Frank Powell

Frank Powell

Acting

Frank Powell was a Canadian-born stage and silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter who worked predominantly in the United States. After getting his start acting in D.W. Griffith films, he cast Theda Bara in her breakout role in the 1915 release A Fool There Was. Powell would continue to direct Bara at Fox while she became an international star as the film industry's most popular vamp.

Filmography

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Film Fun ★ 5.5 Film Fun 1955 The Man Without Desire ★ 7.5 The Man Without Desire 1923 A Soul's Awakening ★ 8.0 A Soul's Awakening 1922 Astray from the Steerage ★ 10.0 Astray from the Steerage 1921 In the Night ★ 8.0 In the Night 1920 You Never Know Your Luck ★ 10.0 You Never Know Your Luck 1919 The Forfeit ★ 7.0 The Forfeit 1919 Heart of the Sunset ★ 8.0 Heart of the Sunset 1918 Reputation ★ 5.5 Reputation 1917 Mary Moreland Mary Moreland 1917 The Dazzling Miss Davison The Dazzling Miss Davison 1917 Hedda Gabler ★ 10.0 Hedda Gabler 1917 The Debt The Debt 1917 Mrs. Balfame Mrs. Balfame 1917 Motherhood Motherhood 1917 The Greater Woman The Greater Woman 1917 The Scarlet Oath The Scarlet Oath 1916 Charity ★ 9.0 Charity 1916 The Chain Invisible ★ 9.0 The Chain Invisible 1916 The Witch The Witch 1916 The Devil's Daughter The Devil's Daughter 1915 Princess Romanoff Princess Romanoff 1915 Her Grandparents Her Grandparents 1915 From the Valley of the Missing From the Valley of the Missing 1915 A Fool There Was ★ 5.0 A Fool There Was 1915 Officer 666 Officer 666 1914 His Last Dollar His Last Dollar 1914 Man's Enemy ★ 9.0 Man's Enemy 1914 The Stain ★ 9.0 The Stain 1914 A Fair Rebel A Fair Rebel 1914 The Second Generation The Second Generation 1914 For Her Government ★ 9.0 For Her Government 1913 A Knight of the Road A Knight of the Road 1911 Paradise Lost Paradise Lost 1911 After the Ball After the Ball 1910 White Roses White Roses 1910 His New Lid His New Lid 1910 Love in Quarantine ★ 8.0 Love in Quarantine 1910 The Troublesome Baby ★ 10.0 The Troublesome Baby 1910 A Lucky Toothache A Lucky Toothache 1910 The Masher The Masher 1910 A Gold Necklace ★ 5.5 A Gold Necklace 1910 The Oath and the Man ★ 4.5 The Oath and the Man 1910 Muggsy Becomes a Hero ★ 5.0 Muggsy Becomes a Hero 1910 When We Were in Our 'Teens ★ 5.0 When We Were in Our 'Teens 1910 May and December ★ 5.0 May and December 1910 Never Again ★ 4.0 Never Again 1910 An Affair of Hearts ★ 2.5 An Affair of Hearts 1910 Over Silent Paths ★ 4.7 Over Silent Paths 1910 The Tenderfoot's Triumph The Tenderfoot's Triumph 1910 The Impalement The Impalement 1910 The Kid ★ 10.0 The Kid 1910 The Smoker The Smoker 1910 Faithful ★ 4.5 Faithful 1910 In Old California In Old California 1910 The Newlyweds ★ 5.0 The Newlyweds 1910 The Man The Man 1910 The Last Deal The Last Deal 1910 All on Account of the Milk ★ 5.3 All on Account of the Milk 1910 The Rocky Road ★ 4.0 The Rocky Road 1910 A Corner in Wheat ★ 6.2 A Corner in Wheat 1909 The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period ★ 0.5 The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period 1909 A Sweet Revenge ★ 4.5 A Sweet Revenge 1909 The Light That Came ★ 4.1 The Light That Came 1909 Nursing a Viper ★ 4.2 Nursing a Viper 1909 Lines of White on a Sullen Sea ★ 4.2 Lines of White on a Sullen Sea 1909 In the Watches of the Night ★ 2.0 In the Watches of the Night 1909 Fools of Fate ★ 4.4 Fools of Fate 1909 The Broken Locket ★ 3.5 The Broken Locket 1909 The Seventh Day ★ 3.0 The Seventh Day 1909 The Indian Runner's Romance ★ 3.0 The Indian Runner's Romance 1909 Mr. Jones’ Burglar ★ 1.0 Mr. Jones’ Burglar 1909 The Mended Lute ★ 4.6 The Mended Lute 1909 A Strange Meeting ★ 4.3 A Strange Meeting 1909 Tender Hearts ★ 3.0 Tender Hearts 1909 The Cardinal's Conspiracy ★ 3.7 The Cardinal's Conspiracy 1909 The Country Doctor ★ 6.2 The Country Doctor 1909 The Necklace ★ 4.0 The Necklace 1909 The Way of Man ★ 4.0 The Way of Man 1909 The Faded Lilies ★ 2.2 The Faded Lilies 1909