Albert W. Hale (January 1, 1882 – February 27, 1947)[1][2] was a French-born American early film director and producer.[3] He directed some 35 films from 1912 until 1915. He worked for Majestic Film Company studio,[4][5] and the National Film Corporation.[4]

Background

Hale was born in Bordeaux, France on January 1, 1882.[6]

He married Julia F. Johnson.[1]

Filmography

  • The Birth of the Lotus Blossom (1912)
  • For the Mikado (1912)[7]
  • Miss Taqu of Tokio, also called Miss Tagu of Tokio[8] for the British release, (1912) with Tokuko Takagi, a Thanhouser film[9]
  • Letters of a Lifetime (1912)
  • The Light of St. Bernard (1912)[10]
  • Three Girls and a Man (1912)
  • Roland's Escapades[11]
  • Days of Terror (1912)
  • Three Girls and a Man (1912)
  • She Cried (film) (1912)
  • The Irony of Fate (film) (1912)
  • A Fortune in a Teacup
  • A Persistent Lover (1912)
  • Her Old Sweetheart (1912)
  • Roland's Lucky Day
  • Buried Alive in a Coal Mine (1913)
  • An Accidental Clue (1913)
  • The Iceman's Revenge (1913)
  • A Tide in the Affairs of Men (1913)
  • The Mystery of Tusa (1913) starring J. Warren Kerrigan[12][13]
  • Tom Blake's Redemption (1913)
  • At the Half-Breed's Mercy (1913)
  • Quicksands (1913 Kerrigan film) (1913), starring J. Warren Kerrigan[14]
  • Calamity Anne Takes a Trip (1913)
  • A Husband's Mistake (1913)
  • Reward of Courage (1913)
  • Buried Alive in a Coal Mine (1913)
  • The No Account Count (1914), Kalem
  • Tough Luck Smith (1914)
  • Fatty and the Shyster Lawyer (1914)
  • The Widow's Might (1914 film) (1914)
  • A Wise Rube (1914)
  • Tough Luck Smith (1914)
  • Percy Pimpernickel, Soubrette (1914), a Kalem film[15][16]
  • For the Love of Mike (1914 film) (1914)
  • Jones' Wedding Day (1914)
  • Easy Money (1914 film) (1914) from a story by Frank Howard Clark
  • The Winking Zulu (1914)
  • Was She a Vampire? (1915)

Producer

References

  1. 1 2 Vazzana, Eugene Michael (May 3, 2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN 9780786410590 via Google Books.
  2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (March 15, 1947). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. "To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette". 1913.
  4. 1 2 "Motography". May 3, 1916 via Google Books.
  5. "The Moving Picture World". Chalmers Publishing Company. May 3, 1914 via Google Books.
  6. "HALE, Albert, W." www.thanhouser.org.
  7. "FOR THE MIKADO". www.thanhouser.org.
  8. Exley, Charles (2017). "Popular Musical Star Tokuko Takagi and Vaudeville Modernism in the Taishõ Asakusa Opera". Japanese Language and Literature. 51 (1): 63–90. JSTOR 44508506.
  9. "Motion Picture News". Motion Picture News Incorporated. May 3, 1912 via Google Books.
  10. "Albert W. Hale". BFI. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020.
  11. "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. May 3, 1916 via Google Books.
  12. "Exhibitors' Times". W.A. Johnston. May 3, 1913 via Google Books.
  13. "To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette". Amer. Company, Limited. May 3, 1913 via Google Books.
  14. The Moving Picture World, July 5, 1913
  15. Gifford, Denis (April 5, 1971). Science fiction film. Studio Vista. ISBN 9780289700037 via Google Books.
  16. Torres, Sandy (May 3, 2004). Les temps recomposés du film de science-fiction. Presses Université Laval. ISBN 9782747564557 via Google Books.
  17. http://www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/title/551928/The-Prisoner-of-Zenda/
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