Phillips Smalley
Acting
Biography
Wendell Phillips Smalley (August 7, 1865 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film director and actor.
Born: August 6, 1875
Place of Birth: Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
Known For
On the Brink
A 1911 silent drama film written and directed by Edwin S. Porter and Lois Weber. Starring Lois Weber, Phillips Smalley, and Charles De Forrest.
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
Make Way for Tomorrow
An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.
The Rosary
Haunting and hypnotic, this artistic gem recounts the lyrics from a popular 1898 song of the same name. Weber’s stylistics, including circular matte shots, foregrounding of the cross and the rosary, and placement of the characters within each shot bring to the film an enormous emotional and spiritual range.
Desirable
A man meets the daughter of his lover and they begin to fall in love.
Man Of The People
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.
Start Cheering
After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him expelled.
Double Door
In 1910 Manhattan, Victoria Van Brett, a bitter spinster heiress lives an isolated life with her sister Caroline. Her domineering urges go into overdrive when their half-brother Rip brings a new bride home to the family’s gloomy Fifth Avenue mansion, built by their late industrialist father. The title refers to a secret soundproofed chamber that the villainess uses to entrap her enemies.
I Am the Law
With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.
Thirty Day Princess
A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contracts the mumps, and an actress who looks exactly like her is hired to impersonate her.
Filmography
as Fairbanks
as University Dean (uncredited)
as Professor
as Englishman
as Business Man (uncredited)
as Society Man (uncredited)
as Senator
as Casino Patrol (uncredited)
as Man on Dais (uncredited)
as Ben (Uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
as Mr. Winterby
as Doctor in Hallway
as Roman (uncredited)
as Sugar Daddy in Theatre
as S.S. Official (uncredited)
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
as Casino Manager (uncredited)
as Hamilton Sr.
as Graham the Banker
as Lawyer Marsh
as Music Store Manager (uncredited)
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
as Judge
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
as Captain (uncredited)
as Judge
as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
as Haskins (uncredited)
as Dr. Bronson
as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
as Mr. Walter Martin
as C.E. Grove
as Dick Thornton
as Mr. Cameron
as Wally Hines
as Judge Folger
as Justin Emery
as Mr. Gregory
as Board Member (uncredited)
as Thomas Drake
as Barstow
as Minor Role
as Dan Taylor
as Gambler
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
as Francis Chesney
as Mr. Harboard
as Dr. Reich
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Bonner
as James Milton Hendrickson(The Banker)
as British Colonel Mason
as Leonard Taylor
as Conway Dix
as James Leech
as Mr. Garland
as Head Waiter (uncredited)
as Harrington
as Mr. Brown
as Mr. Hagen
as Judge Lucius Henderson
as Mr. Gray
as J.B. Perkins
as Card Player
as Willoughby Thomson
as Sir Oliver Blount
as Sir Horace Worcester
as Markrute
as Rufus Kempster
as Sir Francis Chesney
as George Wescott
as Tom Van Clark
as Leigh Whittall
as Judge Playdell
as J.D. Sears
as Peter Ebbing
as Cyrus W. Hopkins
as Frederick Arnold
as Jeremiah Smith
as John Daly
as Dr. Broome
as John Wall
as Robert Winthrop
as Ward Jansen
as William Wright
as "Bull" Forrest
as Rejected Suitor
as Shylock
as Isaac - the Rabbi
as Proposer
as The Soldier
as The Troubadour
as Arthur Vaughn, the Artist
as Joe
as Jed
as Jack Golden
as Aratus
as The Tavern Keeper