The Turn in the Road
Encyclopedia
The Turn in the Road is a 1919
silent
drama film
directed by King Vidor
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1919 in film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
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...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by King Vidor
King Vidor
King Wallis Vidor was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades...
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Cast
- George NicholsGeorge Nichols (actor)George Nichols was an American actor and director. He appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. He also directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916.He was born in Rockford, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California....
- Hamilton Perry - Lloyd HughesLloyd HughesLloyd Hughes was an American silent film actor.-Life and career:Born in Bisbee, Arizona, Hughes received his education at the Los Angeles Polytechnic School. He sought a career as an actor early in life, and his clean-cut appearance and ability soon gained him recognition...
- Paul Perry - Winter HallWinter HallWinter Hall was a New Zealand actor of the silent era. He appeared in 127 films between 1916 and 1938.He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Reverend Matthew Barker - Helen Jerome EddyHelen Jerome EddyHelen Jerome Eddy was a motion picture actress from New York, New York. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm .-Biography:...
- Jane Barker - Pauline CurleyPauline CurleyPauline Curley was a vaudeville and silent film actress from Holyoke, Massachusetts.Her film career spanned much of the silent era, from 1912-1929. She married cinematographer Kenneth Peach in 1923, taking his last name as Pauline Curley Peach and remaining married until his death in 1988. They...
- Evelyn Barker - Ben Alexander - Bob
- Charles ArlingCharles ArlingCharles Arling was a Canadian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 111 films between 1909 and 1922.He was born in Toronto and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* In Little Italy...