Joseph A. Golden
Joseph A. Golden
OccupationFilm director
Years active1907–1911

Joseph A. Golden was an American pioneer silent film director and screenwriter. His films include A Woman's Wit and Resurrection.[1] He began working in film in 1907, directing the one-reel film The Hypnotist's Revenge for American Mutoscope & Biograph.

Golden worked for Biograph until Jeremiah Kennedy's arrival in 1907.[2] He was then the chief director at Triumph Film Corporation.[3] In 1910, he worked for Pat Powers' production company, directing a few films with Pearl White. Specializing in adventure films and westerns, he moved on to work for Selig Polyscope. In 1911 alone, he made thirty films. In his career as a director, which lasted thirteen years to 1920, he directed 75 films. From 1911 to 1924, he wrote the screenplay for at least twelve films, most of which he also directed. In 1915, he produced Divorced, directed by Edward Warren and shot in New York. Golden also worked at Crystal Studios with Ludwig G. B. Erb. He died in Los Angeles.

Filmography

This is a partial filmography. Golden was the director unless stated otherwise.

References

  1. ^ "Motion Picture News". Motion Picture News Incorporated. September 19, 1912 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Usai, Paolo Cherchi (July 25, 2019). The Griffith Project, Volume 1: Films Produced in 1907–1908. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-898-5 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Slide, Anthony (February 25, 2014). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-92561-1 – via Google Books.
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