Finis Fox (1884–1949) was an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

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 ...

mainly active during the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

.Munden p. 1086

Partial filmography

* ''

The Jury of Fate ''The Jury of Fate'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning. Mabel Taliaferro plays a brother and sister dual role in the film, which is set in Canada. With no prints of ''The Jury of Fate'' located in any film archives, ...

'' (1917, writer) * '' The Voice of Conscience'' (1917, writer) * '' The Way of the Strong'' (1919, writer) * ''

Blackie's Redemption ''Blackie's Redemption'', also known by its working title ''Powers That Pray'', is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by John Ince. It stars Bert Lytell, Alice Lake, and Henry Kolker, and was released on April 14, 1919. Plot Boston Bla ...

'' (1919, writer) * ''

Shadows of Suspicion ''Shadows of Suspicion'' is a 1919 American silent thriller film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Harold Lockwood, Naomi Childers, and Helen Lindroth.Goble p. 949. It is based on the 1915 novel ''The Yellow Dove'' by George Fort Gibbs, which ...

'' (1919, writer) * ''

Please Get Married ''Please Get Married'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by John Ince and starring Viola Dana, Antrim Short and Margaret Campbell. It was based on the Broadway play of the same title by Lewis Allen Browne and James F. Cullen.Goble ...

'' (1919, writer) * ''

False Evidence False evidence, fabricated evidence, forged evidence, fake evidence or tainted evidence is information created or obtained illegally in order to sway the verdict in a court case. Falsified evidence could be created by either side in a case (inc ...

'' (1919, writer) * ''

Easy to Make Money ''Easy to Make Money'', originally titled ''It's Easy to Make Money'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Edwin Carewe. It stars Bert Lytell, Gertrude Selby, and Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22 ...

'' (1919, writer) * ''

The Great Romance ''For the silent film see The Great Romance (film)'' ''The Great Romance'' is a science fiction and Utopian novel, first published in New Zealand in 1881. It had a significant influence on Edward Bellamy's 1888 ''Looking Backward'', the most po ...

'' (1919, writer) * ''

The Parisian Tigress ''The Parisian Tigress'', also known by its working title ''Jeanne of the Gutter'', is a 1919 American silent drama film, directed by Herbert Blaché. It stars Viola Dana, Darrell Foss, and Henry Kolker, and was released on March 31, 1919. Cast ...

'' (1919, writer) * '' The Web of Deceit'' (1920) * ''

Penny of Top Hill Trail ''Penny of Top Hill Trail'' is a 1921 American silent Western comedy film based on the 1919 novel by Belle Kanaris Maniates. It was directed by Arthur Berthelet and stars Bessie Love. The film was produced by Andrew J. Callaghan Productions a ...

'' (1921, writer) * '' Scrap Iron'' (1921, writer) * ''

Man's Law and God's ''Man's Law and God's'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Finis Fox and starring Jack Livingston, Ethel Shannon and Rose Melville.Munden p.490 Cast * Jack Livingston as Bruce MacDonald * Ethel Shannon as Kitty Roshay * Kate Ande ...

'' (1922, director) * ''

Merry-Go-Round A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), merry-go-round (List of sovereign states, international), roundabout (British English), or hurdy-gurdy (an old term in Australian English, in South Australia, SA) is a type of amusement ...

'' (1923, writer) * ''

Bag and Baggage ''Bag and Baggage'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Finis Fox and starring Gloria Grey, John Roche and Carmelita Geraghty.Munden p.36 Cast * Gloria Grey as Hope Anthony * John Roche as Hal Tracy * Carmelita Geraghty as ...

'' (1923, director) * '' Tipped Off'' (1923, director) * ''

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 only ...

'' (1926, writer) * ''

Winning the Futurity ''Winning the Futurity'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Cullen Landis, Clara Horton and Ernest Hilliard.Munden p.909 Cast * Cullen Landis as Luke Allen * Clara Horton as Nelle Barkley * Ernest Hi ...

'' (1926, writer) * '' Shipwrecked'' (1926, writer) * '' The Flame of the Yukon'' (1926, writer) * ''

The Speeding Venus ''The Speeding Venus'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Priscilla Dean, Robert Frazer and Dale Fuller (actress), Dale Fuller.Munden p.754 Cast * Priscilla Dean as Emily Dale * Robert Fraz ...

'' (1926, writer) * ''

Resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, which ...

'' (1927, writer)

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1884 births 1949 deaths American film directors Artists from Oklahoma 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screenwriter-stub