Molly Malone (actor)
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Violet Isabel Malone (stage name Molly Malone) (February 2, 1897 – January 21, 1944) was an American actress of the
silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...
era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1929. Her father, Lewis Malone, was a metallurgist for mining companies. Her mother was Violet St. John, born in Nebraska to immigrant parents from England. She started her movie career aged 17 but soon caught the eye of comedic actor and director
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, who cast her in a number of his shorts including '' Back Stage'' and '' The Garage'' plus his feature film '' The Round-Up''. She also appeared in films directed by
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and
Clarence Badger Clarence G. Badger (June 9, 1880 – June 17, 1964) was an American film director of feature films in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. His films include ''It (1927 film), It'' and ''Red Hair (film), Red Hair'', more than a dozen features and shorts st ...
. Her last film was the Universal-Stern silent comedy short ''The Newlyweds' Pest'' in 1929.


Selected filmography

* '' Mountain Blood'' (1916) * '' Bucking Broadway'' (1917) * ''
A Marked Man ''A Marked Man'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. It is considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Cheyenne Harry (Carey), in his search for food, breaks into the ...
'' (1917) * '' Straight Shooting'' (1917) * '' The Car of Chance'' (1917) *'' The Phantom's Secret'' (1917) * '' The Pulse of Life'' (1917) * '' The Soul Herder'' (1917) * '' The Rescue'' (1917) * ''
The Lure of the Circus ''The Lure of the Circus'' is a 1918 American adventure film serial directed by J. P. McGowan for Universal. Cast * Eddie Polo as Eddie Somers * Eileen Sedgwick as Alicia Page * Molly Malone as Nan Harden - Chapters 1 thru 5 * Harry Carte ...
'' (1918) * '' A Woman's Fool'' (1918) * ''
Hell Bent Hellbent may refer to: * Hellbent (novel), by Anthony McGowan Film and television Films * ''Hell Bent'' (film), a 1918 silent Western film * ''Hellbent'' (film), a 2004 slasher film Television episodes * "Hell Bent" (''Doctor Who'') * ...
'' (1918) * '' The Scarlet Drop'' (1918) * '' Thieves' Gold'' (1918) * '' Wild Women'' (1918) * '' The Phantom Riders'' (1918) * '' The Hayseed'' (1919) * '' Back Stage'' (1919) * '' A Desert Hero'' (1919) * ''
The Spite Bride ''The Spite Bride'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Olive Thomas, Robert Ellis and Jack Mulhall. Cast * Olive Thomas as Tessa Doyle * Robert Ellis as Billy Swayne * Jack Mulhall as Rodney Dolson ...
'' (1919) * '' The Bank Clerk'' (1919) * '' Sally's Blighted Career'' (1919) * '' The Garage'' (1920) * ''
Stop Thief! ''Stop Thief!'' is a 1901 British Short film, short silent film, silent drama film, directed by James Williamson (film pioneer), James Williamson, showing a tramp getting his comeuppance after stealing some meat from a butcher and his dogs. "On ...
'' (1920) * '' The Round-Up'' (1920) * ''
Bucking the Line ''Bucking the Line'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Carl Harbaugh and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Molly Malone and Kathryn McGuire.Munden p.96 Plot Cast * Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as John Montague Smith * Molly Malone a ...
'' (1921) * ''
Made in Heaven ''Made In Heaven'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 6 November 1995 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Hollywood Records in the United States. It is the final studio album to ...
'' (1921) * '' Sure Fire'' (1921) * ''
An Unwilling Hero ''An Unwilling Hero'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Arthur F. Statter. The film stars Will Rogers, Molly Malone, John Bowers, Darrell Foss, and Jack Curtis. The film was released on May ...
'' (1921) * '' Red Courage'' (1921) * '' Not Guilty'' (1921) * '' The Old Nest'' (1921) as Molly McLeod *'' Blaze Away'' (1922) * '' Across the Dead-Line'' (1922) * '' The Freshie'' (1922) * '' The Trail of Hate'' (1922) * ''
Little Johnny Jones ''Little Johnny Jones'' is a musical by George M. Cohan. The show introduced Cohan's tunes " Give My Regards to Broadway" and " The Yankee Doodle Boy." The "Yankee Doodle" character was inspired by real-life Hall of Fame jockey Tod Sloan. Ba ...
'' (1923) * '' Westbound'' (1924) * '' Battling Bunyan'' (1924) * '' The Knockout Kid'' (1925) * '' The Man from Oklahoma'' (1926) * '' The Bandit Buster'' (1926) * ''
Rawhide Rawhide may refer to: *Rawhide (material), a hide or animal skin that has not been tanned * Whip made from rawhide Entertainment * ''Rawhide'' (1926 film), a Western directed by Richard Thorpe * ''Rawhide'' (1938 film), a Western starring baseball ...
'' (1926) * ''
Bad Man's Bluff ''Bad Man's Bluff'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring Jay Wilsey, Molly Malone and Frank Whitson. It was the last film to be distributed under the Associated Exhibitors banner following its merger with ...
'' (1926) * '' The Golden Stallion'' (1927) * '' Daring Deeds'' (1927) * '' His Angel Child'' (1929)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malone, Molly 1888 births 1952 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses