A Blowout at Santa Banana
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A Blowout at Santa Banana is a 1914
American silent
comedy-drama
short film starring Sydney Ayres
, Vivian Rich
, and Harry Van Meter
.
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 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...
comedy-drama
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
short film starring Sydney Ayres
Sydney Ayres
Sydney Ayres was an American silent film actor, director and screenwriter.-Biography:Born Daniel Sydney Ayres in New York City, Ayres was known for his handsome, suave looks. He often simultaneously acted and directed films after 1913...
, Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich was an American silent film actress.-Career:Rich was born on the Atlantic ocean and spent her early years in Philadelphia. Later the family moved to Boston and she completed her education at the Boston Latin High School. From high school she went to the stage and played in musical...
, and Harry Van Meter
Harry von Meter
Harry von Meter was an American silent film actor. He was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New York City in 1912, moving to American Film Studios a year or two later, and starred in about 200 films until 1929. He is perhaps most famous for starring in The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Mons...
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Cast
- Sydney Ayres
- Vivian Rich
- Harry Van Meter
- Perry BanksPerry BanksPerry Banks was a Canadian silent film actor of the early period.He starred with William Garwood in films such as Sir Galahad of Twilight.-Selected filmography:...
- Charlotte BurtonCharlotte BurtonCharlotte Burton was an American silent film actress.-Career:Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joined Essanay Studio which she sued in 1919 for $25,000 for breach of contract...
- Edith BorellaEdith BorellaEdith Borella was an American silent film actress of Swiss descent. She starred in films such as the 1913 film Through the Neighbor's Window with Charlotte Burton which was her debut. Her career only lasted two years between 1913 and 1915 but in that space of time she starred in 46 films...
- Caroline Cooke
- Julius FrankenburgJulius FrankenburgJulius Frankenberg was an American silent film actor and director. He starred in films such as The Haunted House, Personal Magnetism and A Blowout at Santa Banana working with actors such as Harry von Meter and Louise Lovely...
- Jacques JaccardJacques JaccardJacques Jaccard was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film....
- Louise LesterLouise LesterLouise Lester was an American silent film actress. She was the first feminine star of Western films.-Biography:...
- Charles MorrisonChick MorrisonCharles Pacific Morrison, an American silent film actor, was born April 3, 1878 in Morrison, Colorado. The grandson of pioneer town founder George Morrison, he was known as "Chick" to many who knew him, a nickname conjunction of his first and middle names. A keen horse rider, he often appeared in...
- Violet NeitzViolet KnightsViolet Knights was an American silent film actress.She was signed in 1913 and starred in about 10 films between 1913 and 1914. She left acting and married and concentrated on raising a family becoming Violet MacKaye...
- Jack RichardsonJack Richardson (actor)Jack Howard Richardson was an American actor.Born in New York, New York, he was signed to a contract in silent films in 1911 by the Thanhouser Company, where he worked for several years....
- William TedmarshWilliam TedmarshWilliam Tedmarsh was an English-American early silent film actor.Born in London Tedmarsh moved to New York as a young boy and began stage acting...