Known for Directing
Born
November 6, 1902
Died
November 26, 1960 (age 58)
Birthplace
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Filmography
34 films


Private Hell 36
1954 · 1h 21m
country: United States
In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lilli is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lilli's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lilli and Jack are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.


Hard, Fast and Beautiful!
1951 · 1h 18m
country: United States
When most people look at Florence Farley, they see a pretty teenager. But when Milly Farley looks at her daughter she sees something else: a tennis prodigy who could be Milly’s ticket to money and fame.


Borderline
1950 · 1h 28m
country: United States
The Los Angeles police know that Pete Ritchie has been bringing drugs into the city, but they can't pin a single piece of evidence on him. After many botched attempts to get at the crook, they resort to having cop Madeleine go undercover and seduce her way into Ritchie's circle. Before she can get anywhere, she's abducted by Johnny, a government agent posing as a thug. But Johnny and Madeleine have no idea they're on the same side of the law.


Adventure in Baltimore
1949 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Dinah Sheldon is a student at an exclusive girl's school who starts campaigning for women's rights. Her minister father and her boyfriend Tom Wade do not approve.


Nocturne
1946 · 1h 27m
country: United States
In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.


Crack-Up
1946 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a plot?


Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942 · 1h 55m
country: United States
A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.


A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee Cup comes to town to see Dot, his gal. When Steven is with Cecilia, everything is boring. When he is with Dot and Coffee Cup, everything is exciting and he falls for Dot. But Coffee is getting out of the Navy in a few days and he plans to marry Dot.


Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.


My Favorite Wife
1940 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Years after her ship disappeared, a presumably dead woman returns home. To her shock, she finds her husband has remarried.


Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 · 1h 37m
country: United States
British nurse Edith Cavell is stationed at a hospital in Brussels during World War I. When the son of a former patient escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp, she helps him flee to Holland. Outraged at the number of soldiers detained in the camps, Edith, along with a group of sympathizers, devises a plan to help the prisoners escape. As the group works to free the soldiers, Edith must keep her activities secret from the Germans


Love Affair
1939 · 1h 28m
country: United States
A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.


Room Service
1938 · 1h 18m
country: United States
Broke Gordon Miller tries to land a backer for his new play while he has to deal with with the hotel manager trying to evict him and his cast.


Having Wonderful Time
1938 · 1h 10m
country: United States
Teddy Shaw, a bored New York office girl, goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and finds Chick Kirkland.


Hooray for Love
1935 · 1h 12m
country: United States
A wealthy young man falls hard for a beautiful showgirl, and her wily father quickly realizes the naïve boy would make the perfect investor for his daughter's new show. Comedy with music.


No Marriage Ties
1933 · 1h 12m
country: United States
An unemployed reporter, fired because of his drinking, takes a job at an advertising agency. Drama.


The Conquerors
1932 · 1h 26m
country: United States
A newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire.


Hell's Highway
1932 · 1h 2m
country: United States
A prison-camp convict learns that his younger brother will soon be joining him behind bars.


The Lost Squadron
1932 · 1h 19m
country: United States
When World War I comes to an end, three pilots find themselves on hard times. They wind up in Hollywood, where they work as stunt fliers for a sadistic director.


Secret Service
1931 · 1h 8m
country: United States
In 1864 a Secret Service agent for the Union army goes undercover in Richmond and pretends to be a Confederate captain.


The Public Defender
1931 · 1h 9m
country: United States
A mysterious phantom who calls himself The Reckoner vows to expose the crooked bankers who embezzled their company's funds.


Young Donovan's Kid
1931 · 1h 17m
country: United States
A crusader tries to keep a dope dealer from corrupting children.