Earle Williams
Say It with Diamonds (1927)
Say It with Diamonds is a 1927 American silent drama film starring Betty Compson and Earle Williams, an early Vitagraph leading man and matinee idol. Directed by Jack Nelson and Arthur Gregor, this film is Williams's final screen performance before his death in April 1927.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Francelia Billington
She's My Baby (1927)
She's My Baby is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Windemere and starring Robert Agnew, Kathleen Myers and Earle Williams.
Starring: Mildred Harris•Boris Karloff•Grace Darmond
Lena Rivers (1925)
Lena Rivers is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Earle Williams and Gladys Hulette. It is based on the novel Lena Rivers by Mary Jane Holmes.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Edward Martindel
Was It Bigamy? (1925)
Was It Bigamy? is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Edith Thornton, Earle Williams and Wilfred Lucas.
Starring: Anita Stewart•Boris Karloff•Jane Novak
The Eternal Struggle (1923)
The Eternal Struggle is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker. Distributed by Metro Pictures, the film is based on the 1913 novel The Law-Bringers, written by Edith Joan Lyttleton.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Kathryn Adams•Ruth Clifford
Jealous Husbands (1923)
Jealous Husbands is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Earle Williams, Jane Novak, and Ben Alexander.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Elinor Fair
Masters of Men (1923)
Masters of Men is a 1923 American silent war drama film directed by David Smith and starring Earle Williams, Alice Calhoun and Wanda Hawley. It takes place against the backdrop of the 1898 Spanish-American War. It is based on the 1901 novel Masters of Men by Morgan Robertson.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Cullen Landis•Corinne Griffith
Fortune's Mask (1922)
Fortune's Mask is a 1922 American drama film starring Earle Williams and featuring Oliver Hardy. It is unknown whether any print of the film survives; it may be a lost film.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Denton Vane
The Man from Downing Street (1922)
The Man from Downing Street is a 1922 American silent starring Earle Williams, Charles Hill Mailes, Betty Ross Clark and Boris Karloff. The screenplay was written by Bradley J. Smollen, based on a screen story by Clyde C. Westover, Lottie Horner and Florine Williams. It is thought to be a lost film.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Patsy Ruth Miller•Jean Paige
Restless Souls (1922)
Restless Souls is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Robert Ensminger and starring Earle Williams, Francelia Billington and Arthur Hoyt.
Starring: Gertrude Astor•Boris Karloff
Bring Him In (1921)
Bring Him In is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Robert Ensminger and Earle Williams and starring Williams, Fritzi Ridgeway and Ernest Van Pelt.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Leslie Stuart•Irene Rich
Diamonds Adrift (1921)
Diamonds Adrift is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Beatrice Burnham and Otis Harlan.
Starring: Margaret Loomis•Boris Karloff•Betty Compson
It Can Be Done (1921)
It Can Be Done is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by David Smith and starring Earle Williams, Elinor Fair, Henry A. Barrows, Jack Mathis, and Jack Carlyle. The film was released by Vitagraph Company of America in March 1921.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Betty Ross Clarke•Alice Calhoun
Lucky Carson (1921)
Lucky Carson is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Wilfrid North. It features Earle Williams, Earl Schenck, Betty Ross Clarke, Gertrude Astor, Collette Forbes, James Butler, and Loyal Underwood in the lead roles.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Ernest Van Pelt•Patsy Ruth Miller
The Silver Car (1921)
The Silver Car is a lost 1921 silent film crime film directed by David Smith starring Earle Williams and Kathryn Adams. It was produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Barbara La Marr•Kathleen Myers
Captain Swift (1920)
Captain Swift is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Florence Dixon and Edward Martindel. It is based on the 1898 play of the same title by C. Haddon Chambers.
Starring: Edith Thornton•Boris Karloff
The Fortune Hunter (1920)
The Fortune Hunter is a lost 1920 silent film comedy directed by Tom Terriss. It is based on a 1909 stage play by Winchell Smith. It stars Earle Williams and Jean Paige and was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Dorothy Kelly
A Master Stroke (1920)
A Master Stroke is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Vola Vale and Lee Hill.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Ruth Clifford
The Purple Cipher (1920)
The Purple Cipher is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Vola Vale and Ernest Shields. Shot by Vitagraph at the company's Brooklyn studios, it was based on the short story The Purple Hieroglyph by Murray Leinster. The story was adapted twice more in the sound era as Murder Will Out (1930) and...
Starring: Boris Karloff•Ruth Clifford
The Romance Promoters (1920)
The Romance Promoters is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Helen Ferguson and Charles Wingate.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Louise Lovely
The Black Gate (1919)
The Black Gate is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Theodore Marston and starring Earle Williams, Ruth Clifford, Harry Spingler, J. Parks Jones, and Clarissa Selwynne. The film was released by Vitagraph Company of America in November 1919.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Anita Stewart
A Gentleman of Quality (1919)
A Gentleman of Quality is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Earle Williams, Kathryn Adams, Joyce Moore, James Carpenter, and Robert Bolder. It is based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey. The film was released by Vitagraph Company of America on March 17, 1919.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Barbara La Marr
A Rogue's Romance (1919)
A Rogue's Romance is a 1919 American silent crime drama film produced and released by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was directed by James Young and starred matinee star Earle Williams. Rudolph Valentino, who was then a young unknown dancer, also makes an appearance in a bit part as an Apache dancer. The film is now considered lost.
Starring: Vola Vale•Boris Karloff
When a Man Loves (1919)
When a Man Loves is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Earle Williams, Tom Guise and Margaret Loomis.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Ethel Grey Terry
A Diplomatic Mission (1918)
A Diplomatic Mission is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Earle Williams, Grace Darmond and Leslie Stuart.
Starring: Irene Rich•Boris Karloff•Helen Ferguson
Arsene Lupin (1917)
Arsene Lupin is a lost 1917 American mystery film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Earle Williams, Brinsley Shaw and Henry Leone. It based on the character of the French gentleman thief Arsene Lupin.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Corinne Griffith
The Grell Mystery (1917)
The Grell Mystery is a 1917 American silent mystery film directed by Paul Scardon and written by Graham Baker. The film stars Earle Williams, Miriam Miles, and Jean Dunbar.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Denton Vane
The Maelstrom (1917)
The Maelstrom is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Paul Scardon. It stars Dorothy Kelly, Earle Williams and Julia Swayne Gordon. Thomas Ince produced along with the Vitagraph Company.
Starring: Julia Swayne Gordon•Boris Karloff
The Stolen Treaty (1917)
The Stolen Treaty is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Paul Scardon and written by Helmer Walton Bergman and Thomas Edgelow. The film stars Earle Williams, Denton Vane, and Bernard Seigel.
Starring: Boris Karloff•Denton Vane
My Lady's Slipper (1916)
My Lady's Slipper is a lost 1916 silent film romance-drama directed by Ralph Ince and starring Anita Stewart and Earle Williams.
Starring: Corinne Griffith•Boris Karloff