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James Searle Dawley (October 4, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright.
Director: Rich Man, Poor Man. J. Searle Dawley, the man who considered himself "the first motion picture director", was born James Searle Dawley on 5/13/1877 in Del Norte, CO. He was educated in Denver, and after graduating in 1895 became an actor with Louis Morrison's stock theatrical company.
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- Del Norte, Colorado, USA
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- Hollywood, California, USA
Frankenstein. The first film adaptation of the often filmed Mary Shelley story. This film was originally released on March 18 1910. Frankenstein, a young student, is seen bidding his sweetheart and father goodbye, as he is leaving home to enter a college in order to study the sciences.
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1910, Silent, Charles Dickens, Christmas, A Christmas Carol, Charles Ogle. Publisher. Edison Manufacturing Company. Originally released Christmas 1910, this Edison production features Charles Ogle (Frankenstein) as Bob Cratchet. Remastered, retitled, tinted and new soundtrack added in 2010. Contact Information. <a href=http://video-cellar.blogspot.
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It was directed by J. Searle Dawley, who also wrote the one-reeler's screenplay, broadly basing his "scenario" on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This short motion picture is generally recognized by film historians as the first screen adaptation of Shelley's work.
Dec 7, 2020 · J. Searle Dawley. Publication date 1910. Addeddate 2020-12-07 04:56:01 External-identifier urn:imdb:tt0001223 Identifier silent-frankenstein Scanner
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James Searle Dawley was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright.
