''The Charmer'' is a 1917 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Jack Conway and starring
Ella Hall
Ella Augusta Hall (March 17, 1896 – September 3, 1981) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1933.
Early years
Ella Augusta Hall was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on March 17, 1896. Her family moved t ...
,
Belle Bennett
Belle Bennett (born Ara Belle Bennett; April 22, 1891 – November 4, 1932), was a stage and screen actress who started her career as a child as a circus performer. She later performed in theater and films.
Early life and career
Bennett was ...
and
Martha Mattox
Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also played a role in ''Torrent'' (1926). She died from a heart ...
.
[Parish & Pitts p.75]
Cast
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Ella Hall
Ella Augusta Hall (March 17, 1896 – September 3, 1981) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1933.
Early years
Ella Augusta Hall was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on March 17, 1896. Her family moved t ...
as Ambrosia Lee
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Belle Bennett
Belle Bennett (born Ara Belle Bennett; April 22, 1891 – November 4, 1932), was a stage and screen actress who started her career as a child as a circus performer. She later performed in theater and films.
Early life and career
Bennett was ...
as Charlotte Whitney
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Martha Mattox
Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also played a role in ''Torrent'' (1926). She died from a heart ...
as Cynthia M. Perkins
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James McCandlas
James is a common English language surname and given name:
*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambiguat ...
as Don Whitney
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George Webb as Franklin Whitney
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Frank MacQuarrie
Frank MacQuarrie (January 27, 1875 in San Francisco – December 25, 1950 in Los Angeles) was an American silent film actor.
He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie, George MacQuarrie and Murdock MacQuarrie.
Filmography
* '' The Black ...
as Judge Applebee
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A.E. Witting as Parker
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Lincoln Stedman
Lincoln Stedman (May 18, 1907 – March 22, 1948) was an American silent film actor.
Biography
Stedman was born in Denver, Colorado, the only child to Marshall Stedman and silent film beauty Myrtle Stedman. Stedman had a career in films dat ...
as Jed
References
Bibliography
* James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974.
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1917 films
1917 drama films
1910s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Jack Conway
American black-and-white films
Universal Pictures films
1910s American films
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