Lee Shumway (March 4, 1884 – January 4, 1959), born Leonard Charles Shumway, was an American actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1909 and 1953. He was born in

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, and died in

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Selected filmography

* ''Saved from the Harem'' (1915) - Lt. Robert Brice * '' Behind the Lines'' (1916) - Jose * '' The Conspiracy'' (1916, Short) - Hodges * '' Guilty'' (1916, Short) - Captain * '' The Gates of Doom'' (1917) - Francis Duane * ''

The Plow Woman ''The Plow Woman'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and starring Mary MacLaren, Harry De More and Marie Hazelton.Connelly p.215 Cast * Mary MacLaren as Mary MacTavish * Harry De More as Andy MacTavis ...

'' (1917) *'' The Phantom's Secret'' (1917) * ''Perils of the Secret Service'' (1917, Serial) - Count Stefan (Episodes #2, 3) * ''

Two-Gun Betty ''Two-Gun Betty'' is a 1918 American comedy Western film directed by Howard C. Hickman and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Robert Brunton and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Plot Betty, a determined young woman, wants to be a ...

'' (1918) * ''

Rustling A Bride ''Rustling A Bride'' is a lost 1919 silent film comedy-Western directed by Irvin Willat and starring Lila Lee. Plot As described in a film magazine, cowboy Nick McCredie (Blue) discovers the name and address of a Kentucky girl on the fly leaf ...

'' (1919) * '' The Siren's Song'' (1919) * ''

The Speed Maniac ''The Speed Maniac'' is a lost 1919 silent action drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Tom Mix and Eva Novak. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation.The Love Hunger ''The Love Hunger'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Lillian Walker, Lee Shumway and Herbert Prior.Goble p.145 Cast * Lillian Walker as Fran * Lee Shumway as Abbott Ashton * Herbert ...

'' (1919) * '' Eve in Exile'' (1919) * '' When Dawn Came'' (1920) * ''

The Gamesters ''The Gamesters'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film directed by George L. Cox and starring Margarita Fischer, Hayward Mack and Lee Shumway.Darby p.466 Plot Cast * Margarita Fischer as Rose * Hayward Mack as Jim Welch * Lee Shu ...

'' (1920) * '' To Please One Woman'' (1920) * '' Society Secrets'' (1921) * '' The Big Adventure'' (1921) * '' The Torrent'' (1921) * '' Conflict'' (1921) * '' The Lure of Jade'' (1921) * '' Step on It!'' (1922) * '' Over the Border'' (1922) * ''

Brawn of the North ''Brawn of the North'' is a lost 1922 American silent Northwoods film. It was produced by Laurence Trimble and Jane Murfin with release through Associated First National Pictures. The film stars Irene Rich and a new canine find by Trimble ...

'' (1922) * '' The Gunfighter'' (1923) * '' Hearts Aflame'' (1923) * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1923) * ''

The Yankee Consul '' The Yankee Consul'', also known as the ''Lieutenant Commander'', is a comic opera in two acts with music by Alfred G. Robyn and a libretto by Henry Blossom Henry Martyn Blossom Jr. (May 10, 1866 – March 23, 1919) was an American writer, play ...

'' (1924) * '' The Night Hawk'' (1924) * ''

The Vagabond Trail ''The Vagabond Trail'' is a lost 1924 American silent Western film directed by William A. Wellman and produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. The film is based on the 1923 novel ''Donnegan'' by George Owen Baxter (aka Max Brand ...

'' (1924) * '' The Bowery Bishop'' (1924) * ''

American Manners ''American Manners'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James W. Horne. It was produced by Richard Talmadge, who also stars, and was distributed by FBO. Preserved in the Library of Congress. Plot Cast * Richard Talmadge as ...

'' (1924) * ''

Introduce Me ''Introduce Me'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by George J. Crone and produced by and starring Douglas MacLean. It was released through Associated Exhibitors.

'' (1925) * '' The Price of Success'' (1925) * '' The Air Mail'' (1925) * ''

The Texas Bearcat ''The Texas Bearcat'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Bob Custer. It was distributed by Film Booking Offices of America. Plot Raised to believe he is the son of a half breed Dave aids Sethman in ...

'' (1925) * '' The Bad Lands'' (1925) * ''

Smilin' at Trouble ''Smilin' at Trouble'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Helen Lynch and Kathleen Myers.Katchmer p. 293 Location shooting took place around San Pedro ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Man from Red Gulch ''The Man from Red Gulch'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Edmund Mortimer and featuring Harry Carey. Plot As described in a film magazine review, during the California Gold Rush, Sandy’s partner John Falloner is shot by ...

'' (1925) * ''

Whispering Canyon ''Whispering Canyon'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and starring Jane Novak, Robert Ellis and Lee Shumway.Goble p.1015 Cast * Jane Novak as Antonia Lee * Robert Ellis as Bob Cameron * Lee Shumway as Lew Selb ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Sign of the Claw ''The Sign of the Claw'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Ethel Shannon, Edward Hearn and Lee Shumway.Munden p.715 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for P ...

'' (1926) * ''

Glenister of the Mounted ''Glenister of the Mounted'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Bess Flowers, and Lee Shumway. Cast * Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as Sergeant Richard Glenister * Bess Flowers as Eli ...

'' (1926) * '' The Checkered Flag'' (1926) * '' The Bat'' (1926) * '' Let It Rain'' (1927) * '' Outlaws of Red River'' (1927) * '' Great Mail Robbery'' (1927) * ''

His Foreign Wife ''His Foreign Wife'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Greta von Rue, Edna Murphy and Wallace MacDonald.Munden p.352 Synopsis Along with his brother, a young man enlists to fight in World War I. Alt ...

'' (1927) * '' South Sea Love'' (1927) * '' Hit of the Show'' (1928) * '' A Million for Love'' (1928) * ''

Beyond London Lights ''Beyond London Lights'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Adrienne Dore, Lee Shumway, and Bill Elliott. It is based on John Joy Bell's 1917 novel '' Kitty Carstairs'', and is sometimes referred to b ...

'' (1928) * '' Son of the Golden West'' (1928) * '' The House of Scandal'' (1928) * ''

Queen of the Night Clubs ''Queen of the Night Clubs'' is a 1929 American sound ( All-Talking) Pre-Code musical drama film produced and directed by Bryan Foy, distributed by Warner Bros., and starred legendary nightclub hostess Texas Guinan. The picture, which featured ...

'' (1929) * ''

Evangeline ''Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie'' is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, written in English and published in 1847. The poem follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel during the e ...

'' (1929) * ''

So This Is College ''So This Is College'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Sam Wood, written by Al Boasberg, Delmer Daves and Joseph Farnham, and starring Elliott Nugent, Robert Montgomery in his film debut, Cliff Edwards, Sally Starr and Ph ...

'' (1929) * '' Night Parade'' (1929) * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1930) * ''

The Lone Defender ''The Lone Defender'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Mascot serial film starring Rin Tin Tin. It was Mascot's first all-sound serial (the second to have any sound at all, after the partial sound in '' The King of the Kongo''). It was Rin Tin Tin' ...

'' (1930) * '' Show Girl in Hollywood'' (1930) * '' Sweet Mama'' (1930) * '' The Santa Fe Trail'' (1930) * '' The Widow from Chicago'' (1930) * '' Partners'' (1932) * ''

Girl o' My Dreams ''Girl o' My Dreams'' (a.k.a. ''Love Race'') is a 1934 American college comedy film directed by Ray McCarey Raymond Benedict McCarey (September 6, 1904 – December 1, 1948) was an American film director, brother of director Leo McCarey. ...

'' (1934) * ''

Million Dollar Baby ''Million Dollar Baby'' is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by Paul Haggis. It is based on stories from the 2000 collection ''Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner' ...

'' (1934) * '' Men of the Night'' (1934) * '' The Mysterious Mr. Wong'' (1934) * '' Among the Missing'' (1934) * '' Branded a Coward'' (1935) * ''

Society Doctor ''Society Doctor'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Robert Taylor, Chester Morris, and Virginia Bruce. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was inspired by an unproduced play by Theod ...

'' (1935) * '' The Mystery Man'' (1935) * '' The Preview Murder Mystery'' (1936) * '' Go-Get-'Em, Haines'' (1936) * ''

Wives Never Know ''Wives Never Know'' is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. Written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Edwin Justus Mayer and Keene Thompson, the film stars Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, and Adolphe Menjou, and wa ...

'' (1936) * '' Killer at Large'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Song of the Trail ''Song of the Trail'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Russell Hopton and starring Kermit Maynard, Evelyn Brent and Andrea Leeds.Pitts p.35 Plot Cast * Kermit Maynard as Jim Carter * Evelyn Brent as Myra * Fuzzy Knight as Pudge ...

'' (1936) * '' The Magnificent Brute'' (1936) * ''

Find the Witness ''Find the Witness'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by David Selman and starring Charles Quigley, Henry Mollison and Rosalind Keith.Langman & Finn p.86 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Charles Quigley as ...

'' (1937) * ''

Hollywood Cowboy ''Hollywood Cowboy'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Ewing Scott and written by Daniel Jarrett and Ewing Scott. The film stars George O'Brien, Cecilia Parker, Maude Eburne, Joe Caits and Frank Milan. The film was released on May 2 ...

'' (1937) * ''

Windjammer A windjammer is a commercial sailing ship with multiple masts, however rigged. The informal term "windjammer" arose during the transition from the Age of Sail to the Age of Steam during the 19th century. The Oxford English Dictionary records t ...

'' (1937) * ''

Two Gun Law ''Two Gun Law'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Leon Barsha, starring Charles Starrett and Peggy Stratford. Plot Cast * Charles Starrett as Bob Larson * Peggy Stratford as Mary Hammond * Hank Bell as Cookie * Edward J. Le Saint ...

'' (1937) * ''

Hollywood Round-Up ''Hollywood Round-Up'' is a 1937 American western film directed by Ewing Scott and starring Buck Jones, Helen Twelvetrees and Grant Withers. It was produced by Columbia Pictures.Fetrow p.286 Plot Cast * Buck Jones as Buck Kennedy * Helen Twelve ...

'' (1937) * ''

Outlaws of the Prairie ''Outlaws of the Prairie'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson, starring Charles Starrett, Donald Grayson, and Iris Meredith. Plot Cast * Charles Starrett as Dart Collins * Donald Grayson as Slim Grayson * Iris Meredith as ...

(1937) * '' Painted Desert'' (1938) * ''

Frontiers of '49 ''Frontiers of '49'' is a 1939 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Luana Alcañiz and Charles King (character actor), Charles King.Blottner p.53 Plot Cast * Wild Bill Elliott as M ...

'' (1939) * '' The Night Riders'' (1939) * '' Young as You Feel'' (1940) * ''

Deadwood Dick Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or dime novels, published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854/5–1885). The name became so widely known in its time that it was used to advantage by ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Long Voyage Home ''The Long Voyage Home'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell and Ian Hunter. It features Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson, John Qualen, Mildred Natwick, and Ward Bond, among others. The ...

'' (1940) * ''

Prairie Pioneers ''Prairie Pioneers'' is a 1941 American western film directed by Lester Orlebeck and starring Robert Livingston, Bob Steele and Esther Estrella. It was part of the " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie series released by Republic Pictures. Location ...

'' (1941) * ''

Two Gun Sheriff ''Two Gun Sheriff'' is a 1941 American western film directed by George Sherman, written by Doris Schroeder, and starring Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Jay Novello, Lupita Tovar, Milton Kibbee and Fred Kohler Jr. It was released on April ...

'' (1941) * '' Murder by Invitation'' (1941) * '' No Greater Sin'' (1941) * '' Pacific Blackout'' (1941) * ''

Arizona Terrors ''Arizona Terrors'' is a 1942 American Western (genre), Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Doris Schroeder and Taylor Caven. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Al St. John, Reed Hadley, John Maxwell (actor), John M ...

'' (1942) * ''

Stand By All Networks ''Stand by All Networks'' is a 1942 American thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Florence Rice, John Beal and Margaret Hayes.Shull p.248 The films sets were designed by Lionel Banks. Plot Before Pearl Harbor, a radio reporter is ...

'' (1942) * ''

Captain Midnight ''Captain Midnight'' (later rebranded on television as ''Jet Jackson, Flying Commando'') is an American adventure franchise first broadcast as a radio serial from 1938 to 1949. The character's popularity throughout the 1940s and into the mid-19 ...

'' (1942) * ''

Jesse James, Jr. Jesse Edwards "Tim" James (August 31, 1875 – March 26, 1951) was the only surviving son of American outlaw Jesse Woodson James. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, during the height of Jesse James' career as an outlaw. His mother was Zerel ...

'' (1942) * '' Priorities on Parade'' (1942) * ''

Dawn on the Great Divide ''Dawn on the Great Divide'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton based on James Oliver Curwood's 1913 short story "Wheels of Fate". It was the final film of Buck Jones and the final film of Monogram Pictures ''Rough R ...

'' (1942) * '' Dead Man's Gulch'' (1943) * ''

Ladies of Washington ''Ladies of Washington'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Louis King and starring Trudy Marshall, Ronald Graham and Anthony Quinn.Rowan p.9 The film's sets were designed by the art directors James Basevi and Leland Fuller. Plot A g ...

'' (1944) * ''

Flame of Barbary Coast ''Flame of Barbary Coast'' is a 1945 American musical-drama film starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, and Virginia Grey. The movie was scripted by Borden Chase and directed by Joseph Kane. Plot Naive Montan ...

'' (1945) * ''

Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail was a east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and Westward Expansion Trails, emigrant trail in North America that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail crossed what ...

'' (1945) * ''

Roll on Texas Moon Roll may refer to: Physics and engineering * Rolling, a motion of two objects with respect to each-other such that the two stay in contact without sliding * Roll angle (or roll rotation), one of the 3 angular degrees of freedom of any stiff bo ...

'' (1946) * '' Savage Frontier'' (1953)

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