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George Loane Tucker
actor, director, writer
- Birth name:
- George Sinclair Loane
- Born:
- 1872-06-10, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died:
- 1921-06-20, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, director, writer
Biography
George Loane Tucker once kept train manifests in order; then, in 1913, he derailed polite society with Traffic in Souls, a six-reel lightning bolt about the white-slave trade. Shot in New York on a $57,000 stake—his own cash plus Carl Laemmle’s—the picture roared back with $450,000 in receipts. That avalanche of nickels bought Laemmle freedom from Edison’s patent vise and a one-way ticket west to plant the flag that would become Universal City. Off-screen, Tucker’s leading lady for life was Elisabeth Risdon.
Filmography
Directed (19)
