Frank Lanning
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Frank Lanning was an American actor of the silent era
. He appeared in 84 films between 1910
and 1934
.
He was born in Marion, Iowa
and died in Los Angeles, California
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. He appeared in 84 films between 1910
1910 in film
The year 1910 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot in Kinemacolor, making it the first color newsreel....
and 1934
1934 in film
-Events:*January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.*February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...
.
He was born in Marion, Iowa
Marion, Iowa
Marion is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26,294 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 32,172 in 2007. The city is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Selected filmography
- The Lightning WarriorThe Lightning WarriorThe Lightning Warrior is a 1931 American Mascot movie serial starring Rin Tin Tin in his last role. It is regarded as one of the better Mascot serials.-Plot:...
(19311931 in film-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:*Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM*Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul*Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ*Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
) - The Phantom of the WestThe Phantom of the WestThe Phantom of the West is a Mascot movie serial and the second all-talking serial they produced.Tom Tyler stars as Jim Lester, trying to prove that Francisco Cortez is innocent of killing his own father...
(1931) - Rough RomanceRough RomanceRough Romance is a 1930 American adventure film western directed by A.F. Erickson. The film starred George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, Antonio Moreno, Roy Stewart, and Harry Cording and a 23-year old John Wayne had a minor uncredited role.-Plot:...
(19301930 in film-Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...
) - The Lone DefenderThe Lone DefenderThe Lone Defender is a 1930 American Mascot movie serial starring Rin Tin Tin. This was Mascot's first all sound serial . This was Rin Tin Tin's first serial at Mascot, after being dropped by Warner Bros. when they decided animal pictures would not work with "Talkies"...
(1930) - Temple TowerTemple TowerTemple Tower is an American crime film directed by Donald Gallaher and starring Kenneth MacKenna, Marceline Day. and Peter Gawthorne....
(1930) - Ace of SpadesAce of Spades (serial)Ace of Spades is a 1925 Western film serial directed by Henry MacRae. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* William Desmond - Dan Harvey* Mary McAllister - Olive Heath* Albert J. Smith - Joe Deneen* William Steele - Jim Heath Ace of Spades is a 1925 Western film serial directed by Henry MacRae....
(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 Fighting RangerThe Fighting Ranger (serial)The Fighting Ranger is a 1925 Western film serial directed by Jay Marchant. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Dougherty - Terrence O'Rourke * Eileen Sedgwick - Mary Marshall* Al Wilson - Bud Hughes...
(1925) - Ten Scars Make a ManTen Scars Make a ManTen Scars Make a Man is a 1924 adventure film serial written by Phillip Barry and directed by William Parke. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Jean Morell* Jack Mower - Jack O'Day* Rose Burdick - Rita Morell...
(19241924 in film-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
) - DriftingDrifting (film)Drifting is a 1923 drama film directed by Tod Browning and featuring Wallace Beery in a supporting role. The movie was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Priscilla Dean is the main female antagonist....
(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...
) - Step on It!Step on It! (film)Step on It! is a 1922 Western film directed by Jack Conway and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - Vic Collins* Edith Yorke - Mrs. Collins* Frank Lanning - Pidge Walters* Barbara Bedford - Lorraine Leighton* Victor Potel - Noisy Johnson...
(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....
) - Daredevil JackDaredevil JackDaredevil Jack is a 1920 action film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke. An incomplete copy of the film is housed in the UCLA Film & Television Archive film archive. -Cast:* Jack Dempsey - Jack Derry* Josie Sedgwick - Glory Billings...
(19201920 in filmThe year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
) - The Prince and BettyThe Prince and Betty (film)The Prince and Betty is a 1919 comedy film directed by Robert Thornby. It features Boris Karloff in an uncredited role. It is based on the novel of the same name written by P. G. Wodehouse.-Cast:* William Desmond - John Maude* Mary Thurman - Betty Keith...
(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...
) - The Lion's ClawsThe Lion's ClawsThe Lion's Claws is a 1918 American adventure film serial directed by Harry Harvey and Jacques Jaccard. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Marie Walcamp as Beth Johnson* Ray Hanford as Buck Masterson* Neal Hart as Capt. Harris...
(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....
) - Huck and Tom (1918) - Injun Joe
- Bull's EyeBull's Eye (serial)Bull's Eye is a 1917 film serial directed by James W. Horne. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Eddie Polo - Cody* Vivian Reed - Cora Clayton* Frank Lanning - Nathan Loose* Ray Hanford - John Clayton* William Welsh - John North...
(19171917 in filmThe year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
) - The Three GodfathersThe Three GodfathersThe Three Godfathers is a 1916 silent film featuring Harry Carey. The film was remade in 1919 as Marked Men, which also starred Carey.-Cast:* Stella LeSaint - Ruby Merrill, 'The Mojave Lily' * Harry Carey - Bob Sangster...
(19161916 in filmThe year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
) - Buckshot JohnBuckshot JohnBuckshot John is a 1915 Western film, directed by and starring Hobart Bosworth. Prints of the film survive in the Library of Congress film archive.-Cast:* Hobart Bosworth - 'Buckshot John' Moran* Courtenay Foote - Dr...
(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...
) - My HeroMy Hero (1912 film)My Hero is a 1912 Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Dorothy Gish.-Cast:* Dorothy Gish - The Young Woman* Walter P. Lewis - The Young Woman's Father * Robert Harron - The Young Man* Henry B. Walthall - Indian Charlie...
(19121912 in filmThe year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...
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