Bertram Marburgh (1875–1956) was an American
stage and
film actor
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[Rainey p.67] He appeared as a
character actor
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in around thirty five films between 1915 and 1945.
Selected filmography
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After Dark'' (1915)
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The Stolen Voice
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'' (1915)
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The Broken Law'' (1915)
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The Rail Rider'' (1916)
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The Eagle's Eye'' (1918)
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The Social Pirate'' (1919)
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Checkers
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'' (1919)
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The Greatest Love'' (1920)
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Timothy's Quest
''Timothy's Quest'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Dirigo Films and distributed by American Releasing. It was directed by Sidney Olcott based on a story written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and starred the child actor Joseph Depew.
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'' (1922)
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A Streak of Luck
''A Streak of Luck'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Dorothy Wood and Nelson McDowell.Munden, p. 771
Synopsis
A playboy is disowned by his banker father after getting his name in th ...
'' (1925)
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His People
''His People'' (also known as Proud Heart) is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman about a young, Jewish boxer growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. '' (1925)
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The Outsider The Outsider may refer to:
Film
* ''The Outsider'' (1917 film), an American film directed by William C. Dowlan
* ''The Outsider'' (1926 film), an American film directed by Rowland V. Lee
* ''The Outsider'' (1931 film), a film starring Joan Barr ...
'' (1926)
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Unknown Treasures'' (1926)
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Silken Shackles'' (1926)
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The Woman on Trial'' (1927)
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An Affair of the Follies'' (1927)
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The Play Girl
''The Play Girl'' is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Madge Bellamy, Johnny Mack Brown and Walter McGrail.Solomon p.308
Cast
* Madge Bellamy as Madge Norton
* Johnny Mack Brown as Bradley ...
'' (1928)
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For the Defense'' (1930)
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They Just Had to Get Married'' (1932)
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Before I Hang'' (1940)
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Kitty Foyle'' (1940)
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The Hard-Boiled Canary
''The Hard-Boiled Canary'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Andrew L. Stone and written by Robert Lively and Andrew L. Stone. It was later reissued as ''There's Magic in Music''.
The film stars Allan Jones, Susanna Foster, ...
'' (1941)
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The Lady Eve
''The Lady Eve'' is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. '' (1941)
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Crossroads
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* Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet
Film and television Films
* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...
'' (1942)
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A Gentleman at Heart
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'' (1942)
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Too Many Women'' (1942)
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The Human Comedy'' (1943)
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The Heavenly Body'' (1944)
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The Lost Weekend
''The Lost Weekend'' is a 1945 American drama film noir directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. It was based on Charles R. Jackson's The Lost Weekend (novel), 1944 novel about an Alcoholism, alcoholic writer. The film ...
'' (1945)
References
Bibliography
* Dietz, Dan. ''The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021.
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
* Rainey, Buck. ''Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956''. McFarland, 2015.
External links
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1875 births
1956 deaths
American male film actors
American male stage actors
People from New York City
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