John Francis Dillon (director)

John Francis Dillon (July 13, 1884 – April 4, 1934) was an American film director and actor of the silent era.^[1] He directed 130 films between 1914 and 1934. He also appeared in 74 films between 1914 and 1931. He was born in New York, New York, was a brother of Robert A. Dillon, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. He was married to the actress Edith Hallor.^[2]

John Francis Dillon
Dillon on the set of Love's Blindness, 1926
Born	(1884-07-13)July 13, 1884 New York, New York
Died	April 4, 1934(1934-04-04) (aged 49) Los Angeles, California
Other names	Jack Dillon
Occupation(s)	Film director Actor
Years active	1914–1934

Partial filmography

• Dough and Dynamite (1914)
• Indiscreet Corinne (1917)
• Suds (1920)
• The Plaything of Broadway (1921)
• The Cub Reporter (1922)
• The Yellow Stain (1922)
• Flaming Youth (1923)
• Double Dealing (1923) (actor)
• The Self-Made Wife (1923)
• The Broken Violin (1923)^[3]
• Lilies of the Field (1924)
• Flirting with Love (1924)
• The Perfect Flapper (1924)
• The Half-Way Girl (1925)
• We Moderns (1925)
• The Test of Donald Norton (1926) (actor)
• Don Juan's Three Nights (1926)
• Midnight Lovers (1926)
• Love's Blindness (1926)
• The Prince of Headwaiters (1927)
• Temptations of a Shop Girl (1927) (actor)
• The Noose (1928)
• The Heart of a Follies Girl (1928)
• Out of the Ruins (1928)
• Scarlet Seas (1929)
• Sally (1929)
• Children of the Ritz (1929)
• Bride of the Regiment (1930)
• The Girl of the Golden West (1930)
• Kismet (1930)
• Millie (1931)
• The Finger Points (1931)
• The Pagan Lady (1931)
• Behind the Mask (1932)
• Call Her Savage (1932)
• The Big Shakedown (1934)