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Frank Bennett is a Actor American born on 15 september 1890

Frank Bennett

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Nationality USA
Birth 15 september 1890
Death 29 april 1957 (at 66 years)

Frank Bennett est un acteur américain du cinéma muet, né le 15 septembre 1890 à Bakersfield, en Californie, et mort le 29 avril 1957 à Warren Township (New Jersey).

Bennett apparaît dans 67 films muets entre 1912 et 1919, le plus célèbre d'entre eux étant Intolérance de D. W. Griffith, dans lequel il incarne le roi de France Charles IX.

Biography

Bennett fut marié à l'actrice Billie West.

Usually with

D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
(2 films)
Karl Brown
Karl Brown
(4 films)
Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Gish
(3 films)
Bessie Love
Bessie Love
(5 films)
Edward Dillon
Edward Dillon
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Frank Bennett (9 films)

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Actor

The Eyes of Mystery
The Eyes of Mystery (1918)

Directed by Tod Browning
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Edith Storey, Bradley Barker, Harry Northrup, Kempton Greene, Louis Wolheim, Frank Bennett
Roles Seth Megget
Rating25% 1.261821.261821.261821.261821.26182
As described in a film magazine, Carma Carmichael (Storey), who lives with her uncle Quincy Carmichael (Andrews), is kidnapped by her father and held for ransom. In order to trap the criminals and secure Jack Carrington (Barker) as Carma's husband, Quincy fakes his death and makes Jack his heir. Carma is angered by her uncle's action is determined to take her rightful place. By going through some of her uncle's papers, she discovers that the man she believes to be her father is an impostor and that her father is dead. Carma's supposed father and a group of moonshiners attack the Carmichael home and are fought off by Carma, Jack, and a friend. Quincy, believing it is time to return to life, does so in time to get the sheriff's posse on the house grounds, drive off the moonshiners, and capture the crooks.
Stage Struck
Stage Struck (1917)

Directed by Edward Morrissey
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Dorothy Gish, Kate Toncray, Frank Bennett, Jennie Lee, Spottiswoode Aitken, Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Roles Jack Martin

Dans un pension de famille sordide de New York, Ruth Colby, une orpheline qui a appris le métier d'actrice par correspondance, devient amie avec Jack Martin, le fils laissé pour compte d'une riche philanthrope, M Martin. Les deux jeunes gens tombent amoureux et sont mariés par "le juge", un juge de paix à la dérive. Peu après, Ruth part pour une désastreuse tournée théâtrale. Lorsqu'elle revient, elle trouve la pension fermée et Jack est parti.
Her Official Fathers
Her Official Fathers (1917)

Directed by Joseph Henabery, Dorothy Gish, Elmer Clifton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Dorothy Gish, Frank Bennett, Fred Turner, Sam De Grasse, Jennie Lee, Richard Cummings
Roles Steven Peabody

Gish plays Janice, a wealthy girl whose fortune has been entrusted to two trust company vice presidents (the "official fathers" of the title). One of the vice presidents proposes marriage to the girl, but Janice also finds herself accepting the proposal of the other vice president's son. Confused over who she prefers, she retracts her acceptance of both proposals and becomes engaged to a bank teller. When the true motives of her three would-be suitors come to light, Janice makes the right decision about who to marry.
The Jury of Fate
The Jury of Fate (1917)

Directed by Tod Browning
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Mabel Taliaferro, Bradley Barker, Frank Bennett
Roles François Leblanc

As described in a film magazine, Henri Labordie (Tavernier) is the father of twins. Jeanne (Taliaferro) is sweet and winsome while her brother Jaques (Taliaferro), pampered by her father, is ill-tempered. When Jaques dies through his own caddishness, Jeanne, to spare her father from the shock, clips off her hair and dons boys clothing so that her father will think that it was her and not Jaques who drowned in a stream. When Labordie dies, Jeanne's deception ends when she goes to Montreal to fulfill an ancient pact, and there she finds happiness.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
, 2h43
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about capital punishment, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Vera Lewis, Ralph Lewis, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Fred Turner, Gino Corrado
Roles Charles IX
Rating76% 3.8433453.8433453.8433453.8433453.843345
Quatre époques sont présentées en alternance pour dénoncer l'intolérance : la répression des grèves, le massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy, la Passion du Christ et Babylone. De la Babylone antique au début du XX siècle, une illustration métaphorique de la cruauté et de la férocité de l'homme envers son prochain.
The Heiress at Coffee Dan's
The Heiress at Coffee Dan's (1916)

Directed by Edward Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Bessie Love, Max Davidson, Lucille Younge, Alfred Paget, Carmel Myers, Frank Bennett
Roles Carl Miller

Waffles (Love) is a Swedish immigrant who is working as a waitress in Coffee Dan's, a diner. A band of thieves gives her the impression that she is an heiress, and she briefly enjoys a time in a mansion. When the real heiress appears, Waffles contacts the police, receives a reward, and buys the diner.
Khin cho's First Movie
Khin cho's First Movie (1915)

Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Thomas Jefferson, Frank Bennett, George Walsh
Roles Claude, le neveu de La Rogue