Floyd Thornton Martin - Swan in the Land of the Sky Blue Water - Smithsonian American Art Museum

Floyd Martin Thornton (often credited as F. Martin Thornton, November 4, 1884 – April 1, 1956) was an American

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and

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active in the United Kingdom in the 1910s and 1920s. He also directed films for the

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. Born in 1884 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he worked for some years in England. In 1915 he married the British actress

Evelyn Boucher Evelyn May Boucher (15 March 1892–5 June 1991) was a British film actress who had a number of leading roles in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s appearing in films such as ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' and ''The Man Who Bought London'' ...

at Steyning in West Sussex.England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 for Floyd Martin Thornton 1915 They had two sons, both born in England: Edward E. Martin (1916–2010) and Paul Mulford Martin (1921–1994). In 1925 he and his family left the UK for America,USA Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 (1925) - Thornton Family where they all remained for the rest of their lives. He died in April 1956 in Orange, California.

Selected filmography

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'' (1912) * '' Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (1914) *''Dead Men Tell No Tales'', 1914 short film * '' The World, the Flesh and the Devil'' (1914) first feature-length dramatic film made in Kinemacolor * ''

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'' (1915) * '' The Faith of a Child'' (1915) * '' Jane Shore'' (1915) * '' The Man Who Bought London'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

A Man the Army Made ''A Man the Army Made'' is a 1917 British silent war drama film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, Paul R. Hall and H. Agar Lyons.Low p.102 Cast * Queenie Thomas as Queenie Clarke * Corporal Paul R. Hall as Dick Clarke ...

'' (1917) * '' The Happy Warrior'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

A Romany Lass ''A Romany Lass'' is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Marjorie Villis and Bernard Dudley.Low p.299 Cast * James Knight as Donald MacLean * Marjorie Villis as Rilka * Bernard Dud ...

'' (1918) * ''

Nature's Gentleman ''Nature's Gentleman'' is a 1918 British silent romance film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Madge Stuart and Arthur M. Cullin.Low p.296 Cast * James Knight as James Davis * Madge Stuart as Lady Harcourt * Art ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Splendid Coward ''The Splendid Coward'' is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Roy Travers.Goble p.963 Cast * James Knight as Dick Swinton * Joan Legge as Dora Dundas * Roy Travers a ...

'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' The Flame'' (1920) * '' The Iron Stair'' (1920) * ''

Bars of Iron ''Bars of Iron'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Madge White, Rowland Myles and Joseph R. Tozer. It was based on a 1916 novel '' The Bars of Iron'' by Ethel M. Dell.Goble p.122 Cast * Madge ...

'' (1920) * ''

My Lord Conceit ''My Lord Conceit'' is a 1921 British crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Evelyn Boucher, Maresco Marisini and Rowland Myles.Goble p.391 Cast * Evelyn Boucher as Beryl Foster * Maresco Marisini as Count Savona * Rowland ...

'' (1921) * '' Frailty'' (1921) * '' The Prey of the Dragon'' (1921) * ''

Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills ''Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' is a 1921 British silent romance film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Madge Stuart, Eille Norwood and Lewis Gilbert. It was based on a novel by Edith Nepean. Cast * Madge Stuart as Gwyneth * Eille ...

'' (1921) * ''

Lamp in the Desert ''Lamp in the Desert'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Gladys Jennings, Louis Willoughby and George K. Arthur. It was adapted from a 1919 novel by Ethel M. Dell and turned into a script by Lesli ...

'' (1922) * '' Belonging'' (1922) * '' Melody of Death'' (1922) * ''

Little Brother of God ''Little Brother of God'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton.Goble p.840 Cast * Alec Fraser as Donald Wainwright * Lionelle Howard as Douglas Wainwright * Victor McLaglen as King Kennidy * Varies Nicka ...

'' (1922) * ''

Women and Diamonds ''Women and Diamonds'' is a 1924 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Victor McLaglen, Madge Stuart and Florence Turner. Cast * Victor McLaglen as Brian Owen * Madge Stuart as Olive Seaton * Florence Turner ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925)

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* 1884 births 1956 deaths American film directors People from New Brunswick, New Jersey Writers from New Brunswick, New Jersey {{US-film-director-1880s-stub