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Millard Webb is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Assistant Director born on 5 december 1893

Millard Webb

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Birth 5 december 1893
Death 21 april 1935 (at 41 years)

Millard Webb, né le 6 décembre 1893 à Clay City et mort le 21 avril 1935 à Los Angeles, est un scénariste et réalisateur américain.

Biography

Millard Webb dirige 20 films entre 1920 et 1933. Le plus connu est The Sea Beast sorti en 1926, film d'aventure de l'époque du muet avec Dolores Costello et John Barrymore. Webb réalise également l'un des premiers films parlants produit par Florenz Ziegfeld, Glorifying the American Girl 1929, distribué par la Paramount.

Né à Clay City dans le Kentucky, Millard Webb meurt à Los Angeles en Californie.

Usually with

Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
(1 films)
George J. Folsey
George J. Folsey
(2 films)
Chester M. Franklin
Chester M. Franklin
(2 films)
Billie Burke
Billie Burke
(1 films)
Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Millard Webb (12 films)

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Actor

Reaching for the Moon
Reaching for the Moon (1917)
, 1h9
Directed by John Emerson
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, Richard Cummings, Frank Campeau, Millard Webb
Roles Mr. Mann
Rating63% 3.1757753.1757753.1757753.1757753.175775
As described in a film magazine, Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown (Fairbanks) learns that his mother was a great princess from the European province of Vulgaria but became an outcast because she did not marry royal blood. Alexis believes that if one concentrates on one thing long enough, it will come true. He is continuously concentrating on the idea some day he will be king of Vulgaria. He tells his ambitions to the girl of his dreams (Percy), who is the "patient listener." After one of his conferences with his patient sweetheart he goes home and dreams he is king of Vulgaria. On all sides his life is threatened by Black Boris (Campeau), who aspires to the throne. Arrangements are made for him to marry the Princess Valentina, but after one glance at her he is ready to run away. However, he is persuaded to remain and it becomes necessary for him to fight a duel with his rival Boris. Alexis, not knowing how to use a sword, puts up a poor fight and after a short struggle is sent flying down a steep precipice. It becomes steeper and steeper until Alexis awakens, having fallen out of bed. He is cured of his desires and is happy in his little home in New Jersey with his "patient listener" as Mrs. Alexis Caesar Napoleon Brown and a two-year old to pass his time with.

Director

Glorifying the American Girl
Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
, 1h36
Directed by Millard Webb
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Mary Eaton, Noah Beery Sr., Irving Berlin, Billie Burke, Eddie Cantor, Gloria Shea
Rating58% 2.901222.901222.901222.901222.90122
The plot involves a young woman (Mary Eaton) who wants to be in the Follies, but in the meantime is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend (Edward Crandall), who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer (Dan Healy) asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.
The Drop Kick
The Drop Kick (1927)
, 1h2
Directed by Millard Webb
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Barbara Kent, Dorothy Revier, Alberta Vaughn, James Bradbury Jr, Brooks Benedict
Rating54% 2.7137952.7137952.7137952.7137952.713795
Jock Hamill est la vedette de l'équipe de football de son université. Des problèmes surviennent lorsque Eunice Hathaway, une ancienne petite amie, cherche à le séduire alors qu'elle est désormais la femme de l'entraîneur de l'équipe. L'entraîneur se suicide, Eunice pousse Jock à la demander en mariage, Jock est suspecté d'avoir tué l'entraîneur... Mais tout finira bien et Jock retrouvera son véritable amour Cecily.
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice (1927)
, 1h10
Directed by Millard Webb
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Colleen Moore, Donald Reed, Claude Gillingwater, Kathryn McGuire, Hallam Cooley, Edythe Chapman
Rating52% 2.6024752.6024752.6024752.6024752.602475
Bernice Sumners is sent to a finishing school by her Texas uncle after oil is discovered on his property. At the school she blossoms into a young woman. Bernice is a compulsive liar. One evening she and a friend go to a hotel before a theater date, planning to meet popular Paul Carroll, but they run into the school principal in the hotel lobby. Bernice tells a lie about why they are there, and from there one lie builds upon the other until Bernice ends up in the hotel room of Ralph Ames of the Secret Service, who is in the process of changing (thus, the poster graphic of a man's bare legs in garters). Bernice calls Ralph her husband, and he plays along until the house of cards comes crumbling down around her. She ends up falling for the popular Paul Carroll, and the two marry.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast (1926)
, 2h16
Directed by Millard Webb
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about disabilities
Actors John Barrymore, Dolores Costello, George O'Hara, Sōjin Kamiyama, George Berrell, Mathilde Comont
Rating61% 3.0971353.0971353.0971353.0971353.097135
At the beginning of the story, Ahab (John Barrymore) and his half brother Derek (George O'Hara) compete for the affections of a winsome minister's daughter, Esther Wiscasset (Dolores Costello). Meanwhile, an albino whale has been eluding harpooners, and bears the scars of many failed attacks against him. The animal's fame has reached epic proportions. One day, Ahab and Derek are on the same whaler as the whale heaves into view. Ahab raises his harpoon to kill the beast, but at that moment, Derek pushes him overboard and Ahab loses a right leg to the whale. Not long after this incident, the shallow Esther rebuffs Ahab as her suitor once she catches sight of his peg leg. Heartbroken at this turn of events, Ahab blames neither Esther nor his brother; instead he transfers blame and an undying hatred onto the whale. The following saga of Ahab's pursuit of the whale takes on the aura of a super-human quest, far beyond the proportions of its first motivation.

Scriptwriter

Glorifying the American Girl
Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
, 1h36
Directed by Millard Webb
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Mary Eaton, Noah Beery Sr., Irving Berlin, Billie Burke, Eddie Cantor, Gloria Shea
Roles Story
Rating58% 2.901222.901222.901222.901222.90122
The plot involves a young woman (Mary Eaton) who wants to be in the Follies, but in the meantime is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend (Edward Crandall), who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer (Dan Healy) asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.

Director