William Fox

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William Fox

Born January 1, 1879 · Tolcsva, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Died May 8, 1952 · aged 73

Starting at the age 8 he had a series of jobs before starting his own business in 1900, which was sold to buy a Brooklyn nickelodeon in 1904. As the new owner with an empty house, Fox hired a coin manipulator and a barker to attract patrons into the dark 146-seat theatre. Once audiences adequately understood what moving pictures were, live acts were dispensed with. More nickelodeons were opened …

Known For

Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansSunrise: A Song of Two Humans · 1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
★ 7.81927
MovieDramaRomance
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
The Iron HorseThe Iron Horse · 1925
The Iron Horse
★ 6.81925
MovieWesternDrama
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.
7th Heaven7th Heaven · 1927
7th Heaven
★ 7.31927
MovieDramaRomance
In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love.
City GirlCity Girl · 1930
City Girl
★ 7.51930
MovieDramaRomance
A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.
The Loves of CarmenThe Loves of Carmen · 1927
The Loves of Carmen
★ 5.51927
MovieRomanceDrama
Carmen, a gypsy, working in a Spanish cigar factory, is flaunted by Escamillo, the bullfighter, but infatuates José, a soldier, who aids her to escape from jail and follows her to the gypsy camp. Tiring of his love, Carmen finally fascinates Escamillo and the love-crazed José kills her at a bull fight just as Escamillo is being proclaimed by the audience.
The Big TrailThe Big Trail · 1931
The Big Trail
★ 7.01931
MovieWestern
A large caravan of settlers attempt to cross the Oregon Trail. French-language version of The Big Trail (1930) with an alternate cast and co-director.
Girls Gone WildGirls Gone Wild · 1929
Girls Gone Wild
★ 9.01929
MovieDrama
In his last film, silent star William Russell plays the motorcycle policeman father of one of the restless and reckless new generation of late 1920s youth. The film was controversial as an early example of the rising tide of violence and disrespect for the law that would become key themes in the 1930s.
FazilFazil · 1928
Fazil
★ 5.51928
MovieRomanceDrama
An Arab prince born and raised in the desert and a beautiful Frenchwoman from Paris fall in love and marry, but the tremendous differences in their backgrounds and the cultural differences between their two different societies put strains on their marriage that may well prove irreparable.

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Troubles of a BrideTroubles of a Bride · 1924
Troubles of a Bride
★ 8.01924
MovieComedy
Escaping from the police, The Baron, a gentleman crook, learns that Colonel Patterson, a wealthy banker, is remodeling his house as a surprise for his daughter, Mildred, who is about to be married to Robert Wallace. The Baron goes to the house, and, by impersonating the architect, discovers the location of the safe and also gains the confidence of Mildred, who is angry at Robert for kissing a vamp. Mildred arranges with The Baron to feign a kidnapping in order to test Robert's loyalty; but she soon regrets the deception, for The Baron, having burgled the Patterson safe, really does abduct her. Trapped on a runaway train, she is rescued by Robert just as it crashes into a deep river. Mildred forgives Robert for his indiscretion with the vamp, and The Baron is apprehended.

Executive Producer