William Witney

Directing·May 15, 1915·Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982. Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle.[2] Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Witney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Film	Credit
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory1993 · Himself	Himself
RRoy Rogers, King of the Cowboys1992 · Himself (archive footage)	Himself (archive footage)
The Republic Pictures Story1991 · Self	Self
Quell and Co.1982 · Sheriff, Director	Sheriff, Director
Darktown Strutters1975 · Director	Director
I Escaped from Devil's Island1973 · Director	Director
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion1967 · Director	Director
40 Guns to Apache Pass1967 · Director	Director
Spy Smasher Returns1966 · Director	Director
Bonanza: Ride the Wind1966 · Director	Director
Dr. Satan's Robot1966 · Director	Director
Arizona Raiders1965 · Director	Director
The Girls on the Beach1965 · Director	Director
Apache Rifles1964 · Director	Director
The Cat Burglar1961 · Director	Director
Master of the World1961 · Director	Director
The Long Rope1961 · Director	Director
The Secret of the Purple Reef1960 · Director	Director
Valley of the Redwoods1960 · Director	Director
Paratroop Command1959 · Director	Director
The Bonnie Parker Story1958 · Director	Director
Young and Wild1958 · Director	Director
Juvenile Jungle1958 · Director	Director
The Cool and the Crazy1958 · Director	Director
Panama Sal1957 · Director	Director
A Strange Adventure1956 · Director	Director
Stranger at My Door1956 · Director	Director
The Fighting Chance1955 · Director	Director
Headline Hunters1955 · Director	Director
City of Shadows1955 · Director	Director
Santa Fe Passage1955 · Director	Director
The Outcast1954 · Director	Director
Shadows of Tombstone1953 · Director	Director
Down Laredo Way1953 · Director	Director
Iron Mountain Trail1953 · Director	Director
Old Overland Trail1953 · Director	Director
South Pacific Trail1952 · Director	Director
The WAC from Walla Walla1952 · Director	Director
Old Oklahoma Plains1952 · Director	Director
Border Saddlemates1952 · Director	Director
The Last Musketeer1952 · Director	Director
Colorado Sundown1952 · Director	Director
The Wild Blue Yonder1951 · Gen. Curtis E. LeMay	Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
Pals of the Golden West1951 · Director	Director
South of Caliente1951 · Director	Director
In Old Amarillo1951 · Director	Director
Heart of the Rockies1951 · Director	Director
Spoilers of the Plains1951 · Director	Director