Yorke Film Corporation was a film company. The company's films were distributed by

Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leas ...

Fred J. Balshofer Fred J. Balshofer (November 2, 1877 – June 21, 1969) was a pioneering silent film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer in the United States. Biography Balshofer was born in New York City and became interested in the photogr ...

and Joseph Engel were involved with the company. Balshofer formed the company to produce films pairing the popular

Harold Lockwood Harold A. Lockwood (April 12, 1887 – October 19, 1918) was an American silent film actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s. Early life and career Born in Brookl ...

and

May Allison May Allison (June 14, 1890 – March 27, 1989) was an American actress whose greatest success was achieved in the early part of the 20th century in silent films, although she also appeared on stage. Life and career Allison was born in Rising ...

. Lockwood died of

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in 1918. The company relocated to Los Angeles and took over a studio from Nevada Film Company. A photograph of Lockwood with two child actors was taken during production of ''

Big Tremaine ''Big Tremaine'' is a 1916 American silent romantic drama film directed by Henry Otto and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Lester Cuneo, Albert Ellis, Lillian Hayward, and William Ehfe. It is based on the 1914 novel of the same name by ...

''. On December 2, 1916, May Allison was featured on the cover of ''Motography'' while she was part of Yorke Film Company. Many of the films were shot on location.

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Pidgin Island ''Pidgin Island'' is a 1916 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred J. Balshofer and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Pomeroy Cannon, Lester Cuneo, and Fred L. Wilson. It is based on the 1914 novel of the same name by Haro ...

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Mister 44 ''Mister 44'' is a 1916 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Henry Otto and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Lester Cuneo, Yona Landowska, Henry Otto, and Aileen Allen. It is based on 1916 novel of the same name by E.J. Rath. The f ...

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The River of Romance (1916 film) ''The River of Romance'' is a 1916 silent film drama directed by Henry Otto and distributed by Metro Pictures. The film starred Harold Lockwood and May Allison. Cast *Harold Lockwood - William Kissam Kellogg, aka Sam *May Allison - Rosalind Chal ...

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The Hidden Spring ''The Hidden Spring'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent adventure film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Harold Lockwood, Vera Sisson and Herbert Standing.Connelly p.9 Cast * Harold Lockwood as Donald Keeth * Vera Sisson as Thora Eric ...

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The Avenging Trail ''The Avenging Trail'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Francis Ford and starring Harold Lockwood, Sally Crute, and Joseph Dailey. It was released on December 31, 1917. Plot Gaston Olaf returns home from college and finds out ...

'' (1917) *'' The Promise'' (1917) *'' The Winding Trail (1918 film)'' *''

The Landloper ''The Landloper'' is a 1918 American silent romance adventure film directed by George Irving and starring Harold Lockwood, Pauline Curley, Stanton Heck, William Clifford, Bert Starkey, and Gertrude Maloney. It is based on the 1915 novel of the s ...

'' (1918) *'' Lend Me Your Name'' (1918) *''

Pals First ''Pals First'' is a lost 1926 American silent drama film produced and directed by Edwin Carewe. It stars Dolores del Río and Lloyd Hughes. Edwin Carewe directed the earlier 1918 version for Yorke Film Corporation. It was also called ''Pals ...

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Broadway Bill (1918 film) ''Broadway Bill'' is a 1918 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred J. Balshofer and starring Harold Lockwood, May Allison, Pomeroy Cannon, Lester Cuneo, and Fred L. Wilson. The film was released by Metro Pictures on February 11, 19 ...

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Shadows of Suspicion ''Shadows of Suspicion'' is a 1919 American silent thriller film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Harold Lockwood, Naomi Childers, and Helen Lindroth.Goble p. 949. It is based on the 1915 novel ''The Yellow Dove'' by George Fort Gibbs, whic ...

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The Great Romance (film) ''The Great Romance'' is a 1919 American silent romance film directed by Henry Otto and starring Harold Lockwood, Rubye De Remer and Frank Currier.Darby p.43 Main cast * Harold Lockwood as Rupert Danza * Rubye De Remer as Althea Hanway * Jos ...

'' (1919) *'' A Man of Honor'' (1919) *'' The Haunted Pajamas (1917), a follow-up to ''Hidden Spring'' *'' The Promise (Yorke film)'' *'' Under Handicap'' *'' Broadway Bill'' *'' The Square Deceiver'' *''

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