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Burton L. King(1877-1944)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Burton L. King was born on 25 August 1877 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Won in the Stretch (1917), The Master Mystery (1918) and When Lightning Strikes (1934). He was married to Adele Lane. He died on 4 May 1944 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 25, 1877
DiedMay 4, 1944(66)
BornAugust 25, 1877
DiedMay 4, 1944(66)
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Known for

Won in the Stretch
Short
  • Director
  • 1917
The Master Mystery (1918)
The Master Mystery
5.9
  • Director(as Burton King)
  • 1918
Francis X. Bushman Jr., J.P. McGowan, and Lightning in When Lightning Strikes (1934)
When Lightning Strikes
5.6
  • Director
  • 1934
Harry Houdini in The Man from Beyond (1922)
The Man from Beyond
5.3
  • Director
  • 1922

Credits

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Director

  • Francis X. Bushman Jr., J.P. McGowan, and Lightning in When Lightning Strikes (1934)
    When Lightning Strikes
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Helen Ferguson, Tom Keene, and Henry B. Walthall in In Old California (1929)
    In Old California
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1929
  • June Nash, Irene Rich, William Scott, and Richard Tucker in Daughters of Desire (1929)
    Daughters of Desire
    • Director (as Burton King)
    • 1929
  • The Dream Melody
    • Director (as Burton King)
    • 1929
  • Broken Barriers
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Florence Dudley, Virginia Brown Faire, Creighton Hale, and Lloyd Whitlock in The House of Shame (1928)
    The House of Shame
    5.2
    • Director (as Burton King)
    • 1928
  • Manhattan Knights
    • Director (as Burton King)
    • 1928
  • Cornelius Keefe and Lila Lee in The Adorable Cheat (1928)
    The Adorable Cheat
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Women Who Dare
    • Director (as Burton King)
    • 1928
  • Satan and the Woman
    • Director
    • 1928
  • A Bowery Cinderella
    • Director (as Burton King)
    • 1927
  • Broadway Madness
    • Director (as Burton King)
    • 1927
  • Ermine and Rhinestones
    • Director (as Burton King)
    • 1925
  • Betty Compson and Jay Hunt in Counsel for the Defense (1925)
    Counsel for the Defense
    • Director
    • 1925
  • The Police Patrol (1925)
    The Police Patrol
    • Director
    • 1925

Producer

  • Rod La Rocque and Marian Nixon in The Drag-Net (1936)
    The Drag-Net
    5.8
    • associate producer (as Burton King)
    • 1936
  • Twenty Dollars a Week
    7.2
    • executive producer
    • 1935
  • Francis X. Bushman Jr., J.P. McGowan, and Lightning in When Lightning Strikes (1934)
    When Lightning Strikes
    5.6
    • producer (as Burton King)
    • 1934
  • Tom Tyler in War of the Range (1933)
    War of the Range
    5.8
    • producer (as Burton King)
    • 1933
  • Phil Rosen, Maria Alba, Walter Byron, Claude King, Theodore von Eltz, and Claire Windsor in Kiss of Araby (1933)
    Kiss of Araby
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Regis Toomey in The Penal Code (1932)
    The Penal Code
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Ruth Hall in The Gambling Sex (1932)
    The Gambling Sex
    5.2
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Tom Tyler in The Forty-Niners (1932)
    The Forty-Niners
    5.7
    • supervising producer (as Burton King)
    • 1932
  • The Fighting Gentleman (1932)
    The Fighting Gentleman
    5.8
    • supervising producer
    • 1932
  • The Scarlet Brand (1932)
    The Scarlet Brand
    5.7
    • producer (as Burton King)
    • 1932
  • Caryl Lincoln and Tom Tyler in The Man from New Mexico (1932)
    The Man from New Mexico
    6.1
    • producer (as Burton King)
    • 1932
  • Buzz Barton in Tangled Fortunes (1932)
    Tangled Fortunes
    • producer (as Burton King)
    • 1932
  • Bob Custer in Mark of the Spur (1932)
    Mark of the Spur
    5.7
    • producer (as Burton King)
    • 1932
  • Buzz Barton, Francis X. Bushman Jr., and Pauline Parker in Human Targets (1932)
    Human Targets
    3.2
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Bob Custer in Quick Trigger Lee (1931)
    Quick Trigger Lee
    5.9
    • producer (as Burton King)
    • 1931

Actor

  • The Winner
    Short
    • (as Mr. King)
    • 1913
  • Romaine Fielding, Burton L. King, and Adele Lane in Good for Evil (1913)
    Good for Evil
    Short
    • Burt Mason
    • 1913
  • The Battle of Gettysburg (1913)
    The Battle of Gettysburg
    6.6
    • Jim Burke - the Sister's Sweetheart
    • 1913
  • Edgar Jones and Clara Williams in The Girl of the Sunset Pass (1913)
    The Girl of the Sunset Pass
    Short
    • Ned Burton
    • 1913
  • The Girl and the Gambler
    Short
    • 1st Outlaw
    • 1913
  • The Love Token
    Short
    • 1st Desperado
    • 1913
  • The End of the Feud
    Short
    • 1912
  • A Lucky Fall (1912)
    A Lucky Fall
    Short
    • 1912
  • Struggle of Hearts
    Short
    • Rodney Ford - the Minister
    • 1912
  • Ranch Mates
    Short
    • Burt Atkinson
    • 1912
  • Three Girls and a Man
    Short
    • Charles Morris (as Carl King)
    • 1912
  • A Fugitive from Justice
    Short
    • Jim Slater
    • 1912
  • Edgar Jones and Clara Williams in The Sheriff's Mistake (1912)
    The Sheriff's Mistake
    6.7
    Short
    • Big Bill
    • 1912
  • Edgar Jones and Clara Williams in Parson James (1912)
    Parson James
    Short
    • 1912
  • In the Service of the State
    Short
    • Bert Hawkins - Molly's Father
    • 1912

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Burton King
  • Born
    • August 25, 1877
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • May 4, 1944
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Adele Lane? - May 4, 1944 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He is buried in Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, CA.
  • Nickname
    • Burton King

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