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Lynn Reynolds(1891-1927)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Former newspaper reporter in Iowa, Reynolds played in several films for the Burton King Company before joining Universal as a writer/director. Reynolds shot himself, in front of guests, following an argument with his wife, actress Kathleen O'Connor, during a welcome home party being held in his honor following an on location movie shoot. His final film, Back to God's Country (1919) was finished by and credited to Irvin Willat.
BornMay 7, 1891
DiedFebruary 25, 1927(35)
BornMay 7, 1891
DiedFebruary 25, 1927(35)
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Known for

Tom Mix in Sky High (1922)
Sky High
6.1
  • Director
  • 1922
Up and Going (1922)
Up and Going
  • Director
  • 1922
Barbara Bedford and Tom Mix in Tom Mix in Arabia (1922)
Tom Mix in Arabia
  • Director
  • 1922
The Brute Breaker (1919)
The Brute Breaker
6.2
  • Director
  • 1919

Credits

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Director

  • Hoot Gibson in Hey! Hey! Cowboy (1927)
    Hey! Hey! Cowboy
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Hoot Gibson in The Silent Rider (1927)
    The Silent Rider
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Peggy Montgomery and House Peters in Prisoners of the Storm (1926)
    Prisoners of the Storm
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Hoot Gibson and Ethel Shannon in The Buckaroo Kid (1926)
    The Buckaroo Kid
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Hoot Gibson and Blanche Mehaffey in The Texas Streak (1926)
    The Texas Streak
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Hoot Gibson in The Man in the Saddle (1926)
    The Man in the Saddle
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Wanda Hawley and House Peters in The Combat (1926)
    The Combat
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Chip of the Flying U (1926)
    Chip of the Flying U
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Buck Jones in Durand of the Bad Lands (1925)
    Durand of the Bad Lands
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Tom Mix in The Rainbow Trail (1925)
    The Rainbow Trail
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Tom Mix in Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)
    Riders of the Purple Sage
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Doris May and Tom Mix in The Deadwood Coach (1924)
    The Deadwood Coach
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Tom Mix and Tony the Horse in The Last of the Duanes (1924)
    The Last of the Duanes
    • Director
    • 1924
  • William Farnum, Doris May, and Lee Shumway in The Gunfighter (1923)
    The Gunfighter
    • Director (as Lynn F. Reynolds)
    • 1923
  • Colleen Moore in The Huntress (1923)
    The Huntress
    • Director
    • 1923

Writer

  • Hoot Gibson in Hey! Hey! Cowboy (1927)
    Hey! Hey! Cowboy
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1927
  • Hoot Gibson and Ethel Shannon in The Buckaroo Kid (1926)
    The Buckaroo Kid
    5.6
    • adaptation
    • 1926
  • Hoot Gibson and Blanche Mehaffey in The Texas Streak (1926)
    The Texas Streak
    • story
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • Chip of the Flying U (1926)
    Chip of the Flying U
    5.5
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • Buck Jones in Durand of the Bad Lands (1925)
    Durand of the Bad Lands
    6.5
    • scenario
    • 1925
  • Tom Mix in The Rainbow Trail (1925)
    The Rainbow Trail
    5.9
    • adaptation
    • 1925
  • Doris May and Tom Mix in The Deadwood Coach (1924)
    The Deadwood Coach
    • adaptation and scenario
    • 1924
  • William Farnum, Doris May, and Lee Shumway in The Gunfighter (1923)
    The Gunfighter
    • scenario (as Lynn F. Reynolds)
    • 1923
  • Barbara Bedford and Tom Mix in Tom Mix in Arabia (1922)
    Tom Mix in Arabia
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1922
  • Tom Mix and Tony the Horse in Just Tony (1922)
    Just Tony
    6.7
    • scenario (as Lynn F. Reynolds)
    • 1922
  • Patsy Ruth Miller and Tom Mix in For Big Stakes (1922)
    For Big Stakes
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Up and Going (1922)
    Up and Going
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1922
  • Tom Mix in Sky High (1922)
    Sky High
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1922
  • Trailin' (1921)
    Trailin'
    5.2
    • adaptation
    • 1921
  • Tom Mix in The Night Horsemen (1921)
    The Night Horsemen
    • scenario
    • 1921

Actor

  • Roses and Thorns
    Short
    • Edna's Father (as Lynn F. Reynolds)
    • 1915
  • Cactus Jim's Shop Girl
    6.8
    Short
    • Sales Girl (uncredited)
    • 1915
  • The Rival Stage Lines
    Short
    • Reginald Smythe (as Lynn F. Reynolds)
    • 1914

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lynn F. Reynolds
  • Born
    • May 7, 1891
    • Harlan, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • February 25, 1927
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(suicide)
  • Spouses
      Kathleen O'ConnorJune 1921 - February 25, 1927 (his death)
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