Gaston Glass (born Jacques Gaston Oscar Glass; December 31, 1899 – November 11, 1965) was a French-American actor and film producer. He was the father of the composer

Paul Glass Paul Eugène Glass (born November 19, 1934) is a Swiss-American composer. Life Born in Los Angeles, California, Glass is the son of silent film actor and film executive Gaston Glass. He was educated at the University of Southern California (B ...

(born 1934). Humoresque (1920) 1

Selected filmography

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'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1919) - Darrell McKnight * '' Oh, You Women!'' (1919) - Jimmy Johnson * ''Open Your Eyes'' (1919) * '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919) - Richard Merwin's Son * ''The Woman of Lies'' (1919) - Tracy Norton * ''Mothers of Men'' (1920) - Lt. Gerome De La Motte * '' Humoresque'' (1920) - Leon Kantor (adult) * ''

The World and His Wife ''The World and His Wife'' is a lost American 1920 silent drama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Directed by Robert G. Vignola, the film was based on the 1908 Broadway play of the same name ...

'' (1920) - Ernesto * ''

The Branded Woman ''The Branded Woman'' is a 1920 American silent drama film released by First National Pictures. It stars Norma Talmadge who also produced the film along with her husband Joseph Schenck through their production company, Norma Talmadge Production ...

'' (1920) - William Whitlock * '' God's Crucible'' (1921) - Ivan Kalmar * ''

Her Winning Way ''Her Winning Way'' is a silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Mary Miles Minter. The screenplay was written by Douglas Z. Doty, based upon the novel ''Ann Annington'' by Edgar Jepson and the play ''Ann'' by Lechmere Worr ...

'' (1921) - Harold Hargrave * ''

There Are No Villains ''There Are No Villains'' is a lost 1921 American silent crime melodrama film starring Viola Dana and produced and directed by Bayard Veiller. Cast *Viola Dana - Rosa Moreland *Gaston Glass - John King *Edward Cecil - George Sala *DeWitt Jennin ...

'' (1921) - John King * ''

Cameron of the Royal Mounted ''Cameron of the Royal Mounted'' is a 1921 Canadian silent action film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Gaston Glass, Irving Cummings and Vivienne Osborne.Langman p.531 Part of the tradition of Northerns, it is based on the story ''Corpora ...

'' (1921) - Cpl. Cameron * '' The Song of Life'' (1922) - David Tilden * ''

Little Miss Smiles ''Little Miss Smiles'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by John Ford. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, The Jewish Aaronson family consists of Papa, Mama, David, Louis, Leon, Esther, and the Baby. Th ...

'' (1922) - Dr. Jack Washton * '' Glass Houses'' (1922) - Billy Norton * '' I Am the Law'' (1922) - Ralph Fitzgerald * ''

Rich Men's Wives ''Rich Men's Wives'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring House Peters, Claire Windsor and Gaston Glass. Synopsis A bored wife of a wealthy man is irritated by his neglect, and is drawn into a fli ...

'' (1922) - Juan Camillo * '' Monte Cristo'' (1922) - Albert de Morcerf * ''

The Kingdom Within ''The Kingdom Within'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Russell Simpson, Z. Wall Covington, and Gaston Glass.Parish & Pitts p. 336. Plot As described in a film magazine, Caleb Deming (Simpson) ...

'' (1922) - Amos * ''

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'' (1923) - Oswald Lane * '' Gimme'' (1923) - Clinton Ferris * ''

The Spider and the Rose ''The Spider and the Rose'' is a 1923 American silent historical drama film directed by John McDermott and starring Alice Lake, Richard Headrick and Gaston Glass.Munden p.755 Cast * Alice Lake as Paula * Richard Headrick as Don Marcello, as a c ...

'' (1923) - Don Marcello * '' The Girl Who Came Back'' (1923) - Ray Underhill * ''

Daughters of the Rich ''Daughters of the Rich'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Miriam Cooper, Gaston Glass, and Ethel Shannon based upon the 1900 novel of the same name by Edgar Saltus. Cast * Miriam Cooper as Maud Bar ...

'' (1923) - Gerald Welden * '' Mothers-in-Law'' (1923) - David Wingate * ''The Midnight Flower'' (1923) - The Minister * '' After the Ball'' (1924) - Arthur Trevelyan * ''

Trouping with Ellen ''Trouping with Ellen'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film starring Basil Rathbone, Gaston Glass, Helene Chadwick, and Mary Thurman. Based on a short story by Earl Derr Biggers that appeared in ''The Saturday Evening Post ''The Saturday ...

'' (1924) - Andy Owens * '' I Am the Man'' (1924) - Daniel Harrington * ''

Three Keys ''Three Keys'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Edith Roberts, Jack Mulhall and Gaston Glass.Munden p.804 Cast * Edith Roberts as Clarita Ortega * Jack Mulhall as Jack Millington * Gaston Glass as G ...

'' (1925) - George Lathrop * '' The Mad Marriage'' (1925) * ''

Folly of Youth ''Folly of Youth'' is a 1925 American independent silent crime drama film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Gaston Glass, Hedda Nova and Noah Beery.Munden p.258 It takes place during the era of Prohibition. Synopsis After his sister falls ill ...

'' (1925) - Robert Cartwright * ''

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'' (1925) - Dickie Thane * ''

The Verdict ''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, an ...

'' (1925) - District Attorney * ''

Parisian Nights ''Parisian Nights'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Alfred Santell and featuring Boris Karloff. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Adela, a wealthy sculptress, finds in Jean, a leader of a Parisian Apaches, the model ...

'' (1925) - Jacques * ''The Danger Signal'' (1925) - Ralph Browning * ''

The Bad Lands ''The Bad Lands'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Dell Henderson George Delbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and writer. He began his long and prolific fil ...

'' (1925) - Hal Owen * ''

The Scarlet West ''The Scarlet West'' is a 1925 American silent historical drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Robert Frazer and Clara Bow. It was distributed by the First National company. This was an ambitious silent film made by an independen ...

'' (1925) - Capt. Howard * '' The Price of Success'' (1925) - Wally * ''

Pursued ''Pursued'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Raoul Walsh with cinematography by James Wong Howe, written by Niven Busch, and starring Theresa Wright and Robert Mitchum. The supporting cast features Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan ...

'' (1925) - Dick Manning * ''The Midnight Limited'' (1925) - Alan Bennett aka Alan Morse * '' Broken Homes'' (1926) - John Merritt * ''

Things Wives Tell ''Things Wives Tell'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Gaston Glass, Edna Murphy and George Hackathorne.Munden p.799 Cast * Gaston Glass as Carl Burgess * Edna Murphy as Elaine Mackay * Ha ...

'' (1926) - Carl Burgess * '' Wives at Auction'' (1926) - Mark Cameron * ''

Sweet Daddies ''Sweet Daddies'' is a 1926 American silent comedy crime film directed by Alfred Santell and starring George Sidney, Charles Murray, and Vera Gordon. The film foregrounds positive relationships between Jewish and Irish American characters, d ...

'' (1926) - Sam Berkowitz * ''

The Call of the Klondike ''The Call of the Klondike'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Gaston Glass, Dorothy Dwan and Earl Metcalfe. Cast * Gaston Glass as Dick Norton * Dorothy Dwan as Violet Winter * Earl Metcalfe as Mor ...

'' (1926) - Dick Norton * ''

The Romance of a Million Dollars '' The Romance of a Million Dollars'' is a 1926 American drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Glenn Hunter, Alyce Mills and Gaston Glass.Langman p.177 Cast * Glenn Hunter as Breck Dunbarton * Alyce Mills as Marie Moore * Gasto ...

'' (1926) - West MacDonald * '' The Flying Fool'' (1926) - Jack Bryan * ''

Subway Sadie ''Subway Sadie'' is a 1926 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Alfred Santell. Adapted from Mildred Cram's 1925 short story "Sadie of the Desert", the film focuses on a relationship between New York salesgirl Sadie Hermann ( Dorothy M ...

'' (1926) - Fred Perry * ''

Her Sacrifice ''Her Sacrifice'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Wilfred Lucas and starring Gaston Glass, Bryant Washburn and Gladys Brockwell.Munden p.343 It is based on an 1871 play by the Mexican writer Manuel Acuña. Synopsis After discov ...

'' (1926) - David Orland * ''The Road to Broadway'' (1926) - John Worthington * ''

Tentacles of the North ''In the Tentacles of the North'' is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Gaston Glass, Alice Calhoun and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.791 Two ships, on a journey lead by Captin Van Horn, become trapped in i ...

'' (1926) - Francis Wainfield * ''

The Jazz Girl ''The Jazz Girl'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Gaston Glass, Edith Roberts and Howard Truesdale. The film is presumed lost. Cast * Gaston Glass as Rodneey Blake * Edith Roberts as Jane ...

'' (1926) - Rodneey Blake * ''

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'' (1926) - Flash Fleming * ''

The Show Girl ''The Show Girl'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Charles J. Hunt and starring Mildred Harris, Gaston Glass and Mary Carr.Munden p.712 Cast * Mildred Harris as Maizie Udell * Gaston Glass as Billy Barton * Mary Carr as Mrs. ...

'' (1927) - Billy Barton * ''The Love Wager'' (1927) * ''

Sinews of Steel ''Sinews of Steel'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Alberta Vaughn, Gaston Glass and Anders Randolf. Cast * Alberta Vaughn as Helen Blake * Gaston Glass as Robert McNeil Jr. * Anders Randolf as R ...

'' (1927) - Robert McNeil Jr. * ''False Morals'' (1927) * ''Compassion'' (1927) - David Stanley * ''Better Days'' (1927) * '' The Gorilla'' (1927) - Marsden * '' The Wife's Relations'' (1928) - Tom Powers * ''My Home Town'' (1928) - David Warren * ''Obey Your Husband'' (1928) - Arthur Reade * '' Name the Woman'' (1928) - Joe Arnold * ''

A Gentleman Preferred ''A Gentleman Preferred'' is a 1928 American silent comedy Western film directed by Arthur Hotaling and starring Gaston Glass, Jimmy Aubrey and Kathleen Myers. Cast * Gaston Glass as James Fargo * Jimmy Aubrey as Bill Jenkins * Kathleen Mye ...

'' (1928) - James Fargo * ''

The Red Mark ''The Red Mark'' is a 1928 American silent melodrama film produced and directed by James Cruze and starring Gaston Glass. It was distributed through Pathé Exchange. Cast *Nina Quartero as Zelie * Gaston Glass as Bibi-Ri *Gustav von Seyffertit ...

'' (1928) - Bibi-Ri * '' Broken Barriers'' (1928) - Charles Hill * ''

The Faker ''The Faker'' is a 1929 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Jacqueline Logan, Charles Delaney, and Warner Oland, and was released on January 2, 1929. Cast list * Jacqueline Logan as Rita Martin * Charles Delaney ...

'' (1929) - Frank Clayton * '' Geraldine'' (1929) - Bell Cameron * ''

Untamed Justice ''Untamed Justice'' is a 1929 American silent action film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Virginia Brown Faire, Gaston Glass and David Torrence.Munden p.850 Cast * Virginia Brown Faire as Louise Hill * Gaston Glass as Norman Bard, Air ...

'' (1929) - Norman Bard, Air Mail Pilot * ''Behind Closed Doors'' (1929) - Fred Baher * '' Tiger Rose'' (1929) - Pierre * ''A Woman's Justice'' (1930) * ''Lopez, le bandit'' (1930) - Robert * ''Just Like Heaven'' (1930) - Jean * '' She Got What She Wanted'' (1930) - Boris * ''

The Big Trail ''The Big Trail'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western early widescreen film shot on location across the American West starring 23-year-old John Wayne in his first leading role and directed by Raoul Walsh. In 2006, the United States Libra ...

'' (1931) - Pierre Calmine * ''

Lottery Lover ''Lottery Lover'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Franz Schulz and Billy Wilder. The film stars Lew Ayres, Pat Paterson, Peggy Fears, Sterling Holloway, Walter Woolf King and Alan Dinehart. The film was ...

'' (1935) - Andre (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - British Officer (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo'' (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

Escape from Devil's Island ''Escape from Devil's Island'' is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Earle Snell and Fred Niblo Jr. The film stars Victor Jory, Florence Rice, Norman Foster, Stanley Andrews, Daniel L. Haynes and Herbert ...

'' (1935) - Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Sylvia Scarlett ''Sylvia Scarlett'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, based on '' The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett'', a 1918 novel by Compton MacKenzie. Directed by George Cukor, it was notorious a ...

'' (1935) - Purser (uncredited) * ''

Custer's Last Stand The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Nor ...

'' (1936, Serial) - Joe - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

Two in the Dark ''Two in the Dark'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Gail Patrick, and Alan Hale. The screenplay concerns an amnesiac suspected of murder. In 1945, Stoloff ...

'' (1936) - Hotel Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Desire Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like " wanting", " wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of ...

'' (1936) - Second Jewelry Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Sutter's Gold ''Sutter's Gold'' is a 1936 American Western film. It is a fictionalized version of the aftermath of the discovery of gold on Sutter's property, spurring the California Gold Rush of 1849. Edward Arnold plays John Sutter. The supporting cast i ...

'' (1936) - Lt. Bacalenakoff (uncredited) * ''

Give Us This Night ''Give Us This Night'' is one of five movies produced by Paramount Pictures featuring Gladys Swarthout, a very popular Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano. The studio was attempting to build on the popularity of Grace Moore, another opera singer, wh ...

'' (1936) - Usher (uncredited) * ''

The Clutching Hand ''The Clutching Hand'' (in full, ''The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand'') is a 15-episode serial produced by the Weiss Brothers in 1936, based on the final Craig Kennedy novel of the 1934 same name by Arthur B. Reeve. A 70-minute feature f ...

'' (1936) - Louis Bouchard * '' Under Two Flags'' (1936) - Adjutant (uncredited) * ''

Fatal Lady ''Fatal Lady'' is a 1936 American musical film, musical mystery film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Walter Pidgeon, Mary Ellis and Ruth Donnelly. It recorded a loss of $296,665. The film's sets were designed by art director Alexander Tol ...

'' (1936) - Brazilian Opera Troupe (uncredited) * ''

The Princess Comes Across ''The Princess Comes Across'' is a 1936 mystery/ comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, the second of the four times they were paired together. Lombard, playing an actress from Brooklyn pretend ...

'' (1936) - Photographer (uncredited) * ''

Hearts Divided ''Hearts Divided'' is a 1936 American musical film about the real-life marriage between American Elizabeth 'Betsy' Patterson and Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon. It stars Marion Davies and Dick Powell as the couple. The film was a remake ...

'' (1936) - Napoleon's Secretary (uncredited) * '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) - Frenchman * ''

Gambling with Souls ''Gambling with Souls'' is a 1936 American exploitation film directed by Elmer Clifton. Plot Cast * Martha Chapin as Mrs. Mae Miller *Wheeler Oakman as Lucky Wilder *Bryant Washburn as "Million Dollar" Taylor * Gay Sheridan as Carolyn * Vera ...

'' (1936) - Drunk Man in Bar * ''

Death in the Air ''Death in the Air'' (aka ''Pilot X'' and ''The Mysterious Bombardier'') is a 1937 American film directed by Elmer Clifton and stars Lona Andre, John Carroll, Leon Ames and Henry Hall. The film is also known as ''Murder in the Air'' in the Unit ...

'' (1936) - Lt. Rene La Rue * ''

Espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information ( intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tang ...

'' (1937) - La Forge * ''

The King and the Chorus Girl ''The King and the Chorus Girl'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fernand Gravey, Joan Blondell and Edward Everett Horton. Gravey (billed as "Gravet") was at the time the subject of a significant stud ...

'' (1937) - Junior Officer (uncredited) * ''

Paris After Dark ''Paris After Dark'' is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring George Sanders, Philip Dorn and Brenda Marshall. It portrays the activities of the French resistance in occupied Paris during World War II. The port ...

'' (1943) - Soldier (uncredited)

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