''Laughing Bill Hyde'' is a lost 1918 American

adventure film The adventure film is a broad genre of film. Some early genre studies found it no different than the Western film or argued that adventure could encompass all Hollywood genres. Commonality was found among historians Brian Taves and Ian Cameron in ...

directed by

Hobart Henley Hobart Henley (born Hess Manassah Henle; November 23, 1887 – May 22, 1964) was an American silent film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He was involved in over 60 films either as an actor or director or both from 1914 to 1934. Early ...

and written by

Willard Mack Willard Mack (September 18, 1873 – November 18, 1934) was a Canadian- American actor, director, and playwright. Life and career He was born Charles Willard McLaughlin in Morrisburg, Ontario. At an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, Ne ...

. The film stars

Will Rogers William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...

, Anna Lehr, Clarence Oliver, Joseph Herbert, Robert Conville, and

Dan Mason Dan Mason (born Daniel Grassman; February 9, 1857 – July 6, 1929) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1913 to 1929. He is remembered as the "Skipper" in the "Toonerville Folks ''Toonerville Folks'' ( ''T ...

. The film was released on September 22, 1918, by

Goldwyn Pictures Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company that operated from 1916 to 1924 when it was merged with two other production companies to form the major studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was founded on November 19, ...

. It was filmed at the Fort Lee studios.

Plot

Cast

as Bill Hyde * Anna Lehr as Ponotah * Clarence Oliver as Dr. Evan Thomas * Joseph Herbert as Joseph Wesley Slayforth *

Robert Conville Robert Conville (1881 - 1950) was an American silent film and theatrical actor. He appeared in several films with Marguerite Clark. He also appeared in several films that are not listed in sources.George A. Katchmer''A Biographical Dictionary of S ...

as Denny Slevin *

as Denny Dorgan *

John St. Polis John M. St. Polis (born John Marie Sainpolis; November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor. Biography St. Polis was born John Marie Sainpolis in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Jean Marie Sainpolis and Marie Catherine Bor ...

as Black Jack Burg *

Mabel Ballin Mabel Ballin (née Croft; January 1, 1885 – July 24, 1958), was an American motion-picture actress of the silent film era. Early life and career Mabel Croft was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1885. Some sources give 1887 as h ...

as Alice Walker

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* 1918 films Silent American adventure films 1918 adventure films Goldwyn Pictures films Films directed by Hobart Henley American silent feature films American black-and-white films Lost American adventure films Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey 1918 lost films Films based on works by Rex Beach 1910s English-language films 1910s American films English-language adventure films Lost silent American films {{1910s-adventure-film-stub