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James Cruze

Date of birth: 1884-03-27

Place of birth: Ogden, Utah, USA

Known for: Directing

Also known as: Jens Cruz Bosen

James Cruze

Biography

Movie Credits

The City of Dim Faces
1.6

The City of Dim Faces

1918-07-15

Chinese merchant Wing Lung and Elizabeth Mendall, an American, marry and have a son named Jang Lung.

Johnny Get Your Gun
3

Johnny Get Your Gun

1919-03-09

While Bill Burnham is jailed for drunkenly shooting up the town, he receives a letter saying that hi

Back to Nature
0

Back to Nature

1911-08-08

After extracting the best that was in him in the course of twenty years' service, with them, the Peo

A Dog of Flanders
0

A Dog of Flanders

1914-05-19

Nello was a little boy who lived with his aged grandfather near Antwerp. They were very poor, but be

His Guardian Auto
0

His Guardian Auto

1915-06-11

Everybody agrees that Billy Budd should settle down. But no one has the nerve to tell him so. Billy

The Heart of the Princess Marsari
0

The Heart of the Princess Marsari

1915-05-18

The girl's father is Gunga Ras, a Hindu student of the occult. The girl's uncle is found dead and th

The Patriot and the Spy
0

The Patriot and the Spy

1915-06-07

Two young people marry in a Continental village and receive the congratulations of all save the reje

Believe Me, Xantippe
0

Believe Me, Xantippe

1918-06-02

George MacFarland, a wealthy young man who loves adventure, bets his friends Thornton Brown and Arth

Less Than Kin
0

Less Than Kin

1918-07-21

Lewis Vickers accidentally kills a man and goes to Central America. Here he meets Robert Lee, who be

The Source
0

The Source

1918-09-01

A young man of social standing chooses instead to live as a hobo. He gets work in a lumber camp, and

The Ring of a Spanish Grandee
0

The Ring of a Spanish Grandee

1912-05-24

A romantic young girl, visiting St. Augustine, finds that she must make the choice which means happi

For Sale -- A Life
0

For Sale -- A Life

1912-03-26

A nervous, fault-finding invalid decides that his health requires that he shall live in the South, a

Jess
0

Jess

1912-05-21

Silas Croft was a kindly old Englishman who had a farm in South Africa. With him resided his two nie

Whom God Hath Joined
0

Whom God Hath Joined

1912-05-31

A young mechanic, temporarily residing in a southern city, found that business was slack in his trad

Pa's Medicine
0

Pa's Medicine

1912-07-09

Willie West, a small boy, is very fond of his pet rabbit. He is unhappy because Hank (the rabbit) se

Lucile
0

Lucile

1912-11-27

A royal love triangle leads to heartbreak for all until 25 years hence all is made right for their d

The Other Half
0

The Other Half

1912-12-17

A laborer, who lived with his family in a New York tenement, was in better financial condition than

A Militant Suffragette
0

A Militant Suffragette

1912-12-29

The course of true love was running very smoothly until the girl became interested in the cause of v

Undine
0

Undine

1912-09-24

In the days long ago when knights were brave and venturesome, enchanted forests grew and mythical cr

The Russian Mute
0

The Russian Mute

1912-07-12

The rich little boy was seven years old and his kind Mama gave him a birthday party. A number of chi

Put Yourself in His Place
0

Put Yourself in His Place

1912-10-29

The story concerns the love of Henry Little for Grace Carden and its reciprocal sentiment, with the

Letters of a Lifetime
0

Letters of a Lifetime

1912-10-01

The wealthy old bachelor returned to his home after a visit to his club, and found waiting him news

The Woman in White
0

The Woman in White

1912-10-20

A truncated version of Wilkie Collins' popular mystery story.

But the Greatest of These Is Charity
0

But the Greatest of These Is Charity

1912-09-27

The banker's motto was "Everyone for himself, and me first." The girl believed in aiding the poor, a

His Heroine
0

His Heroine

1913-03-04

He was a hard-headed old business man and very mercenary, so when he received a letter from a debtor

Her Neighbor
0

Her Neighbor

1913-03-07

The young artist had determined to devote her life "for art." She wasn't a great painter; she never

The Idol of the Hour
0

The Idol of the Hour

1913-05-14

The young artist had searched Paris for a suitable model to pose as a shepherdess in a new picture w

Good Morning, Judge
0

Good Morning, Judge

1913-02-09

A young clubman, who prided himself upon his popularity, made a wager with a friend that he would ma

The Web of Life
0

The Web of Life

1917-04-01

Vincent, the lazy son of a wealthy father, travels to the country in an attempt to clean up his act.

The Woman Who Did Not Care
0

The Woman Who Did Not Care

1913-04-01

A girl, beautiful but heartless and ambitious, was the daughter of a poor miner and was devotedly lo

Cross Your Heart
0

Cross Your Heart

1912-11-22

A little boy, inmate of an orphan asylum, ran away. He fell in with an itinerant knife grinder. The

The Forest Rose
0

The Forest Rose

1912-11-29

Forester and Maywood, two wealthy neighbor planters, volunteered their services to defend their coun

For Her Boy's Sake
0

For Her Boy's Sake

1913-03-25

The son of a poor widow fell in love with a heartless showgirl who spurned the simple gifts he gave

Napoleon's Luck Stone
0

Napoleon's Luck Stone

1913-01-17

Napoleon's Luck Stone is a silent short

The Dove in the Eagle's Nest
0

The Dove in the Eagle's Nest

1913-01-28

: Count Eberhard von Alderstein was one of the robber barons who flourished in Europe during the Mid

When Ghost Meets Ghost
0

When Ghost Meets Ghost

1913-04-06

If you were a studious man, accustomed to burning the midnight oil, wouldn't it annoy you if each ni

The Dog in the Baggage Car
0

The Dog in the Baggage Car

1913-04-13

The actor and his wife suddenly found themselves "at liberty" because the manager of their attractio

The Top of New York
0

The Top of New York

1913-07-25

A dapper sergeant in the army won the love of a pretty young stenographer, and they had planned that

The Caged Bird
0

The Caged Bird

1913-06-06

The beautiful young princess was weary of the formality and ceremony that encompassed her. She had r

The Woman Pays
0

The Woman Pays

1914-01-27

The Woman Pays is a 1914 silent film that follows the story of an "innocent society woman" who finds

The Cry of the Children
2.6

The Cry of the Children

1912-04-30

An indictment of the evils of child labor, the film was controversial in its time for its use of act

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2.9

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1912-01-16

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and rel

Joseph in the Land of Egypt
2.5

Joseph in the Land of Egypt

1914-02-01

Film realization of the Biblical story of Joseph, played here by future director James Cruze.

Zudora
0

Zudora

1914-11-20

Zudora, not knowing she's an heiress to a $20 million fortune, lives with her uncle, a mystic and de

The Million Dollar Mystery
0

The Million Dollar Mystery

1914-01-02

This twenty-three episode serial told the story of a secret society called The Black Hundred and its

The Mohammedan's Conspiracy
0

The Mohammedan's Conspiracy

1914-05-11

Lord Trevor and his ward, Nan, uncover a mysterious threat in Egypt. Disguised in Cairo, Nan infiltr

The Slave Mart
1

The Slave Mart

1917-01-01

Immigrants drama where a poor Italian girl almost falls into the hands of white slave traders when s

The Cat's Paw
0

The Cat's Paw

1914-03-16

In this adventure the diplomatic free-lance and his brilliant aid in war, Nan Tremain, are again pit

Under the Top
0

Under the Top

1919-01-04

Jimmie, a small-town boy, visits a traveling circus passing through town. he falls in love with Pans

Tannhäuser
2

Tannhäuser

1913-07-14

Dramatic three-reel film based on Wagner's opera of chivalry and spiritual struggle. Wandering minst

Cymbeline
1.8

Cymbeline

1913-03-27

Southern California locations vividly suggest both elemental pre-Roman Britain and classical Rome. A

She
2

She

1911-12-25

She was the first attempt in film to depict the story of H. Rider Haggard's 1886 novel She: A Histor

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
0

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1911-07-31

According to the tale found in the ancient annals, the little town of Hamelin, in Hanover, found its

Flying to Fortune
0

Flying to Fortune

1912-03-12

A wealthy old man, who has been a semi-invalid for years, is informed by his physician that his case

The Girl of the Grove
0

The Girl of the Grove

1912-04-04

The girl was young, pretty, and also a good businesswoman; When her father died she took up the rein

Rejuvenation
0

Rejuvenation

1912-04-22

A rich man who finds that there is nothing in life worth living for, is worse off than is a poor man

Into the Desert
0

Into the Desert

1912-04-11

An American girl and her father were traveling in the Orient, and there they were joined by the youn

Love's Miracle
0

Love's Miracle

1912-05-09

Wealth does not always bring happiness. The girl was young, rich, but an invalid, and the noted phys

Little Dorrit
0

Little Dorrit

1913-07-28

A short adaption of the novel by Charles Dickens.

The Call of the East
0

The Call of the East

1917-10-15

While visiting Alan, who works in Tokyo, she attends a festival with her Japanese maid while wearing

The Marble Heart
2.5

The Marble Heart

1913-05-11

Outside the door of the home of a sculptor and his mother, fell a poor, friendless young girl. They

The Tiniest of Stars
2.5

The Tiniest of Stars

1913-01-13

Family drama of a a brother and sister who take to the stage.

Star of Bethlehem
2.5

Star of Bethlehem

1912-12-24

Following a bright wandering star, three magi from the East travel to Bethlehem of Judea to meet a v

In a Garden
2

In a Garden

1912-10-24

Over the years, an old gardener observes a romance develop between a young boy and girl. 20 years af

When the Studio Burned
2.5

When the Studio Burned

1913-02-03

A recreation of the Thanhouser Studio fire of 13 January 1913, it includes the rescue of a small chi

From Wash to Washington
0

From Wash to Washington

1914-07-26

With her week's wash only half done, Diana drops her work to peruse the Paris fashion magazines. Por

East Lynne
0

East Lynne

1912-01-26

Based on the novel of the same name by Mrs. Henry Wood (Ellen Wood).

The Legend of Provence
0

The Legend of Provence

1913-12-01

A foundling is raised in a convent and becomes a nun there, until she falls in love with a wounded s

The Snowbird
2.5

The Snowbird

1916-05-08

John Wheeler (Warren Cook) gets himself in some financial hot water and needs to prove that he is ha

Hidden Pearls
0

Hidden Pearls

1918-02-18

Hawaiian prince Tom Garvin (Sessue Hayakawa) receives an American college education and falls in lov

David Copperfield
0

David Copperfield

1911-10-17

Thanhouser Company three-reel silent film based on Charles Dickens’s story of an English lad's tribu

Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement #6
0

Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement #6

1919-01-01

Shows brief glimpses into the lives of movie stars of the time. Included is shots of Elsie Janis in

Nan of Music Mountain
0

Nan of Music Mountain

1917-12-12

Henry de Spain is determined to find the man who murdered his father. He becomes sort of an outsider

Armstrong's Wife
0

Armstrong's Wife

1915-11-18

A Debut in the Secret Service
0

A Debut in the Secret Service

1914-04-07

Lord Trevor and his ward, Nan Tremain are prominent figures in London society, as well as clandestin

On the Level
0

On the Level

1917-09-10

Rustler Pete Sontag kidnaps Merlin Warner after he kills her father. Pete, a drug smuggler who uses

Baby Hands
0

Baby Hands

1912-08-06

A well to do young man imagined he was very much in love with a certain actress.

What Money Can't Buy
0

What Money Can't Buy

1917-07-16

Madison Hale, a wealthy American financier, is bidding against Govrian Texler, the financial advisor