Gaston Glass (born Jacques Gaston Oscar Glass; December 31, 1899 – November 11, 1965) was a French-American actor and film producer. He was the father of the composer Paul Glass (born 1934).

Selected filmography

* '' The Corsican Brothers'' (1917) * ''

Let's Elope Let's Elope (20 November 1987 – 11 September 2016) was a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse in Australia. Background Bred by Highview Stud in Hamilton, New Zealand, Let's Elope was a giant chestnut mare who in 1991 became the first mare in ...

'' (1919) - Darrell McKnight * '' Oh, You Women!'' (1919) - Jimmy Johnson * ''Open Your Eyes'' (1919) * '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919) - Richard Merwin's Son * ''The Woman of Lies'' (1919) - Tracy Norton * ''Mothers of Men'' (1920) - Lt. Gerome De La Motte * ''

Humoresque Humoresque (or in German, ) is a genre of Romantic music characterized by pieces with fanciful humor in the sense of mood rather than wit. Notable examples Notable examples of the humoresque style are: *Robert Schumann: '' Humoreske'' in B-flat m ...

'' (1920) - Leon Kantor (adult) * ''

The World and His Wife ''The World and His Wife'' is a lost American 1920 silent drama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Directed by Robert G. Vignola, the film was based on the 1908 Broadway play of the same name ...

'' (1920) - Ernesto * ''

The Branded Woman ''The Branded Woman'' is a 1920 American silent drama film released by First National Pictures. It stars Norma Talmadge who also produced the film along with her husband Joseph Schenck through their production company, Norma Talmadge Production ...

'' (1920) - William Whitlock * '' God's Crucible'' (1921) - Ivan Kalmar * ''

Her Winning Way ''Her Winning Way'' is a silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Mary Miles Minter. The screenplay was written by Douglas Z. Doty, based upon the novel ''Ann Annington'' by Edgar Jepson and the play ''Ann'' by Lechmere Worr ...

'' (1921) - Harold Hargrave * '' There Are No Villains'' (1921) - John King * ''

Cameron of the Royal Mounted ''Cameron of the Royal Mounted'' is a 1921 Canadian silent western film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Gaston Glass, Irving Cummings and Vivienne Osborne.Langman p.531 Part of the tradition of Northerns, it is based on the story ''Cor ...

'' (1921) - Cpl. Cameron * '' The Song of Life'' (1922) - David Tilden * ''

Little Miss Smiles ''Little Miss Smiles'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by John Ford. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, The Jewish Aaronson family consists of Papa, Mama, David, Louis, Leon, Esther, and the Baby. ...

'' (1922) - Dr. Jack Washton * '' Glass Houses'' (1922) - Billy Norton * '' I Am the Law'' (1922) - Ralph Fitzgerald * ''

Rich Men's Wives ''Rich Men's Wives'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is ...

'' (1922) - Juan Camillo * '' Monte Cristo'' (1922) - Albert de Morcerf * '' The Kingdom Within'' (1922) - Amos * '' The Hero'' (1923) - Oswald Lane * ''

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'' (1923) - Clinton Ferris * ''

The Spider and the Rose ''The Spider and the Rose'' is a 1923 American silent historical drama film directed by John McDermott and starring Alice Lake, Richard Headrick and Gaston Glass.Munden p.755 Plot Cast * Alice Lake as Paula * Richard Headrick as Don Marcel ...

'' (1923) - Don Marcello * '' The Girl Who Came Back'' (1923) - Ray Underhill * ''

Daughters of the Rich ''Daughters of the Rich'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Miriam Cooper, Gaston Glass, and Ethel Shannon based upon the 1900 novel of the same name by Edgar Saltus. Cast * Miriam Cooper as Maud Bar ...

'' (1923) - Gerald Welden * ''

Mothers-in-Law ''Mothers-in-Law'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Ruth Clifford, Gaston Glass, and Vola Vale.Munden p. 528 Cast * Ruth Clifford as Vianna Courtleigh * Gaston Glass as David Wingate * Vola Vale as ...

'' (1923) - David Wingate * ''The Midnight Flower'' (1923) - The Minister * '' After the Ball'' (1924) - Arthur Trevelyan * ''

Trouping with Ellen ''Trouping with Ellen'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film starring Basil Rathbone, Gaston Glass, Helene Chadwick, and Mary Thurman. Based on a short story by Earl Derr Biggers that appeared in ''The Saturday Evening Post'', this was Rathb ...

'' (1924) - Andy Owens * '' I Am the Man'' (1924) - Daniel Harrington * ''

Three Keys ''Three Keys'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Edith Roberts, Jack Mulhall and Gaston Glass.Munden p.804 Cast * Edith Roberts as Clarita Ortega * Jack Mulhall as Jack Millington * Gaston Glass as G ...

'' (1925) - George Lathrop * '' The Mad Marriage'' (1925) * ''

Folly of Youth ''Folly of Youth'' is a 1925 American independent silent crime drama film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Gaston Glass, Hedda Nova and Noah Beery.Munden p.258 It takes place during the era of Prohibition. Plot After his sister falls ill fr ...

'' (1925) - Robert Cartwright * ''

Fair Play Fair play or Fairplay usually refers to sportsmanship. Fair play or Fairplay may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Fair Play'' (1925 film), an American silent film * ''Fair Play'', a 1972 TV movie starring Paul Ford * ''Fair Play'' (20 ...

'' (1925) - Dickie Thane * ''

The Verdict ''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. The film stars Paul Newman as a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer in Boston who acc ...

'' (1925) - District Attorney * '' Parisian Nights'' (1925) - Jacques * ''The Danger Signal'' (1925) - Ralph Browning * '' The Bad Lands'' (1925) - Hal Owen * ''

The Scarlet West ''The Scarlet West'' is a 1925 American silent historical drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Robert Frazer and Clara Bow. It was distributed by the First National company. This was an ambitious silent film made by an independe ...

'' (1925) - Capt. Howard * '' The Price of Success'' (1925) - Wally * ''

Pursued ''Pursued'' is a 1947 American Neo-western film noir directed by Raoul Walsh with cinematography by James Wong Howe, written by Niven Busch, and starring Teresa Wright and Robert Mitchum. The supporting cast features Judith Anderson, Dean J ...

'' (1925) - Dick Manning * ''The Midnight Limited'' (1926) - Alan Bennett aka Alan Morse * '' Broken Homes'' (1926) - John Merritt * '' Things Wives Tell'' (1926) - Carl Burgess * '' Wives at Auction'' (1926) - Mark Cameron * ''

Sweet Daddies ''Sweet Daddies'' is a 1926 American silent comedy crime film directed by Alfred Santell and starring George Sidney, Charles Murray, and Vera Gordon. The film foregrounds positive relationships between Jewish and Irish American characters, desp ...

'' (1926) - Sam Berkowitz * ''

The Call of the Klondike ''The Call of the Klondike'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Gaston Glass, Dorothy Dwan and Earl Metcalfe. Cast * Gaston Glass as Dick Norton * Dorothy Dwan as Violet Winter * Earl Metcalfe as Mo ...

'' (1926) - Dick Norton * '' The Romance of a Million Dollars'' (1926) - West MacDonald * '' The Flying Fool'' (1926) - Jack Bryan * ''

Subway Sadie ''Subway Sadie'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent comedy-drama film directed by Alfred Santell. Adapted from Mildred Cram's 1925 short story "Sadie of the Desert", the film focuses on a relationship between New York City, New York salesgir ...

'' (1926) - Fred Perry * '' Her Sacrifice'' (1926) - David Orland * ''The Road to Broadway'' (1926) - John Worthington * ''

Tentacles of the North In zoology, a tentacle is a flexible, mobile, and elongated organ present in some species of animals, most of them invertebrates. In animal anatomy, tentacles usually occur in one or more pairs. Anatomically, the tentacles of animals work mainl ...

'' (1926) - Francis Wainfield * ''

The Jazz Girl ''The Jazz Girl'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Gaston Glass, Edith Roberts and Howard Truesdale. The film is presumed lost. Cast * Gaston Glass as Rodneey Blake * Edith Roberts as Janet M ...

'' (1926) - Rodneey Blake * ''

Exclusive Rights An exclusive right, or exclusivity, is a ''de facto'', non-tangible prerogative existing in law (that is, the power or, in a wider sense, right) to perform an action or acquire a benefit and to permit or deny others the right to perform the same ...

'' (1926) - Flash Fleming * ''

The Show Girl ''The Show Girl'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Charles J. Hunt and starring Mildred Harris, Gaston Glass and Mary Carr. Cast * Mildred Harris as Maizie Udell * Gaston Glass as Billy Barton * Mary Carr as Mrs. Udell * ...

'' (1927) - Billy Barton * ''The Love Wager'' (1927) * ''

Sinews of Steel ''Sinews of Steel'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Alberta Vaughn, Gaston Glass and Anders Randolf. Cast * Alberta Vaughn as Helen Blake * Gaston Glass as Robert McNeil Jr. * Anders Randolf as Rob ...

'' (1927) - Robert McNeil Jr. * ''False Morals'' (1927) * ''Compassion'' (1927) - David Stanley * ''Better Days'' (1927) * '' The Gorilla'' (1927) - Marsden * ''

The Wife's Relations ''The Wife's Relations'' is a lost film, lost 1928 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Maurice Marshall (director), Maurice Marshall and starring Shirley Mason (actress), Shirley Mason, Ben Turpin and Gaston Glass.Katchmer p.954 ...

'' (1928) - Tom Powers * ''My Home Town'' (1928) - David Warren * ''Obey Your Husband'' (1928) - Arthur Reade * '' Name the Woman'' (1928) - Joe Arnold * ''

A Gentleman Preferred ''A Gentleman Preferred'' is a 1928 American silent comedy Western film directed by Arthur Hotaling and starring Gaston Glass, Jimmy Aubrey and Kathleen Myers. Cast * Gaston Glass as James Fargo * Jimmy Aubrey as Bill Jenkins * Kathleen Myer ...

'' (1928) - James Fargo * '' The Red Mark'' (1928) - Bibi-Ri * '' Broken Barriers'' (1928) - Charles Hill * ''

The Faker ''The Faker'' is a 1929 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Jacqueline Logan, Charles Delaney, and Warner Oland, and was released on January 2, 1929. Plot Rita Martin is the assistant to Hadrian, a fake spiritua ...

'' (1929) - Frank Clayton * '' Geraldine'' (1929) - Bell Cameron * ''

Untamed Justice ''Untamed Justice'' is a 1929 American silent action film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Virginia Brown Faire, Gaston Glass and David Torrence.Munden p.850 Cast * Virginia Brown Faire as Louise Hill * Gaston Glass as Norman Bard, ...

'' (1929) - Norman Bard, Air Mail Pilot * ''Behind Closed Doors'' (1929) - Fred Baher * '' Tiger Rose'' (1929) - Pierre * ''A Woman's Justice'' (1930) * ''Lopez, le bandit'' (1930) - Robert * '' Just Like Heaven'' (1930) - Jean * ''

She Got What She Wanted ''She Got What She Wanted'' is a 1930 American pre-Code early talking film comedy-drama directed by James Cruze and starring his actress wife Betty Compson. The film was made for Tiffany Pictures with Cruze and Compson having recently completed ...

'' (1930) - Boris * ''

The Big Trail ''The Big Trail'' is a 1930 American epic pre-Code Western early widescreen film shot on location across the American West starring 23-year-old John Wayne in his first leading role and directed by Raoul Walsh. It is the final completed film ...

'' (1931) - Pierre Calmine * ''

Lottery Lover ''Lottery Lover'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Franz Schulz and Billy Wilder. The film stars Lew Ayres, Pat Paterson, Peggy Fears, Sterling Holloway, Walter Woolf King and Alan Dinehart. The film ...

'' (1935) - Andre (uncredited) * ''

Becky Sharp Rebecca "Becky" Sharp, later describing herself as Rebecca, Lady Crawley, is the main protagonist of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847–48 novel '' Vanity Fair''. She is presented as a cynical social climber who uses her charms to fascinate ...

'' (1935) - British Officer (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo'' (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Escape from Devil's Island'' (1935) - Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Sylvia Scarlett ''Sylvia Scarlett'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, based on '' The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett'', a 1918 novel by Compton MacKenzie. Directed by George Cukor, it was notorious ...

'' (1935) - Purser (uncredited) * ''

Custer's Last Stand The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota people, Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Si ...

'' (1936, Serial) - Joe - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

Two in the Dark 2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and the only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many ...

'' (1936) - Hotel Waiter (uncredited) * ''

Desire Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of affa ...

'' (1936) - Second Jewelry Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Sutter's Gold ''Sutter's Gold'' is a 1936 American Western film. It is a fictionalized version of the aftermath of the discovery of gold on Sutter's property, spurring the California Gold Rush of 1849. Edward Arnold plays John Sutter. The supporting cast in ...

'' (1936) - Lt. Bacalenakoff (uncredited) * ''

Give Us This Night ''Give Us This Night'' is one of five movies produced by Paramount Pictures featuring Gladys Swarthout, a very popular Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano. The studio was attempting to build on the popularity of Grace Moore, another opera singer, w ...

'' (1936) - Usher (uncredited) * '' The Clutching Hand'' (1936) - Louis Bouchard * '' Under Two Flags'' (1936) - Adjutant (uncredited) * '' Fatal Lady'' (1936) - Brazilian Opera Troupe (uncredited) * '' The Princess Comes Across'' (1936) - Photographer (uncredited) * ''

Hearts Divided ''Hearts Divided'' is a 1936 American musical film about the real-life marriage between American Elizabeth 'Betsy' Patterson and Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon. It stars Marion Davies and Dick Powell as the couple. The film was a rema ...

'' (1936) - Napoleon's Secretary (uncredited) * '' Mary of Scotland'' (1936) - Frenchman * ''

Gambling with Souls ''Gambling with Souls'' is a 1936 American exploitation film directed by Elmer Clifton. Plot Cast * Martha Chapin as Mrs. Mae Miller *Wheeler Oakman as Lucky Wilder * Bryant Washburn as "Million Dollar" Taylor * Gay Sheridan as Carolyn * Vera ...

'' (1936) - Drunk Man in Bar * ''

Death in the Air ''Death in the Air'' (aka ''Pilot X'' and ''The Mysterious Bombardier'') is a 1937 American film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Lona Andre, John Carroll, Leon Ames and Henry Hall. The film is also known as ''Murder in the Air'' in the U ...

'' (1936) - Lt. Rene La Rue * ''

Espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering, as a subfield of the intelligence field, is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information ( intelligence). A person who commits espionage on a mission-specific contract is called an ...

'' (1937) - La Forge * '' The King and the Chorus Girl'' (1937) - Junior Officer (uncredited) * ''

Paris After Dark ''Paris After Dark'' is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring George Sanders, Philip Dorn and Brenda Marshall. It portrays the activities of the French resistance in occupied Paris during World War II. The portraya ...

'' (1943) - Soldier (uncredited)

References

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