Jacques Jaccard

Directing

Jacques Jaccard

Born — Died

1886-09-11 — 1960-07-24

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

46 titles

Known for

Film credits

1910s · 3 titles

American Born poster
9.0

The dying mother, tells her only child, an orphan, of the wealth and power of her family and of her royal blood.

American Born

1913

No artwork available
6.0

Robert, a young businessman, has a house party at his shooting lodge in the Adirondack Mountains. Among the guests are Vera, with whom Robert is in love, and Inez, who in her turn, loves Robert. To complicate matters, Inez is loved by Tom. He proposes to Inez and is refused. Inez decides to remove Vera from his life, and to this end sends for Graham to come and camp near them. Graham progresses far enough in his suit to arrange a meeting with Vera alone. Inez, in the meantime, is making her advances to Robert and to all outward appearances her plan is working. On the evening of his engagement with Vera while waiting, Graham passes the time away smoking, and as he leaves his camp for the meeting place. He smells smoke and sees the fire caused by his carelessness. Leaving Vera to her fate, Graham has alarmed everyone. Failing to find her in the house, The fire is raging on every side but they find her and carry her to safety. Months later, Robert and Vera have a little love scene.

Trapped in a Forest Fire

1913

Destinies Fulfilled poster
7.0

Back in '65 there was an old Southern fire eater, Pennington, and his daughter, Lucille, fell in love with Carr who was then a lieutenant in the small Yankee force that arrived in their city at the base of the mountains. When the confederacy fell, Pennington fled into the mountains with his daughter, rather than submit and there buried himself in the same place where Carr now lived with Rosemary. Several years passed and Lucille did not forget Carr, her Yankee lover. It was then that fate brought them together and old Pennington finally consented to the marriage, exacting a promise from Carr, not to take Lucille away from him and her mountain home.

Destinies Fulfilled

1914

Behind the camera

Riders of the Plains poster
10.0

B-Western regulars Jack Perrin and Marilyn Mills starred in this obscure, low-budget Western serial released in 15 chapters.

Riders of the Plains

1924

Riders of the Plains poster
10.0

B-Western regulars Jack Perrin and Marilyn Mills starred in this obscure, low-budget Western serial released in 15 chapters.

Riders of the Plains

1924

Desert Love poster
8.0

Murderous bandits shoot up a town and kill the sheriff. But before he dies, the lawman leaves behind a list of the men responsible for his murder. Twenty-five years later, his son, Buck Marston has grown up and followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a sheriff.

Desert Love

1920

Desert Love poster
8.0

Murderous bandits shoot up a town and kill the sheriff. But before he dies, the lawman leaves behind a list of the men responsible for his murder. Twenty-five years later, his son, Buck Marston has grown up and followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a sheriff.

Desert Love

1920

Desert Greed poster
9.0

A deputy comes upon a young girl who has been fired and cheated out of her wages by her former employer. The deputy helps her get what's due her, and accompanies her to her hometown, where they discover that her stepfather has plans to marry her off to a big-time smuggler.

Desert Greed

1926

Desert Greed poster
9.0

A deputy comes upon a young girl who has been fired and cheated out of her wages by her former employer. The deputy helps her get what's due her, and accompanies her to her hometown, where they discover that her stepfather has plans to marry her off to a big-time smuggler.

Desert Greed

1926

Hell Hounds of the Plains poster
7.0

Horses are being rustled by outlaws known as the Hell Hounds. When the Sheriff is killed, his Deputy Yak takes over the search for the rustlers. John Lawson says Yak cannot marry his daughter until the murderer of the Sheriff is caught. But unknown to Lawson, the murderer is his own son.

Hell Hounds of the Plains

1927

Hell Hounds of the Plains poster
7.0

Horses are being rustled by outlaws known as the Hell Hounds. When the Sheriff is killed, his Deputy Yak takes over the search for the rustlers. John Lawson says Yak cannot marry his daughter until the murderer of the Sheriff is caught. But unknown to Lawson, the murderer is his own son.

Hell Hounds of the Plains

1927

A Knight of the Range poster
5.0

Unaware of the weakness of Bob Graham's character, Bess Dawson decides to marry him instead of the other cowboy who loves her, Cheyenne Harry. Before the wedding, however, some crooks induce Bob to take part in a hold-up. Then when Harry hears that a posse has been dispatched to catch Bob, he rides out to him and helps him escape.

A Knight of the Range

1916

The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring poster
NR

The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring is a 1916 American drama film serial directed by Francis Ford and Jacques Jaccard. It is now considered to be lost.

The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring

1916

No artwork available
NR

Hell's Crown, a town where law and order are as scarce as preachers, is ruled by "Chuck" Wells, a former gun man. He has a dupe in Blaze, the terror of the town, and holds him by keeping him well supplied with money. A sheriff is appointed at Carson City on account of the horse rustlers.

The Passing of Hell's Crown

1916

The Great Air Robbery poster
9.0

A daredevil flyer delivers the night mail despite threats from weather and robbers.

The Great Air Robbery

1919

The Great Air Robbery poster
9.0

A daredevil flyer delivers the night mail despite threats from weather and robbers.

The Great Air Robbery

1919

No artwork available
NR

Old man Wilson is much inclined to a liberal use of liquor. His daughter. Nell, is known and liked by all the cowboys of the surrounding ranches. Jack Harding is especially fond of Nell. Old man Wilson fears Jack. The manager of the ranch on which Jack works is negotiating with a livestock exchange relative to the sale of a bunch of horses, and accordingly, the buyer of the exchange, Neal Banning, arrives on the ground, accompanied by his daughter, to look over the stock. Jack finds the city-bred girl very fascinating, while she finds much to admire in the young cowboy. The two take many rides together, in which Jack explains the country and the business of the livestock people to the girl. Nell notices the growing intimacy between the two, and is very down-hearted over it.

Stampede in the Night

1916

No artwork available
7.0

The sheriff of the county is elected by men who call him the "squarest sheriff alive." Panchita Garcia, the flower of the town, loved by all, leaves home for a walk, passing through the town, where all the cowboys come out to meet her. "Bad" Pedro, a native, sees her and follows. He overtakes her and tries to kiss her. The sheriff, who has been passing by and has given Pedro's wife money to buy food for the starving children, hears her and runs to her assistance.

The Wedding Guest

1916

No artwork available
NR

The danger of modern "white slavery" is preached by a minister, who tells a story of one such case in his sermon.

Is Any Girl Safe?

1916

No artwork available
NR

The danger of modern "white slavery" is preached by a minister, who tells a story of one such case in his sermon.

Is Any Girl Safe?

1916

No artwork available
10.0

The 15-chapter plot follows, in a fanciful manner, the General Fremont expedition into Spanish California to acquire California for the United States, and the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill. Chapter titles: 1. Soldiers of Fortune 2. Red Men and White 3. A Night of Terror 4. The Empire Builders 5. A Web of Lies 6. Demetroff's Vow 7. Facing Death 8. Under the Bear Flag 9. A Ride of Peril 10. Yellow Metal and Blue Blood 11. Gold Madness 12. Crimson Nights 13. Vigilante's Justice 14. For Life and Love 15. Trail's End

Days of '49

1924

No artwork available
8.0

A band of renegades attacks and loots a mission, stealing some priceless treasures. Local citizens blame an outlaw known as "The Hawk," who is also called "The Phantom of Santa Fe."

Phantom of Santa Fe

1936

No artwork available
9.0

Captain Silas Tugg, of the schooner Helen, is a hater of women and all their doings. He has forbidden his mate, Tom Burns, to marry.

Learning to Be a Father

1915

The Fast Mail poster
7.0

Cowboy Stanley Carson is visiting Virginia Martin in a southern city when her brother and his gambler friends try to disgrace her. Then Carson is tricked out of winning a horse race by crooked gamblers who abduct Virginia. He chases them by jumping into a boat, swimming ashore, and leaping aboard a fast train. Jumping from the train into a moving automobile, he arrives at the hotel where Virginia is held captive. Here he pauses to rescue a family from a fire and then proceeds to save Virginia. A lost film.

The Fast Mail

1922

The Diamond from the Sky poster
NR

This serial told the story of the diamond heir loom of the Stanley family.

The Diamond from the Sky

1915

No artwork available
9.0

While on a "slumming" excursion, debutante Bobbie Walsh (Viola Dana) falls in love with tenement-district doctor Thornton (Allan Simpson). Not wishing to scare the doctor off, Bobbie doesn't tell him that she's the wealthy daughter of a prominent senator. But when Dr. Thornton ends up in night court after punching out a pair of would-be mashers, Bobbie is forced to reveal her true identity. The expected resentments arise, leading to the inevitable reconciliation. Star Viola Dana's final film.

One Splendid Hour

1929

The Night Riders poster
NR

Jack Marston is the sheriff of a western town and Jennie, his sister, is postmistress and operator at the stage station. Among the inhabitants of the town is an Indian breed. An outcast from his own people, he is looked down upon by the race of his adoption, although his education has included a college course. The express company has posted a reward for the apprehension of one Apache Kid and his band of fellow robbers. The next night the band arrive in the town and hold up one of the main saloons. Peggy, a dance hall girl, takes the fancy of the leader, the Apache Kid, and he abducts her and takes her with them when they make their escape.

The Night Riders

1916

No artwork available
6.0

Robert, a young businessman, has a house party at his shooting lodge in the Adirondack Mountains. Among the guests are Vera, with whom Robert is in love, and Inez, who in her turn, loves Robert. To complicate matters, Inez is loved by Tom. He proposes to Inez and is refused. Inez decides to remove Vera from his life, and to this end sends for Graham to come and camp near them. Graham progresses far enough in his suit to arrange a meeting with Vera alone. Inez, in the meantime, is making her advances to Robert and to all outward appearances her plan is working. On the evening of his engagement with Vera while waiting, Graham passes the time away smoking, and as he leaves his camp for the meeting place. He smells smoke and sees the fire caused by his carelessness. Leaving Vera to her fate, Graham has alarmed everyone. Failing to find her in the house, The fire is raging on every side but they find her and carry her to safety. Months later, Robert and Vera have a little love scene.

Trapped in a Forest Fire

1913

The Lariat Kid poster
9.0

A lawman goes undercover to help his brother, a rancher, fight off horse thieves working for his greedy neighbor, who wants his ranch.

The Lariat Kid

1929

The Terror poster
9.0

Bat "No Limit" Carson, U.S. deputy marshal has to battle all types of varmints, including crooked dance hall proprietor "Con" Norton and his star entertainer, Fay La Cross. The booty is various gold shipments, and the beautiful heroine hails from the East.

The Terror

1920

Riding with Death poster
9.0

Texas Ranger Steve Dorsey searches for the villain who murdered his partner.

Riding with Death

1921

Patria poster
6.5

Spies from Japan conspire to steal the Channing "preparedness" fortune and invade the United States, beginning in New York, then allying themselves with Mexicans across the border. They are stopped by the efforts of munitions factory heiress Patria Channing and U.S. Secret Service agent Donald Parr.

Patria

1917

Under Northern Lights poster
8.0

Douglas MacLeod of the Royal North West Mounted Police is in love with Suzanne Foucharde, who has adopted an abandoned Indian baby, the illegitimate child of Louis La Rocque and Na Fa Kowa. When La Rocque insinuates that the baby is Suzanne's, her brother Henry defends his sister's honor and kills the villain. In spite of his love for Suzanne, it is Douglas' duty to arrest Henry. He does so, but later allows him to escape, taking the bullet himself that was fired after Henry by Constable Burke.

Under Northern Lights

1920

'If Only' Jim poster
8.0

Gold miner Jim Golden is in love with Miss Dot, the local postmistress, but he has a reputation for being somewhat lazy and shiftless. One day he finds a baby that had been abandoned by local Indians, adopts it, and begins to work his claim again. Parky, a local thief and swindler, finds out that Jim has finally struck gold, and schemes to trick Jim out of his claim and kidnap Miss Dot while he's at it.

'If Only' Jim

1920

The Cheyenne Kid poster
10.0

Buck Allen, The Cheyenne Kid, has been accused of holding up the payroll car of the Cody Dam Construction Company, and is being pursued by U.S. Marshal Utah Kane and Sheriff Hank Bates but they lose him.

The Cheyenne Kid

1930

The Cheyenne Kid poster
10.0

Buck Allen, The Cheyenne Kid, has been accused of holding up the payroll car of the Cody Dam Construction Company, and is being pursued by U.S. Marshal Utah Kane and Sheriff Hank Bates but they lose him.

The Cheyenne Kid

1930

South of Sonora poster
8.0

Bill Tracy is a Cattleman's Protective Association agent. Working undercover on his way to Sonora, a town dominated by rustlers, saves Betty Carter from a situation, but her rancher father, believing Blackie's suggestion that Bill is a rustler, forbids her to see him. Bill and his pal Heinie Schmaltz rescue each other from rustlers' various plots and ambushes and eventually discover that Blackie, Carter's foreman, is the leader of the rustlers.

South of Sonora

1930

South of Sonora poster
8.0

Bill Tracy is a Cattleman's Protective Association agent. Working undercover on his way to Sonora, a town dominated by rustlers, saves Betty Carter from a situation, but her rancher father, believing Blackie's suggestion that Bill is a rustler, forbids her to see him. Bill and his pal Heinie Schmaltz rescue each other from rustlers' various plots and ambushes and eventually discover that Blackie, Carter's foreman, is the leader of the rustlers.

South of Sonora

1930

Liberty poster
NR

A 20 part 2-reel Western film serial.

Liberty

1916

Liberty poster
NR

A 20 part 2-reel Western film serial.

Liberty

1916

California in '49 poster
5.5

Feature version of Days of '49 (1924), a 15-chapter serial.

California in '49

1924

The Great Alone poster
7.0

Monroe Salisbury plays a man of the Northwoods. This time he's Silent Duval, of mixed-blood origin, who distinguishes himself as a football player at Stanford University. But his Indian blood makes him an outcast and when he is injured, only one white girl is there to comfort him. So he decides to return home where he'll get some respect.

The Great Alone

1922

The Great Alone poster
7.0

Monroe Salisbury plays a man of the Northwoods. This time he's Silent Duval, of mixed-blood origin, who distinguishes himself as a football player at Stanford University. But his Indian blood makes him an outcast and when he is injured, only one white girl is there to comfort him. So he decides to return home where he'll get some respect.

The Great Alone

1922