Burton L. King
King (August 25, 1877 – May 4, 1944) was an American film actor and director. One of his best-known productions was The Lost Battalion (1919). He was born in Cincinnati.
Also recorded as Burton King
Burton L. King
Burton King Productions / Jans Film Service · Moving Picture World (Nov. - Dec. 1924), on the Internet Archive · Public domain
- Name
- Burton L.
- Born
- 25 August 1877
- Birthplace
- Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
- Died
- 4 May 1944
- Place of death
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Film director, actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Burton L. King (25 agosto 1877 – 4 maggio 1944) figura nell'archivio di autorità della Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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La nascita di Burton L. King è registrata il 25 agosto 1877, e la morte il 4 maggio 1944.
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He worked for various film companies including Lubin, Solax, New York Motion Picture Company, Vitagraph, Usona, Universal, and Thanhouser.
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• Name — Burton L. King • Born — 25 August 1877 • Birthplace — Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. • Died — 4 May 1944 • Place of death — Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Other Names — Burton King • Occupation — Film director, actor • Years Active — 1912–38
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• The Battle of Gettysburg (1913) • Under the Crescent (1915) • The Spell of the Yukon (1916) • The Eternal Question (1916) • The Black Butterfly (1916) • The Devil at His Elbow (1916) • To the Death (1917) • The Silence Sellers (1917) • The Soul of a Magdalen (1917) • The Waiting Soul (1917) • More Truth Than Poetry (1917) • Treason (1918) • The Master Mystery (1919) • A Scream in the Night (1919) • The Lost Battalion (1919) • For Love or Money (1920) • Why Women Sin (1920) • Everyman's Price (1921) • The Man from Beyond (1922) • The Streets of New York (1922) • The Fair Cheat (1923) • The Empty Cradle (1923) • None So Blind (1923) • The Man Without a Heart (1924) • The Truth About Women (1924) • Playthings of Desire (1924) • Those Who Judge (1924) • A Little Girl in a Big City (1925) • Ermine and Rhinestones (1925) • The Police Patrol (1925) • Broadway Madness (1927) • A Bowery Cinderella (1927) • Combat (1927) • The Adorable Cheat (1928) • Satan and the Woman (1928) • Manhattan Knights (1928) • Broken Barriers (1928) • A Bit of Heaven (1928) • Women Who Dare (1928) • Into No Man's Land (1928) (producer) • Confessions of a Wife (1928) (producer) • The Dream Melody (1929) (producer) • Daughters of Desire (1929) • In Old California (1929) • The Clean Up (1929) (producer) • Quick Trigger Lee (1931) (producer) • The Cyclone Kid (1931) (producer) • The Penal Code (1932) (producer) • Human Targets (1932) (producer) • The Forty-Niners (1932) (producer) • Mark of the Spur (1932) (producer) • The Gambling Sex (1932) (producer) • The Scarlet Brand (1932) (producer) • Tangled Fortunes (1932) (producer) • The Man from New Mexico (1932) (producer) • Murder at Dawn (1932) (production manager) • War of the Range (1933) (producer) • When Lightning Strikes (1934) • $20 a Week (1935) (producer) • The Drag-Net (1936) (producer) • Illustration — Silent movie The Master Mystery (1919) directed by Burton L. King for B. A. Rolfe Photoplays. Running time: 09:39. Episode of a serial in 15 episodes with magician and escape artist Houdini in the lead.
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