Nat Ross (June 13, 1902 – February 24, 1941) was an American film director and producer 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 ...

. He directed more than 60 films between 1922 and 1931, and produced films until 1937. He was born in

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

. He was shot dead in Los Angeles in 1941 by a disgruntled employee whom Ross had fired from the plant where Ross was working as foreman. He was the nephew of producer Carl Laemmle.

Partial filmography

* '' Ridin' Wild'' (1922) * ''

The Galloping Kid ''The Galloping Kid'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Nat Ross and featuring Hoot Gibson. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Cast * Hoot Gibson as "Simplex" Cox * Edna Murphy as Helen Arnett * Lionel Belmo ...

'' (1922) * '' The Ghost Patrol'' (1923) * ''

Pure Grit ''Pure Grit'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Nat Ross and starring Roy Stewart, Esther Ralston, and Jack Mower. It is based on the 1911 novel ''A Texas Ranger'' by William MacLeod Raine. Plot As described in a film magazine ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Six-Fifty ''The Six-Fifty'' is a lost film, lost 1923 American silent drama film directed by Nat Ross starring Renée Adorée. Based upon the 1921 play of the same name, it was produced then released by Universal Pictures. Cast *Renée Adorée as Hester T ...

'' (1923) * '' The Slanderers'' (1924) * ''

Striving for Fortune ''Striving for Fortune'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Nat Ross and starring George Walsh, Beryl Roberts and Tefft Johnson.Munden p.773 Synopsis In Newport News, Virginia, a shipbuilder working on a new vessel has to thwart ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' Two Can Play'' (1926) * ''

Transcontinental Limited ''Transcontinental Limited'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Nat Ross and starring Johnnie Walker, Eugenia Gilbert and Alec B. Francis.Munden p.828 Cast * Johnnie Walker as Johnnie Lane * Eugenia Gilbert as Mary Reynolds ...

'' (1926) * '' Stop That Man!'' (1928) * ''

College Love ''College Love'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Nat Ross and written by John B. Clymer, Pierre Couderc, Leonard Fields and Albert DeMond. The film stars George J. Lewis, Eddie Phillips (actor), Eddie Phillips, Dorothy Gulliver, Churc ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1937)

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