George E. Middleton

George Emile Middleton (1882–1969) was an American film director and producer. His work includes films for California Motion Picture Corporation (CMPC) and, after its failure, Beatriz Michelena Features. Middleton married stage actress and singer Beatriz Michelena, who starred in his films.

Middleton's family was prominent in the San Francisco Bay Area and was involved in the Ocean Shore Railroad and Middleton Motor Car Co. A similar profile ran in Moving Picture World and also noted Middleton's work on a film production of the play Kismet with film star Otis Skinner. Skinner appeared in Kismet with Louis J. Gasnier directing in a Waldorf Film Corporation production.

Fire destroyed many CMPC films but Salomy Jane is extant. A copy is held by the Library of Congress. Middleton was later president of the Ocean Shore Railroad Company. He died in San Rafael, California, on August 25, 1969.

Filmography Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1914) (producer) Salomy Jane (1914) The Lily of Poverty Flat (1915) Salvation Nell (1915) A Phyllis of the Sierras (1915) Mignon (1915) (producer) The Rose of the Misty Pool (1915) Minty's Triumph (1915) The Woman Who Dared (1916) The Unwritten Law (1916) Heart of Juanita (1919) Just Squaw (1919) The Flame of Hellgate (1920) Crazy That Way (1930) (producer) Double Cross Roads (1930) co-directed with Alfred L. Werker