Frankie Darro was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles in adventure, western, dramatic, and comedy films, and later became a character actor and voice-over artist. He is perhaps best known for his role as Lampwick, the unlucky boy who turns into a donkey in Walt Disney's second animated feature, Pinocchio (1940). In early credits, his last name was spelled Darrow.
The Carnival Girl is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Cullen Tate and starring Marion Mack, Gladys Brockwell and Frankie Darro.
Wild to Go is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro, and Eugenia Gilbert.
The Man Who Played Square is a lost 1924 American action film directed by Alfred Santell and written by John Stone. The film stars Buck Jones, Wanda Hawley, David Kirby, Ben Hendricks Jr., Hank Mann, and Howard Foster. The film was released on November 23, 1924, by Fox Film Corporation.
The People vs. Nancy Preston is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and starring Marguerite De La Motte, John Bowers, and Frankie Darro.
The Phantom Express is a 1925 American silent action crime film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Ethel Shannon, David Butler, and Frankie Darro.
The Cowboy Musketeer is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro, and David Dunbar. In the film, a cowboy helps a woman find the hidden gold mine she has inherited from her father before others can get their hands on it.
Cyclone of the Range is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Elsie Tarron, and Frankie Darro.
Lightning Lariats is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Dorothy Dunbar and Frankie Darro.
Born to Battle is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Jean Arthur and Frankie Darro. Tyler also starred in the 1935 film of the same name, but that western film has a different plot and is unrelated to the 1926 film.
The Masquerade Bandit is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Dorothy Dunbar and Ethan Laidlaw.
Tom and His Pals is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Doris Hill and Frankie Darro. It was released in Britain under the alternative title of Movie Struck.
Judgment of the Hills is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by James Leo Meehan and starring Virginia Valli, Frankie Darro and Orville Caldwell. The film is set in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky during World War I.
Idaho Red is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Patricia Caron and Frankie Darro.
The Avenging Rider is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Tom Tyler, Florence Allen and Frankie Darro.
Phantom of the Range is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by James Dugan and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Duane Thompson. In 1931 it was remade as a sound film The Cheyenne Cyclone. Tyler also starred in a later film with a similar title The Phantom of the Range.
Let Women Alone is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Powell and starring Pat O'Malley, Wanda Hawley and Wallace Beery.
The Last Alarm is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Rex Lease, Wanda Hawley, and Theodore von Eltz.
Masters of Men is a 1923 American silent war drama film directed by David Smith and starring Earle Williams, Alice Calhoun and Wanda Hawley. It takes place against the backdrop of the 1898 Spanish-American War. It is based on the 1901 novel Masters of Men by Morgan Robertson.
Stop Flirting is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Wanda Hawley, John T. Murray, and Ethel Shannon. It is based on the 1923 play of the same title by Frederick J. Jackson.
