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The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968 · Movie
as The Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
1871-01-29
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Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wilfred Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian-born American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Wilfred Lucas made his Broadway debut in 1904, playing in both the The Blue Grass Handicap and The Superstition of Sue. Following his 1906 role in the highly successful play The Chorus Lady, he was recruited to the fledgling Biograph Studios by D. W. Griffith. At the time, the film business was still looked down upon by many members of the theatrical community. In her 1925 book titled When the Movies Were Young, Griffith's wife, actress Linda Arvidson, told the story of the early days at Biograph Studios. In it, she referred to Lucas as the "first real grand actor, democratic enough to work in Biograph movies." In 1908 Lucas made his motion picture debut in Griffith's The Greaser's Gauntlet, appearing in more than 50 of these short (usually 17 minutes) films over the next two years. In 1910 while still acting, he wrote the script for Griffith's film Sunshine Sue, which was followed by many more scripts by 1924. Lucas also began directing in 1912 with Griffith on An Outcast Among Outcasts, and directed another 44 films over the next 20 years. In early 1916 he starred as John Carter in Acquitted, about which Photoplay wrote, "No single performance in the records of active photography has surpassed his visualization of the humble book-keeper in Acquitted." Later in 1916 he appeared in D.W. Griffith's film Intolerance. Part of the group of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, Lucas became friends and sometimes starred with Mary Pickford, Sam De Grasse, and Marie Dressler. Canadian-born director Mack Sennett hired him to both direct and act in a large number of films at his Keystone Studios. Lucas made the successful transition from silent film to sound. While working in Hollywood, in 1926 he returned to the stage, performing in several Broadway plays. He later appeared as a foil for Laurel and Hardy in their feature films Pardon Us and A Chump at Oxford. During his long career, Wilfred Lucas appeared in more than 375 films. Although for a time he was cast in leading roles, he became very successful as secondary and minor characters, making a good living in the film industry for more than three decades.
Filmography
The Sea Wolf
1941 · Movie
Brother Orchid
1940 · Movie
as Brother MacDonald
A Chump at Oxford
1940 · Movie
as Dean Williams
Women in Hiding
1940 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940 · Movie
as Eye Doctor (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless
1940 · Movie
as East Ivestown Leader (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940 · Movie
as Broker
Santa Fe Trail
1940 · Movie
as Weiner (uncredited)
Virginia City
1940 · Movie
as Southerner (uncredited)
Triple Justice
1940 · Movie
as Constable Herb at Tule Mesa
Waterloo Bridge
1940 · Movie
as Elderly Huntsman at Estate Dance (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940 · Movie
as Board Member (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940 · Movie
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Women Without Names
1940 · Movie
as Roomer
Tear Gas Squad
1940 · Movie
as Policeman
Zenobia
1939 · Movie
as Undetermined Role
Dodge City
1939 · Movie
as Bartender (uncredited)
Almost a Gentleman
1939 · Movie
as Dog Show Director
Women in the Wind
1939 · Movie
as Burbank Offical (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
1939 · Movie
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Movie
as Pompous Man (uncredited)
Four Wives
1939 · Movie
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Raffles
1939 · Movie
as Bobby
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Movie
as Police Detective Randall
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Movie
as Marshal Andy Thompson (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939 · Movie
as Bill, Man Outside Racetrack (uncredited)
Freshman Year
1938 · Movie
as Professor Ullrich
The Baroness and the Butler
1938 · Movie
as Member of Parliament
A Man to Remember
1938 · Movie
as Man at Hospital Dedication (uncredited)
Brother Rat
1938 · Movie
as Ballfield Doctor
Night Spot
1938 · Movie
as Police Lieutenant
The Daredevil Drivers
1938 · Movie
as Race Judge
Over the Wall
1938 · Movie
as Cell Block Keeper
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 · Movie
as Race Judge (archive footage) (uncredited)
Down on the Farm
1938 · Movie
as Wheeler
Safety in Numbers
1938 · Movie
as Councilman
The Declaration of Independence
1938 · Movie
as John Dickinson (uncredited)
Four Daughters
1938 · Movie
as Doctor (uncredited)
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The Super Snooper
1937 · Movie
Idol of the Crowds
1937 · Movie
as Doctor (uncredited)
Varsity Show
1937 · Movie
as Police Commissioner (uncredited), Police Commissioner
Criminal Lawyer
1937 · Movie
as Brandon's Assistant
We Who Are About to Die
1937 · Movie
as Prison Yard Captain (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937 · Movie
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
She Loved a Fireman
1937 · Movie
as Fire Tug Captain
Missing Witnesses
1937 · Movie
as Judge in Wagner Case (uncredited)
Blazing Sixes
1937 · Movie
as Sheriff Tom
Empty Holsters
1937 · Movie
as John Ware
Mile a Minute Love
1937 · Movie
as Drexel
Prairie Thunder
1937 · Movie
as Nate Temple
Land Beyond the Law
1937 · Movie
as Jim Blake (uncredited)
Talent Scout
1937 · Movie
as Director of Screen Test (uncredited)
The Westland Case
1937 · Movie
as Gun Dealer
Hot Water
1937 · Movie
as Customer in Drugstore (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country
1937 · Movie
as Lincoln's Secretary (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937 · Movie
as Jury Foreman #1 (uncredited)
Black Legion
1937 · Movie
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Modern Times
1936 · Movie
as Juvenile Officer
Love on a Bet
1936 · Movie
as Man at Hutchinson's Meeting
The Devil-Doll
1936 · Movie
as Off-Screen Voice (voice / uncredited)
Beloved Enemy
1936 · Movie
as Doctor (Uncredited)
The White Angel
1936 · Movie
as Raglan Staff Officer (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 · Movie
as Director (Uncredited)
The Country Doctor
1936 · Movie
as Proprietor (uncredited)
High Tension
1936 · Movie
as Businessman
California Mail
1936 · Movie
as Sheriff
Midnight Blunders
1936 · Movie
as Professor Edwin Millstone (uncredited)
Chatterbox
1936 · Movie
as Himself (uncredited)
Human Cargo
1936 · Movie
as Police Chief
Give Me Liberty
1936 · Movie
as His Excellency Permitting Henry's Arrest (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · Movie
as Testifying Colonel (uncredited)
Stormy
1935 · Movie
as Mack's Horse Trainer (uncredited)
Angkor
1935 · Movie
as Wilfred Lucas, game hunter
Frisco Kid
1935 · Movie
as First Policeman (uncredited)
Chandu on the Magic Island
1935 · Movie
as Capt. Walker
Kind Lady
1935 · Movie
as First Scotland Yard Man (uncredited)
Rip Roaring Riley
1935 · Movie
as Chief Martin
Show Them No Mercy!
1935 · Movie
as Druggist (uncredited)
The Arizonian
1935 · Movie
as Townsman with Mayor
Stranded
1935 · Movie
as Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
1935 · Movie
as Announcer (uncredited)
Les Misérables
1935 · Movie
as Onlooker
Vagabond Lady
1935 · Movie
as Dock Official (uncredited)
One Night of Love
1934 · Movie
as Metropolitan Operagoer
The Dragon Murder Case
1934 · Movie
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Love Time
1934 · Movie
as Dignitary (uncredited)
The Return of Chandu
1934 · Movie
as Capt. Wilson [Chs. 4-12]
The Moth
1934 · Movie
as John Gale
Shrimps for a Day
1934 · Movie
as Mr. Wade
Apples to You!
1934 · Movie
as Chairman of the Board
Cleopatra
1934 · Movie
as Roman Greeting Antony (uncredited)
Upperworld
1934 · Movie
as Boat Captain (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
1933 · Movie
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell
1933 · Movie
as Bill (uncredited)
The House on 56th Street
1933 · Movie
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933 · Movie
as Andrews' Lawyer Barry (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1933 · Movie
as El Shaitan
Phantom Thunderbolt
1933 · Movie
as Eaton - Railroad President
The Intruder
1933 · Movie
as Mr. Wayne
Air Fright
1933 · Movie
as Mr. Lucas, Airline Superintendent
Strange People
1933 · Movie
as John Davis
I Cover the Waterfront
1933 · Movie
as Randall
Racetrack
1933 · Movie
as Mr. Ryan
The Devil's Brother
1933 · Movie
The Big Cage
1933 · Movie
as Bob Mills
The Sphinx
1933 · Movie
as Prosecuting Attorney
Advice to the Lovelorn
1933 · Movie
The Unwritten Law
1932 · Movie
as Captain Kane
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Stockholm ”Queen of the Baltic”
1932 · Movie
The Dark Horse
1932 · Movie
as Debate Chairman
Cross-Examination
1932 · Movie
as Judge Hollister
Big City Blues
1932 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
Sister to Judas
1932 · Movie
as Mike O'Flanagan
Red Noses
1932 · Movie
as Mr. Lucas
Careless Lady
1932 · Movie
as Ship's Purser
You Said a Mouthful
1932 · Movie
as Official (uncredited)
The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932 · Movie
as Pharmacist
The Devil Horse
1932 · Movie
as Whitney [Ch. 1] (uncredited)
The Tabasco Kid
1932 · Movie
as Sheriff's Deputy
Free Wheeling
1932 · Movie
as The Specialist
What Price Hollywood?
1932 · Movie
as Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
1932 · Movie
as Child Welfare Official (Uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
1932 · Movie
Lucky Larrigan
1932 · Movie
as John Larrigan
Devil and the Deep
1932 · Movie
as Court Martial Judge (uncredited)
Lawyer Man
1932 · Movie
as Second Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Homicide Squad
1931 · Movie
Convicted
1931 · Movie
as Capt. Hammond
The Galloping Ghost
1931 · Movie
as Sportscaster
The Age for Love
1931 · Movie
as Undetermined Role
House of Mystery
1931 · Movie
as Sheriff Franklin
Men Call It Love
1931 · Movie
as Sam Ellery (uncredited)
Graft
1931 · Movie
as Candidate Louis
Young Donovan's Kid
1931 · Movie
as Duryea
Rich Man's Folly
1931 · Movie
The Phantom
1931 · Movie
as Dist. Atty. John Hampton
Pardon Us
1931 · Movie
as Warden
Stranger in Town
1931 · Movie
as J.P. Walker
Millie
1931 · Movie
as Millie's Elderly Escort (uncredited)
Dishonored
1931 · Movie
Big Ears
1931 · Movie
as Doctor
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Love Your Neighbor
1930 · Movie
Cock o' the Walk
1930 · Movie
as Señor Vallejo
Looser Than Loose
1930 · Movie
as Mr. Gillstrom, Charley's Boss
Those Who Dance
1930 · Movie
as Big Ben Benson
The Arizona Kid
1930 · Movie
as Manager
Hello Sister
1930 · Movie
as Dr. Saltus
Madam Satan
1930 · Movie
as Roman Senator
Just Imagine
1930 · Movie
as X-10
Burnt Fingers
1927 · Movie
as Lord Cumberly
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Her Sacrifice
1926 · Movie
as Edwin Ramsey
The Sorrows of Satan
1926 · Movie
as Minister (uncredited)
A Broadway Butterfly
1925 · Movie
as Stage Manager
The Bad Lands
1925 · Movie
as Col. Owen
As No Man Has Loved
1925 · Movie
as Maj. Bissell
Riders of the Purple Sage
1925 · Movie
as Oldring
Cyclone Cavalier
1925 · Movie
as Hugh Clayton
How Baxter Butted In
1925 · Movie
as R.S. Falk
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
1925 · Movie
as Judge Bledsoe
The Snob Buster
1925 · Movie
as John Pendergast
Youth's Gamble
1925 · Movie
as Harry Blaine
The Fighting Sap
1924 · Movie
as Charles Richmond
Lightning Romance
1924 · Movie
as Richard Wade
North of Nevada
1924 · Movie
as C. Hanaford
Racing for Life
1924 · Movie
as Hudford
Daughters of Pleasure
1924 · Movie
as Mark Hadley
The Valley of Hate
1924 · Movie
as Old Jim Darley
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
1924 · Movie
as Earl of Rutland
Valley of Hate
1924 · Movie
as Old Jim Darley
The Price She Paid
1924 · Movie
as James Presbury
Passion's Pathway
1924 · Movie
as Richard Stanton
The Mask of Lopez
1924 · Movie
as Richard O'Neil
The Fatal Mistake
1924 · Movie
The Greatest Menace
1923 · Movie
as Charles W. Wright
Jazzmania
1923 · Movie
as Julius Furman
The Girl of the Golden West
1923 · Movie
as Ashby
Trilby
1923 · Movie
as The Laird
Can a Woman Love Twice?
1923 · Movie
as Franklyn Chase
Heroes of the Street
1922 · Movie
Paid Back
1922 · Movie
as Ship Captain
The Kentucky Derby
1922 · Movie
as Capt. Wolff
Flesh and Blood
1922 · Movie
as The Policeman
Across the Dead-Line
1922 · Movie
as Aaron Kidder
The Beautiful Liar
1921 · Movie
as Gaston Allegretti
Through the Back Door
1921 · Movie
as Elton Reeves
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The Fighting Breed
1921 · Movie
as John MacDonald
One a Minute
1921 · Movie
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Breaking Point
1921 · Movie
as Mortimer Davidson
The Man from Kangaroo
1920 · Movie
as Red Jack Braggan
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
1920 · Movie
as Edward Mariott
The Jackeroo of Coolabong
1920 · Movie
as John MacDonald
The Hushed Hour
1919 · Movie
as Robert Appleton Jr.
Soldiers of Fortune
1919 · Movie
as President Alvarez
What Every Woman Wants
1919 · Movie
as Horace Lennon
A Woman of Pleasure
1919 · Movie
as Sir John Thornbull
The Westerners
1919 · Movie
as Jim Buckley
The Girl from Nowhere
1919 · Movie
as Diamond Terry
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Jim Bludso
1917 · Movie
as Jim Bludso
Souls Triumphant
1917 · Movie
as Robert Powers
Hands Up!
1917 · Movie
as John Houston
A Love Sublime
1917 · Movie
as Philip
The Co-respondent
1917 · Movie
as Richard Manning
Sins of Ambition
1917 · Movie
as Andrew Maxwell
The Judgment House
1917 · Movie
as Rudyard Byng
The Food Gamblers
1917 · Movie
as Henry Havens
Macbeth
1916 · Movie
as Macduff
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Movie
as Extra (uncredited)
The Wood Nymph
1916 · Movie
as Fred Arnold
The Microscope Mystery
1916 · Movie
as Doc Arnold
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Acquitted
1916 · Movie
as John Carter
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Hell-to-Pay Austin
1916 · Movie
as Hell-to-Pay Austin
A Wild Girl of the Sierras
1916 · Movie
as Jim Hamilton
The Lily and the Rose
1915 · Movie
as Jack Van Norman
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The Spanish Jade
1915 · Movie
as Osmund Manvers
Brute Force
1914 · Movie
as Brute Force
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Gentleman Burglar
1914 · Movie
as Baffles
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A Tender-Hearted Crook
1913 · Movie
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Pure Gold and Dross
1913 · Movie
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The Widow and the Widower
1913 · Movie
as The Widower
A Temporary Truce
1912 · Movie
as An Indian (uncredited)
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
1912 · Movie
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Girl and Her Trust
1912 · Movie
The Transformation of Mike
1912 · Movie
as Mike
The Massacre
1912 · Movie
as Stephen
Man's Genesis
1912 · Movie
as Bruteforce
Under Burning Skies
1912 · Movie
as Joe
A Sailor’s Heart
1912 · Movie
as The Sailor
Billy's Stratagem
1912 · Movie
as Billy's Father
A Pueblo Legend
1912 · Movie
as The Indian Girl's Great Brother
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Just Like a Woman
1912 · Movie
as The Wealthy Friend
Home Folks
1912 · Movie
as The Blacksmith
Fate's Interception
1912 · Movie
as The American
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When Kings Were the Law
1912 · Movie
as The King of Romanda
The Long Road
1911 · Movie
as A Policeman
His Trust
1911 · Movie
as George
Enoch Arden: Part II
1911 · Movie
as Enoch Arden
Enoch Arden: Part I
1911 · Movie
When a Man Loves
1911 · Movie
His Trust Fulfilled
1911 · Movie
as George
A Terrible Discovery
1911 · Movie
as The District Attorney
Swords and Hearts
1911 · Movie
as Hugh Frazier
The Primal Call
1911 · Movie
as The Fisherman
The Rose of Kentucky
1911 · Movie
as The planter
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Heart Beats of Long Ago
1911 · Movie
as The Lover
His Daughter
1911 · Movie
The Making of a Man
1911 · Movie
as In Second Audience
Enoch Arden
1911 · Movie
as Enoch Arden
Fisher Folks
1911 · Movie
as Steve Hardester
The Lonedale Operator
1911 · Movie
as The Fireman
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The Diamond Star
1911 · Movie
as John Wilson
The Two Paths
1911 · Movie
as Nellie's Husband
A Woman Scorned
1911 · Movie
as The Doctor
The Failure
1911 · Movie
as The Clerk
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Love in the Hills
1911 · Movie
as The Manley Suitor
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911 · Movie
as Violent Jailbird
The Miser's Heart
1911 · Movie
as First Crook
The Indian Brothers
1911 · Movie
as The Indian Chief's Brother
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The Spanish Gypsy
1911 · Movie
as Jose
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The Broken Cross
1911 · Movie
Madame Rex
1911 · Movie
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The New Dress
1911 · Movie
as Jose
Fighting Blood
1911 · Movie
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The Thief and the Girl
1911 · Movie
as The Thief
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The Sorrowful Example
1911 · Movie
as The Husband
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The Blind Princess and the Poet
1911 · Movie
as Princess's Father
Winning Back His Love
1910 · Movie
as Frederick Wallace
The Rocky Road
1910 · Movie
A Strange Meeting
1909 · Movie
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The Honor of Thieves
1909 · Movie
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909 · Movie
The Renunciation
1909 · Movie
The Girls and Daddy
1909 · Movie
The Taming of the Shrew
1908 · Movie
The Girl and the Outlaw
1908 · Movie
The Greaser's Gauntlet
1908 · Movie
as Jose
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The Nest
· Movie
as Howard Hardy
Crew Credits
Igloo
1932 · Movie
Writer
The Unwritten Law
1932 · Movie
Director
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Her Sacrifice
1926 · Movie
Director
Racing for Life
1924 · Movie
Screenplay, Story
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The Beautiful Sinner
1924 · Movie
Story
Women First
1924 · Movie
Story
The Fatal Mistake
1924 · Movie
Story
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The Fighting Breed
1921 · Movie
Writer, Director
The Man from Kangaroo
1920 · Movie
Director
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
1920 · Movie
Director, Story
The Jackeroo of Coolabong
1920 · Movie
Director
The Girl from Nowhere
1919 · Movie
Director, Story
The Romance of Tarzan
1918 · Movie
Scenario Writer, Director
Morgan's Raiders
1918 · Movie
Writer, Director
A Pair of Pink Pajamas
1918 · Movie
Director
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The Red, Red Heart
1918 · Movie
Director
The Testing of Mildred Vane
1918 · Movie
Director
The Return of Mary
1918 · Movie
Director
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Jim Bludso
1917 · Movie
Director
Hands Up!
1917 · Movie
Director, Writer
A Love Sublime
1917 · Movie
Director, Writer
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The Spanish Jade
1915 · Movie
Director
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The Severed Hand
1914 · Movie
Director
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A Misplaced Foot
1914 · Movie
Director
The Trey o' Hearts
1914 · Movie
Director
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A Glimpse of Los Angeles
1914 · Movie
Director
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Pirate Gold
1913 · Movie
Director
The Speed Kings
1913 · Movie
Director
Fatty's Day Off
1913 · Movie
Director
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A Quiet Little Wedding
1913 · Movie
Director
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The Milk We Drink
1913 · Movie
Director
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Baby Day
1913 · Movie
Director
The Chief's Blanket
1912 · Movie
Writer
A Sailor’s Heart
1912 · Movie
Director, Writer
With the Enemy's Help
1912 · Movie
Director
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When Kings Were the Law
1912 · Movie
Writer
Blind Love
1912 · Movie
Director
Sunshine Sue
1910 · Movie
Writer
