Directing

T. Hayes Hunter

Born — Died

1884-12-01 — 1944-04-14

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Known for

Directing

Credits

30 titles

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia T. Hayes Hunter (1 December 1884 – 14 April 1944) was an American film director of the silent era. He directed 34 films between 1912 and 1934. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in London, England. His son is screenwriter John Hunter (The Grey Fox). Description above from the Wikipedia article T. Hayes Hunter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

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Claire Barrington falls heir to a famous racing stable with many debts, whose payment is dependent upon the sweepstakes in which the horse Wildfire is entered.

Wildfire

1925

The Ghoul poster
5.6

British Egyptologist Professor Morlant seeks immortality through a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death, Morlant returns to Earth to seek vengeance upon those who removed the jewel from his grave.

The Ghoul

1933

The Calendar poster
8.0

Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations. He decides to get his own back with the help of Hillcott, an ex-burglar. Jill is the love interest

The Calendar

1931

Lime Kiln Club Field Day poster
5.2

Modeled after a popular collection of stories known as "Brother Gardener's Lime Kiln Club," the plot features three suitors vying to win the hand of the local beauty. Filmed in 1913, but after considerable footage was shot, the film was abandoned. One hundred years later, the seven reels of untitled and unassembled footage were discovered in the film vaults of the Museum of Modern Art, and are now believed to constitute the earliest surviving feature film starring black actors.

Lime Kiln Club Field Day

1913

The Light in the Clearing poster
7.0

When Barton Baynes's mother and father die, his Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody provide a home for him. He grows up with Amos Grimshaw, son of a miserly moneylender who holds the farmers of the area in his power, and falls in love with Sally Dunkelberg.

The Light in the Clearing

1921

The Cup of Fury poster
8.0

Sir Joseph and Lady Webbing are the foster parents of Marie-Louise. The couple are also in league with Verrinder, a German spy. When their work against England is discovered, they commit suicide. Marie-Louise, who has been an unwitting part of their schemes, is allowed to go to the U.S. if she promises to keep everything a secret.

The Cup of Fury

1920

Behind the camera

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7.0

Claire Barrington falls heir to a famous racing stable with many debts, whose payment is dependent upon the sweepstakes in which the horse Wildfire is entered.

Wildfire

1925

The Ghoul poster
5.6

British Egyptologist Professor Morlant seeks immortality through a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death, Morlant returns to Earth to seek vengeance upon those who removed the jewel from his grave.

The Ghoul

1933

The Calendar poster
8.0

Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations. He decides to get his own back with the help of Hillcott, an ex-burglar. Jill is the love interest

The Calendar

1931

Lime Kiln Club Field Day poster
5.2

Modeled after a popular collection of stories known as "Brother Gardener's Lime Kiln Club," the plot features three suitors vying to win the hand of the local beauty. Filmed in 1913, but after considerable footage was shot, the film was abandoned. One hundred years later, the seven reels of untitled and unassembled footage were discovered in the film vaults of the Museum of Modern Art, and are now believed to constitute the earliest surviving feature film starring black actors.

Lime Kiln Club Field Day

1913

The Light in the Clearing poster
7.0

When Barton Baynes's mother and father die, his Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody provide a home for him. He grows up with Amos Grimshaw, son of a miserly moneylender who holds the farmers of the area in his power, and falls in love with Sally Dunkelberg.

The Light in the Clearing

1921

The Light in the Clearing poster
7.0

When Barton Baynes's mother and father die, his Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody provide a home for him. He grows up with Amos Grimshaw, son of a miserly moneylender who holds the farmers of the area in his power, and falls in love with Sally Dunkelberg.

The Light in the Clearing

1921

The Cup of Fury poster
8.0

Sir Joseph and Lady Webbing are the foster parents of Marie-Louise. The couple are also in league with Verrinder, a German spy. When their work against England is discovered, they commit suicide. Marie-Louise, who has been an unwitting part of their schemes, is allowed to go to the U.S. if she promises to keep everything a secret.

The Cup of Fury

1920

The Frightened Lady poster
9.0

A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to fear for her life.

The Frightened Lady

1932

The Man They Couldn't Arrest poster
9.0

An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.

The Man They Couldn't Arrest

1931

The Man They Couldn't Arrest poster
9.0

An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals.

The Man They Couldn't Arrest

1931

The Crimson Stain Mystery poster
NR

In attempting to develop a chemical which would make a person super-intelligent, Dr. Montrose fails and the subjects of his experiments metamorphose into hideous monsters who band together and prey on humans. With the police stymied, a young detective attempts to track down the leader of the group of killers, known only to have a small crimson stain in one eye.

The Crimson Stain Mystery

1916

Desert Gold poster
9.0

In this adaptation of Zane Grey's novel, adventurer Dick Gale (E.K. Lincoln) is traveling through the Southwest. He helps rescue Mercedes Castanada (Margery Wilson) from the clutches of notorious outlaw Rojas (Walter Long). Mercedes' fiancé, Captain George Thorne (Edward Coxen), entrusts her to Gale's care when he returns to duty.

Desert Gold

1919

The Seats of the Mighty poster
NR

A story of treachery and intrigue, with the outcome of the story contingent upon a packet of "secret papers."

The Seats of the Mighty

1914

Once to Every Man poster
7.0

Adapted from a novel by Larry Evans, Once to Every Man tells the tales of Danny Bolton, a pugnacious, hard-drinking country boy.

Once to Every Man

1918

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NR

A woman who has been in a train wreck and lost her memory is mistaken for a vaudeville star, complete with a husband and several children.

Judy Forgot

1915

The Adventures of Kitty Cobb poster
NR

Adventures of Kitty Cobb was adapted from a series of newspaper cartoons drawn by James Montgomery Flagg (of "Uncle Sam Wants YOU!" fame) for the New York World. Kitty Cobb is a Long Island lass who heads to New York City in hopes of landing a handsome inventor for her husband.

The Adventures of Kitty Cobb

1914

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel poster
9.0

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The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1928

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9.0

'1820. Officer frames colleague when gambler forces him to steal secrets.' (British Film Catalogue)

One of the Best

1927

The Vampire's Trail poster
NR

A young mother wants to be with her child so much that she is cross to her husband when he asks her to spend a pleasant evening with him away from home. The husband in consequence seeking diversion and relief from business cares alone, drifts away from her.

The Vampire's Trail

1914

The Vampire's Trail poster
NR

A young mother wants to be with her child so much that she is cross to her husband when he asks her to spend a pleasant evening with him away from home. The husband in consequence seeking diversion and relief from business cares alone, drifts away from her.

The Vampire's Trail

1914

Earthbound poster
7.0

When Jim Rittenshaw learns that his friend Richard Desborough is having an affair with Jim's wife Daisy, Jim kills Richard. The murdered man's ghost then takes up residence and attempts to positively influence the lives of those he had wronged.

Earthbound

1920

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10.0

'Girl reporter and insane fiancé join pirate's descendant in treasure hunt.' (British Film Catalogue)

A South Sea Bubble

1928

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9.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Silver King

1929

The Border Legion poster
NR

Cowhand Jim Cleve is wrongly accused of murder and rescued by Jack Kells, leader of a band of Idaho outlaws known as the Border Legion. But when the Legion takes Joan Randall prisoner and leaves Cleve to guard her, he realizes that he cannot remain part of an outlaw band and decides to rescue Joan.

The Border Legion

1918

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10.0

A doctor becomes a blackmailer and a jewel thief in order to raise funds for a hospital in East London but is uncovered by an ambitious reporter.

White Face

1932

While Father Telephoned poster
7.0

Marlin takes his daughter, Ethel, to the seashore in hopes that she will annex a rich husband. The father meets Bill, who looks like "ready money." Marlin introduces the young man to Ethel. The girl promptly takes a dislike to the man. The following day Don saves Ethel from drowning. Bill, who witnessed the incident, feared to go to the rescue because he might ruin his clothes. Ethel and Don fall in love with each other. Bill later asks Marlin for Ethel's hand. The father consents. Ethel stormily declares she will not marry him.

While Father Telephoned

1915

The Green Pack poster
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A wealthy investor in a South African mine is murdered.

The Green Pack

1934

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7.0

Sally Bishop, a headstrong young girl falls for a trashy novelist and insidiously enters his household. This prompts her former fiancé to conspire with the author's wife to expose her foolishness.

Sally Bishop

1932

Trouping with Ellen poster
10.0

Ellen Llewellyn is a chorus girl who is loved by orchestra leader Andy Owens, a genuinely nice guy. When Ellen meets the aristocratic Tony Winterslip, she's impressed by his family tree and vast wealth. When Winterslip's car breaks down during a rainstorm, Ellen gets drenched and contracts pneumonia. It takes much persuasion, but finally Ellen agrees to recuperate at the Winterslip country home.

Trouping with Ellen

1924

Damaged Hearts poster
8.0

Orphaned as children, David and his sister are sent to live with separate families, where both are abused, and his sister dies. Filled with hostility, David now an adult, goes on a mission to seek vengeance on the adopting family.

Damaged Hearts

1924