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Isabel Johnston Graduation Photo; Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 15, 1919   The Johnston Family: Isabel Johnston was born on July 16, 1898, to John Parry Johnston and Isabel M. McElheny,[1] in Brooklyn, New York. John and Isabel who were married in November of 1894,[2] also had celebrated the birth read more

Isabel Johnston Graduation Photo; Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 15, 1919   The Johnston Family: Isabel Johnston was born on July 16, 1898, to John Parry Johnston and Isabel M. McElheny,[1] in Brooklyn, New York. John and Isabel who were married in November of 1894,[2] also had celebrated the birth read more

Wilbur Higby   Wilbur Higby Jones was born on Wednesday, August 21, 1867 to Charles B. Jones and Jenny (Jennie) E. Dickinson; Wilbur was their second child, the eldest being Charles Homer (born in 1863); after Wilbur, in 1775, their daughter Kate was born. The Jones family worked together to m read more

Wilbur Higby   Wilbur Higby Jones was born on Wednesday, August 21, 1867 to Charles B. Jones and Jenny (Jennie) E. Dickinson; Wilbur was their second child, the eldest being Charles Homer (born in 1863); after Wilbur, in 1775, their daughter Kate was born. The Jones family worked together to m read more

Classic Film Aficionados Jack Brammall John George Gardner Brammell or Bramall (records differ, which was the family-name then is unclear, since he used each variation), was born in Rochdale (a suburb of Manchester, about thirteen-miles to the northwest), England, on October 15, 1879 to George and read more

Classic Film Aficionados Jack Brammall John George Gardner Brammell or Bramall (records differ, which was the family-name then is unclear, since he used each variation), was born in Rochdale (a suburb of Manchester, about thirteen-miles to the northwest), England, on October 15, 1879 to George and read more

Classic Film Aficionados Moving Picture World, November 14, 1914 The Jefferson name had been inexorably tied to, Rip Van Winkle since the mid 1800’s, when first Joseph Jefferson III who appeared in a different version (playing the role for fourteen years[1]) to his son’s and grandson’s production read more

Classic Film Aficionados Moving Picture World, November 14, 1914 The Jefferson name had been inexorably tied to, Rip Van Winkle since the mid 1800’s, when first Joseph Jefferson III who appeared in a different version (playing the role for fourteen years[1]) to his son’s and grandson’s production read more

Leave Her to Heaven, is a brilliant thriller, tackling the subjects of love, trust, innocence and of the basest sins of human nature: obsession, malice, domination, winning-at-all-costs and jealousy. This leaves the viewer with a progressively nastier taste in their mouth as the story develops; pul read more

Leave Her to Heaven, is a brilliant thriller, tackling the subjects of love, trust, innocence and of the basest sins of human nature: obsession, malice, domination, winning-at-all-costs and jealousy. This leaves the viewer with a progressively nastier taste in their mouth as the story develops; pul read more

Classic Film Aficionados From my earliest memories I have lived with the knowledge and particular thrill associated with it, that I love tunnels; the sound of vehicles traveling through a concrete tube, which passes under the massive bulk of a mountain or the crushing weight of water, still has the read more

Classic Film Aficionados From my earliest memories I have lived with the knowledge and particular thrill associated with it, that I love tunnels; the sound of vehicles traveling through a concrete tube, which passes under the massive bulk of a mountain or the crushing weight of water, still has the read more

Classic Film Aficionados Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 18, 1913 The scenario for, The Vampire of the Desert, was adapted from, The Vampire (penned in 1897), a poem by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling’s poem was in turn, stirred to life by the work of his cousin (Kipling’s aunt’s son) read more

Classic Film Aficionados Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 18, 1913 The scenario for, The Vampire of the Desert, was adapted from, The Vampire (penned in 1897), a poem by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling’s poem was in turn, stirred to life by the work of his cousin (Kipling’s aunt’s son) read more

Classic Film Aficionados Mother’s Boy strangely enough, received its copyright from the Library of Congress on May 19, 1929, and was listed as an eight reel (82 minutes) film with the Copyright Office. Not to leave my ‘strangely’ remark unexplained, I find it odd since Mother’s Boy had its read more

Classic Film Aficionados Mother’s Boy strangely enough, received its copyright from the Library of Congress on May 19, 1929, and was listed as an eight reel (82 minutes) film with the Copyright Office. Not to leave my ‘strangely’ remark unexplained, I find it odd since Mother’s Boy had its read more

Classic Film Aficionados Tracked by the Police was directed by Ray Enright (so many Westerns), and Edward Sowders (several films with Erich von Stroheim) was the assistant director. Tracked was written by Gregory Rogers (AKA Darryl F. Zanuck), with the screenplay by Johnnie Grey (tons of short-sub read more

Classic Film Aficionados Tracked by the Police was directed by Ray Enright (so many Westerns), and Edward Sowders (several films with Erich von Stroheim) was the assistant director. Tracked was written by Gregory Rogers (AKA Darryl F. Zanuck), with the screenplay by Johnnie Grey (tons of short-sub read more

Moving Picture World October 21, 1916   Prudence Lost: Prudence is to be admired as a virtue; unfortunately, this particular Prudence is lost. Prudence the Pirate was released on Sunday, October 22, 1916,[1] starring Gladys Hulette, accompanied by the “ugliest pub” in the world, Panthus; the read more

Moving Picture World October 21, 1916   Prudence Lost: Prudence is to be admired as a virtue; unfortunately, this particular Prudence is lost. Prudence the Pirate was released on Sunday, October 22, 1916,[1] starring Gladys Hulette, accompanied by the “ugliest pub” in the world, Panthus; the read more