Edward Morrissey (director) explained

Edward Morrissey was a college professor who became a stage actor and then a film director. He taught French and German at the University of California, then became an actor in Shubert productions before assisting D.W. Griffith at Biograph and then directing his own films at Thanhouser.^[1]

Filmography

• The Girl in the Shack (1914), short film
• The House Built Upon Sand (1916)
• Stage Struck (1917)
• The Pointing Finger (1919) with Edward A. Kull also directing
• Just Off Broadway (1920)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Moving Picture World. March 21, 1916. World Photographic Publishing Company. Google Books.
2. Book: Film Year Book. edward morrissey film.. March 21, 1925. Wid's Films and Film Folks. Internet Archive.