Horace B. Carpenter (January 31, 1875 – May 21, 1945) was an American actor,

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, and

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. He appeared in more than 330 films between 1914 and 1946. He also directed 15 films between 1925 and 1934. Born in

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, Carpenter died in

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, from a

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Selected filmography

Actor

* '' The Man on the Box'' (1914) * '' The Call of the North'' (1914) * '' The Virginian'' (1914) * '' The Man from Home'' (1914) * '' The Ghost Breaker'' (1914) * '' The Goose Girl'' (1915) * '' The Arab'' (1915) * ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

'' (1915) * '' The Unknown'' (1915) * ''

The Golden Chance ''The Golden Chance'' is a 1915 American drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. A print of the film survives at George Eastman House. DeMille remade the film in 1921 as ''Forbidden Fruit''. Cast * Cleo Ridgely as Mary Denby * Wallace Reid a ...

'' (1915) * ''

The Plow Girl ''The Plow Girl'' is a lost 1916 American drama silent film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Edward Morris, Charles Sarver and Harvey F. Thew. The film stars Mae Murray, Elliott Dexter, Charles K. Gerrard, Edythe Chapman, Horace ...

'' (1916) * '' The Sowers'' (1916) * '' Maria Rosa'' (1916) * ''

Sweet Kitty Bellairs ''Sweet Kitty Bellairs'' is a 1930 American historical musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green. The film is based on the 1900 novel, ''The Bath Comedy'' by Agnes Castle and Egerton Castle. Shot entirely in Technicolor, the film stars ...

'' (1916) * '' The Clown'' (1916) * '' Common Ground'' (1916) * ''

The Heir to the Hoorah ''The Heir to the Hoorah'' is a surviving 1916 silent film produced by Jesse Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. It was directed by William C. deMille. A print survives in the Library of Congress. Cast *Thomas Meighan - Joe Lacy * ...

'' (1916) * '' Joan the Woman'' (1916) * '' Castles for Two'' (1917) * '' Nan of Music Mountain'' (1917) * '' The Devil-Stone'' (1917) * ''

Terror of the Range ''Terror of the Range'' is a 1919 American Western film serial directed by Stuart Paton. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * George Larkin as John Hardwick * Betty Compson as Thelma Grant * Horace B. Carpenter as James Grant (as H.B. Carp ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Silent Stranger ''The Silent Stranger'' (Italian: ''Lo straniero di silenzio''), also known as ''The Horseman and the Samurai'' and ''The Stranger in Japan'', is a 1968 Spaghetti Western jidaigeki film directed by Luigi Vanzi. It is the second sequel to '' A Str ...

'' (1924) * ''

Vultures of the Sea ''Vultures of the Sea'' is a 1928 American adventure film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Johnnie Walker * Shirley Mason * Tom Santschi * Frank Hagney * Boris Karloff - Grouchy * Horace B. Carpente ...

'' (1928) * '' Texas Tommy'' (1928) * '' Bride of the Desert'' (1929) * ''

False Fathers ''False Fathers'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter, starring Carpenter and Noah Beery.Connelly, p. 80. Plot Cast * Noah Beery as Parson * Horace B. Carpenter Horace B. Carpenter (January 31, 1875 &n ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Trails of the Golden West'' (1931) * '' Pueblo Terror'' (1931) * ''

Riders of the Rio ''Riders of the Rio'' is a 1931 American western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Lane Chandler, Sheldon Lewis and Ben Corbett.Pitts p.280 It is an independent film, independently-produced second feature, shot partly location sho ...

'' (1931) * '' Partners of the Trail'' (1931) * ''

Out of Singapore ''Out of Singapore'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Noah Beery, Dorothy Burgess and Miriam Seegar. The film was re-released by Astor Pictures in 1941 as ''Gangsters of the Sea''.Pitts p.235 Plo ...

'' (1932) * '' Riders of the Desert'' (1932) * ''

Outlaw Justice ''Outlaw Justice'' is a 1932 American pre-Code western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Jack Hoxie, Dorothy Gulliver and Donald Keith.Rainey, p. 85 It was produced as a second feature for release by Majestic Pictures. Synopsis Pana ...

'' (1932) * '' The Seventh Commandment'' (1932) * '' Mark of the Spur'' (1932) * '' Breed of the Border'' (1933) * ''

The Pecos Dandy ''The Pecos Dandy'' is a 1934 American western film directed by Victor Adamson and Horace B. Carpenter and starring George J. Lewis, Dorothy Gulliver and Robert Walker. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature.Pitts p.4 It is now cons ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

Smokey Smith Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith (3 May 1914 – 3 August 2005) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the last living C ...

'' (1935) * ''

Where Trails End ''Where Trails End'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Frank Yaconelli, Joan Curtis, Don Stewart, Charles King and Wilhelm vo ...

'' (1942)

Director

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Flashing Steeds ''Flashing Steeds'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter and starring Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald, and Merrill McCormick. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Bill Swift goes to work on Captain Rand ...

'' (1925) * '' Desperate Odds'' (1925) * ''

The Sagebrush Lady ''The Sagebrush Lady'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter and starring Eileen Sedgwick, Ben Corbett, and Jack Richardson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Harmony Hayden, a government agent, ar ...

'' (1925) * '' Fangs of Fate'' (1925) * '' The Last Chance'' (1926) * '' The Lovin' Fool'' (1926) * '' Jus' Travlin'' (1927) * ''

'' (1929) * ''

'' (1934)

Writer

* ''

Wild and Woolly Wild and Woolly may refer to: * Wild and Woolly (1917 film), an American silent Western comedy film * Wild and Woolly (1932 film), a short animated film * Wild and Woolly (1937 film), an American Western film * Wild and Wooly ''Wild and Wooly ...

'' (Story, 1917) * ''Fangs of Fate'' (1925) * ''The Last Chance'' (1926) * ''Bullets and Justice'' (Scenario, 1929) * ''The Arizona Kid'' (Scenario, 1929) * ''

Fighters of the Saddle ''Fighters of the Saddle'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Art Acord, Peggy Montgomery and John Lowell.Pitts p.105 Cast * Art Acord as Dick Weatherby * Peggy Montgomery as Nesta Wayne * John ...

'' (Scenario, 1929)

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