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{{short description|American director}}
{{For|the American mining baron|James Clair Flood}}
{{For|the American mining baron|James Clair Flood}}


'''James Joseph Flood''' (1895-1953) was an American film director.
'''James Joseph Flood''' (1895-1953) was an American film director.


Born in New York City, Flood became an assistant director with Biograph in 1912<ref name="gr">{{cite book|last1=Aaker|first1=Everett|title=George Raft: The Films|date=2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786493135|page=34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qi7JiuIsQbsC&pg=PA31&dq=%22Wynne+Gibson%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwn5mzipjQAhVIJCYKHaKOBjYQ6AEIPzAF#v=onepage&q=%22Wynne%20Gibson%22&f=false|accessdate=8 November 2016|language=en}}</ref> and was active through 1952.
Born in New York City, Flood became an assistant director with Biograph in 1912<ref name="gr">{{cite book|last1=Aaker|first1=Everett|title=George Raft: The Films|date=2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786493135|page=34|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qi7JiuIsQbsC&dq=%22Wynne+Gibson%22&pg=PA31|accessdate=8 November 2016|language=en}}</ref> and was active through 1952.

==Career==

When working on ''[[The Swellhead]]'', Flood decided he wanted to change a scene. He told his plan to actor James Gleason who was also an accomplished playwright and he re-wrote the scene. Actress [[Marion Shilling]] then had to quickly learn and execute the new dialogue. "I was a fast study, memorized the scene in a few minutes and we did the scene in one take. Mr. Flood put his arms around me and said, 'You g.d. little trouper.'"<ref>Ankerich, Michael G. The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities. McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC: 1998. p. 205.</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Times Have Changed]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Woman Hater (1925 film)|The Woman Hater]]'' (1925)
* ''[[The Woman Hater (1925 film)|The Woman Hater]]'' (1925)
* ''[[The Man Without a Conscience]]'' (1925)
* ''[[The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted]]'' (1925)
* ''[[ Satan in Sables]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Why Girls Go Back Home]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Why Girls Go Back Home]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Lady in Ermine (1927 film)|The Lady in Ermine]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Lady in Ermine (1927 film)|The Lady in Ermine]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Three Hours]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Three Hours]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Count of Ten]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Domestic Meddlers]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Marriage by Contract]]'' (1928)
*''[[Mister Antonio]]'' (1929)
*''[[Mister Antonio]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Whispering Winds (film)|Whispering Winds]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Midstream (film)|Midstream]]'' (1929)
* ''[[The Swellhead]]'' (1930)
* ''[[The She-Wolf (1931 film)|The She-Wolf]]'' (1931)
* ''[[Under Cover Man]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Under Cover Man]]'' (1932)
* ''[[The Mouthpiece]]'' (1932) co-directed with [[Elliott Nugent]]
* ''[[The Mouthpiece]]'' (1932) co-directed with [[Elliott Nugent]]
* ''[[Life Begins (film)|Life Begins]]'' (1932) co-directed with Elliott Nugent
* ''[[Life Begins (1932 film)|Life Begins]]'' (1932) co-directed with Elliott Nugent
* ''[[All of Me (1934 film)|All of Me]]'' (1934)
* ''[[All of Me (1934 film)|All of Me]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Such Women Are Dangerous]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Wings in the Dark]] ''(1935)
* ''[[Wings in the Dark]] ''(1935)
* ''[[Shanghai (1935 film)|Shanghai]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Shanghai (1935 film)|Shanghai]]'' (1935)
* ''[[The Lonely Road]]'' (1936) aka ''Scotland Yard Commands''
* ''[[Lonely Road (film)|Lonely Road]]'' (1936), aka ''Scotland Yard Commands''
* ''[[The Big Fix (1947 film)|The Big Fix]]'' (1947)
* ''[[The Big Fix (1947 film)|The Big Fix]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Stepchild (film)|Stepchild]]'' (1947)


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDB name|0282549}}
* {{IMDB name|0282549}}

{{James Flood}}


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Latest revision as of 21:10, 1 December 2021

For the American mining baron, see James Clair Flood.

James Joseph Flood (1895-1953) was an American film director.

Born in New York City, Flood became an assistant director with Biograph in 1912[1] and was active through 1952.

Career[edit]

When working on The Swellhead, Flood decided he wanted to change a scene. He told his plan to actor James Gleason who was also an accomplished playwright and he re-wrote the scene. Actress Marion Shilling then had to quickly learn and execute the new dialogue. "I was a fast study, memorized the scene in a few minutes and we did the scene in one take. Mr. Flood put his arms around me and said, 'You g.d. little trouper.'"[2]

Personal life[edit]

Fellow director William Beaudine was his longtime friend and brother-in-law; actor and producer Bobby Anderson was his nephew (Bobby's mother was James's wife's sister).

Death[edit]

Flood died of complications after surgery in Hollywood on February 4, 1953. He was 57 years old.[1]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Aaker, Everett (2013). George Raft: The Films. McFarland. p. 34. ISBN 9780786493135. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. ^ Ankerich, Michael G. The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities. McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC: 1998. p. 205.

External links[edit]

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