J. Searle Dawley

J. Searle Dawley

Directing
Born 1877-10-04 Died 1949-03-29 Del Norte, Colorado, USA 91 credits
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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.
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Directing 58 credits
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1910 · ★ 6.1 · Director, Screenplay
Beyond Price
Beyond Price
1921 · Director
Caprice
Caprice
1913 · Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1918 · Director, Scenario Writer
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1924 · Director
Still Waters
Still Waters
1915 · Director
Twilight
Twilight
1919 · Director
A Good Little Devil
A Good Little Devil
1914 · Director
College Chums
College Chums
1907 · Director
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1910 · Director
Aida
Aida
1911 · Director
The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar
1911 · Director
Leah Kleschna
Leah Kleschna
1913 · Director
Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas
1907 · Director
Miss George Washington
Miss George Washington
1916 · Director
The Valentine Girl
The Valentine Girl
1917 · Director, Writer
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1912 · Director
An Hour Before Dawn
An Hour Before Dawn
1913 · Director, Writer
The Lost Paradise
The Lost Paradise
1914 · Director
Little Lady Eileen
Little Lady Eileen
1916 · Director
Out of the Drifts
Out of the Drifts
1916 · Director
Always in the Way
Always in the Way
1915 · Director
The Death Dance
The Death Dance
1918 · Director
Cupid’s Pranks
Cupid’s Pranks
1908 · Director
The Seven Swans
The Seven Swans
1917 · Director, Writer
Silks and Satins
Silks and Satins
1916 · Director
Bab's Matinee Idol
Bab's Matinee Idol
1917 · Director
Hulda of Holland
Hulda of Holland
1913 · Director
The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
1907 · Director
Four Feathers
Four Feathers
1915 · Director
Molly Make-Believe
Molly Make-Believe
1916 · Director
In A Japanese Tea Garden
In A Japanese Tea Garden
1913 · Director
An American Citizen
An American Citizen
1914 · Writer, Director
The Old Monk's Tale
The Old Monk's Tale
1913 · Director
A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
1911 · Director
Mice and Men
Mice and Men
1916 · Director
Has the World Gone Mad!
Has the World Gone Mad!
1923 · Director
As a Man Lives
As a Man Lives
1923 · Director
The Rainbow Princess
The Rainbow Princess
1916 · Director
Bab's Diary
Bab's Diary
1917 · Director
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
1912 · Director
Marta of the Lowlands
Marta of the Lowlands
1914 · Director
The Relief of Lucknow
The Relief of Lucknow
1912 · Director
The Lord and the Peasant
The Lord and the Peasant
1912 · Director
A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
1908 · Director
Michael Strogoff
Michael Strogoff
1910 · Writer, Director
Everybody's Business
Everybody's Business
1919 · Director, Writer
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
1908 · Director
A Virgin Paradise
A Virgin Paradise
1921 · Director
Who Are My Parents?
Who Are My Parents?
1922 · Director
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 · Director
The Mysterious Miss Terry
The Mysterious Miss Terry
1917 · Writer, Director
Broadway Broke
Broadway Broke
1923 · Director
A Woman's Triumph
A Woman's Triumph
1914 · Director
Bill's Sweetheart
Bill's Sweetheart
1913 · Director
The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
1907 · Director
Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
1908 · Director
Heléne of the North
Heléne of the North
1915 · Director, Writer
Writing 11 credits
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1910 · ★ 6.1 · Director, Screenplay
The Valentine Girl
The Valentine Girl
1917 · Director, Writer
An Hour Before Dawn
An Hour Before Dawn
1913 · Director, Writer
When Men Desire
When Men Desire
1919 · Story
The Seven Swans
The Seven Swans
1917 · Director, Writer
An American Citizen
An American Citizen
1914 · Writer, Director
Michael Strogoff
Michael Strogoff
1910 · Writer, Director
Everybody's Business
Everybody's Business
1919 · Director, Writer
The Mysterious Miss Terry
The Mysterious Miss Terry
1917 · Writer, Director
Conscience
Conscience
1917 · Writer
Heléne of the North
Heléne of the North
1915 · Director, Writer
Acting 1 credit
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1918 · Director, Scenario Writer
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