# Theodore Marston

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{{short description|American film director}}

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'''Theodore Marston''' (August 10, 1868 in [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) &ndash; October 2, 1920 in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California), United States) was an American [silent film](/source/silent_film) [director](/source/Film_director) and writer during the early silent period. He directed films including ''[Aurora Floyd](/source/Aurora_Floyd)'' in 1912 and worked with actors such as [William Garwood](/source/William_Garwood) and [Harry Benham](/source/Harry_Benham). He became head of dramatic film production at the [Kinemacolor Company of America](/source/Kinemacolor_Company_of_America) in October 1913.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Slide |first=Anthony |title=The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2014 |isbn=9781135925611 |pages=109–110}}</ref>
 
==Selected filmography==
* ''[She](/source/She_(1911_film))'' (1911)
* ''[The Last of the Mohicans](/source/The_Last_of_the_Mohicans_(1911_film))'' (1911)
* ''[David Copperfield](/source/David_Copperfield_(1911_film))'' (1911) recent research disputes that Marston directed this film<ref>Pointer, Michael (1996). Charles Dickens On The Screen: The Film, Television, and Video Adaptations. Scarecrow Press. p. 121. {{ISBN|0-810-82960-6}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/DavidCopperfield1911.html|title = Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List}}</ref>
* ''[Put Yourself in His Place](/source/Put_Yourself_in_His_Place)'' (1912)
* ''[Aurora Floyd](/source/Aurora_Floyd_(film))'' ([1912](/source/1912_in_film))
* ''[Robin Hood](/source/Robin_Hood_(1913_film))'' ([1913](/source/1913_film))
* ''[The Battle of Frenchman's Run](/source/The_Battle_of_Frenchman's_Run)'' ([1915](/source/1915_in_film))
* ''[The Caveman](/source/The_Caveman_(1915_film))'' (1915)
* ''[The Primrose Path](/source/The_Primrose_Path_(1915_film))'' (1915)
* ''[The Wheels of Justice](/source/The_Wheels_of_Justice)'' (1915)
* ''[The Surprises of an Empty Hotel](/source/The_Surprises_of_an_Empty_Hotel)'' (1916)
* ''[The Secret Kingdom](/source/The_Secret_Kingdom_(serial))'' (1917)
* ''[The Raggedy Queen](/source/The_Raggedy_Queen)'' (1917)
* ''[Wrath](/source/Wrath_(1917_film))'' (1917)
* ''[The Seventh Sin](/source/The_Seventh_Sin_(1917_film))'' (1917)
* ''[The Girl by the Roadside](/source/The_Girl_by_the_Roadside)'' (1917)
* ''[Beyond the Law](/source/Beyond_the_Law_(1918_film))'' (1918)
* ''[The Black Gate](/source/The_Black_Gate_(film))'' (1919)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0551375|name=Theodore Marston}}

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