Wallace McCutcheon Sr.

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1858-01-01 (60 years old)

Deathday

1918-10-03

Place of Birth

New York, New York

Wallace McCutcheon Sr.

Biography

Wallace McCutcheon Sr., referred to affectionately as "Old Man McCutcheon" by members of the Biograph stock company, was, by 1907, indeed one of the senior figures in American film production. Little is known of his background, but he had apparently moved into the early film industry from stage direction. Under the encouragement of his friend Frank Marion, McCutcheon began working as a supervisor and director for American Mutoscope in 1897, continuing with them after their reorganization as American Mutoscope & Biograph in 1899. McCutcheon Sr.'s wealth of credits are often mixed up with the small handful of films directed by his son, Wallace ...

Production

1903

1907

1904

The Moonshiner

as Director

1905

The Nihilists

as Director

1905

1905

The White Caps

as Director

1906

1906

1908

1904

Personal

as Director

1904

1908

1907

1906

Getting Evidence

as Director

1906

1906

The Black Hand

as Director

1903

A Total Accident

as Director

1903

In My Lady's Boudoir

as Cinematography

1904

1908

1908

1908

1908

1908

The Kentuckian

as Director

1908

1908

Classmates

as Director

1905

1908

1904

The Lost Child

as Director

1908

Mixed Babies

as Director

1908

Yellow Peril

as Director

1904

1908

Hulda's Lovers

as Director

1908

Falsely Accused!

as Director

1905

Panorama from Times Building, New York

as Director of Photography

1908

1908

Bobby's Kodak

as Director

1908

A Famous Escape

as Director

1908

'Ostler Joe

as Director

1908

The Outlaw

as Director

1903

Love Me, Love My Dog

as Cinematography

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