Harry L. Franklin (September 5, 1880 – July 3, 1927) was a director of

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 ...

s in the United States.

Life

Franklin was born in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

, and began his film directing career as an assistant to

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. He worked for

Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leas ...

and directed several

Hale Hamilton Hale Rice Hamilton (February 28, 1880 – May 19, 1942) was an American actor, writer and producer. Biography Hamilton was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1880. (His birth year is sometimes listed as either 1879 or 1883.) Hamilton's Broadway debut w ...

films. He was accused of smuggling alcohol in film canisters in violation of the

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. Franklin married Mildred Dean. He was found dead in

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, in July 1927, aged 46.

Films

*'' The Secret Gift'' (1920) *''

Rouge and Riches ''Rouge and Riches'' is a lost 1920 silent film drama directed by Harry L. Franklin. It starred Mary MacLaren. It was produced and distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Mary MacLaren - Becky * Alberta Lee - Aunt Lucia * ...

'' (1920) *'' Her Five-Foot Highness'' (1920) *''

After His Own Heart ''After His Own Heart'' is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film based on a 1919 short story of the same name by Ben Ames Williams. It was adapted for the screen by Albert Shelby Le Vino and directed by Harry L. Franklin. The film stars Hale ...

'' (1919) *''

The Four-Flusher ''The Four Flusher'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Harry L. Franklin and starring Hale Hamilton and Ruth Stonehouse. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Cast *Hale Hamilton as Lon Withers *Ruth Stonehouse ...

'' (1919) *'' That's Good'' (1919) *''

Johnny-on-the-Spot ''Johnny-on-the-Spot'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film. Directed by Harry L. Franklin, the film stars Hale Hamilton, Louise Lovely, and Philo McCullough. It was released on February 17, 1919. Cast list * Hale Hamilton as Johnny Rutledge * ...

'' (1919) *''

Full of Pep ''Full of Pep'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film, directed by Harry L. Franklin. It stars Hale Hamilton, Alice Lake, and Alice Knowland, and was released on May 26, 1919. Cast list * Hale Hamilton as Jimmy Baxter * Alice Lake as Felicia ...

'' (1919) *'' The Winning of Beatrice'' (1918) *''

Kildare of Storm ''Kildare of Storm'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures and directed by Harry L. Franklin. It stars Broadway actress Emily Stevens. June Mathis and Jere F. Looney provided the scenario. Plot ...

'' (1918) * Sylvia on a Spree 1917

References

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