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Howard "Duke" Worne (December 14, 1888 – October 13, 1933) was an American director and actor of the silent era. He directed more than 70 films between 1919 and 1931. He also appeared in 27 films between 1914 and 1928. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California. In 1930, Worne married silent film actress Virginia Brown Faire, to whom he remained married until his death three years later in 1933.
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27 August 1928
A brilliant detective is trying to break up a notorious crime ring, using part of an intercepted message.
14 May 1923
The plot of this silent western short is unknown and it is presumably lost.
01 August 1927
Bud Taylor loves Mary Stoddard but is leaving for Alaska in search of gold, leaving a police-dog pup with her that he has named "Phantom.
18 October 1915
In 1857, Mary McLean leaves her sweetheart in the Scottish Highlands to teach school in India, where her father is a missionary.
06 August 1925
Gordon Palmer is a lazy and cowardly rich man's son. When he and his fiancée, Aileen Merton, are held up by two crooks, Slug Williams and Beef O'Connell, he passively allows them to take whatever they want.
28 February 1922
A series of four 2-reelers based on the stories of George Bronson Howard, directed by Duke Worne, and starring Roy Stewart in the title role; each episode in the series was a story complete in itself.
09 June 1917
Bored with the ranch, Buck's girl goes off to the city and gets involved (innocently) in a brothel. When Buck brings a herd of cattle to town, a streetwalker lures him to the house just in time for him to save his girl from Martin.
21 September 1918
An Indian scholar seeks an American colleague who is working on a powerful explosive, trying to get to his formula by taking advantage of his drinking problem.
19 October 1919
Carter Holmes, master criminologist, must help the oft-kidnapped Ruth Stanhope to find the 9 daggers that will unlock the secret of the cursed Devil's Trademark!
06 May 1924
American romantic comedy which had the well known Australian actor Snowy Baker as a cast member. The daughter of a Spanish don falls in love with an American captain the moment she sees him.
30 April 1927
William Gordon, Jr. is the rebellious heir to a million dollar airplane business. He leaves home in search of adventure, and falls in love with Helen, the daughter of an eccentric, destitute inventor.
05 January 1925
Dick Van Buren, a wealthy young man with a penchant for breaking traffic laws, is arrested for speeding and sentenced to 10 days in jail.
01 July 1921
Popular action heroine Neva Gerber played the dual roles of Lucia and Vera Robilant in this low-budget silent melodrama produced by Benjamin F.
11 September 1925
The Pride of the Force s a 1925 silent crime film
23 November 1914
The friendship of Damon, the senator, and Pythias, the soldier, is famous in Ancient Syracuse.
01 July 1921
Dangerous Paths is a 1921 silent film
01 May 1929
Shirley Mason plays the title-role, a glamorous musical star having a hard time escaping the clutches of her lecherous producer (Tom Curran).
14 December 1926
Angered by his son Dick's boastful ways, which in one incident lead him to lose a business deal, an automobile manufacturer challenges him to complete four difficult missions.
31 July 1916
Just before a big bout, Jimmie, a New York prize fighter, gets a lucky medal from his friend Billy. Herman Marlex, a chronic teller of tall tales informs Jimmie that the medal is really a royal one, worn by the infant Prince of Magonia when he was kidnapped years before.
16 August 1915
When Jim is released from prison, he returns to his Chinatown neighborhood determined to lead a virtuous life.
30 September 1927
After suffering a blow on the head, brilliant scientist Forrest Stanley totally loses his memory. Wandering into a travelling carnival, Stanley manages to land a job as a fast-talking spieler.
02 March 1929
Escaping from a revolution, the King of a mythical Balkan country heads to the United States. Here he finds a friend in the form of dashing secret service agent Yorke Norray.
03 March 1917
The Tornado mostly followed pulp Western formula -- bad guys hold up a town, take a girl hostage, and the hero rides to the rescue.
02 October 1928
The Isle of Lost Men is one of those lawless tropical island colonies so beloved of adventure-story writers.
01 December 1926
A young American arrives in Valdonia to collect a debt which the kingdom owes to his millionaire father.
09 May 1921
Silent adventure serial starring Ann Little. Episodes: 1) Message of Hate, 2) Menace from the Sky, 3) Mysterious Prisoner, 4) A Perilous Ride, 5) A Woman's Wit, 6) A Night of Terror, 7) Washed Ashore, 8) A Perilous Leap, 9) Lost Identity, 10) In Close Pursuit, 11) The Wilds of Alaska, 12) The Camp of the Charkas, 13) The Secret Skull, 14) The Desert Island, 15) Home and Happiness.
24 April 1916
Though a spendthrift and a layabout, Lord Arthur Waring (J. Warren Kerrigan) is universally loved by his tenants.
02 January 1920
Directed by Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne.
28 February 1922
A lost silent Western short.
30 April 1923
A stirring drama of Wall Street manipulation of the world's wheat supply, which leads the characters into adventures and danger in various corners of the globe.
01 March 1922
A Canadian Mountie and a young girl team up to prevent an evil couple from finding a fallen meteorite that contains a powerful element called "Tilano.
07 December 1930
A thrilling drama of young love and the great sacrifice made by railroad workers that we may travel in safety.
15 February 1929
When two young tearaways are fleeing from the scene of a crime one is shot and the other escapes. He makes his way to the home of his companion's mother, who recognizes him as the son she has been separated from for fifteen years.
01 February 1924
At the urging of his sweetheart, Rosemary Smith, a man (William Fairbanks) leaves his soft job in the east and goes west to settle a dispute over oil lands owned by Rosemary's father.
01 September 1928
Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for the silent-era serial, and brought together some of the biggest names of the era: director J.
31 December 1916
Cunard turns into The Queen of the Apaches, an outlaw who steals from the rich to gives to the poor, always leaving a purple mask behind as a trademark.
17 June 1925
Jimmy, a prizefighter of considerable prowess, earns an easy living by betting on his opponents and intentionally losing.
01 November 1926
A motorcycle cop falls in love with a pretty girl when he gives her a speeding ticket, and she realizes that she loves him at the dinner she stages, with the help of her uncle, a judge, as a joke on the policeman.
28 April 1917
When bandits capture the wife of a US army lieutenant stationed in the Philippines, along with her lover, the choice is his whether to forgive.
03 September 1917
While waiting in a hotel lobby for instructions from his government, Ludwig Schumann, an agent of the Black Legion, is enchanted by Marion Washburn, the daughter of a Texas senator.
27 November 1928
In search of her fugitive brother, who wounded a man who was later murdered, Johanna Hearne encounters pirates, a Chinaman with a harem and criminals as slaves, and love on a desert island for ship captain Dan Meloy.
01 March 1928
When a wealthy recluse apparently commits suicide, his trusted friend John Nichols (Rex Lease) is put in charge of the estate.
05 November 1917
As a baby, John Ermine is stolen from a wagon train by the Crow Indians and is adopted by Chief Fire Bear.
01 April 1927
Following a rift with his wealthy father, Billy Mathewson, a young Broadway wastrel, escapes with his friend, Dizzy Durby, to the small town of Salino, where his father's company is building a dam.
01 May 1925
15 chapter serial. High stakes adventures of Richard Sanders an operative involved in espionage and dangerous missions.
01 May 1928
A murder is committed at a country mansion. All the guests present at the estate fall under immediate suspicion as investigators attempt to solve the mystery before they strike again.
01 January 1927
Three American sailors on shore leave from the Pacific Fleet discover that a crazed inventor plans to launch an attack on the fleet and set out to thwart his plans.
10 September 1927
Ranch hand Jack Harlan comes to the aid of his girlfriend’s father when his ranch is threatened by an outlaw gang led by a woman known only as "The Hellion".
01 April 1921
This episodic melodrama was adapted from the novel The Mysterious Mr. Trent, by Wyndham Martyn.
15 January 1929
Ben Shelby, a blacksmith, is in love with Caroline Swayne but her wealthy father rejects the marriage.
01 March 1924
Australian Rex [Snowy] Baker stars in this USA film. Rex as Captain William Ballard of the Territorials is sent to make a treaty with the natives.
01 November 1927
A stand-off of pride between two families. One family has a pyromaniac in it, while the other, a member of law enforcement.
25 May 1925
A criminal gang gains the confidence of a superstitious San Francisco millionaire Lorenzo Hayward by posing as clairvoyants.
07 August 1915
Jeanne La Roche lives alone with her brother in the great northwestern country. Jacques is a ne'er-do-well and has fallen under the suspicion of the mounted police, two of whom are dispatched to arrest him for robbery.
01 January 1923
An adventuress traps Norroy into her apartment, then, with the aid of several men, gets the new secret code from him.
08 August 1929
Gerald Morely's father is ruined in a stock fraud and commits suicide. When shortly afterwards the man who perpetrated it is murdered, the evidence is framed so that Gerald appears guilty.
04 September 1929
Calhoun is the Miner's wife being driven frantic by husband Mason when Laidlaw staggers into her cabin seeking refuge from a posse on his trail.
22 November 1926
Trooper 77 is a 1926 American silent serial directed by Duke Worne.
01 October 1914
Awakened during the night by a thunderstorm, a young Parisian woman hears a violin playing in the house next door.
