Edward Laemmle (October 25, 1887 – April 2, 1937) was an American film director of the
silent era. He directed more than 60 films between 1920 and 1935.
Biography
Edward Laemmle was born in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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and died in Los Angeles. He was the nephew of
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle (; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films.
Regarded as one of the most important o ...
, founder of
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...
. His half sister was
Carla Laemmle,
dancer and actress and his brother was director
Ernst Laemmle. He married Peppi Heller on April 8, 1923; the couple had two girls, Constance and Carlotta, and settled in
Beverly Hills, California.
Selected filmography
* ''
Shipwrecked Among Cannibals'' (1920)
* ''
Cinders'' (1920)
* ''
The Two-Fisted Lover
''The Two-Fisted Lover'' is a 1920 American short silent Western film directed by Edward Laemmle and featuring Hoot Gibson.
Cast
* Hoot Gibson
* Dorothy Wood
* Jim Corey
* Walter Crowley
* Katherine Bates
* Nancy Caswell
* Charles Newton
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'' (1920)
* ''
Superstition'' (1920)
* ''
The Man with the Punch'' (1920)
* ''
The Saddle King'' (1921)
* ''
Sweet Revenge'' (1921)
* ''
Winners of the West'' (1921)
* ''
Top o' the Morning'' (1922)
* ''
In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1922)
* ''
The Victor'' (1923)
* ''
The Oregon Trail'' (1923)
* ''
The Man in Blue'' (1925)
* ''
Spook Ranch'' (1925)
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The Whole Town's Talking
''The Whole Town's Talking'' (released in the UK as ''Passport to Fame'') is a 1935 American comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a law-abiding man who bears a striking resemblance to a killer, with Jean Arthur as his love interest. It w ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Still Alarm'' (1926)
*''
Held by the Law
''Held by the Law'' is a 1927 American crime film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue. The film stars Ralph Lewis, Johnnie Walker, Marguerite De La Motte, Robert Ober, Fred Kelsey and Maude Wayne. The film was released on ...
'' (1927)
*''
Man, Woman and Wife'' (1929)
*''
The Drake Case'' (1929)
References
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1887 births
1937 deaths
People from Chicago
Film directors from Illinois
American film directors
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