Sally Crute
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Sally Crute was an actress of the silent film
era from Chattanooga, Tennessee
. Before entering motion pictures she performed on stage.
Crute was generally cast as a widow or man charmer in movies. She was
employed by Edison Studios
. She was a leading woman of Harold Lockwood
, Joseph Burks, and Frank Lyon, among others.
In In Spite of All (1915) she played the role of Stella, a famous dancer who lures the film's hero. In Her Vocation (1915), she appeared as an adventurous newspaper woman in a cast which included Augustus Phillips. As Lucille Stanton, in When Men Betray (1918), Crute performs as a female so enticing she makes men her willing
slaves.
After leaving motion pictures in 1925, Crute returned to make The Ace of Cads in 1926. The movie starred Adolphe Menjou
. She also appeared in Tin Gods (1926) with Thomas Meighan
.
Sally Crute died in 1971 in Miami, Florida
.
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...
era from Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
. Before entering motion pictures she performed on stage.
Crute was generally cast as a widow or man charmer in movies. She was
employed by Edison Studios
Edison Studios
Edison Studios was an American motion picture production company owned by the Edison Company of inventor Thomas Edison. The studio made close to 1,200 films as the Edison Manufacturing Company and Thomas A. Edison, Inc. until the studio's closing in 1918...
. She was a leading woman of Harold Lockwood
Harold Lockwood
Harold A. Lockwood was an American silent film actor and one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s.-Career:...
, Joseph Burks, and Frank Lyon, among others.
In In Spite of All (1915) she played the role of Stella, a famous dancer who lures the film's hero. In Her Vocation (1915), she appeared as an adventurous newspaper woman in a cast which included Augustus Phillips. As Lucille Stanton, in When Men Betray (1918), Crute performs as a female so enticing she makes men her willing
slaves.
After leaving motion pictures in 1925, Crute returned to make The Ace of Cads in 1926. The movie starred Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Jean Menjou was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies, appearing in such films as The Sheik, A Woman of Paris, Morocco, and A Star is Born...
. She also appeared in Tin Gods (1926) with Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meighan was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading man roles opposite popular actresses of the day including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he commanded $10,000 a week....
.
Sally Crute died in 1971 in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
.