Milton J. Fahrney Explained

Milton J. Fahrney, sometimes credited as Milton H. Fahrney or simply Milton Fahrney, was an actor and director during the silent film era.

He worked for Albuquerque Film Manufacturing Company and Nestor Film Company.

He featured comedian George Ovey in films.^[1]

He married Alexandra Phillips, a screenwriter.

He directed the Cub Comedies.^[2] He engaged Louise Horner to play a role in the Jerry series.^[3] Fahrney wrote and directed dozens of shorts for the series.^[4]

Filmography

Director

• The Pilgrim (1910)^[5]
• The Law of the Range (1911 film)^[6]
• His Only Son (1912)
• White Cloud's Secret(1912), extant at EYE collection in Netherlands
• The Little Hero (1915)
• The Little Detective (1915), a Cub Comedies^[7]
• Jerry's Big Game (1916)^[8]
• Jerry and the Smugglers (1916)^[9]
• Jerry in the Movies (1916)
• Holding His Own (1917), extant
• The Hero of the E.Z. Ranch
• Jerry and the Bandits
• Jerry and the Vampire (1917)

Actor

• Yankee Speed (1924)
• The Right Man (1925)
• In the First Degree (1927)
• Stepping on the Gas (1927)^[10]

Notes and References

1. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1915-12-23/ed-1/seq-11/ocr.txt
2. Book: Motography. 1916. 104. Motography.
3. Book: Motography. 1916. 104. Motography.
4. Book: Buck Rainey. Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. 23 March 2010. McFarland. 978-0-7864-4702-2. 124.
5. Web site: AFI|Catalog. catalog.afi.com.
6. Web site: Hollywood. December 3, 1922. Google Books.
7. Book: Ken Wlaschin. Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. 28 April 2009. McFarland. 978-0-7864-4350-5. 127.
8. Web site: The Moving Picture World. December 3, 1916. World Photographic Publishing Company. Google Books.
9. Book: Bill Mason. A Holmes by Any Other Name. 9 January 2019. Wildside Press LLC. 978-1-4794-4921-7. 66.
10. http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=000364 (includes photo)