Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959)

Cecil Blount DeMille was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he created 70 features including silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history, with many films dominating the box office three or four at a time. His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship. His silent films included social dramas, comedies, Westerns, farces, morality plays, and historical pageants.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 87 films (1914–1964) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 37 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1927 The Fighting Eagle DeMille Pictures Corporation 16mm B&W silent
1927 THE FIGHTING EAGLE. Pathe Exchange Inc. 9 reels 16mm B&W silent
1927 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS. Pathe Exchange Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1927 The Yankee Clipper DeMille Pictures Corporation 11500 16mm B&W silent
1928 WALKING BACK. Pathe Exchange Inc. 6 reels B&W
1930 Madam Satan Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp 1:56:00 16mm B&W sound
1932 THE SIGN OF THE CROSS. Paramount Publix Corp. 14 reels B&W
1933 This Day and Age Paramount Productions Inc | Paramount Publix Corporation 1:25:00 16mm B&W sound
1933 THIS DAY AND AGE. Paramount Productions Inc. 9 reels B&W
1934 Four frightened people 1934) (theatrical): Distributor 1:18:00 16mm B&W sound
1935 Hollywood Extra Girl Blackhawk Pictures Inc 0:11:00 16mm B&W sound
1935 The Crusades Paramount News Service 29 16mm B&W
1935 The Crusades Cecil B. DeMille 12:00 B&W
1935 THE CRUSADES Cecil B. DeMille 125 min B&W
1935 THE CRUSADES Films, Inc 135min 16mm B&W Sound
1936 [The Plainsman] Cecil B. DeMille 113 min 16mm B&W
1939 LAND OF LIBERTY Cecil B. DeMille B&W
1939 LAND OF LIBERTY Teaching Film Custodians, Inc 80min B&W Sound
1939 Land of liberty. Cecil B. DeMille 16mm B&W
1939 Union Pacific Paramount Pictures Inc. 2:16:00 16mm B&W sound
1940 North West Mounted Police Cecil B. DeMille 126 min Color
1941 Land Of Liberty. ▶ Cecil B. DeMille 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1942 Reap The Wild Wind. Cecil B. DeMille 13 reels Color
1944 THE STORY OF DR. WASSELL Cecil B. DeMille 15 reels Color sound
1947 Unconquered Florida Dept Of Commerce Film Library 147 min 16mm Color sound
1947 Unconquered Cecil B. DeMille 12:00 Color
1947 Unconquered. Paramount Pictures Inc. 147 min 35mm Color sound
1947 Variety Girl. George Marshall 93 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 California's Golden Beginning ▶ Palmer (W.A.) Films 16mm sound
1950 Samson and Delilah ▶ Paramount Pictures Corp. 131 min 16mm Color
1950 Sunset Boulevard Films inc. 110 mi 16mm B&W sound
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth Cecil B. DeMille 152 min Color
1956 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ▶ Cecil B. DeMille 220 min 16mm Color
1956 The Ten commandments Cecil B. DeMille 220 min Color
1956 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. Paramount Pictures Corp. 219 min 35mm Color sound
1959 Yankee clipper. Cecil B. DeMille 16mm sound
1964 Hollywood and the stars. The great directors sponsored by Purex and Timex ; a David L. Wolper production ; United Artists Television ; production executive, Sydney Field ; associate producer, Julian Ludwig ; written and produced by Nicholas Noxon ; series producer-director, Jack Haley, Jr. 26 16mm B&W sound