Person
Wallace McCutcheon Sr.
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jan 1, 1858
- Died
- Oct 3, 1918
- From
- New York, New York
Wallace McCutcheon Sr., referred to affectionately as "Old Man McCutcheon" by members of the Biograph stock company, was, by 1907, indeed one of the senior figures in American film production. Little is known of his background, but he had apparently moved into the early film industry from stage direction. Under the encouragement of his friend Frank Marion, McCutcheon began working as a supervisor and director for American Mutoscope in 1897, continuing with them after their reorganization as American Mutoscope & Biograph in 1899. McCutcheon Sr.'s wealth of credits are often mixed up with the small handful of films directed by his son, Wallace McCutcheon Jr. (1884–1928). Sources indicate he also went by the name of George McCutcheon.
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Credits
The Moonshiner
How They Rob Men in Chicago
The Nihilist
The White Caps
Three American Beauties
A Winter Straw Ride
At the French Ball
Personal
The Sculptor's Nightmare
King of the Cannibal Islands
The Widow and the Only Man
The Chicken Thief
The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled
Her First Adventure
The Black Hand
A Total Accident
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
In My Lady's Boudoir