William K. Howard
52 movies
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jun 16, 1899
- Died
- Feb 21, 1954 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- St. Marys, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Уильям К. Ховард
Biography
William K. Howard (June 16, 1899 in St. Marys, Ohio - February 21, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) was a film director, writer and producer.
Howard began his work in Hollywood as an assistant director on the 1920 release The Adorable Savage. The following year, he received his first directing credits, for Get Your Man, Play Square and What Love Will Do. He wrote The One-Man Trail that same year.
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Some of his better known works as a director are The Thundering Herd, Surrender, Transatlantic, Sherlock Holmes, This Side of Heaven, Fire Over England, When the Lights Go on Again and A Guy Could Change.
His film The Power and the Glory, directed by Howard from a screenplay by Preston Sturges, was neglected for decades but in recent years has received significant reappraisal due to recognition that this movie was a major influence on the structure of Citizen Kane.
Howard has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Known for
William K. Howard: movies and TV shows
Acting (1)
- 1939 Back Door to Heaven
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Behind the camera (52)
- 1946 A Guy Could Change
Director
- 1944 When the Lights Go On Again
Director
- 1943 Johnny Come Lately
Director
- 1942 Klondike Fury
Director
- 1941 Bullets for O'Hara
Director
- 1940 Money and the Woman
Director
- 1939 Back Door to Heaven
Director, Story
- 1937 The Green Cockatoo
Producer
- 1937 The Squeaker
Director
- 1937 Fire Over England
Director
- 1936 The Princess Comes Across
Director
- 1935 Mary Burns, Fugitive
Director
- 1935 Rendezvous
Director, Producer
- 1935 Vanessa: Her Love Story
Director
- 1934 Evelyn Prentice
Director
- 1934 The Cat and the Fiddle
Director
- 1934 This Side of Heaven
Director
- 1933 The Power and the Glory
Director
- 1932 Sherlock Holmes
Director
- 1932 The First Year
Director
- 1932 The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Director
- 1931 Surrender
Director
- 1931 Transatlantic
Director
- 1931 Don't Bet on Women
Director
- 1930 Scotland Yard
Director
- 1930 Good Intentions
Director
- 1929 Christina
Director
- 1929 Love, Live & Laugh
Director
- 1929 The Valiant
Director, Producer
- 1929 Sin Town
Director, Screenplay
- 1928 The River Pirate
Director
- 1928 A Ship Comes In
Director
- 1927 The Main Event
Director
- 1927 White Gold
Director
- 1926 Bachelor Brides
Director
- 1926 Gigolo
Director
- 1926 Volcano
Director
- 1926 Red Dice
Director
- 1925 The Light of Western Stars
Director
- 1925 Code of the West
Director
- 1925 The Thundering Herd
Director
- 1924 East of Broadway
Director
- 1924 The Border Legion
Director
- 1923 Let's Go
Director
- 1923 Danger Ahead
Director
- 1922 Captain Fly-by-Night
Director
- 1922 Deserted at the Altar
Director
- 1922 The Crusader
Writer
- 1922 Trooper O'Neill
Scenario Writer
- 1921 Play Square
Director
- 1921 Get Your Man
Director
- 1921 The One-Man Trail
Writer