Charles Clary

Charles Clary (March 24, 1873 – March 24, 1931) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in 206 films between 1910 and 1930. He was born in Charleston, Illinois and died on his 58th birthday in Los Angeles, California. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Power of the Press (1928)

The naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane. When she confronts Clem, she convinces him to help her prove her innocence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Jobyna Ralston  •  Mildred Harris  •  Philo McCullough

The naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane. When she confronts Clem, she convinces him to help her prove her innocence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Jobyna Ralston  •  Mildred Harris  •  Philo McCullough

The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)

The serial detailed the experiences of Kathlyn Hare, the pretty daughter of an explorer. Kathlyn resided in a mythical India, fighting off unwanted advances from a handsome native, Umballah, when not battling an endless array of ferocious jungle fauna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis J. Grandon
CAST:  Kathlyn Williams  •  Charles Clary  •  Horace B. Carpenter  •  Lafe McKee

The serial detailed the experiences of Kathlyn Hare, the pretty daughter of an explorer. Kathlyn resided in a mythical India, fighting off unwanted advances from a handsome native, Umballah, when not battling an endless array of ferocious jungle fauna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis J. Grandon
CAST:  Kathlyn Williams  •  Charles Clary  •  Horace B. Carpenter  •  Lafe McKee

Beverly of Graustark (1926)

Beverly Calhoun impersonates the Prince of Graustark to claim his birthright while he recovers from a skiing injury. In the meantime, she falls for her bodyguard Dantan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Marion Davies  •  Antonio Moreno  •  Creighton Hale  •  Roy D'Arcy

Beverly Calhoun impersonates the Prince of Graustark to claim his birthright while he recovers from a skiing injury. In the meantime, she falls for her bodyguard Dantan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Franklin
CAST:  Marion Davies  •  Antonio Moreno  •  Creighton Hale  •  Roy D'Arcy

When a Man Loves (1927)

A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  John Barrymore  •  Dolores Costello  •  Warner Oland  •  Sam De Grasse

A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  John Barrymore  •  Dolores Costello  •  Warner Oland  •  Sam De Grasse

The Coast of Folly (1925)

Silent film drama...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Alec B. Francis  •  Anthony Jowitt  •  Dorothy Cumming

Silent film drama...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Alec B. Francis  •  Anthony Jowitt  •  Dorothy Cumming

Sailor's Holiday (1929)

Sailors Pike and Shorty are on leave when a street woman swindles them out of some money by telling them she is looking for her long-lost brother, a sailor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred C. Newmeyer
CAST:  Alan Hale  •  Sally Eilers  •  George Cooper  •  Paul Hurst

Sailors Pike and Shorty are on leave when a street woman swindles them out of some money by telling them she is looking for her long-lost brother, a sailor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred C. Newmeyer
CAST:  Alan Hale  •  Sally Eilers  •  George Cooper  •  Paul Hurst

The Acquittal (1923)

When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bedroom, one of his two adopted sons is arrested and charged with the killing. However, the verdict at his trial is an acquittal. Since the police don't seem to be particularly interested in finding the real killer, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Claire Windsor  •  Norman Kerry  •  Richard Travers  •  Barbara Bedford

When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bedroom, one of his two adopted sons is arrested and charged with the killing. However, the verdict at his trial is an acquittal. Since the police don't seem to be particularly interested in finding the real killer, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Claire Windsor  •  Norman Kerry  •  Richard Travers  •  Barbara Bedford

Prodigal Daughters (1923)

Elinor "Swifty" Forbes and her younger sister Marjory are the carefree daughters of wealthy J. D. Forbes. Their mother shows no restraint over her daughters, so they live among the flapper set. Lester Hodges, a songwriter, is enamored of Marjory, while Garside, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Ralph Graves  •  Vera Reynolds  •  Theodore Roberts

Elinor "Swifty" Forbes and her younger sister Marjory are the carefree daughters of wealthy J. D. Forbes. Their mother shows no restraint over her daughters, so they live among the flapper set. Lester Hodges, a songwriter, is enamored of Marjory, while Garside, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  Gloria Swanson  •  Ralph Graves  •  Vera Reynolds  •  Theodore Roberts

The Sea Lion (1921)

When his long-suffering wife leaves him, the hard-driving captain of a whaling ship turns bitter and takes out his anger, resentment and frustrations on all those around him, leading to tensions with his crew that come up to the point of mutiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowland V. Lee
CAST:  Hobart Bosworth  •  Bessie Love  •  Carol Holloway  •  Florence Carpenter

When his long-suffering wife leaves him, the hard-driving captain of a whaling ship turns bitter and takes out his anger, resentment and frustrations on all those around him, leading to tensions with his crew that come up to the point of mutiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowland V. Lee
CAST:  Hobart Bosworth  •  Bessie Love  •  Carol Holloway  •  Florence Carpenter

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921)

In 1921, a young man, having read Mark Twain's classic novel of the same title, dreams that he himself travels to King Arthur's court, where he has similar adventures and outwits his foes by means of very modern inventions including motorcycles and nitroglycerine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emmett J. Flynn
CAST:  Harry Myers  •  Pauline Starke  •  Rosemary Theby  •  Charles Clary

In 1921, a young man, having read Mark Twain's classic novel of the same title, dreams that he himself travels to King Arthur's court, where he has similar adventures and outwits his foes by means of very modern inventions including motorcycles and nitroglycerine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emmett J. Flynn
CAST:  Harry Myers  •  Pauline Starke  •  Rosemary Theby  •  Charles Clary

Joan the Woman (1916)

A WWI English officer is inspired the night before a dangerous mission by a vision of Joan of Arc, whose story he relives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Geraldine Farrar  •  Raymond Hatton  •  Wallace Reid  •  Hobart Bosworth

A WWI English officer is inspired the night before a dangerous mission by a vision of Joan of Arc, whose story he relives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Geraldine Farrar  •  Raymond Hatton  •  Wallace Reid  •  Hobart Bosworth

Mighty Like a Moose (1926)

After a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an extramarital affair with each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Charley Chase  •  Vivien Oakland  •  Ann Howe  •  Charles Clary

After a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an extramarital affair with each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Charley Chase  •  Vivien Oakland  •  Ann Howe  •  Charles Clary

The Day She Paid (1919)

Manhattan model Marion Buckley hesitates to accept a marriage proposal from wealthy upstate department store owner Warren Rogers, a widower with two daughters, because of her previous affair with her employer Leon Kessler, who had promised to marry her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rex Ingram
CAST:  Francelia Billington  •  Charles Clary  •  Harry von Meter  •  Lillian Rich

Manhattan model Marion Buckley hesitates to accept a marriage proposal from wealthy upstate department store owner Warren Rogers, a widower with two daughters, because of her previous affair with her employer Leon Kessler, who had promised to marry her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rex Ingram
CAST:  Francelia Billington  •  Charles Clary  •  Harry von Meter  •  Lillian Rich

Nobody's Money (1923)

Two newspapermen who wrote a successful book using a phony author have to come up with a real person when the book is a huge success. Ailing literary agent Jack Holt takes the job while his safe cracking friend tags along for the ride. Jack falls in love with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wallace Worsley
CAST:  Jack Holt  •  Wanda Hawley  •  Harry Depp  •  Robert Schable

Two newspapermen who wrote a successful book using a phony author have to come up with a real person when the book is a huge success. Ailing literary agent Jack Holt takes the job while his safe cracking friend tags along for the ride. Jack falls in love with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wallace Worsley
CAST:  Jack Holt  •  Wanda Hawley  •  Harry Depp  •  Robert Schable

The Whispered Name (1924)

Anne Gray (Ruth Clifford) runs off with Robert Gordon (William E. Lawrence), believing that he is going to marry her. When they arrive at a hotel, another guest, Langdon Van Kreel (Charles Clary), sees though Gordon's ploy and chases him away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Baggot
CAST:  Ruth Clifford  •  Charles Clary  •  W.E. Lawrence  •  Mary Mersch

Anne Gray (Ruth Clifford) runs off with Robert Gordon (William E. Lawrence), believing that he is going to marry her. When they arrive at a hotel, another guest, Langdon Van Kreel (Charles Clary), sees though Gordon's ploy and chases him away.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Baggot
CAST:  Ruth Clifford  •  Charles Clary  •  W.E. Lawrence  •  Mary Mersch

The Penalty (1920)

Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wallace Worsley
CAST:  Charles Clary  •  Doris Pawn  •  Claire Adams  •  Lon Chaney

Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wallace Worsley
CAST:  Charles Clary  •  Doris Pawn  •  Claire Adams  •  Lon Chaney

Night Work (1930)

Willie, as an assistant window-dresser, is the lowest man on the totem pole at a department store. To add insult-to-injury Willie is also the store's designated 'Fired Man."; when a disgruntled customer demands that somebody-must-be-fired, Willie is summoned and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Russell Mack
CAST:  Eddie Quillan  •  Sally Starr  •  Frances Upton  •  John T. Murray

Willie, as an assistant window-dresser, is the lowest man on the totem pole at a department store. To add insult-to-injury Willie is also the store's designated 'Fired Man."; when a disgruntled customer demands that somebody-must-be-fired, Willie is summoned and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Russell Mack
CAST:  Eddie Quillan  •  Sally Starr  •  Frances Upton  •  John T. Murray

On Time (1924)

A scientist attempts to transplant a gorilla's brain into a man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Lehrman
CAST:  Richard Talmadge  •  Billie Dove  •  Stuart Holmes  •  George Siegmann

A scientist attempts to transplant a gorilla's brain into a man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Lehrman
CAST:  Richard Talmadge  •  Billie Dove  •  Stuart Holmes  •  George Siegmann

The Honor System (1917)

A potentially lost film, this film tells the story of a man is convicted unjustly of a crime and then subjected to inhumane torment in a prison run by corrupt administrators.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Milton Sills  •  Cora Drew  •  James A. Marcus  •  Arthur Mackley

A potentially lost film, this film tells the story of a man is convicted unjustly of a crime and then subjected to inhumane torment in a prison run by corrupt administrators.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Milton Sills  •  Cora Drew  •  James A. Marcus  •  Arthur Mackley

A Tale of Two Cities (1917)

At the outbreak of the French Revolution, Charles Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned former family servant. He is himself imprisoned and condemned by the revolutionary forces there. His wife, the former Lucie Manette, is secretly loved by a gentlemanly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  William Farnum  •  Jewel Carmen  •  Charles Clary  •  Herschel Mayall

At the outbreak of the French Revolution, Charles Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned former family servant. He is himself imprisoned and condemned by the revolutionary forces there. His wife, the former Lucie Manette, is secretly loved by a gentlemanly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  William Farnum  •  Jewel Carmen  •  Charles Clary  •  Herschel Mayall
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