Milburn Morante (April 6, 1887 – January 28, 1964) was an American
actor
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,
film director
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and makeup artist.
[Katchmer p. 267]
Partial filmography
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The Covered Trail'' (1924)
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Battling Mason
''Battling Mason'' is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by William James Craft and Jack Nelson and starring Frank Merrill, Eva Novak and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.42
Synopsis
Mason a young New Yorker, who loves a fight, runs fo ...
'' (1924)
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The Terror of Pueblo
''The Terror of Pueblo'' is a 1924 American silent western film directed by Denver Dixon, and starring Art Mix and Alma Rayford. It premiered on December 26, 1924, in Emporia, Kansas.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Bill Hanley a ...
'' (1924)
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A Fighting Heart'' (1924)
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The Right Man'' (1925)
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Wolf Blood
''Wolf Blood'', also known as ''Wolfblood: A Tale of the Forest'', is an American silent 1925 werewolf film starring George Chesebro, who also co-directed it with B-serial veteran Bruce M. Mitchell. The film has been referenced in a number of ...
'' (1925)
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The Desperate Game'' (1926)
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Bucking the Truth
''Bucking the Truth'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Milburn Morante and starring Pete Morrison, Brinsley Shaw and Bruce Gordon (actor/director), Bruce Gordon.
Cast
* Pete Morrison as 'Slim' Dua ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Blue Blazes'' (1926)
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The Escape The Escape may refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Escape'' (1914 film), American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith
* ''The Escape'' (1926 film), American silent film
* ''The Escape'' (1928 film), American film
* ''The Escape'' (1939 f ...
'' (1926)
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Chasing Trouble
''Chasing Trouble'' is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Howard Bretherton, from Monogram Pictures.
Plot summary
Jimmy "Mr. Cupid" O’Brien (Frankie Darro) and Thomas H. Jefferson (Mantan Moreland) are making deliveries for th ...
'' (1926)
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The Grey Devil
''The Grey Devil'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Bennett Cohen and starring Jack Perrin, Lorraine Eason and Tom London.
Cast
* Jack Perrin
* Lorraine Eason
* Tom London
* Andrew Waldron
* Jerome La Grasse
* Milburn Mor ...
'' (1926)
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Daring Deeds
''Daring Deeds'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Duke Worne and starring Billy Sullivan, Molly Malone and Earl Metcalfe.Munden p.170
Synopsis
After arguing with his father, an airplane manufacturer, William Gordon Jr. flies ...
'' (1927)
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The Little Buckaroo
''The Little Buckaroo'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Milburn Morante and Peggy Shaw.
Cast
* Buzz Barton as David 'Red' Hepner
* Milburn Morante as Toby Jones
* Peggy Shaw as Ann Cr ...
'' (1928)
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Wizard of the Saddle
''Wizard of the Saddle'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Frank Howard Clark and starring Buzz Barton, Milburn Morante and James Ford.
Cast
* Buzz Barton as Red Hepner
* Milburn Morante as Hank Robbins
* James Ford as Tom ...
'' (1928)
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The Fightin' Redhead'' (1928)
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The Pinto Kid'' (1928)
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The Freckled Rascal
''The Freckled Rascal'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Milburn Morante and Lotus Thompson.
Cast
* Buzz Barton as Red Hepner
* Milburn Morante as Hank Robbins
* Thomas G. Lingham as ...
'' (1929)
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The Vagabond Cub
''The Vagabond Cub'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Frank Rice and Sam Nelson.Munden, p. 852
Cast
* Buzz Barton as David 'Red' Hepner
* Frank Rice as Hank Robbins
* Sam Nelson as Bob ...
'' (1929)
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Sundown Saunders'' (1935)
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Skull and Crown
''Skull and Crown'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton. It was the final film of cast member Molly O'Day.
Cast
* Rin Tin Tin, Jr. as Rinty
*Regis Toomey as Bob Franklin posing as Rocky Morgan
*Jack Mulhall as Border Pa ...
'' (1935)
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Pals of the Range
''Pals of the Range'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton, starring Rex Lease, Frances Morris, and Yakima Canutt.
Cast
* Rex Lease as Steve arton* Frances Morris (credited as Frances Wright) as Peggy
* Yakima Canutt as ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Cyclone of the Saddle
''Cyclone of the Saddle'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton, starring Rex Lease, Janet Chandler, Bobby Nelson, and Yakima Canutt.
Cast
* Rex Lease as Andy Thomas
* Janet Chandler as Sue
* Bobby Nelson as Dick
* Yakima C ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Wild Mustang
The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated animals, they ...
'' (1935)
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Blazing Justice
''Blazing Justice'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Albert Herman.
Plot
In a saloon, Ray Healy witnesses three outlaws kill a sheriff, Ray subdues two of them, but one named Max gets away. During the pursuit Max manages to bludgeo ...
'' (1936)
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Ghost-Town Gold
''Ghost-Town Gold'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and was the second entry of the 51-film series of Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movies. It was based on the 1935 novel of the same name by William Colt MacDonald.
Plot
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'' (1936)
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Bar-Z Bad Men
''Bar-Z Bad Men'' is a 1937 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Johnny Mack Brown.
Plot
When reckless and boisterous Jim Waters (Johnny Mack Brown) is faced with a jail term for what he calls harmless fu ...
'' (1937)
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Mystery Range'' (1937)
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Sing, Cowboy, Sing
''Sing, Cowboy, Sing'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Tex Ritter and White Flash.
Plot
Drifters Tex and Duke happen to ride upon the massacre of a group hauling freight for the community by a gang hi ...
'' (1937)
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Law of the Timber'' (1941)
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Trail of the Silver Spurs
''Trail of the Silver Spurs'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Earle Snell. The film is the fourth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" Ki ...
'' (1941)
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Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto
''Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Richard C. Kahn and starring Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Dave O'Brien and Dorothy Short. It was the sequel to '' Buzzy Rides the Range'', intended to be the beginning of a s ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Boot Hill Bandits
''Boot Hill Bandits'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the fourteenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Dusty and Max "Alibi" Te ...
'' (1942)
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Drifting Along'' (1946)
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Crossed Trails
''Crossed Trails'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Lynne Carver, Douglas Evans, Kathy Frye and Zon Murray. The film was released on ...
'' (1948)
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Cowboy Cavalier'' (1948)
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The Fighting Ranger'' (1948)
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Haunted Trails
''Haunted Trails'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Whip Wilson, Andy Clyde, Reno Browne, Dennis Moore, I. Stanford Jolley and William Ruhl. The film was released on ...
'' (1949)
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Law of the Panhandle
''Law of the Panhandle'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Jane Adams and Riley Hill.
Plot
Cast
*Johnny Mack Brown as U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
* Jane Adams as Margie Kendal ...
'' (1950)
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West of Wyoming
''West of Wyoming'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Gail Davis and Myron Healey.Stephens p.526
Plot
Cast
* Johnny Mack Brown as Johnny Mack Brown
* Gail Davis as Jennifer Draper
* Myro ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Abilene Trail The Abilene Trail was a cattle trail leading from Texas to Abilene, Kansas. Its exact route is disputed owing to its many offshoots, but it crossed the Red River just east of Henrietta, Texas, and continued north across the Indian Territory to Cald ...
'' (1951)
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Blazing Bullets
''Blazing Bullets'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Lois Hall and Stanley Price.Magers & Fitzgerald p.108
Plot
Cast
* Johnny Mack Brown as Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
* Lois Hall as Carol ...
'' (1951)
References
Bibliography
* George A. Katchmer. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''. McFarland, 2009.
External links
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1887 births
1964 deaths
American male film actors
American film directors
People from San Francisco
20th-century American male actors
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