Virginia Warwick (born in 1903) was an actress in

silent film 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, when ...

s. She had several starring roles including in ''

Ace of Cactus Range ''Ace of Cactus Range'' is a 1924 American silent film directed by Denver Dixon and Malon Andrus and starring Art Mix, Virginia Warwick, and Clifford Davidson. It was released in April 1924. Plot U.S. Marshal Bob Cullen has infiltrated a gang o ...

'' (1924).

Biography

Warwick's early education came in her birthplace of St. Louis; her later schooling came in Los Angeles. A high school athlete, she became one of

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's bathing beauties. After being a Sennett Bathing Beauty, Warwick starred opposite

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in '' Reckless Speed'' (1925) and ''

A Gentleman Roughneck ''A Gentleman Roughneck'' is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Grover Jones and starring Frank Merrill, Virginia Warwick and Jack Richardson.Munden p.285 The plot revolves around corruption in a lumber camp. Cast * Frank Merrill * ...

''. In October 1924, Warwick married actor and comedian

Jimmie Adams James B. Adams (October 4, 1888 – December 19, 1933) was an American silent-screen comedian and actor. Career In 1921, Adams starred in two-reel comedies for Educational Pictures and Al Christie. The slightly built, pencil-mustached Adams ...

. In 1923, Warwick sued to enjoin Virginia Helen Warrick from using ''Virginia Warrick'' as a professional name.

Partial filmography

*'' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921) as Chichí * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

Boomerang Justice ''Boomerang Justice'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring George Larkin, Fritzi Ridgeway and Al Ferguson. Cast * George Larkin as Kit Carson Boone * Fritzi Ridgeway as Ru ...

'' (1922) * ''

Pioneer's Gold ''Pioneer's Gold'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Victor Adamson and starring Kathryn McGuire, Pete Morrison and Virginia Warwick.Munden, p. 604. It was produced by the independent Sanford Productions. Synopsis An elderly ...

'' (1924) * '' Reckless Speed'' (1924) * ''

South of the Equator ''South of the Equator'' is a 1924 American silent comedy adventure film directed by William James Craft and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Virginia Warwick and Gino Corrado.Connelly p.413 Synopsis The daughter of the democratically elected presi ...

'' (1924) *''

The Vagabond Trail ''The Vagabond Trail'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by William A. Wellman and produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. The film is based on the 1923 novel ''Donnegan'' by George Owen Baxter (aka Max Brand). Pl ...

'' (1924) as Nellie Le Brun *'' The Danger Rider'' (1924) *''

'' (1924) *''

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'' (1925) as Elsie Withers * ''

'' (1925) *''

The Desperate Game ''The Desperate Game'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Franz and Milburn Morante. It stars Pete Morrison, Lew Meehan, and Bert Lindley. Cast * Pete Morrison as Jim Wesley * Dolores Gardner as Marguerite Grayson * ...

'' (1926) as Belle Deane *''

My Own Pal ''My Own Pal'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Lillie Hayward. The film stars Tom Mix, Olive Borden, Tom Santschi, Virginia Marshall, Ben Bard, and William Colvin. The film was released on F ...

'' (1926) as Molly *''

Moran of the Mounted ''Moran of the Mounted'' is a 1926 American silent western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Sheldon Lewis and Virginia Warwick.Connelly p.388 A northern, it was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures, the forerun ...

'' (1926) with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warwick, Virginia American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses Western (genre) film actresses 1903 births Year of death missing