Walter Anthony (February 13, 1872 in

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– May 1, 1945 in

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) was a screenplay, titles, and documentary film writer. Before Walter started writing in films he was a dramatic and musical critic for ''

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''. At the time he came to work for the ''Post-Intelligencer'' in 1919, Seattle magazine ''The Town Crier'' described him as, "one of the few really authoritative critics of music and the drama in America." Writing in 1942 in a guest column for

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singled out Anthony among the "great stage critics."

Selected filmography

* ''

Foolish Wives ''Foolish Wives'' is a 1922 American erotic silent drama film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures under their Super-Jewel banner and written and directed by Erich von Stroheim. The drama features von Stroheim, Rudolph Christians, ...

'' (1922) * ''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and as a three-volume book in 1838. The story follows the titular orphan, who, ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Drivin' Fool ''The Drivin' Fool'' is a 1923 American silent comedy action film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Wally Van, Alec B. Francis, and Patsy Ruth Miller. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Drivin' Fool'' located in any film archiv ...

'' (1923) * ''

A Boy of Flanders A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient G ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Lightning Rider ''The Lightning Rider'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and featuring Harry Carey. Prints of ''The Lightning Rider'' are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and Cinémathèque ...

'' (1924) * '' When a Man's a Man'' (1924) * '' After Business Hours'' (1925) * ''

The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera may refer to: Novel * The Phantom of the Opera (novel), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (novel), 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux Characters * Erik (The Phantom of the Opera), Erik (''The Phantom of the Opera''), the title char ...

'' (1925) * '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1927) * ''

The Last Performance ''The Last Performance'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie film directed by Paul Fejos and starring Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized music ...

'' (1927) * '' Jazz Mad'' (1928) * '' The Michigan Kid'' (1928) * ''

The Man Who Laughs ''The Man Who Laughs'' (also published under the title ''By Order of the King'' from its subtitle in French) is a Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ''L'Homme qui rit''. It takes place in Engl ...

'' (1928) * '' Girl Overboard'' (1929) * ''

Love and the Devil ''Love and the Devil'' is a 1929 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Milton Sills, María Corda and Ben Bard. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score w ...

'' (1929) * ''

All Quiet on the Western Front ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' () is a semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental trauma during the war as well as the detachme ...

'' (1930) * ''

Courage Courage (also called bravery, valour ( British and Commonwealth English), or valor (American English)) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in ...

'' (1930) * ''

General Crack ''General Crack'' is a 1929 American pre-Code sound all-talking historical costume melodrama with Technicolor sequences which was directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was filmed and premiered in 1929, a ...

'' (1930) * '' Golden Dawn'' (1930) * ''

Paroled from the Big House ''Paroled from the Big House'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Jean Carmen, Ted Adams and George Eldredge. It was produced as a second feature on Poverty Row.Pitts p.196 It was later reissued under the alter ...

'' (1938)

References

External links

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1872 births 1945 deaths American male screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-1870s-stub