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)
- 31
The Battle of Trafalgar
1911
War
32In the Bishop's Carriage
1913 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Crime
- 33
Treasure Island
1912
- 34
The Three Musketeers: Part 2
1911
- 35
A Modern Cinderella
1911 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Romance
36Mice and Men
1916
Romance
- 37
Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah
1912
Documentary
38A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
1908 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)
Comedy
39The Phantom Honeymoon
1919 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Horror, Drama
40The Prince and the Pauper
1909 · ★ 3.5 (1 votes)
Drama, Comedy
41The Song That Reached His Heart
1910 · ★ 5.2 (12 votes)
Drama
42College Chums
1907 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)
Comedy
43Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
1908 · ★ 5.5 (46 votes)
Drama, Action, Thriller
44The Trainer’s Daughter, or A Race for Love
1907 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)
Drama
45Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
1908 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)
Drama
46Laughing Gas
1907 · ★ 5.0 (6 votes)
Comedy
47Cupid’s Pranks
1908 · ★ 3.6 (5 votes)
Fantasy, Romance, Comedy
- 48
In A Japanese Tea Garden
1913
49Broadway Broke
1923
Drama
50Still Waters
1915
Comedy, Drama
51Beyond Price
1921
Drama
52An Hour Before Dawn
1913
Drama
53The Pride of Jennico
1914
Drama
- 54
The Ransom of Red Chief
1911
Comedy, Western
- 55
Who Gets the Order
1911
56The Harvest Moon
1920
Drama
57A Lady of Quality
1913
Drama
58The Port of Doom
1913
Drama
59Bab's Diary
1917
Romance
60The Daughter of the Hills
1913
Drama, History
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 4, 2026.