John Francis Dillon (1884–1934)
Director | Actor | Writer
Filmography
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Known For
The Girl of the Golden West Director (1930) -
Kismet Director (1930) -
The Cub Reporter Director (1922) -
Known For
The Finger Points Director (1931) -
Director
The Big Shakedown (1934) -
'Tis Spring (1933)
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Humanity (1933) -
Call Her Savage (1932) -
Man About Town (1932) -
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Behind the Mask (1932) -
The Pagan Lady (1931) -
The Reckless Hour (1931) -
The Finger Points (1931)
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![Millie]( "Millie")
Millie (1931) -
![Kismet]( "Kismet")
Kismet (1930) -
![One Night at Susie's]( "One Night at Susie's")
One Night at Susie's (1930) -
![The Girl of the Golden West]( "The Girl of the Golden West")
The Girl of the Golden West (1930) -
![Bride of the Regiment]( "Bride of the Regiment")
Bride of the Regiment (1930) -
![Spring Is Here]( "Spring Is Here")
Spring Is Here (1930) -
![Sally]( "Sally")
Sally (1929) -
![Fast Life]( "Fast Life")
Fast Life (1929) -
![Careers]( "Careers")
Careers (1929) -
![Children of the Ritz]( "Children of the Ritz")
Children of the Ritz (1929) -
![Scarlet Seas]( "Scarlet Seas")
Scarlet Seas (1928) -
![Out of the Ruins]( "Out of the Ruins")
Out of the Ruins (1928) -
![The Heart of a Follies Girl]( "The Heart of a Follies Girl")
The Heart of a Follies Girl (1928) -
![The Noose]( "The Noose")
The Noose (1928) -
![Man Crazy]( "Man Crazy")
Man Crazy (1927) -
![The Crystal Cup]( "The Crystal Cup")
The Crystal Cup (1927) -
![Smile, Brother, Smile]( "Smile, Brother, Smile")
Smile, Brother, Smile (1927) -
![The Prince of Headwaiters]( "The Prince of Headwaiters")
The Prince of Headwaiters (1927) -
![The Sea Tiger]( "The Sea Tiger")
The Sea Tiger (1927) -
![Love's Blindness]( "Love's Blindness")
Love's Blindness (1926) -
![Midnight Lovers]( "Midnight Lovers")
Midnight Lovers (1926) -
![Don Juan's 3 Nights]( "Don Juan's 3 Nights")
Don Juan's 3 Nights (1926) -
![Too Much Money]( "Too Much Money")
Too Much Money (1926) -
![We Moderns]( "We Moderns")
We Moderns (1925) -
![The Half-Way Girl]( "The Half-Way Girl")
The Half-Way Girl (1925) -
![Chickie]( "Chickie")
Chickie (1925) -
![One Way Street]( "One Way Street")
One Way Street (1925) -
![If I Marry Again]( "If I Marry Again")
If I Marry Again (1925) -
![Flirting with Love]( "Flirting with Love")
Flirting with Love (1924) -
![The Perfect Flapper]( "The Perfect Flapper")
The Perfect Flapper (1924) -
![Lilies of the Field]( "Lilies of the Field")
Lilies of the Field (1924) -
![Flaming Youth]( "Flaming Youth")
Flaming Youth (1923) -
![The Huntress]( "The Huntress")
The Huntress (1923) -
The Self-Made Wife (1923)
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The Broken Violin (1923)
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Man Wanted (1922)
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![Calvert's Valley]( "Calvert's Valley")
Calvert's Valley (1922) -
The Cub Reporter (1922)
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![The Yellow Stain]( "The Yellow Stain")
The Yellow Stain (1922) -
![Gleam O'Dawn]( "Gleam O'Dawn")
Gleam O'Dawn (1922) -
![The Roof Tree]( "The Roof Tree")
The Roof Tree (1921) -
![Children of the Night]( "Children of the Night")
Children of the Night (1921) -
![The Plaything of Broadway]( "The Plaything of Broadway")
The Plaything of Broadway (1921) -
![Blackbirds]( "Blackbirds")
Blackbirds (1920) -
![The Right of Way]( "The Right of Way")
The Right of Way (1920) -
![Suds]( "Suds")
Suds (1920) -
![Burglar by Proxy]( "Burglar by Proxy")
Burglar by Proxy (1919) -
The Tea Hound (1919)
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Temporary Alimony (1919)
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Happy Returns (1919)
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![Love's Prisoner]( "Love's Prisoner")
Love's Prisoner (1919) -
![A Prisoner for Life]( "A Prisoner for Life")
A Prisoner for Life (1919) -
![The Follies Girl]( "The Follies Girl")
The Follies Girl (1919) -
Green-Eyed Johnny (1919)
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![The Silk-Lined Burglar]( "The Silk-Lined Burglar")
The Silk-Lined Burglar (1919) -
The Flip of a Coin (1919)
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![A Taste of Life]( "A Taste of Life")
A Taste of Life (1919) -
Tapering Fingers (1919)
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![She Hired a Husband]( "She Hired a Husband")
She Hired a Husband (1918) -
![Beans]( "Beans")
Beans (1918) -
![The Love Swindle]( "The Love Swindle")
The Love Swindle (1918) -
![Nancy Comes Home]( "Nancy Comes Home")
Nancy Comes Home (1918) -
![Heiress for a Day]( "Heiress for a Day")
Heiress for a Day (1918) -
![Limousine Life]( "Limousine Life")
Limousine Life (1918) -
Betty Takes a Hand (1918)
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![Indiscreet Corinne]( "Indiscreet Corinne")
Indiscreet Corinne (1917) -
His Taking Ways (1917)
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A Warm Reception (1917)
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A Hotel Disgrace (1917)
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His Sudden Rival (1917)
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Aired in Court (1917)
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Wheels and Woe (1917)
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![Twin Troubles]( "Twin Troubles")
Twin Troubles (1917) -
A Dishonest Burglar (1917)
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Her Finishing Touch (1917)
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A Berth Scandal (1917)
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![Hobbled Hearts]( "Hobbled Hearts")
Hobbled Hearts (1917) -
A Bachelor's Finish (1917)
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A Male Governess (1917)
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Bungling Bill's Dress Suit (1916)
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For Ten Thousand Bucks (1916)
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A Deep Sea Liar (1916)
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Hired and Fired (1916)
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Just for a Kid (1916)
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When Papa Died (1916)
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![The Iron Mitt]( "The Iron Mitt")
The Iron Mitt (1916) -
Delinquent Bridegrooms (1916)
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His Blowout (1916)
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![Nailing on the Lid]( "Nailing on the Lid")
Nailing on the Lid (1916) -
National Nuts (1916)
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Chinatown Villains (1916)
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![A Mixup at Rudolph's]( "A Mixup at Rudolph's")
A Mixup at Rudolph's (1916) -
Bungling Bill, Doctor (1916)
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Slipping It Over on Father (1916)
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A Mix-Up in Photos (1916)
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![Knocking Out Knockout Kelly]( "Knocking Out Knockout Kelly")
Knocking Out Knockout Kelly (1916) -
![Bungling Bill, Detective]( "Bungling Bill, Detective")
Bungling Bill, Detective (1916) -
![The Lion Hearted Chief]( "The Lion Hearted Chief")
The Lion Hearted Chief (1916) -
Search Me! (1916)
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![Bungling Bill's Peeping Ways]( "Bungling Bill's Peeping Ways")
Bungling Bill's Peeping Ways (1916) -
More Truth Than Poetry (1916)
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![Love, Dynamite and Baseballs]( "Love, Dynamite and Baseballs")
Love, Dynamite and Baseballs (1916) -
Too Much Married (1916)
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![Heaven Will Protect a Woiking Goil]( "Heaven Will Protect a Woiking Goil")
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![Paddy's Political Dream]( "Paddy's Political Dream")
Paddy's Political Dream (1916) -
Walk This Way (1916)
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![Bungling Bill's Burglar]( "Bungling Bill's Burglar")
Bungling Bill's Burglar (1916) -
Some Night (1916)
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![Getting in Wrong]( "Getting in Wrong")
Getting in Wrong (1916) -
Kiddus, Kids and Kiddo (1915)
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![Two Hearts and a Thief]( "Two Hearts and a Thief")
Two Hearts and a Thief (1915) -
Anita's Butterfly (1915)
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Johnny the Barber (1915)
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Almost a Widow (1915)
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![One to the Minute]( "One to the Minute")
One to the Minute (1915) -
Deserted at the Auto (1915)
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Curing Father (1915)
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Cats, Cash and a Cook Book (1915)
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His Taking Ways (1914)
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Director
![The Key to Yesterday]( "The Key to Yesterday")
The Key to Yesterday (1914) -
ActorOne Yard to Go Drunk (1931)
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![Temptations of a Shop Girl]( "Temptations of a Shop Girl")
Temptations of a Shop Girl Jim Butler (1927) -
![Smile, Brother, Smile]( "Smile, Brother, Smile")
Smile, Brother, Smile Mr. Kline (1927) -
![The Test of Donald Norton]( "The Test of Donald Norton")
The Test of Donald Norton (1926) -
![The Dangerous Maid]( "The Dangerous Maid")
The Dangerous Maid Undetermined Secondary Role (1923) -
![Double Dealing]( "Double Dealing")
Double Dealing Jobson's Assistant (1923) -
For His Sake (1922)
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![Without Compromise]( "Without Compromise")
Without Compromise Jackson (1922) -
![Cappy Ricks]( "Cappy Ricks")
Cappy Ricks Larsen (1921) -
![Burglar by Proxy]( "Burglar by Proxy")
Burglar by Proxy 'Spider' Kelly (1919) -
The Tea Hound (1919)
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Green-Eyed Johnny (1919)
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Their Husband (1917)
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His Taking Ways (1917)
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A Warm Reception (1917)
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A Hotel Disgrace (1917)
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His Sudden Rival (1917)
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Aired in Court (1917)
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A Burglar's Bride Soapy Jake (1917)
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Wheels and Woe (1917)
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![Twin Troubles]( "Twin Troubles")
Twin Troubles (1917) -
A Dishonest Burglar (1917)
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Her Finishing Touch (1917)
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A Berth Scandal (1917)
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![Hobbled Hearts]( "Hobbled Hearts")
Hobbled Hearts (1917) -
A Bachelor's Finish (1917)
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Henry's Little Kid Henry (1916)
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![The Lion Hearted Chief]( "The Lion Hearted Chief")
The Lion Hearted Chief The Chief's Daughter's Sweetheart (1916) -
More Truth Than Poetry The Director (1916)
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![Love, Dynamite and Baseballs]( "Love, Dynamite and Baseballs")
Love, Dynamite and Baseballs The Baseball Pitcher (1916) -
![Getting in Wrong]( "Getting in Wrong")
Getting in Wrong Tom Brennan (1916) -
![One to the Minute]( "One to the Minute")
One to the Minute (1915) -
![A Desert Honeymoon]( "A Desert Honeymoon")
A Desert Honeymoon (1915) -
Molly's Malady Jack (1915)
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He Fell in a Cabaret Tom (1915)
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A Maid and a Man Jack - the Golf Champion (1915)
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![Kids and Corsets]( "Kids and Corsets")
Kids and Corsets Mr. Smith - the Neighbor (1915) -
Dan Cupid: Fixer Jack (1915)
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It Happened While He Fished Jack (1915)
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The Rise and Fall of Officer 13 Jack (1915)
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Too Many Crooks Jack - the Eloping Bridegroom (1915)
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With Father's Help Jack - the Boy (1915)
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When Cupid Crossed the Bay 1st Flirt (1915)
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Following Father's Footsteps (1915)
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Wanted... A Chaperone Jack (1915)
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![Almost a King]( "Almost a King")
Almost a King Jack - the American (1915) -
His Nobs the Duke Jack (1915)
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Ethel's New Dress (1915)
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All in the Same Boat Jack (1915)
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A Mixed Up Elopement The Daughter's Sweetheart (1915)
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The Baby's Fault Neighbor Brown (1915)
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His Only Pants The Artist (1915)
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Mixed Values (1915)
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It Happened on Friday Jimmie Marsden (1915)
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Down on the Farm The Farm Boy (1915)
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His Wife's Husband Jack - the Groom (1915)
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Taking Her Measure The Newlywed Husband (1915)
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Nellie the Pride of the Fire House The Chief of the Fire Department (1915)
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It Might Have Been Serious Ben - the Husband (1915)
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A Maid by Proxy Perry - the Butler (1915)
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When His Lordship Proposed Jack (1915)
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The Bold Banditti and the Rah, Rah Boys Spagattio - a Blackhander (1914)
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![The Key to Yesterday]( "The Key to Yesterday")
The Key to Yesterday Rodman (1914) -
![The Primitive Instinct]( "The Primitive Instinct")
The Primitive Instinct Dr. Robert Walker (1914) -
![The Rajah's Vow]( "The Rajah's Vow")
The Rajah's Vow The Majarajah (1914) -
A Dramatic Mistake (1914)
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![Shannon of the Sixth]( "Shannon of the Sixth")
Shannon of the Sixth Umbolla, Ram's Servant (1914) -
![Bess the Detectress in the Dog Watch]( "Bess the Detectress in the Dog Watch")
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The Political Boss Nonpareil Jones - Printer (1914)
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The Man in the Couch Jack (1914)
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![Three Friends]( "Three Friends")
Three Friends First Friend (1913) -
ActorThe Chief's Daughter Frank's Friend (1911)
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Producer
![The Finger Points]( "The Finger Points")
The Finger Points (1931) -
Producer
![Spring Is Here]( "Spring Is Here")
Spring Is Here (1930) -
Writer
![Burglar by Proxy]( "Burglar by Proxy")
Burglar by Proxy (1919) -
WriterHer Birthday Knight (1917)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Brother of writer Robert Dillon.
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 49)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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