Charles Kenyon (November 2, 1880 – June 27, 1961) was an American

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, who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for more than 110 films between 1915 and 1946. He was married to actress

Jane Winton Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 – September 22, 1959) was an American film actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. Early years Winton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1905. The deaths of her father when she was four yea ...

from 1927 to 1930. Kenyon was born in

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and died in

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Partial filmography

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Mignon ''Mignon'' () is an 1866 ''opéra comique'' (or opera in its second version) in three acts by Ambroise Thomas. The original French libretto was by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Goethe's 1795-96 novel '' Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre''. ...

'' (1915) * ''

Kindling Kindling may refer to: * Kindling, material for firelighting * ''Kindling'' (album), a 1973 album by Gene Parsons * ''Kindling'' (1915 film), a film by Cecil B. DeMille * Kindling (2023 film), a British drama film * ''Kindling'' (Mick Farren no ...

'' (1915) * '' The Fighting Grin'' (1918) * ''

Cupid's Round Up ''Cupid's Round Up'' is a lost film, lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Tom Mix. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. This was Mix's first film with Fox.Painted Lips ''Painted Lips'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Louise Lovely, Alfred Allen and Lew Cody.Connelly p.393 Plot Cast * Louise Lovely as Lou McTavish * Alfred Allen as Capt. McTavish * Lew Cody as ...

'' (1918) * '' Nobody's Wife'' (1918) * '' The Claim'' (1918) * '' Wings of the Morning'' (1919) * '' The Feud'' (1919) * ''

Married in Haste ''Married in Haste'' is a 1919 American Silent film, silent comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Albert Ray, Elinor Fair and Robert Klein (actor), Robert Klein.Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36'' 40(2) ...

'' (1919) * '' The Wilderness Trail'' (1919)''The Wilderness Trail''
at silentera.com * '' The Penalty'' (1920) * ''

Stop Thief! ''Stop Thief!'' is a 1901 British Short film, short silent film, silent drama film, directed by James Williamson (film pioneer), James Williamson, showing a tramp getting his comeuppance after stealing some meat from a butcher and his dogs. "On ...

'' (1920) * '' A Tale of Two Worlds'' (1921) * '' The Invisible Power'' (1921) * '' Beating the Game'' (1921) * '' The Christian'' (1923) * '' Second Hand Love'' (1923) * '' Railroaded'' (1923) * '' Brass Commandments'' (1923) * ''

White Tiger The white tiger (ashy tiger) is a leucistic morph of the tiger, typically the Bengal tiger. It is occasionally reported in the Indian wilderness. It has the typical black stripes of a tiger, but its coat is otherwise white or near-white, and ...

'' (1923) * '' Hoodman Blind'' (1923) * '' The Lone Chance'' (1924) * '' The Desert Outlaw'' (1924) * '' The Iron Horse'' (1924) * '' Hearts of Oak'' (1924) * ''

Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher ear ...

'' (1925) * '' Scandal Proof'' (1925) * '' The Old Soak'' (1926) * ''

The Still Alarm ''The Still Alarm'' is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur (playwright), Joseph Arthur and Andrew Carpenter Wheeler, A.C. Wheeler that debuted in New York in 1887 and enjoyed great success, and was adapted to silent films in 1911, 1918, and 19 ...

'' (1926) * '' The Foreign Legion'' (1928) * '' Jazz Mad'' (1928) * '' The Crash'' (1928) * '' Girl on the Barge'' (1929) * ''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 Show Boat (novel), novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the per ...

'' (1929) * '' Recaptured Love'' (1930) * '' The Office Wife'' (1930) * '' My Past'' (1931) * '' Party Husband'' (1931) * '' Street of Women'' (1932) * ''

Dr. Monica ''Dr. Monica'' is a 1934 American pre-Code melodrama film produced by Warner Bros. starring Kay Francis, Warren William, and Jean Muir. An obstetrician, who is unable to have children, discovers that the baby she is about to deliver was fat ...

'' (1934) * '' The Goose and the Gander'' (1935) * ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Petrified Forest ''The Petrified Forest'' is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by Archie Mayo and based on Robert E. Sherwood's 1934 drama of the same name. The motion picture stars Leslie Howard, Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. The screenplay was ...

'' (1936) * '' The Golden Arrow'' (1936) * ''

One Hundred Men and a Girl ''One Hundred Men and a Girl'' (styled 100 Men and a Girl in advertising) is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin and the maestro Leopold Stokowski. Written by Charles Kenyon, Bruce Manning, a ...

'' (1937) * '' The Road to Reno'' (1938) * '' The Lady Objects'' (1938) * ''

Highway West ''Highway West'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and starring Brenda Marshall, Arthur Kennedy and William Lundigan. It is a remake of the 1934 film ''Heat Lightning''.Goble p.1 It was produced and distributed by War ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Unwritten Code ''The Unwritten Code'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Herman Rotsten and written by Leslie T. White and Charles Kenyon. The film stars Ann Savage, Tom Neal, Roland Varno, Howard Freeman, Mary Currier and Bobby Larson. The film wa ...

'' (1944) * '' Strange Journey'' (1946)

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