Clark Comstock (1862–1934) was an American
film actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
of the
silent and early
sound era
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed befor ...
. He appeared in around 50 films and
serials between 1915 and 1930, many of them
westerns
The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...
.
[Katchmer p.69]
Selected filmography
* ''
The Westerners
''The Westerners'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Roy Stewart, Robert McKim and Wilfred Lucas.Goble, p. 499.
Plot
Cast
* Roy Stewart as Cheyenne Harry
* Robert McKim as Michael 'Black Mike' La ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Iron Rider'' (1920)
* ''
A Broadway Cowboy'' (1920)
* ''
Opened Shutters'' (1921)
* ''
A Shocking Night'' (1921)
* ''
Singing River'' (1921)
* ''
The Radio King
''The Radio King'' is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill and released by the Universal Film Manufacturing Co. The ten chapters began with "A Cry for Help" released October 22, 1922. The film is now considered to be ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Blazing Arrows'' (1922)
* ''
Silver Spurs'' (1922)
* ''
Beasts of Paradise'' (1923)
* ''
The Sunset Trail'' (1924)
* ''
Ride for Your Life'' (1924)
* ''
Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades (also known as the Spadille and Death Card) is traditionally the highest and most valued card in the deck of playing cards in English-speaking countries. The actual value of the card varies from game to game.
Design
The orn ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Speed Demon
''The Speed Demon'' is a 1925 American silent sports action film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Peggy Montgomery and Clark Comstock.Munden p.753
Cast
* Kenneth MacDonald as Speed Sherman
* Peggy Montgomery ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Calgary Stampede
''The Calgary Stampede'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Dan Malloy (Gibson), an Ameri ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Red Rider
''The Red Rider'' is a 1934 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures and starring Buck Jones. It has 15 chapters based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle, and is a remake of Buck Jones' earlier 1931 film '' ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Fighting Peacemaker
''The Fighting Peacemaker'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Lola Todd and Ted Oliver.
Cast
* Jack Hoxie as 'Peace River' Parker
* Lola Todd
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Places
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'' (1926)
* ''
The Wild Horse Stampede
''The Wild Horse Stampede'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Fay Wray and Marin Sais.Munden, p. 903
Cast
* Jack Hoxie as Jack Tanner
* Fay Wray as Jessie Hayden
* William Steele as ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Buckaroo Kid
''The Buckaroo Kid'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and is based on the short story ''Oh, Promise Me'' by Peter B. Kyne that app ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Looking for Trouble'' (1926)
* ''
Flashing Fangs'' (1926)
* ''
Prisoners of the Storm
''Prisoners of the Storm'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring House Peters, Peggy Montgomery, and Walter McGrail.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Bucky Malone and his elder partner, Pierre LeG ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Arizona Whirlwind
''The Arizona Whirlwind'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by William James Craft and starring Bill Cody, Margaret Hampton and David Dunbar.
Cast
* Bill Cody as Bill Farley
* Margaret Hampton as Helen Dykeman
* David Dunba ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Silver Valley'' (1927)
* ''
Rough and Ready'' (1927)
* ''
Singed'' (1927)
* ''
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
''Hey! Hey! Cowboy'' is a lost film, lost 1927 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and Edward Laemmle and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures.
Cast
* Hoot Gib ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Heart Trouble'' (1928)
* ''
The Avenging Shadow'' (1928)
* ''
Tracked'' (1928)
* ''
The Oklahoma Sheriff
''The Oklahoma Sheriff'' is a 1930 independent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Steele.
Plot
The film's plot centers around an Oklahoma sheriff who dislikes the man his daughter is set to marry. After a crooked deputy ...
'' (1930)
References
Bibliography
* Katchmer, George A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''. McFarland, 2015.
External links
*
1862 births
1934 deaths
American male film actors
Male actors from Minnesota
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