Millard Webb

Millard Webb (6 December 1893 – 21 April 1935), was an American screenwriter and director. He directed 20 films between 1920 and 1933. His best-known film is the 1926 silent John Barrymore adventure The Sea Beast, a version of Moby Dick,[1] costarring Dolores Costello.[2] Webb also directed the early sound Florenz Ziegfeld produced talkie Glorifying the American Girl released by Paramount in 1929.[3] In 1927 he directed Naughty But Nice, produced by John McCormick and First National Pictures.[4] His active years were from 1916 to 1933.

Millard Webb
Born(1893-12-06)December 6, 1893
Clay City, Kentucky, US
DiedApril 21, 1935(1935-04-21) (aged 41)
Los Angeles, California, US
Burial placeForest Lawn Memorial Park
OccupationScreenwriter and film director
Years active1916–1933
Spouse(s)
Lydia Stocking
​
(
m. 1918;
death 
1923)
(
m. 1929⁠–⁠1935)
Children1

He was married to Lydia Stocking (1918–1923). Mary Eaton married Webb in 1929, but they separated.[5]

He was born in Clay City, Kentucky, U.S., and died in Los Angeles, California of intestinal ailment at the age of 40.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Director Assistant director Writer Actor Cinematographer
1916 Let Katie Do It ✓
The Little School Ma'am ✓
1917 The Man from Painted Post ✓
Reaching for the Moon ✓
1919 Molly of the Follies ✓
1921 Oliver Twist, Jr. ✓
1921 Hearts of Youth ✓ ✓
1920 The Fighting Shepherdess ✓
1922 Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight? ✓
1923 Tiger Rose ✓
Where the North Begins ✓ ✓
1924 Her Marriage Vow ✓ ✓
The Dark Swan ✓ ✓
1925 My Wife and I ✓ ✓
1925 The Golden Cocoon ✓
1926 The Sea Beast ✓
1927 An Affair of the Follies ✓
1927 The Drop Kick ✓
Naughty But Nice ✓
The Love Thrill ✓ ✓
1928 Honeymoon Flats ✓
1929 Gentlemen of the Press ✓
The Painted Angel ✓
Glorifying the American Girl ✓ ✓
1930 Her Golden Calf ✓
1931 The Happy Ending ✓
1933 The Woman Who Dared ✓
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References
  1. Rondoni, Davide (1 August 2010). "Se il capitano Achab approda in Parlamento". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. "En 1926, le combat pour le droit à la libre critique des films". The Conversation (in French). 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  3. Hole, Kristin Lené; Jelača, Dijana; Kaplan, E. Ann; Petro, Patrice (10 November 2016). The Routledge Companion to Cinema & Gender. Taylor & Francis. p. 366. ISBN 9781317408055.
  4. Leider, Emily W. (2011). Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood. University of California Press. p. 349. ISBN 9780520253209.
  5. Reid, John Howard (1 August 2011). Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD: New Expanded Edition. Lulu.com. p. 336. ISBN 9780557433353.
  6. "Millard Webb". NY Times. The New York Times Company. 22 April 1935. p. 17. Retrieved 16 March 2019.


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