Howard S. Moss
Directing
Biography
Howard S. Moss was born on June 9, 1881 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Dream Doll (1917), Cracked Ice (1922) and The Beauty Contest (1922). He was previously married to Florence Adele Seavey. He died in July 1964 in New York City, New York, USA.
Known For
Alice in Wonderland meets the Garden of Eden in this surreal fable of a drunk rabbit, bowling dwarfs, and the two bewildered girls of the title.
Mary and Gretel
A. Knutt, a crack-brained chemist, discovers an elixir that will endow dolls with life. He does not know that it will change living persons to dolls. He shows his invention to the Toy King and his lovely daughter, and Ruby is overcome by the fumes and is changed into a doll, eloping with a doll lover and undergoing many strange adventures.
The Dream Doll
Two male dolls compete to win the heart of female doll Dolly Daisy.
Hearts and Flowers
A Dolly short.
Dolly Doings
There is a beauty contest in Darktown which ends by one of the partners stuffing the ballot box with disastrous results. This is a lost film.
The Beauty Contest
Two boys wait outside a young girl's window. 1930s stop-motion.
Dolly Daisy in Hearts and Flowers
Stop Motion Animated short.