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William K. Howard

William K. Howard

Actor, Director, Writer

Born June 16, 1899 in St. Marys, Ohio, USA

Died February 21, 1954

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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.

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.

Description above from the Wikipedia article William K. Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Actor

2

Type

Year

Back Door to Heaven Poster

Back Door to Heaven Feature Film1939Prosecutor

Round the Film Studios TV Series1937Self - Director

Director

54

A Guy Could Change Poster

A Guy Could Change Feature Film1946

When the Lights Go on Again Poster

When the Lights Go on Again Feature Film1944

Johnny Come Lately Poster

Johnny Come Lately Feature Film1943

Klondike Fury Poster

Klondike Fury Feature Film1942

Bullets for O'Hara Poster

Bullets for O'Hara Feature Film1941

Knute Rockne All American Poster

Knute Rockne All American Feature Film1940

Money and the Woman Poster

Money and the Woman Feature Film1940

Back Door to Heaven Poster

Back Door to Heaven Feature Film1939

Over the Moon Poster

Over the Moon Feature Film1939

Fire Over England Poster

Fire Over England Feature Film1937

Murder on Diamond Row Poster

Murder on Diamond Row Feature Film1937

The Princess Comes Across Poster

The Princess Comes Across Feature Film1936

Mary Burns, Fugitive Poster

Mary Burns, Fugitive Feature Film1935

Rendezvous Poster

Rendezvous Feature Film1935

Vanessa, Her Love Story Poster

Vanessa, Her Love Story Feature Film1935

Evelyn Prentice Poster

Evelyn Prentice Feature Film1934

The Cat and the Fiddle Poster

The Cat and the Fiddle Feature Film1934

This Side of Heaven Poster

This Side of Heaven Feature Film1934

The Power and the Glory Poster

The Power and the Glory Feature Film1933

Sherlock Holmes Poster

Sherlock Holmes Feature Film1932

The First Year Poster

The First Year Feature Film1932

The Trial of Vivienne Ware Poster

The Trial of Vivienne Ware Feature Film1932

Don't Bet on Women Poster

Don't Bet on Women Feature Film1931

Surrender Poster

Surrender Feature Film1931

Transatlantic Poster

Transatlantic Feature Film1931

Good Intentions Poster

Good Intentions Feature Film1930

Scotland Yard Poster

Scotland Yard Feature Film1930

Christina Poster

Christina Feature Film1929

Love, Live and Laugh Poster

Love, Live and Laugh Feature Film1929

Sin Town Poster

Sin Town Feature Film1929

The Valiant Poster

The Valiant Feature Film1929

A Ship Comes In Poster

A Ship Comes In Feature Film1928

The River Pirate Poster

The River Pirate Feature Film1928

The Main Event Poster

The Main Event Feature Film1927

White Gold Poster

White Gold Feature Film1927

Bachelor Brides Poster

Bachelor Brides Feature Film1926

Gigolo Feature Film1926

Red Dice Poster

Red Dice Feature Film1926

Volcano Feature Film1926

Code of the West Poster

Code of the West Feature Film1925

The Light of Western Stars Poster

The Light of Western Stars Feature Film1925

The Thundering Herd Poster

The Thundering Herd Feature Film1925

East of Broadway Feature Film1924

The Border Legion Poster

The Border Legion Feature Film1924

Danger Ahead Poster

Danger Ahead Feature Film1923

Let's Go Poster

Let's Go Feature Film1923

The Fourth Musketeer Poster

The Fourth Musketeer Feature Film1923

Captain Fly-by-Night Poster

Captain Fly-by-Night Feature Film1922

Deserted at the Altar Poster

Deserted at the Altar Feature Film1922

Extra! Extra! Feature Film1922

Lucky Dan Feature Film1922

Get Your Man Poster

Get Your Man Feature Film1921

Play Square Poster

Play Square Feature Film1921

What Love Will Do Feature Film1921

Writer

7

Type

Year

Back Door to Heaven Poster

Back Door to Heaven Feature Film1939

Round the Film Studios TV Series1937

Good Intentions Poster

Good Intentions Feature Film1930

Sin Town Poster

Sin Town Feature Film1929

The Crusader Poster

The Crusader Feature Film1922

Trooper O'Neill Poster

Trooper O'Neill Feature Film1922

The One-Man Trail Poster

The One-Man Trail Feature Film1921

Producer

8

A Guy Could Change Poster

A Guy Could Change Feature Film1946

Back Door to Heaven Poster

Back Door to Heaven Feature Film1939

The Green Cockatoo Poster

The Green Cockatoo Feature Film1937

Rendezvous Poster

Rendezvous Feature Film1935

This Side of Heaven Poster

This Side of Heaven Feature Film1934

Sherlock Holmes Poster

Sherlock Holmes Feature Film1932

Surrender Poster

Surrender Feature Film1931

The Valiant Poster

The Valiant Feature Film1929

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

The Adorable Savage Poster

The Adorable Savage Feature Film1920

Editor

1

Top Gun Academy: The Real Story Documentary1997

Other Crew

1

'Til We Meet Again Poster

'Til We Meet Again Feature Film1940

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