Charles Hutchison (December 3, 1879 – May 30, 1949) was an American film actor,

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. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1914 and 1944. He also directed 33 films between 1915 and 1938. Though he directed numerous independent silent features, he is best remembered today as Pathé's leading male serial star from 1918 to 1922. In 1923 he went to Britain and made two films ''

Hutch Stirs 'em Up ''Hutch Stirs 'em Up'' is a 1923 British silent comedy action film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Charles Hutchison, Joan Barry and Malcolm Tod. It was based on the novel '' The Hawk of Rede'' by Harry Harding. Cast * Charles Hutc ...

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Hurricane Hutch in Many Adventures ''Hurricane Hutch in Many Adventures'' is a 1924 British silent comedy action film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Charles Hutchison, Warwick Ward and Malcolm Tod. Cast * Charles Hutchison - Hurricane Hutch * Warwick Ward - Dick * M ...

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. He made one last serial in 1926, ''Lightning Hutch'', for distribution by the Arrow Film Corporation. It was meant to be a comeback vehicle, but the production company went into bankruptcy just as it was released. He was born in

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. He was the person who convinced actor

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Serials of Charles Hutchison

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Wolves of Kultur ''Wolves of Kultur'' is a 1918 adventure film serial directed by Joseph A. Golden. It was Charles Hutchison's first serial and though he was the second lead, the film made him a star. Originally 15 chapters, it survives today only in an edited ...

'' (1918) * ''The Great Gamble'' (1919) * ''The Whirlwind'' (1920) * ''

Double Adventure ''Double Adventure'' is a 1921 American film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The film is considered to be lost in the United States. All or parts of the serial are held by Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive. Cast * Charles Hutchison as Bob ...

'' (1921) * ''

Hurricane Hutch ''Hurricane Hutch'' is a 1921 American adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The film is considered to be lost. The story concerns the search for a lost formula for making paper from seaweed that will save a mortgaged papermill. Ca ...

'' (1921) * ''

Go Get 'Em Hutch ''Go Get 'Em Hutch'' is a 1922 American drama film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The story concerns a crooked lawyer who is the head of a crime syndicate. He seeks to prevent the operation of the ships owned by the heroine, played by Marg ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Was It Bigamy?'' (1925) * ''Lightning Hutch'' (1926)

Selected filmography

Actor * '' The Better Woman'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' The Golden God'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Turned Up'' (1924) * ''The Hidden Menace'' (1925) * ''

Pirates of the Sky ''Pirates of the Sky'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent adventure film, adventure melodrama film directed by Charles Andrews. The film stars Charles Hutchison, Wanda Hawley and Crauford Kent. In different sources, ''Pirates of the Sky'' dis ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Trunk Mystery ''One New York Night'' (also released as ''The Trunk Mystery'') is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Jack Conway and written by Frank Davis. The film stars Franchot Tone, Una Merkel, Conrad Nagel, Harvey Stephens, Steffi Duna and Charles ...

'' (1926) * '' Hidden Aces'' (1927) Director * '' On Probation'' (1924) * ''

'' (1924) * ''The Hidden Menace'' (1925) Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 285. . * ''

The Winning Wallop ''The Winning Wallop'' is a 1926 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring William Fairbanks, Shirley Palmer and Charles K. French.Munden p.909 Cast * William Fairbanks as Rex Barton * Shirley Palmer as Mar ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Smoke Eaters ''The Smoke Eaters'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Charles J. Hunt and Charles Hutchison and starring Cullen Landis, Wanda Hawley and Edward Cecil.Munden p.736 Cast * Cullen Landis as Ed * Wanda Hawley as Jacqueline * Edw ...

'' (1926) * '' The Little Firebrand'' (1926) * '' Flying High'' (1926) * '' The Down Grade'' (1927) * ''

When Danger Calls ''When Danger Calls'' is a 1927 American silent thriller film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring William Fairbanks, Eileen Sedgwick and Ethan Laidlaw.Munden p.884 Cast * William Fairbanks as Ralph Spencer * Eileen Sedgwick as June Weld ...

'' (1927) *'' Catch-As-Catch-Can'' (1927) * ''

Bitter Sweets ''Bitter Sweets'' is a 1928 American silent crime film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Barbara Bedford, Ralph Graves and Crauford Kent.Munden p.62 Cast * Barbara Bedford as Bett Kingston * Ralph Graves as Ralph Horton * Crauford ...

'' (1928) * '' Out with the Tide'' (1928) * '' Found Alive'' (1933) * ''

The Judgement Book ''The Judgement Book'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Conway Tearle, Bernadene Hayes and Howard Lang.Pitts p.59 Cast * Conway Tearle as Steve Harper * Bernadene Hayes as Madge Williams * Howard La ...

'' (1935) * '' On Probation'' (1935) * ''

Desert Guns ''Desert Guns'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Conway Tearle, Margaret Morris and William Gould.Pitts, p. 85. Cast * Conway Tearle as Kirk Allenby / Bob Enright * Margaret Morris as Roberta Enrrigh ...

'' (1936) * ''

Phantom Patrol ''Phantom Patrol'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Charles Hutchison. Plot Cast *Kermit Maynard as RCMP Sergeant Jim McGregor *Joan Barclay as Doris McCloud *Harry J. Worth as "Dapper" Dan Geary & Stephen Morris * Paul Fix as H ...

'' (1936) * '' Born to Fight'' (1936)

References

External links

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