His Father's Rifle
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His Father's Rifle is a 1914
American
silent
short drama
directed by Edward LeSaint
and written by Joseph F. Poland. The film starred Earle Foxe
and Bertram Grassby in the main roles.
1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
American
United States
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silent
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...
short drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
directed by Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint was an American silent film actor and director who acted in over 300 films and directed over 90.-Personal life and death:...
and written by Joseph F. Poland. The film starred Earle Foxe
Earle Foxe
Earle Foxe was an American actor.-Background:Foxe was born Earl Aldrich Fox in Oxford, Ohio, to Charles Aldrich Fox, originally of Flint, Michigan, and Eva May Herron. His older half sister was Ethel May Fox, a music teacher, born in Michigan to Charles Aldrich Fox and Katie Eldridge. Always very...
and Bertram Grassby in the main roles.
Cast
- Earle FoxeEarle FoxeEarle Foxe was an American actor.-Background:Foxe was born Earl Aldrich Fox in Oxford, Ohio, to Charles Aldrich Fox, originally of Flint, Michigan, and Eva May Herron. His older half sister was Ethel May Fox, a music teacher, born in Michigan to Charles Aldrich Fox and Katie Eldridge. Always very...
- Bertram Grassby
- William HowardWilliam Howard-United Kingdom:* William Howard , nobleman whose descendants become Sir John, 1st Duke of Norfolk from the Howard Family* William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham -United Kingdom:* William Howard (judge) (d. 1308), nobleman whose descendants become Sir John, 1st Duke of Norfolk from the...
- Stella LeSaintStella LeSaintStella LeSaint was an American silent film actress.LeSaint started as an actress on the stage with the Florence Roberts company in San Francisco. She then moved on to vaudeville in New York City and formed the "Stella Razeto and Company" group...
- Guy OliverGuy OliverGeorge Guy Oliver was an American actor. He appeared in at least 189 silent era motion pictures and 27 talkies in character roles between 1911 and 1931. His obituary gives him credit for at least 600. He directed three movies in 1915.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Oliver began his career as a...