James Oliver Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early and mid 1920s, according to Publishers Weekly. At least one hundred and eighty motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories; one was produced in three versions from 1919 to 1953. At the time of his death, Curwood was the highest paid author in the world.
Paul William "Tom" Santschi was an American leading man and character actor of the silent film era.
William Farnum was an American actor. He was a star of American silent film cinema and became one of the highest-paid actors during that time.
Harry Montagu Love was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor.
The 21st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1963 films, were held on March 11, 1964.
Sweet Kitty Bellairs is a 1930 American historical musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green. The film is based on the 1900 novel, The Bath Comedy by Agnes Castle and Egerton Castle. Shot entirely in Technicolor, the film stars Claudia Dell, Ernest Torrence and, Walter Pidgeon and is set in Bath, England in 1793.
Oliver Twist is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by William J. Cowen. The earliest sound adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1838 novel of the same name, it stars Dickie Moore as Oliver, Irving Pichel as Fagin, Doris Lloyd as Nancy, and William "Stage" Boyd as Bill Sikes.
Bertha Belmore was an English stage and film actress. Part of the Belmore family of British actors through her marriage to actor Herbert Belmore, she began her career as a child actress in British pantomimes and music hall variety acts. As a young adult she was one of the Belmore Sisters in variety entertainment before beginning a more serious acting career performing in classic plays by William Shakespeare with Ben Greet's Pastoral Players in a 1911 tour of the United States. She made her Broadway debut as Portia in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in 1912. She returned to Broadway numerous times in mainly comedic character roles over the next 40 years, notably creating parts in the original Broadway productions of Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers's By Jupiter (1942) and Anita Loos's Gigi (1951). She worked in several productions mounted by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., including appearing in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1925 with W.C. Fields and Will Rogers, and starring as Parthy Ann Hawks in the 1929 Australian tour and 1932 Broadway revival of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Show Boat.
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room is a 1931 American Pre-Code film directed by William A. O'Connor. The film is a remake of a 1910 movie and follows the storyline in the 1854 novel, Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There by Timothy Shay Arthur.
Iron to Gold is a lost 1922 American silent Western film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Based on a short story by Max Brand, writing as George Owen Baxter, the film starred Dustin Farnum and was directed by Bernard J. Durning.
The Storm Daughter is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Priscilla Dean. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Some sources claim Edward J. Le Saint and/or Colin Campbell as a co-director.
Duds is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Thomas R. Mills, and starring Tom Moore, Naomi Childers, Christine Mayo, Edwin Stevens, Lionel Belmore, and Edwin Wallock. It is based on the Saturday Evening Post story of the same name by Henry C. Rowland, which became a novel shortly before the film was released. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on February 22, 1920.
From Headquarters is a 1929 American part-talkie adventure drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Monte Blue, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Gladys Brockwell, Lionel Belmore, and Henry B. Walthall. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 27, 1929, in sound version and June 6, 1929, in silent version.
Two Minutes to Go is a 1921 American silent sport comedy-drama film directed by Charles Ray and written by Richard Andres. The film stars Charles Ray, Mary Anderson, Lionel Belmore, Lincoln Stedman, Truman Van Dyke, and Gus Leonard. The film was released by Associated First National on October 17, 1921.
The Strange Boarder is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edfrid A. Bingham. The film stars Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Jimmy Rogers, James Mason, Doris Pawn, and Lionel Belmore. The film was released in April 1920, by Goldwyn Pictures.
Jes' Call Me Jim is a 1920 American drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Thompson Buchanan. It is based on the 1875 novel Seven Oaks by James G. Holland. The film stars Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Lionel Belmore, Raymond Hatton, Jimmy Rogers and Bert Sprotte. The film was released on May 23, 1920, by Goldwyn Pictures.
Guile of Women is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edfrid A. Bingham. The film stars Will Rogers, Mary Warren, Bert Sprotte, Lionel Belmore, Charles Smiley, and Nick Cogley. The film was released on January 1, 1921, by Goldwyn Pictures.
The Good-Bye Kiss is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and written by Jefferson Moffitt, Mack Sennett and Carl Harbaugh. The film stars Johnny Burke, Sally Eilers, Matty Kemp, Wheeler Oakman, Irving Bacon and Lionel Belmore. The film was released on July 8, 1928, by First National Pictures.
The Storm Breaker is a 1925 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. It is based on the 1922 novel Titans by Charles Guernon. The film stars House Peters Sr., Ruth Clifford, Nina Romano, Ray Hallor, Jere Austin, and Lionel Belmore. The film was released on October 25, 1925, by Universal Pictures.
Trapped is a 1931 American crime drama film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Nick Stuart, Priscilla Dean and Nina Quartero.
