Sidney Algier

Directing

Sidney Algier

Born December 5, 1889 · Shamokin, Pennsylvania, USA

Died April 24, 1945 · aged 55

No biography available.

Known For

A Shriek in the NightA Shriek in the Night · 1933
A Shriek in the Night
★ 5.21933
MovieMysteryThriller
Rival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan and Ted Rand find themselves unraveling the mystery behind the death of a millionaire philanthropist who fell from his penthouse balcony. When it is discovered that the plunge was not an accident, the building's residents come under suspicion. Soon, the body count begins to mount as three more murders occur by strangulation.
The Monster and the GirlThe Monster and the Girl · 1941
The Monster and the Girl
★ 5.71941
MovieScience FictionHorror
After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.
The Thirteenth GuestThe Thirteenth Guest · 1932
The Thirteenth Guest
★ 5.21932
MovieMysteryThriller
Thirteen years after a dinner party in which the thirteenth guest failed to arrive, the remaining guests are being murdered one by one, and their bodies being placed at the same dinner table in the appropriate seats they occupied thirteen years prior.
Vanity FairVanity Fair · 1932
Vanity Fair
★ 4.71932
MovieDramaRomance
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.
The Dangerous AgeThe Dangerous Age · 1923
The Dangerous Age
★ 8.01923
MovieDrama
Married for 22 years, Mary Emerson treats her husband, John, more like a son than a husband. He is stung by her rebuffs and, therefore, succumbs to the youthful charms of Gloria Sanderson, whom he meets on a business trip. But just after he mails a letter to Mary telling her that he will not return, John finds Gloria in the arms of her fiancé.
LoversLovers · 1927
Lovers
★ 10.01927
MovieDramaRomance
Young José lives with his guardian, Don Julian, a middle-aged diplomat recently married to young Felicia. Society gossips in Madrid find the situation increasingly scandalous.
A Rough Shod FighterA Rough Shod Fighter · 1917
A Rough Shod Fighter
★ 9.01917
MovieDramaHistory
A southerner who fought with the Union army regains the confidence of his community after the war.
The Eleventh CommandmentThe Eleventh Commandment · 1933
The Eleventh Commandment
★ 8.01933
MovieDrama
A wealthy recluse dies in her New York mansion, leaving an estate worth $50 million. Shortly after, various people turn up claiming to be the rightful heir to her fortune.

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Husbands and LoversHusbands and Lovers · 1924
Husbands and Lovers
★ 7.01924
MovieComedy
For Husbands and Lovers, John M Stahl pairs devoted wife Florence Vidor with ungrateful husband Lewis Stone for a splendidly nuanced marital comedy that proves his versatility as a filmmaker. When Vidor’s hausfrau transforms into an elegant lady of leisure with an expensive makeover, the quintessentially caddish Lew Cody takes lascivious notice but Stone can only grouse about the bill. A gentle rebuke of a husband’s bad manners and a salute to a wife’s sweet revenge, Husbands and Lovers was a favorite in the trade press. “Here is a comedy-drama that fairly scintillates with humor,” said Exhibitors News, “and then when the laugh is over, salty tears rush unbidden to the eyes. Chided by her husband, James, for not putting effort into her looks, Grace goes for a surprising makeover and lets James struggle to dress himself without her help. Her new look draws James' disdain and the eye of his best friend, Rex.

Assistant Director

A Sporting ChanceA Sporting Chance · 1919
A Sporting Chance
★ 6.01919
MovieMysteryDrama
John Stonehouse (William Russell) checks into a hotel, intending to commit suicide. But instead he winds up helping a girl, Gilberte Bonheur (Fritzi Brunette), out of a jam. He finds her bending over a man who she has apparently killed, and since he's about to kill himself anyway, he offers to assume the blame. Throw a valuable emerald into the works, and the fact that the dead man suddenly comes back to life, and Stonehouse -- not to mention the audience -- becomes thoroughly befuddled by it all. Everything clears up, however, when Gilberte gives him a theater ticket -- it turns out that everything he went through was the plot to a stage play, enacted in real life by the actors. The critics roasted the play, saying it wasn't true to life, and this was their proof that the situations really could happen. Gilberte retires from acting when Stonehouse proposes.

Assistant Director