Portrait of Frank Lanning

Acting

Frank Lanning

Career

Active from 1911 to 1932, busiest in 1919 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score88/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Unknown
The Unknown
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Lanning Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Spiritual
    0.2, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.0, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 6
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melodrama 2
  • Simple Morality 2
  • Silent Film Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

7 titles
Trapped in Tia Juana
Trapped in Tia Juana (1932)

as The Yaqui Bandit

The Lightning Warrior
The Lightning Warrior (1931)

as Indian George / Jim (ch 1)

The Phantom of the West
The Phantom of the West (1930)

as Francisco Cortez

Temple Tower
Temple Tower (1930)

as The Nightingale

The Lone Defender
The Lone Defender (1930)

as Burke

Rough Romance
Rough Romance (1930)

as Pop Nichols

Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice (1930)

as Townsman (uncredited)

1920s

22 titles · average score 79
The Unknown
The Unknown (1927)
GoodWatch score 88

as Costra

The Two Fister
The Two Fister (1927)

as The Indian (uncredited)

The Kid Brother
The Kid Brother (1927)
GoodWatch score 84

as Sam Hooper

The Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades (1925)

as Francois Bonaparte

The Fighting Ranger
The Fighting Ranger (1925)

as Komi

Drifting
Drifting (1923)
GoodWatch score 67

as Chang Wang

The Remittance Woman
The Remittance Woman (1923)

as Tsang Tse

East Is West
East Is West (1922)

as Hop Toy

Step on It!
Step on It! (1922)

as Pidge Walters

Out of the Silent North
Out of the Silent North (1922)

as Jean Cour

That Girl Montana
That Girl Montana (1921)

as Jim Harris

Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn (1920)

as Huck's Father

1910s

24 titles · average score 52
Bare-Fisted Gallagher
Bare-Fisted Gallagher (1919)

as Aliso Pete

Fighting Cressy
Fighting Cressy (1919)

as Old Man Harrison

The Mints of Hell
The Mints of Hell (1919)

as Manny

A Sage Brush Hamlet
A Sage Brush Hamlet (1919)

as Two-Gun Dan

Huck and Tom
Huck and Tom (1918)

as Injun Joe

The Craving
The Craving (1918)

as Commander at War

The Three Godfathers
The Three Godfathers (1916)

as Bill Kearny

The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (1916)

as Cassim

The Oubliette
The Oubliette (1914)

as Oliver Le Dain

The Hero Track Walker
The Hero Track Walker (1911)

as Pinto Joe

Slim Jim's Last Chance
Slim Jim's Last Chance (1911)

as Man in Prison Office

The Lad from Old Ireland
The Lad from Old Ireland (1910)
GoodWatch score 52

as Man in Campaign Office