Harry O. Hoyt

Harry O. Hoyt
Born	6 August 1885 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died	29 July 1961 Los Angeles, California
Other names	Harry Hoyt
Occupation	Screenwriter Film director
Years active	1913 - 1945

Harry O. Hoyt (6 August 1885 - 29 July 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director whose career began in the silent era. His 1925 film The Lost World, based on the book by Arthur Conan Doyle, is notable as a pioneering effort in the use of stop-motion animation. He was a brother of actor Arthur Hoyt who appeared in The Lost World.

Partial filmography

• Daredevil Jack (1920)
• The Lost World (1925)
• The Adorable Deceiver (1926)
• The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
• Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
• The Thrill Hunter (1933)
• The Fighting Ranger (1934)
• Jungle Menace (1937)
• Lady in the Death House (1944)
• The Missing Corpse (1945)

External links

• Harry O. Hoyt at the Internet Movie Database