Charles K. French
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Charles K. French was an American motion picture actor who appeared in more than 240 movies between 1909
and 1945
.
1909 in film
The year 1909 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema, appears in his first film, Goban Tadanobu.*James Joyce opens the Volta, the first cinema in Dublin....
and 1945
1945 in film
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins....
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Selected filmography
- The Phantom EmpireThe Phantom EmpireThe Phantom Empire, starring Gene Autry the Singing Cowboy, was a 12-chapter 1935 Mascot serial that combined the western, musical, and science fiction genres. The first episode is 30 mins, the rest about 20 minutes...
(19351935 in film-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
) - Man, Woman and SinMan, Woman and SinMan, Woman and Sin is a 1927 silent film produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. It was directed by Monta Bell and uncredited John Gilbert. The picture stars Gilbert and stage actress Jeanne Eagels in one of her rare film appearances. The film is obscure but survives complete...
(19271927 in film-Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
) - The Meddlin' StrangerThe Meddlin' StrangerThe Meddlin' Stranger is a 1927 Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Wally Wales - Wally Fraser* Nola Luxford - Mildred Crawford* Charles K. French - Her Father* Mabel Van Buren - Her Mother...
(19271927 in film-Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
) - Hands Up!Hands Up! (1926 film)Hands Up! is a silent comedy film directed by Clarence Badger, co-written by Monte Brice and Lloyd Corrigan, and starring Raymond Griffith, one of the great silent movie comedians.-Plot:...
(1926) - The Texas TrailThe Texas TrailThe Texas Trail is a 1925 Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Pete Grainger* Ethel Shannon - Betty Foster* Charles K. French - Ring 'Em Foster* Claude Payton - Dan Merrill* Sidney Franklin - Ike Collander...
(19251925 in film-Events:*November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand Premier*December 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
) - The Way of a GirlThe Way of a GirlThe Way of a Girl is a 1925 silent era drama motion picture starring Eleanor Boardman, Matt Moore, and William Russell.Directed by Robert G. Vignola, the screenplay was written by Albert S...
(1925) - GrumpyGrumpy (1923 film)Grumpy is a 1923 silent film drama distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play Grumpy by Horace Hodges and Thomas Wigney Percyval and starred English actor Cyril Maude. The director of this film is William C. deMille, brother of Cecil, and the star is Theodore Roberts...
(1923) - The Ramblin' KidThe Ramblin' KidThe Ramblin' Kid is a 1923 Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - The Ramblin' Kid* Laura La Plante - Carolyn June* Harold Goodwin - Skinny Rawlins* William Welsh - Lafe Dorsey...
(19231923 in film-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
) - A Woman of ParisA Woman of ParisA Woman of Paris is a feature-length silent film that debuted in 1923. The film, an atypical drama film for its creator, was written, directed, produced and later scored by Charlie Chaplin. It is also known as A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate....
(1923) - BlinkyBlinky (film)Blinky is a 1923 comedy-Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - Geoffrey Arbuthnot Islip * Esther Ralston - Mary Lou Kileen* Mathilde Brundage - Mrs. Islip...
(1923) - The BearcatThe BearcatThe Bearcat is a 1922 Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - The Singin' Kid* Lillian Rich - Alys May* Charles K. French - Sheriff Bill Garfield * Joe Harris - Doc Henderson...
(19221922 in film-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
) - Happy Though MarriedHappy Though MarriedHappy Though Married is a 1919 silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo.-Cast:* Enid Bennett - Millicent Lee* Hallam Cooley - Jim Montjoy * Charles K...
(19191919 in filmThe year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
) - Fuss and FeathersFuss and FeathersFuss and Feathers is a 1918 silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo.-Cast:* Enid Bennett - Susie Baldwin* Douglas MacLean - Robert Leedyard* J. P. Lockney - Pete Baldwin * Charles K. French - Martin Ledyard...
(19181918 in filmThe year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
) - The Marriage RingThe Marriage RingThe Marriage Ring is a 1918 silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo.-Cast:* Enid Bennett as Anne Mertons* Jack Holt as Rodney Heathe* Robert McKim as Hugo Mertons* Maude George as Aho* Charles K. French as Koske* Lydia Knott as Mrs. Heathe...
(1918) - The Guilty ManThe Guilty ManThe Guilty Man is a 1918 American silent drama directed by Irvin Willat and starring William Garwood, Vivian Reed and Gloria Hope. The film was based on a play by Charles Klein.-Cast:*Vivian Reed.... Marie Dubois*Gloria Hope .... Claudine Flambon...
(1918) - The AryanThe AryanThe Aryan is an American silent era western motion picture starring William S. Hart, Gertrude Claire, Charles K. French, Louise Glaum, and Bessie Love....
(19151915 in filmThe year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
) - The Battle of GettysburgThe Battle of Gettysburg (1913 film)The Battle of Gettysburg is a 1913 silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and Thomas H. Ince. The film is now considered to be lost, although some battlefield footage was used by Mack Sennett in his comedy Cohen Saves the Flag, which was shot on location alongside this production. However...
(19131913 in filmThe year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
) - Custer's Last FightCuster's Last FightThe silent film Custer's Last Fight is the first movie about George Armstrong Custer and his final stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. It was shot in Inceville, Santa Ynez Canyon and Los Angeles, California.- Cast :...
(1912)