F. Harmon Weight | |
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Weight c. 1926 | |
Born | Frederick Harmon Weight July 1, 1887 Salt Lake City, Utah |
Died | August 12, 1978(1978-08-12) (aged 91) Los Angeles County, California |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Los Angeles, California |
Other names | Harmon Weight |
Occupation | movie director |
Children | 2 |
Frederick Harmon Weight (July 1, 1887 – August 12, 1978) was an American film director most prolific in the late silent film era of the 1920s. He directed many well-known performers such as George Arliss, Betty Compson, Myrna Loy and Rin-Tin-Tin.
He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and began his career in the theater. He was the assistant director on 1916 film The Corner.
Selected filmography
- The Corner (1916), assistant director
- The Ruling Passion (1922)
- The Man Who Played God (1922)
- The Ragged Edge (1923)
- Ramshackle House (1924)
- On the Stroke of Three (1924)
- Twenty Dollars a Week (1924)
- Drusilla with a Million (1925)
- Three of a Kind (1925), also released as Three Wise Crooks
- Flaming Waters (1925)
- A Poor Girl's Romance (1926)
- Forever After (1926)
- Hook and Ladder No. 9 (1927)
- Midnight Madness (1928), produced by Cecil B. DeMille
- Jazz Mad (1928)
- Hardboiled Rose (1929)
- Frozen River (1929)
References
- F.Harmon Weight at findagrave.com
- Exhibitor's Trade Review, vol. 11, no. 9, page 596, January 28, 1922
- Silent Film Necrology, 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
- George Arliss: The Man Who Played God by Robert M. Fells c. 2004 ISBN 0-8108-5160-1
- Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood by Emily W. Leider p.320 c.2011 ISBN 978-0-520-25320-9
- Langman, Larry; Miller, Ronald H. (December 28, 1981). A Guide to American Film Directors: The Sound Era, 1929-1979. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810814677 – via Google Books.
- "Motion Picture Daily: Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today". Exhibitors Trade Review, Incorporated. May 7, 1921 – via Google Books.
- Golden, Eve (March 29, 2013). John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813141633 – via Google Books.
- John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars by Eve Golden c.2013 ISBN 978-0-8131-4162-6