Wallace McCutcheon Sr.

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Wallace McCutcheon Sr.

Born January 1, 1858 · New York, New York

Died October 3, 1918 · aged 60

Wallace McCutcheon Sr., referred to affectionately as "Old Man McCutcheon" by members of the Biograph stock company, was, by 1907, indeed one of the senior figures in American film production. Little is known of his background, but he had apparently moved into the early film industry from stage direction. Under the encouragement of his friend Frank Marion, McCutcheon began working as a supervisor …

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The Sculptor's NightmareThe Sculptor's Nightmare · 1908
The Sculptor's Nightmare
★ 4.31908
MovieComedyAnimation
At a political club, the members debate whose bust will replace that of Theodore Roosevelt. Unable to agree, each goes to a sculptor's studio and bribes him to sculpt a bust of the individual favorite. Instead, the sculptor spends their fees on a dinner with his model during which he becomes so inebriated that he is taken to jail. There he has a nightmare, wherein three busts are created and animated from clay (through stop-motion photography) in the likenesses of Democrat William Jennings Bryan and Republicans Charles W. Fairbanks and William Howard Taft. Finally an animated bust of Roosevelt appears.
When Knights Were BoldWhen Knights Were Bold · 1908
When Knights Were Bold
★ 3.21908
MovieDramaHistory
Two noblemen fight over a lady.
The NihilistThe Nihilist · 1905
The Nihilist
★ 6.31905
MovieDramaCrime
A happy Russian family is broken up when their patriarch is arrested for treason. His distraught wife joins the secret society of nihilists and is assigned to commit an act of terror.
The Boy Detective, or The Abductors FoiledThe Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled · 1908
The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled
★ 2.81908
MovieCrimeComedy
As a newsboy is playing a game on the sidewalk with a friend, two men come near to them, and then stand in a position where they cannot be seen from the sidewalk. When an attractive woman walks past them, the two men follow her. Sensing that they have bad intentions, the newsboy follows them to see what they are up to. When his suspicions are confirmed, he tries to come up with a plan to protect the woman.
He Loves Me, He Loves Me NotHe Loves Me, He Loves Me Not · 1903
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
★ 9.01903
MovieRomanceDocumentary
A study in moods. A handsome girl is plucking the petals of a daisy, and repeating the well-known doggerel. The first daisy tells her that her lover loves her not, but she determines to try again, and the second flower is more favorable, much to her delight. Figure very large.
Getting EvidenceGetting Evidence · 1906
Getting Evidence
★ 5.51906
MovieComedy
A jealous husband arrives in the office of Hawkshaw, a private detective. The husband is certain that his wife is being unfaithful, and he wants the detective to produce photographic evidence. The detective tails the wife, and thinks he has caught her, but a sudden mishap prevents him from getting a photo. Despite this and further setbacks, the dedicated detective presses on, determined to fulfill his assignment.
From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the RockiesFrom Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies · 1906
From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies
★ 5.61906
MovieCrimeWestern
A train traveling through the Rockies is held up and boarded by two thugs. They rob the wealthy occupants at gunpoint and then make their getaway by handcar. From there, they hijack a horsecart on a road running parallel to the tracks. Will justice prevail in the end?
Mixed BabiesMixed Babies · 1908
Mixed Babies
★ 3.71908
MovieComedy

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The Invisible FluidThe Invisible Fluid · 1908
The Invisible Fluid
★ 5.01908
MovieScience FictionComedy
Had the poor melancholy Dane, Hamlet, lived in this, the twentieth century, he would never have given voice to the remark, "Oh, that this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew!" No indeed! He would have procured some of the mysterious fluid compounded by an erudite scientist by which things animate and inanimate were rendered non est, for ten minutes at least, by simply spraying them with it. In an atomizer, he sends a quantity, accompanied by a letter, to his brother. In the hope of his putting it on the market. The brother regards it as a joke, and, while toying with the atomizer, accidentally sprays himself. Presto! he is gone, to the amazement of the messenger boy who has carried the package thither. The boy reads the letter, and at once sees the amount of fun he can get out of it, so he nips it.

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Falsely Accused!Falsely Accused! · 1908
Falsely Accused!
★ 2.81908
MovieDrama
A wealthy old alchemist and inventor has just perfected a motion picture camera with which he hopes to revolutionize the art of animated photography, and our story opens with the old man in his library studying out the plans of his invention. A telegram calls him hurriedly away. He replaces the papers in his safe, but, in his haste, neglects to lock it, which oversight is pardonable, as his wife and daughter are in the room at the time. The daughter's hand is sought in marriage by a worthy young man, whose attentions are looked upon with favor by herself and her parents. But he has a rival in the person of a contemptible villain, whose motives are purely mercenary, reasoning that this new invention will greatly enhance the father's already ample wealth.

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