Edward José
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Edward José was a Belgian film director
and actor of the silent era
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He directed 42 films between 1915 and 1925. He also appeared in 12 films between 1910 and 1916.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and actor of the silent era
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
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He directed 42 films between 1915 and 1925. He also appeared in 12 films between 1910 and 1916.
Selected filmography
- The StainThe Stain (film)The Stain is a 1914 silent drama film directed by Frank Powell and featuring Theda Bara in her onscreen debut. A print of the film was discovered in Australia in the 1990s.-Cast:* Edward José - Stevens * Thurlow Bergen - The young lawyer...
(1914) - The Perils of PaulineThe Perils of Pauline (1914 serial)The Perils of Pauline is a motion picture serial shown in weekly installments featuring Pearl White as the title character. Pauline has often been cited as a famous example of a damsel in distress, although some analyses hold that her character was more resourceful and less helpless than the...
(1914) - A Fool There Was (1915)
- Anna KareninaAnna Karenina (1915 film)Anna Karenina is a 1915 silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Betty Nansen. The film is considered to be lost. It was the first American adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy.-Cast:* Betty Nansen - Anna Karenina...
(1915) - Pearl of the ArmyPearl of the ArmyPearl of the Army is a 1916 silent film serial directed by Edward José. The Pathé-Astra film was made when many early film studio and film producers in America's first motion picture industry were based in New Jersey's Hudson River towns, particularly Fort Lee.-Cast:* Pearl White - Pearl Date*...
(1916) - The Iron ClawThe Iron Claw (1916 serial)The Iron Claw is a 1916 silent adventure film serial starring Pearl White, directed by George B. Seitz and Edward José, and released by Pathé Exchange. A print of the seventh episode exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.-Cast:...
(1916) - The Isle of ConquestThe Isle of ConquestThe Isle of Conquest is a silent film drama starring Norma Talmadge and produced by Talmadge and her husband Joseph Schenck. This film is now considered a lost film.-Cast:*Norma Talmadge - Ethel Harmon*Wyndham Standing - John Arnold...
(1919) - The Man from Downing StreetThe Man from Downing StreetThe Man from Downing Street is a 1922 silent adventure film directed by Edward José and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Earle Williams as Capt. Robert Kent* Charles Hill Mailes as Col. Wentworth* Boris Karloff as Maharajah Jehan...
(1922)