J. Searle Dawley: "First Motion Picture Director"? by Trav S.D.

We are much too tardy in including so important a figure as J. Searle Dawley (1877-1949) into our annals. While perhaps not really the "First Motion Picture Director", as he liked to style himself (whoever deserved that designation would be endlessly debatable) Dawley certainly comes close enough (and was likewise prolific enough) that he could […]

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