William Fox

William Fox

Hungarian-American film producer (1879–1952)

Vilmos Fried, known professionally as William Fox, was a Hungarian-American film industry executive who founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain in the 1920s. Although he lost control of his film businesses in 1930, his name was used by 20th Century Fox and continues to be used in the trademarks of the present-day Fox Corporation, including the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox News, Fox Sports, and Foxtel.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 180 films (1914–1933) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 814 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1914 THE IDLER. William Fox 5 reels B&W
1914 THE WALLS OF JERICHO. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 A GILDED FOOL. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 A SOLDIER'S OATH. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1915 A WOMAN'S RESURRECTION. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 DESTRUCTION. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1915 DR. RAMEAU. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1915 FROM THE VALLEY OF THE MISSING. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 KREUTZER SONATA. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 PRINCESS ROMANOFF. William Fox 6 reels B&W silent
1915 SHOULD A MOTHER TELL? William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 THE BLINDNESS OF DEVOTION. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 THE CLEMENCEAU CASE. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1915 The devil's daughter. William Fox 5 reels 16mm B&W sound
1915 THE FAMILY STAIN. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1915 THE GALLEY SLAVE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1915 THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 THE LITTLE GYPSY. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 THE NIGGER. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1915 THE REGENERATION. William Fox 6 reels B&W silent
1915 THE SONG OF HATE. William Fox 6 reels B&W silent
1915 THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURE. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1916 A MAN OF SORROW. William Fox 6 reels B&W silent
1916 A MODERN THELMA. William Fox 5 reels B&W silent
1916 A WIFE'S SACRIFICE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 AMBITION. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 BLAZING LOVE. William Fox 6 reels B&W silent
1916 GOLD AND THE WOMAN. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1916 LOVE AND HATE. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1916 SINS OF HER PARENT. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE ETERNAL SAPHO. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE FOOL'S REVENGE. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1916 THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE ISLAND OF DESIRE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE MAN FROM BITTER ROOTS. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE MISCHIEF MAKER. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE SERPENT. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1916 THE STRAIGHT WAY. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W silent
1916 THE VIXEN. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W silent
1917 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. Fox Film Corp 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1917 Credit: Story and direction, Henry Lehrman. William Fox (Henry Lehrman, author) William Fox
1917 DAMAGED—NO GOODS. William Fox 2 reels
1917 HEART AND SOUL. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1917 HER GREATEST LOVE. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1917 HER TEMPTATION. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1917 PATSY. William Fox 5 reels B&W
1917 SOME BOY. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1917 THE DARLING OF PARIS. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W