John S. Robertson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Stuart Robertson (14 June 1878 in London, Ontario – 5 November 1964 in California) was a Canadian born actor and later film director perhaps best known for his 1920 screen adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore. He broke into filmmaking in 1915 with Vitagraph, then with Famous Players-Lasky, making 57 features in his career. Robertson left film in 1935, amid the increasing prevalence of sound pictures. The Byrds song "Old John Robertson" was about Robertson. Description above from the Wikipedia article John S. Robertson,   licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

1. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) — Director
2. Tess of the Storm Country (1922) — Director
3. One Man's Journey (1933) — Director
4. Our Little Girl (1935) — Director
5. The Phantom of Paris (1931) — Director
6. Annie Laurie (1927) — Director
7. The Enchanted Cottage (1924) — Director
8. Captain Salvation (1927) — Director
9. The Single Standard (1929) — Director
10. Shore Leave (1925) — Director
11. Little Orphan Annie (1932) — Director
12. Wednesday's Child (1934) — Director
13. The Crime Doctor (1934) — Director
14. His Greatest Gamble (1934) — Director
15. The Meeting (1917) — Director
16. The Test of Honor (1919) — Director
17. Grand Old Girl (1935) — Director
18. The Spanish Jade (1922) — Director
19. Captain Hurricane (1935) — Director
20. Sentimental Tommy (1921) — Director
21. Come Out of the Kitchen (1919) — Director
22. The Misleading Widow (1919) — Director
23. 39 East (1920) — Director
24. The Bright Shawl (1923) — Director
25. Away Goes Prudence (1920) — Director
26. Beyond Victory (1931) — Director
27. Erstwhile Susan (1919) — Director
28. The Night Ride (1930) — Director
29. Captain of the Guard (1930) — Director
30. The Road to Romance (1927) — Director
31. A Dark Lantern (1920) — Director
32. Here Comes the Bride (1919) — Director
33. Classmates (1924) — Director
34. Little Miss Hoover (1918) — Director
35. Soul-Fire (1925) — Director
36. The Fighting Blade (1923) — Director
37. Shanghai Lady (1929) — Director
38. New Toys (1925) — Director
39. Footlights (1921) — Director
40. Madonna of the Streets (1930) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Combat (1916) — Philip Lewis
2. The Destroyers (1916) — Lawlor
3. Her Right to Live (1917) — Daniel Hoadley
4. An Enemy to the King (1916) — Claude Le Chastre