Charles A. Miller (1857 – November 14, 1936) was an American

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Selected filmography

Actor

* '' The Road to Ruin'' (1928)

Director

* '' O Mimi San'' (unconfirmed) (1914) * '' The Courtship of O San'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' A Corner in Colleens'' (1916) * ''

The Little Brother ''The Little Brother'' is a 1917 American silent drama directed by Charles Miller and starring William Garwood and Australian actress Enid Bennett. The scenario was written by Lambert Hillyer based on a story by Lois Zellner. Cast *Enid Bennett ...

'' (1917) * ''

Blood Will Tell ''Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo'', released as in Japan, is a 2004 PlayStation 2 game released by Sega. It is based on the Japanese manga series ''Dororo'', which was created by Osamu Tezuka. It concerns a hero named Hyakkimaru, who ...

'' (1917) * '' The Dark Road'' (1917) * ''

Wild Winship's Widow ''Wild Winship's Widow'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Miller and starring Dorothy Dalton, Rowland V. Lee and Joe King. With no holdings in archives, it is a lost film. Cast * Dorothy Dalton as Catherine Winship ...

'' (1917) * ''

Princess of the Dark ''Princess of the Dark'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Enid Bennett, John Gilbert, and Gayne Whitman. Cast * Enid Bennett as Fay Herron * John Gilbert as 'Crip' Halloran * Gayne Whitman as Jack ...

'' (1917) * ''

'' (1917) * '' Bawbs o' the Blue Ridge'' (1917) * '' The Hater of Men'' (1917) * '' The Flame of the Yukon'' (1917) * '' The Sawdust Ring'' (1917) * ''

Wee Lady Betty ''Wee Lady Betty'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film produced and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. It was directed by Charles Miller (director), Charles Miller and stars Bessie Love, Frank Borzage, and Charles K. Fren ...

'' (1917) * ''

Polly Ann ''Polly Ann'' (also known as ''The Little Reformer'' and ''Pernickety Polly Ann'') is a lost film, lost 1917 American Silent film, silent comedy-drama film produced and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. It was directed by Charles Mill ...

'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

The Ghosts of Yesterday ''The Ghosts of Yesterday'' is a 1918 American silent adventure drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Norma Talmadge, Eugene O'Brien, and Stuart Holmes. It is based on the play ''Two Women'' by Rupert Hughes. Plot Cast * Norma Tal ...

'' (1918) * ''

By Right of Purchase ''By Right of Purchase'' is a 1918 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge in a story produced by her husband Joseph Schenck. The film was distributed by Lewis J. Selznick's Select Pictures company. An up-and-coming actress and soon ...

'' (1918) * '' Unfaithful'' (1918) – short film * ''

At the Mercy of Men ''At the Mercy of Men'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Alice Brady. Its plot follows a young woman during the Russian Revolution who seeks to find the identity of her attack by a Royal Guard. Plot ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Fair Pretender ''The Fair Pretender'' is a 1918 American silent drama film, directed by Charles Miller. It stars Madge Kennedy, Tom Moore, and Robert Walker, and was released on May 18, 1918. Cast list * Madge Kennedy as Sylvia Maynard * Tom Moore as Don M ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Service Star ''The Service Star'' (aka ''The Flag of Mothers'') is an American silent film directed by Charles Miller. The film stars Madge Kennedy as a young woman who pretends to be the fiancée of a famous flying ace during World War I. The film was copyr ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns ''The Great Victory'' or ''The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns'' is a 1919 American silent war drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Creighton Hale, Florence Billings and Helen Ferguson.Balogh p.18 ...

'' (1919) * '' Why Germany Must Pay'' (1919) * '' A Dangerous Affair'' (1919) * '' Love, Honor and -- ?'' (1919) * '' High Speed'' (1920) * '' The Law of the Yukon'' (1920) * ''

The Man She Brought Back ''The Man She Brought Back'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Charles Miller and starring Earle Foxe, Frank Losee and Frederick Burton.Munden, p. 483 It is a northern, portraying an officer of Canada's North-West Mounted Po ...

'' (1922) * '' The Ship of Souls'' (1925)

References

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* 1857 births 1936 deaths American film directors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1850s-stub