James Flood

For the American mining baron, see James Clair Flood.

James Joseph Flood (1895-1953) was an American film director.

Born in New York City, Flood became an assistant director with Biograph in 1912 and was active through 1952.

Personal life

Fellow director William Beaudine was his longtime friend and brother-in-law; actor and producer Bobby Anderson was his nephew (Bobby's mother was James's wife's sister).

Death

Flood died of complications after surgery in Hollywood on February 4, 1953. He was 57 years old.

Selected filmography

• Times Have Changed (1923)
• The Woman Hater (1925)
• The Man Without a Conscience (1925)
• The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925)
• Satan in Sables (1925)
• Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)
• The Lady in Ermine (1927)
• Three Hours (1927)
• The Count of Ten (1928)
• Domestic Meddlers (1928)
• Marriage by Contract (1928)
• Mister Antonio (1929)
• Whispering Winds (1929)
• Midstream (1929)
• The Swellhead (1930)
• The She-Wolf (1931)
• Under Cover Man (1932)
• The Mouthpiece (1932) co-directed with Elliott Nugent
• Life Begins (1932) co-directed with Elliott Nugent
• All of Me (1934)
• Such Women Are Dangerous (1934)
• Wings in the Dark (1935)
• Shanghai (1935)
• The Lonely Road (1936) aka Scotland Yard Commands
• The Big Fix (1947)
• Stepchild (1947)

External links

• James Flood at IMDb