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Scott Sidney (1874-1928)

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Alias:
Harry Wilbur Siggins

Born:
April 27, 1874

Died:
July 20, 1928

Biography from TheMovieDB

American director and erstwhile actor. Originally a performer on the stock and vaudeville circuits, especially the Mittenthal Bros. circuit, he appeared with his wife Josephine Foy in a vaudeville show entitled "The Inspector." Noticed in this show by producer Thomas H. Ince, Sidney entered films in approximately 1913 as a performer and quickly was promoted to directing pictures. He involved himself in production as a minority owner of the Christie Film Company. He attempted retirement, but was coaxed back into directing by Syd Chaplin, whom he directed in Charley's Aunt (1925). While visiting London in 1928, he died at 56 of a heart attack.

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Film Production

Director:
1914  The Gangsters and the Girl
1915  A Case of Poison
1915  A Lucky Blowout
1915  College Days
1915  Matrimony
1915  The Scrub
1915  The Toast of Death
1916  Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916  The Road to Love
1917  A Two Cylinder Courtship
1918  Her Rustic Romeo
1918  Tarzan of the Apes
1919  'Twas Henry's Fault
1919  Hard Luck
1920  813
1920  Mr. Fatima
1921  Let Me Explain
1921  No Parking
1921  Saving Sister Susie
1921  The Adventures of Tarzan
1923  Call the Wagon
1923  Done in Oil
1923  Kidding Katie
1924  Getting Gertie's Goat
1924  Hold Your Breath
1924  Reckless Romance
1924  Stay Single
1925  Charley's Aunt
1925  Madame Behave
1925  Seven Days
1925  Stop Flirting
1925  The Million Dollar Handicap
1926  The Nervous Wreck
1927  The Wrong Mr. Wright

Script:
1914  The Gangsters and the Girl
1915  A Case of Poison
1915  A Lucky Blowout
1915  College Days
1915  Matrimony
1915  The Scrub
1915  The Toast of Death
1916  Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916  The Road to Love
1917  A Two Cylinder Courtship
1918  Her Rustic Romeo
1918  Tarzan of the Apes
1919  'Twas Henry's Fault
1919  Hard Luck
1920  813
1920  Mr. Fatima
1921  Let Me Explain
1921  No Parking
1921  Saving Sister Susie
1921  The Adventures of Tarzan
1923  Call the Wagon
1923  Done in Oil
1923  Kidding Katie
1924  Getting Gertie's Goat
1924  Hold Your Breath
1924  Reckless Romance
1924  Stay Single
1925  Charley's Aunt
1925  Madame Behave
1925  Seven Days
1925  Stop Flirting
1925  The Million Dollar Handicap
1926  The Nervous Wreck
1927  The Wrong Mr. Wright
1928  Cocktails

Writer:
1914  The Gangsters and the Girl
1915  A Case of Poison
1915  A Lucky Blowout
1915  College Days
1915  Matrimony
1915  The Scrub
1915  The Toast of Death
1916  Bullets and Brown Eyes
1916  The Road to Love
1917  A Two Cylinder Courtship
1918  Her Rustic Romeo
1918  Tarzan of the Apes
1919  'Twas Henry's Fault
1919  Hard Luck
1920  813
1920  Mr. Fatima
1921  Let Me Explain
1921  No Parking
1921  Saving Sister Susie
1921  The Adventures of Tarzan
1923  Call the Wagon
1923  Done in Oil
1923  Kidding Katie
1924  Getting Gertie's Goat
1924  Hold Your Breath
1924  Reckless Romance
1924  Stay Single
1925  Charley's Aunt
1925  Madame Behave
1925  Seven Days
1925  Stop Flirting
1925  The Million Dollar Handicap
1926  The Nervous Wreck
1927  The Wrong Mr. Wright
1928  Cocktails
1929  Alf's Carpet

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