J. Searle Dawley
Directing
Born October 4, 1877 · Del Norte, Colorado, USA
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.
Directed (84)
Abraham Lincoln
1924
Broadway Broke
1923
Has the World Gone Mad!
1923
As a Man Lives
1923
Who Are My Parents?
1922
A Virgin Paradise
1921
Beyond Price
1921
The Harvest Moon
1920
Everybody's Business
1919
The Phantom Honeymoon
1919
Twilight
1919
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1918
The Death Dance
1918
Rich Man, Poor Man
1918
The Lie
1918
The Seven Swans
1917
Bab's Matinee Idol
1917
Bab's Burglar
1917
Bab's Diary
1917
The Mysterious Miss Terry
1917
The Valentine Girl
1917
Snow White
1916
Miss George Washington
1916
The Rainbow Princess
1916
Little Lady Eileen
1916
Silks and Satins
1916
Molly Make-Believe
1916
Out of the Drifts
1916
Mice and Men
1916
Still Waters
1915
Always in the Way
1915
Four Feathers
1915
Marta of the Lowlands
1914
The Lost Paradise
1914
A Good Little Devil
1914
The Pride of Jennico
1914
An American Citizen
1914
A Woman's Triumph
1914
A Lady of Quality
1913
The Daughter of the Hills
1913
Leah Kleschna
1913
The Port of Doom
1913
Caprice
1913
An Hour Before Dawn
1913
Chelsea 7750
1913
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
Bill's Sweetheart
1913
Hulda of Holland
1913
In A Japanese Tea Garden
1913
The Old Monk's Tale
1913
Dances of the Ages
1913
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1912
A Chase Across the Continent
1912
Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah
1912
The Lord and the Peasant
1912
The Relief of Lucknow
1912
Between Two Fires
1912
Jack and the Beanstalk
1912
A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
1911
A Modern Cinderella
1911
The Battle of Trafalgar
1911
Who Gets the Order
1911
The Ransom of Red Chief
1911
Aida
1911
A Christmas Carol
1910
The Life of a Salmon
1910
A Daughter of the Mines
1910
The Song That Reached His Heart
1910
An Unselfish Love
1910
Michael Strogoff
1910
Frankenstein
1910
Hansel and Gretel
1909
The Prince and the Pauper
1909
Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
1908
Cupid’s Pranks
1908
Fireside Reminiscences
1908
A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
1908
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
1908
A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
1907
Laughing Gas
1907
College Chums
1907
The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
1907
The Rivals
1907