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Emmett C. Hall

1882 – 1956

American screenwriter and actor

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About Emmett C. Hall

Lived 1882 – 1956 (aged 73–74). Emmett C. Hall was an American screenwriter, actor, film screenwriter and film actor.

Emmett C. Hall, born Emmett Campbell Hall (November 18, 1882 - March 1956) was an American screenwriter and silent film actor. He directed around 70 silent films and acted in one silent film.

He was born in Talbotton, Georgia. He wrote several films with Edwin S. Porter and D. W. Griffith, the two most famous directors of American film at the time. He died in Palm Beach in 1955.

Filmography As screenwriter

Red Eagle's Love Affair (1910) The House with Closed Shutters (1910) The Road to Richmond (1910), a Selig Civil War drama and love story Almost a Hero (1910) Rose O'Salem Town (1910) That Chink at Golden Gulch (1910), alternate title: That Chinese at Golden Gulch A Mountain Maid (1910) His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant (1911) His Trust Fulfulled (1911) Was He a Coward? (1911) Teaching Dada to Like Her (1911) A Little Lad in Dixie (1911) The Primal Call (1911) Swords and Hearts (1911) For His Son (1912) At the Point of the Sword (1912) The End of the Romance (1912) The Return of John Gray Under a Flag of Truce (1912) A Reconstructed Rebel (1912) The Bugler of Battery B (1912) The Soldier Brothers of Susanna (1912) The Laird's Daughter (1912) For the Love of a Girl (1912) Shanghaied (1912) The Mexican Spy (1913) Down the Rio Grande (1913) The Grim Toll of War (1913) The Battle of Bloody Ford (1913) The Gift of the Storm (1913) The Burden Bearer (1913) With Love's Eyes (1913) The Fighting Chaplain (1913) The Veil of Sleep (1913) Indian Summer (1913) The Price Demanded (around 1913) The Hills of Strife (around 1913) The Taking of Rattlesnake Bill (around 1913) The Rattlesnake (around 1913) The Smuggler's Daughter (1913) The Battle of Shiloh (1913) Through Flaming Paths (around 1913) Before the Last Leaves Fall (1913) Smiles of Fortune (1913) The Blinded Heart (1914) The Pale of Prejudice (1914) The Catch of the Season (1914) The House of Fear (1914) The Puritan (1914) In the Northland (1914) A Practical Demonstration (1914) The Shadow of Tragedy (around 1914) Who Seeks Revenge (around 1914) A Matter of Record (around 1914) The Beloved Adventurer (around 1914) The Impostor (1914) Stonewall Jackson's Way (around 1914) The Unknown Country (1914) A Recent Confederate Victory The Friendship of Lamond The Language of the Dumb On the Road to Reno Such Things Really Happen On Bitter Creek Nobody Would Believe (1915) A Day of Havoc (1915) Where the Road Divided Human Driftwood The Crimson Yoke Beyond the Wall (1916) The Smoldering Spark (1917) Polly of the Circus (1917) To the Highest Bidder (1917)

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1956, Palm Beach
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Emmett Campbell Hall

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Emmett C. Hall?

American screenwriter and actor (1882-1956)

When was Emmett C. Hall born?

Emmett C. Hall was born on 18 November 1882 in Talbotton.

When did Emmett C. Hall die?

Emmett C. Hall died in 1956 in Palm Beach.

What was Emmett C. Hall's occupation?

Emmett C. Hall was a screenwriter, actor, film screenwriter and film actor.

What nationality was Emmett C. Hall?

Emmett C. Hall was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Emmett C. Hall

· Wikidata: Q21208334

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