Perry N. Vekroff
Encyclopedia
Perry N. Vekroff was an American film director
, screenwriter
and actor of the silent era
. He directed 19 films between 1914
and 1922
, including two film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company
and one for Pathé
.
He was born in Alexandria
, Egypt
and died in Hollywood, California.
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:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
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...
. He directed 19 films between 1914
1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
and 1922
1922 in film
-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
, including two film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Universal Studios
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and one for Pathé
Pathé
Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...
.
He was born in Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and died in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
- Three Weeks (1915)
- Trailed by ThreeTrailed by ThreeTrailed by Three is a 1920 Western film serial directed by Perry N. Vekroff. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Stuart Holmes - Michael Casserly* Frankie Mann - Jane Creighton* Wilfred Lytell - Tom Carewe* John Webb Dillon - Roscoe Trent...
(1920) - The Secret FourThe Secret FourThe Secret Four is a 1921 action film serial directed by Albert Russell and Perry N. Vekroff.-Cast:* Eddie Polo* Kathleen Myers* Doris Deane* Hal Wilson* William Welsh* Thelma Daniels...
(1921) - Perils of the YukonPerils of the YukonPerils of the Yukon is a 1922 Northern film serial directed by Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff. This serial is presumably lost.-Cast:* William Desmond - Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr.* Laura La Plante - Olga...
(1922)