Henry Otto (August 8, 1877 – August 3, 1952) was an American

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 ...

actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Otto contributed to over 150 films throughout his career working as an actor and a director throughout. He directed many films in 1914, in films such as '' When a Woman Waits'', '' In Tune'', ''

The Archeologist ''The Archeologist'' is a 1914 American silent film, silent short film, short Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Henry Otto starring Edward Coxen, Ed, Winifred Greenwood, and John Steppling (actor), John Steppling. Cast * Ed C ...

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The Redemption of a Pal ''The Redemption of a Pal'' is a 1914 American silent film, silent Drama film, drama Short subject, short directed by Henry Otto starring Edith Borella, Charlotte Burton, George Field (actor), George Field, Winifred Greenwood and Edward Coxen. ...

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Charlotte Burton Charlotte E. Burton (May 30, 1881 – March 28, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Career Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Film Manufacturing Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joine ...

and George Field. He retired from film in 1942. Otto was found dead on August 4, 1952, in Los Angeles.

Selected filmography

Actor

* ''Harbor Island'' (1912, Short) - General Arieno - Owner of Harbor Island * ''The Lipton Cup: Introducing Sir Thomas Lipton'' (1913) * ''Margarita and the Mission Funds'' (1913, Short) - Padre Sandez of the Mission * ''Through the Centuries'' (1914, Short) - Amos Willing * ''Elizabeth's Prayer'' (1914) - Richard Lee, A Sporty Acquaintance * ''The Zaca Lake Mystery'' (1915, Short) - The Hunter * ''Half a Rogue'' (1916) - Ex-Senator Henderson * ''

Mister 44 ''Mister 44'' is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry Otto and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Lester Cuneo, Yona Landowska, Henry Otto, and Aileen Allen. It is based on 1916 novel of the same name by E.J. Rath. The f ...

'' (1916) - Dick Westfall * ''Lorelei of the Sea'' (1917) - John Grey * '' The Outlaw Express'' (1926) - John Mills * ''

The Iron Mask ''The Iron Mask'' is a 1929 American part-talkie adventure film directed by Allan Dwan. It is an adaptation of the last section of the 1847-1850 novel ''The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French l ...

'' (1929) - The King's Valet * '' The Quitter'' (1929) - Dr. Abott * ''

One Hysterical Night ''One Hysterical Night'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William James Craft and starring Reginald Denny, Nora Lane, Walter Brennan and Peter Gawthorne. Plot summary A wealthy man dresses up as Napoleon for a fancy dress ...

'' (1929) - Dr. Hayden * '' Sea Devils'' (1931) - Governor * ''

Svengali Svengali () is a character in the novel ''Trilby'' which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young half-Irish girl, and makes her into a famous singer. Definition ...

'' (1931) - Man with Opera Glasses (uncredited) * ''

Beware of Ladies ''Beware of Ladies'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Donald Cook, Judith Allen and George Meeker.Gates p.95 A female newspaper reporter is sent by her editor to cover a political contest between a naïve n ...

'' (1936) - Plainclothesman (uncredited) * ''

The 13th Man ''The 13th Man'', also known as ''The Thirteenth Man'', is a 1937 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Weldon Heyburn, Inez Courtney and Selmer Jackson. It was the first film released by the relaunched Monogram Pictures af ...

'' (1937) - One Punch (uncredited) * ''

Here's Flash Casey ''Here's Flash Casey'' is a 1937 American film directed by Lynn Shores and starring Eric Linden and Boots Mallory. Plot Flash Casey is able finally to get the job as photographer at Globe Press. And he would like to marry newspaper woman Kay Lann ...

'' (1938) - Dock Warden (uncredited) * ''

Silver Queen ''Silver Queen'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring George Brent and Priscilla Lane. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards; one for Best Score and one for Best Art Direction ( Ralph Berger, Emile Ku ...

'' (1942) - Fight Spectator (uncredited) * '' Sweet Rosie O'Grady'' (1943) - Minor Role (uncredited) (final film role)

Director

* ''Betty's Bandit'' (1912) * ''Beppo'' (1914) * ''The Measure of Leon Du Bray'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1916) * ''The River of Romance'' (1916) * ''Mister 44'' (1916) * ''

Big Tremaine ''Big Tremaine'' is a 1916 American silent romantic drama film directed by Henry Otto and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Lester Cuneo, Albert Ellis, Lillian Hayward, and William Ehfe. It is based on the 1914 novel of the same name by ...

'' (1916) * '' The River of Romance'' (1916) * ''The Butterfly Girl'' (1917) * ''Their Honeymoon Baby'' (1918) * '' Wild Life'' (1918) * ''

The Island of Intrigue ''The Island of Intrigue'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film, directed by Henry Otto. It stars May Allison, Jack Mower, and Frederick Vroom, and was released on April 7, 1919. Cast list * May Allison as Maida Waring * Jack Mower as Gi ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Amateur Adventuress ''The Amateur Adventuress'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Otto and starring Emmy Wehlen. It is based on a short story by Thomas Edgelow that appeared in ''Young's Magazine'' (Oct. 1918). Maxwell Karger produced with ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Great Romance ''For the silent film see The Great Romance (film)'' ''The Great Romance'' is a science fiction and Utopian novel, first published in New Zealand in 1881. It had a significant influence on Edward Bellamy's 1888 ''Looking Backward'', the most po ...

'' (1919) * ''

Fair and Warmer ''Fair and Warmer'' is a three-act comedy play by the American writer Avery Hopwood. It was first staged at the Eltinge Theatre in New York City on November 15, 1915, running for 377 performances, featuring Madge Kennedy, John Cumberland, Janet ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Microbe ''The Microbe'' is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by Henry Otto. It stars Viola Dana, Kenneth Harlan, and Arthur Maude, and was released on July 21, 1919. Cast list * Viola Dana as Happy O'Brien, aka "The Microbe" * Kenneth ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Great Victory ''The Great Victory'' or ''The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns'' is a 1919 American silent war drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Creighton Hale, Florence Billings and Helen Ferguson.Balogh p.18 ...

'' (1919) * '' The Willow Tree'' (1920) * '' The Cheater'' (1920) * ''A Slave of Vanity'' (1920) * '' Lovebound'' (1923) * ''The Temple of Venus'' (1923) * ''

Dante's Inferno ''Inferno'' (; Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem ''Divine Comedy''. It is followed by ''Purgatorio'' and '' Paradiso''. The ''Inferno'' describes Dante's journey through Hell, gui ...

'' (1924) * '' The Folly of Vanity'' (1924) * ''

The Ancient Mariner ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' (originally ''The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere'') is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–1798 and published in 1798 in the first edition of ''Lyrical Ballad ...

'' (1925) * ''Alma de Gaucho'' (1930)

Writer

* ''Memories of the Past'' (1911) * ''Oh, Such a Night!'' (1912) * ''All on Account of a Transfer'' (1913) * ''Lola'' (Scenario, 1914) * ''The Phantom Fortune'' (Scenario, 1915) * ''Half a Rogue'' (Scenario, 1916) * ''The River of Romance'' (Scenario, 1916) * ''Big Tremaine'' (1916) * ''A Slave of Vanity'' (Scenario, 1920) * ''The Temple of Venus'' (Story, 1923)

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