Arthur Berthelet (1879â€"1949) was an American film director who went
from directing stage plays (several on Broadway) to directing silent
movies.Berthelet is remembered particularly for having directed
William Gillette â€" noted as the definitive early Sherlock Holmes â€"
in his only filmed performance as the great detective (1916), and
controversial feminist Mary MacLane in her silent movie Men Who Have
Made Love to Me (1918), the first serious cinematic work to break the
fourth wall and the first to unite writer, narrator, subject, and
star.
from directing stage plays (several on Broadway) to directing silent
movies.Berthelet is remembered particularly for having directed
William Gillette â€" noted as the definitive early Sherlock Holmes â€"
in his only filmed performance as the great detective (1916), and
controversial feminist Mary MacLane in her silent movie Men Who Have
Made Love to Me (1918), the first serious cinematic work to break the
fourth wall and the first to unite writer, narrator, subject, and
star.
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