▁one ▁of ▁two ▁main ▁direct ors ▁for ▁the ▁J esse ▁L . ▁L ask y ▁Fe ature ▁Play ▁Company , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁Cec il ▁B . ▁De M ille . ▁All ▁the ▁first ▁L ask y ▁pictures ▁were ▁produced ▁under ▁his ▁direction . ▁Among ▁these ▁were ▁the ▁notable ▁success es ▁The ▁S qu aw ▁Man ▁( 1 9 1 4 ), ▁B rew ster ' s ▁Mill ions , ▁The ▁Master ▁Mind , ▁The ▁Only ▁Son , ▁The ▁Ghost ▁Bre aker , ▁The ▁Man ▁on ▁the ▁Box , ▁The ▁Circ us ▁Man ▁and ▁C ame o ▁Kir by . ▁ ▁Ap fel ' s ▁director ial ▁collaboration ▁with ▁De M ille ▁was ▁a ▁cru cial ▁element ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁De M ille ' s ▁film making ▁technique . ▁ ▁Fox ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Ap fel ▁left ▁the ▁L ask y ▁Company ▁and ▁directed ▁for ▁various ▁companies ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁His ▁first ▁move ▁was ▁to ▁the ▁producing ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁William ▁Fox ▁Corporation ▁where ▁he ▁directed ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁pictures ▁in ▁which ▁William ▁Far num ▁star red . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁A ▁Sold ier ' s ▁O ath , ▁Fight ing ▁Blood , ▁The ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁Tra il , ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁He arts ▁and ▁A ▁Man ▁of ▁Sor row . ▁ ▁Par al ta ▁For ▁the ▁Par al ta ▁Company , ▁to ▁whom ▁Ap fel ▁went ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁Fox ▁Corporation , ▁he ▁produced ▁Peter ▁Ky ne '