
Edwin August
Biography
Edwin August (born Edwin August Phillip von der Butz; November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1947. He also directed 52 films between 1912 and 1919. August co-founded Eaco Films in 1914. He wrote novels under the pen name Montague Lawrence.…
Filmography

The Idol of the North
1921 · 9.0

Romance of the West
1930 · 9.0
Scandal Street
1925 · 8.0

Over My Dead Body
1942 · 8.0
Into the Lion's Pit
1914 · 8.0
An Evil of the Slums
1914 · 8.0
The Calling of Louis Mona
1913 · 8.0

Twixt Love and Ambition
1912 · 8.0

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · 7.8

The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 · 7.3

The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · 7.3

Mr. Lucky
1943 · 7.2

Gentleman Jim
1942 · 7.2
Dreary House
1929 · 7.0

Safety in Numbers
1938 · 7.0

Marked Woman
1937 · 6.6

The Making of a Man
1911 · 6.5

The Exile
1947 · 6.3

A Child's Impulse
1910 · 6.2

Side Street
1929 · 5.9

The Rage of Paris
1938 · 5.8

One Is Business, the Other Crime
1912 · 5.8

The Son's Return
1909 · 5.8

A Country Cupid
1911 · 5.6

A Beast at Bay
1912 · 5.6

The Sands of Dee
1912 · 5.6

The Rose of Kentucky
1911 · 5.6

Youth Takes a Fling
1938 · 5.5

The Courage of the Commonplace
1913 · 5.5

The Good for Nothing
1912 · 5.5

The Old Actor
1912 · 5.4

The Lesser Evil
1912 · 5.3

The House with Closed Shutters
1910 · 5.2

The Song That Reached His Heart
1910 · 5.2

Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910 · 5.0

Lena and the Geese
1912 · 4.9

The Eternal Mother
1912 · 4.8

The School Teacher and the Waif
1912 · 4.8

Under Burning Skies
1912 · 4.7

The Revenue Man and His Girl
1911 · 4.5

The Golden Supper
1910 · 4.5

The Fugitive
1910 · 4.5

The Renunciation
1909 · 4.4

The Failure
1911 · 4.0

Winning Back His Love
1910 · 4.0

His Daughter
1911 · 4.0

Getting Even
1909 · 3.8

The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909 · 3.7

The Lure of the Gown
1909 · 3.7
A Child's Stratagem
1910 · 3.5
The Welcome Burglar
1909 · 2.5

The Yellow Passport
1916 · 0.0
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
1911 · 0.0
Conscience
1911 · 0.0

The Mortgaged Wife
1918 · 0.0

The Voice of the Child
1911 · 0.0

The Trail of Books
1911 · 0.0

The Blonde Vampire
1922 · 0.0
The Message of the Violin
1910 · 0.0

When It Strikes Home
1915 · 0.0

The City of Tears
1918 · 0.0

The Social Highwayman
1916 · 0.0
Waifs
1914 · 0.0

A Broadway Scandal
1918 · 0.0
When Kings Were the Law
1912 · 0.0

The Long Road
1911 · 0.0

Madame Rex
1911 · 0.0

Simple Charity
1910 · 0.0
The Bomb Throwers
1915 · 0.0