Alan James
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Alan James was an American film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

. He directed 79 films between 1916
1916 in film
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....

 and 1943
1943 in film
The year 1943 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 3 - 1st missing persons telecast * February 20 - American film studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor films....

. He also wrote for 62 films between 1916 and 1951
1951 in film
The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...

.

He was born in Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend is a city in Jefferson County, Washington, United States, approximately north-northwest of Seattle . The population was 9,113 at the 2010 census an increase of 9.3% over the 2000 census. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County...

 and died in Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography

  • The Crow
    The Crow (1919 film)
    The Crow is a 1919 short Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson* Arthur Mackley* Mildred Moore* Charles Newton...

    (1919)
  • The Painted Stallion
    The Painted Stallion
    The Painted Stallion is a 1937 Republic Movie serial. It was the sixth Republic serial of the sixty-six made by that company. Western serials such as this made up a third of the serials from Republic, a studio that was also heavily involved in making B-Western feature films at the time.This...

    (1937)
  • Dick Tracy
    Dick Tracy (serial)
    Dick Tracy is a 15-Chapter Republic movie serial starring Ralph Byrd based on the Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould. It was directed by Alan James and Ray Taylor.-Synopsis:...

    (1937)
  • Flaming Frontiers
    Flaming Frontiers
    Flaming Frontiers is a Universal movie serial. This was a remake of Heroes of the West . It was re-edited into a TV series in 1966.-Production:...

    (1938)
  • Scouts to the Rescue
    Scouts to the Rescue
    Scouts to the Rescue is a Universal film serial.-Plot:A troop of boy scouts use a treasure map to find a stash of counterfeit notes and a lost tribe with a secret Radium deposit.-Cast:* Jackie Cooper as Bruce Scott, leader of the Scout Troop...

    (1939)
  • S.O.S. Coast Guard
    S.O.S. Coast Guard
    S O S Coast Guard is a Republic film serial. It was the seventh of the sixty-six serials made by Republic. The plot concerns the mad scientist Boroff attempting to sell a superweapon to the highest bidder, opposed by Coast Guard Lieutenant Terry Kent , for both personal and professional...

    (1942)
  • Manhunt of Mystery Island
    Manhunt of Mystery Island
    Manhunt of Mystery Island is a Republic Movie serial. It was the thirty-sixth serial produced by Republic and the first released in 1945.It is the penultimate 15-chapter serial to be released by the studio...

    (1945)

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