The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Biographies of Film Dii'ectors (BAG-BEA) 183 Dance Preily Lady (B.I.F.), Tell England (B.I.F.), A Kingdoin for Five-and-Six (Gains). BACON, Lloyd. B. San Jose, California, 1S90. Brown hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 10 in. Wt. 12 St. 2 lb. Ed. California schools ; Santa Clara College. Began his career on the stage, appearing in Oscar Wilde's Salome. After service in the war, started in comedies with Lloyd Hamilton. In 1918 joined Chaplin as an actor with Mutual ; wth Triangle Comedies in 1919. His first directorial experience was in 192 1 with Lloyd Hamilton again. Later he worked with Mack Sennett and Universal, before gaining a contract with Warner. His outstanding work was The Singing Fool (Warner, 1929), with Al Jolson. Also Directed : Private Izzy Murphy (Warner), White Flannels (Warner), The Heart of Maryland (Warner), A Sailor's Sweetheart (Warner), Finger Prints (Warner), Brass Knuckles (Warner), Pay as You Enter (Warner), Women They Talk About (Warner), Say it with Songs (Warner), So Long Letty (Warner), Stark Mad (Warner), No Defense (Warner), Honky Tonk (Warner), Other To-morrow (F.N.), Moby Dick (Warner), Office Wife (Warner), Sit Tight (Warner), Fifty Million Frenchmen (Warner), Faithful (Pathe), She Couldn't Say No (Warner), A Notorious Affair (F.N.), Kept Husbands (Radio), Gold Dust Gertie (Warner), Honour of the Family (F.N.), Fireman, Save My Child (F.N.), Alias the Doctor (F.N.), Manhattan Parade (Warner), The Famous Ferguson Case (F.N.), Miss Pinkerton (Warner), Crooner (Warner), Forty-Second Street (Warner). BANKS, Monty. Real name, Mario Bianchi. B. Italy, 1897. Ht. 5 ft. 5 in. M. Gladys Frazin ; dissolved, 1932. Appeared on New York stage as eccentric dancer. Film debut made in Fatty, Arbuckle comedies. This was followed by his appearance in many other American comedies, some of which he directed personally. Played in : Atlantic (B.I. P.), Week-end Wives (B.I.P.). Directed : Adam's Apple (B.I. P.), Compulsory Husband (B.I. P.), Almost a Honeymoon (B.I. P.), My Wife's Family (B.I.P.), Money for Nothing (B.I. P.), For the Love of Mike (B.I. P.), What a Night (B.I.P.). To-night's the Night (B.I. P.I, Why Sailors Leave Home (B.I.P.), Good Old Sergcani-Major (B.I. P.). BEAUDINE, William. B. New York City, Jan. 15, 1892. Brown hair, blue eyes. Ht. 6 ft. i^ in. Wt. II St. 6 lb. Ed. Morris High School, New York City. M. Marguerite Fleischer ; .4. children. William Beaudine has been in films since the earliest days. His very first work was with Biograph, whom he joined in 1904. He has been associated with nearly all the big companies. Directed : Dark Swan (Warner), Those Who Dance (F.N.), The Narrow Street (Warner), Boy of Mine (Warner), Little Heroes (Warner), Penrod and Sam (F.N.), The Life of Riley (F.N.), Heart to Heart (F.N.), Little Annie Rooney (U.A.), Sparrows (U.A.), That's My Baby (Para), Hold that Lion (Para), The Canadian (Para), Frisco Sally Levy (M.G.M.), Too Many Women (Univ), The Irresistible Lover (Univ), Give and Take (Univ), Home James (Univ), Exiles (Fox), Ha.rd to Get (Para), Fugitives (Fox), Two Weeks Off (F.N.), Queen of Main Street (Para), Girl from Woolworih's (F.N.), The Lady Who Dared (F.N.), Devil's Playground (Para), At Bay (Para), Read to Paradise (F.N.), Misbehaving Ladies (F.N.), Father's Son (F.N.), Wedding Rings (Para), Do your Duty (F.N.) Mad Parade (Para), Penrod and Sam (F.N. talkie version), Men in Her Life (Col), Blonde Baby (Col), The Guilty Generation (Col), Three Wise Girls (Col), Make Me a Star (Para). BEAUMONT, Harry. B. Abilene, Kansas. Ed. St. Joseph, Missouri. Left school at an early age and went to New York, gaining a big success in vaudeville. Although his official connection with the moving-picture business did not start until 1915 he actually made a film in 1913. This was an experimental talking picture made at the old Edison laboratory. Directed : The Gold Diggers (Warner), Beau Brnmmel (Warner), Babbitt (Warner), Skinner's Dress Suit (Univ), Brown of Harvard (M.G.M.), Main Street (M.G.M.), Forbidden Hours (M.G.M.), Our Dancing Daughters (M.G.M.), A Single Man (M.G.M.), Broadiuay Melody (M.G.M.), Speedway (M.G.]\I.), Our Blushing Brides (M.G.M.), The Gay Nineties (M.G.M.), Children of Pleasure (M.G.M.), Lord Byron of Broadway (M.G.M.), The Great Lover (M.G.M.), Those Three French Girls (M.G.M.), Dance, Fools, Dance (M.G.M.), Laughing Sinners (M.G.M.), West of Broadway (M.G.M.), Unashamed (M.G.M.), Are You Listening ? [M.GM.), Tinfoil (M. G.M.I.