Hope Loring (29 January 1894 – 17 January 1959) was an English

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. She wrote for 63 films between 1918 and 1931. She was born in England and died in

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. She was married to fellow screenwriter and producer Louis D. Lighton. She also directed the play ''Caprice'' at Harold Lloyd's Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals.

Selected filmography

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The Lure of the Circus ''The Lure of the Circus'' is a 1918 American adventure film serial directed by J. P. McGowan for Universal. Cast * Eddie Polo as Eddie Somers * Eileen Sedgwick as Alicia Page * Molly Malone as Nan Harden - Chapters 1 thru 5 * Harry Carte ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Red Glove ''The Red Glove'' is a 1919 American film serial directed by J. P. McGowan for Universal. The film is considered to be lost. Plot Walcamp played a "fearless cowgirl" engaged in "perilous adventures" in the cliffhanger style. One episode featu ...

'' (1919) * '' Wolf Tracks'' (1920) * '' Masked'' (1920) * '' Thieves' Clothes'' (1920) * ''

The Vanishing Dagger ''The Vanishing Dagger'' is a 1920 American adventure film serial directed by Edward A. Kull, J. P. McGowan, and Eddie Polo. It is presumed to be a lost film. Portions of this serial were filmed in England. The film had the working title ''The ...

'' (1920) * '' The Blue Fox'' (1921) * '' Thorns and Orange Blossoms'' (1922) * ''

Paid Back ''Paid Back'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film, directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Gladys Brockwell, Mahlon Hamilton, and Stuart Holmes, and was released on August 28, 1922. Plot Cast * Gladys Brockwell as Carol Gordon * Mahlon H ...

'' (1922) * '' Don't Marry for Money'' (1923) * '' The Woman of Bronze'' (1923) * '' East Side - West Side'' (1923) * ''

K – The Unknown ''K – The Unknown'' is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Virginia Valli, Percy Marmont, and Margarita Fischer. It is based on the 1915 novel '' K.'' by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Plot As described i ...

'' (1924) * '' The Lullaby'' (1924) * '' Cornered'' (1924) * ''

Little Annie Rooney ''Little Annie Rooney'' is a comic strip about a young orphaned girl who traveled about with her dog, Zero. King Features Syndicate launched the strip on January 10, 1927, not long after it was apparent that the Chicago Tribune Syndicate had s ...

'' (1925) * '' Ranger of the Big Pines'' (1925) * ''

Wandering Footsteps ''Wandering Footsteps'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Phil Rosen Philip E. Rosen (May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed more than 140 films between 1915 a ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Crown of Lies ''The Crown of Lies'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Pola Negri. It was produced and financed by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a fi ...

'' (1926) * '' The Blind Goddess'' (1926) * '' Fig Leaves'' (1926) * '' It'' (1927) * '' Children of Divorce'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

The Woman on Trial ''The Woman on Trial'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Pola Negri, and based on the play ''Confession'' by Erno Wajda (aka Ernest Vajda). Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky, and B. P. Schulberg produced for ...

'' (1927) * '' Get Your Man'' (1927) * '' The Showdown'' (1928) * ''

The Four Feathers ''The Four Feathers'' is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. In December 1901, ''Cornhill Magazine'' announced the title as one of two new serial stories to be published in t ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' This Is Heaven'' (1929)

References

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Hope Loring
at the Women Film Pioneers Project 1894 births 1959 deaths English women screenwriters Women film pioneers 20th-century English screenwriters {{UK-screenwriter-stub