James Vincent (July 19, 1882 – July 12, 1957) was an American actor and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

. He appeared in 23 films between 1910 and 1951, and directed 18 films from 1915 to 1931. Born in

Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, th ...

, Vincent studied drama and oratory before he became a leading man in stock theater productions. On Broadway, Vincent appeared in ''The Ragged Earl'' (1899), ''The Last of the Rohans'' (1899), ''From Broadway to the Bowery'' (1907), ''The Man Who Stood Still'' (1908), ''The Letter'' (1927), ''Insult'' (1930), ''Criminal at Large'' (1932), and ''Alien Corn'' (1933). He was stage manager for the Broadway plays ''The Age of Innocence'' (1928), ''Lucrece'' (1932), and ''Alien Corn'' (1933). Film companies for which Vincent directed included Kalem, Sterling, Cort, and Pathe. He was president of the Motion Picture Directors Association in 1920. Immediately before he retired, he was a dialogue director. Vincent died in

Metropolitan Hospital Metropolitan Hospital Center (MHC, also referred to as Metropolitan Hospital) is a hospital in East Harlem, New York City. It has been affiliated with New York Medical College since it was founded in 1875, representing the oldest partnership bet ...

in New York City on July 12, 1957, aged 74.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Pursuit of the Smugglers ''The Pursuit of the Smugglers'' is a 1913 American short silent film drama. The film was directed by J. P. McGowan and stars Earle Foxe, James Vincent, Irene Boyle, and Stuart Holmes in the lead roles. It was produced and distributed by the Ka ...

'' (1913) * '' In the Hands of a Brute'' (1914) - Walter Roberts * '' A Mother of Men'' (1914) * '' The Idle Rich'' (1914) * '' The Melting Pot'' (1915), only director * '' Nan O' the Backwoods'' (1915) * '' The Ghost of Twisted Oaks'' (1915) - Jack Carlton * '' The Taint'' (1915) - Arthur Easton * ''

Gold and the Woman ''Gold and the Woman'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by James Vincent and starring Theda Bara. The film is now considered to be lost. Plot Dugald Chandos, an early English settler in America, tries to buy a thousand acres of ...

'' (1916) * '' Ambition'' (1916) * '' Love and Hate'' (1916) * '' The Hidden Hand'' (1917) * '' Love Aflame'' (1917) * ''

Wrath of Love ''Wrath of Love'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by James Vincent and starring Virginia Pearson, Louise Bates and Irving Cummings.Solomon p.241 Cast * Virginia Pearson as Roma Winnet * Louise Bates as Ethel Clarke * Irving Cu ...

'' (1917) * '' Sister Against Sister'' (1917) * '' Stolen Moments'' (1920)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vincent, James 1882 births 1957 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Massachusetts Actors from Springfield, Massachusetts 20th-century American male actors Film directors from Massachusetts American male stage actors Broadway theatre people