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Fred Niblo directed the six reel film "The Woman in the Suitcase" during 1920 for Thomas H. Ince Productions. The photoplay was written by C. Gardner Sullivan. Actress Enid Bennett stars in the film.
That year Fred Niblo also directed Enid Bennett in the film "Silk Hosiery" (six reels), costarring actress Joan Standing and in the film "Her Husband's Friend"(five reels) co-starring Mae Busch. Silent Film Fred Niblo

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06 May 00:47

Scott Lord Silent Film: One Exciting Night (D. W. Griffith, 1922)

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The photographer to the film “One Exciting Night” was Hendrik Sartov.

After having directed Carol Dempster in “One Exciting Night” (Eleven reels), D.W. Griffith, by then having become a producer for United Artists, followed in 1922 by directing Dempster in the film “The White Rose” (twelve reels) with actress Mae Marsh.

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06 May 00:46

Scott Lord Danish Silent Film: Mormonens Offer (Mormon’s Victim, August Blom, 1911)

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Danish Silent Film "Mormonens Offer" (A Victim of the Mormens) starring Valdemer Psilander and Clara Wieth (Clara Pontipoppidan) was written by Alfred Kjerulf and directed by August Blom. It is not only a suspense thriller typical of the Danish genre, but was controversial for its anti-religious message or perhaps propaganda. Author Peter Cowie relates that Valdemar Psilander frequently appeared under the direction of August Blom and had become a "household name" in Europe before haing a heart attack at the age of thirty three.
Peter Cowie, in his volume Scandinavian Cinema, looks to the historiography of the film by noting that Ron Mottram had analyyzed the films made by August Blom when most prolific, between 1910-1914. Cowie writes, "Mottram also emphasizes the audacity of Blom's approach to his subject matter...he paints a lurid picture of the perils awaiting those who succomb to the blandishments of 'The Church of the Latter Day Saints'."
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26 Dec 23:07

: Lon Chaney in The Light of Faith (Brown, 1922)

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26 Dec 23:06

Scott Lord Silent Film: Carol Dempster in Sally of the Sawdust (D.W. Griffith, 1925)

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Edward Wagenkneckt, in his volume The Films of D.W. Griffith, points out that ten reel film "Sally of the Sawdust" (1925) ,photographed by Harry Fischback and Hal Sintzernich and starring W.C. FIelds and actress Carol Dempster , was made by D.W. Griffith at Paramount but , at Griffith's behest, released through United Artists. Wagerneckt notes that the film features several sight gags involving W.C. Fields that are worth watching.
That year D.W. Griffith directed both W.C. Fields and Carol Dempster in a second ten reel film entitled "That Royle Girl", which is presumed to be a Lost Silent Film, with no surviving copies existing. Iris Barry, in her volume D.W. Griffith, American Film Master, notes that W.C. Fields played only a minor comedy part in the film. Originally slated as "a small film" with sucenes involving a statue of Abraham Lincoln, a $ 100,000 cyclone was added to the film, putting it over budget.

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26 Dec 22:53

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14 Dec 01:47

Donna and I took an elevator with former Secretary of State Senator John Kerry

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I greeted former Senator John Kerry in the elevator saying it was nice to see him again and that we had met twice- we hadn't, I had mistaken him for Thomas O'Neill III, whom we met when Donna's father and my father were still alive. I told Donna he was the senator and mentioned he went to Yale, to which he said "I did", but I kept thinking of the former Lieutenant Govenor for some reason. Senator Kerry said he knew I was talking about whom he knows as "Tommy". He gave me a salute of a raised arm to say nice to meet you. Donna's father was a high school principal and worked with Hubert Humphrey.