Gayne Whitman
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Albert Gayne Whitman was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in 213 films between 1904
and 1957
.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois. On radio, he played the title role in Chandu the Magician
and was an announcer on other programs.
1904 in film
The year 1904 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move away from eye-level filmmaking and use the camera to explore spaces from an angle usually inaccessible to the average person.-Films released in 1904:*A Blessing...
and 1957
1957 in film
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue-Awards:...
.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois. On radio, he played the title role in Chandu the Magician
Chandu the Magician (radio)
Chandu the Magician, one of the longest running radio adventure serials, was heard on several different networks and aired in two distinctly different series, one in the 1930s and a revival 12 years later in the 1940s and 1950s. The series was created by Harry A. Earnshaw and Raymond R...
and was an announcer on other programs.
Selected filmography
- The Substitute MinisterThe Substitute MinisterThe Substitute Minister is a 1915 short film directed by B. Reeves Eason....
(1915) - The BluffersThe Bluffers (film)-Plot:The stories revolved around the inhabitants of the fictitious land of 'Bluffoonia' and their ongoing struggle against the evil tyrant 'Clandestino' and his plans to destroy the forest in which they live....
(1915) - The Silver LiningThe Silver Lining (1915 film)-Cast:* Gayne Whitman* Vivian Rich* Roy Stewart* Charles Newton...
(1915) - The Solution to the MysteryThe Solution to the MysteryThe Solution to the Mystery is a 1915 short film produced by the American Film Manufacturing Company, released by Mutual Film and directed by B. Reeves Eason.-Cast:* Vivian Rich - Bessie Mitchell* Roy Stewart - James T. Willard...
(1915) - The Red CircleThe Red Circle (serial)The Red Circle is a 1915 drama film serial directed by Sherwood MacDonald. The film is considered to be lost. The Red Circle was Ruth Roland's first serial role.-Plot summary:...
(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...
) - Matching DreamsMatching DreamsMatching Dreams is a 1916 short comedy film produced by the American Film Manufacturing Company, released by Mutual Film and directed by B. Reeves Eason.-Cast:* Sylvia Ashton* Jimsy Maye* Vivian Rich* Gayne Whitman -...
(1916) - Time and TideTime and Tide (1916 film)Time and Tide is a 1916 short drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason....
(1916) - A Sanitarium ScrambleA Sanitarium ScrambleA Sanitarium Scramble is a 1916 short comedy film produced by the American Film Manufacturing Company, released by Mutual Film and directed by B. Reeves Eason.-Cast:* Sylvia Ashton* Hugh Bennett* Vivian Rich* Gayne Whitman -...
(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....
) - The Serpent's ToothThe Serpent's Tooth (1917 film)The Serpent's Tooth is a 1917 silent film drama starring Gail Kane from the stage and released through the Mutual Film company. A lost film. -Cast:*Gail Kane - Faith Channing*William Conklin - James Winthrop*Edward Peil, Sr. - Jack Stilling...
(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...
) - A Woman of the SeaA Woman of the SeaA Woman of the Sea, also known by its working title Sea Gulls, was an unreleased 1926 silent film produced by the Chaplin Film Company....
(19261926 in film-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
) - Finger PrintsFinger Prints (serial)Finger Prints is a Universal movie serial. It is considered to be lost.-Plot:Secret Service agent Gary Gordon is working on shutting down the River Gang, a smuggling ring that his girlfriend's father is secretly a member...
(1931) - Heroes of the FlamesHeroes of the FlamesHeroes of the Flames is a Universal movie serial. It is considered to be lost.-Cast:*Tim McCoy as Bob Darrow*Marion Shockley as June Madison*Bobby Nelson as Jackie Madison*Joe Bonomo as a Henchman*Gayne Whitman as Don Mitchell...
(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 SeaThe Sea (1933 film)The Sea is a 1933 short documentary film directed by Wanda Jakubowska. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1933 for Best Short Subject ....
(19331933 in film-Events:* March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.* June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.* British Film Institute founded....
) - Speaking of Animals and Their FamiliesSpeaking of Animals and Their FamiliesSpeaking of Animals and Their Families is a 1942 short comedy film directed by Robert Carlisle and Jerry Fairbanks. It won an Academy Award in 1943 for Best Short Subject ....
(19421942 in filmThe year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
) - The Masked MarvelThe Masked MarvelThe Masked Marvel was a 12-chapter film serial created by Republic Pictures, who produced many of the best known of the serials. It was Republic's thirty-first serial, of the sixty-six they produced.-Plot:...
(19431943 in filmThe year 1943 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 3 - 1st missing persons telecast * February 20 - American film studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor films....
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