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Charles F. Swickard (March 21, 1861 – May 12, 1929) was a German-born American
Charles F. Swickard (March 21, 1861 – May 12, 1929) was a German-born American actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
and film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
of the silent era
A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...
. He was the brother of the actor Josef Swickard
Josef Swickard (June 26, 1866 – March 1, 1940) was a Prussian-born American stage and screen character actor, who had toured with stock companies in Europe, South Africa, and South America.
Career
Swickard emigrated to the United States from ...
.Katchmer p.366
Selected filmography
Director
* ''The Beckoning Flame
''The Beckoning Flame'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and featuring Henry Woodruff, Tsuru Aoki, and Rhea Mitchell in pivotal roles.
Cast
*Henry Woodruff as Harry Dickson
*Tsuru Aoki as Janira
*Rhea Mitchell
...
'' (1915)
* ''The Three Musketeers
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'' (1916)
* ''Hell's Hinges
''Hell's Hinges'' is a 1916 American silent Western film starring William S. Hart and Clara Williams. Directed by Charles Swickard, William S. Hart and Clifford Smith, and produced by Thomas H. Ince, the screenplay was written by C. Gar ...
'' (1916)
* '' Mixed Blood'' (1916)
* '' The Beggar of Cawnpore'' (1916)
* '' The Raiders'' (1916)
* ''The Beckoning Flame
''The Beckoning Flame'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and featuring Henry Woodruff, Tsuru Aoki, and Rhea Mitchell in pivotal roles.
Cast
*Henry Woodruff as Harry Dickson
*Tsuru Aoki as Janira
*Rhea Mitchell
...
'' (1916)
* ''The Lair of the Wolf
''The Lair of the Wolf'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and starring Donna Drew, Gretchen Lederer and Joseph W. Girard.Connelly p.371
Cast
* Donna Drew as Steve Taylor
* Gretchen Lederer as Margaret ...
'' (1917)
* ''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 Scarlet Crystal
''The Scarlet Crystal'' is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Charles Swickard and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Betty Schade, and Dorothy Davenport.Parish & Pitts p. 104
Cast
* Herbert Rawlinson as Vincent Morgan
* Betty Schade ...
'' (1917)
* '' The Gates of Doom'' (1917)
* '' The Phantom's Secret'' (1917)
* '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1918)
* ''Hitting the High Spots
''Hitting the High Spots'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by Charles Swickard. It stars Bert Lytell, Eileen Percy, and Winter Hall, and was released on December 9, 1918.
Cast list
*Bert Lytell as Bob Durland
*Eileen Percy ...
'' (1918)
* '' The Spender'' (1919)
* ''Faith
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According to the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, faith has multiple definitions, inc ...
'' (1919)
* ''Li Ting Lang
''Li Ting Lang'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. The film was based on the short story ''Li Ting Lang, Chinese Gentleman'', by Howard P. Rockey, ...
'' (1920)
* '' An Arabian Knight'' (1920)
* '' The Last Straw'' (1920)
References
Bibliography
* George A. Katchmer. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''. McFarland, 2002.External links
* 1861 births 1929 deaths American silent film directors American male film actors Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States {{US-film-actor-1860s-stub