Frank Urson
Encyclopedia
Frank Urson was an American
silent film
director
and cinematographer
from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved onto cinematography
and film directing for the Thanhouser Company
. He is also credited with acting in one film Her Gallant Knights
which starred William Garwood
in 1913. Urson directed Changing Husbands
. He is perhaps best known for his 1927 Chicago (1927 film)
, produced by Cecil B. DeMille
.
Urson died at age 41 from drowning in Indian Lake
, Michigan
.
United States
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silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
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:...
and cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved onto cinematography
Cinematography
Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...
and film directing for the Thanhouser Company
Thanhouser Company
The Thanhouser Company was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser.-See also:...
. He is also credited with acting in one film Her Gallant Knights
Her Gallant Knights
Her Gallant Knights is a 1913 American silent short romantic comedy film starring William Garwood, Riley Chamberlin, James Cruze, Florence La Badie and Frank Urson....
which starred William Garwood
William Garwood
William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s....
in 1913. Urson directed Changing Husbands
Changing Husbands
Changing Husbands is a 1924 American silent comedy starring Leatrice Joy, and Victor Varconi, directed by Frank Urson and written by Sada Cowan and Howard Higgin. The runtime is 70 minutes.-Cast:*Leatrice Joy as Gwynne Evans/Ava Graham...
. He is perhaps best known for his 1927 Chicago (1927 film)
Chicago (1927 film)
Chicago is a 1927 comedy-drama silent film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by Frank Urson.-Plot:Drawn from the play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins which was in turn based on the true story of Beulah Annan, fictionalized as Roxie Hart , and her spectacular murder of her boyfriend...
, produced by Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies...
.
Urson died at age 41 from drowning in Indian Lake
Indian Lake (Michigan)
Indian Lake is a lake in Cass County in southwestern Michigan in the United States. It is approximately west of Dowagiac. It a beautiful spring fed lake....
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
Filmography
- You're FiredYou're Fired (1919 film)You're Fired is a silent film comedy, produced and distributed by Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures respectively. James Cruze directed and Wallace Reid starred.-Preservation status:...
(1919) - The Valley of the GiantsThe Valley of the Giants (1919 film)Valley of the Giants is a silent drama film, produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is based on Peter B. Kyne's popular . James Cruze was the director and Wallace Reid the star.-Production background:...
(1919) - Almost Human (1927)
- ChicagoChicago (1927 film)Chicago is a 1927 comedy-drama silent film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by Frank Urson.-Plot:Drawn from the play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins which was in turn based on the true story of Beulah Annan, fictionalized as Roxie Hart , and her spectacular murder of her boyfriend...
(1927)