Wallace McCutcheon Sr.
Biography
Wallace McCutcheon Sr., referred to affectionately as "Old Man McCutcheon" by members of the Biograph stock company, was, by 1907, indeed one of the senior figures in American film production. Little is known of his background, but he had apparently moved into the early film industry from stage direction. Under the encouragement of his friend Frank Marion, McCutcheon began working as a supervisor and director for American Mutoscope in 1897, continuing with them after their reorganization as American Mutoscope & Biograph in 1899. McCutcheon Sr.'s wealth of credits are often mixed up with the small handful of films directed by his son, Wallace McCutcheon Jr. (1884–1928). Sources indicate he also went by the name of George McCutcheon.
Directing (59 movies)
The Story the Biograph Told
1904
Discovery of Bodies
1903
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
1906
The 'Teddy' Bears
1907
How They Rob Men in Chicago
1900
The Moonshiner
1904
The Life of an American Policeman
1905
Police Chasing Scorching Auto
1905
The Nihilist
1905
The Miller’s Daughter
1905
The Watermelon Patch
1905
The White Caps
1905
Three American Beauties
1906
A Winter Straw Ride
1906
The Terrible Kids
1906
At the French Ball
1908
Personal
1904
The Sculptor's Nightmare
1908
The King of the Cannibal Islands
1908
The Widow and the Only Man
1904
The Chicken Thief
1904
The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled
1908
Her First Adventure
1908
The Dude and the Burglars
1903
Cohen’s Fire Sale
1907
Getting Evidence
1906
Kathleen Mavourneen
1906
The Black Hand
1906
A Total Accident
1903
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
1908
The King's Messenger
1908
Thompson's Night Out
1908
The Invisible Fluid
1908
The Man in the Box
1908
The Kentuckian
1908
The Stage Rustler
1908
Grandpa's Reading Glass
1902
From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies
1906
Photographing a Female Crook
1904
Troubles of a Manager of a Burlesque Show
1904
Classmates
1908
The Train Wreckers
1905
Caught by Wireless
1908
The Lost Child
1904
Panorama from Times Building, New York
1905
Mixed Babies
1908
Yellow Peril
1908
The Escaped Lunatic
1904
Hulda's Lovers
1908
Falsely Accused!
1908
When Knights Were Bold
1908
Bobby's Kodak
1908
Airy Fairy Lillian Tries on Her New Corsets
1905
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
1903
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America
1907
The Princess in the Vase
1908
A Famous Escape
1908
'Ostler Joe
1908
The Outlaw
1908
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Suburbanite | 1904 | Writer |
| Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son | 1905 | Writer |
| Dream of a Rarebit Fiend | 1906 | Producer |