George Fitzmaurice

Realização, Produção, Ator

13 de fevereiro de 1885 — 13 de junho de 1940 (55 anos)
From Wikipedia

George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer.

Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914 until his death in 1940, he directed over 80 films, including several successful movies such as The Son of the Sheik, Raffles, Mata Hari, and Suzy.

At the beginning of his directorial career, Fitzmaurice was astute at directing stage actresses in their initial films with the first wave of great Broadway stars that migrated to motion pictures during the World War I era, including Mae Murray, Elsie Ferguson, Fannie Ward, Helene Chadwick, Irene Fenwick, Gail Kane, and Edna Goodrich.

Son of the Sheik is his most famous extant silent film, no doubt aided by the sudden death of its star, Rudolph Valentino. Lilac Time is a classic war/romance film. Fitzmaurice however directed scores of silent films of which the majority of them are lost to the ravages of decompostion. Recent discoveries in Gosfilmofond in Russia include 1919's Witness for the Defense with Elsie Ferguson and 1923's Kick In with Bert Lytell. A restoration of his 1928 part talkie hybrid The Barker is winning praise from many film buffs. Rumours of other Fitzmaurice films in Gosfilmofond include 1920s Idols of Clay (with Mae Murray) and Three Live Ghosts with Norman Kerry, Anna Q. Nilsson, Cyril Chadwick, and Edmund Goulding.

Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • The Devil to Pay!
    The Devil to Pay!1930

Conhecido Por

  • Mata Hari
    Mata Hari1931
  • O Filho do Sheik
    O Filho do Sheik1926
  • Suzy e a Espia
    Suzy e a Espia1936
  • Raffles
    Raffles1930
  • The Devil to Pay!
    The Devil to Pay!1930
  • Como tu me Desejas
    Como tu me Desejas1932
  • Céu de Glória
    Céu de Glória1928
  • The Locked Door
    The Locked Door1929
  • Que Custa um Beijo?
    Que Custa um Beijo?1931
  • A Última Conquista
    A Última Conquista1937
  • Viver, Amar e Aprender
    Viver, Amar e Aprender1937
  • Naná
    Naná1934
  • A Mulher de Mármore
    A Mulher de Mármore1929
  • Three Live Ghosts
    Three Live Ghosts1922