Howell Hansel (1860 – 1917), was an American film director. He directed 26 films between

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and

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Biography

Hansel was born in Indiana, and began his career as a stage actor on the East Coast. Eventually he gave up his acting career to join Thanhauser as a film director; he'd also direct films for

Famous Players–Lasky Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company—originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays—and t ...

. His output slowed toward the end of his life as he struggled with a prolonged illness. He died in Manhattan in 1917, leaving behind a wife and a daughter.

Selected filmography

* '' The Long Trail'' (1917) * ''

The Deemster ''The Deemster'' is a novel by Hall Caine published in 1887, considered to be the first 'Manx novel'. It was Caine's third novel, the second to be set in the Isle of Man and it was his first great success. The plot revolves around the reckless a ...

'' (1917) * ''The Goad of Jealousy'' (1916) (short) * ''Weighed in the Balance'' (1916) (short) * ''The Lost Paradise'' (1916) (short) * ''A Trial of Souls'' (1916) (short) * ''Beyond Recall'' (1916) (short) * ''Truth Crushed to Earth'' (1916) (short) * ''Sold Out'' (1916) (short) * ''The Tight Rein'' (1916) (short) * ''

Tillie's Tomato Surprise ''Tillie's Tomato Surprise'' is a 1915 screen sequel to the previous year's '' Tillie's Punctured Romance'' again starring Marie Dressler as Tillie. The film was produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company, directed by Howell Hansel and written b ...

'' (1916) * ''Horrible Hyde'' (1915) (short) * ''Colonel Carter of Cartersville'' (1915) * ''The Road o' Strife'' (1915) * ''A Man of Iron'' (1915) (short) * ''A Hatful of Trouble'' (1914) (short) * ''Zudora'' (1914) * ''

The Million Dollar Mystery ''The Million Dollar Mystery'' is a 23-chapter film serial released in 1914, directed by Howell Hansel, and starring Florence La Badie and James Cruze. It is presumed lost. Plot A prologue for ''The Million Dollar Mystery'' introduced the chara ...

'' (1914) * ''A Dog of Flanders'' (1914) * ''A Woman's Loyalty'' (1914) * ''Ben Bolt'' (1913)

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* 1860 births 1917 deaths Silent film directors Film directors from Indiana {{US-film-director-1860s-stub