Arthur Tavares was an American actor and film editor who was active in Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1930s.

Biography

Arthur was born in San Francisco to Jayme Tavares and Maria Botelho, both of whom were Portuguese immigrants. During the 1910s, Tavares appeared as an actor in silent films in

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. During the 1920s, he changed gears and became an editor. At the beginning of the sound era, Tavares worked on

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versions of American films. He also made a number of films in Britain, including '' The Wrecker'', '' The First Born'' and '' Song of Freedom''.

Partial filmography

Actor

* '' The Spanish Jade'' (1915) *''

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'' (1915) * '' Ramona'' (1916) *''

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'' * '' The Savage'' (1917) * '' Hungry Eyes'' (1918) * '' Fortune's Mask'' (1922)

Editor

* '' Lilies of the Field'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

The Unguarded Hour ''The Unguarded Hour'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Loretta Young and Franchot Tone. In England, a prominent young prosecutor in a murder trial is unaware that his wife is involved. It is based on Bernard Meriv ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The First Born'' (1928) * '' The Wrecker'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Thus is Life'' (1930) * ''

Drácula ''Dracula'' is a 1931 American horror film directed by George Melford. The film is based on both the novel ''Dracula'' by Bram Stoker and the play ''Dracula'' by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. The film is about Renfield (Pablo Alvarez R ...

'' (1931) * '' East of Borneo'' (1931) * '' Strictly Dishonorable'' (1931) * '' Sally Bishop'' (1932) * '' Ten Minute Alibi'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' Song of Freedom'' (1936)

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Nollen, Scott Allen. ''Paul Robeson: Film Pioneer''. McFarland, 2010.

References

External links

* 1884 births 1954 deaths American male silent film actors Male actors from San Francisco 20th-century American male actors American film editors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub