Edwin B. Tilton (September 15, 1859 – January 16, 1926) was an American male actor of the

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. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1925. He was born in

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and died in

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Selected filmography

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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.Under the Yoke ''Under the Yoke'' (), subtitled ''A Novel About the Life of the Bulgarians on the Eve of Liberation'' () or ''A Romance of Bulgarian Liberty'' is a historical novel by Bulgarian author Ivan Vazov written from 1887 to 1888 and published in part ...

'' (1918) * ''

Riddle Gawne ''Riddle Gawne'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by William S. Hart and Lambert Hillyer, and featuring William S. Hart, Katherine MacDonald and Lon Chaney. The film was co-produced by William S. Hart and Thomas H. Ince. The ...

'' (1918) * '' The Shuttle'' (1918) * ''

A Midnight Romance ''A Midnight Romance'' is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film directed by Lois Weber and starring Anita Stewart. It was produced by Stewart and Louis B. Mayer. It was only feature film between First National and Metro Pictures' producer ...

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The Lincoln Highwayman ''The Lincoln Highwayman'' is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Emmett J. Flynn, and starring William Russell, Lois Lee, Frank Brownlee, Jack Connolly, and Edward Peil Sr. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on December ...

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Her Kingdom of Dreams ''Her Kingdom of Dreams'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Anita Stewart, Spottiswoode Aitken, and Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Just Pals'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' The Iron Heart'' (1920) * ''

Two Moons Two Moons (c. 1847–1917), or ''Ishaynishus'' (Cheyenne: ''Éše'he Ôhnéšesêstse''), was one of the Cheyenne chiefs who took part in the Battle of the Little Bighorn and other battles against the United States Army. Life Two Moons was the s ...

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Love's Harvest ''Love's Harvest'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee and Edwin B. Tilton.Solomon p.263 Plot Cast * Shirley Mason as Jane Day * Raymond McKee as Jim Atherton * ...

'' (1920) * '' The Mother Heart'' (1921) * ''

What Love Will Do ''What Love Will Do'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edna Murphy, Johnnie Walker and Barbara Tennant.Solomon p.272 Plot Cast * Edna Murphy as Mary Douglas * Johnnie Walker as Johnny Rowan * ...

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Bucking the Line ''Bucking the Line'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Carl Harbaugh and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Molly Malone and Kathryn McGuire.Munden p.96 Plot Cast * Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as John Montague Smith * Molly Malone a ...

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Bare Knuckles ''Bare Knuckles'' is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds. Plot L.A. bounty hunter, Zachary Kane, is on the hunt for a masked serial killer on t ...

'' (1921) * '' Lovetime'' (1921) * '' The Lamplighter'' (1921) * ''

Man Under Cover ''Man Under Cover'' is a 1922 American crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Herbert Rawlinson and George Hernandez. A copy of ''Man Under Cover'' is housed at the Museum of Modern Art. Plot As described in a film magazine, Paul Po ...

'' (1922) *''

The Cub Reporter ''The Cub Reporter'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent action film directed by John Francis Dillon (director), John Francis Dillon and starring Richard Talmadge, Jean Calhoun and Edwin B. Tilton.Munden p.157 Plot Cast * Richard Talmadge a ...

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Thundergate ''Thundergate'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse and written by Perry N. Vekroff. The film stars Owen Moore, Virginia Brown Faire, Edwin B. Tilton, Sylvia Breamer Sylvia Poppy Bremer (9 June 1897 – 7 June 1943), ...

'' (1923) * '' The Midnight Express'' (1924) * ''

The Lone Chance ''The Lone Chance'' was a 1924 silent American drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is now considered lost. Cast * John Gilbert as Jack Saunders * Evelyn Brent as Margaret West * John Miljan as Lew B ...

'' (1924) * ''

Why Get Married? ''Why Get Married?'' is a 1924 American-Canadian silent drama film directed by Paul Cazeneuve and starring Andrée Lafayette, Jack Perrin, and Helen Ferguson.Connelly p. 307 Plot As described in a film magazine review, Marcia Wainwright, a yo ...

'' (1924) * '' Racing for Life'' (1924) * ''

The House of Youth ''The House of Youth'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Jacqueline Logan, Malcolm McGregor and Gloria Grey.Munden p.366 Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Corinna Endicott * Malcolm McGregor as Spike Blaine * Ver ...

'' (1924) * '' The Taming of the West'' (1925)

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