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Birth Name: Monta Bell
Born: 5 February 1891 Died: 4 February 1958
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Monta Bell (February 5, 1891 – February 4, 1958) was an American film director, film producer and film editor.
Starting as a journalist in Washington DC, Bell later played on stage and entered films in 1923 as an actor. Charlie Chaplin employed Bell as a film editor and assistant director and in 1924, he became a full-fledged director of sophisticated sex comedies. Bell is known for directing Greta Garbo's first American film, Torrent.
Bell joined up with Paramount Pictures serving as head of production at the Astoria Studios in Astoria, Queens in New York. As sound films came in, Bell directed a number of high comedies
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1. The Pilgrim (1923)
| Rating: | 77 Watched |
2. The Adventurer (1917)
| Rating: | 71 Watched |
| Rating: | 5 Watched |
4. Garbo (2005)
| Rating: | 6 Watched |
5. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
| Rating: | 2 want to see |
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1. Torrent (1926)
| Rating: | 11 Watched |
| Rating: | 11 Watched |
3. Downstairs
| Rating: | 8 Watched |
| Rating: | 5 want to see |
5. Broadway After Dark (1924)
| Rating: | 4 Watched |
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1. The Letter
| Rating: | 5 Watched |
2. After Midnight (1927)
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4. Up for Murder (1931)
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5. Bellamy Trial (1929)
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