Joseph Bennett (1894–1931) was an American

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of the

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. Taves p.152 He played a mixture of

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s for a variety of studios. He was often credited as Joe Bennett.

Selected filmography

* '' Indiscreet Corinne'' (1917) * '' Limousine Life'' (1918) * '' The Golden Fleece'' (1918) * '' Faith Endurin''' (1918) * '' The Love Brokers'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' The Grey Parasol'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' Man's Desire'' (1919) * '' The Feud'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

The Gamesters ''The Gamesters'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film directed by George L. Cox and starring Margarita Fischer, Hayward Mack and Lee Shumway.Darby p.466 Plot Cast * Margarita Fischer as Rose * Hayward Mack as Jim Welch * Lee Shu ...

'' (1920) * '' Youth's Desire'' (1920) * '' Their Mutual Child'' (1920) * ''

A Daughter of the Law ''A Daughter of the Law'' is a 1921 American silent crime film directed by Jack Conway and starring Carmel Myers, John B. O'Brien and Fred Kohler.Parish & Pitts p.176 Plot Cast * Carmel Myers as Nora Hayes * John B. O'Brien as Jim Garth * ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Home Stretch ''The Home Stretch'' is a surviving 1921 American silent drama film directed by Jack Nelson and written by Louis Stevens. The film stars Douglas MacLean, Beatrice Burnham, Walt Whitman, Margaret Livingston, Wade Boteler, Mary Jane Irving, ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Night Horsemen ''The Night Horsemen'' is a surviving 1921 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Tom Mix. It was produced by William Fox (producer), William Fox and released by Fox Film Corporation. It ...

'' (1921) * '' Love Never Dies'' (1921) * ''

Elope If You Must ''Elope If You Must'' is a 1922 American comedy film directed by C.R. Wallace and written by Joseph F. Poland. The film stars Eileen Percy, A. Edward Sutherland, Joseph Bennett, Mildred Davenport, Mary Huntress and Harvey Clark. The film was ...

'' (1922) * ''

Flashing Spurs ''Flashing Spurs'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Bob Custer, Edward Coxen, and Marguerite Clayton, who has a dual role of twin sisters. A Texas Ranger investigates a woman he believes is mixed ...

'' (1924) * '' Trigger Fingers'' (1924) * ''

Barbara Frietchie ''Barbara Frietchie, The Frederick Girl'' is a play in four acts by Clyde Fitch and based on the heroine of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Barbara Frietchie" (based on a real person: Barbara Fritchie). Fitch takes a good bit of artistic liber ...

'' (1924) * '' Breed of the Border'' (1924) * ''

The Sign of the Claw ''The Sign of the Claw'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Ethel Shannon, Edward Hearn and Lee Shumway.Munden p.715 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for P ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Man in the Shadow ''The Man in the Shadow'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by David Hartford and starring David Torrence, Mary McAllister and Joseph Bennett.Munden p.482 Cast * David Torrence as Robert Rodman * Mary McAllister as Lucy Rodman ...

'' (1926) * '' God's Great Wilderness'' (1927) * '' Men of Daring'' (1927) * ''

Three Miles Up ''Three Miles Up'' is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell. The film stars Al Wilson, William Malan and Ethlyne Clair. ''Three Miles Up'' was one of a series of films that showcased the exploits of the stunt pilots ...

'' (1927) * '' Straight Shootin''' (1927) * ''

Somewhere in Sonora ''Somewhere in Sonora'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film of the same name. The story was based on a 1925 novel named "Somewhere South" by Wil ...

'' (1927) * ''

Wolf's Trail ''Wolf's Trail'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and starring Edmund Cobb, Dixie Lamont and Joseph Bennett.Langman, p. 520 Synopsis A Texas Ranger battles against smugglers on the Mexico border. He goes unde ...

'' (1927) * '' The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1928) * ''

Vultures of the Sea ''Vultures of the Sea'' is a 1928 American adventure film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Johnnie Walker * Shirley Mason * Tom Santschi * Frank Hagney * Boris Karloff - Grouchy * Horace B. Carpen ...

'' (1928) * ''

Won in the Clouds ''Won in the Clouds'' is a 1928 American silent film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Al Wilson. Like many actors in the silent film era, Wilson did not survive the transition to "talkies", with ''Won in the Clouds'', one of his las ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

The Lariat Kid ''The Lariat Kid'' is a lost 1929 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Tom Richards * Ann Christy as Mary Lou * Cap A ...

'' (1929) * '' After the Fog'' (1929)

References

Bibliography

* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. * Taves, Brian. ''P.G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations''. McFarland, 2006.

External links

* 1894 births 1931 deaths American male film actors Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub