Frank Borzage

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-04-23 (68 years old)

Deathday

1962-06-19

Place of Birth

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Frank Borzage

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Borzage (April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing 7th Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), Bad Girl (1931), A Farewell to Arms (1932), Man's Castle (1933), History Is Made at Night (1937), The Mortal Storm (1940) and Moonrise (1948). In 1912 Borzage found employment as an actor in Hollywood; he continued to work as an actor until 1917. His directorial debut came in 1915 with the film The Pitch o' Chance. He was a successful director throughout the 1920s, but reached his peak in the late silent and early sound era. Absorbing ...

Acting

1917

A Mormon Maid

as Tom Rigdon

1914

The Panther

as David Brandt

1915

1915

The Cup of Life

as Dick Ralston

1915

1915

The Secret of Lost River

as Tom Hornby - Prospector

1914

1913

Granddad

as Mildred's Father

1913

1914

Samson

as Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)

1915

The Pitch o' Chance

as Rocky Scott

1916

The Pilgrim

as The Pilgrim

1914

The Typhoon

as Renard Bernisky

1915

Knight of the Trail

as Bill Carey

2008

Murnau, Borzage and Fox

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1915

In the Switch Tower

as Joel Wharton

1957

Jeanne Eagels

as Self (uncredited)

1917

Fear Not

as Franklin Shirley

1916

Land O' Lizards

as The Stranger

1917

Wee Lady Betty

as Roger O'Reilly

1917

1916

1916

Immediate Lee

as Immediate Lee

1915

The Clean-Up

as George Prescott

Production

1940

The Mortal Storm

as Director

1940

The Mortal Storm

as Producer

1940

I Take This Woman

as Co-Director

1932

1938

Mannequin

as Director

1928

Street Angel

as Director

1948

Moonrise

as Director

1925

Lazybones

as Director

1943

1943

1937

Big City

as Director

1940

Strange Cargo

as Director

1927

7th Heaven

as Director

1934

Flirtation Walk

as Director

1931

Bad Girl

as Director

1936

Desire

as Director

1940

Flight Command

as Director

1942

1945

The Spanish Main

as Director

1925

The Circle

as Director

1933

Secrets

as Director

1929

Lucky Star

as Director

1932

After Tomorrow

as Director

1938

The Shining Hour

as Director

1933

Man's Castle

as Director

1938

Three Comrades

as Director

1941

Smilin' Through

as Director

1929

The River

as Director

1934

No Greater Glory

as Director

1937

Green Light

as Director

1939

Disputed Passage

as Director

1944

1946

1930

Liliom

as Director

1919

Toton

as Director

1919

1934

1958

China Doll

as Director

1931

Doctors' Wives

as Director

1935

Stranded

as Director

1930

Song o' My Heart

as Director

1924

Secrets

as Director

1916

1936

Hearts Divided

as Director

1920

Humoresque

as Director

1925

The Lady

as Director

1959

1935

1932

Young America

as Director

1935

Living on Velvet

as Director

1935

Living on Velvet

as Producer

1946

Magnificent Doll

as Director

1915

1916

The Pilgrim

as Director

1929

1917

1947

That's My Man

as Director

1947

That's My Man

as Producer

1936

Desire

as Producer

1926

The First Year

as Director

1941

Billy the Kid

as Co-Director

1961

1925

Lazybones

as Producer

1923

1922

Back Pay

as Director

1923

1956

1938

Mannequin

as Screenplay

1938

Mannequin

as Producer

1922

1925

1934

Flirtation Walk

as Producer

1935

Stranded

as Producer

1916

Life's Harmony

as Director

1946

1955

Day is Done

as Director

1918

Society for Sale

as Director

1940

Strange Cargo

as Producer

1945

The Spanish Main

as Producer

1918

The Gun Woman

as Director

1930

Song o' My Heart

as Producer

1942

1941

Smilin' Through

as Producer

1923

1931

1936

Hearts Divided

as Producer

1937

Green Light

as Producer

1938

The Shining Hour

as Producer

1933

Man's Castle

as Producer

1932

1934

No Greater Glory

as Producer

1926

1943

1922

Billy Jim

as Director

1958

China Doll

as Producer

1922

1918

The Ghost Flower

as Director

1926

1916

Land O' Lizards

as Director

1926

Early to Wed

as Director

1925

Wages for Wives

as Director

1923

Children of Dust

as Director

1918

The Atom

as Director

1917

Flying Colors

as Director

1916

1916

1916

Immediate Lee

as Director

1923

1956

1916

Enchantment

as Writer

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