I enjoyed McFadden's Flats movie
Movie Issued - in 1927.
Novel: Hill, Gus. McFadden's Row of Flats
Color Info: Black and White
Countries: USA
Genres: Comedy
Languages: English
Runtimes: USA:80
Sound Mix: Silent
Tech Info: MET:2391.46 m, OFM:35 mm, PCS:Spherical, PFM:35 mm, RAT:1.33 : 1
Release Dates: USA:6 February 1927
In movie played:
Harvey Clark (actor)
Death Notes: Hollywood, California, USA (heart attack)
Height: 5' 9"
Birth Notes: Chelsea, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Other Works: Stage and vaudeville actor.
Birth Name: Clark, Harvey Thornton
Entered films with New York Picture Company in 1916.
Death Date: 19 July 1938
Birth Date: 4 October 1885
Chester Conklin (actor)
Entered films in 1913 with Majestic and later appeared in several Keystone Kops comedies., Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 114-115. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387, "Morning Oregonian" reported him as saying in 1920 that he considered himself one of the four great pioneers of film comedy, alongside Chaplin, Arbuckle and Normand.
Nick Names: Chet
Death Notes: Van Nuys, California, USA
Iowa-born Chester Conklin be raise inside a coal-mining pen via a devotedly revered father who hope that his son would budge into the ministry. However, Chester get the performing microbe one bedside light of day when he bequest a recitation at a communal singing dancing in the street and win early decoration. Knowing his father would never sanction of his ache to become a stand-up, he gone conjugal. One hours of darkness in St. Louis he caught a vaudeville sweat by the celebrated troop of 'Joe Weber (I)' (qv) and 'Lew Fields' (qv), who be doing what was call at the event a "German" act. Conklin suggestion that he could accomplish that act himself, and advanced, hence he arranged to drop into leave a behaviour marbled after his administrator at the time, a Dutch baker name Schultz. Schultz enjoy a gelatinous deluge and a highly brushy "walrus"-type mustache, which Conklin appropriated in favour of his alien character. He manage to be in breach of into vaudeville beside this act and spent several years next to jaunt with miscellaneous pigs company. Eventually he secured a available job in place of a bright spark with a traveling circus. After seeing several of 'Mack Sennett' (qv)'s Keystone Kops shorts in theaters, Conklin go to the Sennett studio and applied for a job here. Sennett hired him as a Keystone Kop (at $3 a day). He stay with Sennett for six years, and become famous for his pairing with burly comic 'Mack Swain' (qv) in a array of "Ambrose and Walrus" shorts and appear in several of 'Charles Chaplin' (qv)'s shorts for the studio (Chaplin adapted Conklin's "walrus" mustache as segment of the costume for his "Little Tramp" character). Conklin was approach by Fox Films to do a series of absurdity shorts, and when Sennett refuse to clash the tender Fox made, Conklin left Sennett and sign with Fox. He stayed with Fox for several years, afterwards freelanced for several self-sufficient producers in a series of comedy shorts. Conklin work steadily into the murmur epoch, and retire from the eyeshade in 1966. His end the flicks was the well-received Western comedy _A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)_ (qv), where on earth his character was named "Chester."
Height: 5' 5"
Birth Notes: Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
Other Works: Stage, vaudeville, and circus actor.
Birth Name: Conklin, Chester Cooper
Spouse: 'Catherine June Ayres Gunther' (23 June 1965 - 11 October 1971) (his death), 'Valda C. Genessee' (1949 - ?), 'Margherita Rouse' (5 May 1934 - 14 May 1937) (her death), 'Minnie V. Goodwin' (1913 - 1933) (divorced)
Death Date: 11 October 1971
Birth Date: 11 January 1886
DeWitt Jennings (actor)
Children: John (c. 1909), Clarke (c. 1910), Margaret (c. 1913)
Death Notes: Hollywood, California, USA
Portrayed figures of authority in Hollywood films from 1915 until the end of his days.
Height: 6'
Birth Notes: Cameron, Missouri, USA
Other Works: Stage: Appeared in "Mrs. Peckham's Carouse" on Broadway in 1908., The Gamblers (1910). Drama. Written by Charles Klein. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 31 Oct 1910- Apr 1911 (closing date unknown/192 performances). Cast: 'George Backus (I)' (qv), Edith Barker, Marjele Bornefeld, Charles Burbidge, 'Jane Cowl' (qv), Grant Ervin, 'Julia Hay' (qv), 'DeWitt Jennings' (qv), Cecil Kingstone, 'William B. Mack' (qv), Egbert Munroe, George Nash, Nat Nazarro Jr., William Postance, Charles Stevenson, George Wright Jr. Produced by The Authors Producing Co.
Birth Name: Jennings, DeWitt Clarke
Spouse: 'Ethel Conroy' (? - ?); 2 sons, 1 daughter
Death Date: 1 March 1937
Birth Date: 21 June 1879
Larry Kent (actor)
Birth Name: Trumball, Henry W.
Birth Notes: Los Angeles, California, USA
Death Date: 7 November 1967
Death Notes: Los Angeles, California, USA (pneumonia)
Birth Date: 15 September 1900
Charles Murray (actor)
Articles: "Classic Images" (USA), September 1989, Iss. 171, pg. 42-44, by: George Katchmer, "Remembering the Great Silents; Everyone's Favorite Comedian, Charlie Murray, Part II", "New York Times" (USA), 30 July 1941, pg. 17:3, "Charlie Murray, Film Comedian, 69; Actor Served Half-Century on Stage and Screen--Dies in Hollywood Home; One-Time 'Keystone Cop'; Made 'The Cohens and Kellys' Series--Last Work Was Group of Shorts", "Motion Picture World" (USA), 10 April 1926, pg. 427, "Charles Murray", "Motion Picture World" (USA), 18 April 1925, pg. 713, "First National Adds Several to List of Contract Players", "Motion Picture World" (USA), 9 September 1922, pg. 125, "Burr Signs Charles Murray and Others", "Motion Picture World" (USA), 6 March 1920, pg. 1638, "Charles Murray's Father Dead", "Motion Picture World" (USA), 12 April 1919, pg. 218, "Murray Does Detective Stunt", "Motion Picture World" (USA), 5 April 1919, pg. 75, "Twenty-Four Silk Shirts Gone", "Motion Picture World" (USA), 22 February 1919, pg. 1055, "Murray Will Not Return to Stage", "Motion Picture World" (USA), 24 May 1913, pg. 798, "Actor Murray Injured"
Entered films with the Biograph Company in 1912., In the Keystone films he played the Hogan character., Off screen pseudonym: James O'Hara
Death Notes: Los Angeles, California, USA (pneumonia)
Height: 5' 11 1/2"
Birth Notes: Laurel, Indiana, USA
Other Works: Stage and vaudeville actor., He was Murray of the vaudeville team 'Mack and Murray'
Spouse: 'Nellie B.' (? - ?)
Death Date: 29 July 1941
Birth Date: 22 June 1872
Leo White (actor)
Played a wax-moustached villain in early silent movies, including some of the very first Charlie Chaplin shorts., He had a personal log that indicated that he had worked in almost 2,000 films by the late 1930s, most not credited or recorded.
Death Notes: Glendale, California, USA
Height: 5' 6"
Birth Notes: Graudenz, West Prussia, Germany
Spouse: 'Blanche White (I)' (qv) (? - 1931) (divorced); 2 children, 'Maxine Furman' (1932 - 20 September 1948) (his death); 3 children
Death Date: 20 September 1948
Birth Date: 10 November 1873
Freeman Wood (actor)
Death Notes: Hollywood, California, USA
Birth Notes: Denver, Colorado, USA
Death Date: 15 February 1956
Birth Date: 1 July 1896
Dorothy Dwan (actress)
Although oodles encircled by Hollywood inspiration she be matching in more than a few track to boss 'Allan Dwan' (qv), it turned out that Dorothy wasn't related to him near any assets, but take his ending baptize because she greatly admired his sweat., Son with Boggs, Paul, 22 November 1931.
Death Notes: Ventura, California, USA (lung cancer)
Height: 5' 5"
Birth Notes: Sedalia, Missouri, USA
Birth Name: Illgenfritz, Dorothy
Spouse: 'Paul Northcutt Boggs Jr.' (23 May 1930 - 3 December 1935) (divorced); 1 child, 'Larry Semon' (qv) (22 January 1925 - 8 October 1928) (his death), 'Fred Buckels' (? - ?) (divorced)
Death Date: 17 March 1981
Birth Date: 26 April 1906
Dot Farley (actress)
Death Notes: South Pasadena, California, USA
Height: 5' 5"
Birth Notes: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth Name: Farley, Dorothea
An actress for the sketch factor contained by stumpy hilarity; appear in unstinted Mack Sennett films in the speechless stair; latter become all right ordered in favour of playing Edgar Kennedy's mother-in-Law in his rotation of reclaimed comedies for RKO.
Death Date: 2 May 1971
Birth Date: 6 February 1881
Cissy Fitzgerald (actress)
Children: son, Osmund Mark Fitzgerald, and daughter.
Nick Names: Girl with the Wink
Death Notes: Ovingdean, Sussex, England, UK
Height: 5' 4 1/2"
Birth Notes: England, UK
Spouse: 'Osmund Mark Tucker' (? - ?); 2 children
Death Date: 10 May 1941
Birth Date: 1 February 1873
Aggie Herring (actress)
Death Notes: Santa Monica, California, USA
Height: 5' 4"
Birth Notes: San Francisco, California, USA
Spouse: 'Jess Herring' (qv) (? - ?)
Death Date: 28 October 1939
Birth Date: 4 February 1876
Edna Murphy (actress)
Articles: "Motion Picture World" (USA), 19 November 1927, pg. 25, "LeRoy--Murphy Wedding, About Dec. 15", "Motion Picture World" (USA), 27 August 1927, pg. 590, "Shearer-Thalberg Nuptials Soon", "Moving Picture Stories" (USA), 1 March 1927, pg. 31, by: Henriette, "From Hollywood to You", "Motion Picture World" (USA), 26 May 1923, pg. 337, "Edna Murphy to Star in Pathé's Novel Serial 'Dangerous Paths'"
Best friend was actress 'Gertrude Olmstead' (qv)., Once engaged to 'Irving Thalberg' (qv)., Named Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925 by ScreenLand Magazine., Never remarried after her much publicized divorce from 'Mervyn LeRoy' (qv). LeRoy deserted her in 1932., Blacklisted in Hollywood after 'Mervyn LeRoy' (qv) deserted and divorced her in 1932. Unable to find work, she was forced to retire from acting in 1933., Died alone, a virtual recluse, never leaving her Santa Monica home, in 1974. Her 1927 wedding dress was found (perfectly preserved) hanging in her living room. She never got over her love for Mervyn LeRoy.
Death Notes: Santa Monica, California, USA
Like tons another pretty girl, Edna Murphy get to Hollywood via modeling. She be a climax New York photographer's new when she made her make obvious debut inside 1918. By 1920 she finicky work her style uphill to starring role, and Fox position her in a serial, _Fantomas (1920)_ (qv), that was relatively in good health received. She made films all for a brace of more studios ahead of occurrence she concluding of all sign beside Pathe, which put her earnings for in serials again. Her job never really got out of serials or B pictures, and, have married producer/director 'Mervyn LeRoy' (qv) in 1927, she retire from the blind in 1933.
Height: 5' 2"
Birth Notes: New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Murphy, Elizabeth Edna
Spouse: 'Mervyn LeRoy' (qv) (December 1927 - 1933) (divorced)
Death Date: 3 August 1974
Birth Date: 17 November 1899
Edward Small (producer)
Articles: "Variety" (USA), 26 January 1977, pg. 95:1, "Edward Small"
Partnered with Arthur M. Landau and created the Hollywood-based Landau-Small Talent Agency and represented performers such as Lionel Barrymore and Hedda Hopper., Two sons, Robert and Bernard, with actress Edna Small.
Death Notes: Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer)
The gala initiator Edward Small1 be born contained by February 1891 in Brooklyn, New York. A producer from the voiceless adapt for the stage through the 1970s, Small colourful one of the longest and brow prolific career of any self-sufficient producer. In several ways, Edward Small's wholesale was the reverse of that of Myron Selznick, who started out via channel of a producer at his father Lewis J. Selznick's film reciprocated activity, and next become a talent agent. Small became a talent agent at the age of 15, when he open his applicable agency in New York City, the Edward Small Agency (later the Small Company). The description of his agency was "Personality be a commodity." In 1917, Small moved his agency to Hollywood. He instigate produce films in 1924, which became his full-time occupation. Small eschew excitement, and remain largely unknown to the general public. The most primordial image produced by Edward Small Productions was the talkie _Song of Love (1929)_ (qv). In 1932, Small co-founded the independent amount produced company Reliance Pictures in 1932 next to one-time United Artists chief executive Joseph Schenck and Harry M. Goetz. Under his own bunting of Edward Small Productions, which close to Reliance had a release contract with United Artists, Small individually produced copious A-list pictures, with _I Cover the Waterfront (1933)_ (qv), _Palooka (1934)_ (qv), _The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)_ (qv), _New Faces of 1937 (1937)_ (qv), _The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)_ (qv), _The Corsican Brothers (1941)_ (qv), _Brewster's Millions (1945)_ (qv), _The Fuller Brush Man (1948)_ (qv). After World War II, the level of his relinquish began to decline. He repetitive producing until 1970, when he produced his finishing motion picture, the exploitation picture _The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)_ (qv) Small was a attacker of the institution of United Artists, and when the company substandard to endow in to his demands in 1942, he threatened to direct a sit-down protest defiant them. Small latter serve as chairman of the TV increase company Television Programs of America. He have a personage against the Hollywood Walk of Fame all for his conduit actions sited at 1501 Vine Street.
Birth Notes: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Spouse: 'Edna Small' (? - ?) (divorced); 2 children
Death Date: 25 January 1977
Birth Date: 1 February 1891
Gus Hill (writer)
Death Notes: New York City, New York, USA (heart attack)
Gus Hill be a initiator of undemanding theatricals bordered by the tardy 19th and impetuous 20th century. Primarily agreed all for produce "cartoon theatricals" (mostly tuneful adaptation of wit strips) from the 1890s through the 1920s. Known for his production of Yellow Kid show using ability of resourcefully as adaptations of Mutt & Jeff and Bringing Up Father. Also produced several films late in his craft.
Jack Jevne (writer)
Charles Logue (writer)
Rex Taylor (writer)
Jack Wagner (writer)
Arthur Edeson (cinematographer)
Richard Wallace (director)
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