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Elinor Fair is a Actor American born on 21 december 1903 at Richmond (USA)
Elinor Fair (December 21, 1903 – April 26, 1957) was an American motion picture actress. She began her career with the name Eleanor Crowe, changed it to Lenore Fair, and finally settled on Elinor Fair. It is not clear what her name at birth was.
From 1926 to 1929, she was married to cowboy actor, William Boyd. Boyd's proposal was unique—while filming a scene for the DeMille film The Volga Boatman (1926), Boyd's character professes his love for Fair's character. However, what audiences were not aware of (due to The Volga Boatman being a silent film) was that Boyd was actually proposing for real, and that Fair accepted in character and on screen, and for real. A baby girl was born to her and Boyd but died in infancy.
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Elinor Fair
Nationality USA
Birth 21 december 1903 at Richmond (USA)
Death 26 april 1957 (at 53 years) at Seattle (USA)
Birth 21 december 1903 at Richmond (USA)
Death 26 april 1957 (at 53 years) at Seattle (USA)
Biography
When Fair was elected a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1924, she had already been in films for a number of years, and in vaudeville before that. She did some of her best work under contract to Cecil B. DeMille, appearing in such productions as Yankee Clipper and Let 'er go Gallagher. She also played in a handful of talkies, (often reduced to minor roles) before disappearing from the big screen in 1934.From 1926 to 1929, she was married to cowboy actor, William Boyd. Boyd's proposal was unique—while filming a scene for the DeMille film The Volga Boatman (1926), Boyd's character professes his love for Fair's character. However, what audiences were not aware of (due to The Volga Boatman being a silent film) was that Boyd was actually proposing for real, and that Fair accepted in character and on screen, and for real. A baby girl was born to her and Boyd but died in infancy.
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The Scarlet Empress (1934)
, 1h44Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith, Gavin Gordon
Rating74%
Sophia Frederica (Dietrich) is the daughter of a minor German prince and an ambitious mother. She is brought to Russia by Count Alexei (Lodge) at the behest of Empress Elizabeth (Dresser) to marry her nephew, Grand Duke Peter (played as a half-wit by Jaffe in his film debut). The overbearing Elizabeth renames her Catherine and reinforces the demand the new bride issue an heir to the throne.
Bolero (1934)
, 1h25Directed by Mitchell Leisen, Wesley Ruggles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors George Raft, Carole Lombard, Sally Rand, Ray Milland, Frances Drake, Gertrude Michael
Roles (uncredited)
Rating65%
The film opens shortly before World War I. Raoul De Baere (Raft) is a dancer from New York City, aiming to become king of the European nightclub circuit. He tries to get Annette (famed exotic dancer Sally Rand) to be his dancing partner, but she refuses. He recruits Helen Hathaway (Lombard) instead and devises a very athletic routine to be accompanied by Ravel's Boléro (an anachronism, as the composition was not written until 1928).
Broadway Bill (1934)
, 1h44Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film
Actors Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Walter Connolly, Helen Vinson, Douglass Dumbrille, Lynne Overman
Rating66%
Dan Brooks (Warner Baxter) runs a paper box factory for his father-in-law, J. L. Higgins (Walter Connolly), who owns most of the major business interests in Higginsville. Uninspired by his factory position, Dan devotes his time and energy to training his thoroughbred race horse, Broadway Bill, in hopes of returning one day to the world of horse racing. Dan is encouraged to follow his dream by his unwed sister-in-law Alice (Myrna Loy) and stable hand Whitey (Clarence Muse). One night at a family dinner, J. L. reports that sales are down in the paper box division and blames it on Dan's neglect of his work. When he orders Dan to sell the horse and focus on his factory job, Dan resigns and leaves Higginsville without his wife Margaret (Helen Vinson), who shows little sympathy for her husband.
The Night Rider (1932)
, 1h12Directed by William Nigh, Fred C. Newmeyer
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Harry Carey, Elinor Fair, George "Gabby" Hayes, Julian Rivero, Tom London, Bob Kortman
Roles Barbara Rogers
Rating55%
Sin Town (1929)
Directed by William K. Howard
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Elinor Fair, Ivan Lebedeff, Jack Oakie, Bob Perry
Roles Mary Barton
The Yankee Clipper (1927)
, 1h28Directed by Rupert Julian
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors William Boyd, John Harron, Elinor Fair, Frank Coghlan, Jr., John Miljan, Walter Long
Roles Jocelyn Huntington
Rating68%
Captain Winslow takes a revolutionary new clipper ship, built by his father, on its first voyage, and Mickey Murphy is found stowing away in a burlap sack. While in China, Winslow attends a dinner hosted by a wealthy Chinese merchant and rescues English maiden Lady Jocelyn Huntington from rioting beggars. Winslow agrees to a race from China to Boston against an English clipper ship. He wins the race and Lady Jocelyn.
The Volga Boatman (1926)
, 2hDirected by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors William Boyd, Elinor Fair, Victor Varconi, Julia Faye, Robert Edeson, Theodore Kosloff
Roles Vera
Rating66%
Les amours d'un batelier et d'une princesse, à la veille de la Révolution russe.
Jim, the Conqueror (1926)
, 1hDirected by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, Elinor Fair, Walter Long, Tully Marshall, Tom Santschi, Marcelle Corday
Roles Polly Graydon
Driven (1923)
Directed by Charles Brabin
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Emily Fitzroy, Burr McIntosh, Charles Emmett Mack, George Bancroft, Elinor Fair
Roles Essie Hardin
Has the World Gone Mad! (1923)
Directed by J. Searle Dawley
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Mary Alden, Vincent Coleman, Robert Edeson, Elinor Fair, Hedda Hopper, Charles Richman
Roles Their Daughter
Big Stakes (1922)
, 1h1Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Elinor Fair, R. Henry Grey
Roles Señorita Mercedes Aloyez
Rating57%
Through The Back Door (1921)
, 1h29Directed by Jack Pickford, Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Mary Pickford, Adolphe Menjou, Gertrude Astor, Wilfred Lucas, Elinor Fair, John Harron
Roles Margaret Brewster
Rating67%
The movie starts in Belgium in the early 1900s. Jeanne (Mary Pickford) is the 10-year-old daughter of Louise (Gertrude Astor). Troubles start when Louise remarries a selfish but rich man named Elton Reeves (Wilfred Lucas). He convinces her to move to America and leave Jeanne behind in Belgium to live with the maid Marie (Helen Raymond). At first Louise refuses to, but eventually gives in and leaves Jeanne in the care of Marie.
The Girl in Number 29 (1920)
, 50minutesDirected by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Frank Mayo, Elinor Fair, Claire Anderson, Robert Bolder, Ruth Royce, Bull Montana
Roles Barbara Devon
Rating35%
As summarized in a film publication, Laurie Devon (Mayo) is a New York playwright who, having had one success, refuses to work on another play. One night he sees a woman (Anderson) in an apartment across the street take out a gun and place it to her forehead. He reaches her in time to save her, and she tells him that she is under some terrible evil influence, which she will not disclose. Devon attempts to untangle the mystery and is led on an adventure. The woman is taken to a house on Long Island, where Devon after a fight rescues her. He takes out the revolver and shoots one of the pursuers, who falls to the ground. On returning home, he is heartbroken and tells his sister Barbara (Fair) and his friends that he is a murderer. His sister and two of his friends then confess that the whole thing was a frame-up, that they had hired some actors to stage everything, and that it was an attempt to get the ambitionless author to write again. The revolver used in the suicide attempt by the woman and in the later shooting had blanks. Devon and the woman from the apartment melt into each other's arms at the final fade-out.
Kismet (1920)
, 1h35Directed by Louis Gasnier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Otis Skinner, Elinor Fair, Rosemary Theby, Marguerite Courtot, Léon Bary, Herschel Mayall
Roles Marsinah
Rating65%
Les nombreuses aventures de Hajj, un voleur de Bagdad, au cours d'une seule journée.
Occasionally Yours (1920)
, 50minutesDirected by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lew Cody, Betty Blythe, J. Barney Sherry, Elinor Fair, Cleo Ridgely, Gertrude Astor
Roles Audrey Woodward
Bruce Sands, un artiste un peu dilettante aux amours volages, découvre que sa dernière conquête Bunny Winston veut l'épouser. Il cherche alors refuge chez son ami John Woodward, sans savoir que ce dernier a proposé le mariage à Bunny. Elle suit Sands chez Woodward, où Bruce a déjà commencé à flirter avec Audrey, la fille de Woodward. Un jour qu'Audrey est blessée en tombant de cheval, Bruce promet de l'épouser, la croyant mourante. Apprenant cela, Bunny accepte de se marier avec Woodward. Lorsque Audrey guérit, Bruce rompt sa promesse et rentre en ville, prêt à faire de nouvelles conquêtes. Bunny le suit mais il la repousse.