George Loane Tucker became a director in 1910 and went on to make many one-reel films for studios such as IMP and Reliance-Majestic. In 1913, he gained considerable notoriety for making the sensationalistic Traffic in Souls, a racy exposé of white slavery. A tremendous box-office success, the film is credited with starting a trend of increasingly sexy films. Just before the film was released, Tucker had moved to England where he made a few more highly regarded films. In 1917, he returned to the U.S. and continued directing. One of his most acclaimed works was The Miracle Man (1919), the film that featured Lon Chaney in his first starring role. Tucker was highly regarded in Hollywood and when he died of a lingering illness in 1921 at the age of 49, he was hailed as "the First of the Immortals."
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Ladies Must Live
Director, Screenwriter |
1921 | |||
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The Miracle Man
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
1919 | |||
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Virtuous Wives
Director, Screenwriter |
1919 | |||
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Hypocrites
Director |
1918 | |||
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Joan of Plattsburg
Director |
1918 | |||
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Mother
Director |
1918 | |||
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A Mother's Influence
Director |
1916 | |||
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Arsene Lupin
Director |
1916 | |||
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I Believe
Director |
1916 | |||
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The Folly of Desire
Director |
1916 | |||
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The Manxman
Director |
1916 | |||
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The Sons of Satan
Director |
1916 | |||
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Under Suspicion
Director |
1916 | |||
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Man of His Word
Director |
1915 | |||
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O-18
Director |
1915 | |||
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Rupert of Hentzau
Director |
1915 | |||
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The Black Spot
Director |
1915 | |||
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The Prisoner of Zenda
Director |
1915 | |||
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England Expects
Director |
1914 | |||
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On His Majesty's Service
Director |
1914 | |||
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The Fringe of War
Director |
1914 | |||
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The Revenge of Mr. Thomas Atkins
Director |
1914 | |||
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Traffic in Souls
Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
1913 | |||
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Behind the Stockade
Director, Screenwriter |
1911 | |||
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Dream
Director |
1911 | |||
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Over the Hills
Director |
1911 | |||
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The Aggressor
Director |
1911 | |||
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The Rose's Story
Director |
1911 | |||
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Their First Misunderstanding
Director |
1911 |