Irvin Willat

Irvin Willat (November 18, 1890 – April 17, 1976) was an American film director of the silent film era.

 He directed 39 films between 1917 and 1937. Early in his career Willat worked as a cinematographer on several films.

Selected filmography

• The False Faces (1919)
• The Grim Game (1919)
• Behind the Door (1919)
• The Siren Call (1922)
• On the High Seas (1922)
• Heritage of the Desert (1924)
• Wanderer of the Wasteland (1924)
• North of 36 (1924)
• The Air Mail (1925)
• Rugged Water (1925)
• Paradise (1926)
• The Cavalier (1928)
• The Isle of Lost Ships (1929)
• The Luck of Roaring Camp (1937)

Further reading

• Menefee, David Sweet Memories (Menefee Publishing Inc., 2012) ISBN 1469966956