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Willis Marks
Willis Marks (August 20, 1865, Rochester, Minnesota, United States – December 6, 1952, Los Angeles, California) was an American silent film actor. Biography In 1888, Marks debuted on stage professionally. He acted in Oliver Morosco's stock company for nine years. He went to Hollywood in 1915, and for 20 years he portrayed older men in many films, including ''The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln'' (1924), in which he played William Seward. Marks' career declined after the emergence of sound movies. Marks was married to actress Carroll Marshall. His son, Chandler Marks, was also an actor. Marks' papers are housed at the University of Denver. ''University of Denver''. Retrieved November 3, 2023. Partial filmography *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Defiance
''Her Defiance'' is an American short silent film directed by Cleo Madison and Joe King, which was released on January 14, 1916. Overview Madison stars as an innocent young country girl who becomes involved in a love affair. The story was written by Harvey Gates. The film lasts for 21 minutes and is noted for its use of the " matte process" which was used to convey time and distance in the narrative. ''Her Defiance'' is usually associated with other feminist melodramas that Madison produced in 1916, including ''Alias Jane Jones,'' '' A Soul Enslaved,'' and ''A Heart's Crucible''. Motion Picture News claimed ''Her Defiance'' was "a sympathetic subject along conventional lines but benefited by several original situations that add much to its value," on January 15, 1916. Plot Adeline Gabler (Cleo Madison) is a young farm girl whose brother is scheming to marry her off to an elderly rich neighbor, "Old Scapin" (Willis Marks). When Adeline falls in love with a city boy, Frank Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clock (1917 Film)
''The Clock'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by William Worthington and starring Franklyn Farnum, Agnes Vernon and Frank Whitson.Connelly p.332 Plot summary Cast * Franklyn Farnum as Jack Tempest * Agnes Vernon as Vivian Graham * Frank Whitson as Bob Barrett * Mark Fenton as John Graham * Fred Montague as George Morgan * Willis Marks Willis Marks (August 20, 1865, Rochester, Minnesota, United States – December 6, 1952, Los Angeles, California) was an American silent film actor. Biography In 1888, Marks debuted on stage professionally. He acted in Oliver Morosco's stock c ... as Brandon * Seymour Zeliff as Sam References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * * * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jack-Knife Man
''The Jack-Knife Man'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor and his debut film with First National. A story of Christian charity and the virtues of self-help, the work reflects his "Creed and Pledge", a declaration of his artistic principles published the same year. Prints of the film survive in several film archives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Peter Lane (Turner), known as the "jack-knife man" because he spends his time whittling objects from wood, selling them to earn a living, loves and is loved by the Widow Potter (Leighton), desisting from matrimony for reasons known only to himself. When a hungry child, "Buddy," comes to his houseboat in quest of food, Peter asks and receives the aid of the Widow Potter. Returning to the boat he finds the boy's mother, dying, and he buries her and adopts the boy. A while later a tramp, "Booge," joins the queer family and refuses to be ousted. The three become inseparable companions. Then a busybody parson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dancin' Fool
''The Dancin' Fool'' is a surviving 1920 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Sam Wood directed this one of his earliest efforts. Wallace Reid and Bebe Daniels star, at the time Paramount was making them a popular team in replacement of Reid's previous female lead Ann Little.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Dancin' Fool'' at silentera.com A copy of this film survives in the collection of the , New York. Plot As described in a film publication, Sylvester Tibble (Reid), a country yokel, comes to New Yor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Honor
''The Family Honor'' is a 1920 American silent drama-romance film directed by King Vidor and starring Florence Vidor.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Family Honor'' at silentera.com A copy of the film is in a French archive. Plot As described in a film publication, the proud, Southern, and old Tucker family is now broke and places its hopes on a college youth, Dal (Karns), who has a taste for gambling, his sister Beverly (Vidor), full of hope and trust, and young Ben, a disciple of right thinking. Beverly has put her brother through college only to find out that he has become a first class scamp. To maintain the honor of her name, Beverley's fiance tries to anticipate a raid on a vicious dive in the town that is ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over The Garden Wall (1919 Film)
''Over the Garden Wall'' is a lost 1919 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was directed by David Smith, brother of one of the Vitagraph founders Albert E. Smith. The film stars Bessie Love Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career spanned ne .... At least five short films with this title were filmed before this production. Plot When the poor Gordon family must move out of its house and into a small cottage, young Peggy Gordon (Love) becomes a gardener to earn money. Her wealthy neighbor falls in love her, after seeing her "over the garden wall" and through a tennis racket; but she mistakenly believes that he is a chauffeur. When her younger sister attempts to elope with a bad man, Peggy and her new beau successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trembling Hour
''The Trembling Hour'' is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by George Siegmann and starring Helen Jerome Eddy, Kenneth Harlan and Henry A. Barrows.Codori p.233 Cast * Helen Jerome Eddy as Margy Webb * Kenneth Harlan as Major Ralph Dunstan * Henry A. Barrows as George Belding * Willis Marks as Bull Barnes * Clyde E. Hopkins as John Belding * Edna Shipman as Alice Belding * Gertrude Astor as Mrs. Byrnie * Anna Mae Walthall Anna Mae Walthall (3 October 1894–17 April 1950) (also billed as Anna May Walthall) was an American actress of silent films, appearing in 24 films from 1914 to 1926. She was born as Anna May Walthall in 1894 (possibly in 1890) on a cotton ... as Pauline References Bibliography * Codori, Jeff. ''Film History Through Trade Journal Art, 1916-1920''. McFarland, 2020. External links * 1919 mystery films American silent feature films English-language mystery films American black-and-white films Films directed by George Siegmann Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virtuous Thief
''The Virtuous Thief'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ... directed by Fred Niblo. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dick Armitage (Hughes), essentially honest but weak, steals a small sum from his employer, Walter Haskell (Conklin), but confesses the theft prior to its discovery in hopes of leniency. Haskell asks him to sign a confession and gives him three days to raise the money, meanwhile discharging him. Dick is unable to raise the sum so his sister Shirley (Bennett) enters Haskell's employ as a stenographer to pay back the debt. Haskell becomes enamored of her and allows her marked attentions, to the dismay of Bobby Baker (Welch), also in Haskell's employ and Shirley's sweetheart. Matters reach a climax when H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greased Lightning (1919 Film)
''Greased Lightning'' is a surviving 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Julien Josephson. The film stars Charles Ray, Wanda Hawley, Robert McKim, Willis Marks, Bert Woodruff, and J. P. Lockney. The film was released on April 27, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, village blacksmith Andy Fletcher (Ray) is about to purchase a new car when Laban Flint (Marks), the town banker, warns him to stay clear of his daughter Alice (Hawley) with the vehicle. Since Alice was the cause of Andy's desire in making the purchase, he is dissuaded. But a lucky trade brings a motored relic into his possession and Flint is pacified. During a drive into the country with Alice and her father, the car breaks down and an estrangement ensues when Alice departs in the elegant machine of Alden J. Armitage (McKim), a wealthy investor recently come to Piperville. Some time later Armitage arranges an automobile race and Andy enters his cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wishing Ring Man
''The Wishing Ring Man'' is a 1919 American silent drama film produced by Vitagraph Studios and directed by David Smith. It was based on the novel by Margaret Widdemer, and stars Bessie Love, with J. Frank Glendon in the title role. The film is presumed lost. Plot Joy Havenith (Love) is kept away from other young people so that she can inspire her grandfather's poetry. She is unhappy with her situation, and believes the "wishing ring man" (Glendon) when he says that, if she wishes hard enough, she will get everything she wants. When she is given the opportunity to go to the city, her grandfather refuses to let her go because she is not engaged. Joy claims to be engaged to the doctor, and the doctor is forced to play along. Cast * Bessie Love as Joy Havenith * J. Frank Glendon as Dr. John Hewitt, The Wishing Ring Man * Jean Hathaway as Mrs. Hewitt * Claire Du Brey as Gale Maddox * Truman Van Dyke as Clarence Rutherford * Willis Marks as Grandfather Havenith * Alberta Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When A Girl Loves (1919 Film)
''When a Girl Loves'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber and starring Mildred Harris, William Stowell and Wharton Jones. Cast * Mildred Harris as Bess * William Stowell as 'Eagle' Ryan * Wharton Jones as The Minister * Alfred Paget as Ben Grant * Willis Marks Willis Marks (August 20, 1865, Rochester, Minnesota, United States – December 6, 1952, Los Angeles, California) was an American silent film actor. Biography In 1888, Marks debuted on stage professionally. He acted in Oliver Morosco's stock c ... as William Wiatt Preservation This Universal feature is now lost. References Bibliography * Karen Ward Mahar, ''Women Filmmakers in Early Hollywood''. JHU Press, 2008. External links * allmovie.com 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Phillips Smalley Films directed by Lois Weber Universal Pictures films Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s English-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Funeral Range
''The Man from Funeral Range'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Walter Edwards and written by Monte M. Katterjohn and W.E. Wilkes. The film stars Wallace Reid, Ann Little, Lottie Pickford, Willis Marks, Tully Marshall, and George A. McDaniel. The film was released on October 6, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. Plot The story centers around a prospector named Harry Webb who returns to town from the desolate Funeral Range. He falls in love with a cabaret singer, Janice Williams. A series of unfortunate events leads to Harry being falsely accused of a crime he did not commit. To protect Janice, he takes the blame. Sentenced to death, Harry escapes from the train and disappears into the desert. He eventually returns, disguised, with a plan to clear his name. Through a dramatic turn of events, the real culprit is exposed, and Harry's innocence is finally proven. He is reunited with Janice and can finally live a life free from injustice. Cast * Wallace Reid as H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
