Ollie L. Sellers (born Oliver Sellers in 1885) was an American film director. Before becoming a director he was a production manager at

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. He worked with

Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most f ...

. He wrote the screenplay adapted from a novel and directed the 1920 film ''

The Gift Supreme ''The Gift Supreme'' is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Bernard Durning, Seena Owen, Lon Chaney (in a villainous bit role) and Tully Marshall. The film was directed by Ollie Sellers and based on the 1916 novel of the same name by Ge ...

''.

Pro-union films

Sellers directed the pro-union film ''

The New Disciple ''The New Disciple'' is a 1921 American silent film directed by Ollie Sellers and produced by labor organization the Federal Film Corporation in Seattle, Washington. It was the most widely viewed labor film of this period, with over one million vi ...

'' in 1921 produced by labor organization the Federal Film Corporation in

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. It was the most widely viewed labor film of the period, with an audience of more than one million people the year of its release. The film featured Alfred Allen,

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, and

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. The

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included titles from Woodrow Wilson's 1913 '' New Freedom'' and told the story of a war veteran and a corrupt capitalist war profiteer. It was an anti-

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film and an indictment of the American plan. Promotions for the film called for union members to "wait" on their film exchanges to show the film. Film production was supervised by

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who wrote the story which was published at the same time as the film release.

Personal life

Sellers married Camille Compton in 1907 and had one daughter Dorothy. His wife Camille died in 1916 at the age of 31. Sellers married a "Mrs. Dunnington" in San Francisco in July 1919.

Filmography

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'' (1913) *''

When Bearcat Went Dry ''When Bearcat Went Dry'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Oliver L. Sellers from the novel by Charles Neville Buck, and starring Lon Chaney as Kindard Powers. The title refers to a character nicknamed "Bearcat" ( Bernard J. Durn ...

'' (1919) *'' Whom the Gods Destroy'' (1919), as producer, a

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themed film *''

Seeds of Vengeance ''Seeds of Vengeance'' is an American film released in 1920. It was directed by Ollie Sellers. It was an adaptation of Margaret Prescott's ''The Sowing of Alderson Cree''. The film starred Bernard Durning. It was a C. R. Macauley Photoplay. It ...

'' (1920) *''

'' (1921) *'' Diane of Star Hollow'' (1921) *'' The Ableminded Lady'' (1922) *'' The Hoosier Schoolmaster'' (1924)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sellers, Ollie 1885 births American film directors Year of death missing