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Glenn Hunter is a Actor American born on 26 september 1894 at New York City (USA)

Glenn Hunter

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Birth name Glenn Hunter
Nationality USA
Birth 26 september 1894 at New York City (USA)
Death 30 december 1945 (at 51 years) at the Bronx (USA)

Glenn Hunter (September 26, 1894 – December 30, 1945) was a stage and silent film actor who gained popularity in the 1920s on the Broadway stage.

Biography

His parents were Isiah T. Hunter and Sarah Glenn. Hunter began on Broadway appearing in plays from 1915. He first film was 1921's The Case of Becky, playing opposite Constance Binney, based on a 1912 stage play starring Frances Starr. In 1922, he was seen in Paramount's The Country Flapper with Dorothy Gish and the Hackett Brothers, Raymond and Albert.

In 1923, Hunter co-starred with Mary Astor in the costume film Puritan Passions. He had originated the role of Merton in the Broadway play Merton of the Movies (1922). In 1924, he made a silent film of the play released by Paramount Pictures. The film is now considered a sought after lost film.

Hunter died of cancer in New York.

Hunter was married to May Eagan.

Usually with

Frank Tuttle
Frank Tuttle
(2 films)
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
(2 films)
Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge
(1 films)
James Cruze
James Cruze
(1 films)
Mary Astor
Mary Astor
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Glenn Hunter (9 films)

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Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies (1924)
, 1h20
Directed by James Cruze
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Glenn Hunter, Viola Dana, Charles Sellon, Gale Henry, DeWitt Jennings, Charles Ogle
Roles Merton Gill

Merton is an aspiring movie actor. He is a terrible actor but when the movie executives see how funny his overacting is, they cast him in a comedy, but tell him that he's acting in a drama.
The Silent Watcher
The Silent Watcher (1924)

Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Glenn Hunter, Bessie Love, Hobart Bosworth, Gertrude Astor, George Nichols, Aggie Herring
Roles Joe Roberts

A lawyer (Bosworth) running for Congress decides to end his relationship with a showgirl (Bennett), so that he will be more presentable candidate. When the showgirl commits suicide, the police arrest the lawyer for murder. The lawyer's young secretary (Hunter) decides to take the blame for his employer by saying that he was the one in a relationship with the showgirl. However, this upsets his new bride (Love), who leaves him. The secretary is cleared of guilt when the truth of the showgirl's death is made known, but decides to commit suicide himself because he no longer has the woman he loves. As a final act of love, he cleans their home, when he is interrupted by her return, and the news that his former employer has been elected to Congress.
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle (1923)

Directed by Frank Tuttle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Glenn Hunter, Mary Astor, Osgood Perkins
Roles Jim Bradley
Rating60% 3.0122353.0122353.0122353.0122353.012235
The Country Flapper
The Country Flapper (1922)
, 50minutes
Directed by F. Richard Jones
Genres Comedy
Actors Dorothy Gish, Glenn Hunter, Albert Hackett, Raymond Hackett
Roles Nathaniel (Natty) Huggins - the Boy / The Village Dude