Wallace McCutcheon Sr., referred to affectionately as "Old Man McCutcheon" by members of the Biograph stock company, was, by 1907, indeed one of the senior figures in American film production. Little is known of his background, but he had apparently moved into the early film industry from stage direction. Under the encouragement of his friend Frank Marion, McCutcheon began working as a supervisor and director for American Mutoscope in 1897, continuing with them after their reorganization as American Mutoscope & Biograph in 1899. McCutcheon Sr.'s wealth of credits are often mixed up with the small handful of films directed by his son, Wallace McCutcheon Jr. (1884–1928). Sources indicate he also went by the name of George McCutcheon.
KNOWN FOR
The Sculptor's Nightmare
1908
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America
1907
The King's Messenger
1908
King of the Cannibal Islands
1908
The Man in the Box
1908
In My Lady's Boudoir
1903
When Knighthood Was in Flower
1908
Thompson's Night Out
1908
When Knights Were Bold
1908
Mixed Babies
1908
The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled
1908
The White Caps
1905