Frank Whitson (March 22, 1877 – March 19, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in

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, and died in

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. Whitson performed in vaudeville and in stock theater before he began working in films.

Selected filmography

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The House with Nobody in It ''The House with Nobody in It'', also released as ''The House with Nobody Home'', is a three-reel American silent drama film released on September 22, 1915 by the Gaumont Film Company as a Rialto Star Feature and distributed by the Mutual Film C ...

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Gold and the Woman ''Gold and the Woman'' is a 1916 American silent film, silent drama film directed by James Vincent and starring Theda Bara. The film is now considered to be lost film, lost. Plot Dugald Chandos, an early English settler in America, tries to b ...

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The Mark of Cain The curse of Cain and the mark of Cain are phrases that originated in the story of Cain and Abel in the Book of Genesis. In the stories, if someone harmed Cain, the damage would come back sevenfold. Some interpretations view this as a physica ...

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If My Country Should Call ''If My Country Should Call'' is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Jack Nelson and Dorothy Phillips. The film was written by Ida May Park, based on a story by Virginia Terhune Van de Water. The film's t ...

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The Morals of Hilda The Morals of Hilda is a 1916 American silent film directed by Lloyd B. Carleton. The melodrama is based on the story of Henry Christeen Warnack and features Gretchen Lederer, Lois Wilson and Emory Johnson. August and Hilda were living toge ...

'' (1916) * '' The Price of Silence'' (1916) * '' The Clock'' (1917) * ''

Social Briars ''Social Briars'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry King and starring Mary Miles Minter. The story was by Jeanne Judson, and it was filmed under the working title of "The Greater Call." As with many of Minter's feat ...

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Boston Blackie's Little Pal ''Boston Blackie's Little Pal'' is a 1918 American silent drama film, directed by E. Mason Hopper. It stars Bert Lytell, Rhea Mitchell, and Rosemary Theby, and was released on August 26, 1918. Plot Boston Blackie is a notorious crook who has set ...

'' (1918) * '' A Trick of Fate'' (1919) * '' The Son-of-a-Gun'' (1919) * '' 3 Gold Coins'' (1920) * ''

The Adventures of Tarzan ''The Adventures of Tarzan'' (1921) is a 15 chapter movie serial which features the third and final appearance of Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan. The serial was produced by Louis Weiss, written by Robert F. Hill and Lillian Valentine (partially b ...

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Gilded Lies ''Gilded Lies'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Eugene O'Brien, Martha Mansfield and Frank Whitson.Munden p.289 Cast * Eugene O'Brien as Keene McComb * Martha Mansfield as Hester Thorpe * Frank ...

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Headin' West ''Headin' West'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William James Craft and featuring Hoot Gibson. It is not known if the film survives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Bill Perkins (Gibson), a stowaway on a mail plane, e ...

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The Man from Hell's River ''The Man from Hell's River'', also known as simply ''Hell's River'', is a 1922 American silent Western film starring Irving Cummings, Eva Novak, and Wallace Beery. The screenplay was written by Cummings based upon the story "God of Her People" ...

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Fortune's Mask ''Fortune's Mask'' is a 1922 American drama film starring Earle Williams and featuring Oliver Hardy. It is unknown whether any print of the film survives; it may be a lost film. Plot Cast * Earle Williams as Ramón Olivarra (aka Dicky Malone ...

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The Tango Cavalier ''The Tango Cavalier'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Charles R. Seeling and starring George Larkin, Frank Whitson and Ollie Kirkby. Plot U.S. Secret Service agent Don Lawson goes on an undercover assignment as Don Arm ...

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The Bolted Door ''The Bolted Door'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by William Worthington and written by George Randolph Chester. It is based on the 1910 novel ''The Bolted Door'' by George Gibbs. The film stars Frank Mayo, Charles A. Stevenson, Phyl ...

'' (1923) * '' $50,000 Reward'' (1924) * ''

Racing for Life ''Racing for Life'' is a 1924 American silent action film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Eva Novak, William Fairbanks and Philo McCullough.Munden p.627 Cast * Eva Novak as Grace Danton * William Fairbanks as Jack Grant * Philo McCullo ...

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The White Panther ''The White Panther'' is a 1924 American drama film set in India starring Australian actor Snowy Baker in a story about the love affair between Major Wainwright, an English officer, and the governor's daughter. It features an early appearance by ...

'' (1924) * '' Her Man'' (1924) * ''

Ten Scars Make a Man ''Ten Scars Make a Man'' is a 1924 American adventure film serial written by Phillip Barry and directed by William Parke. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Allene Ray as Jean Morell * Jack Mower as Jack O'Day * Rose Burdick as Rita More ...

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The Pell Street Mystery ''The Pell Street Mystery'' is a 1924 American silent action film directed by Joseph Franz and starring George Larkin, Frank Whitson, and Ollie Kirby. It is part of a series of films featuring Larkin as a New York City newspaper reporter. Pl ...

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Bad Man's Bluff ''Bad Man's Bluff'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring Jay Wilsey, Molly Malone and Frank Whitson. It was the last film to be distributed under the Associated Exhibitors banner following its merger with ...

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Walloping Kid ''Walloping Kid'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert J. Horner and starring William Barrymore, Jack Richardson and Frank Whitson.Langman, p. 489 Cast * William Barrymore as The Walloping Kid * Jack Richardson as Don ...

'' (1926) * '' Hidden Aces'' (1927) * '' The Texas Tornado'' (1928)

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* 1877 births 1946 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub