Sally Crute


Sally Crute was an American actress of the silent film era.

Biography

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before entering motion pictures Crute performed on stage. Crute was generally cast as a widow or man charmer in movies. She was employed by Edison Studios. She was a leading woman of Harold Lockwood, Joseph Burks, and Frank Lyon, among others.
In In Spite of All she played the role of Stella, a famous dancer who lures the film's hero. In Her Vocation, she appeared as an adventurous newspaper woman in a cast which included Augustus Phillips. As Lucille Stanton, in When Men Betray, Crute performs as a female so enticing she makes men her willing slaves.
After leaving motion pictures in 1925, Crute returned to make The Ace of Cads in 1926. The film starred Adolphe Menjou. She also appeared in Tin Gods with Thomas Meighan.
Crute died in 1971 in Miami, Florida.

Partial filmography

The House of the Lost Court - Nina DesmondThe Light at Dusk The Cossack Whip Blue Jeans - Sue EudalyThe Law of Compensation The [Beautiful Lie (film)|The Beautiful Lie] The Avenging Trail The Awakening of Ruth A Wife by Proxy The Tell-Tale Step The [Law of the North (1917 film)|The Law of the North] The Power of Decision The Belgian - Countess de VriesWhen Men Betray - Lucille StantonOpportunity Eye for Eye - HeleneThe Poor Rich Man Atonement A Broadway Saint The Undercurrent The [Greatest Love (1920 film)|The Greatest Love] Even as Eve - Agatha SproulThe Garter Girl - LynetteBlind Wives - Business WomanMiss 139 - Vera CardineIt Isn't Being Done This Season The Tents of Allah Broadway Broke His Children's Children - Mrs. WingateWeek End Husbands A [Little Girl in a Big City] The Half-Way Girl - EffieErmine and Rhinestones - Alys FerringTin Gods