Edwin Middleton Explained
Edwin Middleton |
Birth Date: | 1865 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter |
Edwin Middleton (1865–1929) was a film director in the United States.[1] [2]
He worked in theater as part of a stock company from Philadelphia before his film career.[3] In 1891, he was an actor in a production titled Sin and Shadow.[4] In 1906, he is credited with a part in a Broadway production titled Matilda as "Dr. Lamb".[5]
He directed W.C. Fields's film debut in Pool Sharks in 1915.[6] He also directed several shorts with casts that included Bud Ross. He made a series of films for the Gaumont Film Company.
He directed at least three "Cissy" films starring Cissy Fitzgerald. He worked for Gaumont Film Company in Jacksonville, Florida.[7]
He was an organizer of the Motion Picture Directors Association of New York.[8]
Filmography
- The Dream of a Motion Picture Director (1912)
- Lime Kiln Field Day (1913) – The oldest surviving film featuring African American actors
- One on Romance (1913)
- Because of a Hat (1914), writer
- Rip Van Winkle (1914) [8]
- The Flaming Sword (1915)
- The Widow Wins (1915)[9]
- Leave it to Cissy (1915)
- Curling Cissy (1915)
- Cissy's Innocent Wink (1915)
- The Reformer (1915)
- Ethel's Romeos (1915)
- Pool Sharks (1915) – The first film appearance of W.C. Fields
- Wildfire (1915)
- The Haunted Manor (1916)
- The Isle of Love (1916)[10]
- Flames of Vengeance (1916)
- Armadale (1916)[11] – An adaptation of Armadale
- Gates of Divorce[12]
- The Criminals Thumb (1916)
- The Hidden Face (1916)
- Gates of Divorce (1916) – A "three-part drama"[13]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Edwin Middleton | MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art.
- Book: American film personnel and company credits, 1908-1920: filmographies reordered by authoritative organizational and personal names from Lauritzen and Lundquist's American film-index. Paul C.. Spehr. Gunnar. Lundquist. Einar. Lauritzen. July 1, 1996. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 9780786402557. Google Books.
- Book: Wertheim, Arthur Frank. W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen: Becoming a Character Comedian. Arthur Frank Wertheim. January 16, 2017. Springer. 9781349949861. Google Books.
- Web site: Edwin Middleton – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. www.ibdb.com.
- Web site: Edwin Middleton Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos. www.broadwayworld.com.
- Book: Wertheim, Arthur Frank. W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen: Becoming a Character Comedian. Arthur Frank Wertheim. January 16, 2017. Springer. 9781349949861. Google Books.
- Web site: Motography. January 28, 1916. Google Books.
- Book: Dixon, Wheeler Winston. Black and White Cinema: A Short History. November 6, 2015. Rutgers University Press. 9780813572437. Google Books.
- Web site: Moving Picture World (Dec 1915). 1915. New York, Chalmers Publishing Company.
- Book: Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936. Jay Robert. Nash. Robert. Connelly. Stanley Ralph. Ross. January 3, 1988. Cinebooks. 9780933997103. Google Books.
- Web site: Motography. January 3, 1916. Google Books.
- Web site: The Moving Picture World. January 3, 1916. World Photographic Publishing Company. Google Books.
- Web site: The Moving Picture World. January 28, 1916. World Photographic Publishing Company. Google Books.