Donald Crisp — Motography’s Gallery of Picture Players (1914) 🇺🇸

Donald Crisp, appearing in Reliance pictures on the Mutual program, was compelled to work as an extra man four months before he was placed on a regular salary.

Although his entrance into the field of motion pictures took place five years ago and he was a Broadway favorite, he had to serve his apprenticeship, so swallowed his pride and made good.

After two years with the Biograph Company, however, he joined the forces of Cohan and Harris [George M. Cohan | Sam Harris] and appeared with “The Yankee Prince, The Little Millionaire and Stop Thief in which he played the leading roles.

After three years he returned to the Biograph, where he created many important characters in D. W. Griffith’s famous pictures. Mr. Crisp is still under Griffith’s direction and will be seen in the Griffith interpretation of Paul Armstrong’s drama “The Escape.”

Mr. Crisp was a member of the Flora Dora Sextette in the original version.

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Collection: Motography Magazine, February 1914