Clarence G. Badger (June 9, 1880 – June 17, 1964) was an American

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

of feature films in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. His films include '' It'' and ''

Red Hair Red hair (also known as orange hair and ginger hair) is a hair color found in one to two percent of the human population, appearing with greater frequency (two to six percent) among people of Northern or Northwestern European ancestry and ...

'', more than a dozen features and shorts starring

Will Rogers William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...

, and two features starring

Raymond Griffith Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

, ''Paths to Paradise'' and '' Hands Up!'' He moved to Australia to direct ''

Rangle River ''Rangle River'' is a 1936 Australian Western film directed by Clarence G. Badger based on a story by Zane Grey. Synopsis Marion Hastings returns to her father Dan's cattle property in western Queensland after being away in Europe for fifteen ...

'' (1936) and decided to retire there, only making one more feature, '' That Certain Something'' (1941).

Selected filmography

* '' The Nick of Time Baby'' (1916) * ''

Hearts and Sparks ''Hearts and Sparks'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Billie Bennett * Nick Cogley * Albert T. Gillespie * Tom Kennedy * Joe Lee * Hank Mann * Slim Summerville * Gloria ...

'' (1916) * ''

A Social Cub ''A Social Cub'' is a 1916 short silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Elizabeth De Witt * Gonda Durand * Harry Gribbon * Reggie Morris * Blanche Payson * Della Pringle * Gloria Swanson * Josef ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Danger Girl ''The Danger Girl'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Bobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson. Plot Reggie's sister disguises herself as a boy to prove to her brother and sweetheart that a vamp is on ...

'' (1916) * ''

Haystacks and Steeples ''Haystacks and Steeples'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Sylvia Ashton * Helen Bray * George Felix * Reggie Morris * Della Pringle * Gloria Swanson * Josef Swickard ...

'' (1916) * ''

Teddy at the Throttle ''Teddy at the Throttle'' is a 1917 American silent comedy short film starring Bobby Vernon, Gloria Swanson, and Wallace Beery. Wallace Beery and Gloria Swanson were briefly husband and wife offscreen during this period. Cast * Bobby Verno ...

'' (1917) * ''

Dangers of a Bride ''Dangers of a Bride'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Gloria Swanson * Bobby Vernon * Agnes Vernon * Fritz Schade Fritz Schade (January 19, 1880 – June 17, 19 ...

'' (1917) * ''

Whose Baby? ''Whose Baby?'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame a ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Sultan's Wife ''The Sultan's Wife'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Bobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson. The film is also known under the title ''Caught in a Harem''. Plot Gloria follows sailor boyfriend Bobby ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Pullman Bride ''The Pullman Bride'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Gloria Swanson as The Girl * Mack Swain as The Chosen One * Chester Conklin as A Rejected Suitor * Laura La Varnie a ...

'' (1917) * ''

Friend Husband ''Friend Husband'' is a 1918 American silent comedy drama directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Madge Kennedy and Rockliffe Fellowes. It was released by Goldwyn Pictures and features a plot about a will requiring that the heir be married. P ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Kingdom of Youth ''The Kingdom of Youth'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Madge Kennedy, Tom Moore and Marie De Wolfe.McCaffrey & Jacobs p.124 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hugo Ballin. Cas ...

'' (1918) * '' Day Dreams'' (1919) * '' Sis Hopkins'' (1919) * '' Through the Wrong Door'' (1919) * ''

Almost a Husband ''Almost a Husband'' is a lost 1919 American comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Robert F. Hill. It is based on the 1897 novel ''Old Ebenezer'' by Opie Read. The film stars Will Rogers, Peggy Wood, Herbert Standing, Cullen ...

'' (1919) * ''

Leave It to Susan ''Leave It to Susan'' is a 1918 American silent comedy Western film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Rex Taylor and Irma Whipley Taylor. The film stars Madge Kennedy, Wallace MacDonald, and Alfred Hollingsworth Alfred Hollings ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Strange Boarder ''The Strange Boarder'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edfrid A. Bingham. The film stars Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Jimmy Rogers, James Mason, Doris Pawn, and Lionel Belmore. The film was ...

'' (1920) * ''

Jes' Call Me Jim ''Jes' Call Me Jim'' is a 1920 American Comedy film, comedy-Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Thompson Buchanan. It is based on the 1875 novel ''Seven Oaks'' by James G. ...

'' (1920) * ''

Cupid the Cowpuncher ''Cupid the Cowpuncher'' is a 1920 American comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edfrid A. Bingham. It is based on the 1907 novel ''Cupid: The Cow-Punch'' by Eleanor Gates. The film stars Will Rogers, Helene Chadwick, Andre ...

'' (1920) * '' The Man Who Lost Himself'' (1920) * ''

Quincy Adams Sawyer ''Quincy Adams Sawyer'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger. Distributed by Metro Pictures, the film is written by Bernard McConville, based on the 1900 novel ''Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks'', wr ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Dangerous Little Demon ''The Dangerous Little Demon'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Marie Prevost, Jack Perrin, Robert Ellis, Bertram Anderson-Smith, Fontaine La Rue, and Edward Mar ...

'' (1922) * '' Don't Get Personal'' (1922) * ''

Potash and Perlmutter ''Potash and Perlmutter'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger. The film is based on an ethnic Jewish comedy with characters created by Montague Glass and Charles Klein for a 1913 Broadway play of the same name ...

'' (1923) * ''

Your Friend and Mine ''Your Friend and Mine'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Enid Bennett, Huntley Gordon, and Willard Mack. It is based upon the play of the same name by Mack. Cast Preservation With no prints of ...

'' (1923) * '' Red Lights'' (1923) * ''

The Shooting of Dan McGrew "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" is a narrative poem by British-Canadian writer Robert W. Service, first published in '' The Songs of a Sourdough'' in 1907 in Canada. Details The tale takes place in a Yukon saloon during the Yukon Gold Rush of th ...

'' (1924) * ''

One Night in Rome ''One Night in Rome'' is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Laurette Taylor. The film was directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by J. Hartley Manners, Ms. Taylor's husband, based upon his play of the same name. Laurette Taylor was a ...

'' (1924) * ''

Eve's Secret ''Eve's Secret'' is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a Broadway play, ''Moon-Flower'', by Zoë Akins, adapted from a Hungarian play by Lajos Bíró. ...

'' (1925) * ''

Paths to Paradise ''Paths to Paradise'' is a 1925 silent comedy directed by Clarence Badger, produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a 1914 play, ''The Heart of a Thief'', by Paul Armstrong, and stars Raymond ...

'' (1925) * '' Hands Up!'' (1926) * ''

Miss Brewster's Millions ''Miss Brewster's Millions'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Clarence G. Badger directed and the ever-popular Bebe Daniels starred. It was based on the 1902 novel ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Campus Flirt ''The Campus Flirt'' (a.k.a. The College Flirt) is a lost 1926 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Clarence Badger and starred Bebe Daniels. Comedian El Brende ...

'' (1926) * '' It'' (1927) * ''

A Kiss In A Taxi ''A Kiss In A Taxi'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film starring Bebe Daniels and directed by Clarence Badger. It is based on a French play, ''A Kiss in a Taxi'', produced on Broadway in 1925. Famous Players-Lasky produced and Paramount P ...

'' (1927) * '' Senorita'' (1927) * ''

Swim Girl, Swim ''Swim Girl, Swim'' is a lost 1927 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures, now amalgamated as Paramount Famous Lasky. It was directed by Clarence Badger and starred Bebe Daniel ...

'' (1927) * ''

She's a Sheik ''She's a Sheik'' is a 1927 American silent comedy adventure film produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures and starring Bebe Daniels. A 16mm print of the film was rediscovered in 2017 by Kevin Brownlow.Red Hair Red hair (also known as orange hair and ginger hair) is a hair color found in one to two percent of the human population, appearing with greater frequency (two to six percent) among people of Northern or Northwestern European ancestry and ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Fifty-Fifty Girl ''The Fifty-Fifty Girl'' is a lost 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence Badger and starring Bebe Daniels and James Hall as co-owners of a gold mine.Hot News ''Hot News'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation, an amalgamation of Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures. Clarence Badger directed and Bebe Daniels starred. Cast * Bebe ...

'' (1928) * ''

Three Weekends ''Three Week-Ends'' is a 1928 American comedy drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Clara Bow and Neil Hamilton. It is believed lost. "Three Week-Ends" is the title given in the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, with alternate tit ...

'' (1928) * ''

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

'' (1929) * ''

No No Nanette ''No, No, Nanette'' is a musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel, based on Mandel's 1919 Broadway play ''My Lady Friends''. The farcical story involves t ...

'' (1930) * '' The Bad Man'' (1930) * ''

Woman Hungry ''Woman Hungry'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film with music photographed entirely in Technicolor. The film was based on the play '' The Great Divide'' (from 1906) which was written by William Vaughn Moody. The story was filmed as a sil ...

'' (1931) * ''

When Strangers Marry ''When Strangers Marry'' (rerelease title ''Betrayed'') is a 1944 American suspense film directed by William Castle and starring Dean Jagger, Kim Hunter and Robert Mitchum. Plot Millie Baxter, a naïve woman, comes to New York City to meet her ...

'' (1933) * ''

'' (1936) * '' That Certain Something'' (1941)

References

External links

* *
Clarence Badger
at

National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national co ...

Clarence Badger
kinotv) Film directors from San Francisco 1880 births 1964 deaths Screenwriters from California Film producers from California 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-film-director-1880s-stub