Ollie L. Sellers (born Oliver Sellers in 1885) was an American film
director. Before becoming a director he was a production manager at
Triangle Film Corporation. He worked with Gloria Swanson. He wrote the
screenplay adapted from a novel and directed the 1920 film The Gift
Supreme.Sellers directed the pro-union film The New Disciple in 1921
produced by labor organization the Federal Film Corporation in
Seattle. It was the most widely viewed labor film of the period, with
an audience of more than one million people the year of its release.
The film featured Alfred Allen, Norris Johnson, and Pell Trenton. The
silent film included titles from Woodrow Wilson's 1913 New Freedom and
told the story of a war veteran and a corrupt capitalist war
profiteer. It was an anti-open shop film and an indictment of the
American plan. Promotions for the film called for union members to
"wait" on their film exchanges to show the film. Film production was
supervised by John Arthur Nelson who wrote the story which was
published at the same time as the film release.Sellers married a "Mrs.
Dunnington" in San Francisco in July 1919.
director. Before becoming a director he was a production manager at
Triangle Film Corporation. He worked with Gloria Swanson. He wrote the
screenplay adapted from a novel and directed the 1920 film The Gift
Supreme.Sellers directed the pro-union film The New Disciple in 1921
produced by labor organization the Federal Film Corporation in
Seattle. It was the most widely viewed labor film of the period, with
an audience of more than one million people the year of its release.
The film featured Alfred Allen, Norris Johnson, and Pell Trenton. The
silent film included titles from Woodrow Wilson's 1913 New Freedom and
told the story of a war veteran and a corrupt capitalist war
profiteer. It was an anti-open shop film and an indictment of the
American plan. Promotions for the film called for union members to
"wait" on their film exchanges to show the film. Film production was
supervised by John Arthur Nelson who wrote the story which was
published at the same time as the film release.Sellers married a "Mrs.
Dunnington" in San Francisco in July 1919.
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