Edwin Middleton

Edwin Middleton (January 1, 1865 – June 17, 1929) was an American film director.

Biography He worked in theater as part of a stock company from Philadelphia before his film career. In 1891, he was an actor in a production titled Sin and Shadow. In 1906, he is credited with a part in a Broadway production titled Matilda as "Dr. Lamb".

He directed W.C. Fields's film debut in Pool Sharks in 1915. He also directed several shorts with casts that included Bud Ross. He made a series of films for the Gaumont Film Company.

He directed at least three "Cissy" films starring Cissy Fitzgerald. He worked for Gaumont Film Company in Jacksonville, Florida.

He was an organizer of the Motion Picture Directors Association of New York.

Filmography

The Dream of a Motion Picture Director (1912) Lime Kiln Field Day (1913) – The oldest surviving film featuring African American actors One on Romance (1913) Because of a Hat (1914), writer Rip Van Winkle (1914) Leave it to Cissy (1915) Curling Cissy (1915) Cissy's Innocent Wink (1915) The Reformer (1915) Ethel's Romeos (1915) Pool Sharks (1915) – The first film appearance of W.C. Fields Wildfire (1915) The Haunted Manor (1916) The Isle of Love (1916) Flames of Vengeance (1916) Armadale (1916) – An adaptation of Armadale Gates of Divorce

The Hidden Face (1916) Gates of Divorce (1916) – A "three-part drama"