Duke Worne

Duke Worne

Birthday: 1888-12-14

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography: Howard "Duke" Worne (December 14, 1888 – October 13, 1933) was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed more than 70 films between 1919 and 1931. He also appeared in 27 films between 1914 and 1928. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California. In 1930, Worne married silent film actress Virginia Brown Faire, to whom he remained married until his death three years later in 1933.

Movies

Damon and Pythias
Damon and Pythias

The friendship of Damon, the senator, and Pythias, the soldier, is famous in Ancient Syracuse....

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Just Jim
Just Jim

When Jim is released from prison, he returns to his Chinatown neighborhood determined to lead a virt...

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The Chinatown Mystery
The Chinatown Mystery

Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for th...

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The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask

Cunard turns into The Queen of the Apaches, an outlaw who steals from the rich to gives to the poor,...

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Gene of the Northland
Gene of the Northland

Jeanne La Roche lives alone with her brother in the great northwestern country. Jacques is a ne'er-d...

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The Craving
The Craving

An Indian scholar seeks an American colleague who is working on a powerful explosive, trying to get ...

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The Scrapper
The Scrapper

Bored with the ranch, Buck's girl goes off to the city and gets involved (innocently) in a brothel. ...

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The Trail of Hate
The Trail of Hate

When bandits capture the wife of a US army lieutenant stationed in the Philippines, along with her l...

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The Tornado
The Tornado

The Tornado mostly followed pulp Western formula -- bad guys hold up a town, take a girl hostage, an...

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The Gay Lord Waring
The Gay Lord Waring

Though a spendthrift and a layabout, Lord Arthur Waring (J. Warren Kerrigan) is universally loved by...

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Who Was the Other Man?
Who Was the Other Man?

While waiting in a hotel lobby for instructions from his government, Ludwig Schumann, an agent of th...

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The Phantom Violin
The Phantom Violin

Awakened during the night by a thunderstorm, a young Parisian woman hears a violin playing in the ho...

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John Ermine of the Yellowstone
John Ermine of the Yellowstone

As a baby, John Ermine is stolen from a wagon train by the Crow Indians and is adopted by Chief Fire...

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From Broadway to a Throne
From Broadway to a Throne

Just before a big bout, Jimmie, a New York prize fighter, gets a lucky medal from his friend Billy. ...

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The Campbells Are Coming
The Campbells Are Coming

In 1857, Mary McLean leaves her sweetheart in the Scottish Highlands to teach school in India, where...

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