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Josef Swickard (26 June 1866 – 29 February 1940) was a German-born veteran stage and screen character actor, who had toured with stock companies in Europe, South Africa, and South America.
À l'avènement du parlant, sa carrière devient plus limitée : on le retrouve alors dans de nombreux films à petit budget. Il adopte parfois les pseudonymes de Joe Swickard et de Joseph Swickard. En 1939 son ex-femme, l'actrice Margaret Campbell, est assassinée par leur fils.
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Josef Swickard
Nationality German
Birth 26 june 1866 at Koblenz (German)
Death 29 february 1940 (at 73 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Birth 26 june 1866 at Koblenz (German)
Death 29 february 1940 (at 73 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Biography
Josef Swickard débute sa carrière en 1912, une carrière qui s'achève peu avant sa mort en 1939. Entre 1914 et 1917, il tourne avec le réalisateur Mack Sennett puis il joue dans un grand nombre de films, interprétant souvent des rôles d'aristocrates.À l'avènement du parlant, sa carrière devient plus limitée : on le retrouve alors dans de nombreux films à petit budget. Il adopte parfois les pseudonymes de Joe Swickard et de Joseph Swickard. En 1939 son ex-femme, l'actrice Margaret Campbell, est assassinée par leur fils.
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The Girl Said No (1937)
, 1h16Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Robert Armstrong, Irene Hervey, Max Davidson, Edward Brophy, Holmes Herbert, Richard Tucker
Roles Jonesy
Rating60%
Jimmie (Robert Armstrong), a shady bookie, meets Pearl (Irene Hervey), a taxi dance hall girl. He takes her out on a number of dates, pretending to be a high profile producer. She is happy to spend his money extravagantly but refuses to be his girlfriend. To get his revenge, Jimmie promises to make her a Broadway star and becomes her manager. He takes her to expensive dinners and meetings with people in the top entertainment circles.
Caryl of the Mountains (1936)
, 1h8Directed by Bernard B. Ray
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime, Romance, Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Children's films
Actors Robert Walker, Francis X. Bushman, Jr., Lois Wilde, Josef Swickard, Earl Dwire, Robert D. Walker
Roles Jean Foray
Rating50%
Somewhere in the United States Enos Colvin schemes to defraud his investors and abscond with the assets of his company that are in the form of bonds. His secretary Caryl decides to take the bonds herself and post them to her Uncle Jean living in the Canadian woods. Discovering what Caryl has done and knowing where the bonds have been posted Enos goes himself to Canada to get the bonds from Uncle Jean who has hidden them in a secret location in his hearth. A struggle ensues and Jean is murdered and his dog Rinty wounded by Enos' revolver.
Custer's Last Stand (1936)
Directed by Elmer Clifton
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Rex Lease, Lona Andre, William Farnum, Ruth Mix, Jack Mulhall, George Chesebro
Roles Major Henry Trent, MD
Rating50%
The Millionaire Kid (1936)
, 59minutesDirected by Bernard B. Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Bryant Washburn, Betty Compson, Lois Wilde, Creighton Hale, Eddie Phillips, Eddie Gribbon
Roles The Tutor
Rating55%
The Lost City (1935)
Directed by Harry Revier
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Kane Richmond, George "Gabby" Hayes, Claudia Dell, William Boyd, Billy Bletcher, Josef Swickard
Roles Dr. Manyus
Rating49%
Scientist Bruce Gordon comes to a secluded area in Africa after realizing that a series of electrically induced natural disasters had been detected in the area. There he finds Zolok, last of the Lemurians, in a secret complex under a mountain.
The Return of Chandu (1934)
, 3h28Directed by Ray Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Bela Lugosi, Maria Alba, Clara Kimball Young, Lucien Prival, Murdock MacQuarrie, Wilfred Lucas
Roles Tyba, the White Magician [Chs. 8-12]
Rating54%
Béla Lugosi, in a rare sympathetic role, plays Frank Chandler: a powerful but kind man who has spent most of his life in the Orient, where he is renowned under the name of "Chandu the Magician" for his tremendous skill with White Magic. He is in love with the Princess Nadji of Egypt, who has lately escaped to America and is now staying with the Chandler family at their home in Beverly Hills, California. Princess Nadji believes she has left her troubles behind in Egypt, but when the Chandlers hold a party in her honor, she learns that her life is still in jeopardy, as are the lives of her friends. Chandu, presently arriving home from Egypt himself, is pursued by enemies at the airport, and only escapes by using his magic ring. At the party, some shady guests conspire to poison Princess Nadji, and Chandu arrives just in time to snatch the glass of deadly wine out of her hand.
Au service du droit (1934)
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Rintintin (acteur canin), June Marlowe, Walter Miller, Josef Swickard, Lee Shumway, Lafe McKee
Roles Juan Valdez
Rating60%
Juan Valdez, un prospecteur, est assassiné par un bandit, Cactus Kid, dans le but de récupérer le plan qui mène à l'emplacement secret de sa mine d'or, plan qui est en fait caché dans sa montre à gousset. Rinty, le chien de Valdez, a vu les agresseurs, mais ceux-ci espèrent qu'il les conduira à la mine. Dolores, la fille de Valdez, a récupéré la montre de son père, et espère retrouver la mine et la faire enregistrer à son nom.
Perils of Pauline (1933)
Directed by Ray Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Evalyn Knapp, Craig Reynolds, John Davidson, Robert (Tex) Allen, William Desmond, Josef Swickard
Rating61%
Pauline Hargraves (Evalyn Knapp) is the intrepid daughter of Professor Hargraves (James Durkin), a noted doctor of chemistry and archeology. She and Willie Dodge (Sonny Ray), her father's cowardly secretary, have accompanied Prof. Hargraves to Asia in search of a legendary ivory disk which may contain the chemical recipe for a deadly gas created by an ancient Egyptian named Confu. Unfortunately, the villainous Asian warlord, Dr. Bashan (John Davidson), is also after the disk, along with his right-hand-man and assassin, Fang (Frank Lackteen).
The Lone Defender (1930)
, 3h37Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Walter Miller, Rintintin (acteur canin), June Marlowe, Josef Swickard, Lee Shumway, Lafe McKee
Roles Juan Valdez, Prospector who owns a secret gold mine
Rating49%
Prospector Juan Valdez is murdered by The Cactus Kid and his gang in an attempt to discover the location of his gold mine. Valdez's dog Rinty witnesses the murder and can also lead the gang to the mine, making him the villain's target throughout the serial. In addition Rinty must help Valdez's daughter Dolores legitimately find and claim the mine while being blamed for the wolf attacking local livestock.
The Devil's Chaplain (1929)
Directed by Duke Worne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Virginia Brown Faire, Cornelius Keefe, Josef Swickard, Boris Karloff, Wheeler Oakman
Roles The King
Rating22%
The Phantom of the North (1929)
Directed by Harry S. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Western
Actors Edith Roberts, Kathleen Key, Donald Keith, Boris Karloff, Joe Bonomo, Josef Swickard
Roles Colonel Rayburn
Frozen River (1929)
, 1h1Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Rintintin (acteur canin), Raymond McKee, Nina Quartero, Josef Swickard, Frank Campeau, Lew Harvey
Roles Hazy
Rating17%
Eagle of the Night (1928)
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Shirley Palmer, Josef Swickard, Maurice Costello, Earl Metcalfe, Jack Richardson
Rating59%
Sharp Shooters (1928)
, 1hDirected by John G. Blystone
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors George O'Brien, Lois Moran, Noah Young, Tom Dugan, William Demarest, Gwen Lee
Roles Grandpère
Rating66%
George (George O'Brien) is a sailor and smooth-talking lady's man who believes in the adage "love 'em and leave 'em" when it comes to women. While on leave in Morocco, George meets Lorette (Lois Moran), a fiery French dancing girl who falls madly in love with him, unaware that he has a girl in every port. Initially thinking of her as just another diversion, George soon discovers that he can't get rid of the girl. Later, she follows him to the United States, but does his best to avoid her. Amused by George's predicament and feeling sorry for the girl, his two best friends, Tom (Noah Young) and Jerry (Tom Dugan), shanghai him aboard a vessel and arrange things so that George is unable to avoid Lorette. As a result, the hero surrenders to the inevitable and marries the girl.