Alan Roscoe

The Last of the Mohicans (1920 American film)

The Last of the Mohicans (1920 American film)

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The Last of the Mohicans is a 1920 American film adapted from James Fenimore Cooper’s novel of the same name. Clarence Brown and Maurice Tourneur directed an adaption by Robert Dillon — a story of two English sisters meeting danger on the frontier of the American colonies, in and around the fort commanded by their father. The adventure film stars… Read more →

Long Pants, 1927 directed by Frank Capra and starring Harry Langdon

Long Pants, 1927 directed by Frank Capra and starring Harry Langdon

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Long Pants (also known as Johnny Newcomer) is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Harry Langdon. Additional cast members include Gladys Brockwell, Alan Roscoe, and Priscilla Bonner. Film historian David Kalat reports that Buster Keaton, a long-time fan of Langdon’s known for his own morbid jokes about death and killings, criticized a scene in… Read more →