Lloyd Hughes

Acting

Lloyd Hughes

Born October 21, 1897 · Bisbee, Arizona, USA

Died June 7, 1958 · aged 60

Lloyd Hughes (October 21, 1897 – June 6, 1958) was an American actor of both the silent and sound film eras.

Known For

The Lost WorldThe Lost World · 1925
The Lost World
★ 6.71925
MovieAdventureFantasy
The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.
Old Wives for NewOld Wives for New · 1918
Old Wives for New
★ 6.41918
MovieDramaComedy
Charles Murdock neglects his fat and lazy wife for another woman; When his other love interest becomes involved in a murder, he leaves for Paris.
Impossible SusanImpossible Susan · 1918
Impossible Susan
1918
MovieComedyDrama
Following her grandfather's death, spirited young Susan Gaskell is placed in the charge of her cousin Martha Brown, the housekeeper for wealthy bachelor Bernard Marshall. Distressed by his brother Ted's involvement with adventuress Eva Thornton, Bernard decides to divert the young man's attention with Susan and hires Henri Delafaire to dress the girl in modern clothing and educate her in deportment and manners.
Welcome StrangerWelcome Stranger · 1924
Welcome Stranger
★ 10.01924
MovieComedyDrama
Stereotypical Jewish man Isadore Solomon (Dore Davidson) arrives with his daughter Essie (Virginia Brown Faire) in a small, predominantly-Christian New England town. The discriminating viewpoints of the populace, including the Mayor, drive them to try to get rid of the newcomers. Solomon is persuaded by Clem (William V. Mong) to invest in an electric-light plant. The town is brought prosperity and the Solomons' former adversaries honor him.
High SteppersHigh Steppers · 1926
High Steppers
★ 9.01926
MovieComedyDrama
Perryam is going through a round of bad luck; he is thrown out of school and loses at love. In search of a change, he heads for London, where he meets Audrey Nye, a former jazz baby who has gotten a responsible job on a newspaper. She helps Perryam get hired as a reporter.
Where East Is EastWhere East Is East · 1929
Where East Is East
★ 6.11929
MovieDrama
A Chinese wife returns to the American family she left behind in Southeast Asia and then moves in on her daughter's beau.
Reckless RoadsReckless Roads · 1935
Reckless Roads
★ 8.01935
MovieDrama
Edith Adams, burdened by her family’s financial struggles, faces pressure from her mother to marry well.
The Mysterious IslandThe Mysterious Island · 1929
The Mysterious Island
★ 5.61929
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
In the peaceful kingdom of Hetvia, Count Dakkar prepares two high-tech submarines to explore the ocean depths. Jealous of Hetvia's bounty and eager for war, the wicked Baron Hubert Falon attempts to steal the two submersibles for nefarious use. An undersea chase ensues, which leads the two rivals, along with Dakkar's daughter and her lover, into a secret world ruled by a race of strange aquatic creatures.

Filmography

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Clipped WingsClipped Wings · 1937
Clipped Wings
★ 5.31937
MovieActionAdventure
Mickey Lofton, young half-brother of famed war-aviator Jerry, fails in his attempt to enter the Canadian Air Corps, because of his fear of thunderstorms developed by an incident in his boyhood days. Jerry, now a Captain in the U.S. Department of Justice, is given an assignment to capture some border oil smugglers. Through his friendship with Raoul McGuire, one of the suspects, Jerry is accepted as a member of the gang. Mickey is in love with Raoul's sister, Molly. Gang leader Moran shoots and wounds Raoul, and is himself shot down by Jerry. Mickey flies Molly and her wounded brother to a hospital. Jerry takes off in another plane to guard Mickey's craft from a pursuing airplane, and crashes his plane into the gangster's plane but parachutes to safety.

Capt. Jerry Brown / Jim Lofton

An Affair of the FolliesAn Affair of the Follies · 1927
An Affair of the Follies
★ 9.01927
MovieDramaRomance
Young husband Jerry, a clerk, loses his job, and in order to bring money into the house, his wife Tamara goes back to her old job as a dancer in the Follies. The husband doesn't like the idea at all, and they wind up separating. One night the clerk and his friend, an inventor, are dining at a restaurant, and the inventor is lamenting that he has a great invention but can't get in to see a millionaire named Hammersley in order get get financial backing. They don't know that Hammersley happens to be sitting at the next table. The three strike up a conversation and become friends. However, there's another thing Jerry also doesn't know--Hammersley is in love with Tamara and, in fact, she is going to his house that night to see him.

Jerry