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David Smith(1872-1930)

  • Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Writer
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David Smith
David Smith was born on 28 October 1872 in Faversham, Kent, England, UK. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The Man from Brodney's (1923), The Woman in the Web (1918) and Captain Blood (1924). He was married to Emma Wilgers. He died on 25 April 1930 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornOctober 28, 1872
DiedApril 25, 1930(57)
BornOctober 28, 1872
DiedApril 25, 1930(57)
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Known for

J. Warren Kerrigan in The Man from Brodney's (1923)
The Man from Brodney's
  • Director
  • 1923
The Woman in the Web (1918)
The Woman in the Web
5.1
  • Director
  • 1918
Captain Blood (1924)
Captain Blood
6.4
  • Director
  • 1924
Pampered Youth (1925)
Pampered Youth
5.6
  • Director
  • 1925

Credits

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Director

  • Two to One (1927)
    Two to One
    4.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • They Call It Love
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Bert Lytell in Steele of the Royal Mounted (1925)
    Steele of the Royal Mounted
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Jack Curtis, Donald Keith, and Anita Stewart in Baree, Son of Kazan (1925)
    Baree, Son of Kazan
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Pampered Youth (1925)
    Pampered Youth
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Captain Blood (1924)
    Captain Blood
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Code of the Wilderness (1924)
    Code of the Wilderness
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Borrowed Husbands (1924)
    Borrowed Husbands
    • Director
    • 1924
  • My Man
    • Director
    • 1924
  • J. Warren Kerrigan in The Man from Brodney's (1923)
    The Man from Brodney's
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Pioneer Trails (1923)
    Pioneer Trails
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Jeanne Carpenter in The Midnight Alarm (1923)
    The Midnight Alarm
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Masters of Men (1923)
    Masters of Men
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Warner Baxter in The Ninety and Nine (1922)
    The Ninety and Nine
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Little Wildcat (1922)
    Little Wildcat
    • Director (as David Divad)
    • 1922

Cinematographer

  • The Avenging Shadow
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Bill Cody, Doris Dawson, David Dunbar, Joseph Harrington, and Dick La Reno in Gold from Weepah (1927)
    Gold from Weepah
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Bill Cody in Born to Battle (1927)
    Born to Battle
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • John Bowers, Frank Campeau, Anne Cornwall, Edward Hearn, and Russell Simpson in The Heart of the Yukon (1927)
    The Heart of the Yukon
    4.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Jean Arthur and Tom Tyler in Born to Battle (1926)
    Born to Battle
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Pampered Youth (1925)
    Pampered Youth
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925

Writer

  • Anne Schaefer and Gayne Whitman in Through Troubled Waters (1915)
    Through Troubled Waters
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • Jones' Hypnotic Eye
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • The Game of Life
    Short
    • story
    • 1915

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • David Divad
  • Born
    • October 28, 1872
    • Faversham, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 25, 1930
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Emma Wilgers(6 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Albert E. Smith.

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