Biography
Melville W. Brown (March 10, 1887 – January 31, 1938) was an American film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He began his career on the local stage in Oregon, in stock companies and vaudeville, before moving to California and working in the silent film industry in 1916, at the suggestion of Charlie Chaplin. His career was cut short when he died of a heart attack in January 1938.
Filmography
all 28
Movies 28
Director 20
Writer 8
Director
Stardust (1938)
Movie
Director
Forced Landing (1935)
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Director
Champagne for Breakfast (1935)
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Director
The Nut Farm (1935)
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Director
Lost in the Stratosphere (1934)
Movie
Director
Redhead (1934)
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Director
Fanny Foley Herself (1931)
Movie
Director
White Shoulders (1931)
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Director
Behind Office Doors (1931)
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Director
Check and Double Check (1930)
Movie
Director
She's My Weakness (1930)
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Director
Lovin' the Ladies (1930)
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Director
Dance Hall (1929)
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Director
Jazz Heaven (1929)
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Director
Geraldine (1929)
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Director
The Love Doctor (1929)
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Director
Buck Privates (1928)
Movie
Director
13 Washington Square (1928)
Movie
Director
Fast and Furious (1927)
Movie
Writer
Poker Faces (1926)
Movie
Writer
What Happened to Jones (1926)
Movie
Writer
Where Was I? (1925)
Movie
Writer
The Goose Woman (1925)
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Writer
Smouldering Fires (1925)
Movie
Writer
The Rose of Paris (1924)
Movie
Writer
The Gaiety Girl (1924)
Movie
Director
Loafers and Lovers (1920)
Movie
Writer
The Pest (1919)
Movie
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1887-03-10
Deathday1938-01-31 (50 years old)
Birth PlacePortland, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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