Francis J. Grandon
Encyclopedia
Francis J. Grandon (1879, Chicago
, Illinois
- July 11, 1929, Los Angeles
, California
) was an American
silent film
actor
and director
who acted in almost 100 films and directed over 100.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
- July 11, 1929, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) was an American
United States
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silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
actor
Actor
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and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
who acted in almost 100 films and directed over 100.
Selected filmography
- The Adventures of KathlynThe Adventures of KathlynThe Adventures of Kathlyn is an American motion picture serial released on December 29, 1913 by the Selig Polyscope Company. An adventure serial filmed in Chicago, Illinois, its thirteen episodes were directed by Francis J. Grandon from a story by Harold MacGrath and Gilson Willets and starred...
(19161916 in filmThe year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
) - Playing with FirePlaying with Fire (1916 film)Playing with Fire is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Francis J. Grandon. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Olga Petrova as Jean Serian * Arthur Hoops as Geoffrey Vane* Evelyn Brent as Lucille Vane...
(1916) - The Soul MarketThe Soul MarketThe Soul Market is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Francis J. Grandon. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Olga Petrova as Elaine Elton * Arthur Hoops as Oscar Billings...
(1916) - The Lure of Heart's DesireThe Lure of Heart's DesireThe Lure of Heart's Desire is a 1916 silent American drama film directed by Francis J. Grandon. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Edmund Breese as Jim Carew* Arthur Hoops as Thomas Martin* John Mahon as Crazy Jake...
(1916) - Rosemary, That's for RemembranceRosemary, That's for RemembranceRosemary, That's for Remembrance is a 1914 American silent short drama directed by Francis J. Grandon. The film starred Earle Foxe and Adda Gleason....
(19141914 in filmThe year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
) - The Livid FlameThe Livid FlameThe Livid Flame is a 1914 American silent short drama directed by Francis J. Grandon and written by William Wing. The film starred Earle Foxe and Lafe McKee as Jesse and Darlene, two love-struck teenagers looking for a place they could be together....
(1914) - To Be Called ForTo Be Called ForTo Be Called For is a 1914 American silent short comedy directed by Francis J. Grandon and written by Wallace Clifton. The film starred Earle Foxe and Adda Gleason in the main roles....
(1914) - The Blind Princess and the PoetThe Blind Princess and the PoetThe Blind Princess and the Poet is a 1911 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Blanche Sweet - The Princess* Charles West - The Poet* Charles Gorman* Francis J. Grandon* Guy Hedlund* Grace Henderson...
(19111911 in filmThe year 1911 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 23: D.W Griffith shows the first major close-up shot on film with the successful release of The Lonedale Operator proving his ever growing mastery of how to utilise film....
) - The Last Drop of WaterThe Last Drop of WaterThe Last Drop of Water is a 1911 short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives...
(1911) - The Indian BrothersThe Indian BrothersThe Indian Brothers is a 1911 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Frank Opperman and featuring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Frank Opperman - The Indian Chief* Wilfred Lucas - The Indian Chief's Brother* Guy Hedlund - The Renegade...
(1911) - Enoch ArdenEnoch Arden (1911 film)Enoch Arden is a two-part 1911 short silent drama film, based on the Tennyson poem of the same name. It was directed by D. W. Griffith, starred Wilfred Lucas and featured Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Wilfred Lucas - Enoch Arden*...
(1911) - The Lonedale OperatorThe Lonedale OperatorThe Lonedale Operator is a 1911 short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City....
(1911) - Was He a Coward?Was He a Coward?Was He a Coward? is a 1911 short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.-Cast:* Wilfred Lucas - Norris Hilton...
(1911) - The Lily of the TenementsThe Lily of the TenementsThe Lily of the Tenements is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Clara T. Bracy and featuring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Dorothy West as The Tenement Girl* Clara T. Bracy as The Tenement Girl's Mother...
(1911) - What Shall We Do with Our Old?What Shall We Do with Our Old?What Shall We Do with Our Old? is a 1911 drama film directed by D.W. Griffith.-Cast:* W. Chrystie Miller - The Old Carpenter* Claire McDowell - The Old Carpenter's Wife* Adolph Lestina - The Doctor* George Nichols - The Judge...
(1911) - His TrustHis TrustHis Trust is a 1911 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It concerns "The faithful devotion and self- sacrifice of an old negro servant," who is played in blackface. The film's sequel is His Trust Fulfilled. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the...
(1911) - RamonaRamona (1910 film)Ramona is a 1910 short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona. A copy of the print survives in the Library of Congress film archive.-Cast:* Mary Pickford - Ramona* Henry B. Walthall - Alessandro...
(19101910 in filmThe year 1910 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot in Kinemacolor, making it the first color newsreel....
) - The House with Closed ShuttersThe House with Closed ShuttersThe House with Closed Shutters is a 1910 drama film directed by D.W. Griffith. Prints of the film exist in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art, George Eastman House and the Library of Congress. -Cast:* Henry B...
(1910) - What the Daisy SaidWhat the Daisy SaidWhat the Daisy Said is a one-reel film made by D. W. Griffith for Biograph in 1910.-Plot:Two farm sisters are feeling romantic and looking for suitors. Mary consults a gypsy who gives her a fortune that promotes his intentions to seduce her...
(1910) - In the Border StatesIn the Border StatesIn the Border States is a 1910 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Charles West - Young Father* Charles Arling...
(1910)