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Phil Whitman(1893-1935)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Phil Whitman was born in 1893 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer and director, known for Air Eagles (1931), The Mystery Train (1931) and A Strange Adventure (1932). She died on 10 January 1935.
Bornc. 1893
DiedJanuary 10, 1935
Bornc. 1893
DiedJanuary 10, 1935
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Known for

Lloyd Hughes and Norman Kerry in Air Eagles (1931)
Air Eagles
4.9
  • Director
  • 1931
Hedda Hopper in The Mystery Train (1931)
The Mystery Train
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1931
June Clyde and Regis Toomey in A Strange Adventure (1932)
A Strange Adventure
5.1
  • Director
  • 1932
Eddie Phillips and Nick Stuart in Police Call (1933)
Police Call
  • Director
  • 1933

Credits

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Writer

  • Oh Sailor Behave
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Artist's Muddles
    6.8
    Short
    • story and dialogue
    • 1933
  • Andy Clyde and Harry Edwards in Boy Oh Boy! (1932)
    Boy Oh Boy!
    6.1
    Short
    • story and dialogue
    • 1932
  • Speed
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Hedda Hopper in The Mystery Train (1931)
    The Mystery Train
    5.4
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1931
  • Marion Sayers in In Conference (1931)
    In Conference
    6.0
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Andy Clyde in Just a Bear (1931)
    Just a Bear
    6.0
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Billy Barty and Andy Clyde in The Dog Doctor (1931)
    The Dog Doctor
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Goodbye Legs
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1930
  • The Chumps
    7.0
    Short
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • 1930
  • Campus Crushes
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1930
  • Marjorie Beebe, Andy Clyde, Aggie Herring, and Patsy O'Leary in Fat Wives for Thin (1930)
    Fat Wives for Thin
    5.4
    Short
    • Writer (as Phillip Whitman)
    • 1930
  • Marjorie Beebe and Tom Keene in Radio Kisses (1930)
    Radio Kisses
    Short
    • Writer (as Philip Whitman)
    • 1930
  • Marjorie Beebe, Andy Clyde, and Harry Gribbon in A Hollywood Star (1929)
    A Hollywood Star
    6.5
    Short
    • writer
    • 1929
  • Andy Clyde, Harry Gribbon, and Thelma Hill in The Golfers (1929)
    The Golfers
    7.3
    Short
    • story
    • 1929

Director

  • Eddie Phillips and Nick Stuart in Police Call (1933)
    Police Call
    • Director
    • 1933
  • His Private Secretary (1933)
    His Private Secretary
    5.5
    • Director (as Philip H. Whitman)
    • 1933
  • June Clyde and Regis Toomey in A Strange Adventure (1932)
    A Strange Adventure
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Fifi D'Orsay in The Girl from Calgary (1932)
    The Girl from Calgary
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Leon Ames, Montagu Love, and Fay Wray in Stowaway (1932)
    Stowaway
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Monkey Shines
    Short
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Lloyd Hughes and Norman Kerry in Air Eagles (1931)
    Air Eagles
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Hedda Hopper in The Mystery Train (1931)
    The Mystery Train
    5.4
    • Director (as Philip H. Whitman)
    • 1931
  • Billy Barty and Andy Clyde in The Dog Doctor (1931)
    The Dog Doctor
    Short
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Ann Christy, Tom Santschi, and Nick Stuart in The Fourth Alarm (1930)
    The Fourth Alarm
    • Director
    • 1930
  • The Dear Slayer
    Short
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Old Vamps for New
    Short
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Lost and Foundered
    Short
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Motoring Mamas
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Don't Get Jealous
    7.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929

Cinematographer

  • His Fiery Beat
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1921
  • Heinie Conklin, Phyllis Haver, and Ben Turpin in When Love Is Blind (1919)
    When Love Is Blind
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1919
  • Chester Conklin in The Village Chestnut (1918)
    The Village Chestnut
    4.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as P.H. Whitman)
    • 1918
  • Beware of Boarders (1918)
    Beware of Boarders
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1918
  • Louise Fazenda, Vera Steadman, and Ford Sterling in The Summer Girls (1918)
    The Summer Girls
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1918
  • Ladies First (1918)
    Ladies First
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as P.H. Whitman)
    • 1918
  • Louise Fazenda in Her Screen Idol (1918)
    Her Screen Idol
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as P.H. Whitman)
    • 1918
  • Chester Conklin, Harry Gribbon, and Marie Prevost in His Smothered Love (1918)
    His Smothered Love
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as P.H. Whitman)
    • 1918
  • Louise Fazenda and Laura La Varnie in Those Athletic Girls (1918)
    Those Athletic Girls
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1918
  • Louise Fazenda and Slim Summerville in The Kitchen Lady (1918)
    The Kitchen Lady
    5.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as P.H. Whitman)
    • 1918
  • That Night (1917)
    That Night
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1917
  • Charles Murray and Mary Thurman in A Bedroom Blunder (1917)
    A Bedroom Blunder
    5.3
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1917
  • A Dog Catcher's Love (1917)
    A Dog Catcher's Love
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1917
  • Caught with the Goods
    4.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1917

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • P.H. Whitman
  • Born
    • c. 1893
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 10, 1935
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Formerly a Secretary of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
  • Nickname
    • Slim

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