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Viola Dana was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films.
William Beatman Davidson was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1915 and 1947.
Robert Donald Walker was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1953. He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles.
Augustus Phillips, was an American actor. He appeared in 134 films between 1910 and 1921.
Blue Jeans is a 1917 American silent drama film, based on the 1890 play Blue Jeans by Joseph Arthur that opened in New York City to great popularity. The sensation of the play was a dramatic scene where the unconscious hero is placed on a board approaching a huge buzz saw in a sawmill, later imitated to the point of cliché.
The Girl Without a Soul is a 1917 American silent feature film featuring Viola Dana in a dual role as sisters.
The Willow Tree is a surviving 1920 American silent film directed by Henry Otto and distributed by Metro Pictures. The film is based on a Broadway play, The Willow Tree, by J. H. Benrimo and Harrison Rhodes. Fay Bainter starred in the Broadway play in 1917. The film stars Viola Dana and is preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.
God's Law and Man's is a lost 1917 silent film drama direct by John H. Collins and distributed by Metro Pictures. It starred Collins's wife Viola Dana. The story comes from a novel by Paul Trent, A Wife by Purchase.
The Mortal Sin is a lost 1917 silent film drama directed by John H. Collins and distributed by Metro Pictures. Viola Dana, at the time Collins's wife, stars in the picture.
The Gates of Eden is a lost 1916 silent film drama directed by John H. Collins and starring his wife Viola Dana. The Columbia Pictures Corporation, not related to the Hollywood studio, produced with release through Metro Pictures.
Aladdin's Other Lamp is a 1917 American fantasy-comedy silent film based on the play, The Dream Girl by Willard Mack. It was adapted for the screen by June Mathis and directed by John H. Collins. The film stars Viola Dana and Robert Walker, and was distributed by Metro Pictures Corp., a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Opportunity is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by John H. Collins. It stars Viola Dana, Hale Hamilton, and Frank Currier, and was released on July 1, 1918.
John H. Collins was an American writer and director of the silent film era. He married film actress Viola Dana. His career was cut short when he died at the age of 28 due to the 1918 influenza epidemic. During his career which began in 1914, he directed more than 40 features and film shorts, and wrote the scenario for over a dozen more features. His 1917 film The Girl Without a Soul was selected by the National Film Registry to be preserved by the Library of Congress. His final works were shown posthumously in 1919.
Children of Eve is a 1915 silent film directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana. It was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company, distributed by an arrangement between Edison and George Kleine.
Crinoline and Romance is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, Claude Gillingwater, and John Bowers.
American - That's All is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Jack Devereaux, Winifred Allen and Walter Walker.
Threads of Fate is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Eugene Nowland and starring Viola Dana, Augustus Phillips and Richard Tucker.
The Cossack Whip is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana, Richard Tucker and Robert Walker.
On Dangerous Paths is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana, Helen Strickland and Pat O'Malley.
The Innocence of Ruth is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John H. Collins and starring Edward Earle, Viola Dana and Augustus Phillips.
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- ↑ "Lady Barnacle". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
