# Edwin Middleton

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**Edwin Middleton** (January 1, 1865 – June 17, 1929) was an American film director.[1][2]

## Biography

He worked in theater as part of a [stock company](/source/Repertory_theatre) from [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) before his film career.[3] In 1891, he was an actor in a production titled *Sin and Shadow*.[4] In 1906, he is credited with a part in a [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) production titled *Matilda* as "Dr. Lamb".[5]

He directed [W.C. Fields](/source/W.C._Fields)'s film debut in *[Pool Sharks](/source/Pool_Sharks)* in 1915.[6] He also directed several shorts with casts that included [Bud Ross](/source/Bud_Ross). He made a series of films for the [Gaumont Film Company](/source/Gaumont_Film_Company).

He directed at least three "Cissy" films starring [Cissy Fitzgerald](/source/Cissy_Fitzgerald). He worked for [Gaumont Film Company](/source/Gaumont_Film_Company) in [Jacksonville](/source/Jacksonville), Florida.[7]

He was an organizer of the Motion Picture Directors Association of New York.[8]

## Filmography

- *The Dream of a Motion Picture Director* (1912)
- *[Lime Kiln Field Day](/source/Lime_Kiln_Field_Day)* (1913) – The oldest surviving film featuring [African American](/source/African_Americans) actors
- *[One on Romance](/source/One_on_Romance)* (1913)
- *Because of a Hat* (1914), writer
- *[Rip Van Winkle](/source/Rip_Van_Winkle_(1914_film))* (1914) [8]
- *[The Flaming Sword](/source/The_Flaming_Sword_(1915_film))* (1915)
- *The Widow Wins* (1915)[9]
- *Leave it to Cissy* (1915)
- *Curling Cissy* (1915)
- *Cissy's Innocent Wink* (1915)
- *The Reformer* (1915)
- *[Ethel's Romeos](/source/Ethel's_Romeos)* (1915)
- *[Pool Sharks](/source/Pool_Sharks)* (1915) – The first film appearance of [W.C. Fields](/source/W.C._Fields)
- *[Wildfire](/source/Wildfire_(1915_film))* (1915)
- *[The Haunted Manor](/source/The_Haunted_Manor_(1916_film))* (1916)
- *The Isle of Love* (1916)[10]
- *Flames of Vengeance* (1916)
- *Armadale* (1916)[11] – An adaptation of *[Armadale](/source/Armadale_(novel))*
- *Gates of Divorce*[12]
- *The Criminals Thumb* (1916)
- *The Hidden Face* (1916)
- *Gates of Divorce* (1916) – A "three-part drama"[13]

## References

1. ["Edwin Middleton | MoMA"](https://www.moma.org/artists/46350). *The Museum of Modern Art*

1. Spehr, Paul C.; Lundquist, Gunnar; Lauritzen, Einar (July 1, 1996). [*American film personnel and company credits, 1908-1920: filmographies reordered by authoritative organizational and personal names from Lauritzen and Lundquist's American film-index*](https://books.google.com/books?id=YX1ZAAAAMAAJ&q=gingerbread+cupid+1912+edwin). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 9780786402557. – via Google Books.

1. Wertheim, Arthur Frank (January 16, 2017). [*W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen: Becoming a Character Comedian*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_ObwDQAAQBAJ&q=Moving+Picture+Director+1912+%22edwin+middleton%22&pg=PA24). Springer. ISBN 9781349949861. – via Google Books.

1. ["Edwin Middleton – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB"](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/edwin-middleton-52971). *www.ibdb.com*

1. ["Edwin Middleton Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos"](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Edwin-Middleton/). *www.broadwayworld.com*

1. Wertheim, Arthur Frank (January 16, 2017). [*W.C. Fields from the Ziegfeld Follies and Broadway Stage to the Screen: Becoming a Character Comedian*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_ObwDQAAQBAJ&q=edwin+middleton+w.c.+fields&pg=PA24). Springer. ISBN 9781349949861. – via Google Books.

1. ["Motography"](https://books.google.com/books?id=a3lJAQAAMAAJ&q=edwin+middleton+jacksonville&pg=PA489). January 28, 1916. – via Google Books.

1. Dixon, Wheeler Winston (November 6, 2015). [*Black and White Cinema: A Short History*](https://books.google.com/books?id=fDiSCgAAQBAJ&q=edwin+middleton+silent+film&pg=PT63). Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813572437. – via Google Books.

1. ["Moving Picture World (Dec 1915)"](https://archive.org/stream/movpicwor26chal/movpicwor26chal_djvu.txt). New York, Chalmers Publishing Company. 1915.

1. Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (January 3, 1988). [*Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936*](https://books.google.com/books?id=rYcqAAAAYAAJ&q=edwin+middleton+silent+film). Cinebooks. ISBN 9780933997103. – via Google Books.

1. ["Motography"](https://books.google.com/books?id=a3lJAQAAMAAJ&q=edwin+middleton+mutual+film&pg=PA1232). January 3, 1916. – via Google Books.

1. ["The Moving Picture World"](https://books.google.com/books?id=1qEbAQAAMAAJ&q=edwin+middleton+mutual+film&pg=PA1125). World Photographic Publishing Company. January 3, 1916. – via Google Books.

1. ["The Moving Picture World"](https://books.google.com/books?id=1qEbAQAAMAAJ&q=gates+of+divorce+%22edwin+middleton%22&pg=PA644). World Photographic Publishing Company. January 28, 1916. – via Google Books.

## External links

- [Edwin Middleton](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585495/) [IMDb](/source/IMDb)

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