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He was forced to take elocution lessons for the film; he compared the coming of sound to "the discovery of clap in a nunnery." [15] His first all-talking film, Navy Blues, was released the following year. He starred in Way Out West in 1930. The 1930 Quigley Poll, a survey of film exhibitors, listed Haines as the top box-office attraction in the ...
Ramón Gil Samaniego [1] (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican actor.He began his career in American silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box-office attractions of the 1920s and early 1930s.
Pages in category "American male silent film actors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,251 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Male silent film actors" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Lucius Blake; C.
Olive Thomas (born Oliva R. Duffy; [1] October 20, 1894 – September 10, 1920) was an American silent-film actress, art model, and photo model.. Thomas began her career as an illustrator's model in 1914, and moved on to the Ziegfeld Follies the following year.
“Movie sets during the silent period were like noisy. Two movies were shooting at the same time,” he said referring to a "Babylon" scene. “But then when the sound came," Calva said, "the set ...
Silent film actors The following is a list of actors and actresses whose careers began in the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. This list includes international performers who were well known throughout the world, and those who may have only achieved a degree of success in their native countries.
Richard Dix (born Ernst Carlton Brimmer; [1] July 18, 1893 – September 20, 1949) was an American motion picture actor who achieved popularity in both silent and sound film. [2] His standard on-screen image was that of the rugged and stalwart hero.