Directing

Wallace Worsley

Born 1878-12-07

Wappingers Falls, New York, USA

Department: Directing

Biography

Wallace Ashley Worsley (8 December 1878 – 26 March 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film director in the silent era. Worsley directed 29 films during the years 1918-1928 and acted in 7 films. He directed several films starring Lon Chaney Sr. and his professional relationship with the actor was the best Chaney had second to his partnership with Tod Browning. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923) is one of his best known works and, along with "The Penalty" (1920), enjoys good exposure on home video and DVD. Worsley's 1922 horror film "A Blind Bargain" with Chaney is one of the most sought-after lost films. Worsley was married to actress Julia Marie Taylor with whom he had two sons, Paul Brackenride Worsley and Wallace Worsley Jr., the latter a production manager and assistant director.

1924

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (34 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
The Power of Silence	Director	Movie	1928
Shadow of the Law	Director	Movie	1926
The Man Who Fights Alone	Director	Movie	1924
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Director	Movie	1923
Is Divorce a Failure?	Director	Movie	1923
Nobody's Money	Director	Movie	1923
A Blind Bargain	Director	Movie	1922
Enter Madame	Director	Movie	1922
Rags to Riches	Director	Movie	1922
When Husbands Deceive	Director	Movie	1922
Grand Larceny	Director	Movie	1922
The Beautiful Liar	Director	Movie	1921
Voices of the City	Director	Movie	1921
The Ace of Hearts	Director	Movie	1921
Don't Neglect Your Wife	Director	Movie	1921
The Highest Bidder	Director	Movie	1921
The Penalty	Director	Movie	1920
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come	Director	Movie	1920
The Street Called Straight	Director	Movie	1920
A Woman of Pleasure	Director	Movie	1919
Playthings of Passion	Director	Movie	1919
Diane of the Green Van	Director	Movie	1919
Adele	Director	Movie	1919
The Goddess of Lost Lake	Director	Movie	1918
A Law Unto Herself	Director	Movie	1918
Wedlock	Director	Movie	1918
Social Ambition	Director	Movie	1918
Honor's Cross	Director	Movie	1918
An Alien Enemy	Director	Movie	1918
The Turn of a Card	John Hays Cotton	Movie	1918
Alimony	John Flint	Movie	1917
A Man's Man	Henry Jenks	Movie	1917
Borrowed Plumage	Sir Charles Broome	Movie	1917
Paws of the Bear	Curt Schrieber	Movie	1917