Directing

William James Craft

Born January 1, 1886 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died June 30, 1931 · aged 45

No biography available.

Known For

The WreckThe Wreck · 1927
The Wreck
8.01927
MovieCrimeDrama
Ann unwittingly goes through a bogus marriage ceremony with a thief and is held by the police as an accomplice to his crimes.
Embarrassing MomentsEmbarrassing Moments · 1930
Embarrassing Moments
10.01930
MovieComedy
A couple meet, fall in love and get married in a 24-hour period.
The BloodhoundThe Bloodhound · 1925
The Bloodhound
7.01925
MovieActionDrama
"Moose" Rambo is killed by an unknown assailant during a barroom brawl, and Belleau is wrongfully accused of the crime. Sergeant McKenna of the Northwest Mounted Police is detailed to go after him, and Constable Fitzgerald, who saw Belleau on the night of the murder, is struck by the resemblance between Belleau and McKenna. Believing them to be the same man, Fitzgerald confides his suspicions to the chief and is detailed to pursue McKenna.
Poor GirlsPoor Girls · 1927
Poor Girls
7.01927
MovieDrama
A young girl, Peggy Warren (Dorothy Revier), raised in expensive boarding schools, discovers that her mother, respectable Katherine Warren (Ruth Stonehouse) also leads a second life as the notorious Texas Kate, Queen of the New York nightclubs. She leaves home ashamed of how her mother paid for her expensive schooling. A reconciliation re-unites mother and daughter after the mother saves her from a loveless marriage.
Crossed CluesCrossed Clues · 1921
Crossed Clues
8.01921
MovieWestern
Crossed Clues is a 1921 silent Western.
The RunaroundThe Runaround · 1931
The Runaround
8.01931
MovieComedyRomance
Filmed in an early Technicolor process, The Runaround tells the story of Broadway dancer Evelyn who refuses to play the gold-digging games indulged in by her fellow chorines
Hot HeelsHot Heels · 1927
Hot Heels
8.01927
MovieActionComedy
Glenn Higgins and Patsy Jones are a song-and-dance team traveling the vaudeville circuit across the United States, and land in a Kentucky tank-town filled with sharpies and wise-guys , wearing spats and carrying canes, who have reasons for wanting a horse named "Hot Heels, not to win the race he is scheduled to run in. This does not bode well for the vaudevillians as Glenn, acting on a hot tip from a hot vamp, has bet the pair's bankroll on "Hot Heels" to win.
With Stanley in AfricaWith Stanley in Africa · 1922
With Stanley in Africa
8.01922
MovieActionAdventure
A young lady reporter helps a newspaperman in his search throughout Africa for the famous Dr. Livingstone.

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The Czar of BroadwayThe Czar of Broadway · 1930
The Czar of Broadway
9.01930
MovieCrime
Mort Bradley, New York political boss and underworld czar, controls not only the city's most popular nightclub but also much of the press; however, the managing editor of the Times is determined to expose him. Jay Grant, a San Francisco reporter, is assigned to investigate Mort, who believes Jay to be a country boy and is delighted to see him fall in love with Connie Colton, of whom Mort has tired. Dismayed to learn that Jay is a reporter, Mort plans to have his gunman, Francis, kill him, but both Mort and Francis are shot by rival gangsters. Jay, believing that Mort will recover, rushes to the newspaper with an exposé, but while writing it he learns of Mort's death and decides their friendship would not permit him to submit the story. He leaves his paper and embarks on a new life with Connie.

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