Edwin Middleton
American film director (1865–1929)
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Edwin Middleton (January 1, 1865 – June 17, 1929) was an American film director.[1][2]
Edwin Middleton | |
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| Born | January 1, 1865 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1929 (aged 64) |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
Biography
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]