Robert Ellis (actor)
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Robert Ellis was an American film actor, screenwriter
and film director
. He appeared in 166 films between 1913
and 1934
. He also wrote for a 65 films and directed 61.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Santa Monica, California
.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and 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:...
. He appeared in 166 films between 1913
1913 in film
The year 1913 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made.* December 29, Charlie Chaplin signs a contract with Mack Sennett to begin making films at Keystone Studios.* D. W...
and 1934
1934 in film
-Events:*January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.*February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...
. He also wrote for a 65 films and directed 61.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
.
Selected filmography
- Brown of HarvardBrown of HarvardBrown of Harvard is the title of three silent films all based on the 1906 Broadway play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young. The 1926 version is notable for featuring John Wayne's screen debut.*Brown of Harvard...
(1918) - The Tiger's TrailThe Tiger's TrailThe Tiger's Trail is a 1919 adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, directed by Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst.-Plot:A cult of Hindu Tiger Worshippers and a gang of Western outlaws outlaws attempt to cheat Belle Boyd out of the valuable mine that she has inherited from her...
(1919) - The Infidel (1922)
- Silk Stocking SalSilk Stocking SalSilk Stocking Sal is a 1924 drama film directed by Tod Browning. As with most Evelyn Brent starring FBO films of the mid 1920s, Silk Stocking Sal is a lost film.-Cast:* Evelyn Brent - 'Stormy' Martin* Robert Ellis - Bob Cooper...
(1924) - Forbidden Cargo (1925)
- Lady RobinhoodLady RobinhoodLady Robinhood is a 1925 silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Evelyn Brent as Señorita Catalina / La Ortiga* Robert Ellis as Hugh Winthrop* Boris Karloff as Cabraza* William Humphrey as Governor...
(1925) - BroadwayBroadway (1929 film)Broadway is a 1929 film directed by Pál Fejös from the play of the same name by George Abbott and Philip Dunning. It stars Glenn Tryon, Evelyn Brent, Paul Porcasi, Robert Ellis, Merna Kennedy and Thomas E...
(1929) - American MadnessAmerican MadnessAmerican Madness is a 1932 American film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston as a New York banker embroiled in scandal. The story thematically anticipates Capra's 1946 classic It's a Wonderful Life, in which Capra repeats the "run on the bank" scene...
(1932) - The Monster WalksThe Monster WalksThe Monster Walks directed by Frank R. Strayer, is a black-and-white horror movie.-Plot:The film opens with Ruth Earlton and her fiance Dr. Ted Carver arriving at her father's house. She has been told that her father has died, and is returning to find out what will be done with the estate...
(1932) - TreasonTreason (1933 film)-Cast:* Buck Jones as Jeff Connors, posing as Chet Dawson* Shirley Grey as Joan Randall* Robert Ellis as Colonel Jedcott* Edward LeSaint as Judge Randall * Frank Lackteen as Chet Dawson* T. C...
(1933) - The Thrill HunterThe Thrill Hunter-Cast:* Buck Jones as Buck Crosby * Dorothy Revier as Marjorie Lane* Edward LeSaint as Director Ed Jackson* Eddie Kane as Sam Levine, producer* Arthur Rankin as Roy Lang* Frank LaRue as Rancher Hall* Robert Ellis as Al Blake...
(1933) - Charlie Chan in EgyptCharlie Chan in EgyptCharlie Chan in Egypt is the eighth 20th Century Fox Charlie Chan film starring Warner Oland in the title role. It was released in 1935. -Plot:Charlie Chan is hired when an archaeologist disappears during the excavation of ancient art treasures in Egypt...
(1935) - IcelandIceland (film)Iceland is a 20th Century Fox musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone set in Iceland, starring skater Sonja Henie and John Payne as a U.S. Marine posted in Iceland during World War II...
(1942) - Hello, Frisco, HelloHello, Frisco, HelloHello, Frisco, Hello is a film starring Alice Faye, John Payne, Lynn Bari, and Jack Oakie. The film was made in Technicolor and released by 20th Century-Fox. This was one of the last musicals made by Faye for Fox, and in later interviews Faye said it was clear Fox was promoting Betty Grable as her...
(1943) - Peter PanPeter Pan (1953 film)Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie. It is the fourteenth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and was originally released on February 5, 1953 by RKO Pictures...
(1953)