Scott Pembroke
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Scott Pembroke was an American director
, actor and screenwriter. He directed 73 films between 1920
and 1937
.
He was born in San Francisco, California
and died in Pasadena, California
.
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:...
, actor and screenwriter. He directed 73 films between 1920
1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
and 1937
1937 in film
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
.
He was born in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
and died in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
.
Selected filmography
- Winners of the WestWinners of the West (1921 serial)Winners of the West is a 1921 Western film serial directed by Edward Laemmle. This serial is considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* Art Acord - Arthur Standish / The Mysterious Spaniard* Myrtle Lind - Betty Edwards...
(19211921 in film-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
) - The Adventures of Robinson CrusoeThe Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (serial)The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is a 1922 adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Harry Myers - Robinson Crusoe* Noble Johnson - Friday* Gertrude Olmstead* Aaron Edwards* Josef Swickard...
(19221922 in film-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
) - The Social BuccaneerThe Social BuccaneerThe Social Buccaneer is a 1923 film serial directed by Robert F. Hill.-Cast:* Jack Mulhall - Jack Norton* Margaret Livingston - Princess Elise* William Welsh - Raymond Norton* Harry De Vere - Harvey Vail* Wade Boteler - Madison Ames...
(1923) - Kill or CureKill or Cure (1923 film)Kill or Cure is a 1923 American film featuring Stan Laurel. Prints of the film survive.-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Door to door salesman* Katherine Grant - Maid with bird cage* Noah Young - Car owner* Eddie Baker - Sheriff* Mark Jones - Speedy Sam...
(1923) - Gas and AirGas and Air (film)Gas and Air is a 1923 silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel.-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Phillup McCann* Katherine Grant - Garage owner's daughter* Eddie Baker - Customer* Charles Stevenson - Garage owner* Noah Young* Roy Brooks...
(1923) - Her Dangerous PathHer Dangerous PathHer Dangerous Path is a 1923 adventure film serial directed by Roy Clements.-Cast:* Edna Murphy - Corinne Grant* Charley Chase - Glen Harper * Hayford Hobbs - Donald Bartlett* William F. Moran - Dr. Philip Markham...
(1923) - Short OrdersShort Orders-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Waiter* Marie Mosquini - Cashier* Eddie Baker - Cafe owner* Jack Ackroyd - Customer* Mark Jones - Customer* George Rowe - Chef...
(19231923 in film-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
) - Rupert of Hee HawRupert of Hee HawRupert of Hee Haw is a 1924 film starring Stan Laurel and drawing on the Ruritanian romance of Rupert of Hentzau, Anthony Hope's sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda.-Cast:* Stan Laurel - The king/Rudolph Razz* James Finlayson* Mae Laurel - The queen...
(1924) - Mandarin Mix-UpMandarin Mix-UpMandarin Mix-Up is a 1924 comedy film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Stan Laurel.-Plot:Stan Laurel becomes an Asian in this Joe Rock comedy. As the new baby in the family, Laurel is shown in a high chair and playing with a ball...
(1924) - Detained (1924)
- Monsieur Don't CareMonsieur Don't CareMonsieur Don't Care is a 1924 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel....
(1924) - West of Hot DogWest of Hot Dog-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Stan, a tenderfoot* Julie Leonard - Little Mustard - Sheriff's Daughter * Lew Meehan -...
(19241924 in film-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
) - Somewhere in WrongSomewhere in Wrong-Cast:* Stan Laurel - A tramp* Max Asher - A tramp* Julie Leonard - The farmer's daughter* Charles King - A suitor* Pete the Dog -...
(1925) - TwinsTwins (1925 film)Twins is a 1925 silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel.-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Stan/his twin* Julie Leonard - Stan's girl* Alberta Vaughn - The wife...
(1925) - Pie-EyedPie-EyedPie-Eyed is a 1925 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Drunk* Glen Cavender - Nightclub manager* Thelma Hill - Girl in club...
(1925) - The Snow HawkThe Snow Hawk-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Mountie* Glen Cavender - Midnight Mike* Julie Leonard - Storekeeper's daughter...
(1925) - Navy Blue Days (1925)
- Dr. Pyckle and Mr. PrydeDr. Pyckle and Mr. PrydeDr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde is a 1925 silent, black-and-white comedy film, directed by Scott Pembroke and Joe Rock .The film iself is both a spoof of the previous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde films Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde is a 1925 silent, black-and-white comedy film, directed by Scott Pembroke and Joe...
(19251925 in film-Events:*November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand Premier*December 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
) - Two Sisters (19291929 in film-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
) - The Medicine ManThe Medicine Man (1930 film)The Medicine Man is an American comedy film directed by Scott Pembroke, released by Tiffany Pictures, and starring Jack Benny, Betty Bronson and Eva Novak. The son and daughter of a shopkeeper fall in with a travelling medicine man. The film was adapted from a play by Elliot Lester.- Cast :*Jack...
(1930) - The Lawless NinetiesThe Lawless NinetiesThe Lawless Nineties is a 1936 American western film directed by Joseph Kane. The 55 minute film starred John Wayne, and Lane Chandler as federal agents in Wyoming...
(1936) - The Oregon TrailThe Oregon Trail (1936 film)-Cast:*John Wayne - Capt John Delmont*Ann Rutherford - Anne Ridgeley*Joseph W. Girard - Col. Delmont*Yakima Canutt - Tom Richards*Frank Rice - Red*E. H. Calvert - Jim Ridgeley*Ben Hendricks Jr. - Maj. Harris*Harry Harvey - Tim*Fern Emmett - Minnie...
(19361936 in filmThe year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
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