Directing

Leon De La Mothe

Born December 26, 1880 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died June 12, 1943 · aged 62

No biography available.

Known For

With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake MassacreWith Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre · 1927
With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
★ 7.01927
MovieWestern
The story of a controversial white settlement in 1860s Spirit Lake, Iowa. Unbowed by the encroachment, Chief Sitting Bull vows to reclaim the land of his fathers. A long-thought-lost film finally surfaces after being unseen for over eight decades. Created and copyrighted by Sunset Productions in 1925 but not released until June 15, 1927, this silent epic features the superior Native American actor Chief Yowlachie (performing here under the name Chief Yowlache) as Sitting Bull.
Riddle GawneRiddle Gawne · 1918
Riddle Gawne
1918
MovieActionWestern
When Gawne finds his brother dying and hears that the killer has run off with his brother's wife, he swears revenge.
The Puncher and the PupThe Puncher and the Pup · 1919
The Puncher and the Pup
★ 8.01919
MovieWestern
The Puncher and the Pup
Ridin' WildRidin' Wild · 1925
Ridin' Wild
★ 10.01925
MovieWestern
Like many Easterners who suffer from consumption, "The White Plague," Jim Warren goes to Arizona for the curative powers of its dry climate. When he arrives in Tucson, though, he cannot find a room because he is a 'lunger.' Ill and despondent, Jim is befriended by Betty Blake, the daughter of rancher and town sheriff Frank Blake, who suggests that he try the open desert. Wandering the desert, Jim happens upon members of the gang headed by Scar-face Jordon, a notorious rustler.
PalsPals · 1925
Pals
★ 7.01925
MovieWestern
The dog, Rex, finds the baby abandoned in the mountains. Unfortunately, the nearest town has no orphanage and rough cowboy and wonder-dog owner Bruce is forced to care for the infant himself.
Ten Scars Make a ManTen Scars Make a Man · 1924
Ten Scars Make a Man
★ 8.01924
MovieActionAdventure
1924 American adventure film serial.
The Desert RatThe Desert Rat · 1919
The Desert Rat
★ 7.01919
MovieWestern
Steve Lanyon, known as the Desert Rat, returns with gold and saloon owner Brazos Pete plots to get it.
When Pals Fall OutWhen Pals Fall Out · 1919
When Pals Fall Out
★ 7.01919
MovieWestern
When Pals Fall Out

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Her MomentHer Moment · 1918
Her Moment
★ 8.01918
MovieDrama
In their small village, Romanian peasant girl Katinka Veche falls in love with the studious Jan Drakachu. Jan wins a scholarship to an American university eventually becoming a successful engineer. Unbeknownst to him, Katinka, whom he had to leave behind in the village, is sold into slavery by her cruel, dissolute father. Her owner, Victor Dravich, beats her into submission forcing her to become his mistress in his Syrian gambling den. When the house is raided, Dravich takes her on his travels around the world until they finally settle in a small Arizona mining camp. Broken, she sees Jan but is too ashamed to speak to him sending instead for her old tutor Boris. Upon arrival Boris kills Dravich but is shot by the sheriff. Katinka, now free, follows Jan to New York. After further travail the pair are finally reunited.

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