Frederick Harmon Weight (July 1, 1887 – August 12, 1978)F.Harmon Weight at findagrave.com was an American film director most prolific in the late silent film era of the 1920s.Exhibitor's Trade Review, vol. 11, no. 9, page 596, January 28, 1922 He directed many well-known performers such as George Arliss, Betty Compson, Myrna Loy and Rin-Tin-Tin.Silent Film Necrology, 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana George Arliss: The Man Who Played God by Robert M. Fells c. 2004 Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood by Emily W. Leider p.320 c.2011
He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and began his career in the theater. He was the assistant director on 1916 film The Corner.
Selected filmography
The Corner (1916), assistant director John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars by Eve Golden c.2013 The Ruling Passion (1922) The Man Who Played God (1922) The Ragged Edge (1923) Ramshackle House (1924) On the Stroke of Three (1924) Twenty Dollars a Week (1924) Drusilla with a Million (1925) Three of a Kind (1925), also released as Three Wise Crooks Flaming Waters (1925) A Poor Girl's Romance (1926) Forever After (1926) Hook and Ladder No. 9 (1927) Midnight Madness (1928), produced by Cecil B. DeMille Jazz Mad (1928) Hardboiled Rose (1929) Frozen River (1929)
References
External links
F. Harmon Weight at kinotv.com