Earle Rodney (4 June 1888 – 16 December 1932) was a Canadian screenwriter, actor, and

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. He wrote for more than 100 films between 1926 and 1947 (posthumous credit). He also acted in 69 films between 1915 and 1929, often paired with

Dorothy Devore Dorothy Devore (born Alma Inez Williams; June 22, 1899 – September 10, 1976) was an American silent film actress and comedian. Early life Born as Alma Inez Williams in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 22, 1899, her family soon moved to Los Angele ...

. He was born in

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, and died in

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from

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Selected filmography

Shades of Shakespeare (1919) - Lake & Rodney

* ''

The Nick of Time Baby ''The Nick of Time Baby'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Sylvia Ashton * Robert Bolder (as Bobby Bolder) * Helen Bray * Teddy the Dog * Tom Kennedy * Larry Lyndon * Ear ...

'' (1916 - acted) * ''

Whose Baby? ''Whose Baby?'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame ac ...

'' (1917 - acted) * ''

Keys of the Righteous ''Keys of the Righteous'' is a surviving 1918 American silent drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by C. Gardner Sullivan. The film stars Enid Bennett, Earle Rodney, George Nichols, Josef Swickard, Karl Formes, and Gertrude Claire. Th ...

'' (1918 - acted) * '' Naughty, Naughty'' (1918) * ''

The Biggest Show on Earth ''The Biggest Show on Earth'' is a surviving 1918 American silent drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Julien Josephson and Florence Vincent. The film stars Enid Bennett, Bliss Chevalier, Ethel Lynne, Melbourne MacDowell, Jack Nel ...

'' (1918) * ''

The City of Tears ''The City of Tears'' is a lost 1918 silent film comedy drama directed by Elsie Jane Wilson and starring Carmel Myers and Leatrice Joy. It was distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Carmel Myers - Rosa Carillo *Edwin August ...

'' (1918) * ''

Know Thy Wife ''Know Thy Wife'' is a surviving 1918 silent comedy short film starring Dorothy Devore and produced by Al Christie. Cast *Dorothy Devore - Betty Browning (*billed Dorothy De Vore) *Leota Lorraine - Lillian *Earle Rodney Earle Rodney (4 June ...

'' (1918) * '' A Roman Scandal'' (1919 - acted) * '' Her Bridal Nightmare'' (1920 - acted) * '' Crazy to Act'' (1927 - director) * '' Heart Trouble'' (1928 - writer) * ''

The Campus Vamp ''The Campus Vamp'' is a 1928 American silent comedy short starring Daphne Pollard and Johnny Burke. "This early Mack Sennett comedy features a young Carole Lombard as well as the early two color Technicolor film" for a beach sequence that incl ...

'' (1928 - writer) * ''

Girl Crazy ''Girl Crazy'' is a 1930 musical by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Ethel Merman made her stage debut in the first production and co-lead Ginger Rogers became an overnight star. Rich in song, ...

'' (1929 - acted) * '' The Old Barn'' (1929 - writer) * ''

The Bees' Buzz ''The Bees' Buzz'' is a 1929 American film directed by Mack Sennett. Cast * Harry Gribbon as Homer Ashcraft * Andy Clyde as Peggy's father * Barbara Leonard as Peggy *Tyler Brooke as Peggy's suitor *Vernon Dent as Jim *Ruth Kane as A party gues ...

'' (1929 - writer) * ''

Midnight Daddies ''Midnight Daddies'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Andy Clyde, Harry Gribbon, and Rosemary Theby.Balducci, p. 99 It was the last feature film that Sennett directed: his remaining six films were B ...

'' (1930, writer) * ''

Ghost Parade ''Ghost Parade'' is a 1931 American short subject film directed by Mack Sennett. Plot summary A disparate group of characters are menaced in a haunted house by mice playing a xylophone, a talking dog, a gorilla, and each other. Cast * Harry G ...

'' (1931 - writer) * ''

I Surrender Dear "I Surrender Dear" (sometimes written as "I Surrender, Dear") is a song composed by Harry Barris with lyrics by Gordon Clifford, first performed by Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with Bing Crosby in 1931, which became his first s ...

'' (1931 - writer) * '' One More Chance'' (1931 - writer) * '' Dream House'' (1931 - writer) * ''

Billboard Girl ''Billboard Girl'' is a 1932 Educational-Mack Sennett Featurette (No. S2709) starring Bing Crosby and directed by Leslie Pearce. This was the fourth of the six short films Crosby made for Mack Sennett and which helped launch his career as a sol ...

'' (1932 - writer) * '' The Road to Hollywood'' (1947 - material)

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* 1888 births 1932 deaths 20th-century Canadian male actors Deaths from pneumonia in California Canadian screenwriters Canadian male film actors Film directors from Toronto Male actors from Toronto Writers from Toronto 20th-century Canadian screenwriters Canadian emigrants to the United States {{Canada-screenwriter-stub