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Robert Dillon(1889-1944)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Robert Dillon was born on 13 February 1889 in New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Flame Fighter (1925), Scotty of the Scouts (1926) and The Lost City (1935). He died on 28 November 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 13, 1889
DiedNovember 28, 1944(55)
BornFebruary 13, 1889
DiedNovember 28, 1944(55)
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Known for

Herbert Rawlinson in The Flame Fighter (1925)
The Flame Fighter
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1925
Scotty of the Scouts (1926)
Scotty of the Scouts
5.2
  • Writer(as Robert A. Dillon)
  • 1926
Sam Baker, William 'Stage' Boyd, Claudia Dell, Eddie Fetherston, Kane Richmond, and Josef Swickard in The Lost City (1935)
The Lost City
4.9
  • Writer
  • 1935
Wallis Clark, Henry Hunter, and Ann Shepherd in Parole! (1936)
Parole!
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1936

Credits

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Writer



  • Lona Andre in Slaves in Bondage (1937)
    Slaves in Bondage
    4.5
    • original screenplay (as Robert A. Dillon)
    • 1937
  • Wallis Clark, Henry Hunter, and Ann Shepherd in Parole! (1936)
    Parole!
    6.8
    • story
    • 1936
  • Charles Farrell and June Martel in Fighting Youth (1935)
    Fighting Youth
    5.1
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Orchids to You (1935)
    Orchids to You
    6.2
    • story
    • 1935
  • Fred Kohler and Kermit Maynard in Wilderness Mail (1935)
    Wilderness Mail
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Sam Baker, William 'Stage' Boyd, Claudia Dell, Eddie Fetherston, Kane Richmond, and Josef Swickard in The Lost City (1935)
    The Lost City
    4.9
    • story
    • 1935
  • The Voice from the Sky
    4.7
    • story and scenario
    • 1929
  • Cheyenne Bill in Thundering Thompson (1929)
    Thundering Thompson
    5.5
    • story
    • scenario
    • 1929
  • The Divine Sinner
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • story (as Robert Anthony Dillon, as Robert Anthony Dillon)
    • 1928
  • His Last Bullet
    • story and continuity
    • 1928
  • The Devil's Skipper (1928)
    The Devil's Skipper
    2.8
    • adaptation
    • 1928
  • Myrna Loy in Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927)
    Ham and Eggs at the Front
    5.0
    • adaptation
    • 1927
  • A Million Bid (1927)
    A Million Bid
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • The Range Riders
    • Writer
    • 1927
  • Riders of the West
    • Writer
    • 1927

Director



  • Off Again
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Fully Equipped
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Phantom Police (1926)
    Phantom Police
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Herbert Rawlinson in The Flame Fighter (1925)
    The Flame Fighter
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1925
  • The Santa Fe Trail (1923)
    The Santa Fe Trail
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Their Sporting Blood
    Short
    • Director (as Robert A. Dillon)
    • 1918
  • A Pirate Bold
    Short
    • Director (as Robert A. Dillon)
    • 1917
  • Pat's Pasting Ways
    Short
    • Director (as Robert A. Dillon)
    • 1916

Actor



  • More Truth Than Poetry
    Short
    • The Scenario Editor (as Robert A. Dillon)
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Anthony Dillon
  • Born
    • February 13, 1889
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 1944
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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    Brother of director John Francis Dillon.

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