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Frank Urson

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American film director (1887-1928)

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Frank John Urson was an American silent film director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved on to cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser Company in New Rochelle, New York.

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Lobby card for Chicago (1927), the last and most notable film credited to Urson as a directorLobby card for Chicago (1927), the last and most notable film credited to Urson as a director

Filmography 18

Chicago1927
Almost Human1927
Minnie1922
The Hell Diggers1921
The Lottery Man1919
Exit the Vamp1921
Changing Husbands1924
Forty Winks1925
The Heart Specialist1922
Tillie1922
Her Man o' War1926
The Eternal Three1923
South of Suva1922
The Night Club1925
The Love Special1921
The Strangers' Banquet1922
Too Much Speed1921
Time of Tears1987

28 credits on file

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Wallace ReidAlso in Too Much Speed (1921)Roy AtwellAlso in The Heart Specialist (1922)Winifred BrysonAlso in South of Suva (1922)Vera ReynoldsAlso in The Night Club (1925)Allan ForrestAlso in Tillie (1922)Helen LynchAlso in Minnie (1922)

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Frank John Urson was an American silent film director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved on to cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser Company in New Rochelle, New York. He is also credited with acting in one film, Her Gallant Knights, which starred William Garwood in 1913. Urson directed Changing Husbands. He is perhaps best known for his 1927 film Chicago, produced by Cecil B. DeMille.

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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1928 · aged 41
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7 languages

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