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
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'', 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, ''Paths to Paradise'' and '' Hands Up!''
He moved to Australia to direct '' Rangle River'' (1936) and decided to retire there, only making one more feature, ''
That Certain Something
''That Certain Something'' is a 1941 Australian musical film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Megan Edwards and Thelma Grigg. The plot concerns an American film director who decides to make a musical in Australia. It was the last film d ...
'' (1941).
Selected filmography
* ''
The Nick of Time Baby
''The Nick of Time Baby'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.
Cast
* Sylvia Ashton
* Robert Bolder (as Bobby Bolder)
* Helen Bray
* Teddy the Dog
* Tom Kennedy
* Larry Lyndon
* Ear ...
Sis Hopkins Sis Hopkins may refer to:
* Sis Hopkins (1919 film), a comedy film
* Sis Hopkins (1941 film)
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'' (1919)
* ''
Through the Wrong Door
''Through the Wrong Door'' is a 1919 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Madge Kennedy, John Bowers (actor), John Bowers, Herbert Standing, J.B. Manly, and Bob Kortman. It is based on a story ''The Wron ...
'' (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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Miss Brewster's Millions
''Miss Brewster's Millions'' is a 1926 American silent film, 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 Brews ...
'' (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 ...
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
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'' (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'' (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
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'' (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 th ...
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 ...
That Certain Something
''That Certain Something'' is a 1941 Australian musical film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Megan Edwards and Thelma Grigg. The plot concerns an American film director who decides to make a musical in Australia. It was the last film d ...
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 ...