James Cruze (1884 – 1942) was an American actor and director who was at the height of his power during the silent era, directing comedy shorts, thrillers, and big-budget epics like the Western The Covered Wagon (1923). His career declined after the advent of sound film. After a string of projects for various studios – including Columbia – and a collaboration with Will Rogers that was cut short by the actor’s sudden death, Cruze died by suicide, aged 58.
L’attore e regista americano James Cruze (1884 – 1942) ha raggiunto l'apice della carriera durante l'era del muto, realizzando comiche, thriller e grosse produzioni come il western I pionieri (1923). Il declino della sua carriera è cominciato con l'avvento del cinema sonoro. Dopo una serie di progetti per vari studios - tra cui la Columbia - e una collaborazione con Will Rogers interrotta dalla morte improvvisa dell'attore, Cruze si è suicidato all'età di 58 anni.
Filmography
1938 Come on, Leathernecks!
1938 Gangs of New York
1938 Prison Nurse
1937 The Wrong Road
1936 Sutter's Gold
1935 Two Fisted
1934 Helldorado
1934 Their Big Moment
1934 David Harum
1933 Mr. Skitch
1933 I Cover the Waterfront
1933 Sailor Be Good
1933 Racetrack
1932 If I Had a Million
1932 Washington Merry-Go-Round
1931 Salvation Nell
1930 She Got What She Wanted
1930 Once a Gentleman
1929 The Great Gabbo
1929 A Man's Man
1929 The Duke Steps Out
1928 Excess Baggage
1928 The Red Mark
1928 The Mating Call
1927 On to Reno
1927 The City Gone Wild
1927 We're All Gamblers
1926 The Waiter from the Ritz
1926 Old Ironsides
1926 Mannequin
1925 The Pony Express
1925 Marry Me
1925 Beggar on Horseback
1925 Welcome Home
1925 Waking Up the Town
1925 The Goose Hangs High
1924 The Garden of Weeds
1924 The City That Never Sleeps
1924 Merton of the Movies
1924 The Enemy Sex
1924 The Fighting Coward
1924 Leap Year
1923 To the Ladies
1923 Ruggles of Red Gap
1923 Hollywood
1923 The Covered Wagon
1922 Thirty Days
1922 The Old Homestead
1922 The Dictator
1922 The Fast Freight
1922 Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922 One Glorious Day
1921 Crazy to Marry
1921 Gasoline Gus
1921 The Dollar-a-Year Man
1921 The Charm School
1920 Always Audacious
1920 A Full House
1920 Food for Scandal
1920 What Happened to Jones
1920 The Sins of St. Anthony
1920 Mrs. Temple's Telegram
1920 Terror Island
1919 An Adventure in Hearts
1919 Hawthorne of the U.S.A.
1919 The Lottery Man
1919 The Valley of the Giants
1919 The Love Burglar
1919 You're Fired
1919 The Roaring Road
1919 Alias Mike Moran
1919 The Dub
1918 Too Many Millions
