Webster Campbell (January 25, 1893 – August 28, 1972) was an American

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...

actor, director, and screenwriter. He began screenwriting in 1913 and became an actor in 1915. He became primarily a director in 1921. By 1936, he retired and wrote short stories.

Partial filmography

*'' Drawing the Line'' (1915) *'' The Evil Eye'' (1917) * ''

The Fettered Woman ''The Fettered Woman'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Alice Joyce, Webster Campbell, and Donald MacBride.McCaffrey & Jacobs p. 160 Based on the 1914 novel ''Anne's Bridge'' by Robert W. Chambers, it is ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Tower of Jewels ''The Tower of Jewels'' is a 1919 American silent crime film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Corinne Griffith, Maurice Costello and Estelle Taylor.Connelly p.423 Cast * Corinne Griffith as Emily Cottrell * Webster Campbell as Wayne Parris ...

'' (1919) *'' Babs'' (1920) * ''

Human Collateral ''Human Collateral'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Lawrence C. Windom and starring Corinne Griffith, Webster Campbell and Maurice Costello.Connelly p.365 It is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Corinne Griffith as Pat ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Sea Rider ''The Sea Rider'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and starring Harry T. Morey, Webster Campbell, and Alice Calhoun.McCaffrey & Jacobs p. 55 Cast * Harry T. Morey as Stephen Hardy * Webster Campbell as Tom Har ...

'' (1920) *'' The Pleasure Seekers'' (1920) * '' What's Your Reputation Worth?'' (1921) * '' It Isn't Being Done This Season'' (1921) * '' Moral Fibre'' (1921) * '' Divorce Coupons'' (1922) *''

The Single Track ''The Single Track'' is a lost 1921 American silent melodrama film directed by Webster Campbell and starring Corinne Griffith. The film is based upon a story by Isabelle Ostrander writing under the pseudonym Douglas Grant. The film was produced a ...

'' (1921) (director) *''

Island Wives ''Island Wives'' is a lost 1922 American silent adventure drama film directed by Webster Campbell and starring Corinne Griffith. The Vitagraph Company of America produced and distributed. Some of the film was shot in Florida. The famous writer ...

'' (1922) (director) *'' The Pace That Thrills'' (1925) (director) *''

The Love Racket ''The Love Racket'' is a 1929 American early sound crime drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was directed by William A. Seiter and starred Dorothy Mackaill. It is based on a Broadway play, ''The Woman on the Jury ...

'' (1929) *''

In the Next Room ''In The Next Room'' is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery film released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. and directed by Edward F. Cline. The movie stars Jack Mulhall and Alice Day. The film was based on the play of th ...

'' (1930)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Webster 1893 births 1972 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors People from Kansas City, Kansas Male actors from Kansas 20th-century American male actors Film directors from Kansas