Millard Webb
Millard Webb (6 December 1893 – 21 April 1935), was an American screenwriter and director. He directed 20 films between 1920 and 1933. His best-known film is the 1926 silent John Barrymore adventure The Sea Beast, a version of Moby Dick,[1] costarring Dolores Costello.[2] Webb also directed the early sound Florenz Ziegfeld produced talkie Glorifying the American Girl released by Paramount in 1929.[3] In 1927 he directed Naughty But Nice, produced by John McCormick and First National Pictures.[4] His active years were from 1916 to 1933.
Millard Webb | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 1893 |
| Died | April 21, 1935 (aged 41) |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Occupation | Screenwriter and film director |
| Years active | 1916–1933 |
| Spouse(s) | Lydia Stocking
(m. 1918; death 1923) |
| Children | 1 |
He was married to Lydia Stocking (1918–1923). Mary Eaton married Webb in 1929, but they separated.[5]
He was born in Clay City, Kentucky, U.S., and died in Los Angeles, California of intestinal ailment at the age of 40.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Assistant director | Writer | Actor | Cinematographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Let Katie Do It | ✓ | ||||
| The Little School Ma'am | ✓ | |||||
| 1917 | The Man from Painted Post | ✓ | ||||
| Reaching for the Moon | ✓ | |||||
| 1919 | Molly of the Follies | ✓ | ||||
| 1921 | Oliver Twist, Jr. | ✓ | ||||
| 1921 | Hearts of Youth | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 1920 | The Fighting Shepherdess | ✓ | ||||
| 1922 | Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight? | ✓ | ||||
| 1923 | Tiger Rose | ✓ | ||||
| Where the North Begins | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1924 | Her Marriage Vow | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| The Dark Swan | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1925 | My Wife and I | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 1925 | The Golden Cocoon | ✓ | ||||
| 1926 | The Sea Beast | ✓ | ||||
| 1927 | An Affair of the Follies | ✓ | ||||
| 1927 | The Drop Kick | ✓ | ||||
| Naughty But Nice | ✓ | |||||
| The Love Thrill | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1928 | Honeymoon Flats | ✓ | ||||
| 1929 | Gentlemen of the Press | ✓ | ||||
| The Painted Angel | ✓ | |||||
| Glorifying the American Girl | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1930 | Her Golden Calf | ✓ | ||||
| 1931 | The Happy Ending | ✓ | ||||
| 1933 | The Woman Who Dared | ✓ |
References
- Rondoni, Davide (1 August 2010). "Se il capitano Achab approda in Parlamento". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- "En 1926, le combat pour le droit à la libre critique des films". The Conversation (in French). 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- Hole, Kristin Lené; Jelača, Dijana; Kaplan, E. Ann; Petro, Patrice (10 November 2016). The Routledge Companion to Cinema & Gender. Taylor & Francis. p. 366. ISBN 9781317408055.
- Leider, Emily W. (2011). Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood. University of California Press. p. 349. ISBN 9780520253209.
- Reid, John Howard (1 August 2011). Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD: New Expanded Edition. Lulu.com. p. 336. ISBN 9780557433353.
- "Millard Webb". NY Times. The New York Times Company. 22 April 1935. p. 17. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
