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W. Scott Darling
William Scott Darling (May 28, 1898 – October 29, 1951) was a Canadian-born writer and a pioneer screenwriter and film director in the Hollywood motion picture industry. He is often known in Hollywood histories as Scott Darling, though he was almost invariably credited in films as W. Scott Darling. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario, Darling embarked on a career as a writer, primarily doing humor stories for magazines. He married Eleanor Fried, who later worked as a film editor, and they had a daughter, Gretchen (1915–1994), who became a stage actress and playwright. In 1914, Darling was hired by the Kalem Company of New York City to work at their California studios writing the scripts for the adventure film serial ''The Hazards of Helen''. So successful were the short films that the job would last more than two years with Darling writing 119 episodes of what became the longest serial ever made at 23.8 hours. When finished writing the exhausting serial he took a year off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of North American cities by population, fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Of Frankenstein
''The Ghost of Frankenstein'' is a 1942 American horror film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi. It is the fourth film in the ''Frankenstein'' series by Universal Pictures, and the follow-up to '' Son of Frankenstein'' (1939). The film's plot follows the previous film's plot: Frankenstein's Monster (Lon Chaney Jr.) and his companion Ygor (Bela Lugosi) are chased out of town. They go to another small town to encourage the younger son of Henry Frankenstein (Cedric Hardwicke) to continue his father's experiments, so that Ygor can have revenge against his enemies and his brain transplanted into the Monster's skull. The film was the first in the series with Chaney portraying the monster and was cast one day after the film was announced by Universal. It began production in December 1941 and finished in January 1942. On its release it received praise as being as strong as the previous films from ''The Hollywood Reporter'' and '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragnet Patrol
''Dragnet Patrol'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code melodrama film directed by Frank R. Strayer from a script by W. Scott Darling. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Vera Reynolds, and Marjorie Beebe, and was released by Action Pictures on December 15, 1931. Plot Cast * Glenn Tryon as Larry * Vera Reynolds as Millie * Marjorie Beebe as Mabel * Vernon Dent as Cookie * Symona Boniface as Ethel * Walter Long as Grainger * George Hayes as Private detective Reception The ''Press of Atlantic City'' gave the picture a good review calling it, "an unpretentious picture, but fairly entertaining. ''Photoplay'', however, did not enjoy the picture, calling it a "banal ballad in celluloid", and considering it a kindness not to mention who was in the cast. The ''Motion Picture Herald'' gave the film a positive review, saying it had a good share of action, romance, and domestic intrigue. While ''The Film Daily ''The Film Daily'' was a daily publication that existed from 1918 to 1970 in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder At Midnight (1931 Film)
''Murder at Midnight'' (a.k.a. ''The Monster Kills'') is a 1931 American pre-Code murder mystery whodunnit directed by Frank R. Strayer. Plot A murder during a game of charades at a society party leads the police to begin the hunt through the guest-list for a motive and culprit, involving a changed will and booby-trapped telephones. The killer strikes several more times to conceal his or her identity, until all is revealed. Cast *Aileen Pringle as Esme Kennedy *Alice White as Millie Scripps *Hale Hamilton as Phillip Montrose * Robert Elliott as Inspector Taylor *Clara Blandick as Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy *Brandon Hurst as Lawrence *Leslie Fenton as Walter Grayson * William Humphrey as Colton * Tyrell Davis as The Englishman *Kenneth Thomson as Jim Kennedy * Robert Ellis as Duncan Channing Post production A film within a film with the same title, ''Murder at Midnight,'' and similar plot is featured in ''The Mirror Crack'd'' (1980). Preservation status * A print is preserved in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught Cheating
''Caught Cheating'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer from a screenplay by W. Scott Darling. The film stars Charles Murray, George Sidney, and Nita Martan, and it was released by Tiffany Productions on January 31, 1931. Plot Madelynne Cabrone is the wife of gangster Joe Cabrone. She is having an affair, and her husband finds out about it and tracks her to a roadhouse, intent on killing her lover. She escapes in her car, but when it breaks down, she takes to the road, where she is picked up by the unwitting Sam Harris. Joe catches up to them, and believes Sam to be the man Madelynne is having an affair with. He is about to move in to kill him, when Sam is stopped for speeding. When Madelynne tells her story, it is printed in the papers, and Sam becomes something of a hero for saving her. Joe vows to kill Sam within twenty-four hours. T. McGillicuddy Hungerford, a wealthy businessman hears of Sam's heroism and offers to give Sam a huge order. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noisy Neighbors
''Noisy Neighbors'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Eddie Quillan, Alberta Vaughn and Jane Keckley. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded using the RCA Photophone sound system. Plot Van Revel and his family, a struggling vaudeville act bouncing from town to town, stumble upon a life-altering revelation: they're the last descendants of a prominent Southern family, the Van Revels. Inheriting a sprawling plantation thrusts them into a world of unexpected wealth and privilege, far removed from the dusty stages they once called home. However, this newfound fortune comes with a heavy burden – a 60-year-old blood feud with the neighboring Carstairs, ignited by a fatal croquet match long ago. As the Van Revels adjust to their opulent surroundings, Eddie finds himself smitten with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxi 13
''Taxi 13'' is a 1928 sound part-talkie film comedy produced and distributed by Film Booking Offices of America and directed by Marshall Neilan. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the RCA Photophone sound-on-film system. The film stars Chester Conklin in what is FBO's first film with a pre-recorded soundtrack. Once thought lost, a copy evidently survives at Cineteca Nazionale, Rome. Critical reception A review in '' Harrison's Reports'' said, "This is neither funny enojugh to be called a comedy nor serious enough to be called a drama.' Despite a few good points, it added, "But on the whole it is not a particularly good picture". Cast *Chester Conklin as Angus Mactavish * Ethel Wales as Mrs. Mactavish * Martha Sleeper as Flora Mactavish * Hugh Trevor as Dan Regan * Lee Moran as Dennis Moran *Jerry Miley as Mason * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Last Haul
''His Last Haul'' is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Tom Moore, Seena Owen, and Alan Roscoe. Under a woman's guidance, a criminal attempts to reform. Cast * Tom Moore as Joe Hammond * Seena Owen as Blanche * Charles Mason as Anthony Dugan * Alan Roscoe as Fly Cop * Henry Sedley as Blackmailer Censorship When ''His Last Haul'' was released, many states and cities in the United States had censor boards that could require cuts or other eliminations before the film could be shown. The Kansas censor board ordered the elimination of all "amens" and "hallelujahs" in the intertitles. Preservation ''His Last Haul'' is a lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Meddler (1925 Film)
''The Meddler'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring William Desmond, Gloria Roy, and Claire Anderson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, millionaire Richard Gilmore goes west to conquer his sense of fear. At his fiancée's instigation, he turns to polite banditry. He aids a starving widow and her children, frustrates some cattle rustlers Cattle raiding is the act of stealing live cattle, often several or many at once. In Australia, such stealing is often referred to as duffing, and the perpetrator as a duffer.Baker, Sidney John (1945) ''The Australian language : an examination o ..., and even overcomes an honest rancher to convince him that his life is in danger. After he succeeds in saving the rancher and his sister, the rustlers are rounded up. He hears that his fiancée has married another, paving the way for his future happiness with the rancher's sister. Cast References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See My Lawyer (1921 Film)
''See My Lawyer'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Edmund Hartmann and Stanley Davis. It is based on the 1939 musical ''See My Lawyer'' by Richard Maibaum and Harry Clork. The film stars Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Alan Curtis, Grace McDonald, Noah Beery Jr., Franklin Pangborn and Edward Brophy. The film was released on March 9, 1945, by Universal Pictures. Plot The entertainers, "Ole & Chic", have received better offers elsewhere, and are eager to break their contract at Wagonhorn's nightclub. Wagonhorn is just as eager to keep them on at the low salary he signed them for. However, when the team takes drastic measures one night, destroying the club and subjecting the patrons to slapstick abuse, Wagonhorn is so frightened by this display he sells the club to the two of them just to get away from them. Although an insulted patron (Ed Brophy) files a damage suit against "Ole & Chic", they not only win the suit, but the beginning law firm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
813 (film)
''813'' is a 1920 American mystery film directed by Charles Christie and Scott Sidney, written by Scott Darling from the 1910 story by Maurice Leblanc, produced by Al Christie, released by the Christie Film Company and the Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation, and starring Wedgwood Nowell as jewel thief Arsene Lupin with a supporting cast featuring Ralph Lewis, Wallace Beery, and Laura La Plante. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com and it may be a . Plot As summarized in a film publication, Robert Castleback (Lewis) has plans for worldwide power through ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
813 (1920 Film) - 2
Events By place Byzantine Empire * June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler (''khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) is destroyed by a counter-attack of Bulgarian heavy cavalry, while trapped in the valley. Krum captures the Byzantine camp and a rich prize, including gold and weaponry. * July 11 – Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, abdicates in favor of his general Leo the Armenian, and becomes a monk (under the name Athanasius). His sons are castrated to prevent them succeeding the Byzantine throne, and relegated into monasteries. One of them, Niketas (renamed Ignatius), eventually becomes a patriarch of Constantinople. * July 17 – Krum reaches Constantinople, and sets his camp outside the walls. He is given an invitation, and a promise of safe conduct, to meet Leo V. Krum sets out unarmed for the capital with only a small escort, but is am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
