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William Irving (actor)
William Irving (17 May 1893 – 25 December 1943) was a German-born American film actor. Biography The burly character actor appeared in more than 220 films between 1916 and 1941, often as a "comic heavy" in the ''Our Gang'' and Three Stooges comedy short films. Irving also appeared as a cowardly German army cook in '' All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930). He played mostly supporting roles in the silent era, but after the introduction of sound films his appearances got noticeably smaller and he was often uncredited. On Christmas Day 1943, Irving was crossing the street at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles, California, when he was struck and killed by a hit and run driver. His remains were cremated at Pierce Brothers Hollywood. Irving was divorced from his wife, Mildred, at the time of his death. He was survived by a brother. Selected filmography * '' Whose Baby?'' (1917, Short) - Harold Scull - the Rival * '' Till I Come Back to Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Burns
Neal Burns (June 26, 1892 – October 3, 1969) was an American film actor, screenwriter, and film director, director. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1946. Burns was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania and attended public schools in Atlantic City. He died in Los Angeles, California. He was the younger brother of fellow actor Eddie Barry (actor), Eddie Barry. Burns's work on stage included acting with the Gaiety Company at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles in 1914. In 1918, Burns was a drill sergeant in the Army at Camp Lewis. Selected filmography * ''Operating on Cupid'' (1915) * Their Friend, The Burglar' (1915) * ''Phoney Photos'' (1918) * ''Hickory Hiram'' (1918) * ''Mary's Ankle'' (1920) * ''Divorce Made Easy'' (1929) (director) * ''Sob Sister'' (1931) * ''Kickin' the Crown Around'' (1933) * ''Behold My Wife! (1934 film), Behold My Wife!'' (1934) * ''The Face of Marble'' (1946) References 6. "Nestor Film Company." ''Wikipedia'', Wikimedia Foundation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Letters (1924 Film)
''Love letters'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by David Selman (credited as David Soloman) and written by Doty Hobart, which stars Shirley Mason, Gordon Edwards, and Alma Francis. John Miljan made his film debut in a supporting role. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Julia Crossland is living very happily with her husband and sister. Evelyn Jefferson is equally happy with the thoughts of her upcoming marriage to Jimmy Stanton, who has just accepted a position as secretary to Thomas Chadwick. He rents a house for his employer next to that of the Crossland's. When the sisters meet Thomas, they realize that he is the man they both love and secretly wrote passionate love letters to. Evelyn attempts to get the letters, but is unsuccessful. Chadwick is killed. When the Morocco box containing the letters is opened, everyone finds that the man has personally destroyed all evidence of his past amours. Cast list * Shirley Mason as Evelyn Jefferson * Gordon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bride Of The Colorado
''The Bride of the Colorado'' is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Elmer Clifton starring John Boles and Rose Blossom. Plot Although the film was intended to be a drama with romantic interest during a transit of the Colorado River, a short film review in ''Photoplay'' magazine stated that the spectacle of the Colorado River with its rapids and the Grand Canyon where the lead of the picture, with the characters and plot "absolutely incidental" to the background scenery. Cast * John Boles as John Barrows * Rose Blossom as Mary Jenkins (credited as Donal Blossom) * William Irving as Fritz Mueller * Henry Sedley as Regan * Carl Stockdale as Old Man Jenkins * Richard Alexander as Dirk * Mae Busch (uncredited) Production Filming occurred on the Colorado River within the Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in northwestern Arizona, the 15th sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rush Hour
''The Rush Hour'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Marie Prevost, Harrison Ford (silent film actor), Harrison Ford and Seena Owen. Plot Cast * Marie Prevost as Margie Dolan * Harrison Ford (silent film actor), Harrison Ford as Dan Morley * Seena Owen as Yvonne Dorée * David Butler (director), David Butler as William Finch * Ward Crane as Dunrock * Arthur Hoyt as Professor Jones * Wilson Benge as Travel Agent * Mathilde Comont as Chanteuse at Bohemia Cafe * William Irving (actor), William Irving as Seasick Shipboard Passenger * Franklin Pangborn as Troublemaker at Bohemia Cafe Preservation status *The film has been preserved at UCLA Film & Television Archive. References Bibliography * Richard Lewis Ward. ''When the Cock Crows: A History of the Pathé Exchange''. SIU Press, 2016. External links * lantern slide archived) 1928 films 1928 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing To Wear
''Nothing to Wear'' is a lost 1928 American comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Jacqueline Logan, Theodore von Eltz and Bryant Washburn.Monaco p.559 Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Jackie Standish * Theodore von Eltz as Phil Stanndish * Bryant Washburn as Tommy Butler * Jane Winton Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 – September 22, 1959) was an American film actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. Early years Winton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1905. The deaths of her father when she was four yea ... as Irene Hawley * William Irving as Detective * Edythe Flynn as Maid References Bibliography * James Monaco. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1928 films 1928 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Erle C. Kenton American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{silent-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wreck Of The Singapore
''The Wreck of the Singapore'', also known as ''The Singapore Mutiny'', is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Ince, Estelle Taylor, and Jim Mason. Cast * Ralph Ince as Kelsey * Estelle Taylor as Daisy * Jim Mason as Borg * Gardner James as The Stiff * William Irving as Huber * Harry Allen as Mr. Watts * Carl Axzelle as Cockney * Martha Mattox as Mrs. Watts * Robert Gaillard as Captain * Frank Newburg as Petty Officer Censorship When ''The Wreck of the Singapore'' 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 a cut of an intertitle In films and videos, an intertitle, also known as a title card, is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (hence, ''inter-'') the photographed action at various points. Intertitles used to convey character dialogue are referred ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cameraman
''The Cameraman'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent Romantic comedy, romantic comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and an uncredited Buster Keaton. The picture stars Keaton and Marceline Day. It was Keaton's first film under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The following year, however, MGM refused to let Keaton continue with creative control over his pictures, causing lasting damage to his career from which Keaton never really recovered. Keaton later referred to his move to MGM as "the worst mistake of my career". The film is considered by fans and critics to be one of Keaton's best, and was added to the National Film Registry in 2005 as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". ''The Cameraman'' entered the 2024 in American public domain, public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. Plot Buster, a sidewalk tintype portrait photographer in New York City, develops a crush on Sally, a secretary who works for MGM Newsreels. To be nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful But Dumb
''Beautiful But Dumb'' is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Charles Byer and George E. Stone. The film is believed to be lost. Plot A stenographer has a makeover and schemes to snare her boss. Cast * Patsy Ruth Miller as Janet Brady * Charles Byer Charles Byer (February 28, 1893 – November 28, 1953) was an American film actor of the silent era.Babington & Barr p. 133 He appeared in films for a variety of companies including Fox Film, Fox, Paramount Pictures, Paramount, Tiffany Pictures, T ... as James Conroy * George E. Stone as Tad * Shirley Palmer as Beth * Eileen Sedgwick as Mae * William Irving as Ward * Harvey Clark as Broadwell References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1928 films 1928 comedy films 1920s English-language film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Darn Tootin'
''You're Darn Tootin is a silent short subject directed by E. Livingston Kennedy starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. It was released on April 21, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered .... Plot Stan and Oliver, members of a municipal band, find themselves perpetually at odds with their conductor's direction, leading to their dismissal from both the band and their lodgings. In an attempt to earn a living, they resort to street performance as musicians. However, their discord spills over into their interactions with passersby, resulting in chaotic altercations that escalate into a broader conflict among the crowd, ultimately devolving into a chaotic scene where individuals engage in disruptive behavior, including the removal of each other's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hair (film)
''Red Hair'' is a 1928 silent film starring Clara Bow and Lane Chandler, directed by Clarence G. Badger, based on a 1905 novel by Elinor Glyn, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film had one sequence filmed in Technicolor, and is now considered a lost film except for the color sequence at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and a few production stills. Plot A free-spirited young girl has three middle-aged admirers, each of whom sees her from a completely different perspective. Unknown to her, they also happen to be the guardians of a wealthy young man to whom she is attracted. Cast *Clara Bow as Bubbles McCoy *Lane Chandler as Robert Lennon * William Austin as Dr. Eustace Gill * Jacqueline Gadsden as Minnie Luther *Lawrence Grant as Judge Rufus Lennon * Claude King as Thomas L. Burke * William Irving as Demmy See also *List of lost films *List of early color feature films A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coney Island (1928 Film)
''Coney Island'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Lois Wilson, Lucille Mendez, and Eugene Strong. Its survival status is listed as unknown, at silentera.com which suggests that it is a . Cast * Lois Wilson as Joan Wellman * Lucille Mendez as Joy Carroll * |
Ham And Eggs At The Front
''Ham and Eggs at the Front'' is a 1927 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Tom Wilson, Heinie Conklin and Myrna Loy - all in blackface.Leider, Emily W. ''Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood''. University of California Press, 2011. p.318 While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. Long thought to be a lost film, a print was screened at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2021 courtesy of the Cineteca Italiana. Cast * Tom Wilson as Ham * Heinie Conklin as Eggs * Myrna Loy as Fifi * William Irving as von Friml * Noah Young as Sergeant * Louise Fazenda as Cally Brown * Tom Kennedy as Lazarus See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from silent film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
