John S. Robertson
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2015) |
John S. Robertson | |
|---|---|
 Photo of Robertson from Photoplay (October 1921) | |
| Born | 14 June 1878 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 5 October 1964 (aged 86) Escondido, California, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Film director |
John Stuart Robertson (14 June 1878 – 5 November 1964) was a Canadian born actor and later
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore
.
Biography
Robertson was born in
Vitagraph, then with Famous Players–Lasky, making 57 features in his career. Robertson left film in 1935, amid the increasing prevalence of sound pictures.[citation needed
]
He was married to screenwriter Josephine Lovett. He died in California, aged 86.[citation needed]
The Byrds song "Old John Robertson" is about Robertson.[2]
Filmography
- The Combat (1916) - as actor; costarring Anita Stewart
- The Conflict (1916)
- Her Right to Live (1917) - as actor
- The Meeting (1917)
- Intrigue (1917)
- The Money Mill (1917)
- The Maelstrom (1917) - as actor
- A Service of Love (1917) short
- Baby Mine (1917)
- The Bottom of the Well (1917)
- Vanity and Some Sables (1917)
- The Menace (1918)
- The Girl of Today (1918)
- The Better Half (1918)
- The Make Believe Wife (1918)
- Little Miss Hoover (1918)
- Here Comes the Bride (1919)
- The Test of Honor (1919)
- Let's Elope(1919)
- Come Out of the Kitchen (1919)
- The Misleading Widow (1919)
- Sadie Love (1919)
- Erstwhile Susan (1919)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1920)
- A Dark Lantern (1920)
- Away Goes Prudence (1920)
- 39 East (1920)
- Sentimental Tommy(1921)
- The Magic Cup (1921)
- Footlights(1921)
- Love's Boomerang (1922)
- The Spanish Jade (1922)
- Tess of the Storm Country (1922)
- The Bright Shawl (1923)
- The Fighting Blade (1923)
- Twenty-One (1923)
- The Enchanted Cottage (1924)
- Classmates (1924)
- New Toys (1925)
- Soul-Fire (1925)
- Shore Leave (1925)
- Alaskan Adventures (1926)
- Annie Laurie (1927)
- Captain Salvation(1927)
- The Road to Romance (1927)
- The Single Standard (1929)
- Shanghai Lady (1929)
- Night Ride (1930)
- Captain of the Guard (1930)
- Madonna of the Streets(1930)
- Beyond Victory (1931)
- The Phantom of Paris (1931)
- Little Orphan Annie (1932)
- One Man's Journey (1933)
- The Crime Doctor (1934)
- His Greatest Gamble (1934)
- Wednesday's Child(1934)
- Grand Old Girl (1935)
- Captain Hurricane (1935)
- Our Little Girl (1935)
References
- ^ "John Robertson, 86, of Early Film Days". The New York Times. 8 November 1964.
- ^ Younger Than Yesterday, ByrdWatcher. Retrieved 3 April 2008....Retrieved Wayback version 15 November 2017(Wayback Machine)
External links
Media related to John S. Robertson at Wikimedia Commons
Works by or about John S. Robertson at Wikisource- John S. Robertson at IMDb
- John S. Robertson at the Internet Broadway Database
- John S. Robertson at Virtual History
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This article about a Canadian film director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |