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Frank Urson
American film director (1887-1928) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 41
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.
Frank Urson is read about 2 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1928Died17 August 19281927
Almost HumanFilm, Director
ChicagoFilm, 1927Director1926
Her Man o' WarFilm, Director1925
Forty WinksFilm, Director1924
Changing HusbandsFilm, Director1923
The Eternal ThreeFilm, Director1922
MinnieFilm, Director
The Heart SpecialistFilm, 1922Director
TillieFilm, 1922Director1921
Exit the VampFilm, Director
The Hell DiggersFilm, 1921Director
Too Much SpeedFilm, 1921Director1919
The Lottery ManFilm, Writer1887Born21 March 1887
Almost HumanFilm, DirectorChicagoFilm, 1927Director1926Her Man o' WarFilm, Director1925Forty WinksFilm, Director1924Changing HusbandsFilm, Director1923The Eternal ThreeFilm, Director1922MinnieFilm, DirectorThe Heart SpecialistFilm, 1922DirectorTillieFilm, 1922Director1921Exit the VampFilm, DirectorThe Hell DiggersFilm, 1921DirectorToo Much SpeedFilm, 1921Director1919The Lottery ManFilm, Writer1887Born21 March 1887People around Frank
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Wallace Reid Frank directed The Roaring Road (1919)
Victor Varconi Frank directed The King of Kings (1927)
Julia Faye Frank directed The King of Kings (1927)
Robert Edeson Frank directed The King of Kings (1927)
Theodore Kosloff Frank directed The King of Kings (1927)
Vera Reynolds Frank directed Feet of Clay and The Golden Bed
Guy Oliver Frank directed The Roaring Road (1919)
Mary Miles Minter Frank directed Tillie and South of Suva
Joseph Schildkraut Frank directed The King of Kings (1927)
May Robson Frank directed The King of Kings and Chicago
Leatrice Joy Frank directed Minnie and Changing Husbands
Eugene Pallette Frank directed The Volga Boatman and Chicago
Rod La Rocque Frank directed Feet of Clay and The Golden Bed
Charles West Frank directed The Eternal Three (1923)
Walter Long Frank directed Chicago and The Road to Yesterday
Lillian Leighton Frank directed The Eternal Three and Tillie
Raymond Griffith Frank directed The Eternal Three (1923)
Hedwiga Reicher Frank directed The King of Kings (1927)
Claire Windsor Frank directed The Eternal Three (1923)
Charles Stanton Ogle Frank directed The Golden Bed (1925)
Hobart Bosworth Frank directed The Eternal Three (1923)
Paul Iribe Also in Changing Husbands and Forty Winks
William Humphrey Frank directed The Volga Boatman (1926)
Helen Lynch Frank directed The Eternal Three (1923)
Filmography 18
28 credits on file
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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.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1928 · aged 41
