Rollin S. Sturgeon
American film director and screenwriter
About Rollin S. Sturgeon
Lived 1877 – 1961 (aged 83). Rollin S. Sturgeon was an American film director, screenwriter and director.
Rollin Summers Sturgeon (August 25, 1877 – May 10, 1961) was an American film director of silent films active from 1910 to 1924. He directed 101 films during this period.
Filmography Video of the romantic adventure silent film Betty and the buccaneers (1917, Rollin S. Sturgeon, 1:05:10 running time). Collection EYE Film Institute Netherlands. Video of the romantic comedy silent film All dolled up (1921, Rollin S. Sturgeon, 37:38 running time). Collection EYE Film Institute Netherlands.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, Part 1 1910 A Little Lad in Dixie (1911)*short The Trapper's Daughter (1911)*short A Western Heroine (1911)*short Her Cowboy Lover*short The Half-Breed's Daughter (1911)*short The Black Chasm (1911)*short The Heart of a Man (1912)*short Justice of the Desert (1912)*short How States Are Made (1912) *short The Price of Big Bob's Silence (1912)*short The Craven (1912)*short Sheriff Jim's Last Shot (1912)*short The Greater Love (1912)*short The Redemption of Ben Farland (1912)*short The Triumph of Right (1912)*short The Prayers of Manuelo (1912)*short Her Brother (1912)*short At the End of the Trail (1912)*short After Many Years (1912)*short The Redemption of Red Rube (1912)*short Too Much Wooing of Handsome Dan (1912)*short The Ancient Bow (1912)*short A Wasted Sacrifice (1912)*short The Road to Yesterday; or, Memories of Patio Days (1912)*short The Troubled Trail (1912)*short Bill Wilson's Gal (1912)*short When California Was Young (1912)*short The Spirit of the Range (1912) *short Out of the Shadows (1912)*short Timid May (1912)*short Omens of the Mesa (1912)*short Natoosa (1912)*short The Hat (1912) The Better Man (1912)*short A Bit of Blue Ribbon (1913) *short The Angel of the Desert (1913) *short The Winning Hand (1913 *short The Joke on Howling Wolf (1913)*short The Smoke from Lone Bill's Cabin (1913)*short The Whispered Word (1913) *short Polly at the Ranch (1913)*short A Corner in Crooks (1913) *short When the Desert Was Kind *short The Deceivers (1913)*short According to Advice (1913)*short A Matter of Matrimony (1913) *short The Two Brothers (1913) Bedelia Becomes a Lady (1913)*short After the Honeymoon (1913)*short The Power That Rules (1913)*short Cinders (1913)*short The Sea Maiden (1913)*short The Wrong Pair (1913)*short What God Hath Joined Together (1913)*short The Spell (1913)*short The Courage of the Commonplace (1913) *short The Ballyhoo's Story (1913)*short At the Sign of the Lost Angel (1913) *short Big Bob Waits (1913) *short Their Interest in Common (1914) *short Silent Trails (1914) *short Tony, the Greaser (1914) *short The Sea Gull (1914)*short Captain Alvarez(1914) The Little Angel of Canyon Creek (1914) The Sage-Brush Gal (1914)*short The Chalice of Courage(1915) A Child of the North (1915)*short The Lorelei Madonna (1915)*short The Woman's Share (1915)*short Love and Law (1915) Bitter Sweet (1916)*short Bill Peter's Kid (1916)*short God's Country and the Woman (1916) Through the Wall (1916) The Mystery of Lake Lethe (1917)*short The American Consul (1917) Whose Wife? (1917) Edged Tools (1917) The Upper Crust (1917) The Rainbow Girl (1917) The Calendar Girl (1917) Betty and the Buccaneers (1917, see video) A Petticoat Pilot (1918) The Shuttle (1918) Unclaimed Goods (1918) Hugon, The Mighty(1918) Destiny (1919) Pretty Smooth (1919) The Sundown Trail (1919) The Girl in the Rain (1920) The Breath of the Gods (1920) In Folly's Trail (1920) The Gilded Dream (1920) Risky Business, co-regia Harry B. Harris (1920) Danger Ahead (1920) The Mad Marriage (1921) All Dolled Up (1921) North of the Rio Grande (1922) West of the Water Tower (1923) Daughters of Today (1924)
Writer 1910 Uncle Tom's Cabin 1912 Bill Wilson's Gal 1913 The Transition 1913 The Ballyhoo's Story 1914 Tony, the Greaser 1914 Only a Sister
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Who was Rollin S. Sturgeon?
American film director and screenwriter (1877-1961)
When was Rollin S. Sturgeon born?
Rollin S. Sturgeon was born on 25 August 1877 in Rock Island.
When did Rollin S. Sturgeon die?
Rollin S. Sturgeon died on 10 May 1961 in Santa Monica.
What was Rollin S. Sturgeon's occupation?
Rollin S. Sturgeon was a film director, screenwriter and director.
What nationality was Rollin S. Sturgeon?
Rollin S. Sturgeon was American.
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