List of Rhea Mitchell performances

Mitchell in 1920

Rhea Mitchell was an American actress and writer who came to prominence during the silent film era, appearing in numerous pictures in the early-1910s. Her first major featured role was in Reginald Barker's Western On the Night Stage (1915), followed by a supporting part in Barker's The Devil , adapted by Thomas Ince (also 1915). The same year, she had a supporting role in the serial film The Diamond from the Sky , co-starring with Lottie Pickford.

After the advent of sound films, Mitchell continued to work sporadically, though most her performances were uncredited. In 1927, she wrote two feature films, including The Home Trail, directed by William Wyler. Some of her later acting credits include Green Dolphin Street (1947), State of the Union (1948), and Stars in My Crown (1950). She retired in 1952, after which she spent her remaining years managing apartment buildings in Los Angeles. She was murdered by a disgruntled tenant in 1957.

Film

Key

†	Denotes a lost or presumed lost film

Year	Title	Role	Director(s)	Notes	Ref.
1912	The Colonel's Ward		Edward LeSaint		[1]
1912	The Hidden Trail		Thomas H. Ince		[1]
1912	His Squaw		Charles Giblyn		[1]
1913	An Indian's Gratitude	Martha - Lt. Randall's Sweetheart	Frank Montgomery		[2]
1913	An Indian's Honor		Jack Conway Frank Montgomery		[3]
1913	A Frontier Wife	Mrs. Coles	Francis Ford		[2]
1914	The Heart of Maggie Malone	Grace	Edward LeSaint	Short film	[4]
1914	A New England Idyl	Rose Powers	Walter Edwards	Credited as Miss Mitchell	[5]
1914	Repaid Broncho	Nell Worth	Walter Edwards	Short film	[2]
1914	North of 53	Celestine	Jay Hunt	Short film	[6]
1914	A Barrier Royal	The Princess Marie	Raymond B. West	Short film	[7]
1914	Wolves of the Underworld	Mary Maloney	Jay Hunt	Short film	[8]
1914	Shorty Escapes a Marriage	Nell Holden	Richard Stanton		[9]
1914	The Fires of Ambition	Mrs. Patton	Jay Hunt		[10]
1914	Tennessee	Tennessee	Jay Hunt	Short film	[2]
1914	In the Southern Hills	Nan Hopkins	George Osborne	Short film	[11]
1914	The Feud at Beaver Creek	Almirey Cole	George Osborne	Short film	[12]
1914	The Long Feud	Nancy	George Osborne	Short film	[13]
1914	The Old Love's Best	Vera Morris	Scott Sidney	Short film; also known as First Love's Best	[14]
1914	The Cruise of the Molly Ann	Nell Farrell	Walter Edwards	Short film	[15]
1914	A Tragedy of the North Woods	Hilda	Walter Edwards	Short film	[16]
1914	The Game Keeper's Daughter	Mary	George Osborne	Short film	[17]
1914	The Master of the House	Lois Herrington	Richard Stanton	Short film	[18]
1914	A Game of Life	Amy Clune		Short film	[19]
1914	In the Sage Brush Country	Edith Wilding	William S. Hart	Short film	[2]
1915	The Scourge of the Desert	Ellen Holt	William S. Hart	Alternative title: Reformed Outlaw	[20]
1915	Mr. 'Silent' Haskins	Priscilla Miller	William S. Hart	Short film	[21]
1915	The Fakir	Mlle. Florine	Walter Edwards	Short film	[22]
1915	The Devil	Milli	Reginald Barker		[9]
1915	Molly of the Mountains	Molly Simms	Charles Swickard	Short film	[23]
1915	On the Night Stage	Belle Shields	Reginald Barker		[2]
1915	The Valley of Hate	Madge Canfield	Tom Chatterton	Short film	[2]
1915	The Diamond from the Sky †		Jacques Jaccard William Desmond Taylor		[2]
1915	The Kite	Marion Wheeler	Tom Chatterton		[24]
1915	The Operator at Big Sandy	Nell Oakley	Tom Chatterton	Short film	[25]
1915	Tools of Providence	Daisy Austin	William S. Hart		[26]
1915	The Phantom Extra	Hazel Flemming	Richard Stanton	Short film	[27]
1915	The Brink	Beth Kirkland	Charles Swickard		[9]
1915	The Beckoning Flame	Elsa Arlington	Charles Swickard		[28]
1915	Don Quixote	Lucinda	Edward Dillon		[9]
1916	The Sable Curse	Mary	George L. Sargent	Alternative title: The Sable Blessing	[9]
1916	Sequel to the Diamond from the Sky †	Esther Stanley	Edward Sloman		[29]
1916	The Three Musketeers	Constance Bonacieux	Charles Swickard		[9]
1916	A Camille of the Barbary Coast	Belle	Rae Berger	Alternative title: The Overcoat	[30]
1916	The Blindness	Anna – the Schoolteacher	Carl M. Leviness		[31]
1916	The Man from Manhattan	Virginia Winters	Jack Halloway		[9]
1916	Philip Holden - Waster	Helen Landon	George L. Sargent		[9]
1916	Overalls	Bettina Warren	Jack Halloway		[9]
1917	The Gilded Youth	Mary	George L. Sargent		[9]
1917	Whither Thou Goest	Maizie	Raymond B. West		[9]
1918	The Blindness of Divorce	Florence Langdon	Frank Lloyd		[9]
1918	Social Ambition	Rose	Wallace Worsley		[9]
1918	Honor's Cross	Jane Cabot	Wallace Worsley		[9]
1918	The Goat	Bijou Lamour	Donald Crisp		[9]
1918	Boston Blackie's Little Pal	Mary	E. Mason Hopper		[9]
1918	The Ghost of the Rancho	Mary Drew	William Worthington		[9]
1918	Unexpected Places	Ruth Penfield	E. Mason Hopper		[9]
1919	The Money Corral †	Janet Collins	William S. Hart		[9]
1919	The Hawk's Trail †	Jean Drake	W. S. Van Dyke		[32]
1919	The Sleeping Lion	Kate Billings	Rupert Julian		[9]
1920	The Devil's Claim	Virginia Crosby	Charles Swickard		[9]
1920	The Scoffer	Alice Porn	Allan Dwan		[9]
1921	A Ridin' Romeo	Mabel Brentwood	George Marshall		[9]
1921	Good Women	Natalie Shelby	Louis J. Gasnier		[9]
1921	The Innocent Cheat	Peggy Adair	Ben F. Wilson		[9]
1923	The Greatest Menace	Mary Lewis	Albert S. Rogell		[9]
1924	The Other Kind of Love	The Chorus Girl	Duke Worne		[9]
1926	Modern Youth		Jack Nelson		[9]
1927	The Home Trail		William Wyler	Also writer	[33]
1927	The Dude Desperado	—	George Hunter	Writer	[34]
1928	Danger Patrol	Gladys Lawlor	Duke Worne		[9]
1933	The Big Bluff		Reginald Denny		[9]
1934	Behold My Wife!	Reporter	Mitchell Leisen	Uncredited	[9]
1934	Whom the Gods Destroy	Survivor	Walter Lang	Uncredited	[9]
1934	One Hour Late	Stage mother	Ralph Murphy	Uncredited	[9]
1936	15 Maiden Lane	Elevator operator	Allan Dwan	Uncredited	[9]
1936	Song and Dance Man	Sister Team	Allan Dwan	Uncredited	[9]
1936	San Francisco	Earthquake survivor	W. S. Van Dyke	Uncredited
1936	Mysterious Crossing	Hall clerk	Arthur Lubin	Uncredited	[9]
1936	The Texas Rangers	Stage passenger	King Vidor	Uncredited	[9]
1938	The Ship That Died	Passenger on Mary Celeste	Jacques Tourneur
1940	I Take This Woman	Decker's Secretary	W. S. Van Dyke	Uncredited
1943	Harrigan's Kid	Woman at Race Track	Charles Reisner	Uncredited
1943	The Cross of Lorraine	Mother	Tay Garnett	Uncredited	[9]
1944	Marriage Is a Private Affair	Nurse	Robert Z. Leonard	Uncredited	[9]
1944	Mrs. Parkington	Mrs. Humphrey	Tay Garnett	Uncredited	[9]
1945	The Hidden Eye	Pedestrian	Richard Whorf	Uncredited	[9]
1946	The Hoodlum Saint	Reporter	Norman Taurog	Uncredited	[9]
1947	The Romance of Rosy Ridge	Wife	Ray Rowland	Uncredited	[9]
1947	The Unfinished Dance	Seamstress	Henry Koster	Uncredited	[9]
1947	Green Dolphin Street	Emily	Victor Saville	Uncredited	[9]
1947	The Mighty McGurk	Woman at Children's Society	John Waters	Uncredited	[9]
1948	B.F.'s Daughter	Assistant secretary	Robert Z. Leonard	Uncredited	[9]
1948	The Bride Goes Wild	Wedding guest	Norman Taurog	Uncredited
1948	State of the Union	Jeny	Frank Capra	Alternative title: The World and His Wife	[9]
1948	High Wall	Minor role	Curtis Bernhardt	Uncredited	[9]
1949	In the Good Old Summertime	Woman at window	Robert Z. Leonard	Uncredited	[9]
1950	The Skipper Surprised His Wife	Clubwoman	Elliot Nugent	Uncredited	[9]
1950	Stars In My Crown	Mrs. Backett	Jacques Tourneur	Uncredited	[9]
1950	Please Believe Me		Norman Taurog	Uncredited	[9]
1950	Annie Get Your Gun		George Sidney	Uncredited	[9]
1950	The Next Voice You Hear...	Woman in church	William A. Wellman	Uncredited	[9]
1950	Bannerline	Stambaugh maid	Don Weis	Uncredited
1950	Dial 1119		Gerald Mayer	Uncredited	[9]
1951	Grounds for Marriage	Nurse	Robert Z. Leonard	Uncredited
1951	Texas Carnival	Dealer	Charles Walters	Uncredited
1951	The Unknown Man	Maid	Richard Thorpe	Uncredited	[9]
1951	It's a Big Country	School teacher	Various	Uncredited	[9]
1952	Washington Story		Robert Pirosh	Uncredited	[9]
1952	My Man and I	Nurse	William A. Wellman	Uncredited	[9]
1952	The Member of the Wedding	Townswoman	Fred Zinnemann	Uncredited	[9]

References

1. Katchmer 2015, p. 260.
2. Katchmer 2015, p. 261.
3. Katchmer 2015, p. 13.
4. Rainey 1992, p. 57.
5. L., A. (February 15, 1915). "Theatrical News". The Oregon Daily Journal . Portland, Oregon. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "World in motion". The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, Vermont. February 28, 1914. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Vaudette: The Coolest Theatre". Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor. Fort Scott, Kansas. June 24, 1914. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Always the Best in Moving Pictures". The Evening Herald. Ottawa, Kansas. April 30, 1914. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rhea Mitchell Filmography". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Los Angeles: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019.
10. "Today's Best Moving Picture Stories". St. Louis Globe-Democrat . St. Louis, Missouri. May 25, 1914. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "In the Southern Hills". Chicago Tribune . Chicago, Illinois. June 18, 1914. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Kay Bee Feature At Isis Theatre". The San Bernardino County Sun . San Bernardino, California. October 25, 1914. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Answer Department". Motion Picture Magazine . 10. New York: Macfadden-Bartell: 143. 1915. OCLC   608328138.
14. "Answer Department". Motion Picture Magazine . 10. New York: Macfadden-Bartell: 142. 1915. OCLC   608328138.
15. "The Cruise of Molly Ann". The Leavenworth Post. Leavenworth, Kansas. September 9, 1914. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "World In Motion trade advertisement". The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, Vermont. December 30, 1914. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Delite Theatre Today". The Decatur Daily . Decatur, Alabama. October 26, 1914. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Answer Department". Motion Picture Magazine . 10. New York: Macfadden-Bartell: 136. 1915. OCLC   608328138.
19. "Redemption of David Corson at the Zoe". The Houston Post . Houston, Texas. December 27, 1914. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
20. "World in Motion". The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, Vermont. January 12, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
21. "Elite Feature Reels". Iola Daily Register And Evening News. Iola, Kansas. April 17, 1915. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
22. "Jewel Theater". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. July 19, 1915 – via Newspapers.com.
23. "Kozy Specials". News-Democrat . Paducah, Kentucky. April 18, 1915. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
24. "Broncho Domino and Kay-Bee Men Active". The Movie Magazine: A National Motion Picture Magazine. 1–2. Los Angeles: Movie Magazine Publishing Company: 19. 1915. OCLC   919694400.
25. "At the Crescent Today". Austin American-Statesman . Austin, Texas. June 9, 1915. p. 8.
26. "Grand". Reading Times . Reading, Pennsylvania. July 19, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
27. "Whiting". The Times . Munster, Indiana. September 16, 1915 – via Newspapers.com.
28. "The Beckoning Flame Is Picture at the Rex". Vancouver Sun . Vancouver, British Columbia. June 26, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
29. "See the Famous $10,000 Sequel". The Representative. Fox Lake, Wisconsin. May 3, 1917. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
30. "Photoplays". The Oregon Daily Journal . Portland, Oregon. May 28, 1916. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
31. "Mutuals for Week of May 12". The Moving Picture World . New York: Chalmers Publication Company: 1347. May 20, 1916. OCLC   4157294.
32. "Alhambra". The Wilkes-Barre Record. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. May 5, 1920. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
33. Miller 2013, p. 402.
34. Rainey 1990, p. 79.

Sources

• Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN   978-1-476-60905-8.
• Miller, Gabriel (2013). William Wyler: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Most Celebrated Director. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   978-0-813-14210-4.
• Rainey, Buck (1990). Those Fabulous Serial Heroines: Their Lives and Films. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-810-81911-5.
• Rainey, Buck (1992). Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN   978-0-899-50565-7.

External links

• Rhea Mitchell at IMDb