Lillian Leighton
Encyclopedia
Lillian Brown Leighton was an American
silent film
actress. She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940.
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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 was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1910 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1910 silent fantasy film and the earliest surviving film version of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel, made by the Selig Polyscope Company without Baum's direct input. It was created to fulfill a contractual obligation associated with Baum's personal bankruptcy caused by... |
Union Enforcer | |
| 1911 | Brown of Harvard Brown of Harvard Brown of Harvard is the title of three silent films all based on the 1906 Broadway play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young. The 1926 version is notable for featuring John Wayne's screen debut.*Brown of Harvard... |
Mrs. Kenyon | |
| 1913 | Truth in the Wilderness Truth in the Wilderness Truth in the Wilderness is a 1913 American silent short drama film directed by Lorimer Johnston starring Charlotte Burton and George Periolat, J. Warren Kerrigan and Jack Richardson. Also starring Lillian Leighton and Vivian Rich.... |
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| 1916 | The Grasp of Greed The Grasp of Greed The Grasp of Greed is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* C. Norman Hammond - John Meeson* Jay Belasco - Eustace* Louise Lovely - Alice Gordon* Gretchen Lederer - Lady Holmhurst... |
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| 1917 | Joan the Woman Joan the Woman Joan the Woman is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar as Joan of Arc.It was the first film to use the Handschiegl Color Process for certain scenes... |
Isambeau | |
| The Little American The Little American The Little American is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Mary Pickford as an American woman who is in love with both a German and a French soldier during World War I.-Plot:... |
Angela's Great Aunt | Uncredited | |
| The Devil-Stone The Devil-Stone The Devil-Stone is a 1917 romance film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film had sequences filmed in the Handschiegl Color Process .... |
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| 1918 | Old Wives for New Old Wives for New Old Wives for New is a 1918 drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House.-Cast:* Elliott Dexter - Charles Murdock* Florence Vidor - Juliet Raeburn... |
Maid | |
| The Married Virgin The Married Virgin The Married Virgin is a 1918 silent film starring Vera Sisson, Kathleen Kirkham and Rudolph Valentino... |
Anne Mullins, the Maid | Alternative title: Frivolous Wives | |
| Till I Come Back to You Till I Come Back to You Till I Come Back to You is a 1918 drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.-Cast:* Bryant Washburn - Capt. Jefferson Strong* Florence Vidor - Yvonne* Gustav von Seyffertitz - Karl Von Drutz * Winter Hall - King Albert... |
Margot | ||
| 1919 | Poor Relations Poor Relations Poor Relations is a 1919 silent drama film directed by King Vidor.-Cast:* Florence Vidor - Dorothy Perkins* Lillian Leighton - Ma Perkins* William De Vaull - Pa Perkins * Roscoe Karns - Henry* ZaSu Pitts - Daisy Perkins... |
Ma Perkins | |
| 1920 | The Jack-Knife Man The Jack-Knife Man The Jack-Knife Man is a 1920 silent drama film directed by King Vidor.-Cast:* F. A. Turner - Peter Lane * Harry Todd - 'Booge'* Bobby Kelso - 'Buddy'* Willis Marks - Rasmer Briggles* Lillian Leighton - Widow Potter... |
Widow Potter | |
| 1921 | Crazy to Marry Crazy to Marry Crazy to Marry is a 1921 comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Dr. Hobart Hupp* Lila Lee - Annabelle Landis* Laura Anson - Estrella De Morgan* Edwin Stevens - Henry De Morgan* Lillian Leighton - Sarah De Morgan... |
Sarah De Morgan | Alternative title: Three Miles Out |
| Love Never Dies Love Never Dies (1921 film) Love Never Dies is a 1921 silent drama film directed by King Vidor.-Cast:* Lloyd Hughes - John Trott* Madge Bellamy - Tilly Whaley* Joseph Bennett - Joel Eperson* Lillian Leighton - Mrs. Cavanaugh* Fred Gamble - Sam Cavanaugh... |
Mrs. Cavanaugh | ||
| Under the Lash Under the Lash Under the Lash is a 1921 silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Gloria Swanson - Deborah Krillet* Mahlon Hamilton - Robert Waring* Russell Simpson - Simeon Krillet* Lillian Leighton - Tant Anna Vanderberg... |
Tant Anna Vanderberg | Alternative title: The Shulamite | |
| 1922 | Saturday Night | Mrs. Ferguson | |
| 1923 | The Call of the Canyon The Call of the Canyon The Call of the Canyon is a silent Western directed by Victor Fleming. The film was based on the story of the same name by Zane Grey.-Preservation status:... |
Mrs. Hutter | |
| 1924 | The Mine with the Iron Door The Mine with the Iron Door The Mine with the Iron Door is a 1924 silent film directed by Sam Wood and produced by Sol Lesser. The film is based on the book of the same name by American Author Harold Bell Wright published in 1923. The Film was shot on location in the Tucson Arizona Valley, Oracle, Arizona and Mt. Lemmon... |
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| 1926 | Torrent Torrent (1926 film) Torrent is an American silent romantic drama film directed by Monta Bell , based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, and released on February 21, 1926.Torrent was the first American film starring Swedish actress Greta Garbo... |
Mrs. Ferguson | |
| Be Your Age Be Your Age Be Your Age is a 1926 film starring Charley Chase and features Oliver Hardy in the cast.-Cast:* Charley Chase - Charley, the Bashful Clerk* Gladys Hulette - The Widow's Secretary* Lillian Leighton - Mrs. Schwartzkopple* Frank Brownlee - Mr. Blaylock... |
Mrs. Schwartzkopple | ||
| 1933 | The Man from Monterey The Man from Monterey The Man from Monterey is a 1933 Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne.-Cast:* John Wayne - Captain John Holmes* Ruth Hall - Dolores Castanares* Luis Alberni - Felipe Guadalupe Constacio Delgado Santa Cruz de la Verranca... |
Juanita |