Edwin August

Edwin August

Birthday: 1883-11-10

Deathday: 1964-03-04

Place of birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also known as: Edwin August Phillip von der Butz, Montague Lawrence

imdb_id: nm0041858

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]

Played in movies:

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Score: 7.8

The Pride of the Yankees

Score: 7.4

The Magnificent Ambersons

Score: 7.3

Gentleman Jim

Score: 7.2

Mr. Lucky

Score: 7.0

Marked Woman

Score: 6.5

The Making of a Man

Score: 6.3

A Child's Impulse

Score: 6.3

One Is Business, the Other Crime

Score: 5.8

The Rage of Paris

Score: 5.8

The Rose of Kentucky

Score: 5.7

The Son's Return

Score: 5.6

A Country Cupid

Score: 5.6

A Beast at Bay

Score: 5.6

The Sands of Dee

Score: 5.6

The Courage of the Commonplace

Score: 5.5

The Old Actor

Score: 5.4

The Lesser Evil

Score: 5.3

The House with Closed Shutters

Score: 5.3

The Song That Reached His Heart

Score: 5.2

Side Street

Score: 5.0

Muggsy Becomes a Hero

Score: 5.0

The School Teacher and the Waif

Score: 4.8

The Eternal Mother

Score: 4.8

Under Burning Skies

Score: 4.7

The Fugitive

Score: 4.7

The Golden Supper

Score: 4.5

The Revenue Man and His Girl

Score: 4.5

The Renunciation

Score: 4.4

Lena and the Geese

Score: 4.2

The Failure

Score: 4.0

His Daughter

Score: 4.0

The Good for Nothing

Score: 4.0

Winning Back His Love

Score: 4.0

Getting Even

Score: 3.8

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

Score: 3.7

The Lure of the Gown

Score: 3.7

A Child's Stratagem

Score: 3.5

The Welcome Burglar

Score: 2.5

Youth Takes a Fling

Score: 1.0

The Trail of Books

Score: 0.0

The Voice of the Child

Score: 0.0

The Message of the Violin

Score: 0.0

When Kings Were the Law

Score: 0.0

Conscience

Score: 0.0

A Wreath of Orange Blossoms

Score: 0.0

A Broadway Scandal

Score: 0.0

The City of Tears

Score: 0.0

Safety in Numbers

Score: 0.0

Over My Dead Body

Score: 0.0

The Blonde Vampire

Score: 0.0

Madame Rex

Score: 0.0

Simple Charity

Score: 0.0

An Evil of the Slums

Score: 0.0

The Calling of Louis Mona

Score: 0.0

When It Strikes Home

Score: 0.0

Twixt Love and Ambition

Score: 0.0

The Bomb Throwers

Score: 0.0

Into the Lion's Pit

Score: 0.0

Waifs

Score: 0.0

The Long Road

Score: 0.0

Romance of the West

Score: 0.0

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