John Webb Dillon
Encyclopedia
John Webb Dillon was an English
actor. He appeared in 89 films between 1911
and 1947
. He was born in London
and died in Hollywood, California.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor. He appeared in 89 films between 1911
1911 in film
The year 1911 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 23: D.W Griffith shows the first major close-up shot on film with the successful release of The Lonedale Operator proving his ever growing mastery of how to utilise film....
and 1947
1947 in film
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
. He was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and died in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
- Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet (1916 film)Romeo and Juliet is a 1916 silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where Fox many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century...
(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 Darling of ParisThe Darling of ParisThe Darling of Paris is a 1917 silent film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara and Glen White. This is a very loose film adaptation of the novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo...
(1917) - The Tiger WomanThe Tiger Woman (1917 film)The Tiger Woman is a 1917 silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and George Bellamy and starring Theda Bara. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Theda Bara - Princess Petrovitch* Edward Roseman - Prince Petrovitch...
(1917) - Heart and SoulHeart and Soul (film)Heart and Soul is a 1917 silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. It was made by Fox Film Corporation when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century...
(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 House of HateThe House of HateThe House of Hate is a 1918 film serial directed by George B. Seitz, produced when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey....
(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....
) - Trailed by ThreeTrailed by ThreeTrailed by Three is a 1920 Western film serial directed by Perry N. Vekroff. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Stuart Holmes - Michael Casserly* Frankie Mann - Jane Creighton* Wilfred Lytell - Tom Carewe* John Webb Dillon - Roscoe Trent...
(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...
) - SpeedSpeed (serial)Speed is a 1922 action film serial directed by George B. Seitz.The story is a typically convoluted serial plot. Speed Stnsbury is heir to a large fortune. A master criminal hires someone to frame Speed for murder and bank robbery...
(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....
) - Tiger ThompsonTiger ThompsonTiger Thompson is a 1924 Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Tiger Thompson* Marguerite Clayton - Ethel Brannon* John Webb Dillon - Jim Morley * Jack Richardson - Bull Dorgan* George Ring - Charlie Wong...
(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...
) - The Seventh BanditThe Seventh BanditThe Seventh Bandit is a 1926 Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* James Morrison - Paul Scanlon* Harriet Hammond - Dr. Shirley Chalmette* John Webb Dillon - Jim Gresham* Trilby Clark - Ann Drath* Walter James - Ben Goring...
(1926) - Snowed InSnowed In (serial)Snowed In is a 1926 drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Shirley Kane* Walter Miller - David Sheridan* Frank Austin - J.B. Swinnerton...
(1926) - The House Without a KeyThe House Without a Key (serial)The House Without a Key is a 1926 mystery film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is based on the novel of the same name and is the first onscreen appearance of the fictional detective Charlie Chan, although the main stars are Allene Ray and Walter Miller. The film is now considered to be...
(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....
) - The Trail of the TigerThe Trail of the TigerThe Trail of the Tiger is a 1927 film serial directed by Henry MacRae. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Dougherty - Jack Stewart * Frances Teague - Trixie Hemingway* Jack Mower - Tiger Jordan...
(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 Tiger's ShadowThe Tiger's ShadowThe Tiger's Shadow is a 1928 drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.-Cast:* Gladys McConnell - Jane Barstow* Hugh Allan - Larry Trent* Frank Lackteen - Dr. Sandro* Edward Cecil - Slayton* Harry Semels - Hawks...
(19281928 in film-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...
) - The Black BookThe Black Book (serial)The Black Book is a 1929 drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey.-Cast:* Allene Ray - Dora Drake* Walter Miller - Ted Bradley* Frank Lackteen - Valdez* Paul Panzer - The Hawk* Marie Mosquini - Sally* Edith London - Mrs...
(19291929 in film-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
) - Sally of the SubwaySally of the Subway-Cast:* Jack Mulhall as Ludwig* Dorothy Revier as Sally* Blanche Mehaffey as Angela* Huntley Gordon as Gordon* Harry Semels as Von Trump* Crauford Kent as Moffit* John Webb Dillon as McMillan, Henchman* William P. Burt as Scraggs, Henchman...
(1932)