Gladys Hulette
Gladys Hulette
From Wikipedia Gladys Hulette (July 21, 1896 – August 8, 1991) was a silent film actress from Arcade, New York. Her career began in the early years of silent movies and continued until the mid-1930s. She first performed on stage at the age of three and on screen when she was seven years old. Hulette was also a talented artist. Her mother was an opera star. In her earliest motion picture features she was under contract to Vitagraph Studios. There was a stigma for Broadway theater actors to be seen in motion pictures when silent films first began to be made. Hulette later discussed this, saying the picture heroes were mostly Coney Island life savers. One company prevailed upon a leading stage actor to play the role of Hamlet on screen. This began the influx of more Broadway actors into the new medium. By 1917 Hulette's films were being produced by leading director William Parke. In that year she made her most popular film to date, Streets of Illusion. Playing the part of Beam, Hulette's co-stars included Richard Barthelmess and J.H. Gilmour. Parke owned theatrical companies and assisted Hulette in making one hit after another. By 1921 she was a veteran of the motion picture industry. She again played opposite Barthelmess, this time in Tol'able David. She played the ingenue part of Esther Hatburn. In an interview she said she wished for no different type of roles than the one she played in this film. Later she sought comedy-drama parts which she portrayed in Jack O' Hearts (1926) and A Bowery Cinderella (1927). Hulette made her debut in sound films in Torch Singer (1933). Her final film appearances came in Her Resale Value (1933) and with uncredited roles in The Girl From Missouri and One Hour Late, both from 1934.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 5.167
Birthday 1896-07-21
Place of Birth Arcade, New York, USA
Also Known As
The Iron Horse
1924

The Iron Horse

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy
1909

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

The Family Secret
1924

The Family Secret

Prudence the Pirate
1916

Prudence the Pirate

The Shine Girl
1916

The Shine Girl

A Japanese Peach Boy
1910

A Japanese Peach Boy

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1910

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Getting to the Ball Game
1914

Getting to the Ball Game

Lorna Doone
1911

Lorna Doone

The Mystic
1925

The Mystic

Tol'able David
1921

Tol'able David

Be Your Age
1926

Be Your Age

Papa's Sweetheart
1911

Papa's Sweetheart

Jack and the Beanstalk
1912

Jack and the Beanstalk

Torch Singer
1933

Torch Singer

Enemies of Women
1923

Enemies of Women

Mrs. Slacker
1918

Mrs. Slacker

How Women Love
1922

How Women Love

Secrets of Paris
1922

Secrets of Paris

Fair Lady
1922

Fair Lady

The Working of a Miracle
1915

The Working of a Miracle

The Last of the Carnabys
1917

The Last of the Carnabys

The Skyrocket
1926

The Skyrocket

The Flight of the Duchess
1916

The Flight of the Duchess

A Crooked Romance
1917

A Crooked Romance

Go Straight!
1925

Go Straight!

The Treasure of Captain Kidd
1913

The Treasure of Captain Kidd

The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
1924

The Ridin' Kid from Powder River

Hoodman Blind
1923

Hoodman Blind

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1909

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Pride of the Force
1925

The Pride of the Force

The Traffic Cop
1916

The Traffic Cop