Van Dyke Brooke
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Van Dyke Brooke was an early American film director
, whose works include The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln
(1908) and Lights of New York
(1916).
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:...
, whose works include The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln
The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln
The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln was a 1908 film that included US President Abraham Lincoln pardoning a sleeping sentry. It is possibly the first motion picture based on his life....
(1908) and Lights of New York
Lights of New York (1916 film)
Lights of New York is a silent drama film directed by Van Dyke Brooke.-Plot:Hoping to improve his financial lot, petty thief Hawk Chovinski hires a dancing instructor to teach him how to bear himself like a gentleman. His lessons completed, Hawk then poses as a European nobleman, intending to trap...
(1916).