Carmen Phillips
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Carmen Phillips was an American actress of the silent era
. She appeared in 61 films between 1914
and 1926
. She was born in San Francisco, California
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. She appeared in 61 films between 1914
1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
and 1926
1926 in film
-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
. She was born in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
.
Selected filmography
- The Great Circus MysteryThe Great Circus MysteryThe Great Circus Mystery is a 1925 adventure film serial directed by Jay Marchant.-Cast:* Joe Bonomo - Welles 'Red' Landow* Louise Lorraine - Trixie Tremaine* Robert Graves - Adams * Robert Seiter - Darrell...
(19251925 in film-Events:*November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand Premier*December 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
) - The Gentleman from AmericaThe Gentleman from AmericaThe Gentleman from America is a 1923 comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson. It also featured Boris Karloff in an uncredited role.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - Dennis O'Shane * Tom O'Brien - Johnny Day...
(19231923 in film-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
) - Thirty DaysThirty Days (1922 film)Thirty Days is a 1922 silent farce produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a play by Thirty Days by A.E. Thomas and Clayton Hamilton which apparently didn't see Broadway. The film was directed by James Cruze and stars idol Wallace Reid in his last...
(19221922 in film-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
) - The Fire EaterThe Fire EaterThe Fire Eater is a 1921 Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - Bob Corey* Louise Lorraine - Martha McCarthy* Walter Perry - Jim O'Neil* Thomas G. Lingham - Jacob Lemar...
(19211921 in film-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
) - The Hope Diamond MysteryThe Hope Diamond MysteryThe Hope Diamond Mystery is a 1921 action film serial directed by Stuart Paton and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Harry Carter - Ghung / Sidney Atherton* Grace Darmond - Bibi / Mary Hilton* George Chesebro - John Baptiste Tavanier / John Gregge...
(1921) - The Hawk's TrailThe Hawk's TrailThe Hawk's Trail was a 1919 crime film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* King Baggot - Sheldon Steele / The Hawk* Grace Darmond - Claire Drake* Rhea Mitchell - Jean Drake...
(19191919 in filmThe year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
) - The League of the FutureThe League of the FutureThe League of the Future is a 1916 American silent short directed by Edward J. Le Saint. Starring William Garwood in the lead role. It is the fifth in the five series Lord John's Journal.-Cast:*William Garwood as Lord John...
(19161916 in filmThe year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
) - Three Fingered JennyThree Fingered JennyThree Fingered Jenny is a 1916 American silent short mystery directed by Edward LeSaint written by Harvey Gates. Starring William Garwood in the lead role, it was the third film in the five film series of Lord John's Journal.-Cast:...
(1916) - The Grey SisterhoodThe Grey SisterhoodThe Grey Sisterhood is a 1916 American silent short mystery directed by Edward LeSaint. Starring William Garwood in the lead role it was the second film in the five film series of the Lord John's Journal.-Cast:*William Garwood as Lord John...
(1916) - Under the CrescentUnder the CrescentUnder the Crescent is a 1915 drama film serial directed by Burton L. King. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Ola Humphrey - The American Actress* William C. Dowlan - Stanley Clyde* Edward Sloman - Prince Ibrahim Tousson...
(19151915 in filmThe year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
) - Outside the GatesOutside the GatesOutside the Gates is a 1915 silent fantasy film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Pauline Bush - Sister Ursula* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Perez* William C. Dowlan - Manuel* Helen Wright...
(1915) - The Pipes o' PanThe Pipes o' PanThe Pipes o' Pan is a 1914 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Pauline Bush - Marian* Joe King - Stephen Arnold* Carmen Phillips - Caprice...
(19141914 in filmThe year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
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