Jack Pratt, born John Harold Pratt, (1878–1938) was a Canadian film director and actor. He directed several films and acted in dozens more. As a director, his work included screen adaptations of novels. Known as Smiling Jack, he married actress

Betty Brice Rosetta Dewart Brice (August 4, 1888 – February 15, 1935), known professionally as Betty Brice, was an American actress in many silent films. Early life Rosetta Dewart Brice was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Edward Lincoln B ...

. She starred in the 1916 film '' Her Bleeding Heart'' he directed and was also in the film '' Gods of Fate''. He was hired by Lubin as a director in 1915. He served as President of the Lubin Benefit Association, associated with

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Filmography

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The Little Pirate ''The Little Pirate'' is a 1917 American silent family adventure film directed by Elsie Jane Wilson and starring Zoe Rae, Charles West and Frank Brownlee.Connelly p.377 Cast * Zoe Rae as Margery * Charles West as George Drake * Frank Brownlee ...

'' (1913) *'' Shore Acres'' (1914) *''

The Jungle ''The Jungle'' is a novel by American author and muckraking-journalist Upton Sinclair, known for his efforts to expose corruption in government and business in the early 20th century. In 1904, Sinclair spent seven weeks gathering information ...

'' (1914), one of the directors of an adaptation of

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's 1906 novel *''

The Garden of Lies ''The Garden of Lies'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Jack Pratt and starring in her debut stage actress Jane Cowl. It was based on a novel by Justus Miles Forman who perished on the ''Lusitania'' that same year. The Universal Fi ...

'' (1915) *'' The Rights of Man: a Story of War's Red Blotch'' (1915) *'' The Gods of Fate'' (1916) *'' Her Bleeding Heart'' (1916) *'' The Woman Untamed'' (1920) *'' The Heart of a Woman'' (1920) *'' Roman Candles'' (1920)

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'' (1914), as Stonewall Jackson *''

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The Little Wanderer ''The Little Wanderer'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee and Cecil Van Auker.Solomon p.264 Plot Cast * Shirley Mason as Jenny * Raymond McKee as Larry Hard * Ceci ...

'' (1920) as Tully * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

Back to Yellow Jacket ''Back to Yellow Jacket'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham and Earl Metcalfe. Plot Cast * Roy Stewart as Jim Ballantyne * Kathleen Kirkham as Carmen, his wife * Ear ...

'' (1922) as William Carson *'' The Lone Hand'' (1922), as Jack Maltrain *''

The Western Wallop ''The Western Wallop'' is a lost 1924 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie. It was produced and released by the Universal Pictures. Cast * Jack Hoxie as Bart Tullison * Margaret Landis as Anita Stil ...

'' (1924), as Convict Leader *''

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'' (1924), a serial *''

A Roaring Adventure ''A Roaring Adventure'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Mary McAllister and Marin Sais. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Duffy Burns (Hoxie), easterner since college ...

'' (1925) as Brute Kilroy *''

The Sign of the Cactus ''The Sign of the Cactus'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Helen Holmes, and J. Gordon Russell. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, settler Old Man Hayes (Swickard) re ...

'' (1925), as Sheriff *''

The Wild Horse Stampede ''The Wild Horse Stampede'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Fay Wray, and Marin Sais. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jack Tanner is in love with rancher Cross Hayden's d ...

'' (1925), as Henchman *''

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'' (1925) *''

Ridin' Thunder ''Ridin' Thunder'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie John Hartford Hoxie (January 11, 1885 – March 28, 1965) was an American rodeo performer and motion-picture actor whose caree ...

'' (1925) *''

The Red Rider ''The Red Rider'' is a 1934 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures and starring Buck Jones. It has 15 chapters based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle, and is a remake of Buck Jones' earlier 1931 film ...

'' (1925) *''

The House Without a Key ''The House Without a Key'' is a 1925 novel by Earl Derr Biggers, the first of the Charlie Chan mysteries. Set in 1920s Hawaii, the novel acquaints the reader with the look and feel of the islands from the standpoint of both white and non-white ...

'' (1926), a serial, as James Egan *'' Hawk of the Hills'' (1927), a serial, as Colonel Jennings *''

The Western Whirlwind ''The Western Whirlwind'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Harrison Jacobs. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Margaret Quimby, Claude Payton, Billy Engle, Edith Murgatroyd and Jack Pratt. The film was ...

'' (1927) * '' Rough and Ready'' (1927) as Parson Smith * ''

Wild Beauty ''Wild Beauty'' is a 1946 American action film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Don Porter, Lois Collier, Jacqueline deWit, Robert Wilcox, George Cleveland, Dick Curtis and Robert 'Buzz' Henry. The film wa ...

'' (1927) as Davis *'' Heart Trouble'' (1928), as Army Captain Bob Reeves *''

The Desert Song ''The Desert Song'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Berber fighters, against French colonia ...

'' (1929), as Pasha * ''

Between Fighting Men ''Between Fighting Men'' is a 1932 American western film directed by Forrest Sheldon and starring Ken Maynard, Ruth Hall and Josephine Dunn. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature and distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures.Pitts ...

'' (1932), as Sheriff Gorman

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