J. Charles Haydon

Birth : , Frederick, Maryland, USA

Death : 1943-10-15

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. J. Charles Haydon (1876 – 15 October 1943) was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed twelve films between 1914 and 1920. He also appeared in five films between 1912 and 1914. He played the Wizard in the 1914 adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He was born in Frederick, Maryland and died in Baltimore, Maryland. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Charles Haydon , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Screenplay
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Scenario Writer
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Director
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
The Night Workers
The Night Workers
Director
The Phantom Buccaneer
The Phantom Buccaneer
Director
Stuart Northcote, a London adventurer, slays the president of a mythical South American republic, and establishes himself at its head. Mercia Solano, daughter of the slain official, leads a conspiracy to avenge her father's death by killing Northcote. The adventurer escapes to London, however, after looting the republic's treasure chest. He is pursued by Mercia and a band. The adventurer, perceiving his deadly peril, employs Jack Burton, an impoverished young Englishman, to act as his double. The girl shoots at the double, and other fiendish plots are carried out to kill him. Burton frustrates them all.
The Strange Case of Mary Page
The Strange Case of Mary Page
Director
A 15-episode movie serial.
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
A wicked king has taken over the Emerald City, and wants his daughter, Princess Gloria to marry the horrid courtier Googly-Goo, though she loves Pon, the Gardener's Boy. The camera follows two farmers placing a Scarecrow upon a pole in a cornfield. Pon rescues a Kansas girl named Dorothy from the evil witch Mombi, whom Princess Gloria has been taken to by King Krewl to freeze her heart so she will no longer love Pon. An Indian princess has a ceremony to bring the Scarecrow to life. Pon rescues the cold-hearted princess and they flee for help, discovering the Scarecrow, who promptly falls in love with the princess, and Button-Bright, a lost boy from America. They come to the castle of the Tin Emperor, Nick Chopper, and after oiling him, he falls in love with Gloria. After a bit of a chase aided by the Sawhorse and the Wizard, Mombi turns Pon into a Kangaroo, and a slough of Fred Woodward's animals battle it out.
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
Elijah
Elam Harnish, known as "Burning Daylight," is a leader among the men of Circle City, Alaska in the days before the gold rush. Nell, a dance hall girl, loves Harnish, though he has never offered her anything but friendship. Harnish's hunch that the big strike is coming soon proves true, and he throws himself into the frenzy of activity that follows, staking claims and eventually accumulating eleven million dollars. Harnish leaves Alaska for San Francisco without knowing that Nell has killed herself because of his departure. -From TCM.com Database, powered by the AFI.
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf
Mugridge
The cruel captain of a schooner dominates the shipwreck victims he picks up.