Which individual from the silent film era, Enrico Cocozza or Robert F. Hill, mainly filmed in Scottland?
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Enrico Cocozza Enrico Cocozza (6 November 1921 – 27 December 1997), was a Scottish filmmaker who won many film awards during the 1940s and 1950s. His often surreal films were mainly filmed in and around the town of Wishaw in Scotland, where his family owned the popular Belhaven Cafe. These include "Chick's Day" (1950), a prize winner at the 1951 Scottish Amateur Film Festival, "The Living Ghost" (1957), and "Glasgow's Docklands" (1959). Illness later forced him to give up making films and he spent most of his working life teaching at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. In 2001 he was the subject of the Channel 4 documentary "Artery: the Story of Enrico Cocozza".
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Robert F. Hill Robert F. Hill (April 14, 1886 – March 18, 1966) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor during the silent film era.
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The Night Flyer (film) The Night Flyer is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Parts of the film were shot in Thistle, Utah.
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Moreland Theater Moreland Theater is a single-screen movie theater, located in the Sellwood neighborhood of southeast Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The theater was designed by Day Walter Hilborn or Thomas and Thomas (Oregon Public Broadcasting states the former, who designed other theaters in the region such as the Eltrym in Baker City, Oregon and Kiggins Theatre in Vancouver, Washington; local archivists Gary Lacher and Steve Stone state the latter). It opened on September 10, 1925 and initially hosted vaudeville acts and screened silent films. Moreland continues to screen first-run films.
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Robert Leonard Ewing Scott Robert Leonard Ewing Scott (July 27, 1897 - August 15, 1987) was an American convicted murderer. Scott was convicted in 1959, in California, of having murdered his wife; the case was one of the first to establish a "bodyless" murder, that is, a murder in which no body had been discovered to bear out that there had been a crime committed.
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The Silent Watcher The Silent Watcher is a lost 1924 silent melodrama film directed by Frank Lloyd. It stars Glenn Hunter and Bessie Love.
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In Mizzoura In Mizzoura is a lost 1919 silent film starring Robert Warwick and directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1890s stage play "In Mizzoura" by Augustus Thomas. The play was previously filmed in 1914.
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Adrian Scott Robert Adrian Scott (February 6, 1911 – December 25, 1972) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He was one of the Hollywood Ten and later blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses.
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Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum is located in what is now the historic district of Niles in the city of Fremont, CA. The museum is housed in the Edison Theater, a century old Nickelodeon movie theater, just half a block from the former site of the Niles Essanay Studios where Broncho Billy and Charlie Chaplin made films in the 1910s. It is dedicated to preserving and showing silent films and their history. The silent film historical work of one of the members of its staff, David Kiehn, was featured on 60 Minutes for demonstrating that a film shot in San Francisco entitled A Trip Down Market Steet was actually made a few days before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Additionally, when Google made a Google Doodle for April 15, 2011, in celebration of Charlie Chaplin's 122nd birthday, they collaborated with the Niles Silent Film Museum to produce the short.
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Daisy Sylvan Daisy Sylvan (July 12, 1874 - Unknown), born Elena Mazzantini, was an Italian film studio owner, producer, director, and actress in the silent era. She was the founder of Daisy Film, which produced ..."Bolscevismo??" (..."Bolshevism," 1922) and "Sovrana" ("Sovereign," 1923), both considered lost films.
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Nitchevo (1926 film) Nitchevo is a 1926 French silent film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Charles Vanel, Lillian Hall-Davis and Marcel Vibert. de Baroncelli remade it as a sound film in 1936.
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Downhill (1927 film) Downhill is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ivor Novello, Robin Irvine, and Isabel Jeans, and based on the play "Down Hill" by Novello and Constance Collier. The film was made by Gainsborough Pictures at their Islington studios. The film is Hitchcock's fifth film as director. The American alternative title for this film was When Boys Leave Home.
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Fred Niblo Fred Niblo (January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer.
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Orchids and Ermine Orchids and Ermine is a 1927 silent film comedy starring Colleen Moore, filmed partly on location in New York. The film still exists. This was Mickey Rooney's first feature-length film (his first film being a short subject released in 1926).
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Frisco Sally Levy Frisco Sally Levy (a.k.a. "Véspera de Natal") is a lost 1927 comedy silent film directed by William Beaudine and starring Sally O'Neil and Roy D'Arcy, which was released on April 2, 1927.
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Silent Sentinel Silent Sentinel is a 1929 American silent crime film directed by Alan James and starring Champion the Dog, Gareth Hughes and Josephine Hill.
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Caught Cheating Caught Cheating is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer from a screenplay by W. Scott Darling. The film stars Charles Murray, George Sidney, and Nita Martan, and it was released by Tiffany Productions on January 31, 1931.
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Jean Hersholt Jean Pierre Hersholt (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956) was a Danish-born actor who lived in the United States, where he was a leading film and radio talent, best known for his 17 years starring on radio in "Dr. Christian" and for playing Shirley Temple's grandfather in "Heidi". Asked how to pronounce his name, he told "The Literary Digest", "In English, "her'sholt"; in Danish, "hairs'hult"." Of his total credits, 75 were silent films and 65 were sound films (140 total); he directed four.
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Thelma Hill Thelma Hill (December 12, 1906 – May 11, 1938) was an American silent screen comedian and one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties.
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Panhandle 38 Panhandle 38 (Italian: ...e alla fine lo chiamarono Jerusalem l'implacabile, also known as "Padella calibro 38" and "Panhandle Calibre 38") is a 1972 Italian comedy-western film. The film represents the debut and the only film directed by Toni Secchi, that had previously been the cinematographer of a number of successful spaghetti westerns. It was also the only leading role for Scott Holden, the son of William Holden and Brenda Marshall, who had a brief film career in early 70s.
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Clayton Hill Clayton Hill (May 7, 1931 – July 26, 2009) was an American actor who appeared in many films, but was best known for his role as the "sweater zombie" in the 1978 horror film "Dawn of the Dead" by director George A. Romero.
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The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives is a Christmas-themed "Merrie Melodies" animated short film, originally released on January 7, 1933. It makes use of a Great Depression setting of Christmas where Santa Claus is seeking shelter. The short takes place at a shantytown; hence the name "The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives".