In the days of the silent films, Raymond Griffith was known as the "silk-hat comedian" and one of the writers for Mack Sennett comedies. Later, as a producer, Griffith was an assistant to writer Darryl Zanuck at Warner Bros., at 20th Century Films and 20th Century Fox.
One of his best-known films was "Hands Up!," a 1926 Civil War comedy feature directed by Clarence G. Badger and costarring Mack Swain.
Griffith lost his voice at an early age because of a case of respiratory diphtheria, leaving him unable to speak louder than a whisper for the rest of his life. Consequently, his acting career came to an end when sound began to be introduced to movies.
Aside from acting and producing, Griffith did a variety of things including joining a circus, touring France with a group of pantomimes and serving in the Navy.
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