Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959)

Cecil Blount DeMille was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he created 70 features including silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history, with many films dominating the box office three or four at a time. His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship. His silent films included social dramas, comedies, Westerns, farces, morality plays, and historical pageants.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 87 films (1914–1964) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 37 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1925 The night club. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 1800 16mm B&W sound
1925 The Road to Yesterday Cecil B. DeMille, Frank Urson 12:00 B&W
1925 THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY. Cinema Corp. of America 10 reels B&W
1923 Adam's rib. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1923 The Ten Commandments Cecil B. DeMille 146 min B&W
1922 Manslaughter Cecil B. DeMille 100 min B&W
1922 Saturday Night Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 90 min 16mm B&W silent
1921 FOOL'S PARADISE Cecil B. DeMille 1:30 16mm B&W
1921 Forbidden Fruit Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 87 min 16mm Tinted silent
1921 Why Change Your Wife? ▶ William C. de Mille; Thomas Meighan; Olga Printzlau; Theodore Kosloff; Cecil B. DeMille; Gloria Swanson; Bebe Daniels; Sada Cowan 90 min B&W
1919 For Better - For Worse Cecil B. DeMille, Sam Wood 70 min B&W
1919 For Better for Worse Cecil B. DeMille, Sam Wood 12:00 B&W
1919 For better, for worse' Cecil B. DeMille, Sam Wood 70 min B&W
1919 Male and Female Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 1:56:00 16mm B&W silent
1919 Male and female Cecil B. DeMille 117 min B&W
1918 The Squaw Man Cecil B. DeMille 60 min B&W
1918 The Whispering Chorus Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 1:22:00 16mm B&W silent
1917 A MORMON MAID. Friedman Enterprises Inc. 5 reels B&W
1917 A romance of the redwoods Cecil B. DeMille 90 16mm B&W
1917 A ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS. Artcraft Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1917 LOST AND WON. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W
1917 NAN OF MUSIC MOUNTAIN. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W
1917 The Woman God Forgot Artcraft Pictures Corporation 16mm B&W silent
1916 MARIA ROSA. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE GOLDEN CHANCE. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Inc. B&W silent
1916 THE HEART OF NORA FLYNN. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE LOVE MASK. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. 5 reels B&W silent
1915 Carmen Cecil B. DeMille
1915 CHIMMIE FADDEN. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Inc. B&W silent
1915 KINDLING. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Inc. B&W silent
1915 The Cheat Cecil B. DeMille 59 min 16mm B&W
1915 THE UNAFRAID. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Inc. B&W silent
1915 The Warrens of Virginia Cecil B. DeMille B&W
1914 Brewster's Millions Oscar Apfel, Cecil B. DeMille B&W
1914 Rose of the Rancho Cecil B. DeMille B&W
1914 THE CIRCUS MAN. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Inc. B&W
1914 WHAT'S HIS NAME. Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Inc. 1 reel B&W silent