Maxwell Karger

Maxwell Karger (1879–1922) was an important movie producer and motion picture director during the silent film era of the 1910s. Karger's approach to making pictures was similar to contemporary Thomas H. Ince. Both died relatively young, but where Ince is remembered for his streamlined productions and circumstances surrounding his death, Karger is completely forgotten today. Karger was a founder of Rolfe Photoplays in New York but later worked primarily at the Metro Pictures studios and was later a personal assistant to Rudolph Valentino.

Karger died of heart disease while on a train between New York and Fort Wayne, Indiana. His son Fred Karger (1916-1979) was a voice coach at Columbia Pictures and was the fourth and final husband of actress Jane Wyman after her marriage to Ronald Reagan ended.