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William Parker is a Scriptwriter born on 17 september 1886

William Parker

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Birth 17 september 1886
Death 28 july 1941 (at 54 years)

William Parker est un scénariste et réalisateur américain né le 17 septembre 1886 à Walla Walla (Washington) et décédé le 28 juillet 1941 à New York.

Usually with

Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
(2 films)
King Vidor
King Vidor
(2 films)
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
(1 films)
Edith Johnson
Edith Johnson
(3 films)
Joseph De Grasse
Joseph De Grasse
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of William Parker (13 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Cave Girl
The Cave Girl (1921)
, 49minutes
Directed by Joseph Franz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Charles Meredith, Boris Karloff
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.6012652.6012652.6012652.6012652.601265
Professor Sperry moves to a cave in the wilderness to live the primitive life, taking his daughter Margot with him.
The Nut
The Nut (1921)

Directed by Theodore Reed
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, William Lowery, Barbara La Marr, Frank Campeau, Jeanne Carpenter
Roles Writer
Rating64% 3.2343653.2343653.2343653.2343653.234365
Based upon a summary in a film publication, Charlie (Fairbanks) has a girlfriend Estrell (De La Motte) who has a theory that if rich people would take a number of poor children into their homes each day, the environment would cause the children to grow up properly. Since Estrell does not know any of these rich people, Charlie offers to arrange a meeting. However, Charlie thinks impostors will do as well as the real rich people, so first he hires some men who turn out to be burglars and gamblers. Then he tries using dummies, but Estell is not fooled and becomes indignant. A wealthy man working as a reporter goes to investigate a report of a man dragging a body which turns out to be Charlie moving a dummy, allowing Charlie to finally meet someone rich. Estell is satisfied and agrees to marry him.
The Family Honor
The Family Honor (1920)
, 50minutes
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Florence Vidor, Roscoe Karns, Ben Alexander, Charles Meredith, George Nichols, J.P. Lockney
Roles Scenario Writer

As described in a film publication, the proud, Southern, and old Tucker family is now broke and places its hopes on a college youth, Dal (Karns), who has a taste for gambling, his sister Beverly (Vidor), full of hope and trust, and young Ben, a disciple of right thinking. Beverly has put her brother through college only to find out that he has become a first class scamp. To maintain the honor of her name, Beverley's fiance tries to anticipate a raid on a vicious dive in the town that is frequented by Dal. The raid takes place and Dal escapes, only to be later caught and indicted for murder. The evidence is going against Dal until his little brother Ben comes into the courtroom and, with the spirit of truth, testifies such that Dal is freed.
The Jack-Knife Man
The Jack-Knife Man (1920)
, 1h
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Fred Turner, Claire McDowell, Harry Todd, Lillian Leighton, Charles Arling, Florence Vidor
Roles Writer
Rating64% 3.23093.23093.23093.23093.2309
Peter Lane, un vieil homme, vit seul à bord d'une barge sur le Mississippi. Une nuit, lors d'une tempête, il donne refuge à Lize Merdin et à son jeune fils Buddy. La femme meurt, lui laissant la garde de Buddy. Pour lui faire plaisir, Peter lui taille des jouets en bois avec son couteau. Peu après, Booge, un vagabond, se joint à eux. Tout se passe bien jusqu'à ce que le juge de paix Briggles veuille placer l'enfant dans une famille adoptive. La veuve Potter vient au secours de Buddy en le prenant à sa charge. Le talent de sculpteur de Peter est reconnu lorsque M Montgomery, une riche femme de l'Est, remarque les jouets créés pour Buddy et les emporte à New York. La prospérité venant, Peter se reprend et propose le mariage à M Potter. Lorsque Booge découvre qu'en fait Buddy est son fils, il décide de le laisser avec sa nouvelle famille.
The Virgin of Stamboul
The Virgin of Stamboul (1920)
, 1h10
Directed by Tod Browning
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Priscilla Dean, Wheeler Oakman, Wallace Beery, Nigel De Brulier, E. Alyn Warren, E. Alyn Warren
Roles Scenario Writer
Rating56% 2.8303152.8303152.8303152.8303152.830315
Based upon a review in a film publication, Sari (Dean) is a beggar girl of the streets of Stamboul, near Constantinople, who attracts the attention of Captain Pemberton (Oakman), a soldier of fortune, who has recruited the Black Horse cavalry to maintain law and order. Sari overhears him being told that her soul is as filthy as the streets, so she goes to pray in a mosque although she knows Turkish women are not allowed to enter. There she witnesses a revenge murder by a sheik (Beery), who then attempts to lure her into his harem. She defies him, and he then tries to purchase her. Pemberton returns from the desert and has determined that he loves Sari. The sheik then carries both Pemberton and Sari to his fortified camp outside the city walls. Sari escapes and gets the Black Horse cavalry to attack the camp, resulting in a battle and rescue.
What Every Woman Wants
What Every Woman Wants (1919)
, 1h15
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Grace Darmond, Wilfred Lucas, Forrest Stanley, Claire Du Brey, Bertram Grassby, Charles K. French
Roles Histoire
Rating25% 1.261521.261521.261521.261521.26152
As described in a film magazine, Gloria Graham (Darmond), a young woman employed at an office for a small salary, believes that the capacity of a business woman for success depends upon dressing well. After she goes into debt, she is about to be rescued by marriage to the man she loves, Philip Belden (Stanley), but World War I breaks out and he enlists. Shen then falls for a snare set by her employer Horace Lennon (Lucas), who sends her to a clothing shop with a card allowing her to buy what she wants and to charge it to his account. After news arrives that her lover is missing in action, she marries her employer to allow her to indulge in her love of luxury. Her soldier lover, released from a German prisoner-of-war camp, returns and discovers that Gloria is married. He happens to be in the vicinity of her husband's house when the husband is accidentally shot by the maid. Gloria is suspected of killing her husband and arrested, but the truth is revealed by the end of the film.
Hearts or Diamonds?
Hearts or Diamonds? (1918)

Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Charlotte Burton, William Russell, Carl Stockdale, Henry King, Robert Klein

Larry Hanrahan, un riche collectionneur de diamants, est en train d'admirer une jolie femme couverte de bijoux dans un café de Broadway, lorsqu'elle et l'homme qui l'accompagne sont attaqués par des voleurs. Après les avoir aidés à s'en débarrasser, Larry est invité à leur rendre visite. Le Colonel Paul Gascoyne et Adrienne, lui font visiter le laboratoire du colonel, où il rencontre Wintermute, un chimiste qui fabrique des imitations de diamants. Pour leur rendre leur invitation, Larry leur propose de voir sa collection. Bien qu'il en soit tombé amoureux, Larry est forcé de soupçonner Adrienne lorsqu'il est cambriolé par une femme portant le foulard d'Adrienne. Larry retrouve ses bijoux chez les Gascoyne mais, avant qu'il puisse s'échapper, il est fait prisonnier. Adrienne l'aide à contacter la police, qui arrive à temps pour capturer Gascoyne et son gang. Sérieusement blessé, le colonel confesse qu'il s'est servi d'Adrienne et qu'elle est innocente.
The Scarlet Car
The Scarlet Car (1917)
, 50minutes
Directed by Joseph De Grasse
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lon Chaney, Franklyn Farnum, Edith Johnson, Sam De Grasse, Howard Crampton, Allan Cavan
Roles Writer
Rating54% 2.724712.724712.724712.724712.72471
Le caissier Paul Revere Forbes découvre que Cyrus Peabody, le président de la banque où il travaille, a détourné, avec la complicité de son fils Ernest, une somme de 35 000 dollars. Quand il menace de les dénoncer, les Peabody tuent Forbes et chargent un complice de se débarrasser du corps. Mais ce dernier a un accident et Paul, qui a survécu mais a perdu la mémoire, s'éloigne en direction du désert. Certains que leur complice avait exécuté sa tâche avant son embardée fatale, Peabody père et fils accusent le disparu d'être parti avec l'argent.