Scott Sidney (1872 – 20 July 1928), born Harry Wilbur Siggins, was an American film director. He directed 117 films between

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. He died in

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Selected filmography

Director

* '' The Adventures of Shorty'' (1914) * ''

The Winged Idol ''The Winged Idol'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Katharine Kaelred, House Peters and Clara Williams. It was released by Triangle Film on a program alongside Allan Dwan's ''Jordan Is a Hard Road''.Lom ...

'' (1915) * '' The Toast of Death'' (1915) (uncredited) * ''

The Green Swamp ''The Green Swamp'' is a 1916 silent drama starring Bessie Barriscale and written by C. Gardner Sullivan.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20'' by The American Film Institute, c.1988 Plot summary The film centers on ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Road to Love ''The Road to Love'' is a surviving 1916 American Drama film, drama silent film directed by Scott Sidney and written by Blanche Dougan Cole and Gardner Hunting. The film stars Lenore Ulric, Colin Chase, Lucille Ward, Estelle Allen, Gayne Whitman ...

'' (1916) * ''

Tarzan of the Apes ''Tarzan of the Apes'' is a 1912 story by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the first in the Tarzan series. It was first serialized in the pulp magazine '' The All-Story'' beginning October 1912 before being released as a novel in June ...

'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''

The Adventures of Tarzan ''The Adventures of Tarzan'' (1921) is a 15 chapter movie serial which features the third and final appearance of Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan. The serial was produced by Louis Weiss, written by Robert F. Hill and Lillian Valentine (partially b ...

'' (1921) * '' Call the Wagon'' (1923) * ''

Reckless Romance ''Reckless Romance'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring T. Roy Barnes, Harry Myers, and Wanda Hawley. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Jerry Warner (Barnes) and Edith Somers (Breamer) a ...

'' (1924) * '' Hold Your Breath'' (1924) * ''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot inc ...

'' (1925) * ''

Madame Behave ''Madame Behave'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney starring cross-dressing actor Julian Eltinge. The film is an adaptation of the play ''Madame Lucy'' by Jean Arlette and was produced by Al Christie with distribut ...

'' (1925) * ''

Stop Flirting ''Stop Flirting'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Wanda Hawley, John T. Murray, and Ethel Shannon. It is based on the 1923 play of the same title by Frederick J. Jackson.The Million Dollar Handicap ''The Million Dollar Handicap'' is a 1925 American silent sports drama film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Edmund Burns, Ralph Lewis, and Ward Crane. It is based on the 1902 novel ''Thoroughbreds'' by William Alexander Fraser. The film w ...

'' (1925) * '' Seven Days'' (1925) * ''

The Nervous Wreck ''The Nervous Wreck'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy adventure film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Harrison Ford (silent film actor), Harrison Ford, Phyllis Haver and Chester Conklin.Connelly p.182 It is based ...

'' (1926) * '' The Wrong Mr. Wright'' (1927) * '' No Control'' (1927)

Screenwriter

* ''

Alf's Carpet ''Alf's Carpet'' is a 1929 British comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Gerald Rawlinson, Gladys Hamer, Harald Madsen and Carl Schenstrøm. It was loosely based on the 1920 novel '' Alf's Button'' by W.A. Darlington. It is also ...

'' (1929)

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