Richard Ridgely (1869–1949) was an American

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and

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active during the

silent era 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, wh ...

.Gmür p.22

Selected filmography

* '' Ranson's Folly'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1915) * ''Olive's Greatest Opportunity'' (1915) * '' The Martyrdom of Philip Strong'' (1916) * ''

The Heart of the Hills The Heart of the Hills may refer to: * The Heart of the Hills (1914 film), a silent short film * The Heart of the Hills (1916 film) ''The Heart of the Hills'' is a 1916 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Richard Ridgely and sta ...

'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1917)

References

Bibliography

* Leonhard Gmür. ''Rex Ingram: Hollywood's Rebel of the Silver Screen''. 2013. American male film actors Film directors from Kentucky 20th-century American male actors 1869 births 1949 deaths People from Cynthiana, Kentucky American silent film directors {{US-film-bio-stub