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J. Searle Dawley

b. 1877 — d. 1949 (aged 72) Del Norte, Colorado, USA

Cinematographer Director Writer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Searle Dawley was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Players, Fox, and other studios, he directed more than 300 short films and 56 features, which include many of the early releases of stars such as Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Pearl White, Marguerite Clark, Harold Lloyd, and John Barrymore. He also wrote scenarios for many of his productions, including one for his 1910 horror film Frankenstein, the earliest known screen adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel. While film direction and screenwriting comprised the bulk of Dawley's career, he also had earlier working experience in theater, performing on stage for more than a decade and managing every aspect of stagecraft. Dawley wrote at least 18 plays as well for repertory companies and for several Broadway productions.

Known For

The Seven Swans

The Seven Swans

The Valentine Girl

The Valentine Girl

Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

The Phantom Honeymoon

The Phantom Honeymoon

Filmography

Edison's Frankenstein

Edison's Frankenstein

Brooke Johns and Goodee Montgomery

Roger Wolfe Kahn Musical Number

Abraham Lincoln

Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs

Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs

Love's Old Sweet Song

Has the World Gone Mad!

Has the World Gone Mad!

Broadway Broke

As a Man Lives

Lincoln, the Man of the People

Adolph Zukor Introduces Phonofilm

1923 Director Cinematographer

Who Are My Parents?

Who Are My Parents?

Beyond Price

A Virgin Paradise

A Virgin Paradise

The Harvest Moon

The Harvest Moon

1920 Director Writer

The Phantom Honeymoon

The Phantom Honeymoon

1919 Director Writer

When Men Desire

When Men Desire

The Spirit of Lafayette

Everybody's Business

Everybody's Business

1919 Director Writer

Married in Haste

Married in Haste

Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

1918 Director Writer

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1918 Director Writer

The Lie

The Death Dance

The Death Dance

The Valentine Girl

The Valentine Girl

1917 Director Writer

The Seven Swans

The Seven Swans

1917 Director Writer

The Mysterious Miss Terry

The Mysterious Miss Terry

1917 Director Writer

Bab's Diary

Bab's Burglar

Bab's Matinee Idol

Bab's Matinee Idol

Conscience

Snow White

Miss George Washington

Miss George Washington

Mice and Men

The Rainbow Princess

The Rainbow Princess

Out of the Drifts

Out of the Drifts

Molly Make-Believe

Molly Make-Believe

Little Lady Eileen

Little Lady Eileen

Silks and Satins

Silks and Satins

Four Feathers

Helene of the North

Helene of the North

1915 Director Writer

Always in the Way

Always in the Way

Still Waters

The Daughter of the People

The Daughter of the People

1915 Director Writer

An American Citizen

An American Citizen

1914 Director Writer

A Good Little Devil

A Good Little Devil

The Mystery of the Poison Pool

The Mystery of the Poison Pool

The Next in Command

The Next in Command

The Lost Paradise

The Lost Paradise

Marta of the Lowlands

Marta of the Lowlands

The Dancer and the King

The Dancer and the King

A Woman's Triumph

A Woman's Triumph

The Pride of Jennico

The Pride of Jennico

One of Millions

1914 Director Writer

The Oath of a Viking

In the Name of the Prince of Peace

In the Name of the Prince of Peace

1914 Director Writer

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

In the Bishop's Carriage

In the Bishop's Carriage

Caprice

The Old Monk's Tale

The Old Monk's Tale

Chelsea 7750

1913 Director Writer

Dances of the Ages

An Hour Before Dawn

1913 Director Writer

In a Japanese Tea Garden

The Daughter of the Hills

1913 Director Writer

The Red Man's Burden

Mary Stuart

Hulda of Holland

The Priest and the Man

Bill's Sweetheart

Bill's Sweetheart

Right for Right's Sake

Groundless Suspicion

A Way to the Underworld

The Eldorado Lode

False to Their Trust

The Well Sick Man

A Lady of Quality

A Lady of Quality

1913 Director Writer

The Port of Doom

The Port of Doom

1913 Director Writer

A Tudor Princess

A Tudor Princess

Yosemite National Park and Big Trees of California

Yosemite National Park and Big Trees of California

The Substitute Stenographer

1913 Director Writer

On the Broad Stairway

1913 Director Writer

Some Spots in and Around Los Angeles, California

The City of San Francisco

The Rightful Heir

The Ghost of Granleigh

The Diamond Crown

The Diamond Crown

1913 Director Writer

The Gauntlets of Washington

Leah Kleschna

The Lake Geneva Camp of the Y.M.C.A., Lake Geneva, Wis.

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Relief of Lucknow

The Relief of Lucknow

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

The Lord and the Peasant

The Lord and the Peasant

Jack, the Giant Killer

Jack, the Giant Killer

Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah

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