Theodore Case

Movies

Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Himself (archival footage) (uncredited)
Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema.
Gus Visser and His Singing Duck
Producer
An early sound film featuring Gus Visser and a duck.
Gus Visser and His Singing Duck
Director
An early sound film featuring Gus Visser and a duck.
Theodore Case Test Film
Director
“An engineering graduate of Yale University, Theodore Case assisted Lee de Forest in developing sound-on-film called “Phonofilm.” Falling out with de Forest, Case and associate E.I. Sponable then built a laboratory behind Case’s family home in Auburn, New York, where they developed their own optical sound film system. Sold to William Fox, it was commercially exploited as “Movietone” with sensational results.” —David Shepard