William Lawson Harris[1] (June 30, 1897 – March 31, 1948) was an American director, actor, producer, and writer who made a number of films in Australia.

He came to Australia originally at the behest of Arthur Shirley to work as production manager on The Throwback (1920) and stayed out there for a number of years.

[5] Instead he made Circumstance (1922)[6] for Austral Super Films, a company he had established with Cecil Hargraves.

[9] In August 1922, Lawson was sued by Arthur Shirley who claimed Harris used threatening language against him.

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