Olive Hasbrouck (1907–1976) was an American
film actress
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of the
silent era.
Hasbrouck and her mother moved from Boise to Hollywood, where Hasbrouck attended Hollywood High School. She began working in films as an extra at Universal City. When she was 17, she had the lead female role in ''Ridgeway of Montana''. In January 1929, she signed with First National, with the studio slating her to be the leading lady in ''The Royal Rider''.
Hasbrouck retired when sound films were introduced.
Partial filmography
* ''
Big Timber'' (1924)
* ''
Ridgeway of Montana
''Ridgeway of Montana'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck, and Herbert Fortier.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Buck Ridgeway, wealthy ranchman, captures ...
'' (1924)
* ''
The Call of Courage
''The Call of Courage'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and written by Harold Shumate. The film stars Art Acord, Olive Hasbrouck, Duke R. Lee, Frank Rice, John T. Prince, and Turner Savage. The film was rel ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Hidden Loot'' (1925)
* ''
The Cohens and Kellys
''The Cohens and Kellys'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Charles Murray, George Sidney, Kate Price, and Jason Robards Sr. The film is the first of the ''Cohens and Kellys'' film serials. The f ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Interferin' Gent'' (1926)
* ''
Rustlers' Ranch
''Rustlers' Ranch'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Art Acord, Olive Hasbrouck and Duke R. Lee.Munden, p. 673
Plot
Cast
* Art Acord as Lee Crush
* Olive Hasbrouck as Lois Shawn
* Duke R. Le ...
'' (1926)
* ''
A Six Shootin' Romance'' (1926)
* ''
The Border Sheriff
''The Border Sheriff'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck, and S.E. Jennings.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Cultus Collins, the sheriff of Cayuse Co ...
'' (1926)
* ''
A Regular Scout
''A Regular Scout'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by David Kirkland and starring Fred Thomson, Olive Hasbrouck, and William Courtright
William Courtright (February 10, 1848 – March 6, 1933) was an American film acto ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Two-Gun Man'' (1926)
* ''
The Ridin' Rascal
''The Ridin' Rascal'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith based upon the novel ''Mavericks'' by William MacLeod Raine. The film stars Art Acord, Olive Hasbrouck, and Buck Connors.
Plot
As described in a film maga ...
'' (1926)
* ''
White Pebbles
''White Pebbles'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Olive Hasbrouck and Walter Maly.Parish & Pitts p.387
Cast
* Hal Taliaferro as Zip Wallace
* Olive Hasbrouck as Bess Allison
* Wa ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Set Free'' (1927)
* ''
Ride 'em High'' (1927)
* ''
Pals in Peril'' (1927)
* ''
The Fighting Three
''The Fighting Three'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck and Marin Sais.
The film's sets were designed by the art director David S. Garber.
Cast
* Jack Hoxie as Jac ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Obligin' Buckaroo
''The Obligin' Buckaroo'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Olive Hasbrouck and James Sheridan.Darby p.458
Cast
* Jay Wilsey as Bill Murray
* Olive Hasbrouck as Tess Cole
* James Sh ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Ridin' Rowdy
''The Ridin' Rowdy'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Olive Hasbrouck and Harry Todd.Parish p.81
Cast
* Jay Wilsey as Bill Gibson
* Olive Hasbrouck as Patricia Farris
* Al Hart as Mo ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Tearin' Into Trouble
''Tearin' Into Trouble'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Olive Hasbrouck and Walter Brennan.Langman, p. 441
Cast
* Hal Taliaferro as Wally Tilland
* Olive Hasbrouck as Ruth Martin ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Shamrock and the Rose'' (1927)
* ''
The Woman Who Did Not Care
''The Woman Who Did Not Care'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Lilyan Tashman, Edward Martindel and Philo McCullough.Munden p.919
Cast
* Lilyan Tashman as Iris Carroll
* Edward Martindel as Franklin Pay ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Desperate Courage
''Desperate Courage'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film stars Wally Wales, Olive Hasbrouck, and Tom Bay. Produced by the Poverty Row studio Action Pictures, it was released by Pathé Exchange on Janua ...
'' (1928)
* ''
The Cowboy Cavalier
''The Cowboy Cavalier'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Olive Hasbrouck and Charles K. French.
Plot
Cast
* Buddy Roosevelt as Prince Charming - Deputy Sheriff
* Olive Hasbrouck ...
'' (1928)
* ''
The Charge of the Gauchos'' (1928)
* ''
The Flyin' Cowboy'' (1928)
* ''
Clear the Decks
''Clear the Decks'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Earle Snell, Gladys Lehman, Albert DeMond and Charles Henry Smith. It is based on the 1926 novel ''When the Devil Was Sick'' by E.J. Rath. The film st ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Royal Rider
''The Royal Rider'' is a 1929 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Sylvia Bernstein, Jacques Jaccard and Leslie Mason. The film stars Ken Maynard, Olive Hasbrouck, Philippe De Lacy ...
'' (1929)
References
Bibliography
* George A. Katchmer. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''. McFarland, 2009.
External links
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1907 births
1976 deaths
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
People from Lewiston, Idaho
20th-century American actresses
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