David Lythgoe (born c.1880) was an American

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

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of the early period. He is best known for his work between

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

and

1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ...

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

under the directorship of

Tom Ricketts Thomas B. Ricketts (15 January 1853 – 19 January 1939) was an English-born American stage and film actor and director who was a pioneer in the film industry. He portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the first American film adaptation of ''A Christm ...

. He starred alongside prominent actors of the early period such as

Charlotte Burton Charlotte E. Burton (May 30, 1881 – March 28, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Career Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Film Manufacturing Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joine ...

William Garwood William Davis Garwood, Jr. (April 28, 1884 – December 28, 1950) was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent film era in the 1910s. Between 1911 and 1913, Garwood starred in a number of early adaptions of popula ...

Vivian Rich Vivian Rich (May 26, 1893 – November 17, 1957) was an American silent film actress. Career Rich was born in Philadelphia and spent her early years there. Later the family moved to Boston and she completed her education at the Boston Latin H ...

Harry von Meter Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 – June 2, 1956; sometimes credited Harry van Meter) was an American silent film actor. He starred in about 200 films in the period from 1912 through 1929. He retired from acting just as sound films were beginni ...

and

Louise Lester Louise Lester (August 8, 1867 – November 18, 1952) was an American silent film actress. She was the first female star of Western films. Biography Lester was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 8, 1867. In 1884, Lester headed the Loui ...

in films such as '' She Never Knew'', '' The Echo'' and '' The Two Sentences''.

Selected filmography

*'' At the Edge of Things'' (

) *'' The Altar of Ambition'' (1915) *''

In the Sunlight ''In the Sunlight'' is a 1915 American silent short drama film directed by Thomas Ricketts starring David Lythgoe, Vivian Rich, and Harry von Meter. Plot As reported in a film magazine, Dr. Arthur Abbott has a drug addiction and leaves his count ...

'' (1915) *''

The Poet of the Peaks ''The Poet of the Peaks'' is a 1915 American short film directed by B. Reeves Eason. The film is based upon the John Keats poem "La Belle Dame sans Merci". Cast * Louise Lester * David Lythgoe * Jack Richardson * Vivian Rich * Harry von Mete ...

'' (1915) *''

She Walketh Alone William Reeves Eason (October 2, 1886 – June 9, 1956), known as B. Reeves Eason, was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second ...

'' (1915) *'' The Day of Reckoning'' (1915) *'' In the Heart of the Woods'' (1915) *'' The Two Sentences'' (1915) *'' The Echo'' (1915) *'' She Never Knew'' (1915)

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* 1880s births Year of death missing American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub