About
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Searle Dawley was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Players, Fox, and other studios, he directed more than 300 short films and 56 features, which include many of the early releases of stars such as Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Pearl White, Marguerite Clark, Harold Lloyd, and John Barrymore. He also wrote scenarios for many of his productions, including one for his 1910 horror film Frankenstein, the earliest known screen adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.
Filmography
Edison's Frankenstein1990 · Screenplay
Abraham Lincoln1924 · Director
Broadway Broke1923 · Director
Has the World Gone Mad!1923 · Director
As a Man Lives1923 · Director
Who Are My Parents?1922 · Director
A Virgin Paradise1921 · Director
Beyond Price1921 · Director
The Harvest Moon1920 · Director, Scenario Writer
Everybody's Business1919 · Director, Writer
The Phantom Honeymoon1919 · Director, Writer
When Men Desire1919 · Story
Twilight1919 · Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin1918 · Director, Scenario Writer
The Death Dance1918 · Director
Rich Man, Poor Man1918 · Director, Writer
The Lie1918 · Director
The Seven Swans1917 · Director, Writer
Bab's Matinee Idol1917 · Director
Bab's Burglar1917 · Director