James Cruze (born James Cruze Bosen; March 27, 1884 – August 3, 1942) was a

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actor and

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Early years

Cruze's middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but did not practice the religion after his teenage years. Very little is certain about his childhood and teen years because he told a different story at every interview he granted.

Career

Cruze acted in, directed and or produced over 100 films mainly during the silent film era. His first known acting job was at Lubin Manufacturing Company in 1910. He started at

Thanhouser Company The Thanhouser Company (later the Thanhouser Film Corporation) was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser, his wife Gertrude and his brother-in-law Lloyd Lonergan. It operated in New York City until 1920, ...

in 1911 with ''

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'' (1911) which is where the majority of his body of work was produced, much of it as the leading man. After leaving Thanhouser in 1916, he worked for several other companies as director and producer, primarily for Paramount Pictures, from 1918 to 1938. Cruze struggled to regain his successes of the silent era when sound came to film. His career declined as he descended further into alcoholism and he ended his directing career at Republic Pictures. He spent the last four years of his life unemployed before he killed himself in 1942.

Personal life

Cruze was first married to actress

Marguerite Snow Marguerite Snow (September 9, 1889 – February 17, 1958) was an American silent film and stage actress. In her early films she was billed as Margaret Snow. Early life Snow was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her father, Billy Snow, was a comedia ...

, and they had a daughter, Julie Jane.They divorced in 1923. He married actress Betty Compson on October 14, 1924.

Filmography

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As director

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The Wrong Road ''The Wrong Road'' is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack, and Lionel Atwill. The film is now in the public domain. Plot A young unmarried couple (Cromwell and Mack), whose plans ...

'' (1937) * ''

Sutter's Gold ''Sutter's Gold'' is a 1936 American Western film. It is a fictionalized version of the aftermath of the discovery of gold on Sutter's property, spurring the California Gold Rush of 1849. Edward Arnold plays John Sutter. The supporting cast i ...

'' (1936) * ''

Two-Fisted ''Two-Fisted'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by James Cruze, written by Sam Hellman, Francis Martin and Eddie Moran, and starring Lee Tracy, Roscoe Karns, Gail Patrick, Kent Taylor, Grace Bradley and Billy Lee. The film was released on ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Helldorado'' (1934) * ''

Mr. Skitch ''Mr. Skitch'' is a 1933 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Sonya Levien and Ralph Spence. The film stars Will Rogers, Rochelle Hudson, ZaSu Pitts, Florence Desmond, Harry Green and Charles Starrett. The film was relea ...

'' (1933) with Will Rogers * ''

I Cover the Waterfront ''I Cover the Waterfront'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code romantic drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrence, and Hobart Cavanaugh. Based on the book, by Max Miller, a reporter for the San Die ...

'' (1933) with

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* '' Washington Merry-Go-Round'' (1932) with

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* ''

If I Had a Million ''If I Had a Million'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Paramount Studios anthology film starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee and Charlie Ruggles, among others. There were seven directors: Ern ...

'' (1932) 8 directors; Cruze directed segment with

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and

Frances Dee Frances Marion Dee (November 26, 1909 – March 6, 2004) was an American actress. Her first film was the musical ''Playboy of Paris'' (1930). She starred in the film '' An American Tragedy'' (1931). She is also known for starring in the 1943 ...

* '' Salvation Nell'' (1931) based on the play by

Edward Sheldon Edward Brewster Sheldon (Chicago, Illinois, February 4, 1886 – April 1, 1946, New York City) was an American dramatist. His plays include ''Salvation Nell'' (1908) and ''Romance'' (1913), which was made into a motion picture with Greta Garbo. ...

* ''

Once a Gentleman ''Once a Gentleman'' is a 1930 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Edward Everett Horton, Lois Wilson and Francis X. Bushman.Pitts p.344 A butler goes on vacation, where he is wrongly supposed to be a wealthy man. Cast * ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Great Gabbo ''The Great Gabbo'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound musical drama film directed by James Cruze, based on Ben Hecht's 1928 short story "The Rival Dummy", and starring Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson. The film features songs by Lynn Co ...

'' (1929) with Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson * '' A Man's Man'' (1929) with

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* ''

The Duke Steps Out ''The Duke Steps Out'' is a 1929 American silent comedy-drama film directed by James Cruze and starring William Haines and Joan Crawford. The film is lost, but the Vitaphone sound discs track of music and sound effects survive in the UCLA Film ...

'' (1929) * '' The Mating Call'' (1928) produced by

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starring

Thomas Meighan Thomas Meighan (April 9, 1879 – July 8, 1936) was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he co ...

Evelyn Brent Evelyn Brent (born Mary Elizabeth Riggs; October 20, 1895 – June 4, 1975) was an American film and stage actress. Early life Brent was born in Tampa, Florida, and known as Betty. When she was age 10, her mother Eleanor (née. Warner) died, ...

, and

Renée Adorée Renée Adorée (born Jeanne de la Fonte; 30 September 1898 – 5 October 1933) was a French stage and film actress who appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s. She is best known for portraying the role of Melisande, the love interes ...

(Preserved by the

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, in conjunction with UNLV, in 2016.) * ''

The City Gone Wild ''The City Gone Wild'' (1927) is a silent gangster film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film starred Louise Brooks and was directed by James Cruze, and is now a lost film.''The American Film Institute ...

'' (1927) with

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—lost film * '' Old Ironsides'' (1926) partly filmed in experimental

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process Magnascope * ''

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'' (1926) with

Alice Joyce Alice Joyce Brown ( Joyce; October 1, 1890 – October 9, 1955) was an American actress who appeared in more than 200 films during the 1910s and 1920s. She is known for her roles in the 1923 film '' The Green Goddess'' and its 1930 remake of ...

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Dolores Costello Dolores Costello (September 17, 1903Costello's obituary in ''The New York Times'' says that she was born on September 17, 1905. – March 1, 1979) was an American film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. ...

* ''

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'' (1925) * ''

Beggar on Horseback ''Beggar on Horseback'' is a 1924 play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. The play is a parody of the expressionistic parables that were popular at the time; its title derives from the proverb "Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride at a g ...

'' (1925) based on the play by George S. Kaufman and

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* '' Welcome Home'' (1925) with Lois Wilson * '' Merton of the Movies'' (1924) based on the novel by Harry Leon Wilson and the play by Kaufman and Connelly * ''

The Enemy Sex ''The Enemy Sex'' is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Betty Compson and directed by her husband James Cruze. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is taken from the 1914 novel ''The Salamande ...

'' (1924) * '' The Fighting Coward'' (1924) with

Cullen Landis James Cullen Landis (July 9, 1896 – August 26, 1975) was an American motion picture actor and director whose career began in the early years of the silent film era. Biography James Cullen Landis was the middle of three siblings (two sons and ...

Mary Astor Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in '' The Maltese ...

* ''

The Covered Wagon ''The Covered Wagon'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film released by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze based on a 1922 novel of the same name by Emerson Hough about a group of pioneers tr ...

'' (1923) * '' Hollywood'' (1923) lost film * ''

To the Ladies ''To the Ladies'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1922 Broadway play, ''To the Ladies'', by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. The film was directed b ...

'' (1923) * ''

One Glorious Day ''One Glorious Day'' is a lost 1922 American silent fantasy comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Barry Barringer and Walter Woods. The film stars Will Rogers, Lila Lee, Alan Hale, Sr., Johnny Fox, George Nichols, and Emily Rait. ...

'' (1922) with Will Rogers * '' The Dictator'' (1922) with Wallace Reid,

Lila Lee Lila Lee (born Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel; July 25, 1905 – November 13, 1973) was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras. Early life The daughter of Augusta Fredericka Appe ...

* ''

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'' (1921) with

Fatty Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked w ...

* ''

Crazy to Marry ''Crazy to Marry'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints are held by Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive, Moscow. Synopsis Dr. Hobart H ...

'' (1921) with Arbuckle * ''

Gasoline Gus ''Gasoline Gus'' is a 1921 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints of ''Gasoline Gus'' held at the Gosfilmofond archive in Russia and Cinematheque Belgique. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Gasoline Gu ...

'' (1921) with Arbuckle * ''

The Dollar-a-Year Man ''The Dollar-a-Year Man'' is a 1921 American comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle.The Fast Freight'' (1921) with Arbuckle * '' The Charm School'' (1921) with Wallace Reid * '' Thirty Days'' (1922) with Reid and Hawley * ''

Food for Scandal ''Food for Scandal'' is a 1920 American comedy drama film directed by James Cruze and written by Edith Kennedy. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Harrison Ford, Ethel Grey Terry, Margaret McWade, Minnie Devereaux, and Juan de la Cruz. The film was re ...

'' (1920) * '' An Adventure in Hearts'' (1919) with Robert Warwick * ''

Hawthorne of the U.S.A. ''Hawthorne of the U.S.A.'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy adventure film directed by James Cruze and starring Wallace Reid and Lila Lee.The Valley of the Giants'' (1919) with Reid * '' You're Fired'' (1919) with Reid and

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Article at PopMatters about rediscovered silent movies including Cruze's ''You're Fired!'' (November 5, 2010)
/ref> * '' The Roaring Road'' (1919) with Reid * ''

The Dub ''The Dub'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Edgar Franklin and Will M. Ritchey. The film stars Wallace Reid, Charles Ogle, Ralph Lewis, Raymond Hatton, Winter Hall, and Nina Byron. The film w ...

'' (1919)

As actor

* ''

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(1911) * ''

'' (1923) (scenes deleted) .... Indian (Cruze was also director) * ''The Slave Market'' (1921) * ''

Johnny Get Your Gun ''Johnny Get Your Gun'' is a 1919 American comedy silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Edmund Lawrence Burke and Gardner Hunting. The film stars Fred Stone, Mary Anderson, Casson Ferguson, James Cruze, Sylvia Ashton, Nina Byron ...

'' (1919) .... The Duke of Bullconia * ''

Under the Top ''Under the Top'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp, written by John Emerson, Gardner Hunting, and Anita Loos, and starring Fred Stone, Ella Hall, Lester Le May, Sylvia Ashton, James Cruze, and Guy Oliver. It was r ...

'' (1919) .... 'Foxy' Stillmore * ''

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'' (1918) .... Langlois * ''

Less Than Kin ''Less Than Kin'' is a lost 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Marion Fairfax and Alice Duer Miller. The film stars Wallace Reid, Ann Little, Raymond Hatton, Noah Beery, Sr., James Neill and Charles Ogle. ...

'' (1918) .... Jinx * ''

The City of Dim Faces ''The City of Dim Faces'' is a lost 1918 silent film directed by George Melford and starring Sessue Hayakawa. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Sessue Hayakawa – Jang Lung *Doris Pawn – Ma ...

'' (1918) .... Wing Lung * ''

Believe Me, Xantippe ''Believe Me, Xantippe'' is a lost 1918 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Jesse Lasky for release through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by actor/director Donald Crisp and stars Wallace Reid and Ann Little. The film is ...

'' (1918) .... Simp Calloway * '' Wild Youth'' (1918) .... Li Choo * ''

The Hidden Pearls ''The Hidden Pearls'' is a surviving 1918 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Sessue Hayakawa. It was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky and distributed by Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictures. The pr ...

'' (1918) .... Koro Leon * ''

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) .... Gale Morgan * ''

The Call of the East ''The Call of the East'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, Jack Holt, Margaret Loomis, James Cruze, and Ernest Joy. The film was release ...

'' (1917) .... Janzo * '' On the Level'' (1917) .... Ozmun * '' What Money Can't Buy'' (1917) .... Ferdinand Vaslof * ''The Web of Life'' (1917) .... Tom Wilson * ''Her Temptation'' (1917) .... Walton Maynard * ''

The Snowbird ''The Snowbird'' is an existing 1916 silent film drama directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Mabel Taliaferro. B. A. Rolfe produced while Metro Pictures distributed. Cast *Mabel Taliaferro as Lois Wheeler * Edwin Carewe as Jean Corteau *James Cr ...

'' (1916) .... Bruce Mitchell * ''

Armstrong's Wife ''Armstrong's Wife'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Edna Goodrich, Thomas Meighan, James Cruze, Hal Clements, Ernest Joy and Raymond Hatton. The film was released ...

'' (1915) .... Harvey Arnold * ''His Guardian Auto'' (1915) * ''The Patriot and the Spy'' (1915) .... Pietro * ''The Heart of the Princess Marsari'' (1915) * '' Zudora'' (1914) .... Hassam Ali/Jim Baird, Reporter (film was retitled ''The Twenty Million Dollar Mystery'') * ''From Wash to Washington'' (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) .... Jim Norton * ''Rivalry'' (1914) * ''A Dog of Flanders'' (1914) * ''A Debut in the Secret Service'' (1914) * ''The Cat's Paw'' (1914) * ''The Desert Tribesman'' (1914) * ''Cardinal Richelieu's Ward'' (1914) .... Richelieu * ''A Leak in the Foreign Office'' (1914) * ''Joseph in the Land of Egypt'' (1914) .... Joseph * ''Why Reginald Reformed'' (1914) * ''The Woman Pays'' (1914) * ''The Adventures of a Diplomatic Freelance'' (1914) * ''Frou Frou'' (1914) .... Comte Paul de Valreas * ''The Legend of Provence'' (1913) .... Sir Henry * ''The Silver-Tongued Orator'' (1913) * ''The Plot Against the Governor'' (1913) * ''A Daughter Worth While'' (1913) * ''Moths'' (1913) .... Undetermined Name, villain * ''

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'' (1913) (uncredited) * ''The Message to Headquarters'' (1913) * ''The Ward of the King'' (1913) * ''An Unromantic Maiden'' (1913) * ''Tannhäuser'' (1913) * ''The Lost Combination'' (1913) * ''The Snare of Fate'' (1913) * ''Marble Heart'' (1913) .... Raphael * ''Her Sister's Secret'' (1913) * ''Rosie's Revenge'' (1913) * ''The Woman Who Did Not Care'' (1913) * ''Cymbeline'' (1913) .... Leonatus * ''For Her Boy's Sake'' (1913) * ''Her Gallant Knights'' (1913) * ''The Idol of the Hour'' (1913) * ''Good Morning, Judge'' (1913) * ''The Dove in the Eagle's Nest'' (1913) .... The Eagle * ''The Tiniest of Stars'' (1913) .... The Musician * ''A Poor Relation'' (1913) * ''When Ghost Meets Ghost'' (1913) * ''A Militant Suffragette'' (1912) .... John Strong, Mary's Fiancé * ''The Star of Bethlehem'' (1912) .... Micah, Joseph * ''The Other Half'' (1912) .... The Father * ''The Forest Rose'' (1912) .... Albert as an Older Man, Rose's Lover * ''The Thunderbolt'' (1912) .... The Dishonest Broker * ''Cross Your Heart'' (1912) .... The Little Boy Grown Up * ''The Ladder of Life'' (1912) * ''Put Yourself in His Place'' (1912) .... Edith's Husband * ''In a Garden'' (1912) .... Jack, as an Adult * '' The Woman in White'' (1912) .... Sir Percival * ''When Mercy Tempers Justice'' (1912) .... The Impoverished Father * ''Miss Robinson Crusoe'' (1912) .... Miss Crusoe's Rescuer and Lover * ''Letters of a Lifetime'' (1912) .... A Dying Bachelor * ''But the Greatest of These Is Charity'' (1912) .... The Rich Father * ''Undine'' (1912) .... Huldbrand, the Knight * ''Lucile'' (1912) .... Lord Alfred * ''Baby Hands'' (1912) .... The Husband * ''The Finger of Scorn'' (1912) .... The Minister * ''Nursie and the Knight'' (1912) .... The Father * ''Pa's Medicine'' (1912) .... The Doctor * ''Under Two Flags'' (1912) * ''Called Back'' (1912) .... Gilbert Vaughn * ''Whom God Hath Joined'' (1912) .... The Husband * ''The Ring of a Spanish Grandee'' (1912) * ''Jess'' (1912) .... Captain John Neil * ''Love's Miracle'' (1912) .... The Convict/Lover * ''Miss Arabella Snaith'' (1912) .... Harry Hargreaves, Novelist * ''The Cry of the Children'' (1912) .... The working father * ''Rejuvenation'' (1912) .... The Millionaire * ''Into the Desert'' (1912) .... The Arab * ''A Love of Long Ago'' (1912) * ''The Girl of the Grove'' (1912) * ''For Sale—A Life'' (1912) .... The Wealthy Young Clubman * ''he Golf Caddie's Dog'' (1912) .... The Lover * ''Flying to Fortune'' (1912) .... The Daughter's Sweetheart * ''The Arab's Bride'' (1912) .... The Wealthy Moor * ''On Probation'' (1912) * ''

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'' (1912) .... Archibald Carlyle * '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1912) .... Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde * ''

'' (1911) .... Leo Vincey / Kallikrates * ''Brother Bob's Baby'' (1911) .... Bob's Brother * ''Beneath the Veil'' (1911) .... The Artist * ''A Mother's Faith'' (1911) .... The Errant Son * ''

'' (1911) .... Uncas * ''The Higher Law'' (1911) * ''A Boy of the Revolution'' (1911) * ''Back to Nature'' (1911) * ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (1911)

References

Bibliography

*Ray Starman, "James Cruze: Cinema's Forgotten Director", ''Films In Review'' (October 1985), p. 460-465

External links

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