Alan Crosland

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Alan Crosland

Born August 10, 1894 · New York City, New York, USA

Died July 16, 1936 · aged 41

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Crosland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Jazz SingerThe Jazz Singer · 1927
The Jazz Singer
★ 6.11927
MovieDramaMusic
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.
The Case of the Howling DogThe Case of the Howling Dog · 1934
The Case of the Howling Dog
★ 6.31934
MovieCrimeMystery
A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry's office to have the neighbor arrested for his howling dog. He states that the howling is a sign that there is a death in the neighborhood. He also wants a will written giving his estate to the lady living at the neighbors house. It is all very mysterious and by the next day, his will is changed and Cartwright is missing, as is the lady of the house next door. Perry has a will and a retainer and must find out whether he has a client or a beneficiary.
It Happened in New YorkIt Happened in New York · 1935
It Happened in New York
1935
MovieComedy
A New York City cab driver in need of $200 picks up a movie star in his cab, and schemes to get the money from her.
On With the Show!On With the Show! · 1929
On With the Show!
★ 6.21929
MovieRomanceMusic
With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate matters, the box office takings have been robbed and the leading lady refuses to appear. Can the show be saved?
ContrabandContraband · 1925
Contraband
★ 8.01925
MovieDrama
After inheriting a newspaper in a small country town, Carmel Lee leaves her home in the city to take charge of it. She soon discovers that the town is terrorized by a band of bootleggers, who abduct and later kill the local sheriff. With the aid of Professor Pell, who has been recently fired as school superintendent, Carmel makes a public issue of the sheriff's murder, editorializing in her paper for justice and reform. Pell and Carmel are kidnapped by the bootleggers, but Carmel escapes and alerts the police. The bootleggers are arrested, the sheriff's murder in solved, and Abner Fownes, a politician and one of the town's leading citizens, is uncovered as the leader of the gang.
CompromiseCompromise · 1925
Compromise
★ 7.01925
MovieDrama
Compromise is a silent film drama produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Alan Crosland. The film is now thought to be a lost film.
Slim ShouldersSlim Shoulders · 1922
Slim Shoulders
★ 8.01922
MovieDrama
In trying to conceal evidence of her father's forgery, society girl Naomi Warren agrees to marry wealthy promoter Edward Langden, who holds the damning notes; but he dies on the eve of the wedding, and his estate falls to his nephew, Richard. Naomi next makes the acquaintance of a crook who is attempting to steal her jewels, and she persuades him to help her rob Richard's safe. Richard catches Naomi red-handed, but--rather than turn her in--he decides to reform her. Instead, they fall in love, Richard learns Naomi's true purpose in her attempted robbery, and Mr. Warren's forgery is forever secreted with the marriage of Naomi and Richard.
When a Man LovesWhen a Man Loves · 1927
When a Man Loves
★ 6.31927
MovieHistoryRomance
A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.

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Everybody's SweetheartEverybody's Sweetheart · 1920
Everybody's Sweetheart
★ 7.71920
MovieDrama
When the benign headmistress of the county poor farm is discharged and replaced with a tyrant, John and Mary, two orphans who have lived there since infancy, decide to run away. Accompanied by a feeble old corporal from the farm, they are forced to seek refuge at the home of General Phillip Bingham when the old soldier becomes ill. After the corporal's death, the general promises to care for the two waifs. Mary becomes his protegee, and John his gardener. Friction develops between the two newcomers and Willing and his wife Jessica, a couple living with the general who hope to inherit his wealth, until one day the general notices a close resemblance between a portrait of his deceased son and John. It is discovered then that John is actually the general's grandson. Thus legitimized, John weds Mary, and the general is pleased with his newly acquired family.

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