Edwin August
Known for: Actor
Born: 10 November 1883, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: 4 March 1964
Credits: 60+ titles
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.
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Filmography
The Exile
Mr. Lucky
Gentleman Jim
The Pride of the Yankees
The Magnificent Ambersons
Over My Dead Body
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Youth Takes a Fling
The Rage of Paris
Safety in Numbers
Marked Woman
Romance of the West
Dreary House
Side Street
Scandal Street
The Blonde Vampire
The Idol of the North
The Mortgaged Wife
The City of Tears
A Broadway Scandal
The Social Highwayman
The Yellow Passport
When It Strikes Home
The Bomb Throwers
Into the Lion's Pit
Waifs
An Evil of the Slums
The Courage of the Commonplace
The Calling of Louis Mona
Twixt Love and Ambition
The Good for Nothing
The School Teacher and the Waif
Lena and the Geese
A Beast at Bay
When Kings Were the Law
The Old Actor
The Lesser Evil
One Is Business, the Other Crime
Under Burning Skies
The Sands of Dee
The Eternal Mother
The Voice of the Child
The Failure
The Trail of Books
The Long Road
The Making of a Man
The Revenue Man and His Girl
The Rose of Kentucky
A Country Cupid
Madame Rex
Conscience
His Daughter
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
Winning Back His Love
The Golden Supper
Simple Charity
The Fugitive
The Message of the Violin
The Song That Reached His Heart
A Child's Stratagem
