William Lowery
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William Lowery 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...

 actor
Actor
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. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
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, and was signed by the Thanhouser Company
Thanhouser Company
The Thanhouser Company was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser.-See also:...

 in 1914. His first film was The Ten of Spades
The Ten of Spades
The Ten of Spades' was a 1914 American silent short film directed by starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, J.H. Horsey, William Lowery, Muriel Ostriche, C.E. Rogers, Vera Sisson, Josef Swickard, Metta White and Mabel Wright....

 also starring William Garwood
William Garwood
William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s....

. He starred in about 60 films between 1914 and his retirement from film in 1927. He died on November 15, 1941, in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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.

Filmography

  • Robin Hood
    Robin Hood (1922 film)
    Robin Hood is the first motion picture ever to have a Hollywood premiere, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on October 18, 1922. The movie's full title, under which it was copyrighted, is Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood, as shown in the illustration at right...

    (1922
    1922 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....

    )
  • Her Moment
    Her Moment
    Her Moment is a 1918 American silent drama directed by Frank Beal and starring William Garwood and Anne Luther.-Cast:*Anna Luther .... Katinka Veche*William Garwood .... Jan Drakachu*Alida B. Jones .... Minka...

    (1918
    1918 in film
    The 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....

    )
  • The Man from Painted Post
    The Man from Painted Post
    The Man from Painted Post is a 1917 Western Drama produced by and starring Douglas Fairbanks. The scenario by Fairbanks is based on a short story Silver Slippers by Jackson Gregory. Joseph Henabery is the official director, with probably a lot of input by Fairbanks himself, and future director...

    (1917
    1917 in film
    The 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...

    )
  • Sold for Marriage
    Sold for Marriage
    Sold for Marriage is a 1916 drama film directed by Christy Cabanne.-Cast:* Lillian Gish - Marfa* Frank Bennett - Jan* Walter Long - Colonel Gregioff* Allan Sears - Ivan * Pearl Elmore - Anna* Curt Rehfeld - Dimitri...

    (1916
    1916 in film
    The 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 Burned Hand
    The Burned Hand
    The Burned Hand is a 1915 short drama film directed by Tod Browning.-Cast:* Miriam Cooper - Marietta* Cora Drew - Marietta's mother* William Hinckley - Billy Rider* Jack Hull* William Lowery - Marietta's father* F. A. Turner...

    (1915
    1915 in film
    The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...

    )
  • Captain Macklin
    Captain Macklin
    Captain Macklin is a 1915 short drama film directed by John B. O'Brien.-Cast:* Jack Conway - Capt. Royal Macklin* Lillian Gish - Beatrice* Spottiswoode Aitken - Gen. Laquerre* William Lowery - Heinz * Dark Cloud - Gen. Garcia...

    (1915)
  • The Lucky Transfer
    The Lucky Transfer
    The Lucky Transfer is a 1915 short drama film directed by Tod Browning. It was Browning's debut film as a director.-Cast:* Mary Alden - Helen Holland* Tom Wilson - Ford* Thomas Hull - Ransom* Vester Pegg - The clerk* Margery Wilson - The little girl...

    (1915)
  • The Tear That Burned
    The Tear That Burned
    The Tear That Burned is a 1914 short drama film directed by Jack O'Brien.-Cast:* Josephine Crowell* John T. Dillon - * Mae Gaston* Lillian Gish* William Lowery - * Blanche Sweet...

    (1914
    1914 in film
    The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....

    )
  • A Turn of the Cards
    A Turn of the Cards
    A Turn of the Cards is a 1914 American silent short drama film starring William Garwood, Howard Davies, and William E. Lowery.-Cast:* J.W. Cornwall* Howard Davies* William Garwood* Daniel Gilfether* Lee Hill* William E. Lowery* William Nigh...

    (1914)
  • A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch
    A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch
    A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch is a 1914 American silent short Western starring William Garwood, William Lowery and Belle Bennett.-Cast:* Belle Bennett* William Garwood* William Lowery* Mollie McConnell* W.A. Pyk* Charles Rogers* Billy Stafford...

    (1914)
  • The Ten of Spades
    The Ten of Spades
    The Ten of Spades' was a 1914 American silent short film directed by starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, J.H. Horsey, William Lowery, Muriel Ostriche, C.E. Rogers, Vera Sisson, Josef Swickard, Metta White and Mabel Wright....

    (1914)

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