Edgar Allan

American lawyer (1842–1905)

Edgar Allan, emigrated from England to become a U.S. soldier during the American Civil War, then settled in Virginia, where he became a lawyer, a farmer and a leading Republican politician. He served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868 as well as one term in the Virginia Senate. Allan also served as the Commonwealth's attorney for Prince Edward County, held various offices in the Grand Army of the Republic and briefly served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 11 films (1914–1953) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 82 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1914 The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' ▶ Edgar Allan Poe; Henry B. Walthall; George Siegmann; Spottiswoode Aitken; Blanche Sweet; D.W. Griffith
1919 Die Pest in Florenz ▶ Theodor Becker; Edgar Allan Poe; Erner Huebsch; Fritz Lang; Otto Rippert; Julietta Brandt; Karl Bernhard
1919 Eerie Tales ▶ Conrad Veidt; Hugo Döblin; Robert Louis Stevenson; Anita Berber; Edgar Allan Poe; Reinhold Schünzel; Robert Liebmann; Richard Oswald; Anselma Heine
1921 Annabelle Lee ▶ Edgar Allan Poe; Florida Kingsley; William J. Scully; John B. O'Brien; Arthur Brilliant; Lorraine Harding; Paul M. Sarazan; Louis Stern 5 reels 16mm Silent
1932 Freaks Tod Browning 64 B&W
1932 Three tales of mystery (The living dead) directed by Richard Oswald. 63 16mm B&W sound
1935 THE NIGHT IS YOUNG. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1939 The Wizard of Oz MGM/UA 1:02 16mm Color & B&W sound
1941 Tell - Tale Heart ▶ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 20 16mm B&W sound
1953 The tell tale heart Columbia Pictures: Distributor 0:07:00 16mm Color sound
1953 The Tell-tale heart Ted Parmelee 8 min