Bruce M. Mitchell (November 16, 1883 – September 26, 1952) was an American
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, p ...
and writer active during the
silent film era from 1914 to 1934.
With the advent of sound films in the 1930s, Mitchell abandoned directing and became an actor, appearing mainly in bit roles.
Filmography
Mitchell directed numerous silent short films between 1915 and 1934. The following is a list of his feature films.
* ''Captivating Mary Carstairs'' (1915)
* ''The Tale of the Night Before'' (1915)
* ''The Stranger of the Hills'' (1922)
* ''
Love's Whirlpool'' (1924)
* ''
The Hellion'' (1924)
* ''
Another Man's Wife'' (1924)
* ''Dynamite Dan'' (1924)
* ''Air Hawk'' (1924)
* ''
The Cloud Rider'' (1925)
* ''
Savages of the Sea'' (1925)
* ''
Speed Madness'' (1925)
* ''
Tricks'' (1925)
* ''Flyin' Thru'' (1925)
* ''
Wolf Blood'' (1925)
* ''
The Hollywood Reporter'' (1926)
* ''
Three Pals'' (1926)
* ''
Cupid's Knockout
''Cupid's Knockout'' is a 1926 American silent comedy action film directed by Bruce Mitchell and starring Frank Merrill, Andrée Tourneur and George B. French.
Synopsis
Milkman Frank Gibson rescues Sally Hibbard who is under pressure from a cor ...
'' (1926)
* ''Three Miles Up'' (1927)
* ''
The Air Patrol
''The Air Patrol'' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and written by William Berke and Gardner Bradford from a story by Al Wilson, the star. The film stars Al Wilson, Elsa Benham, Jack Mower, Frank Tomick, Monte Montagu ...
'' (1928)
* ''
The Phantom Flyer'' (1928)
* ''
Won in the Clouds'' (1928)
*''
The Speed Classic'' (1928)
* ''The Cloud Dodger'' (1928)
* ''The Last Lap'' (1928)
* ''
The Sky Skidder
''The Sky Skidder'' is a 1929 American action film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and written by Carl Krusada and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Al Wilson, Helen Foster, Wilbur McGaugh and Gilbert Holmes. The film was released on January 13, 1 ...
'' (1929)
* ''Below the Border'' (1929)
* ''
The Lonesome Trail'' (1930)
* ''
Sheer Luck'' (1931)
* ''
Trapped'' (1931)
* ''
45 Calibre Echo
45 Calibre Echo is a 1932 American Western film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Jack Perrin, Ben Corbett and Elinor Fair.Pitts, p. 172. The supporting cast features Ruth Renick in her final theatrical film role.
Cast
* Jack Perrin a ...
'' (1932)
* ''
The Rawhide Terror'' (1934)
* ''
Half Angel'' (1936)
* ''
Shakedown'' (1936)
References
External links
*
1883 births
1952 deaths
Silent film directors
American film directors
{{US-film-director-1880s-stub