Edwin August
Born
10 November 1883 (142)
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known as
Edwin August Phillip von der Butz, Montague Lawrence
Biography
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 (40)
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
🎬 Director
The Social Highwayman
1916
The Yellow Passport
1916
Bondwomen
1915
🎬 Director
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