Albert Russell (Born Albert E. Lerche; August 2, 1890 – March 4, 1929) was an American director,

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and

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of the

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. He directed 18 films between 1919 and 1923. He also wrote for five

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s between 1916 and 1921. He was born in

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, and died from

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. His brother was actor William Russell, who died two weeks earlier from pneumonia.

Filmography

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Baseball Madness ''Baseball Madness'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Billy Mason and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Gloria Swanson * Billy Mason * Orin Jackson (as Orin C. Jackson) * Mark Fenton Mark Fenton (November 11, 1866 &nda ...

'' (1917) * '' The Lion Man'' (1919) * '' The Moon Riders'' (1920 – story) * ''

'In Wrong' Wright ''In Wrong' Wright'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Albert Russell and starring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Dorothy Wood * Harry Jackson * Charles Herzinger credited as C.W. Herzinger * Tom London credited as Leon ...

'' (1920) * '' Double Danger'' (1920) * '' Tipped Off'' (1920) * ''

Fight It Out ''Fight It Out'' is a 1920 American short silent Western film directed by Albert Russell and starring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Sandy Adams * Charles Newton as Duncan McKenna * Jim Corey as Slim Allen * Dorothy Wood as Jane McKenn ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Trail of the Hound ''The Trail of the Hound'' is a 1920 American short silent Western film directed by Albert Russell and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Jim Corey * Charles Newton * Ben Corbett * W.S. Weatherwax * Dorothy Wood See also * Hoot ...

'' (1920) * '' The Driftin' Kid'' (1921) * ''

Kickaroo ''Kickaroo'' is a 1921 American short silent Western film directed by Albert Russell and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Gertrude Olmstead * Otto Nelson * Ben Corbett See also * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete fi ...

'' (1921) * ''No Monkey Business'' (1921) (as Al Russell) * '' The White Horseman'' (1921) * ''

The Secret Four ''The Secret Four'' is a 1921 American action film, action film serial directed by Albert Russell (director), Albert Russell and Perry N. Vekroff. The film is now considered lost films, lost. Plot International spies compete to seize world pow ...

'' (1921) * ''The Room of Death'' (1921) (as Al Russell) * ''Matching Wits'' (1922) * ''Trickery'' (1922) (as Al Russell) * ''The Call of Courage'' (1922) (as Al Russell) * ''A Treacherous Rival'' (1922) (as Al Russell) * ''The Verdict'' (1922) (as Al Russell) * '' Lone Fighter'' (1923)

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* 1890 births 1929 deaths American film directors American male screenwriters American male film actors American male silent film actors Deaths from pneumonia in California Western (genre) film directors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from New York City Screenwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-film-director-1890s-stub