Wallace Worsley

Directing·Dec 7, 1878·Wappingers Falls, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Power of Silence1928 · Director	Director
Shadow of the Law1926 · Director	Director
The Man Who Fights Alone1924 · Director	Director
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1923 · Director	Director
Is Divorce a Failure?1923 · Director	Director
Nobody's Money1923 · Director	Director
A Blind Bargain1922 · Director	Director
Enter Madame1922 · Director	Director
Rags to Riches1922 · Director	Director
When Husbands Deceive1922 · Director	Director
Grand Larceny1922 · Director	Director
The Beautiful Liar1921 · Director	Director
Voices of the City1921 · Director	Director
The Ace of Hearts1921 · Director	Director
Don't Neglect Your Wife1921 · Director	Director
The Highest Bidder1921 · Director	Director
The Penalty1920 · Director	Director
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come1920 · Director	Director
The Street Called Straight1920 · Director	Director
A Woman of Pleasure1919 · Director	Director
Playthings of Passion1919 · Director	Director
Diane of the Green Van1919 · Director	Director
Adele1919 · Director	Director
The Goddess of Lost Lake1918 · Director	Director
A Law Unto Herself1918 · Director	Director
Wedlock1918 · Director	Director
Social Ambition1918 · Director	Director
Honor's Cross1918 · Director	Director
An Alien Enemy1918 · Director	Director
The Turn of a Card1918 · John Hays Cotton	John Hays Cotton
Alimony1917 · John Flint	John Flint
A Man's Man1917 · Henry Jenks	Henry Jenks
Borrowed Plumage1917 · Sir Charles Broome	Sir Charles Broome
PPaws of the Bear1917 · Curt Schrieber	Curt Schrieber