Confirmed Years: 1915-16
Biography:
Frank Borzage (Pron: borzaygee) won the very first oscar for direction on the film "7th Heaven." What is not so widely known is that Frank began his career as a director in Santa Barbara, late in 1915 on the two reeler "The Pitch 'O Chance." He continued to star in and direct two and three reelers plus features for American during the coming year before moving on to Triangle.
Confirmed American Credits:
Director --
- Pitch O' Chance, The (1915) Brand: Mustang
- Life's Harmony (1916) Brand: Flying A
- Silken Spider, The (1916) Brand: Flying A
- Code of Honor, The (1916) Brand: Flying A
- Two Bits (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Awakening, The (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Flickering Light, A (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Unlucky Luke (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Jack (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Pilgrim, The (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Demon of Fear, The (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Quicksands of Deceit (1916) Brand: Mutual-American
- Nugget Jim's Pardner (1916) Brand: Mustang
- That Gal of Burke's (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Courtin' of Calliope Clew, The (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Nell Dale's Men Folks (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Forgotten Prayer, The (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Matchin' Jim (1916) Brand: Mustang
- Land O' Lizards (1916) Brand: Mutual Masterpictures de Luxe
- Immediate Lee (1916) Brand: Mutual Masterpictures de Luxe
- Hair Trigger Casey* (1922) Brand: Reissue
Writer --
Actor --
- Dead Man's Shoes (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Friend In Need, A (1915) - Brand: Beauty
- Mixed Males (1915) - Hezekiah Brand: Beauty
- Alias James - Chauffeur (1915) - Brand: Beauty
- Touring With Tillie (1915) - Brand: Beauty
- One to the Minute (1915) - Brand: Beauty
- Her Adopted Father (1915) - Brand: Beauty
- Almost a Widow (1915) - Brand: Beauty
- Anita's Butterfly (1915) - Brand: Beauty
- Cupid Beats Father (1915) - Brand: Beauty
- Making Over Father (1915) - Brand: Beauty
- Nobody's Home (1915) - Brand: Beauty
- Two Hearts and a Thief (1915) - Jack Brand: Beauty
- Clean Up, the (1915) - Brand: Flying A
- Pitch O' Chance, The (1915) - Rocky Scott Brand: Mustang
- Cactus Blossom, The (1915) - Avery Brand: Mustang
- Settled Out of Court (1916) - Brand: Beauty
- Mammy's Rose (1916) - Frank Brand: Flying A
- Two Bits (1916) - Brand: Mustang
- Awakening, The (1916) - Brand: Mustang
- Flickering Light, A (1916) - Brand: Mustang
- Unlucky Luke (1916) - Luke Drummond Brand: Mustang
- Jack (1916) - Jack Brand: Mustang
- Pilgrim, The (1916) - The Pilgrim Brand: Mustang
- Demon of Fear, The (1916) - Thomas Marsh Brand: Mustang
- Nugget Jim's Pardner (1916) - Brand: Mustang
- That Gal of Burke's (1916) - Charles Percival Brand: Mustang
- Courtin' of Calliope Clew, The (1916) - Calliope Brand: Mustang
- Nell Dale's Men Folks (1916) - Zeb Brand: Mustang
- Forgotten Prayer, The (1916) - Dan Page Brand: Mustang
- Matchin' Jim (1916) - Jim Brand: Mustang
- Land O' Lizards (1916) - The stranger Brand: Mutual Masterpictures de Luxe
- Immediate Lee (1916) - Immediate Lee Brand: Mutual Masterpictures de Luxe
- Hair Trigger Casey* (1922) - Immediate Lee Brand: Reissue