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Raymond B. West is a Director American born on 11 february 1886 at Chicago (USA)

Raymond B. West

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Nationality USA
Birth 11 february 1886 (138 years) at Chicago (USA)
Death at West Hollywood (USA)

Raymond B. West (February 11, 1886 - September 11, 1923) was an American motion picture director. He joined the New York Motion Picture Company in 1910 and directed more than 70 motion pictures between 1910 and 1919 before suffering a nervous breakdown that forced him to retire from the business. He died in 1923 at age 37.

Biography

West was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1886 and attended De La Salle College there. He moved to Los Angeles in 1910 and began working as a motion picture director for Thomas H. Ince at the New York Motion Picture Company, the second motion picture studio to begin operating in Southern California. Between 1910 and 1919, West directed 70 motion pictures. In 1914 alone, West directed 28 motion pictures.

West's first important motion picture was "The Alien" based on George Beban's play "The Sign of the Rose." His most significant films include The Wolf Woman and Civilization. During his ten-year career as a director, he worked with some of the biggest movie stars of the 1910s, including Bessie Barriscale, Charles Ray, William Desmond, Dorothy Dalton and Louise Glaum. He also directed the first film starring Alice Thomas.

During his ten years in Hollywood, West was known as an expert camera man as well as a director. Many of the lighting effects that became common in the 1920s were originated, according to the Los Angeles Times, in West's "ever-active and inventive mind." In 1917, West was also credited with developing a new standard of double exposure photography while directing in The Snarl, a motion picture in which Bessie Barriscale played two parts—sisters competing for the same man.

West reportedly loved film-making "so intensely that he hardly took time to eat or sleep." He suffered a nervous breakdown in or about 1919 that ended his career as a director. He never recovered and never directed another motion picture.

He died in 1923 at his home on Horne Avenue in West Hollywood, California. West was survived by his wife and a son, Vincent West. His funeral was held at St. Victor's Church, and he was interred at Calvary Cemetery.

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Filmography of Raymond B. West (14 films)

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All Wrong
All Wrong (1919)

Directed by William Worthington, Raymond B. West
Genres Comedy
Actors Bryant Washburn, Mildred Davis, Charles Bennett, Helen Dunbar, Fred Montague, Margaret Livingston
Rating58% 2.903532.903532.903532.903532.90353
Warren Kent, un employé, développe l'idée de "séduction permanente" et parvient à convaincre sa nouvelle épouse Betty de sa théorie, qui implique de vivre séparément et ne se retrouver que le mercredi soir, comme ils le faisaient pendant qu'ils étaient fiancés. Le patron de Warren, cependant, le licencie quand il se trompe dans un compte et fait perdre à la compagnie une commande importante. En plus de cela, à travers toute une série de malentendus, Warren arrive à croire que sa femme est enceinte, tandis que sa belle-mère croit que Warren a une liaison avec Ethel, l'amie de Betty. À partir de ce moment, les choses ne vont aller que de mal en pis pour Warren.
The Cast-Off, 1h
Directed by Raymond B. West
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Bessie Barriscale, Howard C. Hickman, Aggie Herring

Pancrimee Nethaway est une actrice à succès, dont l'un des plus ardents admirateurs est Guy Henley, dont elle cherche à briser le ménage. Le docteur Jim Thorpe, qui travaille dans un hôpital pour enfants, presse l'actrice à venir l'aider dans son travail. Un jour, en soignant le fils des Henley, il apprend ce que cherche à faire Pancrimee et il la retient un soir où elle devait dîner avec Guy. Elle lui raconte alors pourquoi elle en veut à Henley. Dans sa jeunesse, elle s'appelait Pansy May, elle était la bonne dans la pension de famille de Mme Hendon-Ware et elle était la risée de certains pensionnaires. Guy Henley lui avait fait croire qu'il était son ami alors qu'il se moquait d'elle dès qu'elle avait le dos tourné. Thorpe lui montre alors le fils Henley et elle a des remords. Toutefois, une romance a commencé entre le docteur et l'actrice et tout finit bien.
Ten of Diamonds
Directed by Raymond B. West
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Dorothy Dalton, Jack Livingston, J. Barney Sherry

Warren Kennedy se rend dans un cabaret pour oublier une récente humiliation : il devait épouser Blanche Calloway, mais Ellis Hopper, son rival, l'avait séduite puis l'avait forcée à paraître au mariage avec un mot dénonçant sa trahison. Dans le club, il rencontre Neva Blaine, et pour se venger il décide de la transformer en lui apprenant les manières de la société, puis de lui faire séduire Hopper, afin de révéler son origine sociale réelle au moment opportun. Alors qu'elle est tombée amoureuse de Kennedy, Neva accepte mais le jour du mariage elle lui écrit en l'implorant de la sortir de là. Kennedy refuse et Neva, désespérée, feint d'être ivre à l'église. Neva s'en va alors pour retrouver sa solitude, mais Kennedy réalise enfin qu'il l'aime aussi.
Borrowed Plumage
Directed by Raymond B. West
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Bessie Barriscale, Arthur Maude, J. Barney Sherry, Wallace Worsley
Rating24% 1.2277251.2277251.2277251.2277251.227725
Lorsque le comte de Selkirk apprend l'approche du navire du pirate américain John Paul Jones, il quitte le château avec sa famille, y laissant seulement Nora, la cuisinière. Nora met les vêtements de sa maîtresse et parade à l'intérieur du château jusqu'à l'arrive des soldats du roi. Ils la prennent pour la comtesse et elle les invite à être ses hôtes.
Wooden Shoes
Directed by Raymond B. West
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Bessie Barriscale, Jack Livingston, Joseph J. Dowling, Howard C. Hickman

Pampy vit dans un petit village des Pays-Bas, et vend des fleurs aux touristes pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille. Elle est remarquée par Donald Luther, un peintre américain, qui lui demande de poser pour lui. Alors qu'il est en train de tomber amoureux, il est obligé de s'absenter pendant deux semaines. Pendant son absence le père de Pampy meurt, la laissant seulement avec des indications pour se rendre chez son grand-père, un riche New-yorkais.
Civilization, 1h28
Directed by Thomas H. Ince, Reginald Barker, Jay Hunt, Raymond B. West, Walter Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Howard C. Hickman, Enid Markey, George Fisher, Lola May, Herschel Mayall, Claire Du Brey
Rating58% 2.9490252.9490252.9490252.9490252.949025
The film opens with the outbreak of a war in the previously peaceful kingdom of Wredpryd. Count Ferdinand is the inventor of a new submarine who is assigned to command the new ship in battle. The King of Wredpryd orders the Count to sink the "ProPatria" ("for my country"), a civilian ship that is believed to be carrying munitions as well as civilian passengers. In his mind's eye, the Count sees a vision of what would happen if he sent a torpedo crashing into the liner, and he recoils. He refuses to follow his orders, saying he is "obeying orders -- from a Higher Power." Realizing his crew will carry out the orders, the Count fights with the crew and blows up his submarine, sending it to the bottom of the sea.
The Wolf Woman, 50minutes
Directed by Raymond B. West
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Louise Glaum, Howard C. Hickman, Charles Ray, Wyndham Standing, Gertrude Claire

Leila Aradella (played by Glaum), a young and egotistical woman, finds pleasure from preying on weak men with her charm and beauty. John Morton (played by Hickman), a brilliant lawyer, is ruined both morally and financially by her. Rex Walden (played by Ray), the big-hearted son of a society matron, Mrs. Walden (played by Claire), then falls for Leila and proposes marriage.
The Quakeress, 20minutes
Directed by Raymond B. West
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Louise Glaum, Charles Ray, William Desmond Taylor

The setting is an early American village, where a young Quaker woman, Priscilla (played by Glaum), is in love with the schoolmaster, John Hart (played by Ray). The local minister, Rev. Cole (played by Taylor), who calls on her at her cabin with flowers, is an unwelcome suitor. In revenge, he has "blue laws" passed, among them is one requiring attendance at church on Sunday.
The Witch of Salem
Directed by Raymond B. West
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Actors Charles Ray, Clara Williams

Set in Salem, Massachusetts during the 1600s, the film tells the story a beautiful orphan girl named Prudence (Williams). Prudence is beloved by Old Hastings's son John (Ray). John must try to save Prudence's life when she is convicted of practicing witchcraft and is sentenced to being burned at the stake.