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American stage and film actor and director
- George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMille's, appearing in big bold letters above the title of his films.
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George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMille's, appearing in big bold letters above the title of his films. [1]
George Melford was born on 19 February 1877 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Love in the Desert (1929), Jungle Menace (1937) and East of Borneo (1931). He was married to Diana Miller and Louise Marsland.
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- Rochester, New York, USA
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George Melford was born on February 19, 1877 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Love in the Desert (1929), Jungle Menace (1937) and East of Borneo (1931). He was married to Diana Miller and Louise Marsland.
- February 19, 1877
- April 25, 1961
- Dracula (Tod Browning, 1931) In Bram Stoker’s novel, Count Dracula doesn’t have jet-black hair. Nor is he clean-shaven or described as speaking with an Eastern European accent.
- Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922) In the 100 years since Nosferatu came out, almost everything has changed. But one of few constants is that Count Orlok is fucking terrifying.
- Dracula (AKA Horror Of Dracula) (Terence Fisher, 1958) The first colour adaptation of Dracula put its vibrance to good use, shocking contemporary Britain with its bright-red bloodshed so badly that it had to be trimmed down.
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992) Despite being Hollywood’s most faithful adaptation of the book, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is more a love letter to the birth of cinema than to vampire lore.
Dec 21, 2020 · A pivotal sequence in The Sheik (George Melford, 1921), a screen adaptation of E.M. Hull’s novel, acts as a microcosm of the film. We see a lone figure on horseback in the middle of a vast desert; as the camera gets closer to the rider, a medium close-up reveals a man attired in flowing robes.
- Elisabetta Girelli
- 2020
Oct 20, 2022 · George Melford, a veteran director of the hard-boiled school, who was best known for the Rudolph Valentino silent, The Shiek, directed. The cinematographer was George Robinson, ASC, undoubtedly one of the most underrated artists in his field.
Drácula: Directed by George Melford. With Carlos Villarías, Lupita Tovar, Barry Norton, Pablo Álvarez Rubio. Centuries-old vampire Dracula preys upon the innocent Eva and her friends.
