Charles Hill Mailes
Birthday: 1870-05-25 Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Synopsis
Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of primarily the silent era. Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married actress Claire McDowell in 1906 and the couple appeared in numerous silent films together. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acting
Murder by Television
James Houghland, inventor of a new method by which television signals can be instantaneously sent anywhere in the world, refuses to sell the process to television companies, who then send agents to acquire the invention any way they can. On the night of his initial broadcast Houghland is mysteriously murdered in the middle of his demonstration and it falls to Police Chief Nelson to determine who the murderer is from the many suspects present.
The Lighthouse by the Sea
A lighthouse keeper and his daughter are in trouble on two fronts--if the authorities find out he is going blind they will remove him, and a gang of liquor-smugglers is trying to destroy the lighthouse so they can land their illegal cargo on shore without being spotted.
Find Your Man
Paul Andrews returns from the World War with Buddy, a dog he found in Europe. Instead of getting a warm welcome, he finds his sweetheart, Caroline Blair, missing.
The Mark of Zorro
Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro.
Friends
The orphan Dora is courted by two different gold miners.
The Battle
Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he finds his courage and crosses enemy lines to bring help to his trapped comrades.
