Jay Marchant (January 7, 1888 – June 14, 1962) was an American

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and actor of the

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. He directed 22 films between 1921 and 1925, including five

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s for the

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. He was born in

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and died in

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Selected filmography

* ''

King of the Circus ''King of the Circus'' is a 1920 American action film serial directed by J. P. McGowan. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Eddie Polo as Eddie King * Corrine Porter as Helen Howard * Kittoria Beveridge as Mary Warren * Harry Madison as ...

'' (1920) * '' Do or Die'' (1921) * ''

Perils of the Yukon ''Perils of the Yukon'' is a 1922 American Northern (genre), Northern silent film, silent film serial directed by Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff. This serial was presumabed to be lost film, lost, but a copy is preserved by the ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Ghost City ''The Ghost City'' is a 1923 American silent Western film serial directed by Jay Marchant. It is considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, in Sunshine Valley, California, there is trouble aplenty brewing. Laughing La ...

'' (1923) * '' The Iron Man'' (1924) * ''

The Great Circus Mystery ''The Great Circus Mystery'' is a 1925 American adventure film serial directed by Jay Marchant. Cast Chapter titles # Pact of Peril # A Cry for Help # A Race with Death # The Plunge of Peril # The Ladder of Life # A Leap for Liberty # Harvest ...

'' (1925) * '' The Fighting Ranger'' (1925) * ''

The Great Sensation ''The Great Sensation'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Jay Marchant and starring William Fairbanks, Pauline Garon and Lloyd Whitlock.Munden p.313 The son of a wealthy family masquerades as a chauffeur, and thwarts the plans of ...

'' (1925)

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* 1888 births 1962 deaths American film directors American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from South Dakota {{US-film-director-1880s-stub