James Young

American film director, actor and screenwriter (1872-1948)

James Young was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter of the silent era. Before films, Young had a successful career as a stage actor appearing on Broadway and throughout the country, and was the author of a notable 1905 book on theatrical makeup. Young directed more than 90 films between 1912 and 1928. He also appeared as an actor in 60 films between 1909 and 1917.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 34 films (1910–1966) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 33 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1910	White Fawn's Devotion: A Play Acted by a Tribe of Red Indians in America ▶	James Young Deer	10:52		B&W	silent
1911	Lady Godiva ▶	J. Stuart Blackton			B&W
1912	A Lively Affair ▶	Mabel Van Buren; Lucie K. Villa			B&W
1912	A Vitagraph romance	Museum of Modern Art	8	16mm	B&W	silent
1912	Lincoln's Gettysburg Address	Art Evans Productions.	16	16mm	B&W	sound
1912	The Unusual Honeymoon ▶	Charles Edwards; Flora Finch; Rose Tapley; James Young			B&W
1914	Taken by storm	James Young			B&W
1914	THE VIOLIN OF M'SIEUR.	Vitagraph Co Of America	2 reels		B&W	silent
1914	THE WISHING RING; an Idyll of Old England.	World Film Corp	54 min		B&W	silent
1915	THE HEART OF THE BLUE RIDGE.	World Film Corp			B&W	silent
1916	THE THOUSAND DOLLAR HUSBAND.	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.	5 reels		B&W	silent
1916	UNPROTECTED.	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.	5 reels		B&W
1917	LOST AND WON.	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.	5 reels		B&W
1917	UNDER HANDICAP.	Metro Pictures Corp.	8 reels
1918	HER COUNTRY FIRST.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	5 reels		B&W
1918	Mickey	F. Richard Jones, James Young
1918	THE TEMPLE OF DUSK.	Haworth Pictures Corp	50 min		B&W
1918	THE WHITE MAN'S LAW.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	5 reels		B&W
1919	A GENTLEMAN OF QUALITY.	Vitagraph Co Of America	5 reels		B&W
1919	A REGULAR GIRL.	Selznick Pictures Corp.	6 reels		B&W
1919	A Rogue's Romance	James Young	50 min		B&W
1919	THE HIGHEST TRUMP.	Vitagraph Co Of America	5 reels
1919	THE USURPER.	Vitagraph Co Of America	5 reels		B&W
1921	WITHOUT BENEFIT OF CLERGY.	Pathe Exchange Inc.	60 min		B&W
1922	OMAR THE TENTMAKER.	First National Pictures Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1922	THE INFIDEL.	Preferred Pictures Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1923	TRILBY.	First National.	8 reels		B&W
1923	WANDERING DAUGHTERS.	First National.	6 reels		B&W
1924	WELCOME STRANGER.	Belasco Productions Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1925	The Unchastened Woman	Chadwick Pictures Corporation	0:52:00	16mm	B&W	silent
1925	THE UNCHASTENED WOMAN.	Chadwick Pictures Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1926	The Bells	James Young
1927	MIDNIGHT ROSE.	Universal Pictures Corp.	6 reels		B&W
1966	General hospital.	[Monday]. an ABC presentation ; Selmur Productions ; in charge of production, Selig J. Seligman ; production, Selig J. Seligman ; produced by James Young ; created by Frank and Doris Hursley ; written by Frank and Doris Hursley ; directed by Ken Herman, Jr.	30	16mm	B&W	sound