Clarence G. Badger
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Clarence G. Badger was an American
film director
of feature films in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. His most noteworthy films include It
, starring Clara Bow
, more than a dozen features and shorts starring Will Rogers
, and two features starring Raymond Griffith
, Paths to Paradise and Hands Up!
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of feature films in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. His most noteworthy films include It
It (1927 film)
It is a 1927 silent romantic comedy film which tells the story of a shop girl who sets her sights on the handsome and wealthy boss of the department store where she works. Because of this film, actress Clara Bow became known as the "It girl"...
, starring Clara Bow
Clara Bow
Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom in the silent film era of the 1920s. It was her appearance as a spunky shopgirl in the film It that brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl." Bow came to personify the roaring twenties and is described as its leading sex...
, more than a dozen features and shorts starring Will Rogers
Will Rogers
William "Will" Penn Adair Rogers was an American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the world's best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s....
, and two features starring Raymond Griffith
Raymond Griffith
Raymond Griffith was one of the great silent movie comedians.Griffith was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He lost his voice at an early age, causing him to speak for the rest of his life in a hoarse whisper...
, Paths to Paradise and Hands Up!
Hands Up! (1926 film)
Hands Up! is a silent comedy film directed by Clarence Badger, co-written by Monte Brice and Lloyd Corrigan, and starring Raymond Griffith, one of the great silent movie comedians.-Plot:...
Selected filmography
- The Nick of Time BabyThe Nick of Time BabyThe Nick of Time Baby is a 1916 silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Sylvia Ashton* Robert Bolder - * Helen Bray* Teddy the Dog* Tom Kennedy* Larry Lyndon* Earle Rodney...
(1916) - Hearts and SparksHearts and SparksHearts and Sparks is a 1916 silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Billie Bennett* Nick Cogley* Albert T. Gillespie* Tom Kennedy* Joe Lee* Hank Mann* Slim Summerville* Gloria Swanson...
(1916) - A Social CubA Social CubA Social Cub is a 1916 short silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Elizabeth De Witt* Gonda Durand* Harry Gribbon* Reggie Morris* Blanche Payson* Della Pringle* Gloria Swanson* Josef Swickard...
(1916) - The Danger GirlThe Danger GirlThe Danger Girl is a 1916 silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Gloria Swanson - Reggie's madcap sister* Bobby Vernon - Bobbie, a young gentleman* Helen Bray - * Myrtle Lind -...
(1916) - Haystacks and SteeplesHaystacks and SteeplesHaystacks and Steeples is a 1916 silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Sylvia Ashton* Helen Bray* George Felix* Reggie Morris* Della Pringle* Gloria Swanson* Josef Swickard* Eva Thatcher...
(1916) - Teddy at the ThrottleTeddy at the ThrottleTeddy at the Throttle is a silent film starring Bobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Bobby Vernon as Bobbie Knight* Gloria Swanson as Gloria Dawn* Wallace Beery as Henry Black* May Emory as The Guardian's Sister...
(1917) - Dangers of a BrideDangers of a BrideDangers of a Bride is a 1917 silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Gloria Swanson* Bobby Vernon* Agnes Vernon* Fritz Schade* Juanita Hansen* Jay Dwiggins* Robert Milliken* Al McKinnon* Martha Trick...
(1917) - Whose Baby?Whose Baby?Whose Baby? is a 1917 silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Bobby Vernon* Gloria Swanson* Jay Dwiggins* Martha Trick* Robert Milliken* Fritz Schade* Juanita Hansen* Sylvia Ashton* Helen Bray...
(1917) - The Sultan's WifeThe Sultan's WifeThe Sultan's Wife is a 1917 silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Gloria Swanson - Gloria* Bobby Vernon - Bobby* Joseph Callahan* Teddy the Dog* Gonda Durand* Phyllis Haver* Roxana McGowan...
(1917) - The Pullman BrideThe Pullman BrideThe Pullman Bride is a 1917 silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Gloria Swanson - The Girl* Mack Swain - The Chosen One* Chester Conklin - A Rejected Suitor* Laura La Varnie - The Girl's Mother...
(1917) - One Night in RomeOne Night in RomeOne Night in Rome is a 1924 film starring Laurette Taylor. The film was directed by Clarence G. Badger and written J. Hartley Manners, Ms. Taylor's husband, based upon his play. Laurette Taylor was a great name of the American theatre, who made only three films in a triumph-studded career, all of...
(1924) - Hands Up!Hands Up! (1926 film)Hands Up! is a silent comedy film directed by Clarence Badger, co-written by Monte Brice and Lloyd Corrigan, and starring Raymond Griffith, one of the great silent movie comedians.-Plot:...
(1926) - ItIt (1927 film)It is a 1927 silent romantic comedy film which tells the story of a shop girl who sets her sights on the handsome and wealthy boss of the department store where she works. Because of this film, actress Clara Bow became known as the "It girl"...
(1927) - Red HairRed Hair (1928 film)Red Hair is a 1928 silent film starring Clara Bow and Lane Chandler, directed by Clarence G. Badger, based on a novel by Elinor Glyn, and released by Paramount Pictures....
(1928) - ParisParis (1929 film)Paris is a black-and-white musical comedy film with Technicolor sequences: four of ten reels were originally photographed in Technicolor. Paris was the fourth color movie released by Warner Bros.; the first three were The Desert Song, On With the Show and Gold Diggers of Broadway, all released in...
(1929) - No No NanetteNo No Nanette (1930 film)No, No, Nanette is a musical comedy film with Technicolor sequences. It was adapted from the play of the same title by Otto A. Harbach and Frank Mandel...
(1930) - The Bad ManThe Bad Man (1930 film)The Bad Man is an all-talking western film starring Walter Huston which was produced and released by Warner Bros. in 1930. The movie is based on Porter Emerson Browne's 1920 play of the same name.-Preservation:...
(1930) - Woman HungryWoman Hungry (film)Woman Hungry is a 1931 musical western film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was based on the play The Great Divide which was written by William Vaughn Moody...
(1931)