Otis Turner (November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed more than 130 films and wrote 40 scenarios. He was born in
Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles.
The producer/director Otis Werner in
L. Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...
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Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West'' is a send-up of Turner, who had adapted Baum's works into films, first in collaboration with Baum, then legally but without Baum's approval.
Selected filmography
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The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays
''The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays'' was an early attempt to bring L. Frank Baum's Oz books to the motion picture screen. It was a mixture of live actors, hand-tinted magic lantern slides, and film. Baum himself would appear as if he were giving a ...
'' (1908)
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1908)
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The Cowboy Millionaire'' (1909)
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' is a children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz after s ...
'' (1910)
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Shon the Piper
''Shon the Piper'' is a 1913 American silent short historical romantic drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring Robert Z. Leonard and Lon Chaney. The film follows a Scottish Duke who disguises himself as a piper and falls in love wit ...
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Called Back'' (1914)
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The Spy'' (1914)
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Damon and Pythias
The story of Damon (; grc-gre, Δάμων, gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias (;
or
; or Phintias, ) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against ...
'' (1914)
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The Opened Shutters
''The Opened Shutters'' is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring William Worthington, Frank Lloyd and Herbert Rawlinson.Langman p.149 It is based on a novel by Clara Louise Burnham. It was remade as ''Opened Shutt ...
'' (1914)
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The Black Box'' (1915)
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From Italy's Shores
''From Italy's Shores'' is a 1915 American short drama film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Roy Stewart
* Jane Novak
* Harold Lloyd
See also
* Harold Lloyd filmography
These are the known films of Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), an American ac ...
'' (1915)
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Langdon's Legacy
''Langdon's Legacy'' is a lost 1916 silent comedy-drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring J. Warren Kerrigan and Lois Wilson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.''Pictorial History of the Silent Scr ...
'' (1916)
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The Island of Desire
''The Island of Desire'' is a lost 1917 silent film adventure directed by Otis Turner, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and starring George Walsh.
Cast
*George Walsh - Bruce Chalmers
*Patricia Palmer - Leila Denham
* Anna Luther ...
'' (1917)
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Melting Millions'' (1917)
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The Book Agent
''The Book Agent'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Otis Turner and starring George Walsh, Doris Pawn, and William Burress.Solomon p.239
Cast
* George Walsh as Harry Kelly
* Doris Pawn as Mollie Lester
* William Burress as C ...
'' (1917)
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The Soul of Satan
''The Soul of Satan'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Otis Turner and starring Gladys Brockwell, Bertram Grassby and Charles Clary.Solomon p.241
Cast
* Gladys Brockwell as Miriam Lee
* Bertram Grassby as Joe Valdez
* Charles C ...
'' (1917)
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Some Boy!
''Some Boy!'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Otis Turner, and starring George Walsh, Doris Pawn, and Herschel Mayall.
A review of the film in the trade publication '' Exhibitors Herald'' said, "The story is too slight ...
'' (1917)
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1862 births
1918 deaths
American male screenwriters
People from Howard County, Indiana
Film directors from Indiana
Screenwriters from Indiana
Film producers from Indiana
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American screenwriters
19th-century American businesspeople