of Quality (1913 film) ''A Lady of Quality'' is a lost 1913 silent film drama directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring stage star Cissy Loftus. It was produced by Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor, was based on the 1896 novel '' A Lady of Quality'' by Frances Hodgson ...'' *''The Redemption of David Corson'' (1914), as Andy MacFarlane *''Marta of the Lowlands'' (1914) *''His Last Dollar'' (1914) *''The Conspiracy (1914 film)'' *''The Little Gray Lady'' (1914), as Sam Meade *''The Terror of Anger'' (1914) *''The Scales of Justice (film)'' (1914), as W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Fearnley
Jane Fearnley (née Sadie J. Fearnley; –1952), was an American stage and film actress who appeared in silent films. Her name was sometimes spelled Jane Fernley. Early life and education Fearnley was born Sadie J. around 1885 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah who immigrated to the United States from England. She graduated from Dean Academy in 1904. Career After college, Fearnley moved to New York City and began her acting career performing both on stage and film until the early 1920's. In 1907 she made her national debut in the leading role in the play ''Raffles'' as Gwendolin Conron with S. Miller Kent, then in 1909 as Hope Georgia in the play ''The Gentleman from Mississippi''. After tiring of traveling, she joined Reliance Film Company, then later joined Independent Moving Pictures (IMP) and the Famous Players Film Company among others. By 1913, she had solidified herself as a leading film actress, often starring opposite King Baggot in fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
