''Laughing Bill Hyde'' is a
lost
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History
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1918 American
adventure film
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directed by
Hobart Henley
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and written by
Willard Mack
Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and playwright.
Life and career
He was born Charles Willard McLaughlin in Morrisburg, Ontario. At an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New ...
. The film stars
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...
,
Anna Lehr
Anna Lehr (November 17, 1890 – January 22, 1974) was an American silent film and stage actress.''At The Majestic'', ''Sheboygan Press'', May 24, 1916, p. 2
Biography
Born in New York City to Austrian immigrant parents, Frank Lehr and Emilie Fr ...
, Clarence Oliver, Joseph Herbert, Robert Conville, and
Dan Mason
Dan Mason (born Daniel Grassman; February 9, 1857 – July 6, 1929) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1913 to 1929. He is remembered as the "Skipper" in the "Toonerville Folks" comedy films.Goldwyn Pictures
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.
It was filmed at the
Fort Lee studios.
Plot
Cast
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Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...
as Bill Hyde
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Anna Lehr
Anna Lehr (November 17, 1890 – January 22, 1974) was an American silent film and stage actress.''At The Majestic'', ''Sheboygan Press'', May 24, 1916, p. 2
Biography
Born in New York City to Austrian immigrant parents, Frank Lehr and Emilie Fr ...
as Ponotah
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Clarence Oliver as Dr. Evan Thomas
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Joseph Herbert as Joseph Wesley Slayforth
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Robert Conville
Robert Conville (1881 - 1950) was an American silent film and theatrical actor. He appeared in several films with Marguerite Clark. He also appeared in several films that are not listed in sources.George A. Katchmer''A Biographical Dictionary of Si ...
as Denny Slevin
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Dan Mason
Dan Mason (born Daniel Grassman; February 9, 1857 – July 6, 1929) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1913 to 1929. He is remembered as the "Skipper" in the "Toonerville Folks" comedy films.John St. Polis
John M. St. Polis (born John Marie Sainpolis; November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor.
Biography
St. Polis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before starting his film career, he made a name for himself on the Broadway ...
as Black Jack Burg
*
Mabel Ballin
Mabel Ballin (née Croft; January 1, 1885 – July 24, 1958), was an American motion-picture actress of the silent film era.
Early life and career
Mabel Croft was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 1, 1885. Some sources give 1887 as h ...
as Alice Walker
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1918 films
American adventure films
1918 adventure films
Goldwyn Pictures films
Films directed by Hobart Henley
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Lost American films
Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
1918 lost films
Lost adventure films
Films based on works by Rex Beach
1910s English-language films
1910s American films
Silent adventure films
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