Truart Film Corporation was an American
film production
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and
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company active during 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 ...
. Actors
Larry Semon
Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working ...
and
Elaine Hammerstein
Elaine Hammerstein (June 16, 1894 – August 13, 1948) was an American silent film and stage actress.
Early life
Elaine Hammerstein was born on June 16, 1894 in Manhattan, the daughter of Jean Allison Hammerstein and opera producer Arthur Ham ...
starred in a number of the company's productions.
[Slide p.210]
Filmography
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Patsy
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The Prairie Mystery
''The Prairie Mystery'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by George Edwardes-Hall and starring Bud Osborne, Pauline Curley and Pearlie Norton.Rainey, p. 130. Given an initial premiere in 1922, it was re-distributed the following ...
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The Western Musketeer'' (1922)
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The Cub Reporter
''The Cub Reporter'' is a 1922 American silent action film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Richard Talmadge, Jean Calhoun and Edwin B. Tilton.Munden p.157
Plot
Cast
* Richard Talmadge as Dick Harvey
* Jean Calhoun
Jean Calhoun ...
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Women Men Marry
''Women Men Marry'' is a 1922 silent film drama produced and directed by Edward Dillon.
Cast
*E. K. Lincoln – Dick Clark
*Florence Dixon – Emerie Rogers
*Charles Hammond – Montgomery Rogers
*Hedda Hopper – Eleanor Carter
*Cyril Chadwick ...
'' (1922)
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The Drums of Jeopardy'' (1923)
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Riders of the Range'' (1923)
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The Unknown Purple
''The Unknown Purple'' is a lost 1923 American silent mystery film that was written and directed by Roland West.The Empty Cradle
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Broadway Gold
''Broadway Gold'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Edward Dillon and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Elliott Dexter, and Kathlyn Williams.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Gibbons
Austin Cedric Gibbon ...
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Let's Go'' (1923)
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In Fast Company'' (1924)
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Daring Love
''Daring Love'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Rowland G. Edwards and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Huntley Gordon and Walter Long.Munden p.170
Cast
* Elaine Hammerstein as Bob
* Huntley Gordon as Jaohn Stedman
* Walter Long ...
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The Torrent
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On Time
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The Cowboy and the Flapper
''The Cowboy and the Flapper'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring Alan James and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and Jack Richardson.
Cast
* William Fairbanks as Dan Patterson
* Dorothy Revie ...
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The Desert Sheik
''The Desert Sheik'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Pedro de Cordoba.Munden p.180 British star Stewart Rome also appears in a supporting role. The story is ins ...
'' (1924)
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The Virgin'' (1924)
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Stepping Lively
''Stepping Lively'' is a 1924 American silent action film directed by James W. Horne and starring Richard Talmadge, Mildred Harris and Norval MacGregor.Munden p.765
Plot
Cast
* Richard Talmadge as Dave Allen
* Mildred Harris as Evelyn Pendr ...
'' (1924)
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Laughing at Danger'' (1924)
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American Manners
''American Manners'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James W. Horne. It was produced by Richard Talmadge, who also stars, and was distributed by FBO.
Preserved in the Library of Congress.
Plot
Cast
* Richard Talmadge as R ...
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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 ...
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Brand of Cowardice
''Brand of Cowardice'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Bruce Gordon, Carmelita Geraghty and Harry Lonsdale.
Cast
* Bruce Gordon as Michael Cochrane aka Smith
* Carmelita Geraghty as Don Alv ...
'' (1925)
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The Mysterious Stranger
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'' (1925)
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The Thoroughbred'' (1925)
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Romance Road
''Romance Road'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Windemere and starring Raymond McKee, Billy Bletcher and Margery Meadows.Munden p.664
Plot summary
Cast
* Raymond McKee as Patrick O'Brien
* Billy Bletcher as Patrick's P ...
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Where the Worst Begins
''Where the Worst Begins'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John McDermott and starring Ruth Roland
Ruth Roland (August 26, 1892 – September 22, 1937) was an American stage and film actress and film producer.
Early life ...
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The Prince of Pep
''The Prince of Pep'' is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Richard Talmadge.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, a young doctor is struck on the head by his secretary and the injury caus ...
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The Wild Girl
''The Wild Girl'' (later issued as ''The Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene'')
is a 1984 novel by Michèle Roberts. This work tells a fictional story about the discovery of an apocryphal fifth Gospel in Provence, France. This gospel tells the tale of ...
'' (1925)
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The Fighting Cub
''The Fighting Cub'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Wesley Barry, Mildred Harris, and Pat O'Malley. In 1926 it was released in Britain under the alternative title of ''Son o' Mine''.
Plot Summary
In thi ...
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The Reckless Sex
''The Reckless Sex'' is a 1925 American melodrama film directed by Alan James from a screenplay by Travers Wells. The film stars Madge Bellamy, William Collier Jr., and Wyndham Standing.
Plot
Robert Lanning Jr. is sent by his father in Bo ...
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The Silent Guardian
''The Silent Guardian'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Billy Bletcher and starring Louise Lorraine, Harry Tenbrook, and Art Acord.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 18
Cast
R ...
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Jimmie's Millions
''Jimmie's Millions'' is a 1925 American silent action film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Richard Talmadge, Betty Francisco, and Charles Clary
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'' (1925)
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The Wall Street Whiz
''The Wall Street Whiz'', also known under the title ''The New Butler'', is a 1925 American silent film, silent action film directed by Jack Nelson (actor), Jack Nelson and starring Richard Talmadge, Marceline Day, and Lillian Langdon. '' (1925)
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Tearing Through
''Tearing Through'' is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Richard Talmadge, Kathryn McGuire, and Herbert Prior
Herbert Prior (2 July 1867 – 3 October 1954) was an English silent film actor. He appea ...
'' (1925)
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The Verdict
''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, and ...
'' (1925)
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The Fighting Demon
''The Fighting Demon'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film. Directed by Arthur Rosson, the film stars Richard Talmadge, Lorraine Eason, and Dick Sutherland
Dick Sutherland (born Archibald Thomas Johnson, December 23, 1881 – Febr ...
'' (1925)
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The Sporting Chance
''The Sporting Chance'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Lou Tellegen, Dorothy Phillips, and George Fawcett
George Fawcett (August 25, 1860 – June 6, 1939) was an American stage and film act ...
'' (1925)
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Passionate Youth
''Passionate Youth'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring Beverly Bayne, Frank Mayo, and Pauline Garon.
Plot
As described in a film magazine reviews, Mary and John Rand have graduated from law sch ...
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Three in Exile
''Three in Exile'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Fred Windemere and starring Louise Lorraine, Art Acord, and Tom London.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, a dog that is chased by a ...
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Dollar Down
''Dollar Down'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning. A print in the UCLA Film and Television Archive has one of its six reels missing. Filmed in April 1924 at the F.B.O Studios in Santa Monica, California
Santa M ...
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Soiled
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History
Marcus H is originally from Bristol having p ...
'' (1925)
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The Blue Streak'' (1926)
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The Hurricane'' (1926)
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The Merry Cavalier'' (1926)
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The Devil's Partner
''The Devil's Partner'' is a 1923 American silent film directed by Caryl S. Fleming and starring Norma Shearer, Charles Delaney and Henry Sedley.Jacobs & Braum p.71
Cast
* Norma Shearer as Jeanne
* Charles Delaney as Pierre
* Henry Sedley ...
'' (1926)
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The Night Patrol
''The Night Patrol'' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Richard Talmadge, Rose Blossom, and Mary Carr.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Tom Collins, a Los Angeles policeman, in love with L ...
'' (1926)
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The Broadway Gallant'' (1926)
References
Bibliography
* Slide, Anthony. ''The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry''. Routledge, 2014.
American film studios
Film production companies of the United States
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