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James Leo Meehan

James Leo Meehan

American film director

James Leo Meehan (1891 – 1943) was an American film director and screenwriter.[1] He married the daughter of writer Gene Stratton-Porter, and adapted several of his mother-in-law's novels for the screen.

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He directed Campus Sweethearts (US 1930 RKO, 27 min, only shown at State Lake, Chicago - Natural Vision also shown in 35 mm) starring Rudy Vallee with Ginger Rogers among the cast. It is one of the early wide-gauge films.

Selected filmography

References

  1. [1]
    Munden p. 411

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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