Margaret Cullen Landis (August 31, 1890 – April 8, 1981) was an American silent screen actress who appeared in at least 41 films between 1915 and 1931.

Biography

Margaret Cullen Landis was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of Lulan and Margaret (née Cullen) Landis. Her father was a stockbroker and her younger brother,

Cullen Landis James Cullen Landis (July 9, 1896 – August 26, 1975) was an American motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early years of the silent film era. Biography James Cullen Landis was the middle of three siblings (two sons and ...

was a successful silent film director and actor. (Margaret Landis is no relation to film director

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) She began her career with Balboa Studios as a dancer in the 1915 film ''Who Pays''. Near the midpoint of her career she took some time off to study art, eventually returning to film work around 1921. Landis married film director Bertram Bracken on April 5, 1919, and they divorced in 1924. She married James Hamilton Couper, a

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veteran who came from a prominent Georgia Coast family, in 1930. Both Margaret and her brother Cullen left Hollywood soon after the arrival of sound. Margaret Landis’ last film was the talkie ''Sheer Luck'' (1931). Landis had a stroke in 1969 and died on April 8, 1981, at Alameda, California, and is interred with her husband at the

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Selected filmography

* '' Code of the Yukon'' (1918) *''

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film starring Mary Pickford that was directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Frances Marion based upon a novel by Belle K. Maniates. Plot Set in San Francisco duri ...

'' (1918) *'' Mr. Fix-It'' (1918) * '' The Confession'' (1920) * ''

Parted Curtains ''Parted Curtains'' is a 1920 American silent crime-drama film written and directed by Bertram Bracken and James C. Bradford. The film stars Henry B. Walthall, Mary Alden, William Clifford, Edward Cecil, Margaret Landis, and Mickey Moore. The ...

'' (1920) *''

Harriet and the Piper ''Harriet and the Piper'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Bertram Bracken and written by Monte M. Katterjohn. It is based on the 1920 novel ''Harriet and the Piper'' by Kathleen Norris. The film stars Anita Stewart, Ward Crane, Char ...

'' (1920) *'' Sowing the Wind'' (1921) * '' Ashes'' (1922) * ''

The Ladder Jinx ''The Ladder Jinx'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Jess Robbins and starring Edward Everett Horton, Margaret Landis and Tully Marshall.Munden p.411 Cast * Edward Everett Horton as Arthur Barnes * Margaret Landis as Helen ...

'' (1922) * ''

Rose o' the Sea ''Rose o' the Sea'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. Cast * Anita Stewart as Rose Elton * Rudolph Cameron as Elliot Schuyler * Thomas Holding as Peter Schuyler * Margaret Landis as Vivienne Raymond * Kate Lest ...

'' (1922) * '' Alice Adams'' (1923) * ''

What Wives Want ''What Wives Want'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ethel Grey Terry, Vernon Steele and Niles Welch.Parish & Pitts p.77 Cast * Ethel Grey Terry as Claire Howard * Vernon Steele as Austin Howard * Ram ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Cricket on the Hearth ''The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home'' is a novella by Charles Dickens, published by Bradbury and Evans, and released 20 December 1845 with illustrations by Daniel Maclise, John Leech, Richard Doyle, Clarkson Stanfield and Edwin ...

'' (1923) * '' The Love Brand'' (1923) * ''

The Miracle Baby ''The Miracle Baby'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Val Paul and starring Harry Carey. With no prints of ''The Miracle Baby'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. Cast * Harry Carey as Neil Allison * Margaret L ...

'' (1923) * ''

A Million to Burn ''A Million to Burn'' is a 1923 American comedy film directed by William Parke and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Herbert Rawlinson, Kalla Pasha, Beatrice Burnham, Tom McGuire, Melbourne MacDowell and Margaret Landis. The fi ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Slanderers ''The Slanderers'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Nat Ross and starring Johnnie Walker, Gladys Hulette, and Billy Sullivan. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Slanderers'' located in any film archives, it is a lost f ...

'' (1924) * ''

Passion's Pathway ''Passion's Pathway'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken and starring Estelle Taylor, Wilfred Lucas and Tully Marshall.Munden p.593 Synopsis After bravely defending a Mexican mine from a sabotage attack, Hugh Keny ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Western Wallop ''The Western Wallop'' is a lost 1924 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie. It was produced and released by the Universal Pictures. Cast * Jack Hoxie as Bart Tullison * Margaret Landis as Anita Stilw ...

'' (1924) * '' Her Man'' (1924) * ''

Fighter's Paradise ''Fighter's Paradise'' is a 1924 American film starring Snowy Baker as a man mistaken for a boxer.A Fighting Heart'' (1924) * '' The Empire Builders'' (1924) * '' Trigger Fingers'' (1924) * '' My Man'' (1924) * ''

An Enemy Of Men ''An Enemy Of Men'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original script by Douglas Bronston. It stars Dorothy Revier, Cullen Landis, and Caesare Gravina, and was released by Columbia Pictures on July ...

'' (1925) * ''

Youth and Adventure ''Youth and Adventure'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by James W. Horne and starring Richard Talmadge, Margaret Landis, and Joseph W. Girard. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, having squandered a million dollar ...

'' (1925) *''

The Latest from Paris ''The Latest from Paris'' is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by Sam Wood and written by Joseph Farnham and A. P. Younger. The film stars Norma Shearer, George Sidney, Ralph Forbes, Tenen Holtz, and William Bakewell. The fi ...

'' (1928) * ''

Sheer Luck ''Sheer Luck'' is a 1931 American crime film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Jobyna Ralston, Nick Stuart and Philo McCullough.Pitts p.65 Cast * Jobyna Ralston as Betty Carver * Nick Stuart as Jimmie Reid * Bobby Vernon as Archib ...

'' (1931)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Landis, Margaret 1890 births 1981 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Nashville, Tennessee 20th-century American actresses Burials at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery