
Roy L. McCardell
Writing
Biography
Roy L. McCardell was born on June 30, 1870 in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA as Roy Larcom McCardell. He was a writer and actor, known for The Evil Eye (1920), Ladies Love Hats (1935) and The Money Mill (1917). He died in 1961.
Known For

Although not the first feature-length animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality. The appearance of a true character distinguished it from earlier animated "trick films", such as those of Blackton and Cohl, and makes it the predecessor to later popular cartoons such as those by Walt Disney. The film was also the first to be created using keyframe animation.
Gertie the Dinosaur

John Schuyler, a happily married lawyer, is appointed diplomat and sent to England. Due to an unfortunate accident, his wife and child can not come along with him. On the ship to England, Schuyler meets the notorious Vampire - a relentless gold digger who causes the moral degradation of those she seduces, first fascinating and then draining the very life from her victims.
A Fool There Was

LOST FILM. A comedy in which Johan has no desire to meet the unmarried Sarah, and so has his friend Freddy pretend that he is Johan.
Mr. Bunny in Disguise

This serial, starring boxer Leslie King, is presumed lost.
The Evil Eye

This serial told the story of the diamond heir loom of the Stanley family.
The Diamond from the Sky
Amateur aviator Harold McNutt's hopes of taking flight result in an escalating series of high jinks.
The Awful Adventures of an Aviator

A comical story of the Flannigan Flats, showing how the janitor got the worst of it when, through his carelessness, water came in through the roof and leaked from one flat to another
A Jolt for the Janitor
An old maid vies with a beautiful young student for the affections of an elderly professor.
Love's Old Dream

James Wadsworth sets his sights on the lovely society girl Anna Dalton and determines to marry her. To achieve that goal, he follows her everywhere she goes, including on a ship to South America. He comes up with a plan to make her love him--he throws her overboard, follows her over the side and swims with her to a deserted island. His somewhat unorthodox method works and he wins over Anna, but problems arise when Richard Towne, Anna's fiancé who has been searching for her, finds the island and discovers the two.