Irvin Willat

Irvin V. Willat
Willat in 1920
Born	(1890-11-18)November 18, 1890 Stamford, Connecticut, US
Died	April 17, 1976(1976-04-17) (aged 85) Santa Monica, California, US
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1917–1937
Spouse	Billie Dove (m.1923-1929; divorced)

Irvin V. Willat (November 18, 1890 – April 17, 1976) was an American film director of the silent film era. He directed 39 films between 1917 and 1937. Early in his career Willat worked as a cinematographer on several films. His older brother Edwin Willat (1882–1950) was cinematographer on several silent films.

Partial filmography

• Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914)
• The Guilty Man (1918)
• The Law of the North (1918)
• The False Faces (1919)
• Rustling a Bride (1919)
• A Daughter of the Wolf (1919)
• The Grim Game (1919)
• Behind the Door (1919)
• Below the Surface (1920)
• Down Home (1920)
• Partners of the Tide (1921)
• Fifty Candles (1921)
• The Face of the World (1921)
• The Siren Call (1922)
• On the High Seas (1922)
• Pawned (1922)
• All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923)
• Fog Bound (1923)
• Three Miles Out (1924)
• Heritage of the Desert (1924)
• Wanderer of the Wasteland (1924)
• The Story Without a Name (1924)
• North of 36 (1924)
• The Air Mail (1925)
• Rugged Water (1925)
• The Ancient Highway (1925)
• The Enchanted Hill (1926)
• Paradise (1926)
• Back to God's Country (1927)
• The Cavalier (1928)
• The Michigan Kid (1928)
• The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
• Old Louisiana (1937)
• Luck of Roaring Camp (1937)
• Under Strange Flags (1937)

External links

• Irvin Willat at IMDb
• Irvin Willat at AllMovie