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Walter Woods (screenwriter)
Walter Woods (January 14, 1881 – December 7, 1942) was an American screenwriter of the silent film, silent era. He wrote for 76 films between 1915 and 1938. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in Glendale, California. Selected filmography * ''Graft (1915 serial), Graft'' (1915) * ''Undine (1916 film), Undine'' (1916) * ''Behind the Lines (1916 film), Behind the Lines'' (1916) * ''The Book Agent'' (1917) * ''Even As You and I'' (1917) * ''The Flame of Youth'' (1917) * ''The Brass Bullet'' (1918) * ''Smashing Through (1918 film), Smashing Through'' (1918) * ''The Grim Game'' (1919) * ''Hawthorne of the U.S.A.'' (1919) * ''Terror Island'' (1920) * ''The City of Masks'' (1920) * ''Life of the Party (1920 film), Life of the Party'' (1920) * ''Leap Year (1921 film), Leap Year'' (1921) * ''Brewster's Millions (1921 film), Brewster's Millions'' (1921) * ''The Dollar-a-Year Man'' (1921) * ''Traveling Salesman (1921 film), Travelling Salesman'' (1921) * ''Gasoline Gus'' (1921) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York (state), New York to its north, the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of William Penn (Royal Navy officer), the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish Empire, Swedish colony. Established as a haven for religious and political tolerance, the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster's Millions (1921 Film)
''Brewster's Millions'' is a lost 1921 American comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. It is an adaptation of the 1902 novel written by George Barr McCutcheon as well as the 1906 Broadway smash hit play of the same name starring Edward Abeles. Plot As summarized in a film publication, Monte Brewster's (Arbuckle) two grandfathers, one rich and the other a self-made man, squabble as to the way the infant should be raised. The mother steps in and decides to raise the child her way, which results in Monte being a clerk in a steamship office at the age of 21. At this point the grandfathers get together again, with one grandfather giving him $1 million, and the other offering $4 million provided that at the end of one year Monte spends the $1 million given by the other grandfather. Other conditions include that he be absolutely "broke" at the end of one year, that he not marry for five years, and not to tell any one of the arrangement. Young Brewster tries everything he can to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stark Love
''Stark Love'' (1927) is a feature film directed by Karl Brown and released by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, now known as Paramount Pictures. The film is a maverick production in both design and concept, is a beautifully photographed mix of lyrical anthropology and action melodrama from director Karl Brown. "Man is absolute ruler. Woman is working slave." Such are the rigid attitudes framing this tale of a country boy's beliefs about chivalry that lead him to try to escape a brutal father with the girl he loves. ''Stark Love,'' was cast almost exclusively with amateur actors and filmed entirely in the Great Smoky Mountains, near Robbinsville, North Carolina. In 2009, it was named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant and will be preserved for all time. An extensive account of the movie's making, and its aftermath, can be found in the book ''Hillbillyland: What the Movies Did to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Ironsides (film)
''Old Ironsides'' is a 1926 American silent historical war film directed by James Cruze and starring Charles Farrell, Esther Ralston, Wallace Beery, George Bancroft and Boris Karloff in a small role. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. A novelisation by A.M.R. Wright called ''Sons of the Sea'' was published by The Readers Library, to coincide with the release of the film in England. Plot In 1798, "North African pirates" pillage ships in the Mediterranean Sea and sell their captives into slavery. USS ''Constitution'' is launched as part of an effort to stop them. Meanwhile, a young man determined to go to sea (Farrell) is befriended by the bosun (Beery) of the merchant ship ''Esther'', and he joins its crew. When ''Esther'' reaches the Mediterranean, she too, along with ''Constitution'', becomes involved in the battle against the pirates. Cast * Charles Farrell as The Boy *Esther Ralston as The Girl *Wallace Beery as The Bos'n *George Bancroft as The Gunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pony Express (1925 Film)
''The Pony Express'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze and starred his wife, Betty Compson, along with Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft (actor), George Bancroft. Prints of this film survive, and it has been released on DVD. Plot As described in the studio pressbook for the film, in 1860, because of his anti-slavery orientation, Jack Weston, a gambler and dead shot, is marked for death by the "Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret society headed by avowed Secession in the United States, Secessionist Senator Glen. Weston makes a sensational escape and goes to Julesburg, Colorado, where he becomes a Pony Express rider. A bitter rivalry breaks out between Weston and Jack Slade, Superintendent of the Overland Stage Company, over the hand of Molly Jones, a popular local belle. Slade has arranged with Glen, in the event tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome Home (1925 Film)
''Welcome Home'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent comedy-drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Lois Wilson (actress), Lois Wilson and Warner Baxter. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the 1924 Broadway play ''Minick'' by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Old Man Prouty moves in with his son, inadvertently becoming a general nuisance by poking into affairs and disrupting plans for everyone. Upon discovering that his son must choose between him and his younger wife, he opts to reside at the Old Men's Home, where he finds companionship among other seniors. Cast Reception In a 1925 review for ''The New York Times'', Mordaunt Hall referred to the play ''Minick'' and wrote, "while this narrative in shadow form still possesses an inevitable undertone of sympathy, it misses fire in some important periods through an obvious fondness for exaggeration and a ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City That Never Sleeps (film)
''The City That Never Sleeps'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James Cruze. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The City That Never Sleeps'' located in any film archives, it 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. .... References External links *Reviewsat silentsaregolden.com 1924 films Films directed by James Cruze 1924 drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films Lost American drama films 1924 lost films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films English-language drama films Lost silent American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reckless Romance
''Reckless Romance'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring T. Roy Barnes, Harry Myers, and Wanda Hawley. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Jerry Warner (Barnes) and Edith Somers (Breamer) are in love but Judge Somers (Marshall) will not allow them to marry because Jerry shows no signs of being a business man. Jerry's uncle sends him ten thousand dollars to set him up in business, and Judge Somers tells him if he has that money at the end of six months he can marry Edith. Jerry invests half of it in oil stock which Judge Somers says is worthless. Chris (Myers) and Beatrice Skinner (Hawley), just married, receive word from Chris’ grandfather that he will stop the allowance because he does not like the girl. They decide to get a divorce and remarry after Chris has Grandpa's money. For ten thousand dollars, Jerry poses as the co-respondent and they frame a scene for Grandpa to see. But their plans go awry. Chester becomes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enemy Sex
''The Enemy Sex'' is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Betty Compson and directed by her husband James Cruze. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is taken from the 1914 novel ''The Salamander'' by Owen Johnson. Plot Cast Censorship Films during that period were subject to censorship by state and city censor boards. The Board of Motion Picture Review of Worcester, Massachusetts, banned the showing of ''The Enemy Sex'' and the novel upon which it was based was also removed from circulation in the city library. Preservation A print of ''The Enemy Sex'' is preserved at the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ..., Packard Campus.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Reid
William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver. Early life Reid was born in St. Louis, Missouri, into a showbusiness family. His mother, Bertha Westbrook, was an actress, and his father, James Halleck "Hal" Reid, worked successfully in a variety of theatrical jobs, mainly as playwright and actor, traveling the country. As a boy, Wallace Reid was performing on stage at an early age, but acting was put on hold while he obtained an education at Freehold Military School in Freehold Township, New Jersey. He later graduated from Perkiomen Seminary in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania in 1909. A gifted all-around athlete, Reid participated in a number of sports while also following an interest in music, learning to play the piano, banjo, drums, and violin. As a teenager, he spent time in Wyoming, where he learned to be an outdoorsman. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Days (1922 Film)
''Thirty Days'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is a farce based on the play ''Thirty Days'' by A. E. Thomas and Clayton Hamilton which did not make it to Broadway. The film was directed by James Cruze and stars idol Wallace Reid in his last screen performance. Reviews of the film claimed Reid looked tired and haggard throughout the production and garnered generally bad reviews. This is now considered a lost film. Plot As described in a film publication, because of his flirtatious tendencies, young and wealthy society man John Floyd (Reid) is put on 30 days' probation by his sweetheart Lucille Ledyard (Hawley). She gets him to assist her in settlement work. He ends up soothing Carlotta (Phillips), a young woman in a tough Italian section, when her husband Giacomo Polenta (Mayall) comes home and chases John with a knife. John escapes, but Giacomo, who is wanted by the police, takes a job as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy To Marry
''Crazy to Marry'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Roscoe Arbuckle, Fatty Arbuckle. Prints are held by Cinematek, Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive, Moscow. Plot Dr. Hobart Hupp, who thinks he can treat prisoners with surgery and tests, finds himself facing an unexpected and twisted challenge. Cast * Roscoe Arbuckle, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Dr. Hobart Hupp * Lila Lee as Annabelle Landis * Laura Anson as Estrella De Morgan * Edwin Stevens (actor), Edwin Stevens as Henry De Morgan * Lillian Leighton as Sarah De Morgan * Bull Montana as Dago Red (a crook) * Allen Durnell as Arthur Simmons * Sidney Bracey as Col. Landis * Genevieve Blinn as Mrs. Landis * Clarence Burton as Gregory Slade (a lawyer) * Henry Johnson as Norman Gregory * Charles Stanton Ogle, Charles Ogle as Cement man * Jackie Young as Cupid * Lucien Littlefield as Minister References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
