Fred Malatesta
Encyclopedia
Fred Malatesta was an American film actor. He appeared in 118 films between 1915
and 1941
.
He was born in Naples
, Italy
and died in Burbank, California
.
1915 in film
The 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...
and 1941
1941 in film
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...
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He was born in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
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and died in Burbank, California
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....
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Selected filmography
- The Legion of DeathThe Legion of Death-Cast:* Edith Storey as Princess Marya* Philo McCullough as Captain Rodney Willard* Fred Malatesta as Grand Duke Paul* Charles K. Gerrard as Grand Duke Orlof...
(1918) - The Greatest Thing in LifeThe Greatest Thing in LifeThe Greatest Thing in Life is a 1918 drama film about World War I, directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, and David Butler. The film is considered to be a lost film, as no prints are known to exist...
(19181918 in filmThe year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
) - Terror of the RangeTerror of the RangeTerror of the Range is a 1919 Western film serial directed by Stuart Paton. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* George Larkin - John Hardwick* Betty Compson - Thelma Grant* Horace B. Carpenter - James Grant...
(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 Night HawkThe Night HawkThe Night Hawk is a 1924 Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - 'The Hawk'* Claire Adams - Clia Milton* Joseph W. Girard - Sheriff Milton * Fred Malatesta - José Valdez...
(1924) - Forbidden ParadiseForbidden ParadiseForbidden Paradise is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by German film director Ernst Lubitsch, a recent immigrant to the United States. The film is based on a 1922 Broadway play, The Czarina, by Edward Sheldon...
(19241924 in film-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
) - Madame MysteryMadame MysteryMadame Mystery is a film starring Theda Bara, Oliver Hardy, and James Finlayson, directed and co-written by Stan Laurel, and produced by Hal Roach...
(1926) - Long Fliv the KingLong Fliv the KingLong Fliv the King is a 1926 comedy film starring Charley Chase and featuring Oliver Hardy and Max Davidson in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1920 Harold Lloyd film His Royal Slyness, about a young man who accidentally becomes the King of a tiny country.-Cast:* Charley Chase - Charles...
(1926) - Bardelys the MagnificentBardelys the MagnificentBardelys the Magnificent is a 1926 silent romantic drama film. It was directed by King Vidor starring John Gilbert and Eleanor Boardman, based on a novel by Rafael Sabatini. It was the second film of the 19 year old John Wayne, who had a minor role...
(1926) - Get 'Em YoungGet 'Em YoungGet 'Em Young is a 1926 film starring Stan Laurel.In a sad twist, this was the film being shown at the 1927 Laurier Palace Theatre Fire in Montreal, where 78 people died, all but one under the age of 16.-Cast:* Harry Myers - Orvid Joy...
(19261926 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....
) - Eve's Love LettersEve's Love LettersEve's Love Letters is a 1927 silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel.-Cast:* Agnes Ayres - The wife* Forrest Stanley - Adam, her husband* Stan Laurel - Anatole, the butler* Jerry Mandy - Mr. X aka Sir Oliver Hardy...
(19271927 in film-Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
) - The Black BookThe Black Book (serial)The Black Book is a 1929 drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Dora Drake* Walter Miller - Ted Bradley* Frank Lackteen - Valdez* Paul Panzer - The Hawk* Marie Mosquini - Sally* Edith London - Mrs...
(19291929 in film-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
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