Lewis Allen Browne (January 18, 1876 – May 24, 1937) was an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

of the

silent era 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, wh ...

.Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.383

Selected filmography

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The Dangerous Paradise ''The Dangerous Paradise'' is a 1920 American silent comedy drama film directed by William P. S. Earle and starring Louise Huff, Harry Benham, and Ida Darling.Matthew Kennedy. ''Edmund Goulding's Dark Victory: Hollywood's Genius Bad Boy''. Ter ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Road of Ambition ''The Road of Ambition'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Conway Tearle, Florence Dixon and Gladden James.Katchmer p.934 Cast * Conway Tearle as Bill Matthews * Florence Dixon as Daphne ...

'' (1920) * ''

Marooned Hearts ''Marooned Hearts'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud. It starred Conway Tearle and Zena Keefe. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dr. Paul Carrington (Tearle), a young surgeon looked to for great thing ...

'' (1920) * ''

A Man of Stone ''A Man of Stone'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Conway Tearle, Betty Howe, and Martha Mansfield. Plot As described in a film magazine, after returning to London, Captain Deering (Tearle) of th ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Way of a Maid ''The Way of a Maid'' is a surviving 1921 American silent comedy-drama film produced by Selznick Pictures and starring Elaine Hammerstein. It was released by Select Pictures and directed by William P. S. Earle from an original story for the scree ...

'' (1921) * '' Clay Dollars'' (1921) * ''

Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby ''Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Helen Lindroth and Warburton Gamble.Connelly p.397 It was produced by Selznick Pictures and shot at the company' ...

'' (1921) * '' The Highest Law'' (1921) * '' Handcuffs or Kisses'' (1921) * ''

Society Snobs ''Society Snobs'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Conway Tearle, Vivian Forrester and Ida Darling.Munden p.741 Cast * Conway Tearle as Lorenzo Carilo / Duke d'Amunzi * Vivian Forrester as Martha Man ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Snitching Hour ''The Snitching Hour'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Arthur Housman, Gladys Leslie, and Nita Naldi.Monaco p. 139 Cast * Arthur Housman as Bunny * Gladys Leslie as Lois Dickerson * Frank Currier a ...

'' (1922) * '' Reported Missing'' (1922) * '' The Referee'' (1922) * '' John Smith'' (1922) * '' The Prophet's Paradise'' (1922) * '' Why Announce Your Marriage?'' (1922) * ''

Shadows of the Sea ''Shadows of the Sea'' is a lost 1922 American silent thriller film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Conway Tearle, Doris Kenyon, and Crauford Kent.Monaco p. 139 Cast * Conway Tearle as Captain Dick Carson * Doris Kenyon as Dorothy Jord ...

'' (1922) * '' The Man from M.A.R.S.'' (1922) * ''

The Love Bandit ''The Love Bandit'' is a 1924 American silent Western film with a Northwoods theme directed by Dell Henderson and starring Doris Kenyon, Victor Sutherland, and Cecil Spooner. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Amy Van Clayton is save ...

'' (1924) * '' The Law and the Lady'' (1924) * ''

Roulette Roulette is a casino game named after the French word meaning ''little wheel'' which was likely developed from the Italian game Biribi''.'' In the game, a player may choose to place a bet on a single number, various groupings of numbers, the ...

'' (1924) * ''

False Pride ''False Pride'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Owen Moore, Faire Binney, Ruth Stonehouse, and J. Barney Sherry. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young man who prefers legal practice to a ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Wrongdoers ''The Wrongdoers'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Lionel Barrymore, Anne Cornwall, and Henry Hull Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor perhaps be ...

'' (1925) * '' Broken Homes'' (1926) * ''

Wives at Auction ''Wives at Auction'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Edna Murphy, Gaston Glass and Arthur Donaldson.Munden p.913 It was shot at the Tec-Art Studio. Synopsis Violet Kingston is rescued from an attac ...

'' (1926) * '' The Virgin Wife'' (1926) * ''

Casey of the Coast Guard ''Casey of the Coast Guard'' was a 1926 American silent action film serial released in ten chapters, directed by William Nigh and written by Lewis Allen Browne. The film is now presumed lost. Plot John Casey ( George O'Hara) is a Coast Guard ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Truth About Men ''The Truth About Men'' is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. Released in 2003 as the third and final album for RCA Nashville, it features the singles "The Truth About Men", "Drinkin' Bone", and "How'd I Wind Up i ...

'' (1926) * '' Naughty but Nice'' (1927)

References

Bibliography

* John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella & Steve Joyce. ''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. McFarland, 2014.

External links

* 1876 births 1937 deaths American screenwriters People from Sandwich, New Hampshire 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-film-director-stub