George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMille's, appearing in big bold letters above the title of his films.

Early years

Born in

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, in 1877 (though older sources state 1888), he was the son of German immigrant Henrietta Knauff. Melford had four sisters: Mary Knauff (Mrs. Godfrey Willis Wainwright); Henrietta Knauff; Alice Irene Knauff (Mrs. Edmond Francois Bernoudy) — all of Los Angeles — and Mrs. Frederick Kells/Keils of Ottawa, Canada. Melford graduated from

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, Canada.

Career

He was an accomplished stage actor working in

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, before joining the

Kalem Company The Kalem Company was an early American film studio founded in New York City in 1907 in film, 1907. It was one of the first companies to make films abroad and to set up winter production facilities, first in Florida and then in California. Kalem ...

motion picture studio in New York City in 1909. Hired by director

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for

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roles, in the fall of 1910 he was sent to work with a film crew on the

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. In 1911, with

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, he co-directed

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in his first short film, ''Arizona Bill'' based on a script he had written. From there, Melford went on to direct another 30 films for Kalem Studios until 1915, when he was hired by Jesse L. Lasky to direct feature-length films for Lasky's Feature Play Company. That same year, Melford became one of the founding members of the

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. In 1916 Melford directed '' To Have and to Hold'', a film based on the

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novel that had been the bestselling novel in the United States for 1900. In 1921 he directed what is probably his most famous

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—'' The Sheik'', starring Rudolph Valentino. Melford remained with Lasky's company for ten years, then joined

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, where he directed his first

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in 1929. The following year, he co-directed four Spanish-language films including the acclaimed Spanish version of ''Dracula''. Melford filmed it simultaneously with the English version on the same sets at night using a different cast and crew. Actress

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—who was in the film—said in an interview on the 75th anniversary DVD of the film that Melford did not speak Spanish and had to use a translator. His last major work as a director came in 1937 when he and Harry L. Fraser co-directed

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' first serial, a 15-episode, five-hour-long

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titled

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starring Frank Buck.

Later career and death

Melford loved the film business, and although financially independent, he never stopped working. Having directed more than 140 films, he continued to work in small character roles. In the 1940s he was part of

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' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in six films written and directed by Sturges. He also made a notable appearance in the 1956 epic ''

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''. He appeared in his last film in 1960 at the age of 83, dying in Hollywood on April 25, 1961, of heart failure at age 84. He is interred in

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Personal life

On May 9, 1904, Melford married Louise Leroy. She filed for divorce on September 28, 1923, asserting that he deserted her on September 15, 1922. The divorce was granted on January 10, 1924. He also was married to actress

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Select filmography

Actor

* '' The Wayward Daughter'' (1909) * ''

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'' (1910, Short) * ''The Touch of a Child's Hand'' (1910, Short) – Mr. Livingston – a Widower * ''When Two Hearts Are Won'' (1911, Short) * ''The Bugler of Battery B'' (1912) * ''Perils of the Sea'' (1913, Short) – Second Officer Bradford * ''The Barrier of Ignorance'' (1914, Short) – Calvin Freeman – a Young Surgeon * ''

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'' (1939) – Bank President Wales * ''The Family Next Door'' (1939) – Bank Manager (uncredited) * ''

The Lady's from Kentucky ''The Lady's from Kentucky'' is a 1939 film directed by Alexander Hall and starring George Raft and Ellen Drew. It was written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan from a story by Rowland Brown. The screenplay involves a failing bookie (Raft) who becomes hal ...

'' (1939) – Veterinarian (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) – Trainer (uncredited) * '' 6,000 Enemies'' (1939) – Bailiff (uncredited) * '' Frontier Marshal'' (1939) – (uncredited) * ''

Island of Lost Men ''Island of Lost Men'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Anna May Wong and J. Carrol Naish. It tells the story of the daughter of a general who goes to look for her father after he disappears. The film received ...

'' (1939) – Merchant (uncredited) * '' Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence'' (1939) – Hobo (uncredited) * ''

Rulers of the Sea ''Rulers of the Sea'' is a 1939 American historical drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Margaret Lockwood and Will Fyffe. The film's story is based on the voyage of the , the first steamship to cross the North ...

'' (1939) – Landlord (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) – Dugan * ''

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'' (1939) – Second Man (voice, uncredited) * ''

Remember the Night ''Remember the Night'' is a 1940 American Christmas romantic comedy trial film starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray and directed by Mitchell Leisen. The film was written by Preston Sturges and was the last of his scripts shot by another d ...

'' (1940) – Brian – the Bailiff (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1940) – Juror (uncredited) * ''

My Little Chickadee ''My Little Chickadee'' is a 1940 American comedy-western film starring Mae West and W. C. Fields, featuring Joseph Calleia, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Dick Foran, William B. Davidson, and Addison Ri ...

'' (1940) – Greasewood Sheriff-Elect on Train (uncredited) * ''

Buck Benny Rides Again ''Buck Benny Rides Again'' is a 1940 American Western comedy film from Paramount Pictures starring Jack Benny and Ellen Drew. The film featured regulars from Benny's radio show including Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, and ...

'' (1940) – Bartender (uncredited) * '' Safari'' (1940) – Trader * ''

The Great McGinty ''The Great McGinty'' is a 1940 political satire comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff and featuring William Demarest and (in her final screen appearance) Muriel Angelus. It was Sturges's fir ...

'' (1940) – Senior Senator (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) – John Taylor * ''

Life with Henry ''Life with Henry'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Clifford Goldsmith and Don Hartman. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, Eddie Bracken, Fred Niblo, Hedda Hopper and Kay Stewart. The film was relea ...

'' (1940) – Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) – Ex-Governor John Logan (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) – Guest (uncredited) * ''

Golden Hoofs ''Golden Hoofs'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lynn Shores and written by Ben Grauman Kohn. The film stars Jane Withers, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Kay Aldridge, George Irving (American actor), George Irving, Buddy Pepper and Cliff Clar ...

'' (1941) – Eldridge (uncredited) * ''

The Lady Eve ''The Lady Eve'' is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.Meet John Doe ''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by ...

'' (1941) – Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited) * ''

Robbers of the Range ''Robbers of the Range'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Edward Killy and starring Tim Holt, Virginia Vale, Ray Whitley, and Emmett Lynn Emmett Earl Lynn (February 14, 1897 – October 20, 1958) was an American actor of th ...

'' (1941) – Colonel Lodge * ''

Wild Geese Calling ''Wild Geese Calling'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Henry Fonda and Joan Bennett. It was distributed by 20th Century-Fox. The screenplay was written by Horace McCoy, based on a novel by Stewart Edward White. ...

'' (1941) – Foreman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) – Preacher (uncredited) * ''

Flying Cadets ''Flying Cadets'' is a 1941 American adventure film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by George Waggner, Roy Chanslor and Stanley Rubin. The film stars William Gargan, Edmund Lowe, Peggy Moran, Frank Albertson, Frankie Thomas and Riley H ...

'' (1941) – Train Conductor * '' Pacific Blackout'' (1941) – Banker in Park (uncredited) * ''

Blue, White and Perfect ''Blue, White and Perfect'' is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Helene Reynolds. It is part of Twentieth Century Fox's Michael Shayne film series. The basis of the plot cam ...

'' (1942) – Ship's Doctor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) – Dr. Thomas (uncredited) * ''

Reap the Wild Wind ''Reap the Wild Wind'' is a 1942 American adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard, with a supporting cast featuring Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, Sus ...

'' (1942) – Devereaux Banker (uncredited) * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1942) – Hardin * ''

My Gal Sal ''My Gal Sal'' is a 1942 American musical film distributed by 20th Century Fox and starring Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature. The film is a biopic of 1890s composer and songwriter Paul Dresser and singer Sally Elliot. It was based on a biographi ...

'' (1942) – Conductor (uncredited) * '' Army Surgeon'' (1942) – Doctor (uncredited) * ''

The Navy Comes Through ''The Navy Comes Through'' is a 1942 American World War II film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. It stars Pat O'Brien, George Murphy and Jane Wyatt. Vernon L. Walker and James G. Stewart were nominated for an Oscar for Best Special Effects. ...

'' (1942) – Chief Engineer (uncredited) * ''

That Other Woman ''That Other Woman'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey, written by Jack Jungmeyer, and starring Virginia Gilmore, James Ellison, Dan Duryea, Janis Carter, Alma Kruger and Lon McCallister. It was released on November 13, 19 ...

'' (1942) – Zineschwich * ''

Quiet Please, Murder ''Quiet Please, Murder'' is a 1942 drama film directed by John Larkin and starring George Sanders, Gail Patrick and Richard Denning. Based on the short story ''Death Walks in Marble Halls'' by Lawrence G. Blochman that appeared in the September ...

'' (1942) – Guard in Library (uncredited) * '' Time to Kill'' (1942) – Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

Dixie Dugan ''Dixie Dugan'' is best known as a long-running syndicated newspaper comic strip published from October 21, 1929 to October 8, 1966. The title character was originally modeled after 1920s film actress Louise Brooks and early stories followed Dix ...

'' (1943) – Mr. Sloan * ''

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'' (1943) – Judge (uncredited) * ''

Government Girl ''Government Girl'' is a 1943 American romantic-comedy film, produced and directed by Dudley Nichols and starring Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts. Based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns, and written by Dudley Nichols and Budd Schulberg, t ...

'' (1943) – Irate Man (uncredited) * ''

The Dancing Masters ''The Dancing Masters'' is a 1943 black and white American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair, produced by 20th Century-Fox, and featuring Laurel and Hardy. A young Robert Mitchum has a small, uncredited role as a gangster posing as an i ...

'' (1943) – Gateman (uncredited) * ''

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek ''The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' is a 1944 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton, and featuring Diana Lynn, William Demarest and Porter Hall. Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamir ...

'' (1943) – U.S. Marshal (uncredited) * '' The Great Moment'' (1944) – Dr. Hayden (uncredited) * ''

Hail the Conquering Hero ''Hail the Conquering Hero'' (1944) is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and William Demarest, and featuring Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, Bill ...

'' (1944) – Sheriff (uncredited) * '' The Big Noise'' (1944) – Mugridge the Butler (uncredited) * ''

Practically Yours ''Practically Yours'' is a 1944 comedic film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Norman Krasna and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. Plot When a young pilot, Daniel Bellamy, is presumed dead after cra ...

'' (1944) – Senate Vice-President (uncredited) * '' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' (1945) – Mr. Spencer (uncredited) * '' Circumstantial Evidence'' (1945) – Prison Board Member (uncredited) * '' Diamond Horseshoe'' (1945) – Pop – Stage Doorman (uncredited) * ''

Doll Face ''Doll Face'' is a 1945 American film released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Lewis Seiler starring Vivian Blaine as "Doll Face" Carroll. It also stars actor Dennis O'Keefe and singers Carmen Miranda and Perry Como. The film is based on th ...

'' (1945) – Stage Doorman (uncredited) * ''

Johnny Comes Flying Home ''Johnny Comes Flying Home'' is a 1946 American adventure film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Richard Crane (actor), Richard Crane and Faye Marlowe; the supporting cast features Harry Morgan. The plot involves postwar pilots starting a ...

'' (1946) – Bit Role (uncredited) * ''

The Bride Wore Boots ''The Bride Wore Boots'' is a 1946 romantic comedy film with Barbara Stanwyck in the title role, playing opposite Robert Cummings. A very young Natalie Wood is seen in the film, directed by Irving Pichel. This was Stanwyck's last feature comedy ...

'' (1946) – Judge #3 (uncredited) * '' Strange Triangle'' (1946) – Judge * ''

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'' (1946) – Ship Owner (uncredited) * ''

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim ''The Shocking Miss Pilgrim'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film in Technicolor written and directed by George Seaton and starring Betty Grable and Dick Haymes. The screenplay, based on a story by Ernest Maas and Frederica Maas, focuses on ...

'' (1947) – Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) – Delegate (uncredited) * '' Thunder in the Valley'' (1947) – Judge (uncredited) * ''

Call Northside 777 ''Call Northside 777'' is a 1948 reality-based newspaper drama directed by Henry Hathaway. The film parallels the true story of a Chicago reporter who proved that a man jailed for murder was wrongly convicted 11 years before. James Stewart stars ...

'' (1948) – Parole Board Member (uncredited) * '' The Walls of Jericho'' (1948) – Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Luck of the Irish'' (1948) – Nightclub Doorman (uncredited) * ''

Cry of the City ''Cry of the City'' is a 1948 American film noir starring Victor Mature, Richard Conte, and Shelley Winters. Directed by Robert Siodmak, it is based on the novel by Henry Edward Helseth, ''The Chair for Martin Rome''. The screenwriter Ben Hecht ...

'' (1948) – Barber (uncredited) * '' Unfaithfully Yours'' (1948) – Concert Attendee (uncredited) * '' When My Baby Smiles at Me'' (1948) – Conductor (uncredited) * '' Command Decision'' (1948) – Correspondent (uncredited) * ''

The Stratton Story ''The Stratton Story'' is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. The film is the first of thre ...

'' (1949) – Person in Theatre (uncredited) * ''

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend ''The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' is a 1949 romantic comedy Western film starring Betty Grable and featuring Cesar Romero and Rudy Vallee. It was directed by Preston Sturges and written by him based on a story by Earl Felton. The film ...

'' (1949) – Deputy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1949) – Conductor (uncredited) * ''

A Ticket to Tomahawk ''A Ticket to Tomahawk'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Richard Sale and starring Dan Dailey and Anne Baxter. It was released by 20th Century Fox. Marilyn Monroe appeared in one of her earliest roles. Plot In 1876, Johnny Jameson ...

'' (1950) – Stationmaster (uncredited) * '' The Brigand'' (1952) – Majordomo (uncredited) * '' Cripple Creek'' (1952) – McKee (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) – Patron at Slawson's (uncredited) * ''

The President's Lady ''The President's Lady'' is a 1951 novel of the life of American president Andrew Jackson and his marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards, written by Irving Stone. A biographical film was made in 1953 by 20th Century Fox, directed by Henry Levin and ...

'' (1953) – Minister (uncredited) * ''

A Blueprint for Murder ''A Blueprint for Murder'' is a 1953 American film noir thriller film directed and written by Andrew L. Stone and starring Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters and Gary Merrill. Plot Whitney "Cam" Cameron (Joseph Cotten) arrives at a hospital to be with ...

'' (1953) – Bailiff (uncredited) * ''

City of Bad Men ''City of Bad Men'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Harmon Jones and starring Jeanne Crain and Dale Robertson. Plot A heavyweight championship fight between "Gentleman Jim" Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons is coming to Carson City, Nev ...

'' (1953) – Old-Timer Outside Saloon (uncredited) * ''

The Robe ''The Robe'' is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s. It entered the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list in October 1942, four weeks later ...

'' (1953) – (uncredited) * ''

The Egyptian ''The Egyptian'' (''Sinuhe egyptiläinen'', Sinuhe the Egyptian) is a historical novel by Mika Waltari. It was first published in Finnish in 1945, and in an abridged English translation by Naomi Walford in 1949, from Swedish rather than Finni ...

'' (1953) – Priest (uncredited) * ''

Woman's World ''Woman's World'' is an American supermarket weekly magazine with a circulation of 1.6 million readers. Printed on paper generally associated with tabloid publications and priced accordingly, it concentrates on short articles about subjects such a ...

'' (1954) – Auto Plant Worker (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1954) – Kelly (uncredited) * ''

Prince of Players ''Prince of Players'' is a 1955 20th Century Fox biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth. The film was directed and produced by Philip Dunne from a screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the book by Eleanor Ruggles. Th ...

'' (1955) – Stage Doorman (uncredited) * ''

'' (1956) – Hebrew at Golden Calf / Nobleman * '' Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons'' (1960)

Director

* ''Arizona Bill'' (1911) * ''The Mexican Joan of Arc'' (1911) * ''The Soldier Brothers of Susanna'' (1912) * ''The Battle of Bloody Ford'' (1913) * '' The Boer War'' (1914) * ''

The Potter and the Clay ''The Potter and the Clay'' is a 1914 American silent short film directed by George Melford. Plot Cast * Douglas Gerrard as Bertram Trent – a Man of Wealth * Ollie Kirkby as Elsie Trent, Bertram's Wife * Cleo Ridgely as Dorothy Trent, ...

'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1915) * '' The Immigrant'' (1915) * '' The Unknown'' (1915) * '' To Have and to Hold'' (1916) * ''

The House with the Golden Windows ''The House with the Golden Windows'' is a lost 1916 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Charles Sarver. The film stars Wallace Reid, Cleo Ridgely, Billy Jacobs, James Neill, Mabel Van Buren, and Marjorie Daw. ...

'' (1916) * '' The Evil Eye'' (1917) * ''

The Crystal Gazer ''The Crystal Gazer'' is a lost 1917 American drama silent film directed by George Melford, and written by Eve Unsell, Edna G. Riley, and Marion Fairfax. The film stars Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Winifred Greenwood, Harrison Ford, Raymond Hatton ...

'' (1917) * '' The Sunset Trail'' (1917) * ''

Nan of Music Mountain ''Nan of Music Mountain'' is a 1917 American Silent film, silent drama film directed by George Melford and Cecil B. DeMille (who receives no screen credit). The film is based on Frank H. Spearman's novel of the same name and stars Wallace Reid a ...

'' (1917) * '' Sandy'' (1918) * '' Wild Youth'' (1918) * '' A Sporting Chance'' (1919) * ''

Told in the Hills ''Told in the Hills'' is a 1919 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Artcraft. George Melford directed the film and Robert Warwick stars. Cast * Robert Warwick as Jack Stuart * Ann Li ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' The Round-Up'' (1920) * '' Behold My Wife!'' (1920) * ''The Jucklins'' (1921) * ''

A Wise Fool ''A Wise Fool'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. This film is based on the novel ''The Money Master'' by Sir Gilbert Parker and was directed by George Melford. James Kirkw ...

'' (1921) * '' The Sheik'' (1921) * '' Moran of the Lady Letty'' (1922) * ''Burning Sands'' (1922) * ''

Ebb Tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tabl ...

'' (1922) * ''

Java Head Tanjung Layar, formerly Java's Eerste Punt in Dutch, and Java's First Point, or Java Head in English is a prominent cape at the extreme western end of Java, at the Indian Ocean entrance to the Sunda Strait. Java Head is a bluff at the sea's ed ...

'' (1923) * ''

You Can't Fool Your Wife ''You Can't Fool Your Wife'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Jerome Cady. The film stars Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote, Virginia Vale, Emma Dunn and Elaine Shepard. The film was released on May 2 ...

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'' (1923) * '' Big Timber'' (1924) * '' The Dawn of a Tomorrow'' (1924) * ''Simon the Jester'' (1925) * '' Friendly Enemies'' (1925) * '' Without Mercy'' (1925) * '' The Flame of the Yukon'' (1926) * ''

Going Crooked ''Going Crooked'' is a 1926 American silent crime film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by George Melford and stars Bessie Love. The film is preserved at the Museum of Modern Art, the George Eastman House, ...

'' (1926) * '' A Man's Past'' (1927) * ''

Freedom of the Press Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the fundamental principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and electronic News media, media, especially publication, published materials, should be conside ...

'' (1928) * '' Sinners in Love'' (1928) * ''

Lingerie Lingerie (, , ) is a category of primarily women's clothing including undergarments (mainly brassieres), sleepwear, and lightweight robes. The choice of the word is often motivated by an intention to imply that the garments are alluring, fash ...

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Love in the Desert ''Love in the Desert'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by George Melford and starring Olive Borden, Hugh Trevor, and Noah Beery. Originally made as a silent film, sound In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acous ...

'' (1929) * '' Sea Fury'' (1929) * '' The Woman I Love'' (1929) * ''

The Poor Millionaire ''The Poor Millionaire'' is a 1930 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Richard Talmadge, Constance Howard and George Irving. Made after the sound film revolution, it was the last Hollywood film to be released w ...

'' (1930) * '' La Voluntad del muerto'' (1930) Spanish-language version of ''The Cat and the Canary'' and ''The Cat Creeps'' * '' Drácula'' (1931) Spanish-language version of ''Dracula'' * '' The Viking'' (1931) * ''

East of Borneo ''East of Borneo'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code adventure film directed by George Melford, co-written by Edwin H. Knopf and Dale Van Every, starring Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent, Lupita Tovar, and Noble Johnson, and release ...

'' (1931) *''

The Homicide Squad ''The Homicide Squad'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by George Melford and Edward L. Cahn and written by John Thomas Neville, Charles Logue and Tom Reed. It is based on a 1928 Henry La Cossitt short story that originally ran in ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Penal Code ''The Penal Code'' is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by George Melford. Plot summary A man serves time in prison, going to disguise his whereabouts from his family. After he is released a blackmail scheme ensues. Cast *Regis Too ...

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Hired Wife ''Hired Wife'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce. Plot When Stephen Dexter (Brian Aherne), boss of Dexter Cement, competes with the giants in his ...

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'' (serial) (1937) * ''Jungle Terror'' (1946) 70-minute feature film version of serial ''Jungle Menace''

Producer

* ''Behold My Wife'' (1920) * ''Moran of the Lady Letty'' (1922) * ''East of Borneo'' (1931)

Writer

* ''Arizona Bill'' (1911) * ''Prisoners of War'' (1913) * ''The Wartime Siren'' (Scenario, 1913) * ''The Fire-Fighting Zouaves'' (Scenario, 1913) * ''Big Timber'' (1924) * ''Sea Fury'' (1929) * ''Jungle Menace'' (Story, 1937)

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