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Phillips Smalley

Phillips Smalley

Directing: 1916 · 2 films
Lived: 6 August 1875 — d. 1939
From: Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

Wendell Phillips Smalley (August 7, 1865 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film director and actor.

Acting: 1921 — 1934 · 10 films
Lived: 6 August 1875 — d. 1939
From: Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

Wendell Phillips Smalley (August 7, 1865 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film director and actor.

Career Signature

How Phillips Smalley’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

heavy emotional

operatic emotion

emotionally devastating

rise-and-fall tragedy

Tonal kin

Lois Weber

Lois Weber6 films

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim6 films

King Vidor

King Vidor27 films

William Wyler

William Wyler28 films

John M. Stahl

John M. Stahl7 films

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith16 films

Douglas Sirk

Douglas Sirk20 films

Régis Wargnier

Régis Wargnier3 films

Career Signature

How Phillips Smalley’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

wealth and decadence

theatrical style

wistful longing

emotionally restrained