Michael Vavitch
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mikhail Vavich (Russian: Михаил Иванович Вавич) was a Russian actor, operetta and singer. Born 1881 or 1885 in Odessa, Ukraine. Mikhail first performed on stage at St. Petersburg in 1905 in a private operetta of P.V Tumpakov. He received recognition after performing the role of Viscount Cascade in the operetta The Merry Widow by Lehar. In 1918, he emigrated to the United States. He lived and worked in Los Angeles. Periodically, he appeared in operetta. He died on October 5, 1930.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 31, 1884
Deathday: October 05, 1930
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Hotel Imperial
1927-01-01
Hotel Imperial
Overview: During World War I, an Austrian officer is trapped behind the Russian lines. He tries to sneak through to his own lines, but is forced to take refuge in a small hotel, where he is hidden by the establishment's chambermaid. The two fall in love, but a Russian general makes the hotel his headquarters and sets his sights on the maid. In addition, the Austrian must find out the identity of a spy who is feeding the Russians military information that could lead to the destruction of the Austrian army.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-01-01
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The Devil Dancer
1927-11-03
The Devil Dancer
Overview: An English explorer disturbed by the practices of an isolated tribe attempts to rescue a native girl he has become fascinated with. THE DEVIL DANCER was highly praised at time of release for its exquisite cinematography, especially in the use of light and shadow. The film received an Academy Award nomination in this category. Sadly, it is among the lost. No prints or negatives are known to survive.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-11-03
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Wolf Song
1929-03-29
Wolf Song
Overview: In 1840, Sam Lash heads west for adventure. He meets up with some Mountain Men, and they head for the Rockies to trap beavers and cats. In Taos he meets Lola, a beautiful Mexican girl from a proud and rich family. They fall in love and he persuades her to elope with him. After they get married, Sam is torn between his love for Lola and his yearn for traveling.
Genres: Romance Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-03-29
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A Devil with Women
1930-10-17
A Devil with Women
Overview: Soldier of fortune Maxton is stranded in a Central American country. He and Tom, the nephew of the country's richest man, try to end Morloff's banditry but just barely escape a firing squad. They become rivals for Rosita.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-10-17
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The Woman Disputed
1928-09-01
The Woman Disputed
Overview: An adventuress in love with an Austrian agrees to become the mistress of a Russian officer in exchange for the release of Austrian hostages.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-09-01
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1929-03-30
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Overview: This first cinematic version of the classic book is a part-talkie, although the only surviving print is silent (housed in the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY). It is a straight-forward telling of the intermingled lives of a group of strangers doomed to die in a collapsing bridge accident. The Art Direction, paltry and unremarkable, surprisingly won an Oscar over the far more remarkable work nominated in THE IRON MASK. The special effect scene of the lovers plummeting with the bridge into the chasm is unforgettable and remarkably done.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-03-30
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Two Arabian Knights
1927-09-23
Two Arabian Knights
Overview: During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation in 2016.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-09-23
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The Gaucho
1927-11-21
The Gaucho
Overview: A girl is saved by a miracle after she falls from a cliff in the Argentine Andes, and is blessed with healing powers. A shrine is built on the site, and a whole city grows around it, rich with gold from the grateful worshipers. Ruiz, an evil and sadistic general, captures the city, confiscates the gold, and closes the shrine. But the Gaucho, the charismatic leader of a band of outlaws, comes to the rescue.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-11-21
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The Divine Lady
1928-12-26
The Divine Lady
Overview: Lady Hamilton's love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson rocks the British Empire.
Genres: Drama History Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-12-26
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The Swan
1925-02-16
The Swan
Overview: The Swan (1925) is a silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923 Broadway play adaptation, The Swan, of Ferenc Molnar's play A Hattyu Vigjatek Harom Felvonasbarn. This film was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, a recent Russian immigrant working for Famous Players-Lasky. Buchowetzki had directed pictures in Russia, Sweden, and Germany. The story of this film was remade in 1930 as One Romantic Night, an early talkie for Lillian Gish, and in Technicolor as a 1956 vehicle for Grace Kelly.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-02-16
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War Nurse
1930-11-22
War Nurse
Overview: Women from various backgrounds volunteer as nurses in France at the outbreak of World War I.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-11-22
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Glorious Betsy
1928-04-25
Glorious Betsy
Overview: Vitaphone production reels #2471-2478; third Warner Bros. feature film - the first being The Jazz Singer and the second Tenderloin - to include talking sequences, along with the by now usual Vitaphone musical score and sound effects. A copy of this film survives at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., but the sound disks are lost.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-04-25
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The Crown of Lies
1926-03-27
The Crown of Lies
Overview: Romantic drama directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-03-27
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The Dove
1927-12-31
The Dove
Overview: Norma Talmadge plays a Mexican saloon singer, known as 'The Dove.' She is romanced by a young caballero and menaced by a Villa-like brute of a dictator, played by Noah Beery.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-12-31
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Her Man o' War
1926-08-25
Her Man o' War
Overview: During World War I, an American soldier is captured and taken prisoner by the Germans. However, instead of being placed in a prisoner-of-war camp, he is assigned to the small farm of a young woman and her son to help raise crops to help feed the German army and people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-08-25
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My Official Wife
1926-10-16
My Official Wife
Overview: A glittering drama of Imperial Russia in the days before the Revolution and the reckless life of the aristocracy in the days of the Czar, featuring gorgeous gowns, beautiful women and spectacular settings.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-10-16
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Venus of Venice
1927-03-20
Venus of Venice
Overview: A slick caper movie about a petty thief falls for a wealthy American artist.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-03-20
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The Midnight Sun
1926-04-23
The Midnight Sun
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-04-23
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Valencia
1926-12-18
Valencia
Overview: "Felipe, a sailor falls madly in love with Valencia, a Spanish dancing girl, who is sought after by Don Fernando, the governor. When Felipe deserts his ship, the Don throws him in prison, but Valencia obtains his release and shares his disgrace and exile." Moving Picture World, 8 Jan 1927, p. 144.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-12-18
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Graustark
1925-08-30
Graustark
Overview: An American falls for the princess of the Kingdom of Graustark, and decides to her marriage to a dastardly prince.
Genres: Drama Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-08-30
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The Third Degree
1926-12-01
The Third Degree
Overview: Alicia, a circus artist, deserts her husband and child to elope with Underwood, her handsome lover. Fifteen years later, Annie Martin, Alicia's deserted daughter, is a trapeze performer in a sideshow at Coney Island, operated by Mr. and Mrs. Chubb, and has married Howard Jeffries in spite of opposition by his wealthy parents. Jeffries, Sr., hires a man (Underwood) to separate the young couple. Underwood convinces the newlyweds that each is being unfaithful to the other, and consequently, he is threatened by Howard. Driven to fury by Underwood's uncontrollable demands, Alicia shoots him in a quarrel and makes her escape just as Howard enters; despite his innocence, Howard confesses to the crime when subjected to the third degree. Annie, realizing her mother's guilt, claims to be guilty, but Alicia then confesses. Annie is saved from suicide by Howard, and they are united by love.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-12-01
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Gypsy Romances
1914-12-06
Gypsy Romances
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Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1914-12-06
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