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Phillips Smalley(1865-1939)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Phillips Smalley in A Breach of Faith (1911)
Phillips Smalley was born on 7 August 1865 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1917), The Merchant of Venice (1914) and Captain Courtesy (1915). He was married to Phyllis Lorraine Ephlin and Lois Weber. He died on 2 May 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornAugust 7, 1865
DiedMay 2, 1939(73)
BornAugust 7, 1865
DiedMay 2, 1939(73)
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Known for

Priscilla Dean, Phillips Smalley, and Lois Weber in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1917)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
6.6
  • Director
  • 1917
The Merchant of Venice (1914)
The Merchant of Venice
5.8
  • Director
  • 1914
Dustin Farnum in Captain Courtesy (1915)
Captain Courtesy
5.4
  • Director
  • 1915
Lois Weber in Eyes That See Not (1912)
Eyes That See Not
Short
  • Director
  • 1912

Credits

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Director

  • Mildred Harris in Forbidden (1919)
    Forbidden
    • Director
    • 1919
  • Mildred Harris and William Stowell in When a Girl Loves (1919)
    When a Girl Loves
    • Director
    • 1919
  • For Husbands Only (1918)
    For Husbands Only
    • Director
    • 1918
  • The Doctor and the Woman (1918)
    The Doctor and the Woman
    • Director
    • 1918
  • Mildred Harris in The Price of a Good Time (1917)
    The Price of a Good Time
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Double Standard (1917)
    The Double Standard
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Priscilla Dean, Phillips Smalley, and Lois Weber in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1917)
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Boyhood He Forgot
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Alone in the World
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Gilded Life
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Rock of Riches
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Children Shall Pay
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Celebrated Stielow Case (1916)
    The Celebrated Stielow Case
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Wanted: A Home (1916)
    Wanted: A Home
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Idle Wives (1916)
    Idle Wives
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1916

Actor

  • Bob Burns and Gladys George in I'm from Missouri (1939)
    I'm from Missouri
    6.8
    • Man with Monocle (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Gloria Stuart, Howard Davies, Joan Marsh, and Lanny Ross in The Lady Objects (1938)
    The Lady Objects
    5.4
    • Fairbanks (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Edward G. Robinson, John Beal, and Barbara O'Neil in I Am the Law (1938)
    I Am the Law
    6.6
    • University Dean (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Jayne Regan and Colin Tapley in Booloo (1938)
    Booloo
    4.8
    • 4th Governor
    • 1938
  • Henry Armetta, Lynn Bari, Marvin Stephens, and Michael Whalen in Speed to Burn (1938)
    Speed to Burn
    7.2
    • Track Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Rochelle Hudson, Borrah Minevitch, Robert Wilcox, and Jane Withers in Rascals (1938)
    Rascals
    5.7
    • Patient (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Julie Bishop, Robert Paige, and Don Terry in When G-Men Step In (1938)
    When G-Men Step In
    5.9
    • Gray-Haired Man (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Jimmy Durante, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Walter Connolly, Curly Howard, Gertrude Niesen, Joan Perry, Charles Starrett, and The Three Stooges in Start Cheering (1938)
    Start Cheering
    6.0
    • Professor (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • John Howard in Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
    Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
    5.8
    • Englishman (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Tyrone Power, J. Edward Bromberg, Stuart Erwin, Lyle Talbot, Claire Trevor, Marjorie Weaver, and Loretta Young in Second Honeymoon (1937)
    Second Honeymoon
    6.2
    • Banker (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Gary Cooper, Olympe Bradna, Frances Dee, and George Raft in Souls at Sea (1937)
    Souls at Sea
    6.8
    • Dignitary (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Bob Burns and Martha Raye in Mountain Music (1937)
    Mountain Music
    7.5
    • Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Day at the Races (1937)
    A Day at the Races
    7.5
    • Racing Spectator with Wrong Hat (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Mary Carlisle and Leo Carrillo in Hotel Haywire (1937)
    Hotel Haywire
    6.1
    • Judge (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Victor Moore, and Barbara Read in Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
    Make Way for Tomorrow
    8.2
    • Business Man (uncredited)
    • 1937

Producer

  • Mildred Harris in Borrowed Clothes (1918)
    Borrowed Clothes
    4.2
    • producer
    • 1918
  • Mildred Harris in The Price of a Good Time (1917)
    The Price of a Good Time
    • producer
    • 1917
  • Priscilla Dean, Phillips Smalley, and Lois Weber in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1917)
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1917
  • Wanted: A Home (1916)
    Wanted: A Home
    • producer
    • 1916
  • Mary MacLaren in Shoes (1916)
    Shoes
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1916
  • Where Are My Children? (1916)
    Where Are My Children?
    6.3
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1916
  • Anna Pavlova in The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916)
    The Dumb Girl of Portici
    6.4
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1916
  • Jewel (1915)
    Jewel
    • producer
    • 1915
  • Frank Elliott, Charles Marriott, Phillips Smalley, Herbert Standing, and Lois Weber in Sunshine Molly (1915)
    Sunshine Molly
    7.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1915
  • Courtenay Foote in Hypocrites (1915)
    Hypocrites
    6.5
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1915
  • It's No Laughing Matter (1915)
    It's No Laughing Matter
    8.3
    • producer
    • 1915
  • Aurora Leigh
    • producer
    • 1915
  • Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber in False Colors (1914)
    False Colors
    Short
    • producer
    • 1914

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Phillip Smalley
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • August 7, 1865
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 2, 1939
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Phyllis Lorraine Ephlin1927 - 1939
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Tall, strong-jawed silent screen actor/director, often associated with the early films of his then-wife, the director Lois Weber at Universal. Smalley was the son of wealthy parents and graduated from Oxford University. After brief stage experience, he started in films in 1911 as a leading man with Gaumont in New Jersey. Immensely prolific, he was at the peak of his career in the mid-1910's. He stopped directing in the 1920's and was eventually relegated to small part character roles and extra work by the 1930's.

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