Edwin August
Acting · Born 1883-11-10 · age 80 at death · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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]
Titles
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Pride of the Yankees
Marked Woman
Gentleman Jim
Mr. Lucky
The House with Closed Shutters
The Rage of Paris
The Old Actor
The Song That Reached His Heart
One Is Business, the Other Crime
A Beast at Bay
The Lesser Evil
The Son's Return
The Rose of Kentucky
The Fugitive
Side Street
Lena and the Geese
A Country Cupid
The Courage of the Commonplace
The Sands of Dee
The Eternal Mother
The School Teacher and the Waif
Getting Even
The Renunciation
A Child's Impulse
The Lure of the Gown
Under Burning Skies
The Making of a Man
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Manicure Lady
Winning Back His Love
The Revenue Man and His Girl
Youth Takes a Fling
The Golden Supper
The Good for Nothing
Romance of the West
Into the Lion's Pit
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Twixt Love and Ambition
The Calling of Louis Mona
An Evil of the Slums
The Welcome Burglar
His Daughter
Over My Dead Body
Safety in Numbers
A Child's Stratagem
The Failure
Scandal Street
The Idol of the North
Dreary House
The Long Road
When It Strikes Home
Simple Charity
Madame Rex
The Blonde Vampire
A Broadway Scandal
The City of Tears
The Voice of the Child
The Trail of Books