Millard Webb

Millard Webb

American film director (1893-1935)

Millard Webb was an American screenwriter and director who directed 20 films between 1920 and 1933. His best-known film is the 1926 silent John Barrymore adventure The Sea Beast, a version of Moby Dick, costarring Dolores Costello. Webb also directed the early sound Florenz Ziegfeld produced talkie Glorifying the American Girl released by Paramount in 1929. In 1927 he directed Naughty but Nice, produced by John McCormick and First National Pictures. His active years were from 1916 to 1933.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 17 films (1916–1929) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 5 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1929 THE PAINTED ANGEL. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel B&W
1928 HONEYMOON FLATS. Universal Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1927 AN AFFAIR OF THE FOLLIES. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1927 The drop kick. Millard Webb 62 min 16mm B&W silent
1927 THE LOVE THRILL. Universal Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1925 MY WIFE AND I. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1925 THE GOLDEN COCOON. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1924 HER MARRIAGE VOW. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1924 THE DARK SWAN. warner brothers 7 reels B&W
1923 Where the North Begins Warner Bros Pictures Inc 11500 16mm B&W silent
1923 Where the North Begins. warner brothers 6 reels 16mm B&W silent
1921 HEARTS OF YOUTH. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1921 OLIVER TWIST, JR. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1917 The Man from Painted Post Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp 16mm B&W silent
1917 THE MAN FROM PAINTED POST. Artcraft Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1916 Going Straight Dave Bell Associates 60 min 16mm B&W sound
1916 The Children in the House ▶ Norma Talmadge; Roy Somerville; Alice Wilson; Sidney Franklin; Jewel Carmen; Chester M. Franklin; William Hinckley B&W