James Oliver Curwood was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books were often based on adventures set in the Hudson Bay area, the Yukon or Alaska and ranked among the top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early and mid 1920s, according to Publishers Weekly. At least one hundred and eighty motion pictures have been based on or directly inspired by his novels and short stories; one was produced in three versions from 1919 to 1953. At the time of his death, Curwood was the highest paid author in the world.
Henry Byron Warner was an English film and theatre actor. He was popular during the silent era and played Jesus Christ in The King of Kings. In later years, he successfully moved into supporting roles and appeared in numerous films directed by Frank Capra. Warner's most recognizable role to modern audiences is Mr. Gower in It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Capra. He appeared in the original 1937 version of Lost Horizon as Chang, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
William King Baggot was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as "King of the Movies," "The Most Photographed Man in the World" and "The Man Whose Face Is As Familiar As The Man In The Moon."
Grace Cunard was an American actress, screenwriter and film director. During the silent era, she starred in over 100 films, wrote or co-wrote at least 44 of those productions, and directed no fewer than eight of them. In addition, she edited many of her films, including some of the shorts, serials, and features she developed in collaboration with Francis Ford. Her younger sister, Mina Cunard, was also a film actress.
Joseph Henry Kolker was an American stage and film actor and director.
Kenneth Daniel Harlan was a popular American actor during the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer roles. His career extended into the sound film era, but during that span he rarely commanded leading-man roles, and became mostly a supporting or character actor.
Florence Vidor was an American silent film actress.
Carter DeHaven was an American film and stage actor, film director, and screenwriter.
William Farnum was an American actor. He was a star of American silent cinema, and he became one of the highest-paid actors during this time.
Otis Harlan was an American actor and comedian. He voiced Happy, one of the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This made him the earliest born actor to feature in a Disney film and one of the earliest born known American voice actors.
The Broken Coin is a 1915 American adventure-mystery film serial directed by Francis Ford. This serial is presumed to be lost.
The Gaiety Girl is a 1924 American silent romantic film directed by King Baggot and starring Mary Philbin.
Up and at 'Em is a 1922 American comedy romance silent film directed by William A. Seiter, written by Eve Unsell with a story by Lewis Milestone and William A. Seiter, and starring Doris May, Hallam Cooley, and J. Herbert Frank.
Twin Beds is a lost 1920 American silent film comedy directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Carter DeHaven and Flora Parker DeHaven. It was based on a 1914 Broadway play Twin Beds by Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo. Carter DeHaven produced the film, and it was released by First National Pictures.
The Butterfly Girl is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by John Gorman and starring Marjorie Daw, Fritzi Brunette, and King Baggot.
Down the Stretch is a 1927 American drama film directed by King Baggot and written by Curtis Benton. The film stars Robert Agnew, Marian Nixon, Virginia True Boardman, Lincoln Plumer, Jack Dougherty, and Ward Crane. The film was released on May 29, 1927, by Universal Pictures.
The Barefoot Boy is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by David Kirkland and starring John Bowers, Marjorie Daw, and Sylvia Breamer. The film is based upon a poem of the same name by John Greenleaf Whittier. The film was released by the CBC Film Sales Corporation, which would later become Columbia Pictures.
The Girl from Nowhere is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Elaine Hammerstein, William B. Davidson and Huntley Gordon.
My Lady Friends is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Carter DeHaven, Flora Parker DeHaven and Thomas G. Lingham. It was based on the 1919 Broadway play of the same title by Frank Mandel and Emil Nyitray.
Marry the Poor Girl is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Carter DeHaven and Flora Parker DeHaven. It was based on the 1920 Broadway play of the same name by Owen Davis.The Exhibitor's Trade Review noted that the "excellent" supporting cast were not credited onscreen "possibly because it was intended to keep only the two principals in the limelight".
