William Beaudine

Directing·Jan 14, 1892·New York City, New York, USA

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From Wikipedia William Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres. In 1915 he was hired as an actor and director by the Kalem Company. He was an assistant to director D.W. Griffith on The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. By the time he was 23 Beaudine had directed his first picture, a short called Almost a King (1915). He would continue to direct shorts exclusively until 1922, when he shifted his efforts into making feature-length films. Beaudine directed silent films for Goldwyn Pictures (before it became part of MGM), Metro Pictures (also before MGM), First National Pictures, Principal and Warner Brothers. In 1926 he made Sparrows, the story of orphans imprisoned in a swamp farm starring Mary Pickford. Beaudine had at least 30 pictures to his credit before the sound era began. Among his first sound films were short Mack Sennett comedies; he made at least one film for Sennett while contractually bound elsewhere, resulting in his adopting the pseudonym "William Crowley." He would occasionally use the pseudonym in later years, usually as "William X. Crowley." He ground out several movies annually for Fox Films, Warner Brothers, Paramount, and Universal Pictures. His most famous credit of the early 1930s is The Old-Fashioned Way, a comedy about old-time show folks starring W. C. Fields. Beaudine was one of a number of experienced directors (including Raoul Walsh and Allan Dwan) who were brought to England from Hollywood in the 1930s to work on what were in all other respects very British productions. Beaudine directed four films there starring Will Hay, including Boys Will Be Boys (1935) and Where There's a Will (1936). Beaudine was often entrusted with series films, including the Torchy Blane, The East Side Kids, Jiggs and Maggie, The Shadow, Charlie Chan and The Bowery Boys series. His efficiency was so well known that Walt Disney hired him to direct some of his television projects of the 1950s and had him direct a feature western, Ten Who Dared (1960). Beaudine became even busier in TV, directing Naked City, The Green Hornet, and dozens of Lassie episodes. His last two feature films, both released in 1966, were the horror-westerns Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (with John Carradine) and Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter. By the end of the decade he was the industry's oldest working professional, having started in 1909. Beaudine died of uremic poisoning in 1970 in California and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood.

Film	Credit
The Green Hornet2005 · Director	Director
Fury of the Dragon1976 · Director	Director
The Green Hornet1974 · Director	Director
The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show1968 · Director	Director
Lassie and the Flight of the Cougar1967 · Director	Director
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula1966 · Director	Director
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter1966 · Director	Director
Look Homeward1965 · Director	Director
Lassie: The Wayfarers1964 · Director	Director
Lassie's Greatest Adventure1963 · Director	Director
Lassie's Great Adventure1963 · Director	Director
Disneyland After Dark1962 · Director	Director
Moochie of Pop Warner Football1960 · Director	Director
Ten Who Dared1960 · Director	Director
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country1960 · Director	Director
Moochie of the Little League1959 · Director	Director
In the Money1958 · Director	Director
Up In Smoke1957 · Director	Director
Westward Ho, The Wagons!1956 · Director	Director
The Plausible Impossible1956 · Director	Director
3D Jamboree1956 · Director	Director
Design for Dreaming1956 · Director	Director
The Story of the Animated Drawing1955 · Director	Director
Jail Busters1955 · Director	Director
High Society1955 · Director	Director
CCity Story1954 · Director	Director
Pride of the Blue Grass1954 · Director	Director
Paris Playboys1954 · Director	Director
Yukon Vengeance1954 · Director	Director
Murder Without Tears1953 · Director	Director
Roar of the Crowd1953 · Director	Director
Born to the Saddle1953 · Director	Director
Jalopy1953 · Director	Director
No Holds Barred1952 · Director	Director
Feudin' Fools1952 · Director	Director
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla1952 · Director	Director
Yukon Gold1952 · Director	Director
The Rose Bowl Story1952 · Director	Director
Here Come the Marines1952 · Director	Director
Jet Job1952 · Director	Director
Hold That Line1952 · Director	Director
Rodeo1952 · Director	Director
TThe Congregation1952 · Director	Director
Havana Rose1951 · Director	Director
Crazy Over Horses1951 · Director	Director
Let's Go Navy!1951 · Director	Director
Ghost Chasers1951 · Director	Director
CCuban Fireball1951 · Director	Director
Bowery Battalion1951 · Director	Director
Again Pioneers1950 · Director	Director
Blues Busters1950 · Director	Director
Second Chance1950 · Director	Director
AA Wonderful Life1950 · Director	Director
County Fair1950 · Director	Director
Lucky Losers1950 · Director	Director
Jiggs and Maggie Out West1950 · Director	Director
Blonde Dynamite1950 · Director	Director
Blue Grass of Kentucky1950 · Director	Director
Tough Assignment1949 · Director	Director
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters1949 · Director	Director
Trail of the Yukon1949 · Director	Director
Forgotten Women1949 · Director	Director
Tuna Clipper1949 · Director	Director
The Lawton Story1949 · Director	Director
The Feathered Serpent1948 · Director	Director
Jiggs and Maggie in Court1948 · Director	Director
Kidnapped1948 · Director	Director
Incident1948 · Director	Director
Smuggler's Cove1948 · Director	Director
The Golden Eye1948 · Director	Director
The Shanghai Chest1948 · Director	Director
Jinx Money1948 · Director	Director
Angels' Alley1948 · Director	Director
The Chinese Ring1947 · Director	Director
Bowery Buckaroos1947 · Director	Director
News Hounds1947 · Director	Director
Gas House Kids Go West1947 · Director	Director
Killer at Large1947 · Director	Director
Too Many Winners1947 · Director	Director
Hard Boiled Mahoney1947 · Director	Director
Philo Vance Returns1947 · Director	Director
Mr. Hex1946 · Director	Director
Spook Busters1946 · Director	Director
Below the Deadline1946 · Director	Director
Don't Gamble with Strangers1946 · Director	Director
One Exciting Week1946 · Director	Director
Behind the Mask1946 · Director	Director
The Shadow Returns1946 · Director	Director
The Face of Marble1946 · Director	Director
Girl on the Spot1946 · Director	Director
Black Market Babies1945 · Director	Director
Come Out Fighting1945 · Director	Director
Swingin' on a Rainbow1945 · Director	Director
BBlonde Ransom1945 · Director	Director
Fashion Model1945 · Director	Director
Adventures of Kitty O'Day1945 · Director	Director
Mom and Dad1945 · Director	Director
Crazy Knights1944 · Director	Director
Bowery Champs1944 · Director	Director
Shadow of Suspicion1944 · Director	Director
Oh, What a Night!1944 · Director	Director
Leave It to the Irish1944 · Director	Director
Follow the Leader1944 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Detective Kitty O'Day1944 · Director	Director
Hot Rhythm1944 · Director	Director
Voodoo Man1944 · Director	Director
What a Man!1944 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Mystery of the 13th Guest1943 · Director	Director
Mr. Muggs Steps Out1943 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Spotlight Scandals1943 · Director	Director
Here Comes Kelly1943 · Director	Director
Ghosts on the Loose1943 · Director	Director
Clancy Street Boys1943 · Director	Director
The Ape Man1943 · Director	Director
FForeign Agent1942 · Director	Director
Phantom Killer1942 · Director	Director
The Living Ghost1942 · Director	Director
One Thrilling Night1942 · Director	Director
Gallant Lady1942 · Director	Director
Men of San Quentin1942 · Director	Director
Mr. Washington Goes to Town1942 · Director	Director
The Panther's Claw1942 · Director	Director
Professor Creeps1942 · Director	Director
Lucky Ghost1942 · Director	Director
Broadway Big Shot1942 · Director	Director
Duke of the Navy1942 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Blonde Comet1941 · Director	Director
The Miracle Kid1941 · Director	Director
Mr. Celebrity1941 · Director	Director
Desperate Cargo1941 · Director	Director
Federal Fugitives1941 · Director	Director
Emergency Landing1941 · Director	Director
Up Jumped the Devil1941 · Director	Director
Misbehaving Husbands1940 · Director	Director
Four Shall Die1940 · Director	Director
Torchy Blane in Chinatown1939 · Director	Director
Torchy Gets Her Man1938 · Director	Director
SSaid O'Reilly to McNab1937 · Director	Director
Feather Your Nest1937 · Director	Director
TTransatlantic Trouble1937 · Director	Director
Windbag the Sailor1936 · Director	Director
EEducated Evans1936 · Director	Director
Where There's a Will1936 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk1935 · Director	Director
GGet Off My Foot1935 · Director	Director
Boys Will Be Boys1935 · Director	Director
Dandy Dick1935 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
So You Won't Talk1935 · Director	Director
The Old-Fashioned Way1934 · Director	Director
The Big Idea1934 · Director	Director
Her Bodyguard1933 · Director	Director
SSee You Tonight1933 · Director	Director
DDream Stuff1933 · Director	Director
The Crime of the Century1933 · Director	Director
Make Me a Star1932 · Director	Director
Three Wise Girls1932 · Director	Director
Men in Her Life1931 · Director	Director
The Great Junction Hotel1931 · Director	Director
Penrod and Sam1931 · Director	Director
The Mad Parade1931 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Lady Who Dared1931 · Director	Director
Misbehaving Ladies1931 · Director	Director
Father's Son1931 · Director	Director
OOne Yard to Go1931 · Director	Director
A Hollywood Theme Song1930 · Director	Director
Road to Paradise1930 · Director	Director
Those Who Dance1930 · Director	Director
Wedding Rings1929 · Director	Director
The Girl from Woolworth's1929 · Director	Director
Hard to Get1929 · Director	Director
Two Weeks Off1929 · Director	Director
Fugitives1929 · Director	Director
GGive and Take1928 · Director	Director
Do Your Duty1928 · Director	Director
Home, James1928 · Director	Director
Heart to Heart1928 · Director	Director
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris1928 · Director	Director
The Irresistible Lover1927 · Director	Director
The Life of Riley1927 · Director	Director
Frisco Sally Levy1927 · Director	Director
The Canadian1926 · Director	Director
Sparrows1926 · Director	Director
Hold That Lion!1926 · Director	Director
The Social Highwayman1926 · Director	Director
TThat's My Baby1926 · Director	Director
MMy Swedie1925 · Director	Director
Little Annie Rooney1925 · Director	Director
How Baxter Butted In1925 · Director	Director
A Broadway Butterfly1925 · Director	Director
The Narrow Street1925 · Director	Director
Lovers' Lane1924 · Director	Director
Cornered1924 · Director	Director
AA Self-Made Failure1924 · Director	Director
Daughters of Pleasure1924 · Director	Director
Wandering Husbands1924 · Director	Director
Daring Youth1924 · Director	Director
Boy of Mine1923 · Director	Director
The Country Kid1923 · Director	Director
The Printer's Devil1923 · Director	Director
Penrod and Sam1923 · Director	Director
HHer Fatal Millions1923 · Director	Director
Catch My Smoke1922 · Director	Director
Heroes of the Street1922 · Director	Director
SStrictly Modern1922 · Director	Director
PPunch the Clock1922 · Director	Director
SStep Forward1922 · Director	Director
Watch Your Step1922 · Director	Director
FFresh from the Farm1921 · Director	Director
A Home Spun Hero1920 · Director	Director
Why Wild Men Go Wild1920 · Director	Director
A Husband in Haste1920 · Director	Director
EEasy Payments1919 · Director	Director
AA Sanitarium Scandal1917 · Director	Director
WWon By a Fowl1917 · Director	Director
WWhat'll We Do with Uncle?1917 · Director	Director
Who Done It?1917 · Director	Director
HHis Fatal Beauty1917 · Director	Director
AA Desert Dilemma1917 · Director	Director
UUneasy Money1917 · Director	Director
WWhen Damon Fell for Pythias1917 · Director	Director
WWhy They Left Home1917 · Director	Director
AA Shadowed Shadow1916 · Director	Director
TThe Inspector's Double1916 · Director	Director