The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Biographies of Film Directors (SEI-STE) io5 Sunny (F.N.), Caught Plastered (Radio), •Toast of the Legion (F.N.), Girl Crazy (Radio), Young Bride (Radio), Old Greatheart (Radio), Peach o' Reno (Radio), 75 My Face Red? (Radio), Hot Saturday !(Para). 4SEITZ, George B. B. Boston, Mass. Jan. 3, 1888. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 5 in. Wt. 10 St. 5 lb. Ed. Friends' Central School, I'hiladelphia ; Art School, Boston. At first sought to make a career for himself as a playwright but receiving little encouragement, turned to acting. Entered motion pictures with the Pathe Company in 1914 for whom he wrote, produced, acted and directed. First became known to cinema-goers for his direction of Pearl White serials (Pathe). Has since worked for Paramount, Universal, Metropolitan, F.B.O. (now Radio), Columbia and Fox. Directed : The Blood Ship (Col), Vanishing American (Para), Desert Gold (Para), Pals in Paradise (Pathe), Jim the Conqueror (Pathe), Great Mail Robbery (Radio), The Warning (Col), Isle of Forgotten Women (Col), After the Storm (Col), Ransom (Col), Beware of Blondes (Col), Circus Kid (Radio), Court Martial (Col), Blockade (Radio), Hey, Rube (Radio), Black Magic (Fox), Murder on the Roof (Col), The Record Run (Radio), Guilty (Col), Midnight Mystery (Radio), Shanghaied Love (Col), Virtuous Wife (Col), Sally of the Subivay (AUied), Sin's Pay Day (INIayfair), Passport to Paradise (Like), Docks of San Francisco (Like), Young Blood (Like), Widow in Scarlet (Mayfair), Reckless Romance (Col). <SELWYN, Edgar. B. Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 12, 1875. Black hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 10 in. Ed. Toronto, Canada. Began his career on the stage and had toured England and America extensively, before entering into motion pictures, accompanied by his brother, in 191 2, with the All-Star Feature Films comp:iny. Has since written, produced and directed for M.G.M. Directed: War Nurse (M.G.M.), Lullaby ( M.G.M. ), Men Call it Love (M.G.M.), Skyscraper Souls (M.G.M.). SHERMAN, LowELE. Director and .'\ctor. (See Players' Biographies.) SLOANE, Paul. B. New York Cit}', April 16, 1803. Brown hair, brown eves. Ht. 5 ft. 5 'in. Wt. II St. I lb. Ed. Townsend Harri?; High School ; New York University. M. Lillian Braxton. From 1914 to 1925 was engaged in the motion picture industry as writer. In 1925 was given his first directorial opportunity by Paramount, for whom he directed Richard Dix in his first four starring pictures. Directed : Hearts in Dixie (Fox), The Cuckoos (Radio), Half Shot at Sunrise (Radio), Travelling Husbands (Radio), Married in Haste (Radio), Lost Squadron (Radio), War Correspondent (Col). SLOMAN, Edward. B. London, 1S87. Ed. London. U. Hylda Hallis. Began his career first as an actor and later turned to directing. Directed : His People (Univ), We Americans (Univ), Surrender (Univ), The Girl on the Barge (Univ), The Foreign Legion (Univ), The Lost Zeppelin (Tiffany), Kibitzer (Para), Puttin' on the Ritz (U.A.), The Beautiful Cheat (Univ), Old Soak (Univ), Butterflies in the Rain (Univ), Alias the Deacon (Univ), Soldiers and Women (Col), Hells Island (Col), Murder by the Clock (Para), Caught (Para), His Woman (Para), Wayward (Para). STAHL, JoHX. B. New York City, Jan. 21, 1886. Grey hair, grey e3'es. Ht. 5 ft. 10 in. Ed. New York' City, Following fourteen years on the legitimate .stage, at the conclusion of which he had obtained leading parts, he entered motion pictures as a director for an independent company in New York. Was for a time vice-president in charge of production for Tiffany-Stahl. One of his most outstanding productions is Seed (Univ), in which he directed John Bole^ and Genevieve Tobin. Also Directed: Wiresof Men (Pioneer) . The Child Thou Gavesi Me (F.N.). Dangerous Age (F.N.), Why Men Leav^ Home (F.N.), Husbands and Lovers (F.N.), The Great Galiato (Univ), Memorv Lans (F.N.), The Gay Deceiver (M.G.M.) . In Old Kentucky (M.G.M.), A Lady Surrenders (Univ), Strictly Dishonourable (Univ), Back Street (Univ). STEIN, Paul. B. Vienna, Austria, Feb. i , 1892. Brown hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. loi in. Ed. Vienna and Berlin. M. Olga Schrocder Devrient. Was for many j-ears an actor in Berlin ; later became stage director in Vienna, and went to LT.F.A. as a film director, where he remained for eight years. Has since worked for Warner Bros., Cecil B. dc Mille and Pathe. Came to Londo.i in 1932 to direct Lilv Christine (ParaBrit).