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Years active
  
1913-1920

Name
  
Will Davis


Role
  
Film director

Died
  
November 19, 1920

Occupation
  
Film director Screenwriter

Movies
  
The Straight Way, Jealousy, The Victim, The Brass Check, The Eternal Mother, Destruction, Slander, Under Suspicion

Similar People
  
Valeska Suratt, William Fox, Edward Van Sloan, Lionel Atwill, Florence Reed

Will S. Davis (1882 – November 19, 1920) was an American film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He was the son of David Jackson Davis and Elizabeth Ann Tees. He directed 36 films between 1913 and 1920. He also wrote for 13 films between 1914 and 1917. Prior to his involvement in motion pictures, Davis also had training as a stage actor on Broadway amongst elsewhere.

Selected filmography

  • Destruction (1915)
  • Slander (1916)
  • The Straight Way (1916)
  • Jealousy (1916)
  • The Victim (1916)
  • Under Suspicion (1918)
  • The Brass Check (1918)
  • The Eternal Mother (1920)
  • The Mystery Mind (1920)
  • References

    Will S. Davis Wikipedia