Born on this day – Alec B. Francis:

Alec B. Francis

Director

Actor

December 2, 1867 – July 6, 1934

Credits:

Outcast Lady (1934); The Cat's-Paw (1934); I'll Tell the World (1934); The Mystery of Mr. X (1934); Alice in Wonderland (1933); His Private Secretary (1933); Looking Forward (1933); Oliver Twist (1933); The Last Man (1932); The Last Mile (1932); Alias Mary Smith (1932); No Greater Love (1932); Mata Hari (1931); Arrowsmith (1931); Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931); Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931); Captain Applejack (1930); Feet First (1930); Outward Bound (1930); Murder Will Out (1930); The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930); The Bishop Murder Case (1929); The Sacred Flame (1929); The Mississippi Gambler (1929); Evidence (1929); Evangeline (1929); Companionate Marriage (1928); The Terror (1928); Life's Mockery (1928); The Lion and the Mouse (1928); Broadway Daddies (1928); The Little Snob (1928); The Shepherd of the Hills (1928); Sally in Our Alley (1927); The Tender Hour (1927); The Music Master (1927); Camille (1926); Faithful Wives (1926); The Return of Peter Grimm (1926); Forever After (1926); 3 Bad Men (1926); Pals First (1926); Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926); High Steppers (1926); Transcontinental Limited (1926); Vanishing Millions (1926); The Yankee Señor (1926); Where the Worst Begins (1925); Rose of the World (1925); Soiled (1925); Wandering Footsteps (1925); Thunder Mountain (1925); Thank You (1925); The Circle (1925); The Coast of Folly (1925); The End of the World (1925); Man and Maid (1925); Waking Up the Town (1925); The Mad Whirl (1925); Charley's Aunt (1925); The Reckless Sex (1925); Outwitted (1925); A Thief in Paradise (1925); The Champion of Lost Causes (1925); Capital Punishment (1925); The Bridge of Sighs (1925); The Tenth Woman (1924); Listen Lester (1924); Beau Brummel (1924); The Human Terror (1924); Do It Now (1924); A Fool's Awakening (1924); Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924); Lucretia Lombard (1923); The Eternal Three (1923); The Gold Diggers (1923); The Drivin' Fool (1923); His Last Race (1923); Hollywood (1923); Three Wise Fools (1923); A Gentleman of Leisure (1923); Children of Jazz (1923); Mary of the Movies (1923); Is Divorce a Failure? (1923); Little Church Around the Corner (1923); The Spider and the Rose (1923); The Last Hour (1923); The Forgotten Law (1922); The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922); North of the Rio Grande (1922); Beyond the Rocks (1922); Smilin' Through (1922); A Virginia Courtship (1921); The Great Moment (1921); A Voice in the Dark (1921); Courage (1921); What's a Wife Worth? (1921); Godless Men (1920); The Man Who Had Everything (1920); Earthbound (1920); The Butterfly Man (1920); The Street Called Straight (1920); The Paliser Case (1920); Flame of the Desert (1919); The World and Its Woman (1919); Lord and Lady Algy (1919); Heartsease (1919); The City of Comrades (1919); When Doctors Disagree (1919); The Probation Wife (1919); The Crimson Gardenia (1919); The Pest (1919); Spotlight Sadie (1919); Her Code of Honor (1919); Day Dreams (1919); Thirty a Week (1918); Hidden Fires (1918); Money Mad (1918); The Glorious Adventure (1918); The Venus Model (1918); Leap to Fame (1918); The Face in the Dark (1918); The Cross Bearer (1918); Wanted: A Mother (1918); Broken Ties (1918); The Marionettes (1918); The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds (1918); The Cinderella Man (1917); The Auction Block (1917); The Page Mystery (1917); Forget-Me-Not (1917); The Family Honor (1917); A Hungry Heart (1917); All Man (1916); The Heart of a Hero (1916); The Gilded Cage (1916); Husband and Wife (1916); A Woman's Way (1916); Miss Petticoats (1916); The Perils of Divorce (1916); Tangled Fates (1916); Human Driftwood (1916); Pawn of Fate (1916); The Yellow Passport (1916); Fruits of Desire (1916); The Ballet Girl (1916); The Sins of Society (1915); The Impostor (1915); After Dark (1915); The Model (1915); The Arrival of Perpetua (1915); Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915); The Pit (1914); For the Mastery of the World (1914); Lola (1914); The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914); When Broadway Was a Trail (1914); Man of the Hour (1914); Son (1914); Adventures in Diplomacy (1914); Boy (1914); Moonlight (1914); Duty (1914); The Greatest of These (1914); Wife (1914); The Drug Traffic (1914); At the Court of Prince Make Believe (1914); The Diamond Master (1914); The Good in the Worst of Us (1914); Coming Home (1914); The Case of Cherry Purcelle (1914); Cue and Mis-Cue (1914); The Highwayman's Shoes (1913); When Pierrot Met Pierrette (1913); A Son's Devotion (1913); Partners (1913); The Reformation of Calliope (1913); Cynthy (1913); Big Hearted Jim (1913); From the Beyond (1913); Jacques the Wolf (1913); Why Aunt Jane Never Married (1913); A Puritan Episode (1913); Stung (1913); The Beaten Path (1913); The Thirst for Gold (1913); The Honor of Lady Beaumont (1913); Soul to Soul (1913); In the Night (1913); The Witch (1913); When Light Came Back (1913); The Key (1913); The Sons of a Soldier (1913); For Better or for Worse (1913); The Crimson Cross (1913); The Man Who Dared (1913); The Telegraph Operator (1913); The Trail of the Silver Fox (1913); The One Who Had to Pay (1913); The Spectre Bridegroom (1913); The Gallop of Death (1913); An Accidental Servant (1913); A Tammany Boarder (1913); The Vengeance of the Fakir (1912); Dick's Wife (1912); The Bonnie, Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond (1912); Their Children's Approval (1912); Foiling a Fortune Hunter (1912); Silent Jim (1912); The Transgression of Deacon Jones (1912); Making Uncle Jealous (1912); Caprices of Fortune (1912); The Celebrated Case (1912); The Passing Parade (1912); Robin Hood (1912); The Holy City (1912); Chamber of Forgetfulness (1912); Saved from the Titanic (1912); The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1912); Oh, You Ragtime! (1912); The Letter with the Black Seals (1912); A Living Memory (1912); Keeping an Eye on Father (1912); Playmates (1912); The First Violin (1912); A Timely Rescue (1912); For the Honor of the Family (1912); Willie's Sister (1912); In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath (1911); The Younger Brother (1911); The Old Doll (1911); A Reformed Santa Claus (1911); Vanity Fair (1911); The Military Air-Scout (1911); Their Charming Mama (1911); Auld Lang Syne (1911); A Southern Soldier's Sacrifice (1911); Selecting His Heiress (1911); A Friendly Marriage (1911); The General's Daughter (1911); The Sheriff's Friend (1911); The Bell of Justice (1911); The Clown's Best Performance (1911); Troublesome Secretaries (1911); Moving Picture Show (1906).

On this day in movie history - The Bishop Murder Case (1929):

The Bishop Murder Case,

directed by David Burton and Nick Grinde,

written by S.S. Van Dine and Lenore J. Coffee,

based on the novel by S.S. Van Dine,

was released in the United States on December 31, 1929.
Music by William Axt.

Cast:
Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams, Roland Young, Alec B. Francis, George F. Marion, Zelda Sears, Bodil Rosing, Carroll Nye, Charles Quatermaine, James Donlan, Sidney Bracey, Clarence Geldart, Delmer Daves, Nellie Bly Baker.