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Joseph J Dowling (1848-1928),
Born September 4, 1848, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
Died July 10, 1928, Hollywood, California;
Silent screen actor; achieved fame as the
"The Miracle Man.".
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The Bargain
Starring: William S Hart, J Frank Burke, J Barney Sherry,
Clara Williams, Joseph J Dowling, Roy Laidlaw, Herschell
Mayall, Charles French.
Directed by Reginald
Barker
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THE TRAIL OF THE AXE
Directed by Ernest C. Warde.
Cast: Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, George Fisher,
Joseph J. Dowling.
Lumber foreman Farnum,
hires his drunken and unreliable brother, Fisher to meet a
contract deadline. Unable to stay away from the bars, Fisher
is fired and seeking revenge he dynamites the sawmill.
A truly rare film because
almost none of the Dustin Farnum feature material survives.
Orchestra score. 54 minutes |
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The Miracle Man
(1919) American
DramaBlack and White Silent
Feature film
Directed by George Loane Tucker
Starring
Mayflower
Photoplay Corporation production; distributed by Paramount
Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by George Loane Tucker,
from the play adaptation The Miracle Man by George M.
Cohan of the story "The Miracle Man" by Frank L.
Packard. / © 1919 [LP14072]. / Standard 35mm spherical
1.37:1 format. Approximately
five minutes of footage survives. The film is presumed lost. |
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The Law
Forbids
Drama
starring Winifred Bryson, James Corrigan, Joseph J
Dowling. Directed by Jesse Robbins
Baby Peggta
popular child star of the 1920s who grew up to become film
historian Peggy Carey, who stars in The Law Forbids. This
time around, little-miss-fix-it Carey prevents her mother
Elinor Fair from making a big mistake by divorcing Daddy
(Robert Remsen). Separated from her husband, mother packs
Peggy off to the family's country estate. The precocious
tyke accidentally-on-purpose gets lost, reuniting her
wandering parents. Based on a story by Bernard McConville.
The Law Forbids concludes with a tear-stained courtroom
scene. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide |
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Film Bibliography (major
roles in bold)
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The Coward 1915
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The Bargain 1915
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Home 1916
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The Apostle of Vengeance
1016
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Wooden Shoes 1917
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The Pinch Hitter 1917
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The Iced Bullet 1917
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More Trouble 1918
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His Robe of Honor 1918
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Carmen of the Klondike 1918
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And a Still, Small Voice
1918
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An Alien Enemy 1918
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The Miracle Man 1919
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A Man's Country 1919
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A Man in the Open 1919
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The Lord Loves The Irish
1919
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The Joyous Liar 1919
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All of a Sudden Norma 1919
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Adele 1919
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Riders of the Dawn 1920
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Everybody's Seetheart 1920
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The Devil to Pay 1920
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The Sin of Martha Queed
1921
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Respondent 1921
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
1921
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Grim Comedian 1921
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Fightin' Mad 1921
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Certain Rich Man 1921
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The Breaking Point 1921
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The Beautiful Liar 1921
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The Trail of The Axe
1922
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Quincy Adams Sawyer 1922
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The Pride of Palomar 1922
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One Clear Call 1922
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If You Believe It, It's So
1922
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Half Breed 1922
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The Danger Point 1922
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The Girl Who Came Back 1923
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Tiger Rose 1923
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The Spider and The Rose
1923
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Enemies and Children 1923
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Dollar Devils 1923
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The Courtship of Miles
Standish 1923
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Women Who Give 1924
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Unseen Hands 1924
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Those Who Dare 1924
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Tess of The d'Urbervilles
1924
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The Law Forbids 1924
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Her Night of Romance 1924
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Gaiety Girl 1924
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Free and Equal 1924
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New Lives For Old 1925
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Lorraine and the Lions 1925
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Lord Jim 1925
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Flower of the Night 1925
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Confessions of a Queen 1925
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The Rainmaker 1926
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The Little Irish Girl
1926
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Borrowing Trouble 1937
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I am The Law 1938
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Missing Evidence 1939
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Invisible Stripes 1940
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Larceny, Inc. 1942
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The Big Shot 1942
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