Earl Schenck
Acting
Biography
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Born: May 13, 1889
Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Known For
Leave Her to Heaven
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
A Guy Named Joe
A cocky U.S. Army Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he's killed on a mission, he's sent back to Earth by a heavenly General with a new assignment.
Salomé
Based on Oscar Wilde's play, the films tells the story of how Salomé agrees to dance for King Herod in return for the head of John the Baptist.
The Unbeliever
A wealthy young American, bred to class distinction and racial intolerance, enters the Marines during the First World War. In the course of his training and his experiences in the trenches fighting, being wounded by, and being hospitalized with Germans, he comes to a recognition of the equality and brotherhood of men.
Bathing Beauty
After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.
Ashes of Vengeance
This historical piece, set in the Huguenot days of France, is Norma Talmadge's 37th feature film and the longest to date at two hours. The plot involves a man forced into servitude who falls in love with the sister of his persecutor. It was Ms. Talmadge's fourth involvement with director, Frank Lloyd and the cast included future star, Wallace Beery.
Mademoiselle Midnight
Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III at Empress Eugenie's insistence to Mexico. Renee is kept locked at the hacienda at night by her father to prevent her following in her grandmother's wayward footsteps. She falls in love with a visiting American (Monte Blue) but is also pursued by the craven outlaw Manuel Corrales. Miss Murray gets to do some of her trademark dancing, but this one isn't a comedy, despite comic relief provided by Johnny Arthur.
The Heavenly Body
The beautiful wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.
Abilene Town
Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the cattlemen and cowboys having one end of town to themselves, while townspeople occupied the other end. Mitchell liked it this way, it made things easier for him, and kept problems from arising between the two factions. However…
My Four Years in Germany
The experiences of the American ambassador to Germany, James Gerard, are recounted in this semi-documentary.
Filmography
as George Hazelhurst
as Norton (uncredited)
as Professor Nichols (uncredited)
as Forbes
as Col. Hendricks (uncredited)
as Jonas
as Emperor Maximilian - Prologue
as Rodolfo Emanon
as Colonel Rathbone
as Commissionnaire Desmard
as Blais
as Narraboth, Captain of the Guard
as Harlan Carr
as Clarence Hyle
as Alec Langley
as Joeffrey Vandermuellen
as John Wilmot
as Professor Fullerton
as Lionel Brooks
as The Brother
as Dick Moreland
as Lieutenant Ober
as Robert Busch / Crown Prince
as Alexander Vernon
as Crown Prince
as Crown Prince of Germany
as Emanuel Müller
as George Pratt
as Robert Haskell