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Frank Spottiswoode Aitken (16 April 1868 – 26 February 1933) was a Scottish actor of the silent era.
Aitken was one of the first actors to settle in Los Angeles when the film industry was still at its strongest in New York. He invested most of his earnings in property, buying up orange groves around what would become Hollywood.
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Silent Hall of Fame has created a Silent Gems Collection of rare and for the first time available films with our stars, as well as other silent masterpieces. These are high quality films that are hard to find anywhere else. Please use the link below to see the Silent Gems Collection of rare films on DVD. http://www.ebay.com/sch/yorkmba99/m.html?item=131684404495&ssPageName;=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt;=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 "The Avenging Conscience" or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a crime drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of Robert Harron and Billy Bitzer, stars of Silent Hall of Fame. A young man is convinced that the uncle who raised him stands in his way. Directed by D. W. Griffith Produced by Majestic Motion Picture Company Scena...
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history. Cast Lillian Gish ... The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle Spottiswoode Aitken ... Brown Eyes's Father Mary Alden ... Uplifter Frank Bennett ... Charles IX Monte Blue ... The Strike Leader William H. Brown ... Father of the Bride of Cana / Warden Lucille Browne ... Uplifter Elmer Clifton ... The Rhapsode Miriam Cooper ... The Friendless One Josephine Crowell ... Catherine de Médicis Dore Davidson ... The Friendly Neighbor Sam De Grasse ... Arthur Jenkins Edward Dillon ... Crook Taylor N. Duncan ... Captain of the Gateg / Bodyguard of the Princess Beloved Pearl Elmore ... Uplifter Howard Gaye ... Jesus Christ / Cardinal de Lorraine Olga ...
Título original: The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (EE.UU.) Director: D.W. Griffith. Actores: Henry B. Walthall, Spottiswoode Aitken, Blanche Sweet, George Siegmann, Ralph Lewis, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, George Beranger. Un hombre comprueba como su relación con una hermosa muchacha se ve constreñida por el comportamiento de su tío. Una vez tomada la decisión, por fin decide asesinar al tío; sin embargo, cometido ya el crimen, la conciencia comenzará a pesar sobre él... COMENTARIOS Basada en varias obras cortas de Edgar Allan Poe, la traslación del universo de este maestro del terror a la pantalla supone para Griffith un reto del que va a saber salir airoso. Con una iluminación basada en los grandes contrastes, un sofisticado montaje encaminado a crear una tensión crec...
D.W. Griffith's INTOLERANCE Theatrical Trailer. Digitally Restored and featuring the lush orchestral score by acclaimed composer CARL DAVIS ! In theatres beginning August 2013. In 1916, everything changed... D.W. Griffith's masterpiece INTOLERANCE revolutionized the face of cinema. Hailed as "perhaps the greatest film ever made. In it one can see the source of most of the major traditions of the screen" by The New Yorker, Cohen Film Collection is proud to bring this work of art to back to cinemas worldwide. Fully restored in 2k by Modern Videofilm under the supervision of Cohen Film Collection, this sweeping epic features the lush orchestral score by acclaimed composer Carl Davis conducting the Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra. Counted among the most influential films of all time by Th...
The Secret Garden (O Jardim Secreto (título no Brasil) ou O Jardim Secreto (título em Portugal)) é um filme estadunidense de 1993, do gênero drama dirigido por Agnieszka Holland, baseado na obra de Frances Hodgson Burnett, autora de A Princesinha e O Pequeno Lorde.[1] The Secret Garden is a 1993 British drama fantasy film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott, John Lynch and Maggie Smith. It was written by Caroline Thompson and based on the novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. There are two previous film adaptations: a 1949 US drama film; and the screen adaptation as a silent version filmed in 1919, which starred Lila Lee and Spottiswoode Aitken.
Society-girl thrill seeker Lydia causes the death of motorcycle policeman and is prosecuted by her fiancé Daniel who describes in lurid detail the downfall of Rome. While she's in prison she reforms and Daniel becomes a wasted alcoholic. Cast Leatrice Joy ... Lydia Thorne Thomas Meighan ... Daniel J. O'Bannon Lois Wilson ... Evans (Lydia's maid) John Miltern ... Gov. Stephan Albee George Fawcett ... Judge Homans Julia Faye ... Mrs. Drummond Edythe Chapman ... Adeline Bennett Jack Mower ... Drummond (policeman) Dorothy Cumming ... Eleanor Bellington Casson Ferguson ... Bobby Dorest Michael D. Moore ... Dicky Evans James Neill ... Butler Sylvia Ashton ... Prison matron Raymond Hatton ... Brown Mabel Van Buren ... Prisoner Ethel Wales ... Prisoner Dale Fuller ... Prisoner Edwar...
Director: Tod Browning | Production Country: United States | Year: 1919 | Production Company: Universal (United States)| Film from the collection of EYE (Amsterdam) - https://www.eyefilm.nl/en A crime drama about a girl from the slums whose poverty compels her to steal. The thief falls in love with the ex-husband of a wealthy woman, whose pearls she has stolen. She repents, and starts a new life in the countryside. Cast: Priscilla Dean, Lon Chaney, Gertrude Astor, Wellington Playter, Spottiswoode Aitken, Kalla Pasha.
The Birth of a Nation (Nascita di una nazione) 1915 di David W. Griffith Il film è ambientato al tempo della guerra di secessione americana, ed è composto da due parti. La prima parte mostra l'America prima della guerra civile, con due famiglie in contrapposizione: i nordisti Stoneman, con il politico abolizionista Austin Stoneman (ispirato al politico Thaddeus Stevens), i suoi due figli maschi e la figlia Elsie, e la famiglia sudista dei Cameron, con due figlie (Margaret e Flora) e tre figli maschi tra cui Ben e Phil. Nella seconda parte vengono mostrati gli effetti della Ricostruzione. Note: Uno dei film privi di sonoro che hanno fatto registrare i maggiori incassi della storia, risultando importante per la storia del cinema per le tecniche innovative che apportava; nel 1992 il film ...
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The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history. Cast Lillian Gish ... The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle Spottiswoode Aitken ... Brown Eyes's Father Mary Alden ... Uplifter Frank Bennett ... Charles IX Monte Blue ... The Strike Leader William H. Brown ... Father of the Bride of Cana / Warden Lucille Browne ... Uplifter Elmer Clifton ... The Rhapsode Miriam Cooper ... The Friendless One Josephine Crowell ... Catherine de Médicis Dore Davidson ... The Friendly Neighbor Sam De Grasse ... Arthur Jenkins Edward Dillon ... Crook Taylor N. Duncan ... Captain of the Gateg / Bodyguard of the Princess Beloved Pearl Elmore ... Uplifter Howard Gaye ... Jesus Christ / Cardinal de Lorraine Olga ...
John Howard Payne at his most miserable point in life, writes a song which becomes popular and inspires other people at some point in their lives. Cast Henry B. Walthall ... John Howard Payne Josephine Crowell ... Payne's Mother Lillian Gish ... Payne's Sweetheart Dorothy Gish ... Sister of Payne's Sweetheart Fay Tincher ... The Worldly Woman Mae Marsh ... Apple Pie Mary Smith Spottiswoode Aitken ... James Smith Robert Harron ... Robert Winthrop Miriam Cooper ... The Fiancee Mary Alden ... The Mother Donald Crisp ... The Mother's Son James Kirkwood ... The Mother's Son Jack Pickford ... The Mother's Half-Wit Son Fred Burns ... The Sheriff Courtenay Foote ... The Husband Blanche Sweet ... The Wife Owen Moore ... The Tempter Edward Dillon ... The Musician Betty Marsh ... T...
The Civil War divides friends and destroys families, but that's nothing compared to the anarchy in the black-ruled South after the war. Cast Lillian Gish ... Elsie, Stoneman's Daughter Mae Marsh ... Flora Cameron, The Pet Sister Henry B. Walthall ... Col. Ben Cameron Miriam Cooper ... Margaret Cameron, Elder Sister Mary Alden ... Lydia, Stoneman's Mulatto Housekeeper Ralph Lewis ... Hon. Austin Stoneman, Leader of the House George Siegmann ... Silas Lynch, Mulatto Lieut. Governor Walter Long ... Gus, A Renegade Negro Robert Harron ... Tod - Stoneman's Younger Son Wallace Reid ... Jeff - The Blacksmith Joseph Henabery ... Abraham Lincoln Elmer Clifton ... Phil, Stoneman's Elder Son Josephine Crowell ... Mrs. Cameron Spottiswoode Aitken ... Dr. Cameron George Beranger ... Wade...
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