William P. Carleton

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The Copperhead (1920)

A farmer in Illinois played by Lionel Barrymore is recruited by Abraham Lincoln to pose as a copperhead during the Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Maigne
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  William P. Carleton  •  Arthur Rankin  •  Jack Ridgeway

A farmer in Illinois played by Lionel Barrymore is recruited by Abraham Lincoln to pose as a copperhead during the Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Maigne
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  William P. Carleton  •  Arthur Rankin  •  Jack Ridgeway

Morals (1921)

Reared in a Turkish harem and threatened with marriage to a man she does not love, Carlotta escapes to London with an English adventurer. When he is killed, she is left destitute and attaches herself to Sir Marcus Ordeyne and begs his protection. He takes her home ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Desmond Taylor
CAST:  May McAvoy  •  William P. Carleton  •  Marion Skinner  •  Nick De Ruiz

Reared in a Turkish harem and threatened with marriage to a man she does not love, Carlotta escapes to London with an English adventurer. When he is killed, she is left destitute and attaches herself to Sir Marcus Ordeyne and begs his protection. He takes her home ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Desmond Taylor
CAST:  May McAvoy  •  William P. Carleton  •  Marion Skinner  •  Nick De Ruiz

The Border Patrolman (1936)

When a border patrolman catches their spoiled daughter smoking in a no-smoking area, parents hire him to watch over her. She then runs over to Mexico and gets involved with jewel thieves and he has to go save her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Howard
CAST:  George O’Brien  •  Polly Ann Young  •  Smiley Burnette  •  LeRoy Mason

When a border patrolman catches their spoiled daughter smoking in a no-smoking area, parents hire him to watch over her. She then runs over to Mexico and gets involved with jewel thieves and he has to go save her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Howard
CAST:  George O’Brien  •  Polly Ann Young  •  Smiley Burnette  •  LeRoy Mason

Ann Vickers (1933)

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge and scandal looms again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cromwell
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Walter Huston  •  Conrad Nagel  •  Bruce Cabot

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge and scandal looms again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cromwell
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Walter Huston  •  Conrad Nagel  •  Bruce Cabot

Mystery Plane (1939)

An American pilot with a top-secret invention is kidnapped by foreign agents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Waggner
CAST:  John Trent  •  Marjorie Reynolds  •  Milburn Stone  •  Lucien Littlefield

An American pilot with a top-secret invention is kidnapped by foreign agents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Waggner
CAST:  John Trent  •  Marjorie Reynolds  •  Milburn Stone  •  Lucien Littlefield

Boys' Reformatory (1939)

A tough street kid takes the rap for a burglary committed by the son of his foster family and is sent to a boys reformatory, where the inmates are under the thumb of corrupt guards and a brutal prison doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Frankie Darro  •  Grant Withers  •  Lillian Elliott  •  Ben Welden

A tough street kid takes the rap for a burglary committed by the son of his foster family and is sent to a boys reformatory, where the inmates are under the thumb of corrupt guards and a brutal prison doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Frankie Darro  •  Grant Withers  •  Lillian Elliott  •  Ben Welden

The Flapper (1920)

A Southern teen at a ritzy boarding school gets into mischief while acting the sophisticated grownup to impress a suave gentleman and match wits with a pair of jewel thieves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  Olive Thomas  •  William P. Carleton  •  Theodore Westman Jr.  •  Warren Cook

A Southern teen at a ritzy boarding school gets into mischief while acting the sophisticated grownup to impress a suave gentleman and match wits with a pair of jewel thieves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  Olive Thomas  •  William P. Carleton  •  Theodore Westman Jr.  •  Warren Cook

The Worldly Madonna (1922)

Ms. Young portrays two roles. As Janet, a convent novitiate, she agrees to exchange places with her sister, Lucy, a cabaret dancer, who believes she has killed a man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Garson
CAST:  Clara Kimball Young  •  William P. Carleton  •  Richard Tucker  •  George Hackathorne

Ms. Young portrays two roles. As Janet, a convent novitiate, she agrees to exchange places with her sister, Lucy, a cabaret dancer, who believes she has killed a man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Garson
CAST:  Clara Kimball Young  •  William P. Carleton  •  Richard Tucker  •  George Hackathorne

Sigrid Holmquist (2010)

The story of Swedish silent film actress Sigrid Holmquist's life (1899-1970), by using the silent film medium. It consists of already existing film clips from the 1910s and 20s. Sigrid is played by eight different stars from her era, and she also plays herself. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Norrman
CAST:  Sigrid Holmquist  •  Greta Garbo  •  Lillian Gish  •  Clara Bow

The story of Swedish silent film actress Sigrid Holmquist's life (1899-1970), by using the silent film medium. It consists of already existing film clips from the 1910s and 20s. Sigrid is played by eight different stars from her era, and she also plays herself. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Norrman
CAST:  Sigrid Holmquist  •  Greta Garbo  •  Lillian Gish  •  Clara Bow

Rendezvous at Midnight (1935)

There are plenty of suspects when an unscrupulous, blackmailing businessman turns up dead, especially the Police Commissioner's current paramour, who actually confessed to the killing before it was committed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Ralph Bellamy  •  Valerie Hobson  •  Catherine Doucet  •  Irene Ware

There are plenty of suspects when an unscrupulous, blackmailing businessman turns up dead, especially the Police Commissioner's current paramour, who actually confessed to the killing before it was committed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Ralph Bellamy  •  Valerie Hobson  •  Catherine Doucet  •  Irene Ware

The Perfect Clue (1935)

Mona Stewart, madcap, spoiled daughter of a wealthy man, becomes upset when she learns that her father is engaged to a woman she hates. She runs away, via various modes of transportation, and hires an ex-con, David Mannering, to drive her around as she eludes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert G. Vignola
CAST:  David Manners  •  Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher  •  Dorothy Libaire  •  Betty Blythe

Mona Stewart, madcap, spoiled daughter of a wealthy man, becomes upset when she learns that her father is engaged to a woman she hates. She runs away, via various modes of transportation, and hires an ex-con, David Mannering, to drive her around as she eludes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert G. Vignola
CAST:  David Manners  •  Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher  •  Dorothy Libaire  •  Betty Blythe

Two Sinners (1935)

An ex-convict gets released after shooting a fellow who made a play for his wife. When he meets Sleeper, his life takes a change for the better, but along with her comes the boisterous little Collins, for whom she is a governess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Otto Kruger  •  Martha Sleeper  •  Minna Gombell  •  Ferdinand Munier

An ex-convict gets released after shooting a fellow who made a play for his wife. When he meets Sleeper, his life takes a change for the better, but along with her comes the boisterous little Collins, for whom she is a governess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Otto Kruger  •  Martha Sleeper  •  Minna Gombell  •  Ferdinand Munier

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)

A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father. His adventures involve a mysterious inscription on a ring, buried treasure, kidnaping and Indian raids. He saves his father and returns to school ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers  •  Clifford Smith
CAST:  Donald Briggs  •  Jean Rogers  •  John 'Dusty' King  •  Carla Laemmle

A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father. His adventures involve a mysterious inscription on a ring, buried treasure, kidnaping and Indian raids. He saves his father and returns to school ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers  •  Clifford Smith
CAST:  Donald Briggs  •  Jean Rogers  •  John 'Dusty' King  •  Carla Laemmle

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)

Second serial featuring The Green Hornet and Kato.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Rawlins  •  Ford Beebe
CAST:  Warren Hull  •  Wade Boteler  •  Anne Nagel  •  Keye Luke

Second serial featuring The Green Hornet and Kato.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Rawlins  •  Ford Beebe
CAST:  Warren Hull  •  Wade Boteler  •  Anne Nagel  •  Keye Luke

Homeward Bound (1923)

A group of seven people find themselves on a ship in the middle of an endless ocean, with no recollection of how they got there. (lost film)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Ince
CAST:  Thomas Meighan  •  Lila Lee  •  Charles S. Abbe  •  William P. Carleton

A group of seven people find themselves on a ship in the middle of an endless ocean, with no recollection of how they got there. (lost film)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Ince
CAST:  Thomas Meighan  •  Lila Lee  •  Charles S. Abbe  •  William P. Carleton

Straight from Paris (1921)

A young man takes a trip to Europe, and when he returns home he brings along the woman he fell in love with and became engaged to. However, his snooty mother finds out that she doesn't come from a "good" family and is, in fact, a clerk in a shoe store, and refuses ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Garson
CAST:  Clara Kimball Young  •  Bertram Grassby  •  William P. Carleton  •  Betty Francisco

A young man takes a trip to Europe, and when he returns home he brings along the woman he fell in love with and became engaged to. However, his snooty mother finds out that she doesn't come from a "good" family and is, in fact, a clerk in a shoe store, and refuses ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Garson
CAST:  Clara Kimball Young  •  Bertram Grassby  •  William P. Carleton  •  Betty Francisco

The Law and the Woman (1922)

Although Margaret and Julian Rolfe are deeply in love, Rolfe has a bit of a past. At one time he had befriended Clara Foster, a woman of the streets. When he discovers that his ward Phil Long is about to wed Clara, he tries to stop him. But he finds that Long and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penrhyn Stanlaws
CAST:  Betty Compson  •  William P. Carleton  •  Cleo Ridgely  •  Casson Ferguson

Although Margaret and Julian Rolfe are deeply in love, Rolfe has a bit of a past. At one time he had befriended Clara Foster, a woman of the streets. When he discovers that his ward Phil Long is about to wed Clara, he tries to stop him. But he finds that Long and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penrhyn Stanlaws
CAST:  Betty Compson  •  William P. Carleton  •  Cleo Ridgely  •  Casson Ferguson

The Amateur Wife (1920)

Her education in a French convent school completed, plain Justine Spencer returns to New York. There she is shocked to discover that her mother Dodo is a flamboyant musical comedy actress with many male admirers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dillon
CAST:  Irene Castle  •  William P. Carleton  •  Arthur Rankin  •  Alex Saskins

Her education in a French convent school completed, plain Justine Spencer returns to New York. There she is shocked to discover that her mother Dodo is a flamboyant musical comedy actress with many male admirers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dillon
CAST:  Irene Castle  •  William P. Carleton  •  Arthur Rankin  •  Alex Saskins

Bobbed Hair (1922)

A young woman spurns her too conventional fiancé and flees to an artists' colony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas N. Heffron
CAST:  Wanda Hawley  •  William Boyd  •  Adele Farrington  •  Leigh Wyant

A young woman spurns her too conventional fiancé and flees to an artists' colony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas N. Heffron
CAST:  Wanda Hawley  •  William Boyd  •  Adele Farrington  •  Leigh Wyant

The Tie That Binds (1923)

A beautiful secretary has her pick of the men in the office, but instead of marrying the boss, she takes one of his junior staff. Later, when she is suspected of committing a murder, her husband confesses to it--although he didn't do it--in order to protect her. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Levering
CAST:  Walter Miller  •  Barbara Bedford  •  Raymond Hatton  •  William P. Carleton

A beautiful secretary has her pick of the men in the office, but instead of marrying the boss, she takes one of his junior staff. Later, when she is suspected of committing a murder, her husband confesses to it--although he didn't do it--in order to protect her. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Levering
CAST:  Walter Miller  •  Barbara Bedford  •  Raymond Hatton  •  William P. Carleton
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