Edward J. Montagne (1885–1932) was a British

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

who worked in the American film industry during 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 ...

.Kellow p.455 He worked with prominent studios of the era such as

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Selznick Pictures Selznick Pictures was an American film production company active between 1916 and 1923 during the silent era. History Selznick Pictures was founded in April 1916 by Lewis J. Selznick following his loss of control at World Film. Selznick moved p ...

and

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. He was the father of the producer and director Edward Montagne.

Selected filmography

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The Wheels of Justice ''The Wheels of Justice'' is a 1915 American silent film written by Edward J. Montagne, directed by Theodore Marston, and starring Dorothy Kelly, James Morrison and Louise Beaudet. It premiered in February 1915, before its wide release in Augus ...

'' (1915) * ''

The Conflict ''The Conflict'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Lucille Lee Stewart, Huntley Gordon and Wilfred Lytell.Connelly p.51 Cast * Lucille Lee Stewart as Madeleine Turner * Jessie Miller as Jeanette Harcour ...

'' (1916) * '' Freddy's Narrow Escape'' (1916) * '' The Maelstrom'' (1917) * ''

Sunlight's Last Raid ''Sunlight's Last Raid'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by William Wolbert and starring Gayne Whitman, Mary Anderson and Vincente Howard.Weaver, p. 499. Cast * Mary Anderson as Janet Warned * Gayne Whitman as Jack Conway * ...

'' (1917) * '' The Message of the Mouse'' (1917) * ''

Hoarded Assets ''Hoarded Assets'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Paul Scardon and written by Edward J. Montagne and Garfield Thompson. The film stars Harry T. Morey, Betty Blythe, and George Majeroni George Majeroni, also known as Giorg ...

'' (1918) * '' To the Highest Bidder'' (1918) * '' The Man Who Won'' (1919) * '' Children of Destiny'' (1920) * '' The Daughter Pays'' (1920) * ''

Red Foam ''Red Foam'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Zena Keefe, Harry Tighe and Huntley Gordon.Monaco p.273 Cast * Zena Keefe as Mrs. Andy Freeman * Harry Tighe as Andy Freeman * Huntley Gordon as Arnold Dr ...

'' (1920) * '' The Greatest Love'' (1920) * '' The Point of View'' (1920) * '' Chivalrous Charley'' (1921) * '' Conceit'' (1921) * ''

A Man's Home ''A Man's Home'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Harry T. Morey, Kathlyn Williams and Faire Binney.Munden p.490 It is based on the 1917 Broadway play of the same title by Edmund Breese and Anna Steese Ric ...

'' (1921) * '' The Last Door'' (1921) * ''

Remorseless Love ''Remorseless Love'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Niles Welch and Jerry Devine.Munden p.644 Cast * Elaine Hammerstein as Ruth Baird * Niles Welch as Enoch Morrison * Jer ...

'' (1921) * '' Bucking the Tiger'' (1921) * '' After Midnight'' (1921) * ''

The Miracle of Manhattan ''The Miracle of Manhattan'' is a lost 1921 American silent melodrama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Elaine Hammerstein and Matt Moore. It was produced by Lewis J. Selznick(of Selznick Pictures) and released through Select Pict ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

A Wide Open Town ''A Wide Open Town'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Conway Tearle, Faire Binney and James Seeley.Munden p.900 It is unknown whether the film survives. Cast * Conway Tearle as Billy Clifford * Faire Binn ...

'' (1922) * '' One Week of Love'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Love's Masquerade'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

Channing of the Northwest ''Channing of the Northwest'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Eugene O'Brien, Gladden James and Norma Shearer.Jacobs & Braum p. 68 Plot As described in a film magazine, Channing (O'Brien), a member of t ...

'' (1922) * '' The Common Law'' (1923) * '' Rupert of Hentzau'' (1923) * '' The Last of the Duanes'' (1924) * '' Painted People'' (1924) * ''

The Storm Daughter ''The Storm Daughter'' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Priscilla Dean. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Some sources claim Edward J. Le Saint and/or Colin Campbell as a ...

'' (1924) * '' Secrets of the Night'' (1924) * ''

Alias Mary Flynn ''Alias Mary Flynn'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine review, John Reagan, Sr. adopts Mary Flynn after rescuing her ...

'' (1925) * '' The Combat'' (1926) * '' The Mystery Club'' (1926) * '' The Flaming Frontier'' (1926) * '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1927) * '' Surrender'' (1927) * ''

Shanghaied Shanghaied may refer to: *Shanghaiing, or forced conscription * ''Shanghaied'' (1915 film), a film starring Charlie Chaplin * ''Shanghaied'' (1927 film), a 1927 American silent film * ''Shanghaied'' (1934 film), an animated short film starring Mi ...

'' (1927) * '' It Can Be Done'' (1929) * '' The Love Trap'' (1929)

References

Bibliography

* Kellow, Brian. ''The Bennetts: An Acting Family''. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

External links

* 1885 births 1932 deaths English emigrants to the United States British male screenwriters Writers from London 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century British screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-1880s-stub