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Sam De Grasse is a Actor and Additional Director of Photography Canadien born on 11 june 1875 at New Brunswick (Canada)
Samuel Alfred De Grasse (June 12, 1875 – November 29, 1953) was a Canadian actor. He was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he trained to be a dentist.
He married Annie McDonnell in 1904. Their daughter, Clementine Bell, was born in 1906. Annie died in 1909, probably in childbirth with another daughter, Olive. In 1910, Samuel practiced dentistry and he and Clementine were living in Providence, Rhode Island along with his older sister (also named Clementine) and her 14-year-old son, Jerome Fauchy.
Sam married British actress Ada Fuller Golden and became a step-father to her three children. His older brother Joe went into the fledgling movie business and Sam decided to also give it a try. He traveled to New York City and in 1912 he appeared in his first motion picture.
At first he played standard secondary characters but when fellow Canadian Mary Pickford set up her own studio with her husband Douglas Fairbanks, he joined them. He portrayed the villainous Prince John in Fairbanks' 1922 Robin Hood. Afterward, he began to specialize in villainous roles. Mary Pickford named him as one of her favorite stars. He was the uncle of successful cinematographer Robert De Grasse. He lived on the west coast until his death in Hollywood. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
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Sam De Grasse
Nationality Canada
Birth 11 june 1875 at New Brunswick (Canada)
Death 29 november 1953 (at 78 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Birth 11 june 1875 at New Brunswick (Canada)
Death 29 november 1953 (at 78 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Samuel Alfred De Grasse (June 12, 1875 – November 29, 1953) was a Canadian actor. He was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he trained to be a dentist.
He married Annie McDonnell in 1904. Their daughter, Clementine Bell, was born in 1906. Annie died in 1909, probably in childbirth with another daughter, Olive. In 1910, Samuel practiced dentistry and he and Clementine were living in Providence, Rhode Island along with his older sister (also named Clementine) and her 14-year-old son, Jerome Fauchy.
Sam married British actress Ada Fuller Golden and became a step-father to her three children. His older brother Joe went into the fledgling movie business and Sam decided to also give it a try. He traveled to New York City and in 1912 he appeared in his first motion picture.
At first he played standard secondary characters but when fellow Canadian Mary Pickford set up her own studio with her husband Douglas Fairbanks, he joined them. He portrayed the villainous Prince John in Fairbanks' 1922 Robin Hood. Afterward, he began to specialize in villainous roles. Mary Pickford named him as one of her favorite stars. He was the uncle of successful cinematographer Robert De Grasse. He lived on the west coast until his death in Hollywood. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
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Captain of the Guard (1930)
, 1h23Directed by Paul Fejos, John S. Robertson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Laura La Plante, John Boles, Sam De Grasse, James A. Marcus, Lionel Belmore, Stuart Holmes
Roles Bazin
Rating69%
The Last Performance (1929)
, 1h9Directed by Paul Fejos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Actors Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Leslie Fenton, Anders Randolf, Sam De Grasse, Walter Brennan
Roles District Attorney
Rating66%
In the film, Conrad Veidt stars as Erik the Great, a sinister stage Magician who falls in love with a woman half his age, Julie, played by Mary Philbin. A young thief, Mark Royce (played by Fred MacKaye) is caught stealing from Erik's apartment and is taken in at Julie's suggestion. Secretly she falls in love with the new apprentice. However, Erik's other apprentice, Buffo (played by Leslie Fenton) becomes aware of Julie's love for Mark, and driven by jealousy tells his master. Buffo is later found killed, and Mark is the prime suspect.
Wall Street (1929)
, 1h8Directed by Roy William Neill
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ralph Ince, Aileen Pringle, Sam De Grasse, Ernest Hilliard, James Finlayson, Fred Graham
Roles John Willard
Rating64%
A very topical early talkie from low-budget company Columbia Pictures, Wall Street starred Ralph Ince, brother of producer Thomas H. Ince, as Roller McCray, a steelworker turned ruthless tycoon whose tough business methods leads a rival (Philip Strange) to commit suicide. The widow (Aileen Pringle), believing she can ruin Ince by using his own methods, conspires with her husband's former partner (Sam De Grasse), but a strong friendship between Ince and Pringle's young son (Freddie Burke Frederick) changes things dramatically. According to future Three Stooges director Edward Bernds, who worked as a sound mixer on Wall Street, Ince's reaction to his rival's suicidal jump from a window ledge was changed from a sneering "I didn't think he had the guts" to the more respectful "I didn't think he'd do it" due to derisive laughter from the film's crew.
The Racket (1928)
, 1h24Directed by Lewis Milestone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Gangster films
Actors Thomas Meighan, Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim, G. Pat Collins, George E. Stone, Sam De Grasse
Roles District Attorney Welch
Rating65%
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
, 1h50Directed by Paul Leni
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Brandon Hurst, Olga Baclanova, Cesare Gravina, Stuart Holmes
Roles King James II
Rating75%
Taking place in England in the year 1690, The Man Who Laughs features Gwynplaine, the son of an English nobleman who has offended King James II. The monarch sentences Gwynplaine's father to death in an iron maiden, after calling upon a surgeon, Dr. Hardquannone, to disfigure the boy's face into a permanent grin. As a title card states, the King condemned him "to laugh forever at his fool of a father."
Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
, 1h24Directed by Harry Beaumont, Harold S. Bucquet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Joan Crawford, John Mack Brown, Nils Asther, Dorothy Sebastian, Anita Page, Kathlyn Williams
Roles Freddie's Father
Rating66%
"Dangerous Diana" Medford (Crawford) is outwardly flamboyant and popular but inwardly virtuous and idealistic, patronizing her parents by telling them not to stay out late. Her friend Ann chases boys for their money and is as amoral as her mother.
The King of Kings (1927)
, 1h55Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors H. B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Joseph Schildkraut, James Neill, Jacqueline Logan
Roles Pharisee
Rating73%
We see Mary Magdalene, here portrayed as a wild courtesan, entertain many men around her. Upon learning that Judas is with a carpenter she rides out on her chariot drawn by zebras to get him back. Peter is introduced as the Giant apostle, and we see the future gospel writer Mark as a child who is healed by Jesus. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is shown as a beautiful and saintly woman who is a mother to all her son's followers. Our first sight of Jesus is through the eyesight of a little girl, whom He heals. He is surrounded by a halo. Mary Magdelene arrives afterwards and talks to Judas, who reveals that he is only staying with Jesus in hopes of being made a king after Jesus becomes the king of kings. Jesus casts the Seven Deadly Sins out of Mary Magdalene in a multiple exposure sequence.
When a Man Loves (1927)
, 1h51Directed by Alan Crosland
Origin USA
Genres Historical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors John Barrymore, Dolores Costello, Warner Oland, Sam De Grasse, Holmes Herbert, Stuart Holmes
Roles Comte Guillot de Morfontaine
Rating69%
Chevalier Fabien des Grieux, who has forsworn the world for the church, falls passionately in love with young Manon Lescaut when he encounters her en route to a convent with her brother André. The lustful Comte Guillot de Morfontaine offers André a tempting sum for Manon, and learning of their bargain, Fabien takes her to Paris, where they spend an idyllic week in a garret. André finds her, persuades her to leave Fabien, and tries to force her into an alliance with Morfontaine--then rescues Manon from the advances of a brutal apache. Fabien, crushed to believe that Manon has become Morfontaine's mistress, is about to take his vows but is deterred by her love for him. King Louis sees Manon in Richelieu's drawing room and wins her. The rejected Morfontaine orders her arrest and deportation, but he is killed by Fabien, who joins Manon on a convict ship bound for America. After inciting the convicts to mutiny, he escapes with her in a small boat.
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)
Directed by Elmer Clifton
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Sam De Grasse, Virginia Bradford, Francis Ford, Alan Hale, Ethel Wales, Milton Holmes
Roles Capt. David Slocum
Captain Salvation (1927)
, 1h27Directed by John S. Robertson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Actors Lars Hanson, Pauline Starke, Marceline Day, Ernest Torrence, George Fawcett, Sam De Grasse
Roles Peter Campbell
Rating67%
The Fighting Eagle (1927)
, 54minutesDirected by Donald Crisp
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Actors Rod La Rocque, Phyllis Haver, Sam De Grasse, Julia Faye, Sally Rand, Clarence Burton
Roles Talleyrand
Rating62%
The Black Pirate (1926)
, 1h34Directed by Albert Parker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Tempe Pigott, Donald Crisp, Anders Randolf, Sam De Grasse
Roles Pirate Lieutenant
Rating69%
The film begins with the looting of a ship already captured and badly mauled, by the pirates. After relieving the ship and crew of valuables, the pirates fire the ship, blowing up the gunpowder on board, sinking her. While the pirates celebrate, two survivors wash up on an island, an old man and his son. Before dying, the older man (Douglas Fairbanks' real-life father) gives his signet ring to his son (Douglas Fairbanks). His son buries him, vowing vengeance.
Love's Blindness (1926)
Directed by John Francis Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Pauline Starke, Antonio Moreno, Lilyan Tashman, Tom Ricketts, Sam De Grasse, Rose Dione
Roles Benjamin Levy
Hubert Culverdale (Antonio Moreno) is the hard-up and hard-to-please milord who marries luscious Vanessa Levy (Pauline Starke) for financial reasons only.
The Eagle of the Sea (1926)
, 1h10Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Florence Vidor, Ricardo Cortez, Sam De Grasse, George Beranger, Mitchell Lewis, Guy Oliver
Roles Colonel Lestron
Rating51%
Mike (1926)
, 1h10Directed by Marshall Neilan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Sally O'Neil, William Haines, Charles Murray, Ford Sterling, Ned Sparks, Frankie Darro
Roles Brush
Mike (Sally O'Neil) is a boy of the railroads, living with his Father (Charles Murray) in a converted freight car, in love with telegraphist Harlan (William Haines).