J. Searle Dawley
Director · 87 credits · 5 in highly-rated films
Best known for A Christmas Carol (1910)
Frequent collaborators: Edwin S. Porter
Directed movies (87 total, ranked by score)
1A Christmas Carol
1910 · ★ 6.2 (33 votes)
Fantasy, Drama
2Frankenstein
1910 · ★ 6.1 (232 votes)
Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy
3Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Romance, Drama
4Caprice
1913 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Drama
5The Lost Paradise
1914
Drama
6Four Feathers
1915
Drama
- 7
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1918
Drama
8The Charge of the Light Brigade
1912 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Drama
9Marta of the Lowlands
1914
Drama
10Always in the Way
1915
Drama
11A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
1911 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Romance, History
12Rich Man, Poor Man
1918
Drama, Romance
13The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
1907 · ★ 6.9 (9 votes)
Family, Fantasy, Drama
14An American Citizen
1914
Comedy, Romance
15Snow White
1916 · ★ 5.8 (15 votes)
Fantasy, Drama
16A Good Little Devil
1914
Drama
- 17
The Relief of Lucknow
1912 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
War, History
- 18
Faust
1909 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Fantasy, Drama
19An Unselfish Love
1910 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
20The Death Dance
1918 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Drama
- 21
Heléne of the North
1915
Drama, Romance
22Has the World Gone Mad!
1923 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Drama
23Dances of the Ages
1913
24The Lord and the Peasant
1912 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Drama
- 25
Chelsea 7750
1913
Drama
26Miss George Washington
1916
Comedy, Romance
27Jack and the Beanstalk
1912
Fantasy
- 28
The Three Musketeers: Part 1
1911
29The Old Monk's Tale
1913
Drama
- 30
Michael Strogoff
1910 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.