s ▁A ▁Man ' s ▁a ▁Man ▁and ▁The ▁Turn ▁of ▁a ▁Card ▁in ▁which ▁J . ▁Warren ▁K err igan ▁star red . ▁ ▁Armen ian ▁relief ▁Au ction ▁of ▁Sou ls ▁( 1 9 1 9 ), ▁a ▁public - aw aren ess ▁picture ▁for ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Rel ief ▁Committee , ▁was ▁Ap fel ' s ▁work . ▁This ▁production ▁commanded ▁wide ▁attention ▁and ▁attract ed ▁great ▁crow ds ▁at ▁the ▁special ▁show ings ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Pla za ▁and ▁other ▁prominent ▁hot els . ▁The ▁sympath etic ▁interest ▁ev oked ▁by ▁its ▁revel ations ▁helped ▁in ▁material ly ▁adding ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁sums ▁that ▁were ▁subscri bed ▁to ▁this ▁cause . ▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁pictures ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Film ▁Corporation , ▁st arring ▁K itt y ▁Gordon , ▁Mont ague ▁Love , ▁June ▁El v idge , ▁Louise ▁H uff , ▁and ▁Ev ely n ▁Gree ley , ▁were ▁also ▁among ▁Ap fel ' s ▁successful ▁produ ctions . ▁ ▁Final ▁years ▁After ▁many ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁director , ▁he ▁gradually ▁returned ▁to ▁acting . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Ap fel ▁died ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁A ctor ▁▁ ▁The ▁Tex an ▁( 1 9 3 0 ) ▁as ▁Th acker ▁▁ ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁( 1 9 3 0 ) ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁St anton ▁▁ ▁The ▁Spo ilers ▁( 1 9 3 0 ) ▁as ▁A . ▁Str uve