He was a mainstream Hollywood director, working with the biggest stars of the day, and co-founded the studio United Artists with Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford,

He was a mainstream Hollywood director, working with the biggest stars of the day, and co-founded the studio United Artists with Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. The film was some controversial, but much less than you would hope. Most of the controversy is retrospective. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/02/05/arts/05FRIDAYFILE/05FRIDAYFILE-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/02/05/arts/05FRIDAYFILE...