Dustin Farnum

Born: 1874-05-27

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dustin Lancy Farnum (May 27, 1874 – July 3, 1929) was an American singer, dancer, and actor on the stage and in silent films. Although he played a wide variety of roles, he tended toward westerns and became one of the biggest stars of the genre. He was born in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, the older brother of actor William Farnum, whom he closely resembled, and the lesser known silent film director Marshall Farnum (died 1917). He married Mary Cromwell in 1909 and they divorced in 1924. He then married Winifred Kingston. Winifred and he were the parents of radio actress Estelle "Dustine" Runyon (1925–1983). After great success in a number of stage roles, Farnum landed his first film role in 1914 in the movie Soldiers of Fortune, and later in Cecil B. DeMille's The Squaw Man. He died of kidney failure on July 3, 1929, in Manhattan, New York City, aged 55.


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Davy Crockett

as Davy Crockett
Released: 1916-07-16

The story of the famous Tennessee frontiersman, soldier, scout, and Congressman who fought and...

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Captain Courtesy

as Leonardo Davis (Captain Courtesy)
Released: 1915-04-19

A romantic melodrama set in old California.

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The Buster

as Bill Coryell
Released: 1923-02-18

In an attempt to try and tame young city girl Charlotte Rowland, Bill Coryell, a young rancher,...

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David Garrick

as David Garrick
Released: 1916-04-30

The true story of the famed British actor David Garrick and his love for Ada Ingot.

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The Virginian

as The Virginian
Released: 1914-09-07

A good-natured but chivalrous cowboy romances the local schoolmarm and leads the posse that...

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The Spy

as Mark Quaintance
Released: 1917-08-17

An American is sent to Germany to unearth the identities of German agents operating in the U. S....

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Ben Blair

as Ben Blair
Released: 1916-03-09

After the death of his mother, young Ben Blair finds a safe home on John Rankin’s ranch. But...

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The Squaw Man

as Capt. James Wynnegate
Released: 1914-02-15

Blamed for the theft of an orphans fund, Captain James Wynnegate flees to the West where he...

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The Devil Within

as Captain Briggs
Released: 1921-11-20

Director Bernard J. Durning's silent seafaring romantic melodrama

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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1942-01-01

The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of...

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The Iron Strain

as 'Chuck' Hemingway
Released: 1915-11-07

The story is set in Alaska, where spoiled and pampered heiress Octavia Van Ness has come for her...

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Iron to Gold

as Tom Curtis
Released: 1922-03-12

George Kirby steals a mining claim from Tom Curtis and forces him to become an outlaw. Years...

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The Man Who Won

as Wild Bill
Released: 1923-08-26

Bill is a gambler, whose friend Scipio goes in search of his wife Jessie. Jessie, fed up with...

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The Parson of Panamint

as Reverand Philip Pharo
Released: 1916-09-03

A tough preacher comes to the rip-roaring gold town of Panamint in hopes of reforming it. But...

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The Flaming Frontier

as General George Armstrong Custer
Released: 1926-09-11

Bob Langdon, a young Pony Express rider, is given an appointment to West Point, but is forced to...

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A Son of Erin

as Dennis O'Hara
Released: 1916-11-09

Dennis O'Hara is a poverty-stricken Irishman who believes that if he comes to America he will...

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The Call of the Cumberlands

as Samson South
Released: 1916-01-23

An aspiring New York painter returns home to the Kentucky mountains to settle a feud between two...

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Durand of the Bad Lands

as Dick Durand
Released: 1917-08-12

While out on a plundering expedition, outlaw Dick Durand comes upon a band of Indians attacking...

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A Man in the Open

as Sailor Jesse
Released: 1919-02-23

Sailor Jesse, shipwrecked off the Texas coast, naively becomes involved with a cattle rustler....

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The Corsican Brothers

as Louis de Franchi / Fabien de Franchi
Released: 1920-02-22

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A Man's Fight

as Roger Carr
Released: 1919-08-10

An impertinent son of a wealthy New Yorker, Roger Carr takes the blame for the murder of Norman...

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The Light of Western Stars

as Gene Stewart
Released: 1918-11-01

A friend of Dick Bailey is killed by a mysterious assailant, whom Dick suspects to be Stack, who...

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