Among David Bowers and John G. Adolfiwho was an American silent film director?
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David Bowers (director) David Bowers (born 1970) is an English animator, film director, screenwriter and voice actor originally from Stockport, Greater Manchester in the UK.
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John G. Adolfi John Gustav Adolfi (February 19, 1888 – May 11, 1933) was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently restored 1912 film "Robin Hood".
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Orrall Humphrey Orrall Humphrey (April 3, 1880 - August 12, 1929) was an American silent film actor and director.
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You Can't Always Tell You Can't Always Tell is a 1915 American silent short film directed by and starring William Garwood in the lead role with Violet Mersereau. It is one of several short films that Garwood and Mersereau starred in together and Garwood directed.
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Tommy Atkins (director) Tommy Atkins was an American director of the silent and early sound film eras. Born on July 18, 1887 in Springfield, Massachusetts, he would make his entrance into the film industry as the assistant director to Ralph Ince on the 1920 silent film, "Out of the Snows". It would be another eight years before he would make another film, again as assistant director, this time for FBO Pictures, on another silent film, "Crooks Can't Win". He'd work as the assistant director on another sixteen films between 1928 and 1934, the most notable of which would be 1933's "Morning Glory", directed by Lowell Sherman and starring Katharine Hepburn and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. In 1934 he would be given the chance to helm his first picture, "The Silver Streak", which was one of the top money-makers for RKO Pictures that year. He would only direct two more films, the second of which, "Hi, Gaucho!", he would also write the story for.
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Sidney M. Goldin Sidney M. Goldin, born Samuel Goldstein (March 25, 1878 – September 19, 1937) was an American Jewish silent film director as well as a prominent writer, actor and producer for Yiddish theater and Yiddish cinema during the early 20th century. During his career, he worked frequently with Molly Picon, Maurice Schwartz and Ludwig Satz in Europe and Palestine.
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The Salvation Hunters The Salvation Hunters (1925) is an American silent film, the first work directed by young Josef Sternberg, later known as Josef von Sternberg.
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Billy West (silent film actor) Billy West (September 22, 1892 – July 21, 1975) was a film actor, producer, and director of the silent film era. He is best known as a Charlie Chaplin impersonator.
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Cheating Cheaters (1919 film) Cheating Cheaters is a 1919 silent film comedy directed by Allan Dwan and starring Jack Holt and Clara Kimball Young. Young's production company produced. It was released by Select Pictures Corporation.
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The Man Who Laughs (1928 film) The Man Who Laughs is a 1928 American silent film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. The film is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the same name and stars Mary Philbin as the blind Dea and Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine. The film is known for the grim carnival freak-like grin on the character Gwynplaine's face, which often leads it to be classified as a horror film. Film critic Roger Ebert stated, ""The Man Who Laughs" is a melodrama, at times even a swashbuckler, but so steeped in Expressionist gloom that it plays like a horror film."
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Ralph Ince Ralph Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John Ince and Thomas H. Ince.
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John Ford filmography John Ford (1894–1973) was an American film director whose career spanned from 1913 to 1971. During this time he directed more than 140 films. Born in Maine, Ford enter the filmmaking industry shortly after graduating from high school with the help of his older brother, Francis Ford, who had established himself as a leading man and director for Universal Studios. After working as an actor, assistant director, stuntman, and prop man – often for his brother – Universal gave Ford the opportunity to direct in 1917. Initially working in short films, he quickly moved into features, largely with Harry Carey as his star. In 1920 Ford left Universal and began working for the Fox Film Corporation. During the next ten years he directed more than 30 films, including the westerns "The Iron Horse" (1924) and "3 Bad Men" (1926), both starring George O'Brien, the war drama "Four Sons" and the Irish romantic drama "Hangman's House" (both 1928 and both starring Victor McLaglen). In the same year of these last two films, Ford directed his first all-talking film, the short "Napoleon's Barber". The following year he directed his first all-talking feature, "The Black Watch".
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Artists (1928 film) Artists (German: Artisten) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Gyula Szőreghy, Anton Edthofer and John Mylong.
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Hearts and Diamonds (1914 film) Hearts and Diamonds is a 1914 American silent short film directed by George D. Baker.
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Johannes Guter Johannes Guter (25 April 1882 – 18 March 1962) born Janis Guters was a Latvian filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer. Although most of his work is now lost, he is considered a pioneer of German silent cinema and expressionism.
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Unmarried Daughters Unmarried Daughters (German: Ledige Töchter) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Jenny Jugo, Charlotte Ander and Ida Wüst.
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Our Daily Bread (1926 film) Our Daily Bread (German: Unser täglich Brot) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Fritz Kampers, Mary Nolan and Dina Gralla.
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Fred Niblo Fred Niblo (January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer.
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Three Sinners Three Sinners (1928) is a silent film directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Pola Negri, and co-starring Warner Baxter, Olga Baclanova, and Paul Lukas.
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The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men is a 1921 British silent crime film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cecil Humphreys, Teddy Arundell and Charles Croker-King. It was based on the 1904 novel "The Four Just Men" by Edgar Wallace. Its plot concerns four vigilantes who seek revenge for the public against criminals.
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Arizona Days (1928 film) Arizona Days is a 1928 American silent western film directed by J.P. McGowan, who also portrayed the protagonist.
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The Ten of Spades The Ten of Spades' was a 1914 American silent short film directed by starring William Garwood, Victory Bateman, J.H. Horsey, William Lowery, Muriel Ostriche, C.E. Rogers, Vera Sisson, Josef Swickard, Metta White and Mabel Wright.