Edith Thornton (1896–1984) was an American
film actress
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. ...
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 ...
.
[Langman p. 78] She was married to the actor
Charles Hutchison
Charles Hutchison (December 3, 1879 – May 30, 1949) was an American film actor, film director, director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1914 and 1944. He also directed 33 films between 1915 and 1938. Though he ...
, appearing with him in several films and
serials.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Better Woman'' (1915)
* ''
It May Be Your Daughter'' (1916)
* ''
The Great Gamble'' (1919)
* ''
Hurricane Hutch in Many Adventures'' (1924)
* ''
Surging Seas'' (1924)
* ''
On Probation'' (1924)
* ''
Virtue's Revolt'' (1924)
* ''
Poison
A poison is any chemical substance that is harmful or lethal to living organisms. The term is used in a wide range of scientific fields and industries, where it is often specifically defined. It may also be applied colloquially or figurati ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Hutch of the U.S.A.'' (1924)
* ''
Fair Play'' (1925)
* ''
Was It Bigamy?'' (1925)
* ''
Lightning Hutch'' (1926)
* ''
The Little Firebrand'' (1926)
* ''
The Mystic Hour
''The Mystic Hour'' is a 1933 American mystery film directed by Melville De Lay and starring Charles Hutchison, Lucille Powers and Montagu Love. It is also known by the alternative title of ''At Twelve Midnight''. The film was one of the earlies ...
'' (1933)
References
Bibliography
* Katchmer, George A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''. McFarland, 2015.
* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.
External links
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1896 births
1984 deaths
American film actresses
Actresses from New York City
20th-century American actresses
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