Known for Directing
Born
October 24, 1903
Died
November 6, 1962 (age 59)
Filmography
23 films, 1 show


Devil's Canyon
1953 · 1h 32m
country: United States
An outlaw woman helps one Arizona convict stop another with a Gatling gun.


The Blue Veil
1951 · 1h 53m
country: United States
A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.


This Land Is Mine
1943 · 1h 43m
country: United States
Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.


Valley of the Sun
1942 · 1h 18m
country: United States
An Arizona frontiersman steals an Indian agent's girlfriend, followed by trouble.


Look Who's Laughing
1941 · 1h 19m
country: United States
Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufacturer to build a factory in the small town of Wistful Vista. Based on the "Fibber McGee and Molly" radio series


The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · 1h 2m
country: United States
A retired lawman gets back into action to fight political corruption.


Next Time I Marry
1938 · 1h 5m
country: United States
Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would steal her heart and money. So Nancy pays Tony Anthony, working on a WPA road project, to marry, then divorce her. When Nancy inadvertently drives off with Tony's dog, Tony seemingly kidnaps her to retrieve the pooch, which leads to a cross-country race between the two to reach Reno and the divorce court since neither one wants to be the second to file papers.


The Mad Miss Manton
1938 · 1h 20m
country: United States
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.


Bringing Up Baby
1938 · 1h 42m
country: United States
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.


The Soldier and the Lady
1937 · 1h 25m
country: United States
In the face of rebellion in Russia, Czar Alexander II sends soldier Michael Strogoff 2,000 miles away, with a critical message for Grand Duke Vladimir. On the train journey, Michael befriends a traveler and comes into contact with a mysterious spy, who both unexpectedly aid him in his quest. Once behind enemy lines, Michael is near his hometown and his mother, whom he must avoid in order to fulfill his mission.


The Plough and the Stars
1936 · 1h 7m
country: United States
A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army during the Easter rebellion.


Mary of Scotland
1936 · 2h 3m
country: United States
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.


The Three Musketeers
1935 · 1h 36m
country: United States
In 17th century France, young d'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers — Athos, Porthos, and Aramis — and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.


The Whole Town's Talking
1935 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Ordinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never late for work and nothing interesting ever happens to him. One day everything changes: he oversleeps and is fired as an example, he's then mistaken for evil criminal killer Mannion and is arrested. The resemblance is so striking that the police give him a special pass to avoid a similar mistake. The real Mannion sees the opportunity to steal the pass and move around freely and chaos results.