Jack Donovan (1894–1981) was an American

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.Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936 p.364 He was active in feature films and serials during the silent and early

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s, playing a mixture of

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1920) * ''

The Midlanders ''The Midlanders'' is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Bessie Love and directed by husband and wife duo Joseph De Grasse and Ida May Park. It was produced by Andrew J. Callaghan Productions and distributed by Federated Film Exchanges o ...

'' (1920) * ''

Hurricane's Gal ''Hurricane's Gal'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent adventure film produced, written and directed by Allen Holubar and starring his wife Dorothy Phillips. It was distributed through Associated First National Pictures. Plot Cast *Doroth ...

'' (1922) * '' The Spitfire'' (1924) * ''

Hoof Marks ''Hoof Marks'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Tenny Wright and starring Jack Donovan, Ed Brady and Edward Cecil. Cast * Jack Donovan as Cal Wagner * Ed Brady as Rawhide Smith * Edward Cecil as Harold Cole * Willi ...

'' (1927) * '' The Bullet Mark'' (1928) * ''

Captain Careless ''Captain Careless'' is a 1928 American adventure film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Randolph Bartlett, Frank Howard Clark and Perry Murdock. The film stars Bob Steele, Mary Mayberry, Jack Donovan, Barney Furey, Murdock and Wilfrid ...

'' (1928) * ''

Twisted Rails ''Twisted Rails'' is a 1934 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Albert Herman. It was distributed by the independent Imperial Distributing Corporation for the states-rights market. Plot $50,000 in gold is hidden on a train and ...

'' (1934) * '' Outlaw's Highway'' (1934) * '' The Adventures of Frank Merriwell'' (1936, serial)

References

Bibliography

* Jay Robert Nash, Robert Connelly & Stanley Ralph Ross. ''Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936''. Cinebooks, 1988.

External links

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