James Flood

American director

For the American mining baron, see James Clair Flood.

James Joseph Flood (July 31, 1895 – February 5, 1953) was an American film director.

Born in New York City, Flood became an assistant director with Biograph in 1912[1] and was active through 1952.

## Career

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When working on The Swellhead, Flood decided he wanted to change a scene. He told his plan to actor James Gleason who was also an accomplished playwright and he re-wrote the scene. Actress Marion Shilling then had to quickly learn and execute the new dialogue. "I was a fast study, memorized the scene in a few minutes and we did the scene in one take. Mr. Flood put his arms around me and said, 'You g.d. little trouper.'"[2]

## Personal life

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Fellow director William Beaudine was his longtime friend and brother-in-law; actor and producer Bobby Anderson was his nephew (Bobby's mother was James's wife's sister).

## Death

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Flood died of complications after surgery in Hollywood on February 4, 1953. He was 57.[1]

## Selected filmography

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* Times Have Changed (1923)
* The Woman Hater (1925)
* The Man Without a Conscience (1925)
* The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925)
* Satan in Sables (1925)
* Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)
* The Lady in Ermine (1927)
* Three Hours (1927)
* The Count of Ten (1928)
* Domestic Meddlers (1928)
* Marriage by Contract (1928)
* Mister Antonio (1929)
* Whispering Winds (1929)
* Midstream (1929)
* The Swellhead (1930)
* The She-Wolf (1931)
* Under Cover Man (1932)
* The Mouthpiece (1932) co-directed with Elliott Nugent
* Life Begins (1932) co-directed with Elliott Nugent
* All of Me (1934)
* Such Women Are Dangerous (1934)
* Wings in the Dark (1935)
* Shanghai (1935)
* Lonely Road (1936), aka Scotland Yard Commands
* The Big Fix (1947)
* Stepchild (1947)

## References

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1. ^ a b Aaker, Everett (2013). George Raft: The Films. McFarland. p. 34\. ISBN 9780786493135. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
2. ^ Ankerich, Michael G. The Sound of Silence: Conversations with 16 Film and Stage Personalities. McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC: 1998. p. 205.

## External links

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* James Flood at IMDb

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Films directed by James Flood

* Bits of Life  (1921)
* Times Have Changed  (1923)
* When Odds Are Even  (1923)
* The Tenth Woman  (1924)
* The Man Without a Conscience  (1925)
* The Woman Hater (1925)
* The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted  (1925)
* Satan in Sables  (1925)
* Why Girls Go Back Home  (1926)
* The Honeymoon Express  (1926)
* The Lady in Ermine  (1927)
* Three Hours  (1927)
* The Count of Ten (1928)
* Domestic Meddlers (1928)
* Marriage by Contract (1928)
* Midstream (1929)
* Whispering Winds (1929)
* Mister Antonio (1929)
* The Swellhead (1930)
* Sisters (1930)
* The She-Wolf (1931)
* The Mouthpiece (1932)
* Life Begins (1932)
* Under-Cover Man (1932)
* All of Me (1934)
* Such Women Are Dangerous (1934)
* Wings in the Dark (1935)
* Shanghai (1935)
* We're Only Human (1935)
* Everybody's Old Man (1936)
* Lonely Road (1936)
* Midnight Madonna (1937)
* Off the Record (1939)
* The Big Fix (1947)
* Stepchild (1947)

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