Wallace Fitzgerald Beery was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in Grand Hotel (1932), as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934), as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa! (1934), and his titular role in The Champ (1931), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 films during a 36-year career. His contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stipulated in 1932 that he would be paid $1 more than any other contract player at the studio. This made Beery the highest-paid film actor in the world during the early 1930s. He was the brother of actor Noah Beery and uncle of actor Noah Beery Jr.
The Call of the Canyon is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, and Marjorie Daw. Based on the novel The Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey, the film is about a returning war veteran who is nursed back to health by a compassionate Arizona girl. The Call of the Canyon was filmed in Red Rock Crossing in Sedona, Arizona.
In Borrowed Plumes is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Marjorie Daw, Niles Welch and Wheeler Oakman.
The Sagebrusher is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Roy Stewart, Marguerite De La Motte and Noah Beery.
Love Is an Awful Thing is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Owen Moore, Marjorie Daw, and Katherine Perry.
Trail of Courage is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Bob Steele, Marjorie Bonner, and Thomas G. Lingham.
Virginian Outcast is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Jack Perrin, Marjorie Daw and Otto Lederer.
Patsy is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by John McDermott and starring Zasu Pitts, Marjorie Daw and Wallace Beery.
A Motion to Adjourn is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Roy Clements and starring Harry L. Rattenberry, Roy Stewart and Marjorie Daw.
Fifty Candles is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Bertram Grassby, Marjorie Daw and Ruth King.
Going Up is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Douglas MacLean, Hallam Cooley and Marjorie Daw. It was based on a 1917 comedy Broadway play The Aviator.
The Highbinders is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Marjorie Daw, Ben Alexander and George Hackathorne.
Burning Words is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Roy Stewart, Laura La Plante and Harold Goodwin.
His Master's Voice is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by Renaud Hoffman and starring Thunder the Dog, George Hackathorne, Marjorie Daw and Mary Carr. It was designed as a vehicle for Thunder, an Alsatian who featured in several films during the 1920s.
Dangerous Trails is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring Irene Rich, Tully Marshall and Noah Beery. It is a northern, featuring a member of the North-West Mounted Police on the track of a smuggling gang.
Playgoers Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active between 1921 and 1923 during the silent era. Unlike many other independent companies it concentrated on a variety of genres rather than just westerns. The 1921 film Tropical Love was one of the first to be shot in Puerto Rico. It also released several British films including The Pauper Millionaire. Norma Shearer starred in the 1923 film A Clouded Name while other actors appearing in the company's films include Dolores Cassinelli, Marjorie Daw, Fred Niblo, Lillian Lorraine, Wyndham Standing, Noah Beery, Dorothy Mackaill and Reginald Denny.
The Lying Truth is a 1922 American silent drama film written and directed by Marion Fairfax and starring Noah Beery, Marjorie Daw and Tully Marshall.
Another Man's Wife is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Bruce Mitchell and starring James Kirkwood, Lila Lee and Wallace Beery. The story takes part in a ship off Mazatlán in Mexico.
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 Trail is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Eva Novak and Wallace Beery. It is based on the 1909 novel The Last Trail by Zane Grey.
