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Under the Big Top (1938) -- A pretty young circus trapeze artist is pushed by her domineering mother to be the best aerialist in the world...

Hearts in Bondage (1936) -- Hearts in Bondage

Gangster's Boy (1938) -- A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that his father is a former bootlegger.

Barefoot Boy (1938) -- Other than using the same title this film has no connection to nor is there any film credit linking it to the poem by John Greenleaf Whittier...

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) -- The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

Overview

Date of Birth:

26 December 1896, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

25 March 1990, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Son of William H. Brown. more

STARmeter:

Down 21% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department, Director, Actor, Producer, Self, Archive Footage

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Death Valley Days" (1952)	(2 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	7.7 (89)
	AKAs: Call of the West (USA: syndication title) The Pioneers (USA: syndication title) Trails West (USA: syndication title) Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title) 2 TV episodes: A Girl Named Virginia (1960) (written by) The Wedding Dress (1960) (written by)
2.	"The Millionaire" (1955)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.8 (115)
	AKAs: If You Had a Million 1 TV episode: The Harvey Borden Story (1956) (writer)
3.	"Sheriff of Cochise" (1956)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.5 (17)
	1 TV episode: Caine and Abel (1956) (writer)
4.	The Vanquished (1953/I)	(story)	1953	-	5.0 (24)

5.	The Chicago Kid (1945)	(story)	1945	-	-

6.	The Ape Man (1943)	(story "They Creep in the Dark")	1943	-	4.1 (428)
	AKAs: Lock Your Doors (UK)
7.	Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942)	(writer)	1942	-	5.2 (90)

8.	Phantom Killer (1942)	(story and screenplay)	1942	-	4.8 (22)

9.	Harvard, Here I Come! (1941)	(story)	1941	-	5.8 (5)
	AKAs: Here I Come (UK)
10.	Under Fiesta Stars (1941)	(screenplay) (story)	1941	-	6.2 (22)

11.	I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941)	(writer)	1941	-	-

12.	Rookies on Parade (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	-
	AKAs: Jamboree (UK)
13.	Mr. District Attorney (1941)	(screenplay)	1941	-	6.5 (13)

14.	Prairie Pioneers (1941)	(original idea)	1941	-	-

15.	Before I Hang (1940)	(story)	1940	-	6.0 (295)

16.	Girl from Havana (1940)	(writer)	1940	-	-

17.	Military Academy (1940)	(writer)	1940	-	-

18.	Gangs of Chicago (1940)	(writer)	1940	-	8.0 (8)

19.	The Man with Nine Lives (1940)	(screenplay)	1940	-	6.2 (174)
	AKAs: Behind the Door (UK)
20.	My Son Is Guilty (1939)	(story)	1939	-	7.3 (10)
	AKAs: Crime's End (UK)
21.	A Woman Is the Judge (1939)	(writer)	1939	-	-

22.	The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)	(screenplay)	1939	-	6.5 (267)

23.	Gangster's Boy (1938)	(story)	1938	-	7.1 (28)

24.	Under the Big Top (1938)	(screenplay)	1938	-	6.5 (12)

25.	Port of Missing Girls (1938)	(original screenplay)	1938	-	6.9 (21)

26.	Federal Bullets (1937)	(adaptation)	1937	-	-

27.	Girl Loves Boy (1937)	(story)	1937	-	-

28.	Join the Marines (1937)	(story)	1937	-	6.7 (5)

29.	White Legion (1936)	(story)	1936	-	-
	AKAs: Angels in White
30.	In His Steps (1936)	(writer)	1936	-	-
	AKAs: Sins of the Children
31.	Hearts in Bondage (1936)	(writer)	1936	-	5.3 (27)

32.	The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)	(writer)	1935	-	-

33.	One in a Million (1935)	(writer)	1935	-	-
	AKAs: Dangerous Appointment (USA: TV title)
34.	The Curtain Falls (1934)	(writer)	1934	-	-

35.	City Park (1934)	(writer)	1934	-	-

36.	Stolen Sweets (1934)	(story and scenario)	1934	-	-

37.	Fast Workers (1933)	(continuity)	1933	-	7.9 (324)

38.	Flames (1932)	(adaptation) (story "Fire Alarm")	1932	-	3.5 (6)

39.	The Mississippi Gambler (1929)	(story)	1929	-	-

40.	Stark Love (1927)	(writer)	1927	-	8.0 (11)

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Mannequin (1926)	1926	-	-

2.	The Pony Express (1925)	1925	-	5.7 (5)

3.	Marry Me (1925)	1925	-	-

4.	Beggar on Horseback (1925)	1925	-	5.9 (18)

5.	Welcome Home (1925)	1925	-	-

6.	The Goose Hangs High (1925)	1925	-	-

7.	The Garden of Weeds (1924)	1924	-	-

8.	The City That Never Sleeps (1924)	1924	-	-

9.	Merton of the Movies (1924)	1924	-	-

10.	The Enemy Sex (1924)	1924	-	-

11.	The Fighting Coward (1924)	1924	-	7.7 (5)

12.	To the Ladies (1923)	1923	-	-

13.	Ruggles of Red Gap (1923)	1923	-	6.3 (6)

14.	Hollywood (1923)	1923	-	7.1 (11)
	AKAs: Joligud
15.	The Covered Wagon (1923)	1923	-	7.1 (138)

16.	Thirty Days (1922)	1922	-	-

17.	The Old Homestead (1922)	1922	-	-

18.	The Dictator (1922)	1922	-	-

19.	Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922)	1922	-	-

20.	One Glorious Day (1922)	1922	-	-

21.	Crazy to Marry (1921)	1921	-	-
	AKAs: Three Miles Out (USA)
22.	Gasoline Gus (1921)	1921	-	7.9 (5)

23.	Traveling Salesman (1921)	1921	-	-

24.	The Dollar-a-Year Man (1921)	1921	-	-

25.	Brewster's Millions (1921)	1921	-	6.0 (8)

26.	Leap Year (1921)	1921	-	6.2 (115)
	AKAs: Skirt Shy
27.	Life of the Party (1920)	1920	-	-
	AKAs: The Life of the Party
28.	The Fourteenth Man (1920)	1920	-	-
	AKAs: The 14th Man The Man from Blankley's
29.	The City of Masks (1920)	1920	-	-

30.	Battling Jane (1918)	1918	-	-

31.	Her Official Fathers (1917)	1917	-	-

32.	Stage Struck (1917)	1917	-	-

33.	The Traveling Salesman (1916)	1916	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Always Audacious (1920)	(assistant camera)	1920	-	-

2.	Scarlet Days (1919)	(camera operator)	1919	-	7.1 (235)

3.	True Heart Susie (1919)	(camera operator)	1919	-	7.1 (429)
	AKAs: The Story of a Plain Girl (USA: alternative title)
4.	Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)	(camera operator) (uncredited)	1919	-	7.8 (3,013)
	AKAs: Broken Blossoms (USA: short title) Scarlet Blossoms The Chink and the Child
5.	The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)	(camera operator)	1919	-	6.9 (27)

6.	A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)	(camera operator)	1919	-	7.1 (38)

7.	The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)	(camera operator)	1918	-	-

8.	The Great Love (1918)	(camera operator)	1918	-	-

9.	Hearts of the World (1918)	(second camera operator) (uncredited)	1918	-	7.1 (392)

10.	Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)	(associate photographer)	1916	-	8.2 (4,870)
	AKAs: Intolerance (USA: short title) Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages (USA: copyright title)
11.	The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)	(assistant camera) (uncredited)	1916	-	7.1 (238)

12.	The Birth of a Nation (1915)	(camera operator) (uncredited)	1915	-	7.1 (8,133)
	AKAs: In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan (USA: cut version) The Birth of the Nation; Or The Clansman (second copyright title) The Clansman (USA: Los Angeles première title)
13.	The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)	(camera operator)	1914	-	7.0 (455)
	AKAs: The Telltale Heart (USA: alternative title) Thou Shalt Not Kill
14.	The Escape (1914)	(camera operator) (uncredited)	1914	-	5.0 (6)

15.	Home, Sweet Home (1914/I)	(assistant camera) (uncredited)	1914	-	5.7 (29)

16.	The Battle of the Sexes (1914)	(camera operator) (uncredited)	1914	-	6.7 (15)

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Under the Big Top (1938)	1938	-	6.5 (12)

2.	Barefoot Boy (1938)	1938	-	4.9 (13)

3.	Numbered Woman (1938)	1938	-	-
	AKAs: Private Nurse (UK)
4.	Port of Missing Girls (1938)	1938	-	6.9 (21)

5.	Federal Bullets (1937)	1937	-	-

6.	Michael O'Halloran (1937)	1937	-	-

7.	White Legion (1936)	1936	-	-
	AKAs: Angels in White
8.	In His Steps (1936)	1936	-	-
	AKAs: Sins of the Children
9.	Flames (1932)	1932	-	3.5 (6)

10.	Prince of Diamonds (1930)	1930	-	-

11.	His Dog (1927)	1927	-	-

12.	Stark Love (1927)	1927	-	8.0 (11)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)	(uncredited) Extra	1916	-	8.2 (4,870)
	AKAs: Intolerance (USA: short title) Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages (USA: copyright title)
2.	Home, Sweet Home (1914/I)	Fiddle Player	1914	-	5.7 (29)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Stark Love (1927)	(producer)	1927	-	8.0 (11)

Self View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Hollywood" (1980)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1980	-	9.1 (281)
		AKAs: Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)

Archive Footage
	1.	D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993)	Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Story: "Fire Alarm" (filmed as Flames (1932)). more

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Romance | Western more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Based On Novel | Murder | Beautiful Woman more

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