The Oyster Dredger
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The Oyster Dredger is a 1915 silent
drama film
written by, directed by and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.
The film is now considered to be lost
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Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written by, directed by and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
The film is now considered to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
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- J. Warren KerriganJ. Warren KerriganGeorge Jack Warren Kerrigan was an American silent film actor and film director.-Early life and career:Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Kerrigan worked as a warehouse clerk in his teens until a chance arrived to appear in a vaudeville production...
- Jack - Vera SissonVera SissonVera Sisson was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 79 films between 1913 and 1926.She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory and died in Carmel, California from a barbiturate overdose....
- Vera - Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
- William QuinnWilliam Quinn (actor)William Quinn was a Canadian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 63 films between 1914 and 1935.He was born in Canada and died in Glen Ellen, California.-Selected filmography:* For Cash...
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