William K. Howard
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William K. Howard 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
.
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:...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
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Howard began his work in Hollywood as an assistant director
Assistant director
The role of an Assistant director include tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of health and safety of the crew...
on the 1920 release The Adorable Savage. The following year, he received his first directing credits, for Get Your Man
Get Your Man
Get Your Man is a 1934 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Dorothy Boyd, Sebastian Shaw and Clifford Heatherley. A determined young woman sets up an elaborate plan to secure the man she has fallen in love with...
, 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
The Thundering Herd (1925 film)
The Thundering Herd is a 1925 black-and-white Western film featuring Jack Holt, Lois Wilson, Noah Beery, Raymond Hatton, Charles Ogle , and Tim McCoy. The movie was written by Lucien Hubbard from the Zane Grey novel and directed by William K. Howard.-Cast:*Jack Holt as Tom Doan*Lois Wilson as...
, Surrender
Surrender (1931 film)
Surrender is a 1931 film directed by William K. Howard, written by S.N. Behrman, and starring Warner Baxter, Leila Hyams, Ralph Bellamy, C. Aubrey Smith and Alexander Kirkland...
, Transatlantic
Transatlantic (film)
Transatlantic is a 1931 comedy film directed by William K. Howard. It won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Gordon Wiles. -Cast:* Edmund Lowe - Monty Greer* Lois Moran - Judy Kramer* John Halliday - Henry D. Graham...
, Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1932 film)
Sherlock Holmes is a film starring Clive Brook as the eponymous London detective. The movie is based on the successful stage play by William Gillette, in turn based on the stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, and is directed by William K. Howard for the Fox Film Corporation.Reginald Owen plays Dr....
, This Side of Heaven, Fire Over England
Fire Over England
Fire Over England is a 1937 London Film Productions film drama, notable for providing the first pairing of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. It was directed by William K. Howard and written by Clemence Dane from the novel Fire Over England by A. E. W. Mason. Leigh's performance in the movie...
, When the Lights Go on Again and A Guy Could Change
A Guy Could Change
A Guy Could Change is a 1946 American drama film starring Allan Lane and Jane Frazee.-Cast:*Allan Lane as Michael 'Mike' Hogan*Jane Frazee as Barbara Adams*Twinkle Watts as Nancy Hogan*Robert Blake as Alan Schroeder*Wallace Ford as Bill Conley...
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His film The Power and the Glory, directed by Howard from a screenplay by Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges , originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a celebrated playwright, screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois...
, 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
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film, directed by and starring Orson Welles. Many critics consider it the greatest American film of all time, especially for its innovative cinematography, music and narrative structure. Citizen Kane was Welles' first feature film...
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Howard has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
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