Monta Bell

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Louis Monta Bell (born February 5, 1891 in Washington, DC , † February 4, 1958 in Hollywood ) was an American producer , director and screenwriter .

Life

Monta Bell worked as a journalist , including at the Washington Herald , before he went to Hollywood after the First World War. There he met Charlie Chaplin , who made it possible for him to appear in two of his films, in 1917 as an extra in The Adventurer and in 1923 as a policeman in The Pilgrim . He then directed, for example, Joan Crawford's debut film Dirnenliebe and Greta Garbo's first Hollywood film Floods of Passion . In Chaplin's film The Nights of a Beautiful Woman , he worked as his dramaturgical assistant and film editor . After 1930 he shifted almost exclusively to film production.

Filmography (selection)

producer

Director

  • 1924: Ralph's Night Adventures ( Broadway After Dark )
  • 1924: The Man Without Character ( The Snob )
  • 1925: Pretty Ladies
  • 1926: Floods of Passion ( Torrent )
  • 1926: The Big Number ( Upstage )
  • 1927: The man, the woman and the sin ( Man, Woman and Sin )
  • 1932: The beautiful Karl ( Downstairs )

Screenwriter

  • 1924: The Man Without Character ( The Snob )
  • 1927: The man, the woman and the sin ( Man, Woman and Sin )

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 313.

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personal data
SURNAME Bell, Monta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bell, Louis Monta (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer, director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC
DATE OF DEATH 4th February 1958
Place of death Hollywood