List of American films of 1911
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A list of American
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s released in 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....
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| Baseball and Bloomers Baseball and Bloomers Baseball and Bloomers is a 1911 American silent short sports film. The film stars William Garwood and Marguerite Snow.... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... , Marguerite Snow Marguerite Snow Marguerite Snow was an American silent film actress. Her father was a comedian. She was educated in Denver, Colorado at the Loretta Heights Academy.-Silent Film Leading Lady:... |
Silent sports | ||
| The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses | Oscar Apfel Oscar Apfel Oscar C. Apfel was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in 167 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927.-Biography:... |
Charles Ogle Charles Stanton Ogle Charles Stanton Ogle was an American silent film actor.-Biography:Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Ogle first performed in live theatre, making his first appearance on Broadway in 1905. He embarked on a career in film with Edison Studios in The Bronx, New York in 1908, appearing in The Boston Tea Party... , Natalie Jerome |
Drama | |
| Brown of Harvard | Colin Campbell Colin Campbell (director) Colin Campbell was a Scottish-born film director and screenwriter. He directed 177 films between 1911 and 1924. He also wrote for 60 films between 1911 and 1922... |
Edgar G. Wynn | Drama | |
| Cally's Comet Cally's Comet Cally's Comet is a short silent American drama film released on April 18, 1911. It featured William Garwood, a respected actor at the time. The film was developed and released in black and white.... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... |
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| The Coffin Ship The Coffin Ship The Coffin Ship is a 1911 American silent short adventure film. The film starred William Garwood.... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... |
Adventure | ||
| The Colonel and the King The Colonel and the King The Colonel and the King is a 1911 American silent short drama film. The film stars William Garwood, Marie Eline and William Russell.... |
Marie Eline Marie Eline Marie Eline was an American silent film child actress and sister of Grace Eline, who apparently turned 111 in 2009. Nicknamed The Thanhouser Kid she began acting for the Thanhouser Company in film aged 8 and starred in exactly 100 films between 1910 and 1914.-Filmography:* Uncle Tom's Cabin ...... , William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... |
Drama | ||
| Courting Across the Court Courting Across the Court Courting Across the Court is a 1911 American silent short romantic comedy film. The film stars William Garwood.... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... |
Romantic Comedy | ||
| The Cowboy and the Lady The Cowboy and the Lady (1911 film) The Cowboy and the Lady is a 1911 western film notable for featuring Alan Hale, Sr.'s screen debut. Nothing else is known about this early film.... |
Alan Hale Alan Hale, Sr. Alan Hale, Sr. was an American movie actor and director, most widely remembered for his many supporting character roles, in particular as frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn. His wife of over thirty years was Gretchen Hartman , a child actress and silent film player and mother of their three children... |
Western | ||
| Flames and Fortune Flames and Fortune Flames and Fortune is a 1911 American silent short drama film. The film starred William Garwood and Marie Eline.... |
Marie Eline Marie Eline Marie Eline was an American silent film child actress and sister of Grace Eline, who apparently turned 111 in 2009. Nicknamed The Thanhouser Kid she began acting for the Thanhouser Company in film aged 8 and starred in exactly 100 films between 1910 and 1914.-Filmography:* Uncle Tom's Cabin ...... , William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... |
Drama | ||
| For Her Sake For Her Sake For Her Sake is a 1911 American silent short war romance film. The film starred William Garwood as a confederate soldier in love.... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... |
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| Her Awakening Her Awakening Her Awakening is a 1911 short predating feature-length films starring comedienne Mabel Normand and directed by D. W. Griffith. Normand portrays a vivaciously effervescent young woman ashamed to introduce her poorly dressed mother to her elegant suitor... |
D.W. Griffith | Mabel Normand Mabel Normand Mabel Normand was an American silent film comedienne and actress. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors... , Harry Hyde Harry Hyde Harry Hyde was a leading crew chief in NASCAR stock car racing in the 1960s through the 1980s, winning 56 races and 88 pole positions. He was the 1970 championship crew chief for Bobby Isaac... |
Drama | |
| The Higher Law The Higher Law (1911 film) The Higher Law is a 1911 American silent short film drama directed by George Nichols. The film starred William Garwood and James Cruze.... |
George Nichols George Nichols (actor) George Nichols was an American actor and director. He appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. He also directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916.He was born in Rockford, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... , James Cruze James Cruze James Cruze was a silent film actor and film director.-Life:Cruze was born as Jens Vera Cruz Bosen. The Vera Cruz middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but did not practice the religion after his teenage years... |
Drama | |
| David Copperfield David Copperfield (1911 film) David Copperfield is a 1911 American black-and-white silent film based on the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It is the oldest known film adaptation of the novel.... |
Theodore Marston Theodore Marston Theodore Marston was an American silent film director and writer of the early silent period... |
Marie Eline Marie Eline Marie Eline was an American silent film child actress and sister of Grace Eline, who apparently turned 111 in 2009. Nicknamed The Thanhouser Kid she began acting for the Thanhouser Company in film aged 8 and starred in exactly 100 films between 1910 and 1914.-Filmography:* Uncle Tom's Cabin ...... , Florence La Badie Florence La Badie Florence La Badie was an American actress in the early days of the silent film era. Though little known today, she was a major star between 1911 and 1917, her career was at its height and climbing when she died unexpectedly due to injuries sustained during an automobile accident.-Early life:While... , Mignon Anderson Mignon Anderson Mignon Anderson was an American silent film actress. Her career was at its peak in the 1910s.-Career:Born in Baltimore, Anderson's parents, Hallie Howard and Frank Anderson, were also actors. In 1911 she joined Thanhouser Studios in New Rochelle, New York. She was very diminutive and a blonde... , William Russell |
Drama | |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Theodore Marston Theodore Marston Theodore Marston was an American silent film director and writer of the early silent period... |
James Cruze James Cruze James Cruze was a silent film actor and film director.-Life:Cruze was born as Jens Vera Cruz Bosen. The Vera Cruz middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but did not practice the religion after his teenage years... |
Drama | |
| The New Superintendent The New Superintendent The New Superintendent is a 1911 short drama film directed by Francis Boggs, featuring Hoot Gibson as an extra.-Cast:* Herbert Rawlinson* Tom Santschi* Fred Huntley* George Hernandez* Nick Cogley* Edward H. Philbrook... |
Francis Boggs Francis Boggs Francis W. Boggs was a stage actor and pioneer silent film director. He was one of the first to direct a film in Hollywood.-Biography:... |
Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Rawlinson was an English stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound films. Rawlinson died of lung cancer in 1953... |
Drama | |
| The Pasha's Daughter The Pasha's Daughter The Pasha's Daughter is a 1911 American silent short romance directed by Francis Boggs. The film starred William Garwood.... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... |
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| Princess Clementina Princess Clementina Princess Clementina is a 1911 silent film, directed and produced by William G.B. Barker.-Cast:* H.B. Irving * Alice Young* Dorothea Baird* Eille Norwood* Nigel Playfair* Arthur Whitby* Charles Allan* Henry Vibart* Frederick Lloyd... |
William G.B. Barker | H. B. Irving Harry Brodribb Irving Harry Brodribb Irving , was a British stage actor and actor-manager; the eldest son of Sir Henry Irving and his wife Florence , and father of designer Laurence Irving and actress Elizabeth Irving.... , Alice Young |
Adventure | |
| The Railroad Builder The Railroad Builder The Railroad Builder is a 1911 American silent short drama film. The film starred William Garwood, Marguerite Snow and William Russell.... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... |
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| The Smuggler The Smuggler The Smuggler is a 1911 American silent short romantic drama. The film starred William Garwood Florence La Badie and Harry Benham.-Cast:* William Garwood as The Smuggler* Florence La Badie as The Smuggler's wife* Harry Benham as The Secret Service Man... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... |
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| Sweet Memories Sweet Memories Sweet Memories is a 1911 silent short romantic drama film, written and directed by Thomas H. Ince, released on March 27, 1911.-Plot:... |
Thomas H. Ince Thomas H. Ince Thomas Harper Ince was an American silent film actor, director, screenwriter and producer of more than 100 films and pioneering studio mogul. Known as the "Father of the Western", he invented many mechanisms of professional movie production, introducing early Hollywood to the "assembly line"... |
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... , King Baggot King Baggot William King Baggot was an American actor, director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent era... |
Drama | |
| A Tale of Two Cities | William J. Humphrey William J. Humphrey William Jonathan Humphrey was an American actor and film director.Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, William Humphrey was a well-known member of the early stock company of Vitagraph Studios... |
Maurice Costello Maurice Costello Maurice Costello was a prominent vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s, who later played a principal role in early American films, as both a leading man, supporting player and a director.... , Florence Turner Florence Turner Florence Turner was an American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.Born in New York City, she was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by her ambitious mother... |
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| That's Happiness That's Happiness That's Happiness is a 1911 American silent short film drama directed by George Nichols. The film starred William Garwood and Bertha Blanchard.-Cast:* Bertha Blanchard as The Wealthy Old Woman* William Garwood as The Wealthy Old Woman's Son... |
George Nichols George Nichols (actor) George Nichols was an American actor and director. He appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. He also directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916.He was born in Rockford, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... , Bertha Blanchard |
Drama | |
| The Voice of the Child The Voice of the Child The Voice of the Child is a 1911 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was made by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the... |
D. W. Griffith D. W. Griffith David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance .Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera... |
Edwin August Edwin August Edwin August was an American actor, director and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 152 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919.... |
Drama | |
| Won by Wireless Won by Wireless Won by Wireless is a 1911 American silent short film. The film stars William Garwood.... |
William Garwood William Garwood William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s.... |
Thriller |
External links
- American films of 1911 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...