Olaf Hytten
Encyclopedia
Olaf Hytten was a Scottish
film actor. He appeared in over 280 films between 1921
and 1955
.
He was born in Glasgow
, Scotland
, and died in Los Angeles, California
from a heart attack
. His interment was located in Santa Monica's Woodlawn Cemetery
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
film actor. He appeared in over 280 films between 1921
1921 in film
-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
and 1955
1955 in film
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.* June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released....
.
He was born in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. His interment was located in Santa Monica's Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery is located at 1847 14th Street in Santa Monica, California.-Notable burials:*Hugo Ballin , artist*Mabel Ballin , Actress*George Bancroft , actor...
.
Selected filmography
- SoniaSonia (film)Sonia is a 1921 silent British drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Sonia Dainton* Clive Brook as David O'Raine* Cyril Raymond as Tom Dainton...
(1921) - DemosDemos (film)Demos is a 1921 silent British drama film directed by Denison Clift. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Milton Rosmer as Richard Mortimer* Evelyn Brent as Emma Vine* Warwick Ward as Willis Rodman* Bettina Campbell as Adela Waltham...
(1921) - The Wonderful StoryThe Wonderful Story (1922 film)The Wonderful Story is a 1922 British drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Herbert Langley and Olaf Hytten. The fiancee of a farmer falls in love with his brother. It was based on the novel The Wonderful Story by I.A.R. Wylie...
(1922) - Trapped by the MormonsTrapped by the MormonsTrapped by the Mormons is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Nora Prescott* Louis Willoughby as Isoldi Keene...
(1922) - The Right to StrikeThe Right to StrikeThe Right to Strike is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Fred Paul and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Fred Paul and Campbell Gullan. It was based on a play by Ernest Hutchinson.-Cast:* Lillian Hall-Davis - Mrs. Ormerod* Fred Paul - Dr. Wrigley...
(1923) - The White ShadowThe White Shadow (film)The White Shadow is a British drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Betty Compson, Clive Brook, and Henry Victor.Long thought to have been a completely lost film, in August 2011 the National Film Preservation Foundation announced that the first three reels of the six-reel picture had...
(1923) - KittyKitty (1929 film)Kitty is a 1929 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Estelle Brody and John Stuart. The film was adapted from the 1927 novel of the same name by Warwick Deeping and marked the third co-star billing of Brody and Stuart, who had previously proved a very popular screen pairing...
(1929) - The Last of the MohicansThe Last of the Mohicans (1936 film)The Last of the Mohicans is a 1936 adventure film adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's novel of the same name starring Randolph Scott, Binnie Barnes, Henry Wilcoxon and Bruce Cabot....
(1936) - CasanovaCasanova (film)Casanova is a 2005 American romantic film directed by Lasse Hallström starring Heath Ledger and loosely based on the life of Giacomo Casanova.-Plot:...
(1937) - The Good EarthThe Good Earth (film)The Good Earth is a film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive. It was adapted by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, and Claudine West from the play by Donald Davis and Owen Davis, which was in itself based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S...
(1937) - California Straight Ahead!California Straight Ahead!California Straight Ahead! is a 1937 film about truck drivers starring John Wayne and directed by Arthur Lubin. The action movie features a memorable cross-country race between trucks and trains.-Cast:* John Wayne as Biff Smith...
(1937) - I Cover the WarI Cover the War-Cast:* John Wayne - Bob Adams* Gwen Gaze - Pamela Armitage* Don Barclay - Elmer Davis* Pat Somerset - Captain Archie Culvert* Charles Brokaw - El Kadar/Muffadi* James Bush - Don Adams* Arthur Aylesworth - Logan* Jack Mack - Graham* Franklin Parker - Parker...
(1937) - A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol (1938 film)A Christmas Carol is a 1938 American film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novelette.-Cast:*Reginald Owen as Ebenezer Scrooge*Gene Lockhart as Bob Cratchit*Kathleen Lockhart as Mrs. Cratchit*Terry Kilburn as Tiny Tim*Barry MacKay as Fred...
(1938) as Schoolmaster (uncredited) - The Little Princess (1939)
- Allegheny UprisingAllegheny UprisingAllegheny Uprising is a 1939 film produced by RKO Pictures, starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne as pioneers of early American expansion in south central Pennsylvania. Clad in buckskin and a coonskin cap , Wayne plays real-life James Smith, an American coping with British rule in colonial America...
(1939) - Television SpyTelevision Spy-Plot:A scientist invents a television called the Iconoscope, which thieves try to steal. Ironically, the term iconoscope was used in real life for certain television vacuum tubes.-Cast:* William Henry as Douglas Cameron* Judith Barrett as Gwen Lawson...
(1939) - Drums of Fu ManchuDrums of Fu ManchuDrums of Fu Manchu is a 15-chapter Republic movie serial very loosely based on the novel by Sax Rohmer, starring Henry Brandon, William Royle and Robert Kellard...
(1940) - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film)Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1941 horror film starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner. Rather than being a new film version of the novel, it is a direct remake of the 1931 film of the same name, which differs greatly from the novel. The movie was based on Robert Louis Stevenson's...
(1941) - All the World's a StoogeAll the World's a StoogeAll the World's a Stooge is the 55th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...
(1941) - Oh, What a NightOh, What a Night (1944 film)Oh, What A Night is a 1944 crime drama starring Edmund Lowe & Jean Parker and directed by William Beaudine.The films story was written by Marian Orth and the screenplay by Paul Girard Smith.-Cast:* Edmund Lowe as Rand* Jean Parker as Valerie...
(1944)