Harry A. Pollard

Harry A. Pollard (1914)

Harry A. Pollard (born January 23, 1879 in Republic City , Kansas - † July 6, 1934 in Pasadena , California ) was an American actor, director and screenwriter of the silent and early talkies era .

life and career

Pollard began his acting career in 1912 at Selig Studios . Among other things, he played in a 1913 film adaptation of the novel Onkel Toms Hütte . Since 1912 he has directed numerous short films and after 1916 concentrated completely on his work as a director. Under contract with Universal Pictures since the late 1920s , he shot another film adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin for the studio in 1927 . In 1929 he directed the expensive film adaptation of Show Boat based on the novel by Edna Ferber . Laura La Plante , Joseph Schildkraut and Alma Rubens took on important roles in the film, which was initially shot as a silent film. In the post-production several passages were stored with a sound track. In 1930 he switched to MGM , where, among other things, he was responsible for the Great Day disaster . The shooting of the film with Joan Crawford was completely stopped after a few weeks. In 1931 he ended his career with The Prodigal , an operetta with Lawrence Tibbett and Esther Ralston, and A Feller Needs a Friend , a comedy with Jackie Cooper .

Pollard was married to the actress Margarita Fischer from 1911 until his death . He died in 1934 at the age of 55 after a brief illness.

Filmography as a director (selection)

• 1912: Nothing Shall Be Hidden
• 1915: The Quest
• 1920: The Invisible Ray
• 1922: Confidence
• 1925: Oh, Doctor!
• 1927: Uncle Tom's Cabin (Uncle Tom's Cabin)
• 1929: Show Boat
• 1929: Tonight At Twelve
• 1930: Great Day
• 1931: Shipmates
• 1931: When a Feller Needs a Friend
• 1931: The Prodigal

Web links

• Harry A. Pollard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Harry A. Pollard entry on Allmovie