Roy L. McCardell

Writing

Roy L. McCardell

Born — Died

1870-06-30 — 1961-01-01

Place of birth

Hagerstown, Maryland, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

6 titles

Roy L. McCardell was born on June 30, 1870 in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA as Roy Larcom McCardell. He was a writer and actor, known for The Evil Eye (1920), Ladies Love Hats (1935) and The Money Mill (1917). He died in 1961.

Known for

The Question poster
NR

The wife of a wealthy stockbroker, more interested in her poodle than in having children, has an abortion when she finds herself pregnant. The husband, discovering the hefty doctor's bill and surmising the reason, is distraught and begins an affair with his secretary.

The Question

1916

Gertie the Dinosaur poster
6.7

Although not the first feature-length animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality. The appearance of a true character distinguished it from earlier animated "trick films", such as those of Blackton and Cohl, and makes it the predecessor to later popular cartoons such as those by Walt Disney. The film was also the first to be created using keyframe animation.

Gertie the Dinosaur

1914

The Diamond from the Sky poster
NR

This serial told the story of the diamond heir loom of the Stanley family.

The Diamond from the Sky

1915

No artwork available
6.5

Amateur aviator Harold McNutt's hopes of taking flight result in an escalating series of high jinks.

The Awful Adventures of an Aviator

1915

The Evil Eye poster
7.0

This serial, starring boxer Leslie King, is presumed lost.

The Evil Eye

1920

The Chain Invisible poster
9.0

James Wadsworth sets his sights on the lovely society girl Anna Dalton and determines to marry her. To achieve that goal, he follows her everywhere she goes, including on a ship to South America. He comes up with a plan to make her love him--he throws her overboard, follows her over the side and swims with her to a deserted island. His somewhat unorthodox method works and he wins over Anna, but problems arise when Richard Towne, Anna's fiancé who has been searching for her, finds the island and discovers the two.

The Chain Invisible

1916

Film credits

Behind the camera