The surname Aitken is derived from the Lowland Scots personal name Aitken, which is in turn a form of the name Adam. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Peeblesshire, followed by Linlithgowshire, Haddingtonshire, Stirlingshire, Fife, Dunbartonshire, Clackmannanshire, Shetland, Edinburghshire and Ayrshire.
The Power of the Press is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as an aspiring newspaper reporter and Jobyna Ralston as a young woman suspected of murder.
Frank Spottiswoode Aitken was a Scottish-American actor of the silent era. He played Dr. Cameron in D. W. Griffith's epic drama The Birth of a Nation.
Hell's Island is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Jack Holt, Ralph Graves and Dorothy Sebastian.
The Love Letter is a 1923 American drama film directed by King Baggot and written by Hugh Hoffman. The film stars Gladys Walton, Fontaine La Rue, George Cooper, Edward Hearn, Walt Whitman, and Alberta Lee. The film was released on February 9, 1923, by Universal Pictures.
The Town Scandal is a 1923 American comedy film directed by King Baggot from a screenplay written by Hugh Hoffman. It was based on the novel The Chicken That Came Home to Roost by Frederic Arnold Kummer. The film stars Gladys Walton, Edward Hearn, Edward McWade, Charles Hill Mailes, William Welsh and Billy Franey. The film was released on April 16, 1923, by Universal Pictures.
Six Days is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Corinne Griffith, Frank Mayo and Myrtle Stedman. It is based on a novel of the same title by Elinor Glyn.
Gossip is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Gladys Walton, Ramsey Wallace and Albert Prisco.
The Snowshoe Trail is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Roy Stewart and Lloyd Whitlock.
The Unknown Wife is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Edith Roberts, Spottiswoode Aitken and Casson Ferguson. It is also known by the alternative title of Three at the Table.
High Heels is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Lee Kohlmar and starring Gladys Walton, Frederik Vogeding and William Worthington.
The Rowdy is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by David Kirkland and starring Rex De Rosselli, Anna Dodge and Gladys Walton.
Desperate Youth is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Harry B. Harris and starring Gladys Walton, J. Farrell MacDonald and Louis Willoughby.
The Untameable is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Gladys Walton, Malcolm McGregor and John St. Polis. It is based on the 1907 novel The White Cat by Gelett Burgess.
All Dolled Up is a surviving 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Gladys Walton, Edward Hearn and Florence Turner.
The Love Pirate is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Richard Thomas and starring Melbourne MacDowell, Carmel Myers and Kathryn McGuire.
Pioneer's Gold is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Victor Adamson and starring Kathryn McGuire, Pete Morrison and Virginia Warwick. It was produced by the independent Sanford Productions.
Lure of the Yukon is a 1924 American silent Western film, also classified as a Northern film. It is directed by Norman Dawn and stars Eva Novak, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Buddy Roosevelt. It is set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, and was filmed on location in the Territory.
The Wharf Rat is a 1916 American silent comedy drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, and Spottiswoode Aitken.
Accused is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Dell Henderson and starring Marcella Daly, Eric Mayne, and Charles Delaney.
