William Duncan (actor)
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William Duncan was an actor, producer, writer, and director of film serials. He was a leading star in the early film industry, working with the major studios of the day including the Selig Polyscope Company
and Vitagraph. He had a role in hundreds of serial episodes in a career spanning from 1911 to 1940.
When William Duncan joined Vitagraph, his contract was worth $1,000,000 a year, which made him better paid than Mary Pickford
and Douglas Fairbanks
. Interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
, USA.
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! Year !! Film
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| 1923
>The Steel Trail
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| rowspan=2 | 1924
Selig Polyscope Company
The Selig Polyscope Company was an American motion picture company founded in 1896 by William Selig in Chicago, Illinois. Selig Polyscope is noted for establishing Southern California's first permanent movie studio, in the historic Edendale district of Los Angeles...
and Vitagraph. He had a role in hundreds of serial episodes in a career spanning from 1911 to 1940.
When William Duncan joined Vitagraph, his contract was worth $1,000,000 a year, which made him better paid than Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
and Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro....
. Interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...
, USA.
Selected filmography
! Year !! Film
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| 1923
1923 in film
-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
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The Steel Trail
The Steel Trail is a 1923 drama film serial directed by and starring William Duncan.-Cast:* William Duncan - Bruce Boyd* Edith Johnson - Judith Armstrong* Harry Carter - Mark Zabel* Ralph McCullough - Frank Norton* Harry Woods - Morris Blake...
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| rowspan=2 | 1924
1924 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...