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Lorimer Johnston is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 2 november 1858 at Maysville (USA)

Lorimer Johnston

Lorimer Johnston
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Nationality USA
Birth 2 november 1858 at Maysville (USA)
Death 20 february 1941 (at 82 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Lorimer Johnston (November 2, 1858 in Maysville, Kentucky – February 20, 1941 in Hollywood, California) was an American silent film actor and director.



He was involved in the production of over 60 films in acting and directing and he also wrote the scripts for twelve films, according to IMDb, nearly all shorts. In 1913, Johnston directed the short films For the Crown and For the Flag, working with actresses such as Charlotte Burton.

Towards the end of his career Johnston starred as an actor in sound motion pictures such as the popular Frankenstein films Ghost of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein.

Usually with

Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson
(22 films)
Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich
(20 films)
Louise Lester
Louise Lester
(19 films)
Charlotte Burton
Charlotte Burton
(17 films)
Sydney Ayres
Sydney Ayres
(15 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Lorimer Johnston (40 films)

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Actor

The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty (1940)
, 1h22
Directed by Preston Sturges, Alvin Ganzer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff, William Demarest, Allyn Joslyn, Jimmy Conlin
Roles Old Crack-Pot (uncredited)
Rating71% 3.5959253.5959253.5959253.5959253.595925
Dan McGinty (Brian Donlevy) is a bartender in a banana republic who recounts his rise and fall to the bar's dancing girl and an American customer. The customer was a trusted bank employee who can no longer return to the United States and his family because he is wanted by the law after falling to temptation and stealing from the bank. McGinty is in a similar situation, but in his case it is due to "one crazy minute" of honesty rather than one of dishonesty. In a long flashback, he explains.
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
, 1h39
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan
Roles Burgher
Rating70% 3.5450453.5450453.5450453.5450453.545045
Years after the events of the last film Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (Basil Rathbone), son of Henry Frankenstein (creator of the Monster), relocates his wife Elsa (Josephine Hutchinson) and their young son Peter (Donnie Dunagan) to the family castle in the eponymous village. Wolf wants to redeem his father's reputation, but finds that such a feat will be harder than he thought after he encounters hostility from the villagers. Aside from his family, Wolf's only friend is the local policeman Inspector Krogh (Lionel Atwill) who bears an artificial arm, his real arm having been "ripped out by the roots" in an encounter with the Monster as a child.
Bunker Bean
Bunker Bean (1936)
, 1h7
Directed by William Hamilton, Edward Killy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Lucille Ball, Owen Gould Davis, Jr., Louise Latimer, Robert McWade, Jessie Ralph, Russell Hicks
Roles Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.900372.900372.900372.900372.90037
Clive of India
Clive of India (1935)
, 1h35
Directed by Richard Boleslawski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Colin Clive, Francis Lister, C. Aubrey Smith, Cesar Romero
Roles Insulting Man
Rating61% 3.0896253.0896253.0896253.0896253.089625
En Inde, au XVIII siècle, Robert Clive, las de travailler comme employé pour l'East India Company, décide de rejoindre les rangs de l'armée britannique. Il va y faire merveille.
A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
, 1h12
Directed by Alfred Santell
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Pauline Lord, Basil Rathbone, Billie Burke, Louis Hayward, Wendy Barrie, Nydia Westman
Roles Man (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.050763.050763.050763.050763.05076
In 1925 London, middle-aged, widowed shopkeeper Clarissa Phipps (Pauline Lord) pities genteel, but homeless drunkard Captain Randolph Courtney (Basil Rathbone) and takes him in. When Courtney corrects the lower-class accent and grammar of her son Richard, a germ of an idea is born. Richard benefits from Courtney's tutelage as he grows up.
Madam Satan
Madam Satan (1930)
, 1h56
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films
Actors Kay Johnson, Reginald Denny, Lillian Roth, Roland Young, Boyd Irwin, Wilfred Lucas
Roles The Butler
Rating62% 3.1458053.1458053.1458053.1458053.145805
Socialite Angela Brooks (Kay Johnson) discovers that her husband Bob (Reginald Denny) is cheating on her with Trixie (Lillian Roth).
Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno (1924)
, 1h
Directed by Henry Otto
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about religion
Actors Pauline Starke, Ralph Lewis, Josef Swickard, William Scott, Lorimer Johnston, Lawson Butt
Roles Dr. Joseph
Rating57% 2.8552952.8552952.8552952.8552952.855295
The tactics of a vicious slumlord and greedy businessman finally drive a distraught man to commit suicide. The businessman is tried for murder and executed, and is afterward taken by demons to Hell where he will spend the rest of eternity
Ruth of the Range
Ruth of the Range (1922)

Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Actors Pat Harmon, Ruth Rolland, Harry De Vere, Lorimer Johnston
Rating16% 0.841320.841320.841320.841320.84132
A young woman (Roland) attempts to rescue her father from a gang that has kidnapped him in order to find out his secret for making "Fuelite," a substitute for coal.

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