Joseph De Grasse
Directing
Biography
Most famous for his work directing with his wife Ida May Park.
Born: May 4, 1873
Place of Birth: Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Known For
The Place Beyond the Winds
The story of a young woman living in the wilderness.
The Dawn Rider
When John Mason's father is killed, John is wounded. Attracted to his nurse Alice, a conflict arises between him and his friend Ben who plans to marry Alice. John later finds the killer of his father but goes to face him not knowing Ben has removed the bullets from his gun.
Avenging Angel
A re-edited, digitally colourised and re-scored version of vintage black and white Western 'The Dawn Rider', complete with contemporary, pulse pounding music. The re-edit brings 'The Dawn Rider' down to a 22 minute short version.
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father. His adventures involve a mysterious inscription on a ring, buried treasure, kidnaping and Indian raids. He saves his father and returns to school just in time to win a decisive baseball game with his remarkable pitching and hitting.
The Cowboy Kid
Our hero catches a gang of bank robbers while taking time out to romance the banker's pretty daughter.
The Drunkard
An unscrupulous lawyer uses alcohol to swindle an innocent family.
So Big
After graduating from a fashionable finishing school and touring Europe with her father, Selina Peake returns to the United States, where her father is accidentally killed after losing his fortune in a gambling den. Selina is reduced to teaching in a high school in the Dutch community at High Prarie near Chicago. She boards in the farmhouse of Klass Poole, a dull-witted market gardener, and finally marries Pervus DeJong, a poor and backward farmer. She shares the drudgery of her husband's futile life and finds happiness only in their small son, Dirk, whom she calls "So-Big."
Filmography
as Dr. Cummings
as Dad Mason
as Dad Mason
as Mr. Miller
as John Grover
as Simeon Peake
as Anton Farwell