John McCormick (August 17, 1893 – May 3, 1961) was an American
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
associated with the
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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studio
First National Pictures
First National Pictures was an American motion picture production and distribution company. It was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc., an association of independent theatre owners in the United States, and became the count ...
.
Biography
Between 1923 and 1930, McCormick was married to
Colleen Moore
Colleen Moore (born Kathleen Morrison; August 19, 1899 – January 25, 1988) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. Moore became one of the most fashionable (and highly-paid) stars of the era and helped po ...
, one of the highest-paid and most popular stars of 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 ...
. McCormick was initially unconvinced by the development of
sound films and vetoed Moore's appearing in them. He changed his mind in 1929 and placed Moore in her first talkie, ''
Smiling Irish Eyes'', which was not a great success. Their marriage was under increasing strain, and in 1930, the couple divorced.
His relationship with Moore is believed to have been the basis for the film ''
What Price Hollywood?'' (1932).
[Crafton p.278]
Partial filmography
* ''
The Huntress'' (1923)
* ''
Sally'' (1925)
* ''
We Moderns'' (1925)
* ''
Twinkletoes'' (1926)
* ''
Irene'' (1926)
* ''
Ella Cinders'' (1926)
* ''
It Must Be Love'' (1926)
* ''
Midnight Lovers'' (1926)
* ''
Naughty but Nice'' (1927)
* ''
Her Wild Oat
''Her Wild Oat'' (1927) is a silent comedy film made by First National Pictures, directed by Marshall Neilan, and starring Colleen Moore. The screenplay was written by Gerald C. Duffy, based on a story by Howard Irving Young.
History
This w ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Lilac Time'' (1928)
* ''
Oh, Kay!
''Oh, Kay!'' is a musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and a book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. It is based on the play ''La Présidente'' by Maurice Hennequin and Pierre Veber. The plot revolves around the adventur ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Smiling Irish Eyes'' (1929)
* ''
Footlights and Fools
''Footlights and Fools'' is a 1929 American pre-Code film directed by William A. Seiter that was billed by Warner Brothers as an all-talking musical film and released in Vitaphone with Technicolor sequences.
Plot
Moore plays the "dual" role o ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Synthetic Sin
Synthetic Sin is a 1929 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter, based on a play of the same name. While filmed as a silent, it was released by Warner Bros. accompanied with a Vitaphone music soundtrack and sound effects. However mos ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Why Be Good?
''Why Be Good?'' is a 1929 American silent comedy film produced by First National Pictures starring Colleen Moore and Neil Hamilton. The film has no audible dialogue but is accompanied by a Vitaphone soundtrack with music, sound effects and ...
'' (1929)
References
Bibliography
*Crafton, Donald. ''The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931''. University of California Press, 1999.
External links
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1893 births
1961 deaths
Film producers from Missouri
Businesspeople from Kansas City, Missouri
20th-century American businesspeople
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