Sally Crute (born Sally C. Kirby, June 27, 1886 – August 12, 1971) 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.
Biography
Born in
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee ...
,
before entering motion pictures Crute performed on stage. Crute was generally cast as a widow or ''man charmer'' in movies. She was employed by
Edison Studios
Edison Studios was an American film production organization, owned by companies controlled by inventor and entrepreneur, Thomas Edison. The studio made close to 1,200 films, as part of the Edison Manufacturing Company (1894–1911) and then Tho ...
. She was a leading woman of
Harold Lockwood, Joseph Burks, and Frank Lyon, among others.
In ''In Spite of All'' (1915) she played the role of ''Stella'', a famous dancer who lures the film's hero. In ''Her Vocation'' (1915), she appeared as an adventurous newspaper woman in a cast which included Augustus Phillips. As ''Lucille Stanton'', in ''When Men Betray'' (1918), Crute performs as a female so enticing she makes men her ''willing slaves''.
After leaving motion pictures in 1925, Crute returned to make ''
The Ace of Cads'' in 1926. The film starred
Adolphe Menjou. She also appeared in ''
Tin Gods'' (1926) with
Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he made ...
.
Crute died in 1971 in
Miami, Florida
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.
Partial filmography
* ''
The House of the Lost Court'' (1915) - Nina Desmond
* ''
The Light at Dusk'' (1916)
* ''
The Cossack Whip'' (1916)
* ''
Blue Jeans'' (1917) - Sue Eudaly
* ''
The Law of Compensation'' (1917)
* ''
The Beautiful Lie'' (1917)
* ''
The Avenging Trail'' (1917)
* ''
The Awakening of Ruth'' (1917)
* ''
A Wife by Proxy'' (1917)
* ''
The Tell-Tale Step'' (1917)
* ''
The Law of the North'' (1917)
* ''
The Power of Decision'' (1917)
* ''
The Belgian
''The Belgian'' is a 1917 American silent film directed by Sidney Olcott and produced by Sidney Olcott Players with Valentine Grant and Walker Whiteside in the leading roles. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Plot
As desc ...
'' (1918) - Countess de Vries
* ''
When Men Betray'' (1918) - Lucille Stanton
* ''
Opportunity
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* ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Eye for Eye'' (1918) - Helene
* ''
The Poor Rich Man'' (1918)
* ''
Atonement
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'' (1919)
* ''
A Broadway Saint'' (1919)
* ''
The Undercurrent'' (1919)
* ''
The Greatest Love'' (1920)
* ''
Even as Eve'' (1920) - Agatha Sproul
* ''
The Garter Girl
''The Garter Girl'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith
Edward H. Griffith (August 23, 1888 – March 3, 1975) (also known as E H Griffith, Lieut. Edward H. Griffith, Edward Griffith, and E. H. Griffith) wa ...
'' (1920) - Lynette
* ''
Blind Wives'' (1920) - Business Woman
* ''
Miss 139'' (1921) - Vera Cardine
* ''
It Isn't Being Done This Season'' (1921)
* ''
The Tents of Allah'' (1923)
* ''
Broadway Broke'' (1923)
* ''
His Children's Children'' (1923) - Mrs. Wingate
* ''
Week End Husbands'' (1924)
* ''
A Little Girl in a Big City
''A Little Girl in a Big City'' is a 1925 silent film drama directed by Burton L. King and starring Gladys Walton. It is based on an off-Broadway play, ''A Little Girl in a Big City'', by James Kyrle MacCurdy. It was Gladys Walton's final film ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Half-Way Girl'' (1925) - Effie
* ''
Ermine and Rhinestones
''Ermine and Rhinestones'' is a 1925 silent film, written by Louise Winter, and directed by Burton L. King
Plot
Billy Kershaw, the son of a manufacturer in a small western town, comes to New York City on business. He becomes engaged to wealt ...
'' (1925) - Alys Ferring
* ''
Tin Gods'' (1926)
* ''
The Ace of Cads'' (1926)
References
*
Annapolis, Maryland
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Capitol, ''At The Republic Tomorrow'', September 17, 1918, Page 3.
*Bridgeport Telegram, ''News of Interest to Women'', Tuesday, September 10, 1918, Page 11.
*Fort Wayne Gazette, ''Her Vocation Special Edison Feature At Lyric'', August 3, 1915, Page 10.
*
Lima, Ohio
Lima ( ) is a city in Allen County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,579. It is located in northwest Ohio along Interstate 75 in Ohio, Interstate 75, appr ...
Daily News, ''Movielettes'', March 3, 1915, Page 15.
*Syracuse Post-Standard, ''Amusements'', Thursday Evening, July 29, 1926, Page 24.
External links
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American stage actresses
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
1886 births
1971 deaths
Actresses from Chattanooga, Tennessee
20th-century American actresses