by Hans J. Wollstein
biography
A former photographer, newspaper reporter, and playwright, William P.S. Earle became an important director for Vitagraph in the mid-1910s, directing "features only," as an official 1921 studio bio boasted. Switching to Famous Players/Paramount and Selznick later in the decade, Earle went on to direct mainly potboilers, including four starring Broadway import Elaine Hammerstein, and Destiny's Isle (1922), a desert island romance which he also produced. Earle was married to actress Blanche Earle and Evangeline Russell, the widow of pioneering producer J. Stuart Blackton.
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Dancer of the Nile
Director |
1923 | |||
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Destiny's Isle
Director |
1922 | |||
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Love's Masquerade
Director |
1922 | |||
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Gilded Lies
Director |
1921 | |||
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Last Door
Director |
1921 | |||
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The Way of a Maid
Director |
1921 | |||
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Broken Melody
Director |
1920 | |||
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Whispers
Director |
1920 | |||
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Better Wife
Director |
1919 | |||
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Love Hunger
Director |
1919 | |||
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T' Other Dear Charmer
Director |
1918 | |||
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Courage of Silence
Director |
1917 | |||
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Within the Law
Director |
1917 | |||
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Whom the Gods Destroy
Director |
1916 | |||
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For the Honor of the Crew
Director |
1915 |
