Arthur Reeves (1892–1954) was an American

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active in the silent and early

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.Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.58 He began his career at the

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Essanay The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company was an early American motion picture studio. The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago, and later developed an additional film lot in Niles Canyon, California. Its various stars included Francis X. Bushman, ...

and went on to work for a variety of other studios including

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and

FBO Pictures Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), registered as FBO Pictures Corp., was an American film studio of the Silent film, silent era, a midsize producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films. The business began in 1918 as Robertson-Cole, an ...

Selected filmography

* ''

The Alster Case ''The Alster Case'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by J. Charles Haydon and starring Bryant Washburn and Ruth Stonehouse. It was based on a novel, ''The Alster Case'', by Rufus Gillmore. It was produced by the Essanay Company. Plot ...

'' (1915) * '' The Misleading Lady'' (1916) * ''

That Sort ''That Sort'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Warda Howard, Duncan McRae and Ernest Maupain.Parish & Pitts p.42 Cast * Warda Howard as Diana Laska * Duncan McRae as John Heppell * Ernest Maupain a ...

'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) * ''

The Small Town Guy ''The Small Town Guy'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Lawrence C. Windom and starring Taylor Holmes, Helen Ferguson and Fred Tiden.Connelly p.411 Cast * Taylor Holmes as Ernest Gledhill * Helen Ferguson Helen Ferguson ( ...

'' (1917) * '' Two-Bit Seats'' (1917) * ''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...

'' (1918) * ''

A Pair of Sixes ''A Pair of Sixes'', originally titled ''The Party of the Second Part'', is a farce in three acts by Edward Peple that made its Broadway debut at the Longacre Theatre on March 17, 1914. The piece was produced by Harry Frazee and achieved a run ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Misfit Wife ''The Misfit Wife'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Alice Lake, Forrest Stanley and William Steele.Goble p.220 It is based on the 1916 play ''The Outsider'' by Julie Herne. Cast * Alice Lake as K ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Greater Claim ''The Greater Claim'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Alice Lake and Jack Dougherty. It was produced and distributed by the Metro Pictures Company. An incomplete print is preserved in the Library of ...

'' (1921) * ''

Any Night ''Any Night'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent crime film directed by Martin Beck and starring Tully Marshall, Robert Edeson and Lila Leslie.Munden p.21 Cast * Tully Marshall as Jerry Maguire * Robert Edeson as Jim Barton * Lila Leslie a ...

'' (1922) * ''

Out of the Silent North ''Out of the Silent North'' is a 1922 American silent Drama (film and television), drama film directed by William Worthington (director), William Worthington and written by Wallace C. Clifton and George C. Hull. The film stars Frank Mayo (actor) ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Man Who Married His Own Wife ''The Man Who Married His Own Wife'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by Stuart Paton and written by George Hively. The film stars Frank Mayo, Sylvia Breamer, Marie Crisp, Howard Crampton, Francis McDonald, and Joseph W. Girard. The fi ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Galloping Kid ''The Galloping Kid'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Nat Ross and featuring Hoot Gibson. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Cast * Hoot Gibson as "Simplex" Cox * Edna Murphy as Helen Arnett * Lionel Belmo ...

'' (1922) * ''

Afraid to Fight ''Afraid to Fight'' is a 1922 silent American drama film directed by William Worthington and written by Charles Sarver. The film stars Frank Mayo, Lillian Rich, Peggy Cartwright, Lydia Knott, W.S. McDunnough, and Tom McGuire. The film was re ...

'' (1922) * '' Ashes'' (1922) * ''

Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

Galloping Vengeance ''Galloping Vengeance'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by William James Craft and starring Bob Custer, Mary Beth Milford, and Ralph McCullough. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Texas Ranger Tom Hardy is assigned t ...

'' (1925) * '' The Range Terror'' (1925) * '' The Bloodhound'' (1925) * ''

That Man Jack! ''That Man Jack!'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by William James Craft and starring Bob Custer, Mary Beth Milford, and Hayford Hobbs. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, when Anita Leland’s team runs away from ...

'' (1925) * '' The Fighting Boob'' (1926) * '' The Dead Line'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The Test of Donald Norton'' (1926) * ''

The Power of the Weak ''The Power of the Weak'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by William James Craft and starring Alice Calhoun, Carl Miller, and Spottiswoode Aitken.

'' (1926) * ''

The Mile-a-Minute Man ''The Mile-a-Minute Man'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Jack Nelson and starring William Fairbanks, Virginia Brown Faire, and George Periolat. It was produced by the independent Gotham Pictures. The plot revolves around two ri ...

'' (1926) * ''

Broadway Madness ''Broadway Madness'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Donald Keith, and Betty Hilburn. Plot A young farmer in upstate New York City becomes obsessed with a Broadway ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Arizona Whirlwind ''The Arizona Whirlwind'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by William James Craft and starring Bill Cody, Margaret Hampton and David Dunbar. Cast * Bill Cody as Bill Farley * Margaret Hampton as Helen Dykeman * David Dunba ...

'' (1927) * ''

A Bowery Cinderella ''A Bowery Cinderella'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Gladys Hulette, Pat O'Malley and Kate Bruce.Munden p.80 Synopsis A financially struggling fashion designer from the Bowery receives assistance ...

'' (1927) * '' Satan and the Woman'' (1928) * ''

The Stronger Will ''The Stronger Will'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring Percy Marmont, Rita Carewe and Howard Truesdale.Munden p.774 Synopsis A Wall Street financier's wife becomes involved with a rival businessman ...

'' (1928) * ''

Women Who Dare ''Women Who Dare'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Helene Chadwick, Charles Delaney and Frank Beal.Munden p.924 Premise A young woman from a wealthy family goes to work in a hospital in the slums, an ...

'' (1928) * ''

Untamed Justice ''Untamed Justice'' is a 1929 American silent action film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Virginia Brown Faire, Gaston Glass and David Torrence.Munden p.850 Cast * Virginia Brown Faire as Louise Hill * Gaston Glass as Norman Bard, Air ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Phantom of the North ''The Phantom of the North'', also known as ''Phantoms of the North'', is a 1929 American drama film directed by Harry S. Webb for the independent Biltmore Productions and featuring Boris Karloff. Although the full film is now considered lost, a ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Swellhead ''The Swellhead'' is a 1930 American pre-Code sports film directed by James Flood and starring James Gleason, Johnnie Walker (actor), Johnnie Walker, and Marion Shilling. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Counted Out''. Cast * Jame ...

'' (1930) * ''

Wings of Adventure ''Wings of Adventure'' is a 1930 American action adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Rex Lease, Armida and Clyde Cook. Fetrow p.753 It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures. Cast * Rex Lease as Dave Kent * Armi ...

'' (1930) * '' Sunny Skies'' (1930) * '' The Medicine Man'' (1930) * '' Sunny'' (1930)

References

Bibliography

* Morris, Peter. ''Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema, 1895-1939''. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1992. * Soister, John T., Nicolella, Henry & Joyce, Steve. ''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. McFarland, 2014.

External links

* 1892 births 1954 deaths American cinematographers People from Illinois {{US-film-bio-stub