William A. Carroll

Acting

William A. Carroll

Born January 8, 1875 · New York City, New York, USA

Died January 26, 1928 · aged 53

No biography available.

Known For

The Battle at Elderbush GulchThe Battle at Elderbush Gulch · 1913
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
★ 5.91913
MovieActionWestern
Two young girls are sent away to live with their uncle, which sets off a chain of events resulting in an Indian attack on the town.
Women FirstWomen First · 1924
Women First
★ 7.01924
MovieDrama
Directed by B. Reeves Eason. With William Fairbanks, Eva Novak, Lydia Knott, Bob Rhodes.
An Indian's LoyaltyAn Indian's Loyalty · 1913
An Indian's Loyalty
1913
MovieWestern
Suspected of theft, the Indian was discharged on the ranch-hand's accusation, but the foreman's suspicions against the hand were confirmed in time to reinstate the Indian. In gratitude the Indian captured the thief with the ranchero's money and saved the girl as well.
Yellow Men and GoldYellow Men and Gold · 1922
Yellow Men and Gold
★ 10.01922
MovieAdventure
Parrish, a young author, leaves his study during a storm to answer a call for help. He discovers a dying man and is rewarded with a treasure map, which he shows to Carroll, a retired sea captain. They plan a quest for the treasure; but before Carroll's ship sails, Parrish is drugged, relieved of the map, and thrown from the dock.
Cheating CheatersCheating Cheaters · 1919
Cheating Cheaters
★ 8.01919
MovieComedy
Two gangs of crooks, living side-by-side, each mistake the other for a wealthy household and each plot to rob the other.
Born to the WestBorn to the West · 1926
Born to the West
★ 4.81926
MovieWestern
Dare Rudd and Bate Fillmore have been enemies since early childhood, primarily over the affections of Nell Worstall. Dare, assuming the name of Holt, goes west to Colorado, as does most of his Kentucky friends and enemies. The feud between Dare and Bate is renewed, and Dare learns that Nell's father is in jail on a trumped-up charge made by Bate in order to force Nell to marry him.
North of 36North of 36 · 1926
North of 36
★ 8.01926
MovieWestern
A young woman inherits her father's large Texas ranch and plans to begin a cattle drive to Abilene, Kansas, 1000 miles away. The crooked State Treasurer plans to attack the cattle drive and steal all of the stock so he can gain control of her ranch.
A Lodging for the NightA Lodging for the Night · 1912
A Lodging for the Night
★ 5.71912
MovieDrama
Dick Logan, a young writer, stops at a little border town and takes lodging at the Mexican Inn. Two tramps see the amount of money he has and plan to steal it. In the town he befriends a Mexican girl by stopping her uncle from beating her for having broken a water jar. Retiring to his room, he is awakened by the two tramps breaking into his room. He steals out and gets lodging at a nearby house, which happens to be the home of the Mexican girl and her uncle. The tramps follow him and try again. The girl, however, saves him from harm, and it looks as if Dick had found a real heroine for a real romance.

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The School Teacher and the WaifThe School Teacher and the Waif · 1912
The School Teacher and the Waif
★ 4.81912
MovieDrama
Nora, the waif, is forced to attend school. She warms to her teacher for the way that he defends her against the taunts of some of the students, but when she's made to wear a dunce cap, she flees the schoolhouse in shame. Unsupervised by her alcoholic father, Nora becomes a determined truant, wandering the town during school hours. There she catches the attention of a huckster, who convinces her that they will run away and be married. The schoolmaster, meanwhile, preoccupied by Nora's absence, leaves his other students to go find her. He encounters her at a crossroads, being spirited away by the huckster, and calls the man's bluff by saying that he'll find them a minister.

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A Woman's FoolA Woman's Fool · 1918
A Woman's Fool
★ 4.01918
MovieWestern
Cowboy Lin McLean's restlessness takes him to Denver, where he becomes enamored of a waitress named Katie. Intending to marry her, Lin accompanies Katie back to the ranch, but a traveling rainmaker arrives in the little town, and Katie departs with him after revealing that he is her husband. Visiting Denver for Christmas, Lin adopts Katie's abandoned son Billy, and soon afterwards, the cowboy meets and falls in love with the new station agent, Jessamine "Jessie" Buckner. Lin and Jessie marry, and the little family is happy until Katie, determined to be rid of her neglectful husband and marry Lin instead, appears and drives Jessie away. Realizing that Lin does not love her, Katie poisons herself, and Jessie returns to Lin and Billy.

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