Frank Tuttle
Encyclopedia
Frank Tuttle was a Hollywood film director
and writer who directed films from 1922 (The Cradle Buster) to 1959 (Island of Lost Women
).
His output includes The American Venus
(1926), the all-star revue Paramount on Parade
(1930), the murder mystery The Benson Murder Case
(1930), the comedy film
This Is the Night
(1932) with Cary Grant
, and Roman Scandals
(1933) starring Eddie Cantor
.
On his passing in 1963, at the age of 70, Tuttle was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
in Los Angeles
.
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:...
and writer who directed films from 1922 (The Cradle Buster) to 1959 (Island of Lost Women
Island of Lost Women
Island of Lost Women is a 71-minute, black-and-white movie, directed by Frank Tuttle, which was released by Warner Brothers in 1959.Its plot borrows from the 1956 science fiction classic Forbidden Planet which, in turn, lifted much of its plot from Shakespeare's The Tempest. Jeff Richards plays...
).
His output includes The American Venus
The American Venus
The American Venus is an American feature film directed by Frank Tuttle, and starring Esther Ralston, Ford Sterling, Edna May Oliver, Lawrence Gray, Fay Lanphier, Louise Brooks, Kenneth MacKenna, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and released by Paramount Pictures. Brooks appears, in her first credited...
(1926), the all-star revue Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade is a all-star revue released by Paramount Pictures, directed by several directors including Edmund Goulding, Dorothy Arzner, Ernst Lubitsch, Rowland V. Lee, A. Edward Sutherland, Victor Heerman, Lothar Mendes, Otto Brower, Edwin H...
(1930), the murder mystery The Benson Murder Case
The Benson Murder Case
The Benson Murder Case is the first novel in the Philo Vance series of mystery novels by S.S. Van Dine, which became a best-seller.-Plot outline:...
(1930), the comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
This Is the Night
This Is the Night (film)
This Is the Night is a 1932 comedy film made by Paramount Pictures, and directed by Frank Tuttle.The film stars Lili Damita, Charles Ruggles, Roland Young, Thelma Todd, and Cary Grant....
(1932) with Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Archibald Alexander Leach , better known by his stage name Cary Grant, was an English actor who later took U.S. citizenship...
, and Roman Scandals
Roman Scandals
Roman Scandals is a 1933 black-and-white American musical film starring Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, Edward Arnold and David Manners. It was directed by Frank Tuttle....
(1933) starring Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor was an American "illustrated song" performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter...
.
On his passing in 1963, at the age of 70, Tuttle was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
The Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery is a cemetery in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, California. It is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood....
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Selected filmography
- Love 'Em and Leave 'EmLove 'Em and Leave 'Em (film)Love 'Em and Leave 'Em is a 1926 silent American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Mame Walsh* Lawrence Gray as Bill Billingsley* Louise Brooks as Janie Walsh* Osgood Perkins as Lem Woodruff...
(1926) - Blind AlleysBlind Alleys (film)Blind Alleys is a 1927 silent American drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Evelyn Brent.- Cast :* Thomas Meighan as Captain Dan Kirby* Evelyn Brent as Sally Ray* Greta Nissen as Maria d'Alvarez Kirby* Hugh Miller as Julio Lachados...
(1927) - Springtime for HenrySpringtime for HenrySpringtime for Henery is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Otto Kruger, Nancy Carroll and Nigel Bruce. It was based on a play of the same name by Benn W. Levy which enjoyed an eight month run on Broadway.-Plot:...
(1934) - All the King's HorsesAll the King's Horses (1935 film)All the Kings Horses is a 1935 American comedy musical film directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Carl Brisson and Mary Ellis. The film tells the story of a film actor who changes places with a Ruritanian prince...
(1935)
Further reading
- Frank Tuttle, They Started Talking (Albany: BearManor Media, 2006) ISBN 1-59393-006-2
- Frank Tuttle Socialists, Socialites, and Sociopaths: Plays and Screenplays (Albany: BearManor Media, 2007) ISBN 1-59393-079-8