Donald Hall (1867–1948) was a British-American film actor of the

silent era 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, wh ...

.Goble p.109 He was married to the actress Frankie Mann and was brother-in-law to

Alice Mann Alice Mann (October 10, 1899 – March 2, 1986) was an American silent film actress. Biography Mann began her film career in late 1915 with the Lubin Manufacturing Company, appearing in six shorts before the production company ceased operat ...

. He appeared in a number of Vitagraph Studios films during the 1910s. He also appeared in films produced by Triangle,

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, Selznick and

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. Following the introduction of sound he made only a few uncredited appearances.

Selected filmography

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Mr. Barnes of New York ''Mr. Barnes of New York'' is a novel published in 1887 by American author Archibald Clavering Gunter, quite popular in its day, which was also adapted into a play in 1888, and later two silent film versions. Novel Although he already had success ...

'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1914) * '' Anselo Lee'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1915) * '' Playing Dead'' (1915) * ''

Mrs. Dane's Danger ''Mrs. Dane's Danger'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Wilfrid North. The film featured Lillian Walker, Wilfrid North, Donald Hall, William Dunn and L. Rogers Lytton in the lead roles. Cast *Lillian Walker as ''Alice Dane'' * ...

'' (1916) * '' The Law Decides'' (1916) * ''

Salvation Joan ''Salvation Joan'' is a lost 1916 silent film directed by Wilfrid North and starring Edna May. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and released by V-L-S-E(Vitagraph, Lubin, Selig, Essanay). Though an original screen story, it bears ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Sex Lure ''The Sex Lure'' is a silent film that was banned in 1916. It was directed by Ivan Abramson Ivan Abramson (1869 – September 15, 1934) was a director of American silent films in the 1910s and 1920s.Klein, Uru (10 December 2009)Cinema in the tim ...

'' (1916) * ''

Hesper of the Mountains ''Hesper'' was a bulk-freighter steamship that was used to tow schooner-barges on the Great Lakes. She sank in Lake Superior off Silver Bay, Minnesota, in a late-spring snowstorm in 1905. The remains of the ship are listed on the National Reg ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Scarlet Runner ''The Scarlet Runner'' is a 1916 American drama film serial directed by William P. S. Earle William Pitt Striker Earle (December 28, 1882 – November 30, 1972) was an American director of the silent film era. He attended Columbia Univer ...

'' (1916) * '' The On-the-Square Girl'' (1917) * ''

The Awakening of Ruth ''The Awakening of Ruth'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Shirley Mason, George J. Forth and Donald Hall.Matheson p.207 Cast * Shirley Mason as Ruth Hoagland * George J. Forth as Bob Winthrop ...

'' (1917) * '' The Moth'' (1917) *'' The Raggedy Queen'' (1917) * ''

Alias Mrs. Jessop ''Alias Mrs. Jessop'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Will S. Davis and starring Emily Stevens, Howard Hall, and William H. Tooker. It was released on December 10, 1917. Plot Identical twin cousins, Janet and Lillian Ford, a ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Face in the Dark ''The Face in the Dark'' is a 1918 American silent mystery film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Mae Marsh, Niles Welch and Alec B. Francis.Wlaschin p.80 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hugo Ballin. Cast * Mae Marsh as Jan ...

'' (1918) * '' The Great Adventure'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' Love and the Woman'' (1919) * '' The Chosen Path'' (1919) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1919) * ''

Fruits of Passion ''Fruits of Passion'' (french: Les fruits de la passion; ja, 上海異人娼館／チャイナ・ドール, ) is a 1981 French-Japanese co-production directed by Shūji Terayama and starring Klaus Kinski. The film is loosely based on the novel ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Great Shadow ''The Great Shadow'', also known as ''The Great Shadow and other Napoleonic Tales'', is an action and adventure novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was published in 1892 in J.W. Arrowsmith’s Bristol Library. The novel takes place in the ...

'' (1920) * ''

A Woman's Business ''A Woman's Business'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by B.A. Rolfe and starring Olive Tell, Edmund Lowe and Donald Hall.Goble p.1021 Cast * Olive Tell as Barbara * Edmund Lowe as Johnny Lister * Donald Hall as Ellis * Lucille Le ...

'' (1920) * '' The Greatest Love'' (1920) * '' In the Shadow of the Dome'' (1920) * ''

A Woman's Woman ''A Woman's Woman'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Mary Alden, Dorothy Mackaill and Holmes Herbert.Goble p.1022 Cast * Mary Alden as Densie Plummer * Louise Lee as Harriet Plummer * Dorot ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Last Moment ''The Last Moment'' is a 1928 American drama film conceived and directed by Paul Fejos. The film starred Otto Matieson and Georgia Hale. Fejos made ''The Last Moment'' on a budget of US$13,000. The film told its story without intertitles, w ...

'' (1923) * '' Unguarded Women'' (1924) * '' Her Love Story'' (1924) * '' The Spirit of Youth'' (1929) * '' Oh, For a Man!'' (1930) * '' Clive of India'' (1935) * '' San Francisco'' (1936) * '' Stop, Look and Love'' (1939) * '' Government Girl'' (1943)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1867 births 1948 deaths American male film actors British male film actors British emigrants to the United States British people in colonial India {{UK-film-bio-stub