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

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and

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director.Vazzana, Eugene Michael (1995). ''Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9000 Performers, Directors, Producers, and Other Filmmakers of the Silent Era, Through 1993.'' McFarland, Before taking up directing, he was an actor. Miller was born in

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and died in

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Selected filmography

Actor

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

Director

* '' O Mimi San'' (unconfirmed) (1914) * '' The Courtship of O San'' (1914) * '' Plain Jane'' (1916) * '' A Corner in Colleens'' (1916) * '' The Little Brother'' (1917) * '' Blood Will Tell'' (1917) * ''

The Dark Road ''There is No Escape'', also known as ''The Dark Road'' and ''The Thurston Story'', is a 1948 British drama film from Hammer Films. It was Michael Ripper's first appearance in a Hammer Film. The film was based on the career of criminal Stanley Th ...

'' (1917) * '' Wild Winship's Widow'' (1917) * '' Princess of the Dark'' (1917) * '' Wild Winship's Widow'' (1917) * '' Bawbs o' the Blue Ridge'' (1917) * ''

The Hater of Men ''The Hater of Men'' is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Charles Miller and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Kay-Bee Pictures and by Triangle Distributing. A print is said to survive in a US archive or private collection. Plot ...

'' (1917) * '' The Flame of the Yukon'' (1917) * ''

The Sawdust Ring ''The Sawdust Ring'' (also known as ''The Little Equestrienne'') is a 1917 American silent drama film distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation and starring Bessie Love. A shortened version of the film survives in 9.5 mm reduction print ...

'' (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'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' The Ghosts of Yesterday'' (1918) * '' By Right of Purchase'' (1918) * '' Unfaithful'' (1918) – short film * '' At the Mercy of Men'' (1918) * '' The Fair Pretender'' (1918) * '' The Service Star'' (1918) * '' The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns'' (1919) * '' Why Germany Must Pay'' (1919) * '' A Dangerous Affair'' (1919) * '' Love, Honor and -- ?'' (1919) * '' High Speed'' (1920) * ''

The Law of the Yukon ''The Law of the Yukon'' is a 1920 American silent drama film inspired by the poem, ''The Law of The Yukon'', by Robert W. Service. The film was directed by Charles Miller, and stars June Elvidge and Edward Earle. Portions of the movie were f ...

'' (1920) * '' The Man She Brought Back'' (1922) * '' The Ship of Souls'' (1925)

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