Lorimer Johnston
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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
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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He was involved in the production of over 60 films in acting and directing and he also wrote the scripts for about 7 different films.
In 1913
1913 in film
The year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
Johnston directed the short films For the Crown
For the Crown
For the Crown is a 1913 American silent short film written and directed by Lorimer Johnston. The drama stars Charlotte Burton, Helen Armstrong, J. Warren Kerrigan, Louise Lester, George Periolat, Jack Richardson, and Vivian Rich....
and For the Flag
For the Flag
For the Flag is a 1913 American silent short drama film written and directed by Lorimer Johnson. The film features Charlotte Burton, George Periolat, J. Warren Kerrigan, Jack Richardson, and Vivian Rich....
, working with actresses such as Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton was an American silent film actress.-Career:Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joined Essanay Studio which she sued in 1919 for $25,000 for breach of contract...
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Towards the end of his career Johnston did star as an actor in sound motion pictures such as the popular Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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films, Ghost of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein is the third film in Universal Studios' Frankenstein series and the last to feature Boris Karloff as the Monster as well as the first to feature Béla Lugosi as Ygor. It is a sequel to Bride of Frankenstein....
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Selected filmography
- Tarzan the MightyTarzan the MightyTarzan the Mighty is a 1928 action film serial directed by Jack Nelson and Ray Taylor. It was nominally based on the collection Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Frank Merrill as Tarzan...
(19281928 in film-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...
) - The BellsThe Bells (1926 film)The Bells is a 1926 crime film directed by James Young, starring Lionel Barrymore and featuring Boris Karloff. The story had been performed on the stage in the 19th century by Sir Henry Irving as The Bells.-Cast:* Lionel Barrymore - Mathias...
(19261926 in film-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
) - The Shadow of the DesertThe Shadow of the DesertThe Shadow of the Desert is a 1924 silent American horror film directed by George Archainbaud...
(1924) - Dante's InfernoDante's Inferno (1924 film)Dante's Inferno is a silent film released by Fox Film Corporation, and adapted from Inferno, part of Dante Alighieri's epic poem The Divine Comedy.-Plot:...
(19241924 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...
) - The Coming of the PadresThe Coming of the PadresThe Coming of the Padres is a 1914 American silent short film Western film directed by Lorimer Johnson. The film stars Sydney Ayres, Perry Banks, Louise Lester, Jacques Jaccard, Jack Richardson, Vivian Rich, and Harry Van Meter....
(19141914 in filmThe 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....
) - At the Potter's WheelAt the Potter's WheelAt the Potter's Wheel is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Lorimer Johnston. The film stars Charlotte Burton, Sydney Ayres, Caroline Cooke, Louise Lester, Jack Richardson and Vivian Rich....
(1914) - SamsonSamson (1914 film)Samson is a 1914 short drama film. Harold Lloyd has an uncredited role.-Cast:* J. Warren Kerrigan - Samson* George Periolat - Manoah, Samson's father* Lule Warrenton - Wife of Manoah* Kathleen Kerrigan - Delilah* Edith Bostwick - Zorah, Samson's wife...
(1914) - For the CrownFor the CrownFor the Crown is a 1913 American silent short film written and directed by Lorimer Johnston. The drama stars Charlotte Burton, Helen Armstrong, J. Warren Kerrigan, Louise Lester, George Periolat, Jack Richardson, and Vivian Rich....
(19131913 in filmThe year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
) - For the FlagFor the FlagFor the Flag is a 1913 American silent short drama film written and directed by Lorimer Johnson. The film features Charlotte Burton, George Periolat, J. Warren Kerrigan, Jack Richardson, and Vivian Rich....
(1913)