page_title: T. Hayes Hunter
section_title: Major role in film
hierarchical_section_title: T. Hayes Hunter / Major role in film
caption_attribution_description: English: American director T. Hayes Hunter on page 24 of the April 24, 1921 Film Daily.
context_page_description: Thomas Hayes Hunter, better known as T. Hayes Hunter, was an American film director and producer of the silent era. During Hunter's career he directed a total of 34 films between 1912 and 1934.
context_section_description: In 1916 Hunter directed his first major film The Crimson Stain Mystery. This was the start to a relatively long and successful journey for Hunter. In 1919, for Zane Grey Pictures, Hunter directed Desert Gold. He had previously directed another Zane Grey film The Border Legion for Samuel Goldwyn in 1918. In 1919 Goldwyn Pictures Corporation added T. Hayes Hunter to its roster of directors.
  Hunter went on to patent a frame design for film that allowed for advertisements to be shown in the corners of the frame without disrupting the film itself. This served as one of the earliest examples of advertising that utilizes screen space.
  When his contract with Goldwyn expired in the late 1920s, he began working for The Dial Company. During this time, the Dial Company was in the process of setting up a deal with Merrill Publishing Company to produce a series of film based on the Irving Bachellar novels. The Dial Company chose Hunter to direct these films, which resulted in two of his most well known works, Earthbound and The Light in the Clearing. Praised for his use of double exposure in Earthbound, people raved that Earthbound was the  “most remarkable achievement since the birth of the Celluloid Drama” and one of the most “masterful sensations of the screen.”  With a long list of achievements accredited to his name, Hunter continued to create popular works. He directed the notable film, Damaged Hearts, which was released early March 1924. His success progressed even further with a film titled Recoil, which was released April of the same year.
caption: Hunter in April 1921
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