Robert Milton (director)

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Robert Milton
Born(1885-01-24)January 24, 1885
Dinaburgh, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 13, 1956(1956-01-13) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, US
Other namesRobert Davidor
Occupation(s)Writer, director
Years active1929–1934 (film)

Robert Milton (January 24, 1885 – January 13, 1956)[1] was a Russian-born screenwriter and film director who worked and settled in the United States.[2] He wrote and directed for the stage, and directed three British films.

Selected theatre credits

Talullah Bankhead in Dark Victory
(1934)
Date Title Notes
August 18 – November 1908
The Devil
 		Garden Theatre, New York City[1]
November 1912 Bachelors and Benedicts
Criterion Theatre, New York City[1]
December 22, 1913 – February 1914 The New Henrietta Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City[1]
January 25 – February 27, 1915 90 in the Shade Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City[1]
August 27 – October 2, 1915 Cousin Lucy George M. Cohan's Theatre, New York City[1]
October 5 – November 13, 1915 Miss Information George M. Cohan's Theatre, New York City[1]
February 1 – August 10, 1918 Oh, Lady! Lady!! Princess Theatre + Casino Theatre, New York City[1]
November 27, 1918 – May 10, 1919 Oh, My Dear! Princess Theatre + 39th Street Theatre, New York City[1]
July 8 – September 1919 The Five Million
Lyric Theatre, New York City[1]
September 13, 1919 – June 1920 Adam and Eva Longacre Theatre, New York City[1]
November 25, 1919 – January 1920 The Rose of China Lyric Theatre, New York City[1]
July 31 – October 1920 Crooked Gamblers Hudson Theatre, New York City[1]
August 2 – October 1920 The Charm School Bijou Theatre, New York City[1]
October 11 – November 1920 The Unwritten Chapter Astor Theatre, New York City[1]
September 19, 1921 – February 1922 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Ritz Theatre, New York City[1]
January 9 – June 1922 He Who Gets Slapped Garrick Theatre, New York City[1]
February 15 – March 1922 Madame Pierre Ritz Theatre, New York City[1]
August 24 – September 1922 A Serpent's Tooth Little Theatre, New York City[1]
September 20 – November 1922 Banco Ritz Theatre, New York City[1]
December 25, 1922 – January 1923 The Lady Cristilinda Broadhurst Theatre, New York City[1]
February 19 – June 1923 You and I Belmont Theatre, New York City[1]
April 1923 As You Like It 48th Street Theatre, New York City[1]
August 6 – November 1923 In Love With Love Ritz Theatre, New York City[1]
January 7 – May 1924 Outward Bound Ritz Theatre, New York City[1][3]
September 30 – October 1924 The Far Cry
Cort Theatre, New York City[1]
December 22, 1924 – March 23, 1925 The Youngest Gaiety Theatre, New York City[1]
November 7 – December 1934 Dark Victory Plymouth Theatre, New York City[1]
November 9, 1936 – March 1937 Black Limelight
Mansfield Theatre, New York City[1]
March 28 – April 30, 1938 The Seagull
Shubert Theatre, New York City[1]

Filmography

Director

Year Title Notes
1929 The Dummy [4]
1929 Charming Sinners [4]
1930 Behind the Make-Up [4]
1930 Outward Bound [4]
1931 The Bargain [4]
1931 Devotion [4]
1931 Husband's Holiday [4]
1932 Westward Passage [4]
1933 Strange Evidence [5]
1933 Bella Donna [5]
1933 The Luck of a Sailor [5]

Screenwriter

Year Title Notes
1921 The Land of Hope [4]
1930 Sin Takes a Holiday [4]
1931 The Lady Refuses [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Robert Milton". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Goble p.474
  3. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (September 18, 1930). "The Screen: Away from the World". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Robert Milton". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Robert Milton". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018.

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

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