Raymond Wells (1880–1941) was an American actor,
screenwriter
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, and film director of the
silent era
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[Goble p. 324] He is sometimes credited as Raymond B. Wells.
Partial filmography
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Old Heidelberg'' (1915) (actor)
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The Sable Lorcha
''The Sable Lorcha'' is a novel by Horace Hazeltine that was adapted into a 1915 silent film.
Book
The book was published by A. C. McLurg & Co. in 1912. A contemporary review in the '' San Francisco Call'' states that the excitement never flags ...
'' (1915) (actor)
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Kinkaid, Gambler'' (1916)
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The Hero of the Hour
''The Hero of the Hour'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Raymond Wells. It stars Jack Mulhall, Wadsworth Harris, and Fritzi Ridgeway. '' (1917)
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Love Aflame
''Love Aflame'' is a 1917 American silent comedy drama film directed by James Vincent and Raymond Wells and starring Ruth Stonehouse and Stuart Holmes and Jack Mulhall.Connelly p.155 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1 ...
'' (1917)
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Fighting Back'' (1917)
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Fanatics
Fanaticism (from the Latin adverb ''fānāticē'' ren-''fānāticus''; enthusiastic, ecstatic; raging, fanatical, furious is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or an obsessive enthusiasm.
Definitions
Philosopher George Santayana ...
'' (1917)
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The Saintly Sinner
''The Saintly Sinner'' is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Raymond Wells and starring Ruth Stonehouse, Jack Mulhall and Alida Hayman.Connelly p.405
Cast
* Ruth Stonehouse as Jane Lee
* Jack Mulhall as George Barnes
* Alida Ha ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Terror
The Reign of Terror (french: link=no, la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, ...
'' (1917)
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Fighting for Love'' (1917)
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Mr. Dolan of New York
''Mr. Dolan of New York'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raymond Wells and starring Jack Mulhall, Noble Johnson and Julia Ray. '' (1917)
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The Hand at the Window
''The Hand at the Window'' is a 1918 American silent mystery film directed by Raymond Wells and starring Joe King, Margery Wilson and Francis McDonald.Wlaschin p.104
Cast
* Joe King as Roderick Moran
* Margery Wilson as Laura Bowers
* Francis ...
'' (1918)
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The Yankee Señor'' (1926) (actor)
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The Unknown Cavalier'' (1926)
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The Thrill Seekers
''The Thrill Seekers'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Harry Revier and starring Ruth Clifford, Gloria Grey and Robert McKim.Munden p.808
Cast
* Jimmy Fulton as Gerald Kenworth
* Ruth Clifford as Adrean Wainwright
* Gloria ...
'' (1927)
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Trails of Adventure'' (1933)
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Contraband
Contraband (from Medieval French ''contrebande'' "smuggling") refers to any item that, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold. It is used for goods that by their nature are considered too dangerous or offensive in the eyes o ...
'' (1933)
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1880 births
1941 deaths
American male film actors
Film directors from Illinois
Screenwriters from Illinois
People from Anna, Illinois
20th-century American screenwriters
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