Hugh Ford (February 5, 1868 – 1952) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed or co-directed 31 films between 1913 and 1921. He also wrote for 19 films between 1913 and 1920.Hugh Ford, biography, allmovie.com
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Filmography

Director

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The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in orde ...

'' (1913) co-director * '' Such a Little Queen'' (1914) co-director * ''

The Crucible ''The Crucible'' is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. Miller wrote the play as ...

'' (1914) co-director * '' The Morals of Marcus'' (1915) * ''

Niobe In Greek mythology, Niobe (; grc-gre, Νιόβη ) was a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione, the most frequently cited, or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa, the wife of Amphion and the sister of Pelops and Broteas. Her father was the r ...

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When We Were Twenty-One ''When We Were Twenty-One'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter and written by H.V. Esmond. The film stars William Elliott, Charles Waldron, Marie Empress, Helen Lutrell, Winifred Allen, and Arthur ...

'' (1915) * '' Sold'' (1915) * '' Poor Schmaltz'' (1915) * '' The White Pearl'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1915) * '' Bella Donna'' (1915) * ''

The Prince and the Pauper ''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547 ...

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Lydia Gilmore ''Lydia Gilmore'' is a 1915 American Drama film, drama silent film directed by Hugh Ford (director), Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter and written by Hugh Ford and Henry Arthur Jones. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Vincent Serrano, Thomas Holding, ...

'' (1915) co-director * '' The Eternal City'' (1915) co-director * '' The Woman in the Case'' (1916) * '' Sleeping Fires'' (1917) * '' The Slave Market'' (1917) * '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1917) * '' Sapho'' (1917) * '' Mrs. Dane's Defense'' (1918) * ''

The Danger Mark ''The Danger Mark'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Elsie Ferguson. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a play by Robert W. Chambers. Prio ...

'' (1918) * '' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1919) * ''

The Woman Thou Gavest Me ''The Woman Thou Gavest Me'' is a 1919 silent film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Jack Holt, Katherine MacDonald and Milton Sills. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictu ...

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Secret Service A secret service is a government agency, intelligence agency, or the activities of a government agency, concerned with the gathering of intelligence data. The tasks and powers of a secret service can vary greatly from one country to another. For ...

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In Mizzoura ''In Mizzoura'' is a lost 1919 American silent Western film starring Robert Warwick and directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1890s stage play ''In Mizzoura'' by Augustus Thomas. The play was previously filmed in 1914. Cast * Robe ...

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Civilian Clothes ''Civilian Clothes'' is a surviving 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars Thomas Meighan and was directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1919 Broadway play, ''C ...

'' (1920) * '' His House in Order'' (1920) * ''

Lady Rose's Daughter ''Lady Rose's Daughter'' is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Elsie Ferguson and David Powell with directing being from Hugh Ford. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. The film was based ...

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The Call of Youth ''The Call of Youth'' is a 1921 British short film, short romance film directed by Hugh Ford (director), Hugh Ford. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a Main title designer, title designer. The film is now lost film, lost. It was made at Islington ...

'' (1921) * '' The Great Day'' (1921) * ''

The Price of Possession ''The Price of Possession'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Hugh Ford and starring Ethel Clayton. It was produced by Jesse Lasky. Cast * Ethel Clayton as Helen Carston *Rockliffe Fellowes as Jim Barston, A Bush ...

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Screenwriter

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Edwin S. Porter Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over ...

after the novel by

Anthony Hope Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933), was a British novelist and playwright. He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels but he is remembered predominantly for only two books: '' T ...

* '' Such a Little Queen'' (1914) co-directed with Edwin S. Porter, from a play by Channing Pollock * ''

'' (1914) co-directed with Edwin S. Porter * '' Jim the Penman'' (1915) directed by Edwin S. Porter * '' Still Waters'' directed by (1915)

J. Searle Dawley James Searle Dawley (October 4, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Player ...

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'' (1915) co-directed with Edwin S. Porter * '' The Old Homestead'' (1915) directed by James Kirkwood * ''

'' (1915) co-directed with Edwin S. Porter * '' Mice and Men'' (1916) directed by J. Searle Dawley * ''

Diplomacy Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. ...

'' (1916) directed by

Sidney Olcott Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great direc ...

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The Innocent Lie ''The Innocent Lie'' is a 1916 American silent film produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Valentine Grant as leading woman. Plot Cast * Valentine Grant as Nora O'Brie ...

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Molly Make-Believe ''Molly Make-Believe'' is a 1916 silent film drama directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1910 novel, ''Molly Make-Believe'' b ...

'' (1916) directed by J. Searle Dawley * ''

The Moment Before ''The Moment Before'' is a 1916 American silent drama film starring Pauline Frederick. It was produced by Famous Players Film Company and directed by Robert G. Vignola. The film is based on the play ''The Moment of Death'', by Israel Zangwill. ...

'' (1916) directed by

Robert G. Vignola Robert G. Vignola (born Rocco Giuseppe Vignola, August 7, 1882 – October 25, 1953) was an Italian-American actor, screenwriter, and film director. A former stage actor, he appeared in many motion pictures produced by Kalem Company and later mov ...

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The Red Widow ''The Red Widow'' is a lost 1916 American silent romantic comedy film directed by James Durkin, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on a 1911 Broadway musical play ''The Red Widow'' by Ch ...

'' (1916) directed by James Durkin * '' Saints and Sinners'' (1916) directed by James Kirkwood * ''

Silks and Satins ''Silks and Satins'' is a 1916 American silent film produced by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It starred Marguerite Clark and was directed by J. Searle Dawley. It was filmed at Palisades, New Jersey. A p ...

'' (1916) directed by J. Searle Dawley * ''

Little Lady Eileen ''Little Lady Eileen'' is a lost film, lost 1916 silent fantasy drama starring Marguerite Clark. It was directed by J. Searle Dawley and produced by Adolph Zukor. The film had double exposure photography since Vernon Steele plays two different ch ...

'' (1916) directed by J. Searle Dawley * '' Sapho'' (1916) also directed * '' Sleeping Fires'' (1917) also directed * '' His House in Order'' (1920) also directed

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Hugh 1868 births 1952 deaths American theatre directors American film directors American male screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters