Hugh Dierker Explained

Hugh E. Dierker (1890 – 1975) was an American film director and producer.

Biography

Dierker worked at Pathé.^[1] By 1920 he had established his own production company, Hugh Dierker Productions.

Junior Coghlan wrote about him in his autobiography.^[2] A photograph of him and Bebe Daniels appeared in the Los Angeles Herald April 14, 1922 in connection with a showing of his production When Dawn Came.^[3] His wife authored the story and is given a dedication on the associated songbook.^[4]

In 1912 he contracted for a garage building in Los Angeles.^[5]

Filmography

• When Dawn Came (1920)^{[6] [7]}
• The Other Side (1922)^[8]
• Cause for Divorce (1923)^{[9] [10] [11]}
• False Pride (1925)
• Camille of the Barbary Coast (1925)
• The Wrongdoers (1925) with Lionel Barrymore^{[12] [13]}
• Broken Homes (1926)^[14]
• Things Wives Tell (1926)

Further reading

• "The True Story Is the Thing; Thinks Hugh Dierker, the Director," MW, September 19, 1925

Notes and References

1. Book: Vazzana, Eugene Michael. Silent Film Necrology. February 23, 2001. McFarland. 9780786410590. Google Books.
2. Book: Coghlan, Frank. They Still Call Me Junior: Autobiography of a Child Star, with a Filmography. February 23, 1993. McFarland & Company. 9780899507620. Google Books.
3. Web site: Los Angeles Herald 14 April 1921 — California Digital Newspaper Collection. cdnc.ucr.edu.
4. Web site: When dawn came :: Sheet Music collection. digitalcollections.oscars.org.
5. Web site: Southwest Contractor and Manufacturer. February 23, 1912. Google Books.
6. Book: Codori, Jeff. Colleen Moore: A Biography of the Silent Film Star. April 19, 2012. McFarland. 9780786488995. Google Books.
7. Book: Spears, Jack. Hollywood: the Golden Era. February 23, 1971. A. S. Barnes. 9780498075520. Google Books.
8. Book: Institute, American Film. Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature films, 1921-1930. Vol.F2. February 23, 1971. Bowker. 9780835204408. Google Books.
9. Book: The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. Kenneth White. Munden. American Film. Institute. February 23, 1997. University of California Press. 9780520209695. Google Books.
10. Web site: Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines. February 23, 1924. Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. Google Books.
11. Web site: Catalogue of Copyright Entries. Jon Orwant. Google Books.
12. Web site: Dumbbells and carrot strips: the story of Bernarr Macfadden. Mary Williamson. Macfadden. Emile. Gauvreau. February 23, 1953. Holt. Google Books.
13. Book: Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936. Jay Robert. Nash. Robert. Connelly. Stanley Ralph. Ross. January 23, 1988. Cinebooks. 9780933997103. Google Books.
14. Web site: Film Year Book. February 23, 1927. Wid's Films and Film Folks. Google Books.