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John Francis Dillon (13 July, 1884 – 4 April, 1934), was an American film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
 and actor of the silent era
Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, synchronized dialogue was only made possible in the late 1920s with the introduction of the Vitaphone system....
. He directed 130 films between 1914
1914 in film

The year 1914 in film involved some significant events....
 and 1934
1934 in film

Events*January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.*February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Hope...
. He also appeared in 74 films between 1914 and 1931
1931 in film

Events...
.

He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
 from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when the Blood flow to part of the heart is interrupted. This is most commonly due to occlusion of a coronary artery following the rupture of a Vulnerable plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids and white blood cells in the wall of an artery....
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John Francis Dillon (13 July, 1884 – 4 April, 1934), was an American film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
 and actor of the silent era
Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, synchronized dialogue was only made possible in the late 1920s with the introduction of the Vitaphone system....
. He directed 130 films between 1914
1914 in film

The year 1914 in film involved some significant events....
 and 1934
1934 in film

Events*January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.*February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Hope...
. He also appeared in 74 films between 1914 and 1931
1931 in film

Events...
.

He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
 from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when the Blood flow to part of the heart is interrupted. This is most commonly due to occlusion of a coronary artery following the rupture of a Vulnerable plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids and white blood cells in the wall of an artery....
.

Selected filmography

  • Call Her Savage (1932
    1932 in film

    Events*Katharine Hepburn's film career begins*Shirley Temple's film career begins*The Walt Disney Company released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film....
    )
  • Behind the Mask (1932
    1932 in film

    Events*Katharine Hepburn's film career begins*Shirley Temple's film career begins*The Walt Disney Company released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film....
    )
  • The Finger Points (1931
    1931 in film

    Events...
    )
  • Millie
    Millie (film)

    Millie is a Pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the novel by Donald Henderson Clarke, it stars Helen Twelvetrees, Lilyan Tashman, and James Hall ....
     (1931
    1931 in film

    Events...
    )
  • Kismet
    Kismet (1930 film)

    Kismet is a costume drama photographed entirely in an early widescreen process using 65mm film that Warner Brothers called Vitascope. The film was based on Edward Knoblock's play, and was previously filmed as a silent film in 1920 which also starred Otis Skinner....
     (1930
    1930 in film

    Events...
    )
  • The Bride of the Regiment
    The Bride of the Regiment (film)

    The Bride of the Regiment is a 1930 in film musical operetta film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was based on the play The Lady In Ermine that opened on Broadway in 1922 and ran 232 performances....
     (1930)
  • Sally (1929
    1929 in film

    EventsThe days of the silent film were numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound film was on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona was released....
    )
  • The Noose
    The Noose (film)

    The Noose is a film adaptation of the Willard Mack play The Noose , which was released in 1928 in film, and stars Richard Barthelmess, Montagu Love, Robert Emmett O'Connor and Thelma Todd....
     (1928
    1928 in film

    EventsAlthough some movies released in 1928 had Sound film, most were still silent film.* July 31 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's mascot Leo the Lion roars for the very first time, creating one of the most popular American film logos....
    )
  • The Half-Way Girl
    The Half-Way Girl

    The Half-Way Girl was a silent film filmed around the Jersey Shore in 1925 in film....
     (1925
    1925 in film

    Events...
    )
  • Double Dealing (1923
    1923 in film

    Events*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm talking picture system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers....
    )
  • Flaming Youth (1923
    1923 in film

    Events*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm talking picture system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers....
    )
  • Suds
    Suds (film)

    Suds is a 1920 in film silent film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Mary Pickford. The film is based upon the stage production Op o' me Thumb....
     (1920
    1920 in film

    The year 1920 in film involved some significant events....
    )
  • Dough and Dynamite
    Dough and Dynamite

    Dough and Dynamite is a 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios staring Charlie Chaplin....
     (1914
    1914 in film

    The year 1914 in film involved some significant events....
    )


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