Frank
Mayo
1886
- 1963 |
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The actor Frank Mayo belonged to the most busy actors who had his most
successful time in the silent movie era of the 10's and 20's.
Before he entered the film business he already was a demanded stage
actor. He made his stage debut at the age of six in the play "Davy Crockett"
at his grandfather's side.
His first movie was "The Thum Print" (11), it followed "The Lure of
the Windigo" (14), "The Jest of Jealousy" (15) and "The Adventures of a
Madcap" (15).
He became a movie star in the second half of the 10's and aroused a
huge audience with appearances in "Shadows" (16), "Glory "(17), "Betsy
Ross" (17), "The Burglar" (17), "The Sin of Innocence" (18), "The Trap"
(18), "The Zero Hour" (18), "The Rough Neck" (19) and "Mary Regan" (19).
The 20's also turned out to be a very successful period and he impersonated
again numerous big roles in "Burnt Wings" (20), "Honor Boung" (20), "Dr.
Jim" (21), "Wolf Law" (22), "The Bolted Door" (23), "Souls for Sale" (23),
"The Plunderer" (24), "The Triflers" (24), "The Unknown Lover" (25) and
"Lew Tyler's Wives" (26).
His film career came to an abrupt end with the arise of the sound film
relating to big roles and the attention of the audience.
From now on he played minor roles in still a huge amount of movies
but his former stardom was over.
To his appearances of the 30's belong "Chinatown After Dark" (31),
"Lady by Choice" (34), "Under Pressure" (35), "His Night Out" (35), "The
Story of Louis Pasteur" (35), "Desert Gold" (36), "San Francisco" (36),
"Adventure in Manhattan" (36), "Jungle Jim" (37), "Sea Devils" (37), "Think
Fast, Mr. Moto" (37), "The Life of Emile Zola" (37), "Island in the Sky"
(38), "They Made Me a Criminal" (39) and "Waterfront" (39).
In his last busy decade he again took part in numerous productions
to which belong "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet" (40), "An Angel from Texas"
(40), "Murder in the Air" (40), "The Great Mr. Nobody" (41), "Meet John
Doe" (41), "Blues in the Night" (41), "Lady Gangster" (42), "Yankee Doodle
Dandy" (42), "Across the Pacific" (42), "Gentleman Jim" (42), "Mademoiselle
Fifi" (44), "The Story of Dr. Wassell" (44), "Escape in the Fog" (45),
"The Postman Always Rings Twice" (46), "Cloak and Dagger" (46), "The Perils
of Pauline" (47), "Killer McCoy" (47), "Panhandle" (48), "Big City" (48),
"The Emperor Waltz" (48), "The Undercover Man" (49) and "Samson and Delilah"
(49).
Frank Mayo was married with the actress Dagmar Godowsky.
Other movies with Frank Mayo:
Bliss of Ignorance (15) The Ladder
of Love (15) The Rim of the Desert (15) 'Neath Calvary's Shadows (15) The
Red Circle (15) The Dupe (16) The Target of Dreams (16) Sold at Auction
(17) Sunny Jane (17) The Bronze Bride (17) The Checkmate (17) Easy Money
(17) Stolen Hours (18) The Price of Folly (18) The Whims of Siciety (18)
The Witch Woman (18) The Purple Lily (18) Journey's End (18) The Interloper
(18) Tinsel (18) The Power and the Glory (18) A Soul Without Windows (18)
Appearance of Evil (18) The Bluffer (19) The Moral Deadline (19) The Crook
of Dreams (19) The Love Defender (19) The Amazing Wife (19) A Little Brother
of the Rich (19) The Brute Breaker (19) Lasca (19) The Peddler of Lies
(20) The Girl in Number 29 (20) Through Eyes of Men (20) The Red Lane (20)
Hitchin' Posts (20) The Marriage Pit (20) Tiger True (21) Colorado (21)
Magnificent Brute (21) The Blazing Trail (21) The Fighting Lover (21) The
Shark Master (21) Go Straight (21) Across the Deadline (22) Tracked to
Earth (22) The Man Who Married His Own Wife (22) Out of the Silent North
(22) Afraid to Fight (22) Caught Bluffing (22) The Altar Stairs (22) The
Flaming Hour (22) The First Degree (23) Six Days (23) Wild Oranges (24)
The Shadow of the East (24) The Woman on the Jury (24) The Perfect Flapper
(24) The Price She Paid (24) Is Love Everything? (24) Barriers Burned Away
(25) If I Marry Again (25) Women and Gold (25) The Necessary Evil (25)
Passionate Youth (25) Then Came the Woman (26) Doughboys (30) Alias: The
Bad Man (31) Range Law (31) The Last Ride (31) Hell's Headquarters (32)
Racetrack (33) I'll Fix It (34) One Hour Late (34) The Mighty Barnum (34)
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (35) Goin' to Town (35) The Daring
Young Man (35) Three Kids and a Queen (35) Your Uncle Dudley (35) A Tale
of Two Cities (35) Magnificent Obsession (35) Two in the Dark (36) Sutter's
Gold (36) Give Us This Night (36) Too Many Parents (36) The Singing Kid
(36) Till We Meet Again (36) Show Boat (36) Burning Gold (36) The Crime
of Dr. Forbes (36) His Brother's Wife (36) Don't Turn 'em Loose (36) Magnificent
Brute (36) Fifteen Maiden Lane (36) The Accusing Finger (36) Phantom of
Santa Fe (36) Arizona Mahoney (36) Fair Warning (37) Kid Galahad (37) The
Devil Is Driving (37) A Fight to the Finish (37) Love Is on the Air (37)
The Perfect Specimen (37) 45 Fathers (37) Expensive Husbands (37) Tim Tyler's
Luck (37) Swingtime in the Movies (38) Penitentiary (38) A Slight Case
of Murder (38) Tip-Off girls (38) Hollywood Handicap (38) Cowboy from Brooklyn
(38) Heart of the North (38) I Am the Law (38) The Great Waltz (38) The
Phantom Creeps (39) Torchy Blane in Chinatown (39) Nancy Drew…Reporter
(39) The Oklahoma Kid (39) Secret Service of the Air (39) You Can't Get
Away with Murder (39) The Man Who Dared (39) Women in the Wind (39) Dark
Victory (39) Confessions of a Nazi Spy (39) The Kid from Kokomo (39) Code
of the Secret Service (39) Naughty But Nice (39) The Cowboy Quarterback
(39) Torchy Blane…Playing with Dynamite (39) Everybody's Hobby (39) Nancy
Drew and the Hidden Staircase (39) On Your Toes (39) Oklahoma Frontier
(39) The Monroe Doctrine (39) Smashing the Money Ring (39) The Roaring
Twenties (39) Kid Nightingale (39) The Return of Doctor X (39) A Child
Is Born (39) Private Detective (39) Invisible Stripes (39) The Fighting
69th (40) Calling Philo Vance (40) British Intelligence (40) Castle on
the Hudson (40) Three Cheers for the Irish (40) 'Til We Meet Again (40)
Tear Gas Squad (40) Torrid Zone (40) Gambling on the High Seas (409 The
Man Who Talked Too Much (40) They Drive by Night (40) River's End (40)
Flowing Gold (40) East of the River (40) Always a Bride (40) Alice in Movieland
(40) She Couldn't Say No (40) Santa Fe Trail (40) Four Mothers (41) Honeymoon
for Three (41) The Strawberry Blonde (41) Footsteps in the Dark (41) Knockout
(41) The Wagons Roll at Night (41) The Nurse's Secret (41) Out of the Fog
(41) The Bride Came C.O.D. (41) Bullets for O'Hara (41) Bad Men of Missouri
(41) Highway West (41) Manpower (41) The Smiling Ghost (41) Nine Lives
Are Not Enough (41) One Foot in Heaven (41) They Died with Their Boots
On (41) Steel Against the Sky (41) The Man Who Came to Dinner (42) Wild
Bill Hickok Rides (42) Kings Row (42) Bullet Scars (42) Always in My Heart
(42) The Male Animal (42) The Dawn Express (42) I Was Framed (42) Murder
in the Big House (42) Larceny, Inc. (42) In This Our Life (42) Juke Girl
(42) Spy Ship (42) The Big Shot (42) The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (42)
Wings for the Eagle (42) Men of the Sky (42) Escape from Crime (42) Desperate
Journey (42) The Gorilla Man (43) The Hard Way (43) The Mysterious Doctor
(43) Action in the North Atlantic (43) Murder on the Waterfront (43) Corvette
K-225 (43) Thank Your Lucky Stars (43) Princess O'Rourke (43) Old Acquaintance
(43) The Adventures of Mark Twain (44) Once Upon a Time (44) A Night of
Adventure (44) Step Lively (44) The Falcon in Mexico (44) Crime by Night
(44) The Master Race (44) Music in Manhattan (44) The Last Ride (44) Heavenly
Days (44) And Now Tomorrow (44) Lake Placid Serenade (44) Having Wonderful
Crime (45) Eve Knew Her Apples (45) The Brighton Strangler (45) The Scarlet
Clue (45) The Lady Confesses (45) Thrill of a Romance (45) Hitchhike to
Happiness (45) State Fair (45) Micro-Phonies (45) The Strange Mr. Gregory
(45) The Devil's Mask (46) Shadows Over Chinatown (46) The Mighty McGurk
(47) Cigarette Girl (47) Buck Privates Come Home (47) That's My Man (47)
Variety Girl (47) Her Husband's Affairs (47) It Had to Be You (47) Joe
Palooka in Fighting Mad (48) To the Ends of the Earth (48) B.F.'s Daughter
(48) Homecoming (48) Smart Woman (48) The Fuller Brush Man (48) Dream Girl
(48) Easter Parade (48) Words and Music (48) Command Decision (48) Slightly
French (49) The Bribe (49) Alias Nick Beal (49) In the Good Old Summertime
(49)
Director:
The Lost Bracelet (16) |