Arthur A. Cadwell (often credited as A.A. Caldwell) was an American cinematographer and race car driver who worked in Hollywood in the 1910s and 1920s.
Biography
Arthur was born
Indianapolis, Indiana, to Ethan Cadwell and Lida Haney. He married actress
Florence Vincent
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; the pair had a son, Arthur Jr., who would become a child actor.
He began shooting films around 1913, working primarily with Thanhauser and then the
California Motion Picture Company during those early years.
During this decade, he was also known for racing cars in Southern California.
In 1925, he and writer/director
Hamilton Smith banded together to launch the
Asheville Motion Pictures Corporation with the intent of developing a film industry in North Carolina.
Little seems to have come from this venture.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Inner Man'' (1922)
* ''
Fine Feathers'' (1921)
* ''Clothes'' (1920)
* ''
Madonnas and Men
''Madonnas and Men'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by B.A. Rolfe and starring Anders Randolf, Edmund Lowe and Gustav von Seyffertitz.Langman p.368
Cast
* Anders Randolf as Turnerius / Marshall Turner
* Edmund Lowe as Gordion / ...
'' (1920)
* ''
A Woman's Business
''A Woman's Business'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by B.A. Rolfe and starring Olive Tell, Edmund Lowe and Donald Hall.Goble p.1021
Cast
* Olive Tell as Barbara
* Edmund Lowe as Johnny Lister
* Donald Hall as Ellis
* Lucille Le ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Even as Eve
''Even as Eve'' is a 1920 American silent drama film by A. H. Fischer Features and distributed by Associated First National Pictures. Produced by B. A. Rolfe, the film was directed by Rolfe and Chester De Vonde, with Arthur A. Cadwell and C ...
'' (1920)
* ''
A Scream in the Night'' (1919)
* ''
Three Black Eyes'' (1919)
* ''
The Lost Battalion'' (1919)
* ''
As a Man Thinks
''As a Man Thinks'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring Leah Baird, Henry Clive and Warburton Gamble. It is adapted from the 1911 Broadway play ''As a Man Thinks'' by Augustus Thomas.Goble p.676
Cast
* Le ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Too Fat to Fight'' (1918)
* ''
Laughing Bill Hyde'' (1918)
* ''
A Wife by Proxy
''A Wife by Proxy'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by John H. Collins (director), John H. Collins and starring Mabel Taliaferro, Robert Walker (actor, born 1888), Robert Walker and Sally Crute.Lowe p.513
Cast
* Mabel Ta ...
'' (1917)
* ''The Sunbeam'' (1916)
* ''
The Dawn of Love Dawn of Love may refer to:
* ''The Dawn of Love'' (painting), oil painting by English artist William Etty
* ''The Dawn of Love'' (film), 1916 American film
*''Sons of Ingmar
''Sons of Ingmar'' ( sv, Ingmarssönerna), also released in the United Ki ...
'' (1916)
* ''
The Child of Destiny'' (1916)
* ''
The Kiss of Hate'' (1916)
* ''
A Royal Family'' (1915)
* ''
Salomy Jane
Salomy Jane may refer to:
*" Salomy Jane's Kiss", an 1889 western short story by Bret Harte, included in ''Stories of Light and Shadow'' (1898)
* ''Salomy Jane'' (play), a 1907 stage adaptation by Paul Armstrong
*"Salomy Jane", a 1910 western nove ...
'' (1914)
* ''Cymbeline'' (1913)
* ''
Won at the Rodeo
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*The Korean won from 1902–1910
*South Korean won, the currency of the Republic of Korea
* North Korean won, the currency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
* Won (Korean surname)
* Won (Korean given name)
* Won Bud ...
'' (1913)
* ''
The Idol of the Hour
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'' (1913)
* ''
An Honest Young Man
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Businesses and organizations
* Airlinair (IATA airline code AN)
* Alleanza Nazionale, a former political party in Italy
* AnimeNEXT, an annual anime convention located in New Jersey
* Anime North, a Canadian a ...
'' (1913)
* ''
Her Neighbor
Her is the objective and possessive form of the English-language feminine pronoun she.
Her, HER or H.E.R. may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Music
* H.E.R. (born 1997), American singer
** ''H.E.R.'' (album), 2017
* HIM (Finnish ...
'' (1913)
* ''His Heroine'' (1913)
* ''The Way to a Man's Heart'' (1913)
* ''
When Dreams Come True'' (1913)
* ''
The Pretty Girl in Lower Five
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'' (1913)
* ''
Some Fools There Were
''Some Fools There Were'' is a 1913 American silent short comedy film starring William Garwood, Riley Chamberlin, Jean Darnell, Florence La Badie, and William Russell.
Cast
* Florence La Badie as The Girl Reporter
* Jean Darnell as The Aunt
* ...
'' (1913)
References
American cinematographers
1882 births
1937 deaths
People from Indianapolis
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