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Wes Jenkins
Wes Jenkins (1859-1930) was an American actor active during Hollywood's silent era. He appears in an untitled Biograph film from 1913 that has been dubbed '' Lime Kiln Field Day''; held by MoMA, the seven-reel clip is thought to be the oldest surviving footage of black actors. Biography Wes was born in Winchester, Virginia. He grew up primarily in Pittsburgh, and when he was 14, he dropped out of school to get a job to help his mother and siblings. In his teens, he discovered his talent for singing while performing in groups like the Oriole Quartet. (His brother Robert was also a talented singer.) He got his start as a theater actor before making the transition to film around 1911. In his early days, he was part of a troupe called the Red Moon Company. He met his wife, Mattie Farrar, while performing in Whalen & Martell's production of ''The South Before the War''; they married in 1898 in Bloomington, Illinois. Between 1911 and his death, he appeared in films for companies li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biograph Company
The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition, and for two decades was one of the most prolific, releasing over 3000 short films and 12 feature films. During the height of silent film as a medium, Biograph was America's most prominent film studio and one of the most respected and influential studios worldwide, only rivaled by Germany's UFA, Sweden's Svensk Filmindustri and France's Pathé. The company was home to pioneering director D. W. Griffith and such actors as Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, and Lionel Barrymore. Founding The company was started by William Kennedy Dickson, an inventor at Thomas Edison's laboratory who helped pioneer the technology of capturing moving images on film. Dickson left Edison in April 1895, joining with inventors Herman Casler, Henry Marvin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Father's Wife
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People From Winchester, Virginia
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Male Actors From Virginia
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American Male Film Actors
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A Natural Born Gambler
''A Natural Born Gambler'' is a 1916 silent film short, the first of only two films starring Broadway comic and singer Bert Williams. The film was Williams' first two-reel comedy, and was a film that was expected not to disappoint audiences and was highly anticipated. It was produced by the Biograph Company and released by The General Film Company. Williams directed and G. W. Bitzer, also known as Billy Bitzer, who was usually D. W. Griffith's cameraman, was the cinematographer. This is a still-surviving film, featuring Williams in his famous blackface routine. It is an authentic comedic film for its time (1916) in which Williams is still humorous without heavily relying on the popular physical style of slapstick comedy. Special and strategic advertising along with the name Williams had created for himself made it possible for the film to get exposure throughout the country. Most of this exposure came from newspaper prints. Bert Williams Film exhibitors were excited to have pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful Mrs
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Little Miss No-Account
''Little Miss No-Account'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William P. S. Earle and starring Gladys Leslie, Frank O'Connor, William Calhoun, Eulalie Jensen, and Wes Jenkins. It is based on the story ''The Reflection of Scarlet'' by Edward P. Smaney. The film was released by Vitagraph Company of America on April 13, 1918. Plot Cast *Gladys Leslie as Patty Baring *Frank O'Connor as Edwin Sayer *William Calhoun as Josiah Wheeler *Eulalie Jensen as Ann Wheeler-Ballinger *Wes Jenkins as Stebbins (as West Jenkins) *Richard Wangermann as Herman (as Richard Wangeman) *Carlton S. King Carlton S. King (December 15, 1881 – July 6, 1932) was an American film actor of the silent era. He also directed several films. King also acted on stage. In 1900, he was a member of the American Opera Company. King worked for the Edison Co ... as Ned (as Carlton King) *Stephen Carr as Bobby Preservation The film is now considered lost. References External links * 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babs (1920 Film)
''Babs'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Corinne Griffith. Griffith and the Vitagraph Company produced with Vitagraph distributing. The film was also called ''Bab's Candidate'' and had the working title ''Gumshoes 4-B''. Cast *Corinne Griffith as Barbara Marvin *George Fawcett as Senator Merrill Treadwill Marvin *Webster Campbell as David Darrow *Charles S. Abbe as Henry Dawes (credited as Charles Abbe) *William Holden as Ben Cogswell *Roy Applegate as Jabez Prouty * Blanche Davenport as Aunt Celia *Harvey A. Fisher as Shackleton Hobbs *Walter Horton as Eben Sprague *Wes Jenkins as Old Eph *Frances Miller Frances Miller (sometimes credited as Frances Grant or Frances Miller Grant) was an American actress who worked extensively during Hollywood's silent era. Like many black actresses of her time, she was often cast in " mammy" roles. Biography ... as Mamie (credited as Frances Miller Grant) References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lime Kiln Field Day
''Lime Kiln Field Day'' (also known as ''Lime Kiln Club Field Day'' or ''Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Field Day'') is a 1913 American black-and-white silent film produced by the Biograph Company and Klaw and Erlanger. Production background Led by the famous Caribbean American musical theater performer and recording artist Bert Williams, the cast involved Harlem-based entertainment pioneers Sam Lucas, Abbie Mitchell, J. Leubrie Hill, Emma Reed, John Wesley (Wes) Jenkins (1859-1930), Walker Thompson (1887-1922), Billy Harper, and other theater performers, including members of J. Leubrie Hill’s ''Darktown Follies'' stage company. Biograph Company produced the film for Marcus Klaw and A. L. Erlanger in the Bronx, New York. ''Lime Kiln Field Day'' was shot at locations in New York as well as New Jersey using a 35mm camera at 19fps. After filming over an hour of footage, the producers Klaw and Erlanger abandoned the project during post-production, leaving the film to be without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good-Bad Wife
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The Kentuckians
''The Kentuckians'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and written by Frank Tuttle based upon the novel of the same name by John Fox, Jr. The film stars Monte Blue, Wilfred Lytell, Diana Allen, Francis Joyner, J.H. Gilmour, John Miltern, and Thomas S. Brown. The film was released on February 20, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Monte Blue as Boone Stallard * Wilfred Lytell as Randolph Marshall *Diana Allen as Anne Bruce *Francis Joyner as Mace Keaton *J.H. Gilmour as Governor *John Miltern as Colton *Thomas S. Brown as Jake Stallard * J. W. Johnston as Boone's Brother *Russell Parker as Constable *John Carr as Young Keaton *Albert Hewitt as Young Stallard *Eugenie Woodward as Ma Stallard *Wes Jenkins Wes Jenkins (1859-1930) was an American actor active during Hollywood's silent era. He appears in an untitled Biograph film from 1913 that has been dubbed '' Lime Kiln Field Day''; held by MoMA, the seven-reel clip is thought to be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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