William Dyer

William Dyer was an American film actor in the silent era.

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All Night (1918)

A married society couple (Dorian and Warren) persuade an unmarried pair (Valentino and Myers) to take their places at a party while they pretend to be the servants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Powell
CAST:  Rudolph Valentino  •  Carmel Myers  •  Charles Dorian  •  Mary Warren

A married society couple (Dorian and Warren) persuade an unmarried pair (Valentino and Myers) to take their places at a party while they pretend to be the servants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Powell
CAST:  Rudolph Valentino  •  Carmel Myers  •  Charles Dorian  •  Mary Warren

Frankenstein (1931)

Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but, confused and traumatized, it escapes into the countryside ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Whale
CAST:  Colin Clive  •  Mae Clarke  •  John Boles  •  Boris Karloff

Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but, confused and traumatized, it escapes into the countryside ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Whale
CAST:  Colin Clive  •  Mae Clarke  •  John Boles  •  Boris Karloff

Gun Justice (1933)

Wanting the Lance ranch, Burkett kills Lance and brings in an imposter to pose as the heir Ken Lance. Ken learns of the plan, captures the imposter, and arrives posing as himself. In an ensuing gunfight a man is killed and Ken is in trouble when not only is he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan James
CAST:  Ken Maynard  •  Cecilia Parker  •  Hooper Atchley  •  William Gould

Wanting the Lance ranch, Burkett kills Lance and brings in an imposter to pose as the heir Ken Lance. Ken learns of the plan, captures the imposter, and arrives posing as himself. In an ensuing gunfight a man is killed and Ken is in trouble when not only is he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan James
CAST:  Ken Maynard  •  Cecilia Parker  •  Hooper Atchley  •  William Gould

Wild Bill Hickok (1923)

The former gambler turned upholder of law and order after a run-in with a gang of stage robbers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clifford Smith
CAST:  William S. Hart  •  Ethel Grey Terry  •  Kathleen O'Connor  •  Jack Gardner

The former gambler turned upholder of law and order after a run-in with a gang of stage robbers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clifford Smith
CAST:  William S. Hart  •  Ethel Grey Terry  •  Kathleen O'Connor  •  Jack Gardner

Texas Buddies (1932)

Kincade and Blake cause a mail plane carrying a payroll to make a forced landing in the desert. When they try to get the money, prospectors Ted and Si drive them away. With the pilot shot, Ted takes over as pilot figuring another attempt will be made and this time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert N. Bradbury
CAST:  Bob Steele  •  Nancy Drexel  •  Francis McDonald  •  Harry Semels

Kincade and Blake cause a mail plane carrying a payroll to make a forced landing in the desert. When they try to get the money, prospectors Ted and Si drive them away. With the pilot shot, Ted takes over as pilot figuring another attempt will be made and this time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert N. Bradbury
CAST:  Bob Steele  •  Nancy Drexel  •  Francis McDonald  •  Harry Semels

Triumph (1917)

This melodrama about an actress in love with a playwright and the stage manager blackmailing her for her affections offers a unique glimpse into Chaney’s career before his classic performances in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph De Grasse
CAST:  Dorothy Phillips  •  Lon Chaney  •  William Stowell  •  William Dyer

This melodrama about an actress in love with a playwright and the stage manager blackmailing her for her affections offers a unique glimpse into Chaney’s career before his classic performances in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph De Grasse
CAST:  Dorothy Phillips  •  Lon Chaney  •  William Stowell  •  William Dyer

The Screaming Shadow (1920)

Directed by Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben F. Wilson  •  Duke Worne
CAST:  Ben F. Wilson  •  Neva Gerber  •  Frances Terry  •  Howard Crampton

Directed by Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben F. Wilson  •  Duke Worne
CAST:  Ben F. Wilson  •  Neva Gerber  •  Frances Terry  •  Howard Crampton

The Trail of the Octopus (1919)

Carter Holmes, master criminologist, must help the oft-kidnapped Ruth Stanhope to find the 9 daggers that will unlock the secret of the cursed Devil's Trademark!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Duke Worne
CAST:  Ben F. Wilson  •  Neva Gerber  •  William Dyer  •  Howard Crampton

Carter Holmes, master criminologist, must help the oft-kidnapped Ruth Stanhope to find the 9 daggers that will unlock the secret of the cursed Devil's Trademark!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Duke Worne
CAST:  Ben F. Wilson  •  Neva Gerber  •  William Dyer  •  Howard Crampton

Honor of the Mounted (1932)

Tom Halliday of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is implicated and framed on a murder charge. The real killer has gone back into the United States, so Halliday, with no credentials, has to cross the border in order to find and capture the killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry L. Fraser
CAST:  Tom Tyler  •  Celia Ryland  •  Francis McDonald  •  Charles King

Tom Halliday of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is implicated and framed on a murder charge. The real killer has gone back into the United States, so Halliday, with no credentials, has to cross the border in order to find and capture the killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry L. Fraser
CAST:  Tom Tyler  •  Celia Ryland  •  Francis McDonald  •  Charles King

Sagebrush Trail (1933)

Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, John Brant escapes and ends up out west where, after giving the local lawmen the slip, he joins up with an outlaw gang. Brant finds out that 'Jones', one of the outlaws he has become friends with, committed the murder that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armand Schaefer
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Nancy Shubert  •  Lane Chandler  •  Yakima Canutt

Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, John Brant escapes and ends up out west where, after giving the local lawmen the slip, he joins up with an outlaw gang. Brant finds out that 'Jones', one of the outlaws he has become friends with, committed the murder that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Armand Schaefer
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Nancy Shubert  •  Lane Chandler  •  Yakima Canutt

The Man in the Saddle (1926)

A party of campers return to Tom Stewart's ranch resort to report they have been held up by bandits. Lawrence, their guide, explains that it is a staged stunt for their benefit; Stewart confirms this and refunds the losses but writes to his old pal Jeff Morgan, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clifford Smith  •  Lynn Reynolds
CAST:  Hoot Gibson  •  Charles Hill Mailes  •  Clark Comstock  •  Fay Wray

A party of campers return to Tom Stewart's ranch resort to report they have been held up by bandits. Lawrence, their guide, explains that it is a staged stunt for their benefit; Stewart confirms this and refunds the losses but writes to his old pal Jeff Morgan, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clifford Smith  •  Lynn Reynolds
CAST:  Hoot Gibson  •  Charles Hill Mailes  •  Clark Comstock  •  Fay Wray

Looking for Trouble (1926)

Jack Pepper accidentally fires his gun while forcing a newspaper editor to retract his statement regarding Miss Tulip Hellier, and the sheriff goes after Jack. While hiding out, Jack finds a liquor cache on the Hellier ranch and knows it was placed there as a ruse ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert N. Bradbury
CAST:  Jack Hoxie  •  Marceline Day  •  J. Gordon Russell  •  Clark Comstock

Jack Pepper accidentally fires his gun while forcing a newspaper editor to retract his statement regarding Miss Tulip Hellier, and the sheriff goes after Jack. While hiding out, Jack finds a liquor cache on the Hellier ranch and knows it was placed there as a ruse ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert N. Bradbury
CAST:  Jack Hoxie  •  Marceline Day  •  J. Gordon Russell  •  Clark Comstock

Black Orchids (1917)

Frivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her father relates a story in which an equally frivolous woman is entombed alive. The movie was Rex Ingram’s directorial debut, and he later remade the film as Trifling Women ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rex Ingram
CAST:  Cleo Madison  •  Dick La Reno  •  Francis McDonald  •  Wedgwood Nowell

Frivolous young Marie de Severac is frightened into following a more virtuous path, when her father relates a story in which an equally frivolous woman is entombed alive. The movie was Rex Ingram’s directorial debut, and he later remade the film as Trifling Women ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rex Ingram
CAST:  Cleo Madison  •  Dick La Reno  •  Francis McDonald  •  Wedgwood Nowell

'49–'17 (1917)

A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruth Ann Baldwin
CAST:  Joseph W. Girard  •  Leo Pierson  •  William Dyer  •  Mattie Witting

A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ruth Ann Baldwin
CAST:  Joseph W. Girard  •  Leo Pierson  •  William Dyer  •  Mattie Witting

Gun Gospel (1927)

From Death Valley in the Mojave Desert to Mount Whittier, the outlaw gangs are wreaking havoc on the gold and money shipments from the mines and ranches. Wells Fargo organizes an express service that will insure the shipments and ensure a guaranteed delivery. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Joe Brown
CAST:  Ken Maynard  •  Virginia Brown Faire  •  J.P. McGowan  •  Slim Whitaker

From Death Valley in the Mojave Desert to Mount Whittier, the outlaw gangs are wreaking havoc on the gold and money shipments from the mines and ranches. Wells Fargo organizes an express service that will insure the shipments and ensure a guaranteed delivery. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Joe Brown
CAST:  Ken Maynard  •  Virginia Brown Faire  •  J.P. McGowan  •  Slim Whitaker

The Desert of the Lost (1927)

Chased by Detective Murray and the posse, a wounded Jim Drake heads across the border into Mexico where he recuperates with the Wolfes. When Murray arrives again, Jim heads into the desert. But in the night his guide sneaks off and leaves him without water or his horse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Hal Taliaferro  •  Peggy Montgomery  •  William Dyer  •  Edward Cecil

Chased by Detective Murray and the posse, a wounded Jim Drake heads across the border into Mexico where he recuperates with the Wolfes. When Murray arrives again, Jim heads into the desert. But in the night his guide sneaks off and leaves him without water or his horse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Hal Taliaferro  •  Peggy Montgomery  •  William Dyer  •  Edward Cecil

The Pony Express (1925)

The Pony Express is a silent 1925 Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze and starred his wife Betty Compson along with Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cruze
CAST:  Betty Compson  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Ernest Torrence  •  Wallace Beery

The Pony Express is a silent 1925 Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze and starred his wife Betty Compson along with Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cruze
CAST:  Betty Compson  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Ernest Torrence  •  Wallace Beery

The Red Glove (1919)

On the American frontier in the last decades of the 19th century, Billie is a female cowboy who fights a series of bad men in this film serial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.P. McGowan
CAST:  Marie Walcamp  •  Pat O'Malley  •  Truman Van Dyke  •  Thomas G. Lingham

On the American frontier in the last decades of the 19th century, Billie is a female cowboy who fights a series of bad men in this film serial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.P. McGowan
CAST:  Marie Walcamp  •  Pat O'Malley  •  Truman Van Dyke  •  Thomas G. Lingham

Crushed (1924)

Mr. Jones must go to the big city and get married in order to receive an inheritance, but his marriage-of-convenience turns into a nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Hibbard
CAST:  Lloyd Hamilton  •  Dorothy Seastrom  •  Fenwick Oliver  •  William Dyer

Mr. Jones must go to the big city and get married in order to receive an inheritance, but his marriage-of-convenience turns into a nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Hibbard
CAST:  Lloyd Hamilton  •  Dorothy Seastrom  •  Fenwick Oliver  •  William Dyer

The Courage of Marge O'Doone (1920)

Michael O'Doone, his wife Margaret and daughter Marge are settlers living in the Northwest. One winter day, while on a journey, Michael meets with an accident and fails to return home. Believing that he is dead, Margaret goes into a state of delirium which enables ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Smith
CAST:  Pauline Starke  •  Niles Welch  •  George Stanley  •  Jack Curtis

Michael O'Doone, his wife Margaret and daughter Marge are settlers living in the Northwest. One winter day, while on a journey, Michael meets with an accident and fails to return home. Believing that he is dead, Margaret goes into a state of delirium which enables ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Smith
CAST:  Pauline Starke  •  Niles Welch  •  George Stanley  •  Jack Curtis
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