Irene Dalton was an American

United States

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 silent film

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...

 actress.

She came to prominence in motion pictures through her appearances in Christie comedies produced by Charles Christie

Charles Christie

Charles H. V. Christie was a motion picture studio owner.Born in London, Ontario, Canada, Charles and his brother Al left home to pursue a career in the fledgling motion picture industry...

.

Dalton was charged with violation of the Mann Act

Mann Act

The White-Slave Traffic Act, better known as the Mann Act, is a United States law, passed June 25, 1910 . It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann, and in its original form prohibited white slavery and the interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”...

 in 1924. A wealthy and retired Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...

 businessman, Raymond Owens, was indicted with her. He was the son of Michael J. Owens, millionaire inventor of the Owens Bottle Machine.

She was married to comedian Lloyd Hamilton

Lloyd Hamilton

Lloyd Vernon Hamilton was a major silent film star. Hamilton is best remembered as the stocky half of silent comedy's "Ham and Bud" , and later, his own series of short comedies...

 before she divorced him in 1929.

Dalton died suddenly in 1934. She was buried in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.

External links

• picture gallery(University of Washington, Sayre collection)