William Beaudine

Biography

From Wikipedia William Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres. In 1915 he was hired as an actor and director by the Kalem Company. He was an assistant to director D.W. Griffith on The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. By the time he was 23 Beaudine had directed his first picture, a short called Almost a King (1915). He would continue to direct shorts exclusively until 1922, when he shifted his efforts into making feature-length films. Beaudine directed silent films for Goldwyn Pictures (before it became part of MGM), Metro Pictures (also before MGM), First National Pictures, Principal and Warner Brothers. In 1926 he made Sparrows, the story of orphans imprisoned in a swamp farm starring Mary Pickford. Beaudine had at least 30 pictures to his credit before the sound era began. Among his first sound films were short Mack Sennett comedies; he made at least one film for Sennett while contractually bound elsewhere, resulting in his adopting the pseudonym "William Crowley." He would occasionally use the pseudonym in …

Directed

1. The Green Hornet (1966) — Director
2. Lassie (1954) — Director
3. Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966) — Director
4. Voodoo Man (1944) — Director
5. The Ape Man (1943) — Director
6. Sparrows (1926) — Director
7. The Green Hornet (1974) — Director
8. Ghosts on the Loose (1943) — Director
9. The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Director
10. Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) — Director
11. Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966) — Director
12. Fury of the Dragon (1976) — Director
13. The Living Ghost (1942) — Director
14. Detective Kitty O'Day (1944) — Director
15. Little Annie Rooney (1925) — Director
16. The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954) — Director
17. The Chinese Ring (1947) — Director
18. Boys Will Be Boys (1935) — Director
19. Three Wise Girls (1932) — Director
20. The Old-Fashioned Way (1934) — Director
21. The Golden Eye (1948) — Director
22. The Feathered Serpent (1948) — Director
23. Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956) — Director
24. Naked City (1958) — Director
25. The Crime of the Century (1933) — Director
26. Windbag the Sailor (1936) — Director
27. Mom and Dad (1945) — Director
28. Incident (1948) — Director
29. The Face of Marble (1946) — Director
30. The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943) — Director
31. The Shadow Returns (1946) — Director
32. Road to Paradise (1930) — Director
33. Lucky Ghost (1942) — Director
34. Ten Who Dared (1960) — Director
35. Misbehaving Husbands (1940) — Director
36. Where There's a Will (1936) — Director
37. Ghost Chasers (1951) — Director
38. Behind the Mask (1946) — Director
39. Torchy Gets Her Man (1938) — Director
40. One Thrilling Night (1942) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) — Self (archive footage)
2. To Save Her Soul (1909)
3. Movie-Town (1931) — William Beaudine - Director
4. Fools of Fate (1909) — Extra (uncredited)
5. Hot Stuff (1912) — Cigar Store Owner
6. The Engagement Ring (1912) — In Park
7. The Tenderfoot's Money (1913) — In Bar
8. Papa's Baby (1913) — Young Father
9. Forgotten Women (1931) — Director