Biography
Frank E. Montgomery (June 14, 1870 – July 18, 1944) was an early American silent film director and actor. Montgomery acted in 28 films but is most acclaimed as a silent film director in which he is credited with directing 82 films. He was married to actresses Florence McClain as well as Josephine Mercedes Workman, who used the stage name Princess Mona Darkfeather to forge a career playing Native American roles.
Many of Montgomery's film titles contain Native American references, such as Darkfeather's Sacrifice, Apache Love, An Indian's Gratitude, The Red Girl's Sacrifice, Mona of the Modocs, An Apache Father's Vengeance, Big Rock's Last Stand, The Half-Breed Scout, A Blackfoot Conspiracy, A Red Man's Love, A Daughter of the Redskins, The Massacre of Santa Fe Trail, and A White Indian. He also directed the now-lost film The Spirit of '76 (1917).
He is referenced obliquely in Gerald Vizenor's short story "Almost Browne," in the character of Professor Monte Franzgomery, who teaches Romantic Literature but who sees the Native American culture through his own romanticizations.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 22
Director 7
So's Your Old Man (1926)
Aloma of the South Seas (1926)
Children of the Whirlwind (1925)
The Mad Dancer (1925)
The Man from Beyond (1922)
The Man Who Paid (1922)
The Call of Her People (1917)
The Spirit of '76 (1917)
The Awakening of Helena Ritchie (1916)
The Brand of Cowardice (1916)
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (1916)
The Kiss of Hate (1916)
Her Debt of Honor (1916)
Two Knights of Vaudeville (1915)
Grey Eagle's Revenge (1914)
The Tigers of the Hills (1914)
A Daughter of the Redskins (1912)
The Sheriff's Adopted Child (1912)
The Hand of Fate; or The Mysterious Blonde (1912)
The Immigrants (1912)
A Frontier Girl's Courage (1911)
In the Sultan's Power (1909)
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GenderMale
Birthday1870-06-14
Deathday1944-07-18 (74 years old)
Birth PlacePetrolia, United States of America
RelationshipsMona Darkfeather (1912-01-01 - 1928-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsFrank Edward Akley
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