Robert De Lacey (1892–1976) was an American

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

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 ...

.Munden p.747 Working at the

FBO studios Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), registered as FBO Pictures Corp., was an American film studio of the silent era, a midsize producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films. The business began in 1918 as Robertson-Cole, an Anglo-Ameri ...

, he specialized in making

westerns The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

Selected filmography

Editor

* '' Held In Trust'' (1920) * ''

Boy of Mine ''Boy of Mine'' is a 1923 American silent family drama film directed by William Beaudine that was based upon a short story by Booth Tarkington. It stars Ben Alexander, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Henry B. Walthall Henry Brazeale Walthall (Mar ...

'' (1923) * '' Mighty Lak' a Rose'' (1923) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1923) * ''

A Son of the Sahara ''A Son of the Sahara'' is a 1924 American silent drama film produced and directed by Edwin Carewe and co-directed with René Plaissetty. It stars Claire Windsor and Bert Lytell. First National handled the distribution of the film. Plot As de ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Flaming Forties ''The Flaming Forties'' is a 1924 American silent Western film, the sixth of seven features which short-lived motion picture company Stellar Productions released in 1924–1925 as Producers Distributing Corporation vehicles for Harry Carey. Ca ...

'' (1924)

Director

* '' Let's Go, Gallagher'' (1925) * '' The Wyoming Wildcat'' (1925) * ''

The Cowboy Musketeer ''The Cowboy Musketeer'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro, and David Dunbar. In the film, a cowboy helps a woman find the hidden gold mine she has inherited from her fathe ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Cowboy Cop ''The Cowboy Cop'' is a 1926 American silent Western romance film produced by Robertson-Cole and released through Film Booking Offices of America, better known as FBO. The young female lead is played by Jean Arthur. A copy is held at Nederla ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Arizona Streak ''The Arizona Streak'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Ada Mae Vaughn. Cast * Tom Tyler as Dandy Carrell * Alfred Hewston as Smiling Morn * Ada Mae Vaughn as Rut ...

'' (1926) * ''

Out of the West ''Out of the West'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and written by Wyndham Gittens. The film stars Tom Tyler, Bernice Welch, L.J. O'Connor, Ethan Laidlaw, Alfred Hewston and Franki ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Masquerade Bandit ''The Masquerade Bandit'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Dorothy Dunbar and Ethan Laidlaw.Munden, p. 499 Cast * Tom Tyler as Jeff Morton * Dorothy Dunbar as Molly Marble * Ethan Lai ...

'' (1926) * '' Born to Battle'' (1926) * ''

Red Hot Hoofs ''Red Hot Hoofs'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Dorothy Dunbar.Darby p.353 Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Buckley * Frankie Darro as Frankie Buckley * Dorothy Dunbar a ...

'' (1926) * ''

Tom and His Pals ''Tom and His Pals'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Doris Hill and Frankie Darro.Munden, p. 818 It was released in Britain under the alternative title of ...

'' (1926) * ''

Wild to Go ''Wild to Go'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Eugenia Gilbert.Munden, p. 1045. Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Blake * Frankie Darro as Frankie Blake * Fred Burns as Simon ...

'' (1926) * ''

Tom's Gang ''Tom's Gang'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Sharon Lynn and Frankie Darro.Langman, p. 459 Cast * Tom Tyler as Dave Collins * Sharon Lynn as Lucille Rogers * Frankie Darro as Sp ...

'' (1927) * ''

Splitting the Breeze ''Splitting the Breeze'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Harry Woods and Peggy Montgomery.Munden, p. 757 Cast * Tom Tyler as Death Valley Drake * Harry Woods as Dave Matlock * Bar ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Cherokee Kid ''The Cherokee Kid'' is a 1996 American Television film, made for television Western (genre), western film directed by Paris Barclay for HBO. The film's stars were Sinbad (entertainer), Sinbad, James Coburn, Burt Reynolds, Gregory Hines, A Mart ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Sonora Kid The Sonora Kid, also known as Steve Allison, is a fictional cowboy created by Robert E. Howard. The stories were not printed until more than fifty years after the author's death. The Sonora Kid occasionally crossed over with El Borak, another ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Flying U Ranch ''The Flying U Ranch'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Nora Lane and Bert Hadley. Cast * Tom Tyler as Señor Miguel García * Nora Lane as Sally Denson * Bert Hadley as Chip Benn ...

'' (1927) * ''

Lightning Lariats ''Lightning Lariats'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Dorothy Dunbar and Frankie Darro. Plot Following a revolution in his Balkan country, King Alexis esca ...

'' (1927) * ''

Red Riders of Canada ''Red Riders of Canada'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Rex Lease and Harry Woods.Munden, p. 641 Cast * Patsy Ruth Miller as Joan Duval * Charles Byer as RCMP Sergeant B ...

'' (1928) * ''

Tyrant of Red Gulch ''Tyrant of Red Gulch'', also known as ''The Sorcerer'', is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Josephine Borio.Langman, p. 484 It was made by Joseph Kennedy's FBO studio ...

'' (1928) * ''

When the Law Rides ''When the Law Rides'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Jane Reid and Frankie Darro.Langman, p. 504 Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom O'Malley * Jane Reid as Becky Ross * Frankie Darro as Fra ...

'' (1928) * ''

King Cowboy ''King Cowboy'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Mix, Sally Blane and Lew Meehan.Jensen p.120 Cast * Tom Mix as Tex Rogers * Tony the Wonder Horse as Tex's Horse Tony * Sally Blane as Polly R ...

'' (1928) * '' The Drifter'' (1929) * ''

Idaho Red ''Idaho Red'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Patricia Caron and Frankie Darro. Cast * Tom Tyler as Andy Thornton * Patricia Caron as Mary Regan * Frankie Darro as Tadpole * Barney ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Pride of Pawnee ''The Pride of Pawnee'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Ethlyne Clair and Barney Furey.Darby p.399 Cast * Tom Tyler as Kirk Stockton * Ethlyne Clair as Madge Wilson * Barney Furey ...

'' (1929) * '' Pardon My Gun'' (1930)

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

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