By Vlad Zakh · May 6, 2026
William Desmond brought a rugged, athletic presence to Hollywood silent film and frequently starred in Westerns and adventure serials. The Extra Girl chases Hollywood dreams as a studio extra, Fightin’ Mad clears a disgraced boxer’s name, Twin Beds disrupts newlyweds with quarrelling neighbours, and The Sudden Gentleman faces a dockworker with an inheritance and high society. The Dawn Maker and Kilmeny round out the list.
01 William Desmond appears in this Mabel Normand silent about a small-town girl whose dreams of Hollywood stardom lead to comic mishaps as a studio extra.
Directed by F. Richard Jones · 1h 09m
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02 William Desmond appears in this silent drama about a wrongly disgraced boxer who must clear his name and reclaim his title in a corrupt fight game.
Directed by Joseph Franz · 1h 00m
03 William Desmond is in this silent comedy where a newlywed couple's domestic bliss is disrupted by their eccentric, quarrelling neighbours.
Directed by Lloyd Ingraham · 1h 00m
04 William Desmond is in this silent comedy-drama about a rough dockworker whose sudden inheritance forces him to navigate the unfamiliar customs of high society.
Directed by Thomas N. Heffron
05 William Desmond appears in this silent western about a frontier scout whose peaceful mission is threatened when tensions escalate between settlers and Native tribes.
Directed by William S. Hart · 0h 50m
06 William Desmond features in this silent drama about a blind Scottish girl whose sight is restored just as she must choose between two very different suitors.
Directed by Oscar Apfel · 0h 50m
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