Lois Weber
Born
12 June 1879 (146)
Place of Birth
Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
Florence Lois Weber, Mrs. Phillips Smalley
Biography
Lois Weber began film work as an actress, then soon began also writing and directing films. She has been referred to as "the most important female director the American film industry has known". Best known for her hard-hitting films that address social issues, she continued making films into the 1920s until she lost favor with motion picture audiences.
Filmography (40)
The Women Who Run Hollywood
2016
Early Directors on Directing
2009
White Heat
1934
The Angel of Broadway
1927
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Sensation Seekers
1927
The Marriage Clause
1926
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A Chapter in Her Life
1923
What Do Men Want?
1921
The Blot
1921
Too Wise Wives
1921
What's Worth While?
1921
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To Please One Woman
1920
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Forbidden
1919
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Home
1919
Mary Regan
1919
🎬 Director
A Midnight Romance
1919
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When a Girl Loves
1919
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Borrowed Clothes
1918
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For Husbands Only
1918
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The Doctor and the Woman
1918
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The Price of a Good Time
1917
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1917
Even as You and I
1917
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The Mysterious Mrs. M
1917
🎬 DirectorAlone in the World
1917
The People vs. John Doe
1916
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Idle Wives
1916
Saving the Family Name
1916
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Shoes
1916
The Eye of God
1916
Where Are My Children?
1916
John Needham's Double
1916
🎬 DirectorThe Flirt
1916
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Hop - The Devil's Brew
1916
The Dumb Girl of Portici
1916
Discontent
1916
A Cigarette - That's All
1915
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Scandal
1915
Betty in Search of a Thrill
1915
Captain Courtesy
1915
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