Jack Baston Explained

Jack Baston (1892–1970)^[1] was an actor who appeared on stage and in films. He is known by various iterations of his name.^[2] He specialized in roles as a villain.^[3]

In 1917 his one-act play The Color Scheme was copyrighted.^[4]

Emerson College has a document related to him.^[5]

Filmography

• Empty Pockets (1918) as Shang Ganley (credited as J. Thornton Baston)^[6]
• The White Moll (1920)^{[7] [8]} as The Dangler (credited as J. Thornton Baston)
• The Tiger's Cub (1920)
• The Fighting Kentuckians (1920)^[9]
• Dynamite Allen (1921) as Howard Morton (credited as J. Thornton Baston)
• Beyond Price (1921) as Mrs. Temple's Friend
• A Virgin Paradise (1921)^[10] as Slim (credited as J. Thornton Baston)
• The Mountain Woman (1921) as Jase Mallows
• Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)^[11] as Samuel Siggs (credited as J. Thornton Baston)^[12]
• As a Man Lives (1923) as La Chante
• The Snow Bride (1923) as Paul Gerard
• Chain Lightning (1927) as Campan
• The Circus Ace (1927) as Kirk Mallory
• By Whose? Hand? (1927) as Sidney (credited as J. Thornton Baaston)^[13]
• The Loves of Carmen (1927) as Morales
• Hello Cheyenne (1928) as Buck Lassiter
• The Branded Sombrero (1928) as Charles Maggert

Notes and References

1. Book: Klepper, Robert K.. Silent Films, 1877-1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies. September 16, 2015. McFarland. 978-1-4766-0484-8 . Google Books.
2. Book: American Film Personnel and Company Credits, 1908-1920: Filmographies Reordered by Authoritative Organizational and Personal Names from Lauritzen and Lundquist's American Film-index. Paul C.. Spehr. Gunnar. Lundquist. September 22, 1996. McFarland, Incorporated. 978-0-7864-0255-7 . Google Books.
3. Book: Drew, William M.. The Woman Who Dared: The Life and Times of Pearl White, Queen of the Serials. March 7, 2023. University Press of Kentucky. 978-0-8131-9684-8 . Google Books.
4. Web site: Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. Part 1, group 2. September 22, 1917. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
5. Web site: J. Thornton Baston, undated | Emerson College Archives & Special Collections. archivesspace.emerson.edu.
6. Web site: AFI|Catalog. catalog.afi.com.
7. Web site: Daily Illini 24 October 1920 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. idnc.library.illinois.edu.
8. Book: Rainey, Buck. Those Fabulous Serial Heroines: Their Lives and Films. September 22, 1990. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-1911-5 . Google Books.
9. Web site: Southern Mountaineers Filmography . 17 October 2019 .
10. Book: Five American Cinematographers: Interviews with Karl Struss, Joseph Ruttenberg, James Wong Howe, Linwood Dunn, and William H. Clothier. Karl. Struss. Scott. Eyman. September 22, 1987. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-1974-0 . Google Books.
11. Book: Maltin, Leonard. Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition. September 29, 2015. Penguin. 978-0-14-751682-4 . Google Books.
12. Book: Reid, John Howard. Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD: New Expanded Edition. August 1, 2011. Lulu.com. 978-0-557-43335-3 . Google Books.
13. Web site: The Magnificent Heel: The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez. Dan Van. Neste. 24 November 2017 . BearManor Media. Google Books.