Hope Loring (29 January 1894 – 17 January 1959) was an English

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. She wrote for 63 films between 1918 and 1931. She was born in England and died in

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. She was married to fellow screenwriter and producer

Louis D. Lighton Louis D. Lighton (November 25, 1895 – February 1, 1963) was an American screenwriter and producer. He wrote for 40 films between 1920 and 1927. He also produced 30 films between 1928 and 1951. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska and died in Pa ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Lure of the Circus'' (1918) * ''

The Red Glove ''The Red Glove'' is a 1919 American film serial directed by J. P. McGowan for Universal. The film is considered to be lost. Plot Walcamp played a "fearless cowgirl" engaged in "perilous adventures" in the cliffhanger style. One episode featur ...

'' (1919) * '' Wolf Tracks'' (1920) * '' Masked'' (1920) * '' Thieves' Clothes'' (1920) * ''

The Vanishing Dagger ''The Vanishing Dagger'' is a 1920 American adventure film serial directed by Edward A. Kull, J. P. McGowan, and Eddie Polo. It is presumed to be a lost film. Portions of this serial were filmed in England. The film had the working title ''The ...

'' (1920) * '' The Blue Fox'' (1921) * ''

Thorns and Orange Blossoms ''Thorns and Orange Blossoms'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Estelle Taylor, Kenneth Harlan, and Edith Roberts Edith Roberts may refer to: * Edith Roberts (actress), American silent film actress ...

'' (1922) * '' Paid Back'' (1922) * ''

Don't Marry for Money ''Don't Marry for Money'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring House Peters, Rubye De Remer, and Aileen Pringle.

'' (1923) * ''

The Woman of Bronze ''The Woman of Bronze'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor and distributed through Metro Pictures. It is based on a 1920 Broadway play by Henry Kistemaeckers (adapted by Paul Kester) which starred Margaret Anglin, Joh ...

'' (1923) * '' East Side - West Side'' (1923) * '' K – The Unknown'' (1924) * '' The Lullaby'' (1924) * '' Cornered'' (1924) * ''

Little Annie Rooney ''Little Annie Rooney'' is a comic strip about a young orphaned girl who traveled about with her dog, Zero. King Features Syndicate launched the strip on January 10, 1927, not long after it was apparent that the Chicago Tribune Syndicate had sc ...

'' (1925) * ''

Ranger of the Big Pines ''Ranger of the Big Pines'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Kenneth Harlan, Eugene Pallette and Helene Costello.Munden, p. 634 Cast * Kenneth Harlan as Ross Cavanagh * Eugene Pallette * Helene Cos ...

'' (1925) * '' Wandering Footsteps'' (1925) * ''

The Crown of Lies ''The Crown of Lies'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Pola Negri. It was produced and financed by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a ...

'' (1926) * '' The Blind Goddess'' (1926) * ''

Fig Leaves ''Fig Leaves'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, released by Fox Film Corporation, and starring George O'Brien and Olive Borden. The film had a sequence, a fashion show, that was filmed in 2-strip Technicolor. ...

'' (1926) * '' It'' (1927) * '' Children of Divorce'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

The Woman on Trial ''The Woman on Trial'' is a 1927 American silent film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Pola Negri, and based on the play ''Confession'' by Erno Wajda (aka Ernest Vajda). Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky, and B. P. Schulberg produced for Param ...

'' (1927) * '' Get Your Man'' (1927) * '' The Showdown'' (1928) * ''

The Four Feathers ''The Four Feathers'' is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. In December 1901, ''Cornhill Magazine'' announced the title as one of two new serial stories to be published in t ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

This Is Heaven ''This Is Heaven'' is a 1929 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Vilma Bánky. It was produced by Samuel Goldwyn and released through United Artists. The film concerns a newly arrived Hungarian immigr ...

'' (1929)

References

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Hope Loring
at the Women Film Pioneers Project 1894 births 1959 deaths British women screenwriters Women film pioneers 20th-century English screenwriters {{screen-writer-stub