Burton L. King (August 25, 1877 – May 4, 1944) was an American film actor and director. One of his best-known productions was '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919).

Selected filmography

* '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913) * ''

Under the Crescent ''Under the Crescent'' is a 1915 American drama film serial directed by Burton L. King, starring Ola Humphrey, and released by Universal. The film is considered to be lost. Plot A series of six episodes involving the adventures of an American ...

'' (1915) * '' The Spell of the Yukon'' (1916) * ''

The Eternal Question ''The Eternal Question'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film starring Olga Petrova and directed by Burton L. King. It was produced by the production company known as Popular Plays and Players and released through the newly formed Metro Pict ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Black Butterfly ''The Black Butterfly'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film starring Olga Petrova and released by Metro Pictures. The last known copy was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. Extant footage was posted online in 2019. Cast *Olga Petrova ...

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The Devil at His Elbow ''The Devil at His Elbow'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Clifford Bruce, Dorothy Green and Adolphe Menjou.McMahan p.272 Cast * Clifford Bruce as John Ashton * Dorothy Green as Meg * John K. ...

'' (1916) * '' To the Death'' (1917) * ''

The Silence Sellers ''The Silence Sellers'' is a 1917 American silent drama film, directed by Burton King. It stars Olga Petrova, Mahlon Hamilton, and Wyndham Standing, and was released on September 24, 1917. Cast list *Olga Petrova as Laura Sutphen *Mahlon Hamilto ...

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The Soul of a Magdalen ''The Soul of a Magdalen'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Olga Petrova, Wyndham Standing and Mahlon Hamilton.Lowe p.425 Cast * Olga Petrova as Heloise Broulette * Wyndham Standing as Leland Norton * ...

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The Waiting Soul ''The Waiting Soul'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Olga Petrova, Mahlon Hamilton and Mathilde Brundage.Lowe p.425 Cast * Olga Petrova as Grace Vaughan * Mahlon Hamilton as Stuart Brinsley * Mathild ...

'' (1917) * ''

More Truth Than Poetry ''More Truth Than Poetry'' is a 1917 American silent drama film, directed by Burton King. It stars Olga Petrova, Mahlon Hamilton, and Charles Martin, and was released on October 22, 1917. Cast list * Olga Petrova as Elaine Esmond/Vera Maitlan ...

'' (1917) * ''

Treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplo ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Master Mystery ''The Master Mystery'' is a 1918 American mystery silent serial film told in 15 installments. The film was directed by Harry Grossman and Burton L. King and written by Arthur B. Reeve and Charles Logue. The film stars Harry Houdini, Marguerite ...

'' (1919) * ''

A Scream in the Night ''A Scream in the Night'' is a 1934 American film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Lon Chaney Jr. It is distinct from the 1919 silent film of the same name, co-directed by Leander de Cordova and Burton L. King, and starring Ruth Budd ...

'' (1919) * '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919) * '' For Love or Money'' (1920) * ''

Why Women Sin ''Why Women Sin'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Anna Luther, Charles K. Gerrard and Claire Whitney.Munden p.226 Cast * Anna Luther as Dorothy Pemberton * E.J. Ratcliffe as Philip Pemberton * ...

'' (1920) *'' Everyman's Price'' (1921) * ''

The Man from Beyond ''The Man from Beyond'' is a 1922 American silent mystery film starring Harry Houdini as a man found frozen in arctic ice who is brought back to life. Plot As described in a film magazine, scientist Dr. Gregory Sinclair (Connelly) and his fe ...

'' (1922) * '' The Streets of New York'' (1922) * ''

The Fair Cheat ''The Fair Cheat'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Burton L. King and starring Edmund Breese, Wilfred Lytell, and Dorothy Mackaill. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Fair Cheat'' located in any film archi ...

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The Empty Cradle ''The Empty Cradle: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity (And What To Do About It)'' is a 2004 book by Phillip Longman of the New America Foundation about declining birthrates around the world, the challenges that Longman believes wil ...

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None So Blind "None So Blind" is a science fiction short story by Joe Haldeman. It won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story and the Locus Award The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazi ...

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The Man Without a Heart ''The Man Without a Heart'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Kenneth Harlan, Jane Novak and David Powell.Munden p.362 Cast * Kenneth Harlan as Rufus Asher * Jane Novak as Barbara Wier * David Powell ...

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The Truth About Women ''The Truth About Women'' is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Muriel Box and starring Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Mai Zetterling and Diane Cilento. Plot When his son-in-law comes to him with a woeful tale of an unhappy relationship and ...

'' (1924) * ''

Playthings of Desire ''Playthings of Desire'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced and directed by Burton L. King and starring Estelle Taylor. Cast Preservation A print listed as being complete of ''Playthings of Desire'' is located in the Library o ...

'' (1924) * ''

Those Who Judge ''Those Who Judge'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Lou Tellegen, and Mary Thurman. Plot As described in a film magazine, any romance between Angelique Dean (Miller) and John Dawso ...

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A Little Girl in a Big City ''A Little Girl in a Big City'' is a 1925 silent film drama directed by Burton L. King and starring Gladys Walton. It is based on an off-Broadway play, ''A Little Girl in a Big City'', by James Kyrle MacCurdy. It was Gladys Walton's final film. ...

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Ermine and Rhinestones ''Ermine and Rhinestones'' is a 1925 silent film, written by Louise Winter, and directed by Burton L. King Synopsis Billy Kershaw, the son of a manufacturer in a small western town, comes to New York City on business. He becomes engaged to we ...

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The Police Patrol ''The Police Patrol'' is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by Burton L. King and starring James Kirkwood, Edna Murphy and Edmund Breese.Munden p.367 Plot A patrolman falls in love with a dressmaker, is ordered to arrest her when a do ...

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Broadway Madness ''Broadway Madness'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Donald Keith, and Betty Hilburn. Plot A young farmer in upstate New York City becomes obsessed with a Broadway ...

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A Bowery Cinderella ''A Bowery Cinderella'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Gladys Hulette, Pat O'Malley and Kate Bruce.Munden p.80 Synopsis A financially struggling fashion designer from the Bowery receives assistance ...

'' (1927) * ''

Combat Combat ( French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed ( not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, or ...

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The Adorable Cheat ''The Adorable Cheat'' is a 1928 silent film starring Lila Lee and distributed by an independent film company, Chesterfield Motion Pictures. It was directed by Burton L. King with a copy being long held by The Library of Congress. Summary The da ...

'' (1928) * '' Satan and the Woman'' (1928) * '' Manhattan Knights'' (1928) * '' Broken Barriers'' (1928) * '' A Bit of Heaven'' (1928) *''

Women Who Dare ''Women Who Dare'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Helene Chadwick, Charles Delaney and Frank Beal.Munden p.924 Premise A young woman from a wealthy family goes to work in a hospital in the slums, an ...

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Into No Man's Land ''Into No Man's Land'' is a 1928 American silent war drama film directed by Cliff Wheeler and starring Tom Santschi, Betty Blythe, and Crauford Kent.Munden p.382 Synopsis A refined criminal keeps his life secret from his daughter. When he gets ...

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Confessions of a Wife ''Confessions of a Wife'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Helene Chadwick, Walter McGrail and Ethel Grey Terry.Munden p.143 A married woman loses huge amounts of money playing cards. She is blackm ...

'' (1928) (producer) * ''

The Dream Melody ''The Dream Melody'' is a 1929 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring John Roche (actor), John Roche, Mabel Julienne Scott and Rosemary Theby.Munden p.201 Cast * John Roche (actor), John Roche as Richard ...

'' (1929) (producer) * ''

Daughters of Desire ''Daughters of Desire'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Irene Rich, Richard Tucker and June Nash.Munden p.258 Plot Cast * Irene Rich * Richard Tucker * June Nash June C. Nash (May 30, 1927 ...

'' (1929) *'' In Old California'' (1929) * '' The Clean Up'' (1929) (producer) * ''

Quick Trigger Lee ''Quick Trigger Lee'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film. Directed by J. P. McGowan, the film stars Raymond Glenn, Caryl Lincoln, and Monte Montague. It was released on November 24, 1931. Cast list * Raymond Glenn as Phil "Quick Trigge ...

'' (1931) (producer) * '' The Cyclone Kid'' (1931) (producer) * ''

The Penal Code ''The Penal Code'' is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by George Melford. Plot summary A man serves time in prison, going to disguise his whereabouts from his family. After he is released a blackmail scheme ensues. Cast *Regis Too ...

'' (1932) (producer) * ''

Human Targets ''Human Targets'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buzz Barton and Francis X. Bushman Jr. Cast * Buzz Barton as Buzz Dale * Pauline Parker as Nellie Dale * Francis X. Bushman Jr. as Bart Travis ...

'' (1932) (producer) * ''

Mark of the Spur ''Mark of the Spur'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Lillian Rich and George Chesebro.Pitts, p. 63 Cast * Bob Custer as The Kid * Lillian Rich as Alice - Beckett's Adopted Daughter * ...

'' (1932) (producer) * ''

The Gambling Sex ''The Gambling Sex'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Ruth Hall, Grant Withers and Maston Williams.Pitts p.158 Synopsis A wealthy young woman becomes addicted to gambling, suffering increasingly heavy los ...

'' (1932) (producer) * ''

The Scarlet Brand ''The Scarlet Brand'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Betty Mack and Robert D. Walker.Pitts p.69 Cast * Bob Custer as Bud Bryson * Betty Mack as Ellen Walker * Robert D. Walker as Bill Morse ...

'' (1932) (producer) * ''

Tangled Fortunes ''Tangled Fortunes'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buzz Barton, Francis X. Bushman Jr. and Caryl Lincoln.Pitt p.63 Cast * Buzz Barton as Buzz Davis * Francis X. Bushman Jr. as Jim Collins * Caryl Linc ...

'' (1932) (producer) * ''

The Man from New Mexico ''The Man from New Mexico'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Tom Tyler, Caryl Lincoln and Robert D. Walker.Martin p.166 Cast * Tom Tyler as Jess Ryder * Caryl Lincoln as Sally Langton * Robert D. Walke ...

'' (1932) (producer) * ''

Murder at Dawn ''Murder at Dawn'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is also known as ''The Death Ray'' in the United Kingdom. Cast *Jack Mulhall as Danny *Josephine Dunn as Doris Farrington *Eddie Boland as Freddie *Marjor ...

'' (1932) (production manager) * ''

War of the Range ''War of the Range'' is a 1933 American western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Tom Tyler, Charles K. French and Lane Chandler.Pitts p.386 It was the last of the Tom Tyler Westerns made by the independent Poverty Row company the Mona ...

'' (1933) (producer) * '' When Lightning Strikes'' (1934) * '' $20 a Week'' (1935) (producer) * '' The Drag-Net'' (1936) (producer)

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