Edwin August
Acting
Biography
Edwin August (born Edwin August Phillip von der Butz; November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. August co-founded Eaco Films in 1914. He wrote novels under the pen name Montague Lawrence. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Born: November 10, 1883
Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
The Pride of the Yankees
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
The Magnificent Ambersons
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Gentleman Jim
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.
Mr. Lucky
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
Marked Woman
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
The Making of a Man
A young woman becomes infatuated with the leading man of a traveling theatrical troupe. She sneaks away to join him in the next town, but her father forces her to return home...
A Child's Impulse
Mrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these functions are invited the leading lights of the several professions, actors, artists, musicians, etc. Surrounded by these men and women of art and letters, she was at first entertained, but they soon palled and bored. On this evening in particular, she is especially possessed of ennui, until the appearance of Raymond Hartley, a wealthy young bachelor, who is introduced into the circle by a newspaper man. An attachment immediately springs up between the widow and Raymond.
One Is Business, the Other Crime
Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband attempts to burgle a home, only to be captured at gunpoint by the mistress of the house. It is the home of the rich couple. While holding the poor intruder at gunpoint, the rich wife accidentally discovers evidence implicating her own husband in a bribery scheme.
The Rage of Paris
Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to try and snare a rich husband. Enlisting the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre'd at a ritzy New York City hotel, the trio plot to have Gloria catch the eye of Bill Duncan, a millionaire staying at the hotel. The plan works and the two quickly become engaged. Nicole's plan may be thwarted by Bill's friend, Jim Trevor, who's met Nicole before and sees through her plot.
Filmography
as Blood Bank Donor (uncredited)
as Olympic Club Member (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
as Citizen (uncredited)
as Bailiff
as Senator (uncredited)
as Railroad Conductor
as Receptionist (uncredited)
as Customer
as Juror (uncredited)
as Henchman Mac (uncredited)
as Martin Kent
as Martin Bates
as Darrell Courtney
as Tony Bonchi
as David Kendall
as Adolph Rosenheimer
as Richard 'Dick' Hartley
as The Sister's Sweetheart
as John Sterne
as Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
as The School Teacher
as Lena's Father
as The Young Woman's Ideal
as The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
as The Young Woman's Sweetheart
as Rich Husband
as Artist
as John, the Husband
as The Husband
as The Woman's Sweetheart
as The Husband
as At Party
as Young Woman's Family
as The Revenue Man
as Jack
as William Whittier
as A Friend
as Prince Julian
as The Doctor
as John, Union Son
as One of Muggsy's Friends