Leo D. Maloney was an American film actor, director

Film director

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, producer

Film producer

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 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 of the silent era

Silent film

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. He appeared in 156 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 1929

1929 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....

. He also directed 47 films between 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....

 and 1929.

Maloney was born in Santa Rosa, California

Santa Rosa, California

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 and built the "Leo Maloney Studio" in the San Bernardino Mountains

San Bernardino Mountains

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 of Southern California. Maloney's final film was one of the first sound pictures, 1929's "Overland Bound". While at a party in Manhattan to celebrate the completion of that picture, Maloney suffered a fatal stroke.

Selected filmography

• The Telltale Knife
  The Telltale Knife
  The Telltale Knife is a 1914 short Western film written, directed by and starring Tom Mix.-Cast:* Tom Mix - Tom Mason* Goldie Colwell - Mabel Madden* Harry Loverin - Tip* Leo D. Maloney - The Sheriff* Hoot Gibson...
  
  (1914)
• The Hazards of Helen
  The Hazards of Helen
  The Hazards of Helen is an American adventure film serial of 119 twelve minute episodes released over a span of slightly more than two years by the Kalem Company between November 7, 1914 and February 24, 1917....
  
  (1914)
• The Man from the East
  The Man from the East
  The Man from the East is a 1914 short Western film written, directed by and starring Tom Mix.-Cast:* Tom Mix - Tom Bates* Goldie Colwell - May* Leo D. Maloney - Ranch Foreman* Pat Chrisman - Stage Driver* Inez Walker - May's Aunt...
  
  (1914)
• The Fatal Sign
  The Fatal Sign
  The Fatal Sign is a 1920 drama film serial directed by Stuart Paton. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Claire Anderson - Genevieve* Harry Carter - Indigo* Leo D. Maloney - Jerry* Boyd Irwin - Sydney* Joseph W. Girard* Frank Tokunaga...
  
  (1920)
• The Big Catch
  The Big Catch
  The Big Catch is a 1920 short Western film released by the Universal Film Mfg. Co. , written by Ford Beebe, directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson* Dorothy Wood* Jim Corey...
  
  (1920)
• A Gamblin' Fool
  A Gamblin' Fool
  A Gamblin' Fool is a 1920 short Western film released by Universal Film Mfg. Co. , written by Ford Beebe, directed by Leo D. Maloney and featuring Hoot Gibson....
  
  (1920)
• The Grinning Granger
  The Grinning Granger
  The Grinning Granger is a 1920 short Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and featuring Hoot Gibson....
  
  (1920)
• One Law for All
  One law for all
  One law for all is a slogan with a long history dating back to the Roman Empire and their oppression of peoples in newly conquered lands.In recent years though, this has become a shiboleth of racist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan who remodeled themselves with kinder and gentler language in order...
  
  (1920)
• Vultures of the Sea
  Vultures of the Sea
  Vultures of the Sea is a 1928 adventure film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Johnnie Walker* Shirley Mason* Tom Santschi* Frank Hagney* Boris Karloff - Grouchy* Horace B. Carpenter...
  
  (1928)
• The Vanishing West
  The Vanishing West
  The Vanishing West is a 1928 Western film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Perrin - Jack Marvin* Eileen Sedgwick - Betty Kincaid* Jack Dougherty - Jim Marvin...
  
  (1928)
• The Fire Detective
  The Fire Detective
  The Fire Detective is a 1929 adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Gladys McConnell - Gladys Samuels* Hugh Allan - Capt. Jeff Tarrant* Leo D. Maloney - Chief Carson...
  
  (1929)
• Overland Bound (1929)

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