Arthur Hotaling
# Arthur Hotaling

Arthur Hotaling (3 de febrero de 1873 – 13 de julio de 1938) fue un director, actor, guionista y productor cinematográfico de nacionalidad estadounidense, activo en la época del cine mudo.

## Biografía

Su nombre completo era Arthur Douglas Hotaling, y nació en Nueva York. Actor de vodevil, trabajó en el escenario junto a Fred Mace, con el cual formó el dúo llamado Mace & Douglas (Douglas era su segundo nombre).

En los años 1910 trabajó como director y productor para Lubin Manufacturing Company. Muchos de sus filmes tenían como protagonista a su mujer, la actriz Mae Hotely, con la que se había casado en agosto de 1902, y la cual tenía un nombre artístico inspirado en el apellido de su marido.

En total, a lo largo de su carrera dirigió más de doscientas películas, estrenadas entre 1910 y 1928, incluyendo entre ellas la cinta de 1914 Outwitting Dad, que supuso el debut cinematográfico de Oliver Hardy.

Arthur Hotaling falleció en 1938 en California, a causa de un infarto agudo de miocardio.

## Filmografía completa

### Director

**1910**

* A Honeymoon Through Snow to Sunshine
* Rastus in Zululand

**1911**

* A Gay Time in Atlantic City
* A Gay Time in Washington
* A Question of Modesty
* The Human Torpedo
* A Nearsighted Chaperone
* A Hot Time in Atlantic City
* Willie's Conscience
* A Gay Time in New York City
* Jack's Umbrella
* Some Mother-in-Law
* Love's Labor Lost
* One Way to Win

**1912**

* Object Matrimony
* A Dark Deception
* Wifey's Ma Comes Back
* The Lover's Signal
* The Rube's Easter at Atlantic City
* Revenge
* The Tramp Elephant
* Over the Hills to the Poorhouse
* The Stranded Actors
* The Uninvited Guests
* His Vacation
* Man Wanted
* The Hindoo's Charm
* Spoony Sam
* Meeting Mamie's Mother
* Down with the Men
* His Father's Choice
* Nora the Cook

**1913**

* Stage-Struck Sally
* Fooling Their Wives
* She Must Elope
* The Missing Jewels
* The Rest Cure
* Training a Tightwad
* Will Willie Win?
* Sixes and Nines
* Jim the Burglar
* The Fake Soldiers
* His Widow
* Collecting the Bill
* Angel Cake and Axle Grease
* Minnie the Widow
* Beating Mother to It
* Sunshine Sue
* Fixing Auntie Up
* She Must Be Ugly
* Hattie's New Hat
* Lucky Cohen
* A Ten Acre Gold Brick
* His First Experience
* Detective Dot
* The Yarn of the 'Nancy Belle'
* Doing Like Daisy
* Kate the Cop
* The Zulu King
* The Beaut from Butte
* Building a Trust
* Zeb, Zack and the Zulus
* The Widow's Wiles
* Rastus Among the Zulus
* Roses for Rosie
* Getting Married
* Surprise for Four
* Smashing Time
* Her Wooden Leg
* An Exclusive Pattern
* Her Present
* This Isn't John
* The Actress and Her Jewels
* Going Home to Mother
* A Sleepy Romance
* Father's Choice
* All on Account of Daisy
* Giving Bill a Rest
* Whose Is It?
* A Masked Mix-Up
* A College Cupid

**1914**

* Smiles of Fortune
* The Card of Mystery
* A Stage Door Flirtation
* Pat's Revenge
* Her Side-Show Sweetheart
* Taming Terrible Ted
* Antidotes for Suicide
* Getting Even
* An Innocent Victim
* The Female Book Agent
* A Winning Mistake
* The Rise of Officer Casey
* The Best Man
* That Terrible Kid
* When Dooley Passed Away
* A Dangerous Case
* She Wanted a Count
* Just a Note
* The Knave of Clubs
* In the Soup
* The Eyes Have It
* She Was a Peach
* All in the Air
* The Bully's Doom
* The Peacemaker's Pay
* Business and Love
* Outwitting Dad
* The Tale of a Chicken
* He Never Found Out
* With the Burglar's Help
* Building a Fire
* He Said He Could Act
* He Won a Ranch
* Her Horrid Honeymoon
* The Particular Cowboys
* For Two Pins
* A Tango Tragedy
* Summer Love
* He Wore a Wig
* He Changed His Mind
* A Bargain Automobile
* Getting Solid with Pa
* Who's Boss?
* His Sudden Recovery
* It's a Shame
* Kate Waters of the Secret Service
* The Cook Next Door
* He Wanted Work
* They Bought a Boat
* Rastus Knew It Wasn't
* She Married for Love
* Butt-ing In
* She Was the Other
* The Servant Girl's Legacy
* For a Widow's Love
* Brown's Cook

**1915**

* When Mother Visited Nellie
* Si and Su, Acrobats
* It Happened on Wash Day
* He Couldn't Explain
* Clothes Count
* Percival's Awakening
* The Twin Sister
* The Busy Bell Boy
* Who Stole the Doggies?
* The Substitute
* A Lucky Strike
* The Club Man
* Matilda's Legacy
* Out for a Stroll
* The New Butler
* He's a Bear
* A Safe Investment
* Just Like Kids
* Her Choice
* A Day on the Force
* The Cannibal King
* The New Valet
* Wifie's Ma Comes Back
* When Wifie Sleeps
* Susie's Suitors
* Billie's Heiress
* Billie's Debut
* Her Romeo
* The Life Guard
* Billie Joins the Navy
* An Artful Artist
* Queenie of the Nile
* The Golden Oyster
* Captain Kidd and Ditto
* The Cello Champion
* Think of the Money
* The Price of Pies
* Playing Horse
* His Body Guard
* The Cellar Spy
* His Wife's New Lid

**1916**

* His Wife's New Lid
* A Ready-Made Maid
* The Serenade
* Nerve and Gasoline
* Spaghetti, codirigida con Will Louis
* Aunt Bill
* The Heroes
* Human Hounds
* Dreamy Knights
* Life Savers
* Their Honeymoon, codirigida con Will Louis
* Un'allegra corsa nei cieli
* Stranded, codirigida con Will Louis
* Love and Duty
* Royal Blood
* The Candy Trail
* The Precious Parcel, codirigida con Will Louis
* Twin Flats
* A Warm Reception
* Pipe Dreams
* Mother's Child
* Prize Winners

**1917**

* Hard Luck
* The General
* A Depot Romeo
* Make Your Eyes Behave
* Lunch

**1918**

* The Geaser of Berlin

**Década de 1920**

* This Way Out (1920)
* Alice in Dreamland
* My Baby (1926)
* The Flirting Fool
* A Gentleman Preferred

### Productor

* Casey's Birthday (1914)
* They Looked Alike, de Frank Griffin (1915)

### Actor

* Percy the Cowboy (1910)
* Mike the Housemaid (1910)
* Right in Front of Father (1910)
* An American Count (1910)
* Will Willie Win?, de Arthur Hotaling (1913)
* Hattie's New Hat, de Arthur Hotaling (1913)
* A Masked Mix-Up, de Arthur Hotaling (1913)
* Kit Carson Over the Great Divide, de Frank S. Mattison (1925)
* King of the Herd, de Frank S. Mattison (1927)
* Better Days, de Frank S. Mattison (1927)
* Old Age Handicap, de Frank S. Mattison (1928)
* The Little Wild Girl, de Frank S. Mattison (1928)

### Guionista

* An American Count (1910)
* Wifey's Ma Comes Back, de Arthur Hotaling (1912)
* The Fake Soldiers
* The Card of Mystery, regia di Arthur Hotaling (1914)
* Antidotes for Suicide
* The Rise of Officer Casey
* For Two Pins
* When the Ham Turned
* Butt-ing In
* When Mother Visited Nellie
* Si and Su, Acrobats
* It Happened on Wash Day
* Percival's Awakening
* The Substitute, de Arthur Hotaling (1915)
* A Lucky Strike
* Matilda's Legacy
* Out for a Stroll
* He's a Bear
* The New Valet
* Wifie's Ma Comes Back
* When Wifie Sleeps
* The Haunted Hat, de Will Louis (1915)
* Hard Luck, de Arthur Hotaling (1917)
* Girls Who Dare
* China Slaver
* Broken Hearted, de Frank S. Mattison (1929)
