Portrait of Sidney Olcott

Directing

Sidney Olcott

Career

Active from 1905 to 1927, busiest in 1912 with 19 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for From the Manger to the Cross
From the Manger to the Cross
GoodWatch score69/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Silent Era Romance 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Cultural Clash 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Simple Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1920s

17 titles · average score 61
The Claw
The Claw (1927)

Director

Ranson's Folly
Ranson's Folly (1926)

Director

The Amateur Gentleman
The Amateur Gentleman (1926)

Director

The White Black Sheep
The White Black Sheep (1926)

Director

Salome of the Tenements
Salome of the Tenements (1925)

Director

The Humming Bird
The Humming Bird (1924)

Director

Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Little Old New York
Little Old New York (1923)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Green Goddess
The Green Goddess (1923)

Director

Timothy's Quest
Timothy's Quest (1922)

Director

God's Country and the Law
God's Country and the Law (1921)

Director

Pardon My French
Pardon My French (1921)

Director

1910s

63 titles · average score 61
Poor Little Peppina
Poor Little Peppina (1916)

Director

Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly (1915)

Director

All for Old Ireland
All for Old Ireland (1915)

Writer, Director

For Ireland's Sake
For Ireland's Sake (1914)

as Father Flanagan

From the Manger to the Cross
From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
GoodWatch score 69

as Blind Man (uncredited)

The Darling of the CSA
The Darling of the CSA (1912)

Director

By a Woman's Wit
By a Woman's Wit (1911)

Director

Railroad Raiders of '62
Railroad Raiders of '62 (1911)

as Capt. Andrews

The Colleen Bawn
The Colleen Bawn (1911)

as Danny Mann

The Lad from Old Ireland
The Lad from Old Ireland (1910)
GoodWatch score 52

as Terry O'Connor

The Navajo's Bride
The Navajo's Bride (1910)

Director

The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg (1910)

Director

1900s

7 titles · average score 47
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War (1909)

Director

A Slave to Drink
A Slave to Drink (1909)

Director

Scarlet Letter
Scarlet Letter (1908)

Director

Evangeline
Evangeline (1908)

Director

Way Down East
Way Down East (1908)

Director

Ben Hur
Ben Hur (1907)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

2 A.M. in the Subway
2 A.M. in the Subway (1905)
GoodWatch score 45

as Drunk Man