The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Biographies of the Players (INCJAN) iOj INCE, John. Full name, John Edwards I nee. B. New York City. Grey hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 10^ in. Wt. 13 .st. 3 lb. Ed. Trinity Chapel, New York City. Married. Was on the American stage from 1888 to 19 1 3, then as director, producer and actor in motion pictures. Played in : Lawful Larceny (Radio), Hoi Curves (Tiffany), Moby Dick (Warner), Litile CcBsar (F.N.), Children of Dreams (Warner), Mounted Fury (W.W.), Is There Justice ? (W.W.), Passport to Paradise (Maj-fair). The Scoop (Royer), Young Blood {Like), No Living Witness (Mayfair). INCE, Ralph. B. Boston, Mass., 1S87. M. (i) Lucille Lee Stewart ; div. ; (2) Lucilla Mendez, 192G. Stage career began with Richard Mansfield Company in The College Widow. Screen career began as actor and director for the old Vitagraph Company. Played in: Not for Publication (Radio), Shanghaied (Radio), Chicago After Midnight (Radio), Bigger Than Barnum's (Radio), Wall Street (Col), Gentleman's Fate (M.GM.), Little Ccssar (F.N.), Hell-Bound (Tiffany), Star Witness (Warner), Men of Chance (Radio), Numbered Men (F.N.), Law and Order (Univ), The Dove (Radio), Exposed (Radio), Law of the Sea (Mono), County Fair (Mono), The Mouthpiece (Warner), The Big Gamble (Pathe), The Lost Squadron (Radio), Cardigan's Last Case (Radio), The Tenderfoot (F. N.), Guilty as Charged (Para), The Gorilla Ship (Like), You Said a Moidhful (Warner). IRVINE, Robin. B. Ireland, M. Ursula Jeans, May, 193 1. Was playing on the London stage in the Christmas production of Peter Pan when Alfred Hitchcock gave him a part in Easy Virtue (Gains, 192S). Also Played in : Downhill (Gains), Keepers of Youth (B.LP.), Land of Hope and Glory (Glory Films), Confetti (F.N.), Isle of Lost Ships (German), The Rising Generation (Neo-Art), A Knight in London (Ludwig Blattner), Above Rubies (Col). IRVING, George. B. New York, Grey hair, grev eyes. Ht. 6 ft. Wt. Wt. 12 St. 4 lb. Ed. College of City of New York ; American Academy of Dramatic Art. ]\L Katherine Gilman ; two daughters, Katherine and Dorothy. Entered motion pictures in 1913 ; became noted director, but after a time returned to acting. Also Played in : Wanderer of the Wasteland (Para), The Goose Hangs High (Para), Craig's Wife (Pathe), Moran of the Marines (Para), Godless Girl (Pathe), The Dance of Life (Para), Thunderbolt (Para), Paris Bound (Radio), Coquette (U.A.), For Sale (F.N.), Son of the Gods (F.N.). Last Performance (Univ), Young Eagles (Para), Young Desire (Univ), The Naughty Flirt (F.N.), Ladies of the Big House (Para), An American Tragedy (Para, not shown in Britain), A Free Soul (M.G.M.), Daughter of Luxury (M.G.I\L), The Runaround (Radio), Shipmates (M.G.M.). Touchdown (Para), 'Cisco Kid (Fox), Wicked (Fox), Graft (Whirlwind), The Star Witness (Warner), The Divorcee (M.G.M.), Confessions of a Co-Ed (Para), Her Dilemma (Para), Playing the Game (Para), Reputation (Radio), Man I Killed (Para), Vanishing Frontier (Para), Modern Madness (Chesterfield). JANIS, Elsie. Real name, Bierbauer. B. Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, March 16, 1889. M. Gilbert Wilson. An accomplished composer, playwright, and actress ; has toured extensively in America and this country, where .she is equally popular. Wrote the story of Close Harmony, in which Buddy Rogers and Nancy Carroll starred for Paramount. Played in : Vitaphone Shorts (Warner). JANNEY, Leon. B. Ogden, Utah, April I, 1917. Ed. public schools of Hollywood ; Hollywood Professional School. An accomplished boy actor who has appeared in the course of his short career in 45 pictures, excluding tworeelers. Had his name changed for a time to " Leon Ramon," and was immediately given the part of Abie in Abie's Irish Rose. Para, 1929. Reverted to his original name. It is as " Leon Janney " that he has earned his present popularity. Also Played in : Old Dutch, The Wind (M.G.M.), Our Gang (IM.G.M.), Courage (Warner), Handful of Clouds (Warner), Old English (Warner), The Sin Flood (F.N.), Father's Son (F.N.), Pcnrod and Sam (F.N.), Their Mad Moment (Fox), Son of Mine (Mono). JANNEY, William. Full name William Preston Janney. B. New York City, Feb. 15, 1 90S. Dark brown hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 10 in. Wt. 10 st. 5 lb. Ed. New York ; Hollywood.