Sidney Franklin (1870–1931) was an American
stage and
film actor
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. He appeared in around thirty films during the
silent and early
sound era
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s. His final screen performance was in ''
Puttin' On the Ritz'' in 1930. On stage he portrayed Solomon Levy in the original production of ''
Abie's Irish Rose
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Partial filmography
* ''
The Sleeping Lion'' (1919)
* ''
Welcome Children
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'' (1921)
* ''
The Three Musketeers
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'' (1921)
* ''
Playing with Fire'' (1921)
* ''
The Guttersnipe
''The Guttersnipe'' is a 1922 American romance film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and written by Wallace C. Clifton. The film stars Gladys Walton, Walter Perry, Kate Price, Jack Perrin, Sidney Franklin, and Carmen Phillips. The film was rel ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Call of Home'' (1922)
* ''
Dusk to Dawn'' (1922)
* ''
The Vermilion Pencil'' (1922)
* ''
The Love Trap'' (1923)
* ''
Fashion Row'' (1923)
* ''
A Boy of Flanders'' (1924)
* ''
The Red Lily'' (1924)
* ''
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter'' (1924)
* ''
One of the Bravest'' (1925)
* ''
His People'' (1925)
* ''
The Texas Trail
''The Texas Trail'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and featuring Harry Carey.
Plot
As described in a film magazine reviews, when Betty Foster comes West, she finds that real cowboys are not a match to wha ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Somebody's Mother
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Synopsis
Mary sells matches on the streets of New York, but unknown to everyone she encount ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Block Signal
''The Block Signal'' is 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Jean Arthur, and Hugh Allan. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures.
Synopsis
A veteran railroad engineer discove ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Savage Passions
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'' (1926)
* ''
Rose of the Tenements
''Rose of the Tenements'' is a 1926 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Shirley Mason, John Harron, and Evelyn Selbie, and was released on May 26, 1926.
Cast list
* Shirley Mason as Rosie Rossetti
* John Harr ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Colleen
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'' (1927)
* ''
Wheel of Chance'' (1928)
* ''
Lummox'' (1930)
* ''
Puttin' On the Ritz'' (1930)
References
Bibliography
* Bradley, Edwin M. ''The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography Of 171 Features, 1927 Through 1932''. McFarland, 2004.
External links
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1870 births
1931 deaths
American male film actors
American male stage actors
Male actors from New York City
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