Edwin August

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Acting

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]

Filmography

• Mr. Lucky (1943)
• Gentleman Jim (1942)
• The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
• The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
• Over My Dead Body (1942)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
• Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
• The Rage of Paris (1938)
• Safety in Numbers (1938)
• Marked Woman (1937)
• Romance of the West (1930)
• Dreary House (1929)
• Side Street (1929)
• Scandal Street (1925)
• The Blonde Vampire (1922)
• The Idol of the North (1921)
• The Mortgaged Wife (1918)
• The City of Tears (1918)
• A Broadway Scandal (1918)
• The Summer Girl (1916)
• The Social Highwayman (1916)
• The Yellow Passport (1916)
• Bondwomen (1915)
• When It Strikes Home (1915)
• The Bomb Throwers (1915)
• Into the Lion's Pit (1914)
• Waifs (1914)
• An Evil of the Slums (1914)
• The Courage of the Commonplace (1913)
• The Calling of Louis Mona (1913)
• Twixt Love and Ambition (1912)
• The Good for Nothing (1912)
• The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)
• Lena and the Geese (1912)
• A Beast at Bay (1912)
• When Kings Were the Law (1912)
• The Old Actor (1912)
• The Lesser Evil (1912)
• One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
• The Sands of Dee (1912)
• Under Burning Skies (1912)
• The Eternal Mother (1912)
• The Voice of the Child (1911)
• The Failure (1911)
• The Trail of Books (1911)
• The Long Road (1911)
• The Making of a Man (1911)
• The Revenue Man and His Girl (1911)
• The Rose of Kentucky (1911)
• A Country Cupid (1911)
• The Manicure Lady (1911)
• Madame Rex (1911)
• Conscience (1911)
• His Daughter (1911)
• A Wreath of Orange Blossoms (1911)
• Winning Back His Love (1910)
• The Golden Supper (1910)
• Simple Charity (1910)
• The Fugitive (1910)
• The Message of the Violin (1910)
• The Song That Reached His Heart (1910)
• A Child's Stratagem (1910)
• Muggsy Becomes a Hero (1910)
• The House with Closed Shutters (1910)
• A Child's Impulse (1910)
• Getting Even (1909)
• The Renunciation (1909)
• The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
• The Son's Return (1909)
• The Lure of the Gown (1909)
• The Welcome Burglar (1909)