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Frank Ormston(1883-1973)

  • Additional Crew
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Frank Ormston was born on 16 September 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an art director, known for Felix Gets in Wrong (1916), The Isle of Retribution (1926) and Kismet (1920). He died on 14 August 1973 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
BornSeptember 16, 1883
DiedAugust 14, 1973(89)
BornSeptember 16, 1883
DiedAugust 14, 1973(89)
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Known for

Felix Gets in Wrong
Short
  • Director
  • 1916
Robert Frazer and Lillian Rich in The Isle of Retribution (1926)
The Isle of Retribution
1.7
  • Art Director
  • 1926
Otis Skinner in Kismet (1920)
Kismet
5.6
  • Art Director
  • 1920
Pauline Garon, Lloyd Hughes, Johnnie Walker, and Bert Woodruff in Children of Dust (1923)
Children of Dust
  • Art Department
  • 1923

Credits

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Additional Crew

  • Clara Bow and Joseph Kilgour in Capital Punishment (1925)
    Capital Punishment
    5.5
    • technical advisor
    • 1925
  • The Age of Desire (1923)
    The Age of Desire
    • art sets
    • 1923
  • The Man Beneath (1919)
    The Man Beneath
    7.3
    • technical director (as Frank D. Ormstrom)
    • 1919
  • Mildred Harris in The Price of a Good Time (1917)
    The Price of a Good Time
    • technical director
    • 1917
  • Anna Pavlova in The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916)
    The Dumb Girl of Portici
    6.4
    • technical director
    • 1916
  • Colorado (1915)
    Colorado
    • technical director
    • 1915
  • The Long Chance (1915)
    The Long Chance
    • technical director
    • 1915
  • The College Orphan (1915)
    The College Orphan
    • technical director and design (as Frank D. Ormston)
    • 1915
  • Courtenay Foote in Hypocrites (1915)
    Hypocrites
    6.4
    • technical director (uncredited)
    • 1915
  • Pauline Bush, James Robert Chandler, Lon Chaney, Edythe Chapman, William C. Dowlan, Murdock MacQuarrie, Edna Maison, James Neill, Frank Rice, and Richard Rosson in Richelieu (1914)
    Richelieu
    4.6
    • technical director (as Frank D. Ormston)
    • 1914
  • The Spy (1914)
    The Spy
    7.7
    • technical director
    • 1914
  • The Merchant of Venice (1914)
    The Merchant of Venice
    5.9
    • technical director
    • 1914

Art Director

  • Robert Frazer and Lillian Rich in The Isle of Retribution (1926)
    The Isle of Retribution
    1.7
    • Art Director
    • 1926
  • Evelyn Brent in Midnight Molly (1925)
    Midnight Molly
    • Art Director
    • 1925
  • Sherlock's Home (1924)
    Sherlock's Home
    5.7
    Short
    • Art Director
    • 1924
  • Mary Pickford and Forrest Robinson in Tess of the Storm Country (1922)
    Tess of the Storm Country
    7.0
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1922
  • Katherine MacDonald in Heroes and Husbands (1922)
    Heroes and Husbands
    • Art Director
    • 1922
  • Otis Skinner in Kismet (1920)
    Kismet
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1920
  • Lew Cody in The Beloved Cheater (1919)
    The Beloved Cheater
    • Art Director
    • 1919
  • A Japanese Nightingale (1918)
    A Japanese Nightingale
    • Art Director
    • 1918
  • For Husbands Only (1918)
    For Husbands Only
    • Art Director
    • 1918
  • Allen Holubar in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    6.1
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1916
  • Samson (1914)
    Samson
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1914

Art Department

  • Pauline Garon, Lloyd Hughes, Johnnie Walker, and Bert Woodruff in Children of Dust (1923)
    Children of Dust
    • art settings
    • 1923
  • Herbert Rawlinson and William Worthington in Damon and Pythias (1914)
    Damon and Pythias
    6.4
    • set designer
    • 1914

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Frank D. Ormston
  • Born
    • September 16, 1883
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • August 14, 1973
    • North Hollywood, California, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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