Helen Arnold
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Helen Prettyman Arnold was a silent film
actress who appeared in motion pictures from 1916 - 1918.
Arnold played Viola Campbell in a 1916 production of The Witching Hour filmed in Flushing, New York. The film starred C. Aubrey Smith and Marie Shotwell
. The movie was an adaptation of a play written by Augustus Thomas
. One review described it as better than the stage drama which preceded it, while retaining the mood of strangeness. Arnold was said to be "an attractive Viola".
In June 1916, Arnold was among the winners of a Beauty and Brains contest held by Photoplay
magazine.
Arnold made Two Men and a Woman (1917) with Christine Mayo and Rubye De Remer
. The Ivan Film Productions, Inc., release is directed by William J. Humphrey
.
She made two other Hollywood films, One Law For Both
(1917) and
The Call of Her People (1917), which starred Ethel Barrymore
. Her final film credit is for a role in the Italian film Il Doppio volto (1918).
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...
actress who appeared in motion pictures from 1916 - 1918.
Career
Ms. Arnold was a member of the cast of the 1891 production of "Nerves" at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.Arnold played Viola Campbell in a 1916 production of The Witching Hour filmed in Flushing, New York. The film starred C. Aubrey Smith and Marie Shotwell
Marie Shotwell
Marie Shotwell was an American actress of the stage and screen.Shotwell was in motion pictures beginning in 1915 with roles in God's Witness, The Taming of Mary, Under Southern Skies, and The Tale of the C. Her film career continued until the late 1920s, including Sally of the Sawdust with W.C...
. The movie was an adaptation of a play written by Augustus Thomas
Augustus Thomas
Augustus Thomas was an American playwright, born in St. Louis, Missouri. The son of a doctor, he worked a number of jobs including a page in the 41st Congress, studying law and gaining some practical railway work experience before he turned to journalism and became editor of the Kansas City Mirror...
. One review described it as better than the stage drama which preceded it, while retaining the mood of strangeness. Arnold was said to be "an attractive Viola".
In June 1916, Arnold was among the winners of a Beauty and Brains contest held by Photoplay
Photoplay
Photoplay was one of the first American film fan magazines. It was founded in 1911 in Chicago, the same year that J. Stuart Blackton founded a similar magazine entitled Motion Picture Story...
magazine.
Arnold made Two Men and a Woman (1917) with Christine Mayo and Rubye De Remer
Rubye De Remer
Rubye De Remer was an American dancer and actress in silent films....
. The Ivan Film Productions, Inc., release is directed by William J. Humphrey
William J. Humphrey
William Jonathan Humphrey was an American actor and film director.Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, William Humphrey was a well-known member of the early stock company of Vitagraph Studios...
.
She made two other Hollywood films, One Law For Both
One Law for Both
One Law for Both is a 1917 silent film directed by Ivan Abramson.-Plot:Elga Pulsaki and her brother Ossip emigrate to the United States from Russia to escape persecution...
(1917) and
The Call of Her People (1917), which starred Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors.-Early life:Ethel Barrymore was born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second child of the actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew...
. Her final film credit is for a role in the Italian film Il Doppio volto (1918).