Mary Mayberry (March 29, 1907 – May 4, 1972) was an American

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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 ...

.Pitts p. 208 She was also billed as Mary Mabery in five films. After appearing in a number of

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, she played the

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in several

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alongside

Bob Custer Bob Custer (born Raymond Anthony Glenn, October 18, 1898 – December 27, 1974) was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films, mostly Westerns, between 1924 and 1937, including ''The Fighting Hombre'', '' Arizona Days'', '' The La ...

and other stars.

Partial filmography

* ''

Law of the Mounted ''Law of the Mounted'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Cliff Lyons and Mary Mayberry.McGowan p. 169 Synopsis A Mountie officer on the trail of some fur thieves, discovers they are also ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Law's Lash ''The Law's Lash'' is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Robert Ellis, Mary Mayberry and LeRoy Mason.Munden p.22 It was designed as a vehicle for Klondike the Dog, an imitator of Rin Tin Tin. Cast * ...

'' (1928) * ''

Captain Careless ''Captain Careless'' is a 1928 American adventure film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Randolph Bartlett, Frank Howard Clark and Perry Murdock. The film stars Bob Steele, Mary Mayberry, Jack Donovan, Barney Furey, Murdock and Wilfrid N ...

'' (1928) * ''

Manhattan Cowboy ''Manhattan Cowboy'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Lafe McKee and Mary Mayberry.McGowan p.169 Cast * Bob Custer as Jack Steel * Lafe McKee as John Steel * Mary Mayberry as Alic ...

'' (1928) * ''

Dog Law The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. Do ...

'' (1928) * ''

Lightning Speed ''Lightning Speed'' is a 1928 American action film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele, Mary Mayberry and Barney Furey.Munden p.436 Synopsis A journalist in love with the daughter of a state governor tries to prevent her bei ...

'' (1928) * '' Texas Tommy'' (1928) * ''

Headin' Westward ''Headin' Westward'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Mary Mayberry and John Lowell. Cast * Bob Custer as Oklahoma Adams * Mary Mayberry as Mary Benson * John Lowell as Ed Benson * J.P. ...

'' (1929) * ''

Midnight Daddies ''Midnight Daddies'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Andy Clyde, Harry Gribbon, and Rosemary Theby.Balducci, p. 99 It was the last feature film that Sennett directed: his remaining six films were B ...

'' (1930)

References

Bibliography

* John J. McGowan. ''J.P. McGowan: Biography of a Hollywood Pioneer''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1907 births 1972 deaths American film actresses Actresses from New York City 20th-century American actresses Western (genre) film actresses {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub