Years active 1908–1917 Name Harry Solter | Role Film actor | |
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Full Name Henry Lewis Solter Born November 19, 1873 ( 1873-11-19 ) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Other names Harry Salter
H.L. Solter
Harry L. Solter Occupation Actor, director, screenwriter Died March 2, 1920, El Paso, Texas, United States Spouse Florence Lawrence (m. 1908–1920) Movies The Taming of the Shrew, A Calamitous Elopement, The Greaser's Gauntlet, The Zulu's Heart, Romeo and Juliet Similar People Florence Lawrence, Arthur V Johnson, Billy Bitzer, Matt Moore, D W Griffith | ||
Henry Lewis "Harry" Solter (November 19, 1873 – March 2, 1920) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter and director.
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Career
Solter began his career as an actor in 1908 with Biograph Studios. That same year he met actress Florence Lawrence while making the film Romeo and Juliet for Vitagraph Studios and married on August 30 of that year. In 1909, Solter began working for Carl Laemmle's Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America (IMP) as an actor but also as a director. Over the next nine years, he directed 148 silent films.
In 1912, Harry Solter and his wife established the Victor Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. In 1913, they sold out to Carl Laemmle whose amalgamation of several studios created the colossal Universal Film Manufacturing Co.. Solter continued to direct for the new company until 1918 when health problems emerged. With this new prosperity, Florence was able to realize a 'lifelong dream,' buying a 50-acre (20 ha) estate in River Vale, New Jersey.
Death
Solter died of a stroke on March 2, 1920 at the age of 46. He is interred in the Baltimore Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.
Filmography
Director
1918
The Wife He Bought
1917
Face on the Screen (Short)
1917
The Lash of Power (as Harry L. Solter)
1917
The Spotted Lily
1916
Blind Man's Bluff (Short)
1914
The Woman Who Won (Short)
1914
A Mysterious Mystery (Short)
1914
Counterfeiters (Short)
1914
The Honor of the Humble (Short)
1914
The Mad Man's Ward (Short)
1914
Her Ragged Knight (Short)
1914
A Singular Cynic (Short)
1914
The Doctor's Testimony (Short)
1914
A Disenchantment (Short)
1914
The Bribe (Short)
1914
The Pawns of Destiny (Short)
1914
The Little Mail Carrier (Short)
1914
Diplomatic Flo (Short)
1914
The Honeymooners (Short)
1914
The Stepmother (Short)
1914
The Law's Decree (Short)
1914
The False Bride (Short)
1914
The Romance of a Photograph
1914
The Coryphee (Short)
1913
A Girl and Her Money (Short)
1913
The Influence of Sympathy (Short)
1913
Unto the Third Generation (Short)
1913
His Wife's Child (Short)
1913
The Spender (Short)
1913
The Girl o'the Woods (Short)
1913
The Closed Door (Short)
1912
Owing More (Short) (as Harry L. Solter)
1912
The Lady Leone (Short)
1912
Sisters (Short)
1912
The Redemption of Riverton (Short)
1912
The Angel of the Studio (Short) (as Harry L. Solter)
1912
The Cross-Roads (Short)
1912
Betty's Nightmare (Short)
1912
Tangled Relations (Short)
1912
The Advent of Jane (Short)
1912
Flo's Discipline (Short)
1912
All for Love (Short) (as Harry L. Solter)
1912
After All (Short)
1912
The Winning Punch (Short)
1912
Her Cousin Fred (Short)
1912
The Chance Shot (Short)
1912
The Mill Buyers (Short)
1912
Taking a Chance (Short)
1912
Not Like Other Girls (Short)
1912
The Players (Short)
1912
In Swift Waters (Short)
1912
A Surgeon's Heroism (Short)
1912
A Village Romance (Short)
1911
The American Girl (Short)
1911
Art Versus Music (Short)
1911
A Girlish Impulse (Short)
1911
A Head for Business (Short)
1911
A Blind Deception (Short)
1911
His Chorus Girl Wife (Short)
1911
Aunt Jane's Legacy (Short)
1911
One on Reno (Short)
1911
A Rural Conqueror (Short)
1911
The Maniac (Short)
1911
The Slavey's Affinity (Short)
1911
The Matchmaker (Short)
1911
The Life Saver (Short)
1911
The Story of Rosie's Rose (Short)
1911
Romance of Pond Cove (Short)
1911
The Secret (Short)
1911
A Rebellious Blossom (Short)
1911
Through Jealous Eyes (Short)
1911
Her Two Sons (Short)
1911
The Gypsy (Short)
1911
During Cherry Time (Short)
1911
The Snare of Society (Short)
1911
Always a Way (Short)
1911
The Little Rebel (Short)
1911
Higgenses Versus Judsons (Short)
1911
Duke De Ribbon Counter (Short)
1911
The Professor's Ward (Short)
1911
A Game of Deception (Short)
1911
The State Line (Short)
1911
A Good Turn (Short)
1911
Her Humble Ministry (Short) (as Harry Salter)
1911
That Awful Brother (Short)
1911
A Fascinating Bachelor (Short)
1911
The Sheriff and the Man (Short)
1911
The Hoyden (Short)
1911
The Two Fathers (Short)
1911
Opportunity and the Man (Short)
1911
The Wife's Awakening (Short)
1911
Her Child's Honor (Short)
1911
Her Artistic Temperament (Short)
1911
The Actress and the Singer (Short)
1911
His Friend, the Burglar (Short)
1911
Vanity and Its Cure (Short)
1911
Nan's Diplomacy (Short)
1911
The Test (Short)
1911
A Show Girl's Stratagem (Short)
1911
Age Versus Youth (Short)
1911
His Bogus Uncle (Short)
1910
The Count of Montebello (Short)
1910
All the World's a Stage (Short)
1910
Pressed Roses (Short)
1910
Debt (Short)
1910
The Right Girl (Short)
1910
The Widow (Short)
1910
The Taming of Jane (Short)
1910
The Senator's Double (Short)
1910
Among the Roses (Short)
1910
Once Upon a Time (Short)
1910
The Irony of Fate (Short)
1910
Bear Ye One Another's Burdens (Short)
1910
The Mistake (Short)
1910
Old Heads and Young Hearts (Short)
1910
The Call of the Circus (Short)
1910
A Game for Two (Short)
1910
A Self-Made Hero (Short)
1910
A Discontented Woman (Short)
1910
A Reno Romance (Short)
1910
The Nichols on Vacation (Short)
1910
The Eternal Triangle (Short)
1910
The Doctor's Perfidy (Short)
1910
Two Men (Short)
1910
The New Shawl (Short)
1910
The Maelstrom (Short)
1910
The Rosary (Short)
1910
His Second Wife (Short)
1910
The Miser's Daughter (Short)
1910
Transfusion (Short)
1910
The Stage Note (Short)
1910
His Sick Friend (Short)
1910
The Time-Lock Safe (Short)
1910
The Broken Oath (Short)
1910
Mother Love (Short)
1910
The New Minister (Short) (unconfirmed)
1910
The Governor's Pardon (Short)
1910
Jane and the Stranger (Short)
1910
The Blind Man's Tact (Short)
1910
Justice in the Far North (Short)
1910
The Coquette's Suitors (Short)
1910
Never Again (Short)
1910
The Tide of Fortune (Short)
1910
The Right of Love (Short)
1910
The Winning Punch (Short)
1909
The Awakening of Bess (Short)
1909
Lest We Forget (Short)
1909
Her Generous Way (Short)
1909
The Forest Ranger's Daughter (Short)
1909
Love's Stratagem (Short)
Actor
1913
The Closed Door (Short)
1911
The Two Paths (Short)
1910
The Iconoclast (Short)
1910
A Summer Tragedy (Short)
1910
The Eternal Triangle (Short) as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1910
The Final Settlement (Short)
1910
The Rocky Road (Short)
1909
The Restoration (Short)
1909
Mr. Jones' Burglar (Short)
1909
They Would Elope (Short) as
At Stable
1909
The Slave (Short) as
Deletius - the Patrician Rival
1909
A Convict's Sacrifice (Short) as
The Foreman
1909
The Renunciation (Short) as
Sam Walters
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy (Short)
1909
Was Justice Served? (Short) as
Judge
1909
Her First Biscuits (Short)
1909
The Son's Return (Short) as
The Employer
1909
The Violin Maker of Cremona (Short) as
The Judge
1909
What Drink Did (Short) as
The Boss
1909
The Cricket on the Hearth (Short) as
Tackleton
1909
The Jilt (Short) as
At Stock Exchange
1909
A Baby's Shoe (Short) as
The Adoptive Father
1909
Jones and the Lady Book Agent (Short) as
In Office
1909
The French Duel (Short) as
At Duel
1909
One Busy Hour (Short) as
In Store / Customer
1909
The Eavesdropper (Short)
1909
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good (Short) as
In Crowd
1909
Lucky Jim (Short) as
Jim's Friend
1909
A Troublesome Satchel (Short)
1909
The Winning Coat (Short) as
Duke
1909
A Drunkard's Reformation (Short) as
Man In the Play
1909
A Burglar's Mistake (Short) as
Henry Newman
1909
The Deception (Short) as
Harvey's Friend
1909
The Lure of the Gown (Short) as
Enrico
1909
The Salvation Army Lass (Short) as
Bob Walton
1909
The Roue's Heart (Short) as
Monsieur Flamant
1909
A Fool's Revenge (Short) as
At Court
1909
The Prussian Spy (Short) as
Count Lopes
1909
At the Altar (Short) as
Man on Street
1909
The Hindoo Dagger (Short) as
Jack Windom
1909
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (Short)
1909
The Curtain Pole (Short) as
Mr. Edwards
1909
Tragic Love (Short) as
In Factory
1909
A Wreath in Time (Short) as
Drinking Partner
1909
The Brahma Diamond (Short) as
A Tourist
1909
The Girls and Daddy (Short)
1909
The Cord of Life (Short) as
Man on Street
1909
The Welcome Burglar (Short) as
Ben Harris - Alice's First Husband
1909
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party (Short) as
Guest
1909
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis (Short) as
Young Man's Father
1909
The Criminal Hypnotist (Short) as
The Doctor
1909
A Rural Elopement (Short) as
Hungry Henry
1909
The Sacrifice (Short) as
Mr. Hardluck
1909
Love Finds a Way (Short) as
One of the Daughter's Suitors
1909
The Honor of Thieves (Short) as
Mr. Einstein
1909
Mrs. Jones Entertains (Short) as
Delivery Man
1909
The Maniac Cook (Short) as
Mr. Holland
1909
One Touch of Nature (Short) as
Doctor
1908
The Helping Hand (Short) as
Bill Wolfe
1908
Mr. Jones at the Ball (Short) as
Guest at Ball
1908
The Christmas Burglars (Short) as
One of Mike's Assistants
1908
An Awful Moment (Short) as
Judge Mowbray
1908
The Test of Friendship (Short) as
The Butler / Foreman
1908
The Reckoning (Short) as
The Husband
1908
The Feud and the Turkey (Short) as
Mr. Caufield
1908
The Valet's Wife (Short) as
Postman / Adoption Agent
1908
Money Mad (Short) as
First Villain
1908
The Clubman and the Tramp (Short) as
Man on Street
1908
A Woman's Way (Short) as
A Camper
1908
The Song of the Shirt (Short) as
Employer / In Second Restaurant
1908
The Guerrilla (Short) as
Confederate Soldier / Union Soldier
1908
The Taming of the Shrew (Short) as
Katharina's Father
1908
After Many Years (Short) as
Tom Foster
1908
Concealing a Burglar (Short) as
Mr. Wells
1908
The Call of the Wild (Short) as
Lieutenant Penrose
1908
Romance of a Jewess (Short) as
Customer / Rubinstein
1908
The Planter's Wife (Short) as
Tom Roland
1908
The Vaquero's Vow (Short) as
Gonzales
1908
Ingomar, the Barbarian (Short) as
Myron
1908
Father Gets in the Game (Short) as
Wilkins' Son
1908
The Zulu's Heart (Short) as
The Boer
1908
The Devil (Short) as
Harold Thornton
1908
The Stolen Jewels (Short) as
Mr. Jenkins
1908
Richard III (Short)
1908
A Smoked Husband (Short) as
Maid's Accomplice
1908
Where the Breakers Roar (Short) as
At the Beach
1908
The Heart of O Yama (Short) as
Spy
1908
The Reg Girl (Short) as
Bartender
1908
The Girl and the Outlaw (Short) as
Nellie's Father
1908
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court (Short) as
McPheeney's Aide
1908
Betrayed by a Handprint (Short) as
Mr. Wharton
1908
For a Wife's Honor (Short) as
Frank Wilson
1908
Balked at the Altar (Short)
1908
For Love of Gold (Short) as
Thief / Butler
1908
The Fatal Hour (Short) as
Pong Lee
1908
The Man and the Woman (Short) as
Priest
1908
The Greaser's Gauntlet (Short) as
Kidnapper / Party Guest
1908
A Calamitous Elopement (Short) as
Frank
1908
The Bandit's Waterloo (Short) as
Police Sergeant
1908
Deceived Slumming Party (Short) as
Chinese
1908
The Red Man and the Child (Short) as
Villain
1908
The Tavern Keeper's Daughter (Short) as
Old Man
1908
The Stage Rustler (Short) as
Man in Bar
1908
The Kentuckian (Short)
1908
'Ostler Joe (Short) as
Wedding Guest
1908
Romeo and Juliet (Short)
1908
Thompson's Night Out (Short) as
Theatre Patron
1908
When Knights Were Bold (Short) as
Nobleman
1908
The Sculptor's Nightmare (Short) as
Extra (uncredited)
1908
Hulda's Lovers (Short) as
Extra (uncredited)
1908
King of the Cannibal Islands (Short) as
Heinie Holtzmeyer
1908
A Famous Escape (Short) as
Prison Guard
Writer
1921
The Sage Hen (story)
1916
Blind Man's Bluff (Short) (scenario)
1914
The Pawns of Destiny (Short)
1908
The Taming of the Shrew (Short) (writer)
Archive Footage
1948
Flicker Flashbacks No. 7, Series 5 (Short) as
Frank Wilson (edited from "For a Wife's Honor (1908)") (uncredited)
References
Harry Solter Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA