Whitman Bennett (1883–1968) was an American

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

and director 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.34

Selected filmography

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The Truth About Husbands ''The Truth About Husbands'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and starring Anna Lehr, Holmes Herbert, and Elizabeth Garrison. It was released in December 1920. Cast list * Anna Lehr as Janet Preece * Holmes Herbert ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Devil's Garden ''The Devil's Garden'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film produced by Whitman Bennett, directed by Kenneth Webb, and released through First National Exhibitor's Circuit, which was later known as First National Pictures. The film starre ...

'' (1920) * '' The Master Mind'' (1920) * '' Salvation Nell'' (1921) * ''

Wife Against Wife ''Wife Against Wife'' is a 1921 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and written by Dorothy Farnum. It is based on the 1911 play ''The Price'' by George Broadhurst. The film stars Pauline Starke, Percy Mar ...

'' (1921) * '' The Iron Trail'' (1921) * '' Not Guilty'' (1921) * '' The Great Adventure'' (1921) * '' Jim the Penman'' (1921) *''

The Darling of the Rich ''The Darling of the Rich'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Betty Blythe, Gladys Leslie, and Montagu Love.Munden p. 172 Cast * Betty Blythe as Charmion Winship * Gladys Leslie as Lizzie Callahan ...

'' (1922) * '' The Secrets of Paris'' (1922) * ''

How Women Love ''How Women Love'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Betty Blythe, Gladys Hulette and Julia Swayne Gordon.Munden p.367 A promising singer his signed up by a backer for the new opera he is producing, ...

'' (1922) * ''

Fair Lady ''Fair Lady'' is often considered as the sister publication to the Afrikaans ''Sarie''. With their offices in Cape Town, this title is one of the most popular female reads in South Africa. History and profile ''Fair Lady'' was established in 1965 ...

'' (1922) * ''

Modern Marriage ''Modern Marriage'' is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by Lawrence C. Windom and Victor Heerman. It starred Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in one of their last appearances together. Cast Preservation status A print of ' ...

'' (1923) * '' Loyal Lives'' (1923) * ''

The Leavenworth Case ''The Leavenworth Case'' (1878), subtitled ''A Lawyer's Story'', is an American detective novel and the first novel by Anna Katharine Green. Set in New York City, it concerns the murder of a retired merchant, Horatio Leavenworth, in his New York ...

'' (1923) * '' Love of Women'' (1924) * ''

Virtuous Liars ''Virtuous Liars'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring David Powell, Edith Allen, Maurice Costello, and Dagmar Godowsky.Munden p. 860 A man abandons his wife and child and goes to live in Havana H ...

'' (1924) * ''

Two Shall Be Born ''Two Shall Be Born'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Kenneth Harlan, and Sigrid Holmquist. It was written by Marie Conway Oemler who was inspired by the short story "Two Shall Be Born" ...

'' (1924) * '' The Hoosier Schoolmaster'' (1924) * '' Back to Life'' (1925) * ''

Children of the Whirlwind ''Children of the Whirlwind'' is a 1925 American silent crime drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Lionel Barrymore, Johnnie Walker, and Marguerite De La Motte. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young man freshly re ...

'' (1925) * ''

Share and Share Alike ''Share and Share Alike'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Jane Novak, James Rennie and Henry Sands.Koszarskip.75 Cast * Jane Novak as Marcia Maynard * James Rennie as Sam Jefford * Henry Sands ...

'' (1925) * '' Lena Rivers'' (1925) * ''

A Man of Iron ''A Man of Iron'' (also known as ''The Iron Man'') is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and directed by Whitman Bennett and distributed through Chadwick Pictures. The film starred Lionel Barrymore. Plot As described in a film maga ...

'' (1925) * '' Scandal Street'' (1925)

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

* 1883 births 1968 deaths American film directors American film producers People from Cambridge, Massachusetts {{US-film-producer-stub