Lloyd B. Carleton

Lloyd B. Carleton (1872 – August 8, 1933) was an early film director with Thanhouser. Carleton and Barry O'Neil were directors at the film company from its start in 1909.

Lloyd B. Carleton
1916 Motion Picture News
Born	Carleton B. Little c. 1872 New York City, New York
Died	August 8, 1933 (aged 61) New York City, New York
Burial place	Trinity Cemetery, West 155th St New York City
Nationality	American
Other names	L.B. Carleton and Lloyd Carleton
Education	Columbia College (New York)
Occupation	Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
Years active	1900–1930
Era	Silent Era
Notable work	Walls of Jericho (1914) Mountain Madness (1920) Flying Dutchman (1923) Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds (1925)
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

Born in New York City as Carleton B. Little, he studied at Columbia College before starting a stage career and becoming a director with stock companies. He was a producer for a Peter Pan production in Australia in 1908.

He began his film career with Thanhouser then moved to American Biograph and then Lubin Studios, Box Office Attractions Company, Selig Polyscope Company, and Universal Pictures.[1]

Filmography

Director

• Daddy's Double (1910), short
• A 29-Cent Robbery (short)
• St. Elmo (1910 Thanhouser film)
• Jane Eyre (1910 film)
• She's Done it Again (1910)
• She Wanted to Marry a Hero (1910)
• The Two Roses (1910)
• Cupid at the Circus (1910)
• The Best Man Wins (1910 film)
• Her Battle For Existence (1910), believed to have been directed by Carleton or Barry O'Neil
• The Winter's Tale (1910 film), believed to have been directed by Carleton or O'Neil
• The Walls of Jericho (1914)
• The Morals of Hilda (1916)
• The Actor's Children (1910), Barry O'Neil credited in some sources
• Way of the World (1916 film)
• Dr. Neighbor (1916)
• Two Men of Sandy Bar (1916)
• Two Mothers (1916 film)
• Her Husband's Faith (1916)
• No. 16 Martin Place
• The Human Gamble (1914), short
• Sunken Village
• Michael Strogoff (1914 film)
• The Idler (1914 film), short
• Their Sinful Influence
• A Yoke of Gold (1916)
• Barriers of Society (1916)[2]
• The Yaqui (1916)[3]
• The Mark of Cain (1916)
• Black Friday (film) (1916)[4]
• Road of Destiny
• Their Sinful Influence (1915), short
• Love of Loti San (1915)
• The Flying Dutchman (1923 film)[5]

Actor

• Sweet Charity (1910)

Producer

• In the Midst of the Wilds
• Jungle Lovers (1915 film)
• Motherhood (1915 film)
• The Flashlight (1915 film), is this the Universal film released in 1917?
• Golden Sours
• The Scared Tiger of Agra
• White Light of Publicity (1915)[6]

See also

• List of American films of 1910
• List of American films of 1914
• List of American films of 1915
• List of American films of 1916
• List of American films of 1920
• List of American films of 1921
• List of American films of 1923
• List of American films of 1925
• List of Film Booking Offices of America films

References

1. "CARLETON, Lloyd B." www.thanhouser.org.
2. Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series. 1916. pp. 1023–.
3. Dominique Brégent-Heald (November 2015). Borderland Films: American Cinema, Mexico, and Canada During the Progressive Era. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 373–. ISBN 978-0-8032-7886-8.
4. The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916. pp. 969–.
5. John T. Soister; Henry Nicolella; Steve Joyce (January 10, 2014). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913–1929. McFarland. pp. 206–. ISBN 978-0-7864-8790-5.
6. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1915. pp. 430–.