Miles McCarthy (1874–1928) was a Canadian
stage actor
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who went on to appear in a number of
silent films
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
. He is sometimes credited as Myles McCarthy.
[Wlaschin p.114]
Selected filmography
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Fear Not
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'' (1917)
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The Silence Sellers'' (1917)
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The False Code'' (1919)
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A Man's Fight'' (1919)
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The Green Flame'' (1920)
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The Tiger's Coat'' (1920)
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The House of Whispers'' (1920)
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Smiles Are Trumps
''Smiles Are Trumps'' is a 1922 American silent action film directed by George Marshall and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Ora Carew and Herschel Mayall.Solomon p.275-76
Cast
* Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as Jimmy Carson
* Ora Carew as Marjorie Man ...
'' (1922)
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Dollar Devils
''Dollar Devils'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Joseph J. Dowling, Miles McCarthy (actor), Miles McCarthy, and May Wallace. Oil is discovered outside a small New England town.
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'' (1923)
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The Day of Faith'' (1923)
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'' (1924)
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The Night Hawk'' (1924)
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Oh, You Tony!
''Oh, You Tony!'' is a 1924 American silent comedy Western film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Donald W. Lee. The film stars Tom Mix, Claire Adams, Dick La Reno, Earle Foxe, Dolores Rousse and Charles K. French. The film was rele ...
'' (1924)
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Captain Blood'' (1924)
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The Lady'' (1925)
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Tricks'' (1925)
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The Heart of a Coward'' (1926)
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The Racing Fool'' (1927)
References
Bibliography
* Slide, Anthony. ''Ravished Armenia and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian''. Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2014.
* Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.
*Wlaschin, Ken. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009.
External links
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1874 births
1928 deaths
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male stage actors
People from Old Toronto
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