Howard "Duke" Worne (December 14, 1888 – October 13, 1933) was an American
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''Di ...
and 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 ...
. He directed more than 70 films between 1919 and 1931. He also appeared in 27 films between 1914 and 1928. He was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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and died in
Los Angeles, California
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. In 1930, Worne married
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 ...
actress
Virginia Brown Faire
Virginia Brown Faire (born Virginia Cecelia Labuna; June 26, 1904 – June 30, 1980) was an American silent film actress, appearing in dramatic films and, later, in sound westerns.
Early years
Virginia Cecelia Labuna was born in Brooklyn, New Yo ...
, to whom he remained married until his death three years later in 1933.
Selected filmography
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Damon and Pythias
The story of Damon (; grc-gre, Δάμων, gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (;
or
; or Phintias, ) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against ...
'' (1914)
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The Black Box'' (1915)
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Just Jim'' (1915)
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The Tornado'' (1917)
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The Trail of Hate'' (1917)
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The Scrapper'' (1917)
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Who Was the Other Man?'' (1917)
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John Ermine of the Yellowstone
''John Ermine of the Yellowstone'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by and starring Francis Ford. It is based on the novel of the same title by Frederic Remington.
Cast
* Francis Ford as John Ermine
* Mae Gaston as Katherine S ...
'' (1917)
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The Mystery Ship
''The Mystery Ship'' is a 1917 American adventure film serial directed by Harry Harvey and Henry MacRae. The film is considered to be lost.
Cast
Chapter titles
# The Crescent Scar
# The Grip of Hate
# Adrift
# The Secret of the Tomb
# The Fir ...
'' (1917)
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The Craving'' (1918)
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The Trail of the Octopus
''The Trail of the Octopus'' is a 1919 American mystery film serial directed by Duke Worne. A print of ''The Trail of the Octopus'' which is missing episode 9 is in the Library of Congress. The surviving film serial has been released on DVD.
...
'' (1919)
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The Screaming Shadow
''The Screaming Shadow'' is a 1920 American 15-chapter silent action film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. The serial's themes of "eternal life" and "premature burial" seem to tilt it into the h ...
'' (1920)
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The Blue Fox'' (1921)
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A Yankee Go Getter
''A Yankee Go-Getter'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Neva Gerber.
The film is preserved at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film In ...
'' (1921)
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Dangerous Paths
''Dangerous Paths'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Neva Gerber, Ben F. Wilson and Edith Stayart.Munden p.168
Cast
* Neva Gerber as Ruth Hammond
* Ben F. Wilson as John Emerson
* Edith Stayart as Violet ...
'' (1921)
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The Star Reporter
''The Star Reporter'' is a 1932 British crime drama, directed by Michael Powell and starring Harold French and Garry Marsh. The screenplay was adapted from a story by popular thriller writer Philip MacDonald.
''The Star Reporter'' is one of e ...
'' (1921)
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Nan of the North
''Nan of the North'' is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost.
Cast
* Ann Little as Nan
* Tom London as Dick Driscoll (credited as Leonard Clapham)
* Joseph W. Girard as Yukon Hays
* Hal ...
'' (1922)
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The Eagle's Talons
''The Eagle's Talons'' is a 1923 American film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost.
Cast
* Fred Thomson - Jack Alden
* Ann Little - Enid Markham
* Al Wilson - Charles Dean
* Herbert Fortier - Gregory Markham
* J ...
'' (1923)
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The Sword of Valor
''The Sword of Valor'' is a 1924 American film starring Snowy Baker as an American sailor who falls in love with the daughter of a Spanish nobleman.
Plot
American sailor Captain Crooks (Baker) falls in love with Ynez Montego (Revier), daughter o ...
'' (1924)
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The Martyr Sex
''The Martyr Sex'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and William Dyer.Connelly p.384 this film is now believed to be lost
Synopsis
In the rural South, a Doctor goes to a ...
'' (1924)
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Marry in Haste
''Marry in Haste'' is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier, and Alfred Hollingsworth.Munden p. 496
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Wayne Sturgis of Wyoming w ...
'' (1924)
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The Other Kind of Love
''The Other Kind of Love'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and Edith Yorke.Darby p.451
Cast
* William Fairbanks as Adam Benton
* Dorothy Revier as Elsie
* Edith Yorke ...
'' (1924)
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Do It Now'' (1924)
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Easy Going Gordon'' (1925)
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The Canvas Kisser
''The Canvas Kisser'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent sports film, sports drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Ashton Dearholt, Ruth Dwyer (actress), Ruth Dwyer and Edward Cecil (actor), Edward Cecil.Munden p.109
Synopsis
A boxer ...
'' (1925)
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The Pride of the Force
''The Pride of the Force'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Leslie Fuller, Patrick Aherne, Faith Bennett and Hal Gordon. The plot concerns a farmworker who inadvertently becomes the pride of the Metropolitan ...
'' (1925)
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Too Much Youth'' (1925)
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Going the Limit'' (1925)
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The Gallant Fool'' (1926)
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Speed Cop
''Speed Cop'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Duke Worne and starring Billy Sullivan, Rose Blossom and Francis Ford.Munden p.753
Cast
* Billy Sullivan
* Rose Blossom
Rose Blossom (born Blossom Breneman, and sometimes cre ...
'' (1926)
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The Boaster'' (1926)
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In Search of a Hero
''In Search of a Hero'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Duke Worne and starring Ashton Dearholt, Jane Thomas (actress), Jane Thomas, and James Harrison (actor), James Harrison.
Plot
As described in a film magazine re ...
'' (1926)
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Speed Crazed
''Speed Crazed'' is a 1926 American silent sports action film directed by Duke Worne and starring Billy Sullivan, Andrée Tourneur and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.753
Synopsis
A man is forced to be a getaway driver for a criminal gang. Arreste ...
'' (1926)
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The Silent Hero
''The Silent Hero'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Duke Worne and starring Robert Frazer, Edna Murphy and Joseph W. Girard.Connelly, p. 410.
A man travels north to take part in the Alaska Gold Rush, leaving the woman he l ...
'' (1927)
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The Wheel of Destiny
''The Wheel of Destiny'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Forrest Stanley, Georgia Hale and Percy Challenger.Munden p.883
Synopsis
After being rejected by a snobbish society woman, a young man falls and l ...
'' (1927)
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Smiling Billy'' (1927)
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The Cruise of the Hellion
''The Cruise of the Hellion'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Donald Keith, Edna Murphy and Tom Santschi.Munden p.157
Cast
* Donald Keith as Jack Harlan
* Edna Murphy as Diana Drake
* Tom Santschi as ...
'' (1927)
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Daring Deeds
''Daring Deeds'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Duke Worne and starring Billy Sullivan, Molly Malone and Earl Metcalfe.Munden p.170
Synopsis
After arguing with his father, an airplane manufacturer, William Gordon Jr. flies o ...
'' (1927)
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Heroes in Blue'' (1927)
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Speedy Smith
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Early l ...
'' (1927)
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The Heart of Broadway
''The Heart of Broadway'' is a 1928 American silent melodrama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Pauline Garon. It was produced by Worne and distributed by Rayart Pictures.
Cast
*Pauline Garon as Roberta Clemmons
*Robert Agnew as Billy Win ...
'' (1928)
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Into the Night'' (1928)
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The City of Purple Dreams'' (1928)
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Ships of the Night
''Ships of the Night'' is a 1928 American silent adventure film directed by Duke Worne and starring Jacqueline Logan, Sôjin Kamiyama and Jack Mower.Palmer p.137
Cast
* Jacqueline Logan as Johanna Hearne
* Sôjin Kamiyama as Yut Sen
* Jack Mo ...
'' (1928)
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Isle of Lost Men
''Isle of Lost Men'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Tom Santschi, James A. Marcus and Patsy O'Leary.Munden p.387
Cast
* Tom Santschi as Captain Jan Jodahl
* James A. Marcus as Malay Pete
* Allen Conn ...
'' (1928)
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The Phantom of the Turf
''The Phantom of the Turf'' is a 1928 American silent sports drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Helene Costello, Rex Lease and Forrest Stanley.Connelly p.396
Synopsis
When the owner of a thoroughbred racehorse is murdered, a man step ...
'' (1928)
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The Man from Headquarters
''The Man from Headquarters'' is a 1928 American mystery film directed by Duke Worne and starring Cornelius Keefe, Edith Roberts and Charles West.Weaver p.307
Cast
* Cornelius Keefe as Yorke Norray
* Edith Roberts as Countess Jalna
* Charles ...
'' (1928)
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The Midnight Adventure
''The Midnight Adventure'' is a 1928 American silent mystery film directed by Duke Worne and starring Cullen Landis, Edna Murphy and Ernest Hilliard.Weaver p.201
Synopsis
Guests a country mansion all fall under suspicion when a murder is commit ...
'' (1928)
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Danger Patrol
''Danger Patrol'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Lew Landers from a screenplay by Sy Bartlett based on a story by Helen Vreeland and Hilda Vincent. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on December 3, 1937 a ...
'' (1928)
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Bride of the Desert
''Bride of the Desert'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Duke Worne and starring Alice Calhoun, LeRoy Mason and Ethan Laidlaw.
Cast
* Alice Calhoun as Joanna Benton
* LeRoy Mason as Fugitive
* Ethan Laidlaw as Tom Benton
* L ...
'' (1929)
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The Devil's Chaplain
''The Devil's Chaplain'' is a 1929 American silent romance film directed by Duke Worne, written by Arthur Hoerl and George Bronson Howard and featuring Boris Karloff. It was produced by Trem Carr and released by Rayart Pictures.
Cast
* Corneli ...
'' (1929)
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Anne Against the World
''Anne Against the World'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Duke Worne and featuring Boris Karloff.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c.1971
Cast
* Shirley Mason as Anne
* Ja ...
'' (1929)
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Handcuffed
''Handcuffed'' is a 1929 American silent mystery film directed by Duke Worne and starring Virginia Brown Faire, Wheeler Oakman and Dean Jagger.Munden p.322
Synopsis
Gerald Morely's father is ruined in a stock fraud and commits suicide. When shor ...
'' (1929)
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Some Mother's Boy
''Some Mother's Boy'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Mary Carr, Jason Robards Sr. and Jobyna Ralston.Munden p.742
Synopsis
When two young tearaways are fleeing from the scene of a crime one is shot and ...
'' (1929)
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When Dreams Come True'' (1929)
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The Midnight Special'' (1930)
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The Last Ride'' (1931)
References
External links
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1888 births
1933 deaths
American film directors
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
Male actors from Philadelphia
20th-century American male actors
Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery