Filmography
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Known For
Stage Door Director (1937) -
My Man Godfrey Director (1936) -
His First Command Director (1929) -
Known For
Running Wild Director (1927) -
Director
One Touch of Venus (1948) -
Living in a Big Way (1947) -
Lady in a Jam (1942) -
Unfinished Business (1941) -
Primrose Path (1940) -
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) -
Stage Door (1937)
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My Man Godfrey (1936)
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She Married Her Boss (1935) -
Private Worlds (1935) -
![What Every Woman Knows]( "What Every Woman Knows")
What Every Woman Knows (1934) -
![The Affairs of Cellini]( "The Affairs of Cellini")
The Affairs of Cellini (1934) -
![Gallant Lady]( "Gallant Lady")
Gallant Lady (1933) -
![Bed of Roses]( "Bed of Roses")
Bed of Roses (1933) -
![Gabriel Over the White House]( "Gabriel Over the White House")
Gabriel Over the White House (1933) -
![The Half-Naked Truth]( "The Half-Naked Truth")
The Half-Naked Truth (1932) -
![The Age of Consent]( "The Age of Consent")
The Age of Consent (1932) -
![Symphony of Six Million]( "Symphony of Six Million")
Symphony of Six Million (1932) -
![Smart Woman]( "Smart Woman")
Smart Woman (1931) -
![Laugh and Get Rich]( "Laugh and Get Rich")
Laugh and Get Rich (1931) -
![His First Command]( "His First Command")
His First Command (1929) -
![Big News]( "Big News")
Big News (1929) -
![Saturday's Children]( "Saturday's Children")
Saturday's Children (1929) -
![Half a Bride]( "Half a Bride")
Half a Bride (1928) -
![Feel My Pulse]( "Feel My Pulse")
Feel My Pulse (1928) -
![The Gay Defender]( "The Gay Defender")
The Gay Defender (1927) -
![Tell It to Sweeney]( "Tell It to Sweeney")
Tell It to Sweeney (1927) -
![Running Wild]( "Running Wild")
Running Wild (1927) -
![Paradise for Two]( "Paradise for Two")
Paradise for Two (1927) -
![So's Your Old Man]( "So's Your Old Man")
So's Your Old Man (1926) -
![Say It Again]( "Say It Again")
Say It Again (1926) -
![Let's Get Married]( "Let's Get Married")
Let's Get Married (1926) -
![Womanhandled]( "Womanhandled")
Womanhandled (1925) -
The New School Teacher (1924)
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Restless Wives (1924)
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Beware of the Dog (1923)
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![The Life of Reilly]( "The Life of Reilly")
The Life of Reilly (1923) -
The Fiddling Fool (1923)
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Wild and Wicked (1923)
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Helpful Hogan (1923)
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So This Is Hamlet? (1923)
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The Pill Pounder (1923)
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The Busybody (1923)
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The Four Orphans (1923)
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A Social Error (1922)
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Faint Hearts (1922)
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His Nibs (1921)
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Fatherly Love (1921)
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In Oil (1920)
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Judge Rummy in Bear Facts (1920)
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A Romance of '76 (1920)
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A Doity Deed (1920)
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Cupid's Advice (1920)
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![His Country Cousin]( "His Country Cousin")
His Country Cousin (1920) -
![The Dummy]( "The Dummy")
The Dummy (1920) -
All for the Love of a Girl (1920)
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Smokey Smokes (and) Lampoons (1920)
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Kats Is Kats (1920)
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Turn to Right Leg (1920)
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The Mysterious Vamp (1920)
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Swinging His Vacation (1920)
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Spring Fever (1920)
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The Great Umbrella Mystery (1920)
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It Beats the Dutch (1919)
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Sufficiency (1919)
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Business Is Business (1919)
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After the Ball (1919)
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Jungle Jumble (1919)
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Good Night, Nurse (1919)
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The Great Handicap (1919)
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Transatlantic Flight (1919)
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The Breath of a Nation (1919)
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A Wee Bit o' Scotch (1919)
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The Sawdust Trail (1919)
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The Tale of a Shirt (1919)
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Rubbing It In (1919)
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That Reminds Me (1919)
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A Sweet Pickle (1919)
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Twinkle Twinkle (1919)
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Where Are the Papers (1919)
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Snappy Cheese (1919)
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Smash-Up in China (1919)
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Judge Rummy's Miscue (1919)
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Der Wash On Der Line (1919)
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A Tough Pull (1918)
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Hash and Hypnotism (1918)
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The Latest in Underwear (1918)
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A Bold Bad Man (1918)
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War Gardens (1918)
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Judge Rummy's Off Day (1918)
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Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1918)
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His Dark Past (1918)
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Pep (1918)
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Mopping Up a Million (1918)
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A Heathen Benefit (1918)
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A Picnic for Two (1918)
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Crabs Iss Crabs (1918)
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The Best Man Loses (1918)
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![Throwing the Bull]( "Throwing the Bull")
Throwing the Bull (1918) -
Swat the Fly (1918)
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Fisherman's Luck (1918)
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Der Black Mitt (1918)
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Up in the Air (1918)
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His Last Will (1918)
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Der Two Twins (1918)
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Doing His Bit (1918)
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![Vanity and Vengeance]( "Vanity and Vengeance")
Vanity and Vengeance (1918) -
Spirits (1918)
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Too Many Cooks (1918)
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Burglars (1918)
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All for the Ladies (1918)
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![Policy and Pie]( "Policy and Pie")
Policy and Pie (1918) -
Rheumatics (1918)
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Rub-a-Dub-Dub (1918)
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Hearts and Horses (1918)
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Der Captain's Birthday (1918)
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A Tale of a Kangaroo (1917)
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The Spider and the Fly (1917)
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Peace and Quiet (1917)
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Fast and Furious (1917)
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Tempest in a Paint Pot (1917)
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Mysterious Yarn (1917)
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Der Last Straw (1917)
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Bullets and Bulls (1917)
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The Tale of a Monkey (1917)
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At the Picnic (1917)
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The Tales of a Fish (1917)
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By the Sand Sea Waves (1917)
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At the Circus (1917)
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Der End of Der Limit (1917)
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Happy Hooligan in Soft (1917)
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The Tanks (1917)
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In the Zoo (1917)
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Happy Gets the Razoo (1917)
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Der Captain's Valet (1917)
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White Hope (1917)
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Iska Worreh (1917)
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The Limburger Blows (1917)
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20,000 Legs Under the Sea (1917)
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Music Hath Charms (1917)
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The Great Offensive (1917)
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Three Strikes You're Out (1917)
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Sharks Is Sharks (1917)
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The New Recruit (1917)
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A Hot Time in the Gym (1917)
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The Great Hansom Cab Mystery (1917)
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Robbers and Thieves (1917)
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A Tankless Job (1917)
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Der Great Bear Hunt (1917)
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Der Captain's Magic Act (1916)
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Just Like a Woman (1916)
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Captain Goes a-Swimming (1916)
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Father Gets Into the Movies (1916)
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Jerry Ships a Circus (1916)
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He Tries the Movies Again (1916)
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Round and Round Again (1916)
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Maud the Educated Mule (1916)
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A Quiet Day in the Country (1916)
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Poor Si Keeler (1916)
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DirectorBang Go the Rifles (1916)
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Producer
![Lady in a Jam]( "Lady in a Jam")
Lady in a Jam (1942) -
![Unfinished Business]( "Unfinished Business")
Unfinished Business (1941) -
![Primrose Path]( "Primrose Path")
Primrose Path (1940) -
![Fifth Avenue Girl]( "Fifth Avenue Girl")
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) -
![What Every Woman Knows]( "What Every Woman Knows")
What Every Woman Knows (1934) -
![Feel My Pulse]( "Feel My Pulse")
Feel My Pulse (1928) -
![Tell It to Sweeney]( "Tell It to Sweeney")
Tell It to Sweeney (1927) -
![Running Wild]( "Running Wild")
Running Wild (1927) -
![Paradise for Two]( "Paradise for Two")
Paradise for Two (1927) -
A Very Busy Day (1920)
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The Tale of a Wag (1920)
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![The Wrong Track]( "The Wrong Track")
The Wrong Track (1920) -
A Warm Reception (1920)
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Chinese Question (1920)
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Sufficiency (1919)
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Sauce for the Goose (1919)
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How Could William Tell? (1919)
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Pigs in Clover (1919)
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Pep (1918)
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Der Black Mitt (1918)
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His Last Will (1918)
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Der Two Twins (1918)
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![Vanity and Vengeance]( "Vanity and Vengeance")
Vanity and Vengeance (1918) -
Rub-a-Dub-Dub (1918)
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Der Captain's Birthday (1918)
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Peace and Quiet (1917)
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Fast and Furious (1917)
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Tempest in a Paint Pot (1917)
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Mysterious Yarn (1917)
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Der Last Straw (1917)
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By the Sand Sea Waves (1917)
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Der End of Der Limit (1917)
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Der Captain's Valet (1917)
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The Limburger Blows (1917)
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20,000 Legs Under the Sea (1917)
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Sharks Is Sharks (1917)
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Robbers and Thieves (1917)
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Der Great Bear Hunt (1917)
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Captain Goes a-Swimming (1916)
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Hicks in Nightmareland (1915)
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Black's Mysterious Box (1915)
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Cartoons in a Sanitarium (1915)
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Cartoons in the Country (1915)
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Cartoons in a Seminary (1915)
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![Cartoons on the Beach]( "Cartoons on the Beach")
Cartoons on the Beach (1915) -
![Cartoons on Tour]( "Cartoons on Tour")
Cartoons on Tour (1915) -
Cartoons in the Laundry (1915)
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Cartoons in the Hotel (1915)
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Cartoons in the Parlor (1915)
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Cartoons in the Kitchen (1915)
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Cartoons in a Barbershop (1915)
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Producer
![The Animated Grouch Chaser]( "The Animated Grouch Chaser")
The Animated Grouch Chaser (1915) -
Writer
![Living in a Big Way]( "Living in a Big Way")
Living in a Big Way (1947) -
![Primrose Path]( "Primrose Path")
Primrose Path (1940) -
![Fifth Avenue Girl]( "Fifth Avenue Girl")
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) -
![My Man Godfrey]( "My Man Godfrey")
My Man Godfrey (1936) -
![She Married Her Boss]( "She Married Her Boss")
She Married Her Boss (1935) -
![Private Worlds]( "Private Worlds")
Private Worlds (1935) -
![Gallant Lady]( "Gallant Lady")
Gallant Lady (1933) -
![Bed of Roses]( "Bed of Roses")
Bed of Roses (1933) -
![The Half-Naked Truth]( "The Half-Naked Truth")
The Half-Naked Truth (1932) -
![Laugh and Get Rich]( "Laugh and Get Rich")
Laugh and Get Rich (1931) -
![His First Command]( "His First Command")
His First Command (1929) -
Writer
![Running Wild]( "Running Wild")
Running Wild (1927) -
Animation Department
![Policy and Pie]( "Policy and Pie")
Policy and Pie (1918) -
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Captain Goes a-Swimming (1916)
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Hicks in Nightmareland (1915)
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Black's Mysterious Box (1915)
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Cartoons in a Sanitarium (1915)
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Cartoons in the Country (1915)
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Cartoons in a Seminary (1915)
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![Cartoons on the Beach]( "Cartoons on the Beach")
Cartoons on the Beach (1915) -
![Cartoons on Tour]( "Cartoons on Tour")
Cartoons on Tour (1915) -
Cartoons in the Laundry (1915)
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Cartoons in the Hotel (1915)
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Cartoons in the Parlor (1915)
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Cartoons in the Kitchen (1915)
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Animation DepartmentCartoons in a Barbershop (1915)
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![The Animated Grouch Chaser]( "The Animated Grouch Chaser")
The Animated Grouch Chaser (1915)
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Did You Know
Trivia
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6906 Hollywood Blvd.
Quotes
[on W.C. Fields] Bill never really wanted to hurt anybody. He just felt an obligation.
Nickname
Greg
Star Sign
Pisces
Personal Details
Born
George Gregory La Cava
Towanda, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
(age 59)
Malibu, California, USA
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