The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.
Alice Brady was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked until six months before her death from cancer in 1939. Her films include My Man Godfrey (1936), in which she plays the flighty mother of Carole Lombard's character, and In Old Chicago (1937) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Olga Petrova was a British-American actress, screenwriter and playwright.
Anna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies.
Constance Collier was an English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote hit plays and films with Ivor Novello and she was the first person to be treated with insulin in Europe.
Lois Wilson was an American actress who worked during the silent film era. She also directed two short films and was a scenario writer.
Constance Binney was an American stage and film actress and dancer.
Pauline Starke was an American silent-film actress.
Vincent Coleman was an American stage and film actor of the silent film era of the late 1910s and early 1920s.
Doris Margaret Kenyon was an American actress of motion pictures and television.
Mary Maguire Alden was an American motion picture and stage actress. She was one of the first Broadway actresses to work in Hollywood.
Margery Wilson was an American actress, writer, and silent movie director. She appeared in 51 films between 1914 and 1939.
39 East is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by the Realart Picture Company, and starring Constance Binney reprising her role from the Broadway play. The film was directed by John S. Robertson.
The Case of Becky is a 1921 American silent drama film based on a successful 1912 play written by David Belasco and Edward J. Locke, The Case of Becky. Belasco also produced the play, which starred his muse, Frances Starr.
The Stolen Kiss is a 1920 American silent romance drama film starring Constance Binney. Kenneth Webb directed. The Realart Company, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures, produced the film. A print is preserved at the British Film Institute, London.
Something Different is a lost 1920 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Realart Pictures, an affiliate of Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictures. It is based on a novel, Calderon's Prisoner, by Alice Duer Miller. The picture was directed by Roy William Neill with some filming being done in Cuba. Some of the cast's passport photos to enter Cuba for this production are found at Flickr.
First Love is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced by the Realart Pictures Corporation and distributed through the related Paramount Pictures. It stars Constance Binney and was directed by Maurice Campbell. Warner Baxter has one of his earliest screen portrayals here. Only the first reel of this film is known to survive at the Museum of Modern Art.
All Woman is a 1918 American comedy film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Mae Marsh and Jere Austin. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Debut film of Warner Baxter
Room and Board is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and written by Donnah Darrell and Charles E. Whittaker. The film stars Constance Binney, Thomas Carrigan, Malcolm Bradley, Arthur Housman, Jed Prouty, and Blanche Craig. The film was released on August 17, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film.
The Magic Cup is a lost 1921 American silent adventure film directed by John S. Robertson and written by E. Lloyd Sheldon. It stars Constance Binney, Vincent Coleman, and Blanche Craig.
