Arthur A. Cadwell

Arthur A. Cadwell
Born
Arthur Albert Cadwell

October 8, 1882
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
DiedFebruary 17, 1937 (aged 54)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
OccupationCinematographer
SpouseFlorence Vincent

Arthur A. Cadwell (often credited as A.A. Caldwell) was an American cinematographer and race car driver who worked in Hollywood in the 1910s and 1920s.[1][2]

Biography

Arthur was born Indianapolis, Indiana, to Ethan Cadwell and Lida Haney. He married actress Florence Vincent; the pair had a son, Arthur Jr., who would become a child actor.

He began shooting films around 1913, working primarily with Thanhauser and then the California Motion Picture Company during those early years.[3] During this decade, he was also known for racing cars in Southern California.[3]

In 1925, he and writer/director Hamilton Smith banded together to launch the Asheville Motion Pictures Corporation with the intent of developing a film industry in North Carolina.[4] Little seems to have come from this venture.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2003). The Great American Playwrights on the Screen: A Critical Guide to Film, Video, and DVD. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-512-3.
  2. ^ Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.
  3. ^ a b "CADWELL, Arthur A." www.thanhouser.org. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  4. ^ "Motion Pictures to Be Filmed in West". The News and Observer. 12 Mar 1925. Retrieved 2020-07-20.


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