Shannon Day

Acting

Shannon Day

Born August 3, 1896 · New York City, New York, USA

Died February 24, 1977 · aged 80

From Wikipedia Shannon Day (August 5, 1896 – February 24, 1977) (born, Sylvia Day)[1] was an American silent film actress who appeared in supporting parts in numerous productions. She also performed on the Broadway stage as a teenager. Her career did not survive the sound era. Her first film was Cecil B. DeMille's Forbidden Fruit.

Known For

StrandedStranded · 1927
Stranded
10.01927
MovieDramaRomance
When a pretty small-town girl with no talent goes to Hollywood, what could go wrong? She could get Stranded!
Marriage MoralsMarriage Morals · 1923
Marriage Morals
7.01923
MovieDramaRomance
Harry Ryan, a wealthy spendthrift, falls in love with Mary Gardner, a beauty shop employee, and marries her. Mary, discouraged because she is unable to cure Ryan of his dissolute ways, leaves him. She returns after a change of heart to find her husband bedridden and despondent. At the moment of reconciliation it is revealed that in reality Mary, unattached, was only dreaming, as the result of reading a book entitled Marriage Morals, by J. C. Black.
Forbidden FruitForbidden Fruit · 1921
Forbidden Fruit
6.61921
MovieDramaRomance
Mary Maddock works as a seamstress to bring home money while her husband Steve, unemployed, has no real prospects of earning money. Mary's employers, are trying to strike an oil related business deal with a rich man by the name of Nelson Rogers. The deal does not seem to be on the table, as Mr. Rogers is leaving town shortly and does not have the time to work out the details of such a deal. In an order to entice him to stay, Mrs. Mallory - wife of Mr. Mallory who is proposing the business deal - convinces Mary to be her guest at a dinner party with the intent of making Mr. Rogers fall for her and thus stay long enough for Mr. Mallory to make him agree to a business deal.
The Vanishing AmericanThe Vanishing American · 1925
The Vanishing American
6.91925
MovieWestern
A tribe of Navajo live on a reservation overseen by an Indian-hating agent.
So This Is Marriage?So This Is Marriage? · 1924
So This Is Marriage?
7.01924
MovieDrama
After five years of marriage, Beth and Peter Marsh's life together is a series of rows and reconciliations. Beth is frivolous and extravagant; Peter is domineering and ambitious and has difficulty paying the bills. Daniel Rankin, who lives in the same apartment building, becomes attracted to Beth and arranges with the Marsh chauffeur to have her car break down, allowing him to offer assistance and gracefully introduce himself; Rankin later invites her to a dance. Resenting Rankin's attentions to his wife, Peter forbids her to go. However, Beth accompanies Rankin to spite her husband, and Rankin proposes that she divorce Peter and become his wife. A lost film.
The Marriage MarketThe Marriage Market · 1923
The Marriage Market
9.01923
MovieComedyRomance
The story of a wealthy young flapper, Theodora Bland (Pauline Garon), and the amorous adventures and misadventures she has after being expelled from a fashionable and costly east-coast boarding school.
Captain Fly-by-NightCaptain Fly-by-Night · 1922
Captain Fly-by-Night
6.81922
MovieDramaAdventure
First one stranger, then another, arrive at the presidio, each with a government pass and each claiming to have been robbed by the notorious Captain Fly-by-Night and his highwaymen. The soldiers and Señorita Anita believe the first to be Fly-by-Night and the second to be Señor Rocha, Anita's fiancée and emissary of the governor. But the first stranger, to whom Anita is drawn, proves to be on a government mission and exposes the second stranger as Captain Fly-by-Night.
Time, the ComedianTime, the Comedian · 1925
Time, the Comedian
3.01925
MovieDrama
Nora Dakon, bored with the dullness of her life in a small New Jersey town, leaves her husband and small daughter to run off with Larry Brundage, a wealthy New York City sportsman. Nora's husband kills himself, and, to avoid scandal, Brundage walks out on Nora. She returns to her child and later she becomes a noted singer. Nora moves to Paris, France, and at a party to celebrate the Armistice, she again meets Brundage, who falls madly in love with her daughter, Ruth. To break up their engagement, Nora is forced to tell Ruth of her tragic relationship with Brundage years earlier. Ruth leaves Brundage and soon finds consolation in the love of Tom Cautley, a young art student.

Movies

StrandedStranded · 1927
Stranded
10.01927
MovieDramaRomance
When a pretty small-town girl with no talent goes to Hollywood, what could go wrong? She could get Stranded!
Marriage MoralsMarriage Morals · 1923
Marriage Morals
7.01923
MovieDramaRomance
Harry Ryan, a wealthy spendthrift, falls in love with Mary Gardner, a beauty shop employee, and marries her. Mary, discouraged because she is unable to cure Ryan of his dissolute ways, leaves him. She returns after a change of heart to find her husband bedridden and despondent. At the moment of reconciliation it is revealed that in reality Mary, unattached, was only dreaming, as the result of reading a book entitled Marriage Morals, by J. C. Black.
Forbidden FruitForbidden Fruit · 1921
Forbidden Fruit
6.61921
MovieDramaRomance
Mary Maddock works as a seamstress to bring home money while her husband Steve, unemployed, has no real prospects of earning money. Mary's employers, are trying to strike an oil related business deal with a rich man by the name of Nelson Rogers. The deal does not seem to be on the table, as Mr. Rogers is leaving town shortly and does not have the time to work out the details of such a deal. In an order to entice him to stay, Mrs. Mallory - wife of Mr. Mallory who is proposing the business deal - convinces Mary to be her guest at a dinner party with the intent of making Mr. Rogers fall for her and thus stay long enough for Mr. Mallory to make him agree to a business deal.
The Vanishing AmericanThe Vanishing American · 1925
The Vanishing American
6.91925
MovieWestern
A tribe of Navajo live on a reservation overseen by an Indian-hating agent.
So This Is Marriage?So This Is Marriage? · 1924
So This Is Marriage?
7.01924
MovieDrama
After five years of marriage, Beth and Peter Marsh's life together is a series of rows and reconciliations. Beth is frivolous and extravagant; Peter is domineering and ambitious and has difficulty paying the bills. Daniel Rankin, who lives in the same apartment building, becomes attracted to Beth and arranges with the Marsh chauffeur to have her car break down, allowing him to offer assistance and gracefully introduce himself; Rankin later invites her to a dance. Resenting Rankin's attentions to his wife, Peter forbids her to go. However, Beth accompanies Rankin to spite her husband, and Rankin proposes that she divorce Peter and become his wife. A lost film.
The Marriage MarketThe Marriage Market · 1923
The Marriage Market
9.01923
MovieComedyRomance
The story of a wealthy young flapper, Theodora Bland (Pauline Garon), and the amorous adventures and misadventures she has after being expelled from a fashionable and costly east-coast boarding school.
Captain Fly-by-NightCaptain Fly-by-Night · 1922
Captain Fly-by-Night
6.81922
MovieDramaAdventure
First one stranger, then another, arrive at the presidio, each with a government pass and each claiming to have been robbed by the notorious Captain Fly-by-Night and his highwaymen. The soldiers and Señorita Anita believe the first to be Fly-by-Night and the second to be Señor Rocha, Anita's fiancée and emissary of the governor. But the first stranger, to whom Anita is drawn, proves to be on a government mission and exposes the second stranger as Captain Fly-by-Night.
Time, the ComedianTime, the Comedian · 1925
Time, the Comedian
3.01925
MovieDrama
Nora Dakon, bored with the dullness of her life in a small New Jersey town, leaves her husband and small daughter to run off with Larry Brundage, a wealthy New York City sportsman. Nora's husband kills himself, and, to avoid scandal, Brundage walks out on Nora. She returns to her child and later she becomes a noted singer. Nora moves to Paris, France, and at a party to celebrate the Armistice, she again meets Brundage, who falls madly in love with her daughter, Ruth. To break up their engagement, Nora is forced to tell Ruth of her tragic relationship with Brundage years earlier. Ruth leaves Brundage and soon finds consolation in the love of Tom Cautley, a young art student.
Big TownBig Town · 1932
Big Town
8.01932
MovieDramaCrime
A newspaper owner discovers that his girlfriend's father is the head of the biggest racket in New York City.
The Star Dust TrailThe Star Dust Trail · 1924
The Star Dust Trail
7.01924
MovieDrama
Sylvia Joy, a talented cabaret dancer, must choose between a wealthy Producer and a promising young actor.
One Clear CallOne Clear Call · 1922
One Clear Call
7.01922
MovieDrama
An outcast who runs a road house of ill repute leads his mother to believe him dead. His only friend, a doctor, falls for a married woman.
Man-Woman-MarriageMan-Woman-Marriage · 1921
Man-Woman-Marriage
7.51921
MovieDrama
Victoria marries David, the man of her dreams. After a number of years and two children, the marriage turns out not to be what she had expected. Then she discovers her faith, and everything turns out for the best. In several scenes Victoria has visions of love and marriage throughout history: she appears in the Stone Age, with a tribe of Amazonians, in the Middle Ages and in the Roman era.
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! · 1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
5.31942
MovieWarComedy
Jackie Gleason and Jack Durant are teamed for the first and only time as Hank and Jed, a pair of dimwitted barbers who are forced into bankruptcy because all their customers have marched off to war. Figuring that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, Hank and Jed try to join the Army themselves, only to be rejected for a variety of reasons (When asked to read the eye-chart, Hank says he can't-not because he can't see, but because he can't read).
The Affairs of AnatolThe Affairs of Anatol · 1921
The Affairs of Anatol
5.91921
MovieDramaComedy
Socialite Anatol Spencer, finding his relationship with his wife lackluster, goes in search of excitement. After bumping into old flame Emilie, he lets an apartment for her only to find that she cheats on him. He is subsequently robbed, conned, and booted from pillar to post. He decides to return to his wife and discovers her carousing with his best friend Max.
ManslaughterManslaughter · 1922
Manslaughter
5.51922
MovieDrama
Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of motorcycle policeman.
His Back Against the WallHis Back Against the Wall · 1922
His Back Against the Wall
8.01922
MovieComedyWestern
Jeremy Dice, a finisher in a New York East Side tailor shop who prides himself on being a smart dresser and dancer, proves to be cowardly when he retreats from a bully who gets fresh with his girl, and his employer discharges him. Deciding to go out west, Jeremy is caught hitching the rails and comes upon two outlaws in the desert disputing over booty; they are both killed in a shoot-out, and Jeremy is proclaimed a hero by the sheriff.....
The OrdealThe Ordeal · 1922
The Ordeal
7.01922
MovieDrama
Sybil marries George Bruce, an alcoholic 20 years her senior, In order to provide for her crippled sister, Helen, and her brother, Geoffrey. Bruce becomes jealous of Sybil's attentions to young physician Robert Acton, and when Bruce suffers a heart attack and calls for digitalis, Sybil allows the vial to break and he dies.
The Girl on the StairsThe Girl on the Stairs · 1925
The Girl on the Stairs
8.01925
MovieMystery
After discovering that her lover is already married, a young woman gets engaged to another man. However, her attempts to recover embarrassing love letters from her former lover lead to her being accused of murder when he is found dead.
The Man Who Had EverythingThe Man Who Had Everything · 1920
The Man Who Had Everything
6.41920
MovieDrama
Harry Bullway is a careless young man, always after a good time. He nearly runs over a blind beggar with his car, but he shows no remorse. In response to his heartlessness, the beggar curses him, saying, "May you always have everything that you want."
Hotel VarietyHotel Variety · 1933
Hotel Variety
7.01933
MovieActionMusic
A New York City boarding house for vaudeville performers, none of whom have any steady work....
Fools FirstFools First · 1922
Fools First
8.01922
MovieCrimeDrama
Tommy Frazer is one of a gang of crooks lead by "Tony the Wop". Frazer gets caught and is sent up the river for three years on a forgery rap. When he gets out of prison, he finds his girl, Ann Whittaker, waiting for him -- and she's got a scheme. She is working in a bank and wants to pull an inside heist.
The Hot Dog SpecialThe Hot Dog Special · 1924
The Hot Dog Special
9.01924
MovieThriller
Ma McGregor, big-hearted owner of a race-track hot dog stand, goes turf crazy and spends her savings on a stable of five horses, including Tarcutta; and hires "Losing" Jones as trainer.
Honor FirstHonor First · 1922
Honor First
10.01922
MovieDrama
Twin brothers are serving in the French army during the Great War. Jacques, a private, leads his brother's company to attack when Honoré, a lieutenant, panics and flees. Jacques, dressed in Honoré's coat, wins a vital victory, but he is mistaken for Honoré and decorated for gallantry in his brother's name. Jacques assumes Honoré's identity and goes to Paris where he meets Honoré. Honoré, after a serious disagreement, plots to have Jacques murdered but is himself killed by mistake. Jacques finds happiness with Moira, Honoré's wife from a loveless war marriage of convenience. 'Honor First' was the first film Adorée and John Gilbert made together.
North of the Rio GrandeNorth of the Rio Grande · 1922
North of the Rio Grande
10.01922
MovieRomanceWestern
Son of Colonel Haddington, Bob leads a posse against raiders in a settlement. During his absence, one of the prize horses is stolen and his father is killed. Bob swears revenge and becomes known as Velantrie, leader of a band of semi-outlaws, and befriends a priest, Father Hillaire. At a mission, he meets Val, daughter of John Hannon, a wealthy ranch-owner.