Taylor Holmes was an American actor who appeared in over 100 Broadway plays in his five-decade career. However, he is probably best remembered for his screen performances, which he began in silent films in 1917.
The Fire Brigade is 1926 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh. The film stars May McAvoy and Charles Ray. The Fire Brigade originally contained sequences shot in two-color Technicolor. A print of the film is preserved in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists archives.
The Artistic Temperament is a British silent motion picture of 1919 produced by David Falcke and directed by Fred Goodwins. It stars Lewis Willoughby, Margot Kelly, and Frank Adair, with Daisy Burrell and Patrick Turnbull.
The Deep Purple is a 1920 American silent crime drama film directed by Raoul Walsh from a 1910 play co-written by Wilson Mizner and Paul Armstrong. The picture stars Miriam Cooper and Helen Ware and is a remake of the 1915 lost film The Deep Purple. It is not known whether the 1920 film currently survives.
Make Me a Star is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Stuart Erwin, Joan Blondell, and ZaSu Pitts. Directed by William Beaudine, the film is a remake of the 1924 silent film Merton of the Movies, based upon the 1922 novel of that name, and the 1923 play adapted from the novel by George S. Kaufman, and Marc Connelly. It was remade again as Merton of the Movies in 1947.
Ave Maria is 1918 British silent drama film directed by Wilfred Noy and starring Concordia Merrel, Rita Jonson and Roy Travers. The story centers around a knight's heir who marries a young woman, while her boyfriend has amnesia.
The Great Victory or The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns is a 1919 American silent war drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Creighton Hale, Florence Billings and Helen Ferguson. It was made as anti-German propaganda during World War I, although it was released after the end of the conflict.
Uneasy Money is an American silent romantic comedy film released in 1918, starring Taylor Holmes, Virginia Valli, and Arthur W. Bates. The film is based on the 1916 novel Uneasy Money by P. G. Wodehouse. It is a lost film, with no surviving reels available.
The Reed Case is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Allen Holubar and starring Holubar, Louise Lovely and Fred Montague
Desert Blossoms is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring William Russell, Helen Ferguson and Wilbur Higby.
A Wide Open Town is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Conway Tearle, Faire Binney and James Seeley.
Gift o' Gab is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Jack Gardner, Helen Ferguson and John Cossar.
The Unknown Wife is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Edith Roberts, Spottiswoode Aitken and Casson Ferguson. It is also known by the alternative title of Three at the Table.
Barriers of the Law is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring McGowan, Helen Holmes and William Desmond.
Blood and Steel is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, William Desmond and Robert Edeson.
Duped is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring William Desmond,Helen Holmes and Dorothea Wolbert. It was released in Britain the following year under the alternative title of Steel and Gold.
The Valley of Hate is a 1924 American silent action film directed by Russell Allen and starring Raymond McKee, Helen Ferguson and Earl Metcalfe.
One Million in Jewels is a 1923 American silent crime film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, Elinor Fair and McGowan. It was shot in Miami, New York and Havana.
A Pair of Sixes is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Lawrence C. Windom and starring Taylor Holmes, Robert Conness and Alice Mann.
A Streak of Luck is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Dorothy Wood and Nelson McDowell.
