Norman Dawn

Movies

Wild Women
Cinematography
A small safari in Africa is captured by a tribe of white jungle women.
Wild Women
Writer
A small safari in Africa is captured by a tribe of white jungle women.
Wild Women
Director
A small safari in Africa is captured by a tribe of white jungle women.
Two Lost Worlds
Director
Shipwreck survivors land on an uncharted island inhabited by prehistoric beasts.
Arctic Fury
Story
Based on adventures of Dr. Thomas Barlow in the far north.
Arctic Fury
Director
Based on adventures of Dr. Thomas Barlow in the far north.
Showgirl's Luck
Director of Photography
The story of a crazy film company attempting to make the first 'talkie' in Australia. Two divas compete for the main role.
Showgirl's Luck
Producer
The story of a crazy film company attempting to make the first 'talkie' in Australia. Two divas compete for the main role.
Showgirl's Luck
Director
The story of a crazy film company attempting to make the first 'talkie' in Australia. Two divas compete for the main role.
The Adorable Outcast
Director
A Pacific Island romance about a young adventurer, Stephen Conn, and his love for Luya. Only several scenes survive, although heavy nitrate damage is visible. It was shot on location in the Fiji Islands with interiors at Australasian's Bondi studios in Sydney. The film had many native extras and three American players (Burns, Roberts and Long). The script for the film was written by Norman Dawn from the novel, "Conn of the Coral Seas", by Beatrice Grimshaw.
For the Term of His Natural Life
Adaptation
A convict, wrongfully accused and sent a harsh prison colony, attempts to escape.
For the Term of His Natural Life
Director
A convict, wrongfully accused and sent a harsh prison colony, attempts to escape.
The Vermilion Pencil
Director
The Vermilion Pencil is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn, and produced and distributed by Robertson–Cole. It is based on the eponymous 1908 novel by Homer Lea. The film stars Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa in multiple roles, and white actors Ann May, Bessie Love, and Sidney Franklin, all in Asian roles. It is now a lost film.
Wolves of the North
Director
Aurora, daughter of Professor Norris, a student of Eskimo culture in the region of Unalik on the southeast coast of Alaska, is devoted to David, a youth of weak character who has been reared in the family, and she is aloof to other men. "Wiki" Jack, primitive and passionate, sets out to win her despite her unconcealed disdain for him.
Wolves of the North
Story
Aurora, daughter of Professor Norris, a student of Eskimo culture in the region of Unalik on the southeast coast of Alaska, is devoted to David, a youth of weak character who has been reared in the family, and she is aloof to other men. "Wiki" Jack, primitive and passionate, sets out to win her despite her unconcealed disdain for him.
The Fire Cat
Story
Dulce, last of the Alvarez family, lives with her mother in the Andes and is worshipped by Pancho, a half-caste. Gringo Burke, an American renegade, robs and kills her mother. Accusing Pancho of cowardice, Dulce vows to seek revenge.
The Fire Cat
Director
Dulce, last of the Alvarez family, lives with her mother in the Andes and is worshipped by Pancho, a half-caste. Gringo Burke, an American renegade, robs and kills her mother. Accusing Pancho of cowardice, Dulce vows to seek revenge.
The Adorable Savage
Director
Norma Dawn silent tropical island Fiji rubber plantation romantic melodrama starring Edith Roberts, Jack Perrin, Richard Cummings, Noble Johnson, and Dr. Arthur Jervis. This is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist.
A Tokyo Siren
Director
Dr. John Niblock is conducting research in Japan when he is called to revive Asuti Hishuri, who has fainted during her wedding ceremony. Upon learning that Asuti is being forced into a loveless marriage, the chivalrous John offers to marry the girl in name only and take her to America where she can be free. When John and his Japanese bride arrive in San Francisco, California, the doctor's former sweetheart appears heartbroken, and Asuti realizes that she is in love with Ito, her husband's secretary.
Sinbad, the Sailor
Director
A silent version of the Sinbad story, with a cast solely made up of children.