Lloyd B. Carleton Explained

Lloyd B. Carleton
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Birth Name:Carleton B. Little
Birth Place:New York City, New York
Death Place:New York City, New York
Resting Place:Little family plot
Burial Place:Trinity Cemetery, West 155th St
New York City
Nationality:American
Other Names:
  • L.B. Carleton
  • Lloyd Carleton
Education:Columbia College (New York)
Occupation:Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
Years Active:1900–1930
Era:Silent era
Notable Works:
  • Walls of Jericho (1914)
  • Mountain Madness (1920)
  • Flying Dutchman (1923)
  • Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds (1925)
Height:5 ft 10 in
Signature:Signature graphic Lloyd Carleton.png

Lloyd B. Carleton (- August 8, 1933) was an American director, producer, and actor. He was born in New York City in . Both of his parents were born in Virginia and Carleton's father, John T. Little Senior, supported the family as a clothing importer. The couple firstborn was John T. Little Jr born in 1868. Carleton Bassitt Little would follow in . Their last child Arthur W. Little, was born in 1878. The two older brothers graduated from Columbia College with law degrees. John Jr would become one of New York's finest lawyers. Carleton briefly tried the legal profession but became driven by a bigger calling.

By 1900, he was acting on Broadway. Soon he became involved with stage managing, production, stock players, and managing some of the theater's most significant names. During this time, Charles Frohman suggested he adopt the stage name of Lloyd B. Carleton. After a brief stint in Australia, a new visual media struck his fancy. Movies were continuing their upward spiral. After studying film-making techniques at the American Biograph studios, acting in a 1910 film, he got a job directing movies at Thanhouser. He would continue to direct movies at Lubin, Selig, Universal, and Clermont Photoplays. He formed his own production company, Lloyd Carleton Productions, and used a variety of distributors.

His film endeavors ended in 1928. He moved back to New York. He managed to act in one final broadway play before his death on August 8, 1933.

YearPlayStartEndLeadProduceDirectorShowsTheatreRef
1900The Little MinisterApr 1900Apr 1900Maude AdamsCharles FrohmanJoseph Humphreys19Powers' Theatre Chicago, IL[1]
L'AiglonOct 1900Dec 1900Maude AdamsCharles FrohmanJoseph Humphreys73Knickerbocker[2]
A Royal FamilySep 1900Feb 1901Richard BennettCharles FrohmanJoseph Humphreys175Lyceum[3]
1904The Little MinisterDec 1904Feb 1905Maude AdamsCharles FrohmanN/S73Empire[4]
1905Peter PanNov 1905May 1906Maude AdamsCharles FrohmanN/S233 Empire[5]
1908Quality StreetJan 1908Jan 1908Maude AdamsN/SN/S7 Empire[6]
1908The JestersJan 1908Mar 1908Maude AdamsCharles FrohmanN/S55Empire[7]
1928BrothersDec 1928Aug 1929Bert LytellJohn Henry MearsArthur Hurley25548th Street[8]

Complete filmography

YearFilmRoleProductionDistributionGenreLengthReleasedNotes
1910DirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserDramaShort1910-03-22
She's Done It AgainDirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserDramaShort1910-03-23
Daddy's DoubleDirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserDramaShort1910-04-05
A 29-Cent RobberyDirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserComedyShort1910-04-15
She Wanted to Marry a HeroDirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserComedyShort1910-04-29
Jane EyreDirectorEdwin ThanhouserThanhouserDramaShort1910-05-06
1912Love Versus StrategyDirectorLubinGeneral FilmComedyShort1912-01-31
Tricked Into HappinessDirectorLubinGeneral FilmComedyShort1912-02-07
His MistakeDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-02-14
Love and TearsDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-02-18
The Price of a Silver FoxDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-03-14
The Surprise Party SurprisedDirectorLubinGeneral FilmComedyShort1912-03-20
The Social SecretaryDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-03-30
The Reformation of Kid HoganDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-04-08
A New BeginningDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-04-22
The Good for NothingDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-11-18
Satin and GinghamDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-11-28
When Love LeadsDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1912-12-18
1913Literature and LoveDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-01-20
Longing for a MotherDirectorLubinGeneral FilmRomanceShort1913-01-20
The Lost NoteDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-02-03
For His Child's SakeDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-04-08
Diamond Cut DiamondDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-04-25
The Veil of SleepDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-05-01
Margaret's PaintingDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-05-19
The Angel of the SlumsDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-07-03
The Wiles of CupidDirectorLubinGeneral FilmRomanceShort1913-07-17
The GovernorDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-08-04
The Special OfficerDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-10-02
The Two CowardsDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-10-07
The Fiancée and the FairyDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-10-13
ShadowsDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-11-18
1914Through Fire to Fortune DirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaFeature1914-02-01
The PriceDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-03-20
At His ExpenseDirectorLubinGeneral FilmComedyShort1914-04-11
Strength of Family TiesDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-04-16
A Leaf from the PastDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-05-21
Codes of HonorDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-07-15
His Brother's BloodDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-08-20
The InvestmentDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-09-25
The Ragged Earl DirectorPopular Plays and PlayersAlco FilmComedyFeature1914-10-12
The ImpostorDirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1914-10-15
Michael Strogoff DirectorLubinGeneral FilmDramaFeature1914-10-19
The Walls of JerichoDirectorBox Office AttractionsBox Office AttractionsDramaFeature1914-11-19
The IdlerDirectorFox FilmBox Office AttractionsDramaFeature1914-12-13
1915The Girl I Left Behind Me DirectorFox FilmBox Office AttractionsWesternFeature1915-01-01
MotherhoodDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-06-22
A Studio EscapadeDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-07-05
The Girl with the Red FeatherDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-08-23
The Jungle LoversDirectorSeligGeneral FilmAdventureShort1915-09-15
In the Midst of African WildsDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-10-16
The FlashlightDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-11-01
Their Sinful InfluenceDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-11-04
The White Light of PublicityDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-11-13
The Love of Loti SanDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-12-02
The Golden SpursDirectorSeligGeneral FilmWesternShort1915-12-16
The Sacred Tiger of AgraDirectorSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-12-25
1916DirectorUniversalUniversalWesternFeature1916-03-19
Two Men of Sandy BarDirectorUniversalUniversalWesternFeature1916-04-03
Doctor NeighborDirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-05-01
Her Husband's FaithDirectorUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-05-11
Heartaches (1916 film)DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-05-19
Two MothersDirectorUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-06-01
Her Soul's SongDirectorUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-06-15
DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-07-03
No. 16 Martin StreetDirectorUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-07-13
DirectorUniversalUniversalWesternFeature1916-08-14
DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-09-04
DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-09-18
The Human GambleDirectorRex Motion PictureUniversalDramaShort1916-10-08
DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-10-16
DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-11-20
DirectorUniversalUniversalDramaFeature1916-12-11
1920Mountain MadnessDirectorClermont PhotoplaysRepublic DistDramaFeature1920-08-02
1922Beyond the CrossroadsDirectorClermont PhotoplaysPioneer FilmDramaFeature1922-01-27
1923The Flying DutchmanDirectorRobertson-ColeFBODramaFeature1923-07-29
1925Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds DirectorA.G. SteenB.A. Goodman ProdDramaFeature1925-08-05
The Young SheriffDirectorLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-02
The Man Who Rode AloneDirectorLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-08
Flash of a .45DirectorLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-10
The Mad MinerDirectorLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-10
1910Simple CharityActorBiographGeneral FilmDramaShort1910-11-10
1914Michael Strogoff ActorLubinGeneral FilmDramaFeature1914-10-19
1927ActorSterling PicturesSterling PicturesDramaFeature1927-01-03
1915In the Midst of African WildsProducerSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-10-16[9]
The White Light of PublicityProducerSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-11-13[10]
The Sacred Tiger of AgraProducerSeligGeneral FilmDramaShort1915-12-25[11]
1916Her Husband's FaithProducerLloyd Carleton ProdUniversalDramaShort1916-05-11[12]
1918Mother, I Need YouProducerLloyd Carleton ProdErnest ShipmanDramaShort1918-09-21[13]
1920The Amazing WomanProducerLloyd Carleton ProdRepublic DistDramaFeature1920-01-01
Mountain MadnessProducerClermont PhotoplaysRepublic DistDramaFeature1920-08-02
1925The Young SheriffProducerLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-02
The Man Who Rode AloneProducerLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-08
Flash of a .45ProducerLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-10
The Mad MinerProducerLloyd Carleton ProdA.G. Steen WesternShort1925-10-10
1927Girl in the RainProducerLloyd Carleton ProdKernan Films DramaFeature1927-02-10[14]
1913Diamond Cut DiamondWriterLubinGeneral FilmDramaShort1913-04-25
1914WriterBox Office AttractionsBox Office AttractionsDramaFeature1914-11-19
1916Heartaches (1916 film)WriterUniversalUniversalDramaShort1916-05-19
1923The Flying DutchmanWriterRobertson-ColeFBODramaFeature1923-07-29

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/details/powerstheatrep1900powe/page/n11 The Little Minister
  2. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/laiglon-5393 L'Aiglon
  3. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-royal-family-5347 A Royal Family
  4. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-little-minister-4937 The Little Minister
  5. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/peter-pan-4887 Peter Pan
  6. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/quality-street-5514 Quality Street
  7. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-jesters-6499 The Jesters
  8. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/brothers-10810 Brothers
  9. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New Series. 1915. 430.
  10. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New Series. 1915. 595.
  11. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New Series. 1915. 596.
  12. Encyclopedia: LAEMMLE – Her Husband's Honor. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. May 13, 1916. June 29, 2019.
  13. October 12, 1918. Carleton Picture Shows "Garden of Eden". Motion Picture News. New York, Motion Picture News, Inc.. July 9, 2019.
  14. January 29, 1927. State's Rights Sold. Moving Picture World. New York, Chalmers Publishing Company. July 9, 2019.

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