List of Rhea Mitchell performances

Mitchell in 1920

Rhea Mitchell was an American actress and writer who came to prominence during the silent film era, appearing in numerous pictures in the early-1910s. Her first major featured role was in Reginald Barker's Western On the Night Stage (1915), followed by a supporting part in Barker's The Devil, adapted by Thomas Ince (also 1915). The same year, she had a supporting role in the serial film The Diamond from the Sky, co-starring with Lottie Pickford.

After the advent of sound films, Mitchell continued to work sporadically, though most her performances were uncredited. In 1927, she wrote two feature films, including The Home Trail, directed by William Wyler. Some of her later acting credits include Green Dolphin Street (1947), State of the Union (1948), and Stars in My Crown (1950). She retired in 1952, after which she spent her remaining years managing apartment buildings in Los Angeles. She was murdered by a disgruntled tenant in 1957.

Film

Key
† Denotes a lost or presumed lost film
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
1912 The Colonel's Ward Edward LeSaint [1]
1912 The Hidden Trail Thomas H. Ince [1]
1912 His Squaw Charles Giblyn [1]
1913 An Indian's Gratitude Martha - Lt. Randall's Sweetheart Frank Montgomery [2]
1913 An Indian's Honor
[3]
1913 A Frontier Wife Mrs. Coles Francis Ford [2]
1914 The Heart of Maggie Malone Grace Edward LeSaint Short film [4]
1914 A New England Idyl Rose Powers Walter Edwards Credited as Miss Mitchell [5]
1914 Repaid Broncho Nell Worth Walter Edwards Short film [2]
1914 North of 53 Celestine Jay Hunt Short film [6]
1914 A Barrier Royal The Princess Marie Raymond B. West Short film [7]
1914 Wolves of the Underworld Mary Maloney Jay Hunt Short film [8]
1914 Shorty Escapes a Marriage Nell Holden Richard Stanton [9]
1914 The Fires of Ambition Mrs. Patton Jay Hunt [10]
1914 Tennessee Tennessee Jay Hunt Short film [2]
1914 In the Southern Hills Nan Hopkins George Osborne Short film [11]
1914 The Feud at Beaver Creek Almirey Cole George Osborne Short film [12]
1914 The Long Feud Nancy George Osborne Short film [13]
1914 The Old Love's Best Vera Morris Scott Sidney Short film; also known as First Love's Best [14]
1914 The Cruise of the Molly Ann Nell Farrell Walter Edwards Short film [15]
1914 A Tragedy of the North Woods Hilda Walter Edwards Short film [16]
1914 The Game Keeper's Daughter Mary George Osborne Short film [17]
1914 The Master of the House Lois Herrington Richard Stanton Short film [18]
1914 A Game of Life Amy Clune Short film [19]
1914 In the Sage Brush Country Edith Wilding William S. Hart Short film [2]
1915 The Scourge of the Desert Ellen Holt William S. Hart Alternative title: Reformed Outlaw [20]
1915 Mr. 'Silent' Haskins Priscilla Miller William S. Hart Short film [21]
1915 The Fakir Mlle. Florine Walter Edwards Short film [22]
1915 The Devil Milli Reginald Barker [9]
1915 Molly of the Mountains Molly Simms Charles Swickard Short film [23]
1915 On the Night Stage Belle Shields Reginald Barker [2]
1915 The Valley of Hate Madge Canfield Tom Chatterton Short film [2]
1915 The Diamond from the Sky †
[2]
1915 The Kite Marion Wheeler Tom Chatterton [24]
1915 The Operator at Big Sandy Nell Oakley Tom Chatterton Short film [25]
1915 Tools of Providence Daisy Austin William S. Hart [26]
1915 The Phantom Extra Hazel Flemming Richard Stanton Short film [27]
1915 The Brink Beth Kirkland Charles Swickard [9]
1915 The Beckoning Flame Elsa Arlington Charles Swickard [28]
1915 Don Quixote Lucinda Edward Dillon [9]
1916 The Sable Curse Mary George L. Sargent Alternative title: The Sable Blessing [9]
1916 Sequel to the Diamond from the Sky † Esther Stanley Edward Sloman [29]
1916 The Three Musketeers Constance Bonacieux Charles Swickard [9]
1916 A Camille of the Barbary Coast Belle Rae Berger Alternative title: The Overcoat [30]
1916 The Blindness Anna – the Schoolteacher Carl M. Leviness [31]
1916 The Man from Manhattan Virginia Winters Jack Halloway [9]
1916 Philip Holden - Waster Helen Landon George L. Sargent [9]
1916 Overalls Bettina Warren Jack Halloway [9]
1917 The Gilded Youth Mary George L. Sargent [9]
1917 Whither Thou Goest Maizie Raymond B. West [9]
1918 The Blindness of Divorce Florence Langdon Frank Lloyd [9]
1918 Social Ambition Rose Wallace Worsley [9]
1918 Honor's Cross Jane Cabot Wallace Worsley [9]
1918 The Goat Bijou Lamour Donald Crisp [9]
1918 Boston Blackie's Little Pal Mary E. Mason Hopper [9]
1918 The Ghost of the Rancho Mary Drew William Worthington [9]
1918 Unexpected Places Ruth Penfield E. Mason Hopper [9]
1919 The Money Corral † Janet Collins William S. Hart [9]
1919 The Hawk's Trail † Jean Drake W. S. Van Dyke [32]
1919 The Sleeping Lion Kate Billings Rupert Julian [9]
1920 The Devil's Claim Virginia Crosby Charles Swickard [9]
1920 The Scoffer Alice Porn Allan Dwan [9]
1921 A Ridin' Romeo Mabel Brentwood George Marshall [9]
1921 Good Women Natalie Shelby Louis J. Gasnier [9]
1921 The Innocent Cheat Peggy Adair Ben F. Wilson [9]
1923 The Greatest Menace Mary Lewis Albert S. Rogell [9]
1924 The Other Kind of Love The Chorus Girl Duke Worne [9]
1926 Modern Youth Jack Nelson [9]
1927 The Home Trail William Wyler Also writer [33]
1927 The Dude Desperado — George Hunter Writer [34]
1928 Danger Patrol Gladys Lawlor Duke Worne [9]
1933 The Big Bluff Reginald Denny [9]
1934 Behold My Wife! Reporter Mitchell Leisen Uncredited [9]
1934 Whom the Gods Destroy Survivor Walter Lang Uncredited [9]
1934 One Hour Late Stage mother Ralph Murphy Uncredited [9]
1936 15 Maiden Lane Elevator operator Allan Dwan Uncredited [9]
1936 Song and Dance Man Sister Team Allan Dwan Uncredited [9]
1936 San Francisco Earthquake survivor W. S. Van Dyke Uncredited
1936 Mysterious Crossing Hall clerk Arthur Lubin Uncredited [9]
1936 The Texas Rangers Stage passenger King Vidor Uncredited [9]
1938 The Ship That Died Passenger on Mary Celeste Jacques Tourneur
1940 I Take This Woman Decker's Secretary W. S. Van Dyke Uncredited
1943 Harrigan's Kid Woman at Race Track Charles Reisner Uncredited
1943 The Cross of Lorraine Mother Tay Garnett Uncredited [9]
1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair Nurse Robert Z. Leonard Uncredited [9]
1944 Mrs. Parkington Mrs. Humphrey Tay Garnett Uncredited [9]
1945 The Hidden Eye Pedestrian Richard Whorf Uncredited [9]
1946 The Hoodlum Saint Reporter Norman Taurog Uncredited [9]
1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge Wife Ray Rowland Uncredited [9]
1947 The Unfinished Dance Seamstress Henry Koster Uncredited [9]
1947 Green Dolphin Street Emily Victor Saville Uncredited [9]
1947 The Mighty McGurk Woman at Children's Society John Waters Uncredited [9]
1948 B.F.'s Daughter Assistant secretary Robert Z. Leonard Uncredited [9]
1948 The Bride Goes Wild Wedding guest Norman Taurog Uncredited
1948 State of the Union Jeny Frank Capra Alternative title: The World and His Wife [9]
1948 High Wall Minor role Curtis Bernhardt Uncredited [9]
1949 In the Good Old Summertime Woman at window Robert Z. Leonard Uncredited [9]
1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife Clubwoman Elliot Nugent Uncredited [9]
1950 Stars In My Crown Mrs. Backett Jacques Tourneur Uncredited [9]
1950 Please Believe Me Norman Taurog Uncredited [9]
1950 Annie Get Your Gun George Sidney Uncredited [9]
1950 The Next Voice You Hear... Woman in church William A. Wellman Uncredited [9]
1950 Bannerline Stambaugh maid Don Weis Uncredited
1950 Dial 1119 Gerald Mayer Uncredited [9]
1951 Grounds for Marriage Nurse Robert Z. Leonard Uncredited
1951 Texas Carnival Dealer Charles Walters Uncredited
1951 The Unknown Man Maid Richard Thorpe Uncredited [9]
1951 It's a Big Country School teacher Various Uncredited [9]
1952 Washington Story Robert Pirosh Uncredited [9]
1952 My Man and I Nurse William A. Wellman Uncredited [9]
1952 The Member of the Wedding Townswoman Fred Zinnemann Uncredited [9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Katchmer 2015, p. 260.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Katchmer 2015, p. 261.
  3. ^ Katchmer 2015, p. 13.
  4. ^ Rainey 1992, p. 57.
  5. ^ L., A. (February 15, 1915). "Theatrical News". The Oregon Daily Journal. Portland, Oregon. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "World in motion". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. February 28, 1914. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vaudette: The Coolest Theatre". Fort Scott Daily Tribune and Fort Scott Daily Monitor. Fort Scott, Kansas. June 24, 1914. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Always the Best in Moving Pictures". The Evening Herald. Ottawa, Kansas. April 30, 1914. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi "Rhea Mitchell Filmography". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "Today's Best Moving Picture Stories". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. May 25, 1914. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "In the Southern Hills". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. June 18, 1914. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kay Bee Feature At Isis Theatre". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 25, 1914. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Answer Department". Motion Picture Magazine. 10. New York: Macfadden-Bartell: 143. 1915. OCLC 608328138.
  14. ^ "Answer Department". Motion Picture Magazine. 10. New York: Macfadden-Bartell: 142. 1915. OCLC 608328138.
  15. ^ "The Cruise of Molly Ann". The Leavenworth Post. Leavenworth, Kansas. September 9, 1914. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "World In Motion trade advertisement". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. December 30, 1914. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Delite Theatre Today". The Decatur Daily. Decatur, Alabama. October 26, 1914. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Answer Department". Motion Picture Magazine. 10. New York: Macfadden-Bartell: 136. 1915. OCLC 608328138.
  19. ^ "Redemption of David Corson at the Zoe". The Houston Post. Houston, Texas. December 27, 1914. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "World in Motion". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. January 12, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Elite Feature Reels". Iola Daily Register And Evening News. Iola, Kansas. April 17, 1915. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Jewel Theater". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. July 19, 1915 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Kozy Specials". News-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. April 18, 1915. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Broncho Domino and Kay-Bee Men Active". The Movie Magazine: A National Motion Picture Magazine. 1–2. Los Angeles: Movie Magazine Publishing Company: 19. 1915. OCLC 919694400.
  25. ^ "At the Crescent Today". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. June 9, 1915. p. 8.
  26. ^ "Grand". Reading Times. Reading, Pennsylvania. July 19, 1915. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "Whiting". The Times. Munster, Indiana. September 16, 1915 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "The Beckoning Flame Is Picture at the Rex". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia. June 26, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "See the Famous $10,000 Sequel". The Representative. Fox Lake, Wisconsin. May 3, 1917. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "Photoplays". The Oregon Daily Journal. Portland, Oregon. May 28, 1916. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. ^ "Mutuals for Week of May 12". The Moving Picture World. New York: Chalmers Publication Company: 1347. May 20, 1916. OCLC 4157294.
  32. ^ "Alhambra". The Wilkes-Barre Record. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. May 5, 1920. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. ^ Miller 2013, p. 402.
  34. ^ Rainey 1990, p. 79.

Sources

  • Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-60905-8.
  • Miller, Gabriel (2013). William Wyler: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Most Celebrated Director. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-813-14210-4.
  • Rainey, Buck (1990). Those Fabulous Serial Heroines: Their Lives and Films. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-81911-5.
  • Rainey, Buck (1992). Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-899-50565-7.