Theodore Marston (August 10, 1868 in
Minnesota
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– October 2, 1920 in
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,
California
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, United States) was an American
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 ...
director and writer during the early silent period. He directed films including ''
Aurora Floyd'' in 1912 and worked with actors such as
William Garwood and
Harry Benham. He became head of dramatic film production at the
Kinemacolor Company of America in October 1913.
Selected filmography
* ''
She'' (1911)
* ''
The Last of the Mohicans'' (1911)
* ''
David Copperfield
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'' (1911) recent research disputes that Marston directed this film
* ''
Put Yourself in His Place
''Put Yourself in His Place'' is a 1912 American silent short drama based on an 1870 English novel by Charles Reade. The film was adapted and directed by Theodore Marston, and stars William Garwood and Marguerite Snow in the lead roles.
P ...
'' (1912)
* ''
Aurora Floyd'' (
1912
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* ''
Robin Hood
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'' (
1913
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* ''
The Battle of Frenchman's Run
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Cast
* Harry Carey
* George Cooper
* Frank Currier
* J. Herbert Frank
* Dorothy Kelly
* Albert Roccardi
* Charles Wellesley
* Charles West (credit ...
'' (
1915)
* ''
The Caveman'' (1915)
* ''
The Wheels of Justice'' (1915)
* ''
The Surprises of an Empty Hotel'' (1916)
* ''
The Secret Kingdom'' (1917)
* ''
The Raggedy Queen'' (1917)
* ''
Wrath'' (1917)
* ''
The Seventh Sin'' (1917)
* ''
The Girl by the Roadside'' (1917)
* ''
Beyond the Law'' (1918)
* ''
The Black Gate'' (1919)
References
External links
*
American silent film directors
Thanhouser Company
1868 births
1920 deaths
Film directors from Minnesota
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