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Francis Xavier Bushman was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. He gained a large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early 1920s.
Ruth Stonehouse was an actress and film director during the silent film era. Her stage career started at the age of eight as a dancer in Arizona shows.
Helen Dunbar was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress.
Romeo and Juliet is a 1916 American silent romantic drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film was based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and was produced by the Fox Film Corporation. The film was shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and is now considered to be lost.
Romeo and Juliet is a lost 1916 American silent film based on William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. John W. Noble is credited as director and Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne star as the lovers. This film was produced in 1916, the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and was released amongst many other commemorations of his works.
Midnight Life is a 1928 silent mystery film produced by independent Gotham Company and distributed by B movie studios Lumas Films. The film is based on a novel, The Spider's Web, by Reginald Wright Kauffman. It was directed by Scott R. Dunlap and stars Francis X. Bushman and Gertrude Olmstead. This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.
The Slim Princess is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mabel Normand, directed by Victor Schertzinger, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and written by Gerald C. Duffy based on a musical play of the same name by Henry Blossom and Leslie Stuart, which was from a story by George Ade. The picture is a Goldwyn Pictures Corporation production with a supporting cast featuring Hugh Thompson, Tully Marshall, Russ Powell, Lillian Sylvester, and Harry Lorraine.
The Slim Princess is a 1915 American silent comedy film directed by E. H. Calvert and starring Francis X. Bushman, Ruth Stonehouse and Wallace Beery. The movie was written by Edward T. Lowe, Jr. from a story by George Ade and play by Henry Blossom, and was subsequently remade into a 1920 film starring Mabel Normand. The farcical plot involves a princess of a fictional country, loosely based upon Turkey, in which obese women are prized and the normal-sized protagonist is widely regarded as being too slender.
The Charge of the Gauchos is a 1928 American-Argentine silent historical film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Francis X. Bushman, Jacqueline Logan, and Guido Trento. Bushman plays Manuel Belgrano, one of the leaders of the 1810 May Revolution. The film's Spanish title refers to a line from the Argentine national anthem. It was made as a patriotic endeavor designed to boost the small Argentine film industry, but with enough action and romance to appeal to international audiences particularly in the UK and the United States. The film was also released under the title The Beautiful Spy.
Dear Old Girl is a 1913 silent short romance film directed by Theodore Wharton and starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne. It was made by the Essanay Company of Chicago.
The Power of Conscience is a 1913 silent film short film directed by Theodore Wharton and starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced by the Essanay Film Company and distributed through General Film Company.
God's Outlaw is a lost 1919 American silent Western comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne, and Helen Dunbar, and was released on July 7, 1919.
The Rosary is a 1911 silent film romantic short directed by R.F. Baker aka Richard Foster Baker and starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced by the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company and distributed by the General Film Company.
Daydream of a Photoplay Artist is a 1912 silent film dramatic short starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced by the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company and distributed through General Film Company.
God's Inn by the Sea is a 1911 silent film dramatic short directed by R.F. Baker(Richard Foster Baker) and starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced by the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company and distributed by the General Film Company. Released in split-reel form with Her Dad the Constable.
The Playwright is a 1911 silent film short starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced at the Essanay Studios, Chicago and released by the General Film Company.
When Soul Meets Soul is a 1913 silent film romantic fantasy short directed by Norman MacDonald and produced by the Essanay Studios out of Chicago. It starred Francis X. Bushman and Dolores Cassinelli. It was produced by the Essanay Studios and distributed by the General Film Company.
The Melody of Love is a 1912 silent film short produced by the Essanay Studios. It starred Francis X. Bushman and was distributed by the General Film Company.
Lost Years is a 1911 silent film dramatic short directed by Richard Foster Baker and starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced by the Essanay Studios and released by the General Film Company.
The Gordian Knot is a 1911 silent film romantic comedy directed by R. F. Baker and produced by the Essanay Studios. It starred Francis X. Bushman and was distributed by the General Film Company.
References
- ↑ The Spy's Defeat at silentera.com
- ↑ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.42 c.1953 Daniel Blum. ISBN 0-399-50667-5
