William Desmond
Starting out in dramatic parts, Desmond soon switched to westerns and action serials, and became a major western star. When the sound era began Desmond was almost 50 years old, and was soon relegated to supporting roles.
Phantom of the Opera
as Stagehand (uncredited)Following a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin...
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Phantom Lady
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.
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The Mummy's Ghost
as Museum Tourist (uncredited)An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess...
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The Egg and I
as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and...
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The Last Frontier
as General CusterA frontier newspaper editor Kirby battles outlaw Tiger Morris who is causing indian uprisings to...
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The Boys from Syracuse
as CitizenThe action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the concerns The efforts of two...
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
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The Climax
as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star...
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Naughty Marietta
as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and...
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The Naughty Nineties
as Showboat Customer (uncredited)In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first...
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Hollywood Boulevard
as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines...
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The Vanishing Legion
as Milesburg SheriffA mysterious master criminal known as The Voice plots with his gang to sabotage the Milesburg...
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The Phantom of the Air
as Thomas EdmondsAn adventure serial presented in 12 chapters. Inventor Thomas Edmunds uses a super plane, 'The...
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Frisco Kid
as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him...
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Born to Battle
as John BrownellGood-natured troublemaker "Cyclone" Tom Saunders is hired by a ranchers' association manager to...
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The Way of the West
as 'Cash' Horton (as Wm. Desmond)Government agent Gordon, working undercover, is investigating a cattleman sheepman war. The...
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Strange Confession
as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who...
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Gordon of Ghost City
as John MulfordA cowboy is hired to track down a gang of rustlers, but gets involved with a beautiful girl...
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The Vigilantes Are Coming
as Anderson, Vigilante MemberA masked hero called "The Eagle" leads California ranchers in a struggle against Russian...
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The Extra Girl
as HimselfSue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when...
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The Extra Girl
as Himself - ActorSue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when...
Movie pageLaughing at Life
as Military Cabinet OfficerEaster, a soldier of fortune and gunrunner, leaves his family behind escaping from the...
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Desert Command
as Capt. BoncourTom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going...
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The Silver Bullet
as TownsmanA cowboy heads for the town where his father was murdered to find out who was responsible.
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Code of the West
as Settler (uncredited)Knowing the railroad is coming, Carter is after the rancher's land. Bob and Chito return just in...
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The Three Musketeers
as Capt. BoncourTom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going...
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Courage of the North
as Gene TravisA Mountie (John Preston) catches fur thieves with the help of his horse, Dynamite, and dog, Captain.
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Perils of Pauline
as Prof. ThompsonA famous scientist and his beautiful daughter travel to Indochina to find an ivory disc that has...
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The Vanishing Shadow
as MacDonaldA 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt...
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Junior G-Men
as Irish Cop (uncredited)A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals,...
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Cyclone of the Saddle
as Wagon MasterSent by the Army, Andy Thomas poses as a renegade to find out who has been harassing the wagon...
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The Cowboy and the Bandit
as Sheriff PeteBill travels to a new state after the outlaw Scarface saves him from a lynch mob. There he takes...
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The Rustler's Roundup
as San Dimas Sheriff HoldenWinters is after the Brand ranch, and his man Brett who is foreman there is rustling the Brand...
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The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Captain of the 'Viking'A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for...
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Thunder Mountain
as Townsman (uncredited)Marvin Hayden returns to find his ranch is about to be sold at auction and the Hayden Jorth feud...
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The Rawhide Terror
as Tom BlakeTwelve renegades dressed as Indians kill the parents of two brothers. The brothers who have...
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Tim Tyler's Luck
as Dock OfficialA 12-episode serial in which Tim Tyler goes to Africa in search of his father in gorilla...
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I Can't Escape
as Parole Officer DonovanAn ex-convict, unable to get a good job because of his prison record, gets mixed up in a phony...
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The Phantom of the West
as Martin BlairA young man's father is murdered and the man convicted of the crime escapes prison, leaving a...
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Treachery Rides the Range
as BillThe Indians need the Buffalo to survive and the Government has promised to keep the herds free...
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Headin' for the Rio Grande
as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)Western - Singing cowboy Tex Saunders (Tex Ritter) finds himself in a heap of trouble when he...
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Song of the Gringo
as BailiffIn his film debut Ritter is sent to investigate miners being killed and their mines confiscated....
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Winners of the West
as Bill BrineBeyond Hell's Gate Pass is territory controlled by a man who calls himself King Carter; he uses...
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Savage Fury
as Allen (archive footage)Separately released feature version of the 1935 Serial, Call of the Savage.
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Peggy
as Rev. Donald BruceThe heroine, Peggy Cameron, is a high-society debutante with a mind of her own. After making a...
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Where Did You Get That Girl?
as TouristIn this musical comedy, a motley band of musicians have only their extreme poverty in common....
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The Ghost Rider
as GuardJim Bullard escapes from prison and returns to settle matters with the Rascob's that framed him....
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The Red Rider
as Sheriff Campbell"Red" Davison(Buck Jones), the sheriff of Sun Dog, sacrifices his job and his good name to save...
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Cheyenne Roundup
as PeteJohnny Mack Brown's Universal western series was drawing to a close when Cheyenne Roundup was...
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The Return of the Durango Kid
as Street Ambusher (uncredited)A masked outlaw steals from bank robbers to help the poor.
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Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
as BartenderA young mining engineer sets out to catch the killers of both his brother and a beautiful young...
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The Call of the Savage
as AllenTwo competing teams of scientists search the African jungles for a secret formula.
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The Majesty of the Law
as Jackson Morgan KentThe story of a Virginia judge who sternly hands down severe sentences while in court only to...
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Custer's Last Stand
as Wagon MasterKit Cardigan seeks the killer of his father...among other plot threads leading up to the famous...
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The Lone Star Trail
as Bartender MikeRancher Blaze Barker returns to Dead Falls after being framed by land-grabbers and spending two...
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Mr. Broadway
as 1st Suitor (archive footage)Ed Sullivan shows night spots all over New York in this movie, joking and listening to stories...
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Powdersmoke Range
as Happy - BartenderThree cowboys buy a ranch but have to fight off gunmen to keep it.
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Clancy of the Mounted
as Dave MoranA Canadian Mountie is assigned to bring in his brother, who was framed for the murder of a gold...
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Social Error
as PolicemanA wild college student gets in fights, steals cars, is caught by the police and finally expelled...
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Border Guns
as Dr. Jim WilsonA cowboy drifting around the border gets mixed up with Mexican revolutionary gun smuggling when...
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The Vanishing Rider
as Jim Davis / The Vanishing RiderWilliam Desmond plays Jim Davis, a secret service agent by day and masked avenger by night....
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The Iced Bullet
as The Author / Horace LeeA "scientific detective" story about the attempted murder of a wealthy New Yorker in his...
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Pirate Treasure
as Capt. Jim CarsonAn accomplished aviator sets out to locate treasure hidden by one of his ancestors. He...
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Overland Mail
as Williams - BankerTwo investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages...
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The Lightning Warrior
as Townsman (uncredited)A Rin-Tin-Tin serial presented in 12 episodes. The mysterious Wolf Man is terrorizing settlers...
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Song of the Saddle
as TimFrank Sr. sells his supplies to Hook, but then Hook has the Bannion Boys bushwhack his wagon to...
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Strawberry Roan
as Colonel BrownleeKen Maynard stars as a roving cowboy who tells the tale of taming the stallion that inspired the...
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Battling with Buffalo Bill
as John MillsA western adventure serial in 12 episodes. Buffalo Bill battles gambler Jim Rodney who is trying...
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The Meddler
as Richard GilmoreRichard Gilmore, a staid Wall Street broker, is jilted by Dot Parkhurst when he fails to provide...
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The Prince and Betty
as John MaudeYoung American John Maude is forced to find a job when he falls in love with society girl Betty...
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Rustlers of Red Dog
as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]A movie serial in 12 chapters: After gold is discovered in the town of Nugget, the titular band...
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When Lightning Strikes
as Marshal Jack StevensLightning the German Shepherd dog stars in this wilderness melodrama.
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The Dawn Maker
as Bruce SmithsonHalf-breed Joe Elk wavers between the "civilized" nature of his white father and the passion of...
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No Children
as SelfParents pretend they are in show business and their kids are ventriloquist dummies.
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No Defense
as John HarperNo Defense is a 1929 romantic drama directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Monte Blue. It was a...
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The Mystery Rider
as Winthrop Lane / The Mystery RiderSilent cowboy Western serial.
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The Roaring West
as Jim ParkerA 15-episode serial involving the land rush, gold mines, stolen maps, etc.
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Heroes of the West
as John BlaineEfforts to build a transcontinental railroad are resisted by crooks and Indians on the warpath....
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The Strings of Steel
as Ned BrownThe Strings of Steel is a silent Action serial. Episode titles: 1. The Voice on the Wire 2. The...
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Society for Sale
as Honorable BillySuccessful model, Phyllis Clyne, convinces a down-and-out nobleman, Billy, to pass her off in...
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The Policeman and the Baby
as The PolicemanA crook returns home to find his mother dead and about to be buried in Potters Field. This...
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Down Rio Grande Way
as TownsmanSlightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the...
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The Sunset Trail
as Happy HoboOn a passenger train passing through the desert, Louise offers to pay the fares of Happy Hobo...
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Night Life in Hollywood
as SelfA picture depicting the engrossing adventures of a small town youth in Hollywood and showing the...
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Kilmeny
as Bob MeredithLittle Doris Calhoun, of a wealthy English family, makes a playmate of Pierre, a crippled gypsy...
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A Scarlet Week-End
as uncreditedA woman's cheating husband is murdered at their country estate, and suspicion immediately falls...
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Fargo Express
as Sheriff Joe ThompsonWhen Mort loses his and Ken's money at poker, Goss gets him to rob the stage. He is captured,...
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McGuire of the Mounted
as Bob McGuireA film about a man named McGuire of the Royal Mounted Police.
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Shadows of the North
as Ben 'Wolf' DarbyBen Darby and Pancake, his father, are owners of a mining claim in Northwest Canada. Ben goes to...
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Frontier Days
as Sheriff BarnesHenry Jethrow is after the Wilson ranch. He has George Wilson unknowningly sign a note for the...
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Fightin' Mad
as Bud McGrawReturning to his father's cattle ranch after the excitement of serving in combat overseas, Bud...
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Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
as Foreman BurkeA 12-episode serial in which Tailspin Tommy evades volcanoes, anti-aircraft shells, and time...
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The Child Thou Gavest Me
as Tom MarshallOn her wedding day, Norma Huntley wants to tell Edward Berkley, her husband-to-be, her secret --...
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Master of His Home
as Carson StewartUnhappy with her daughter's choice to marry a miner instead of her choice, a man of wealth, a...
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Perils of the Yukon
as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.A silent serial with the following chapter titles: 1. Fangs of Jealous; 2. Doomed; 3. Tricked by...
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Peer Gynt
as The ParsonA fantasy from Ibsen's verse drama. Ne'er-do-well and braggart Peer Gynt has many adventures in...
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Straight Through
as Good Deed O'DayO'Day, the terror of Red Gulch, wins the entire stake of a gambler named Granger in a poker game...
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Women Men Love
as David HunterProsperous architect David Hunter, lives with his wife Evelyn, who loves gambling and...
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The Burning Trail
as Smiling Bill FlanniganA professional boxer known as "Smiling Bill Flannigan" accidentally kills an opponent in the...
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Oklahoma Jim
as LacyA gambler sets out to help a pretty young woman save her trading post.
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Barriers of the Law
as Rex BrandonWhen a woman who belongs to a bootlegging gang asks the gang for help when her father is...
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Flying Colors
as Brent BrewsterBrent Brewster, formerly a Yale athlete known for his pole vaulting prowess, is unsuccessful in...
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Ridin' Pretty
as Sky ParkerA red-blooded romance of a millionaire cowboy and a city girl with stirring chase after a racing...
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A Sage Brush Hamlet
as Larry LangLarry Lang is out to get desperado Claude Dutton (Ed Piel), the man who killed his father, which...
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Outwitted
as Jack BlaisdelAfter being captured by T-Man Jack Blaisdell and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor on a...
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The Breathless Moment
as Billy CarsonUnwilling to arrest Billy Carson, a crook who once befriended him, Officer Quinn forces him and...
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The Measure of a Man
as John FairmeadowOvercoming his addiction to drink, John Fairmeadow leaves the Bowery for a western logging camp...
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