Lois Weber

Lois Weber

Directing · Born 1879-06-12 · Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA

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.

As cast

As director

White Heat
White Heat 1934
Director
The Angel of Broadway
The Angel of Broadway 1927
Director
Sensation Seekers
Sensation Seekers 1927
Director
The Marriage Clause
The Marriage Clause 1926
Director
A Chapter in Her Life
A Chapter in Her Life 1923
Director
What Do Men Want?
What Do Men Want? 1921
Director
The Blot
The Blot 1921
Director
Too Wise Wives
Too Wise Wives 1921
Director
What's Worth While?
What's Worth While? 1921
Director
To Please One Woman
To Please One Woman 1920
Director
Forbidden
Forbidden 1919
Director
Home
Home 1919
Director
Mary Regan
Mary Regan 1919
Director
A Midnight Romance
A Midnight Romance 1919
Director
When a Girl Loves
When a Girl Loves 1919
Director
Borrowed Clothes
Borrowed Clothes 1918
Director
For Husbands Only
For Husbands Only 1918
Director
The Doctor and the Woman
The Doctor and the Woman 1918
Director
The Price of a Good Time
The Price of a Good Time 1917
Director
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1917
Director
Even as You and I
Even as You and I 1917
Director
The Mysterious Mrs. M
The Mysterious Mrs. M 1917
Director
The People vs. John Doe
The People vs. John Doe 1916
Director
Idle Wives
Idle Wives 1916
Director
Saving the Family Name
Saving the Family Name 1916
Director
Shoes
Shoes 1916
Director
The Eye of God
The Eye of God 1916
Director
Where Are My Children?
Where Are My Children? 1916
Director
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John Needham's Double 1916
Director
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The Flirt 1916
Director
Hop - The Devil's Brew
Hop - The Devil's Brew 1916
Director
The Dumb Girl of Portici
The Dumb Girl of Portici 1916
Director
Discontent
Discontent 1916
Director
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A Cigarette - That's All 1915
Director
Scandal
Scandal 1915
Director
Betty in Search of a Thrill
Betty in Search of a Thrill 1915
Director
Captain Courtesy
Captain Courtesy 1915
Director
Sunshine Molly
Sunshine Molly 1915
Director
Hypocrites
Hypocrites 1915
Director
It's No Laughing Matter
It's No Laughing Matter 1915
Director
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False Colors 1914
Director
Lost by a Hair
Lost by a Hair 1914
Director
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The Pursuit of Hate 1914
Director
The Spider and Her Web
The Spider and Her Web 1914
Director
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 1914
Director
The Jew's Christmas
The Jew's Christmas 1913
Director
How Men Propose
How Men Propose 1913
Director
Suspense.
Suspense. 1913
Director
The Rosary
The Rosary 1913
Director
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A Japanese Idyll 1912
Director
The Troubadour's Triumph
The Troubadour's Triumph 1912
Director
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Eyes That See Not 1912
Director
Fine Feathers
Fine Feathers 1912
Director
The Price
The Price 1911
Director
No poster
Fate 1911
Director
On the Brink
On the Brink 1911
Director
The Twins
The Twins 1911
Director
From Death to Life
From Death to Life 1911
Director
A Heroine of '76
A Heroine of '76 1911
Director