Writing
Roy L. McCardell
Born June 30, 1870 · Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
Died January 1, 1961 · aged 90
Roy L. McCardell was born on June 30, 1870 in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA as Roy Larcom McCardell. He was a writer and actor, known for The Evil Eye (1920), Ladies Love Hats (1935) and The Money Mill (1917). He died in 1961.
Known For
The Question · 1916The Question
1916
MovieDrama
The wife of a wealthy stockbroker, more interested in her poodle than in having children, has an abortion when she finds herself pregnant. The husband, discovering the hefty doctor's bill and surmising the reason, is distraught and begins an affair with his secretary.
A Fool There Was · 1915A Fool There Was
★ 5.11915
MovieDrama
John Schuyler, a happily married lawyer, is appointed diplomat and sent to England. Due to an unfortunate accident, his wife and child can not come along with him. On the ship to England, Schuyler meets the notorious Vampire - a relentless gold digger who causes the moral degradation of those she seduces, first fascinating and then draining the very life from her victims.
Mr. Bunny in Disguise · 1914Mr. Bunny in Disguise
★ 7.01914
MovieComedy
LOST FILM. A comedy in which Johan has no desire to meet the unmarried Sarah, and so has his friend Freddy pretend that he is Johan.
A Jolt for the Janitor · 1913A Jolt for the Janitor
★ 9.01913
MovieComedy
A comical story of the Flannigan Flats, showing how the janitor got the worst of it when, through his carelessness, water came in through the roof and leaked from one flat to another
The Diamond from the Sky · 1915The Diamond from the Sky
1915
MovieAdventure
This serial told the story of the diamond heir loom of the Stanley family.
The Evil Eye · 1920The Evil Eye
★ 7.01920
MovieActionDrama
This serial, starring boxer Leslie King, is presumed lost.
The Chain Invisible · 1916The Chain Invisible
★ 9.01916
MovieDrama
James Wadsworth sets his sights on the lovely society girl Anna Dalton and determines to marry her. To achieve that goal, he follows her everywhere she goes, including on a ship to South America. He comes up with a plan to make her love him--he throws her overboard, follows her over the side and swims with her to a deserted island. His somewhat unorthodox method works and he wins over Anna, but problems arise when Richard Towne, Anna's fiancé who has been searching for her, finds the island and discovers the two.
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