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Norman Foster

Norman Foster

Director · Born 1903-12-13 · Richmond, Indiana, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Norman Foster (December 13, 1903 - July 7, 1976) was an American film director and actor. Born John Hoeffer in Richmond, Indiana, Foster originally became a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Indiana before going to New York in the hopes of getting a better newspaper job but there were no vacancies. He tried a number of theatrical agencies before getting stage work and later appeared on Broadway in the George S. Kaufman / Ring Lardner play June Moon in 1929. He has also acted in London, England. He started working in crowd scenes in films before moving to bigger parts. His film acting credits include Prosperity (1932), Pilgrimage (1933), Rafter Romance (1933) with Ginger Rogers and State Fair (1933). He has written several plays. He gave up acting in the late 1930s to pursue directing, although he occasionally appeared in movies and television programs. Some of Foster's directorial efforts include The Sign of Zorro (1958), and the stylish films noir Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948), Woman on the Run (1950) and Journey into Fear (1943). Foster directed Rachel and the Stranger and the Davy Crockett segments of Disneyland that were edited…

Directed

  1. Batman (1966) — Director
  2. Zorro (1957) — Director
  3. Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955) — Director
  4. Woman on the Run (1950) — Director
  5. Journey into Fear (1943) — Director
  6. The Green Hornet (1966) — Director
  7. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956) — Director
  8. The Sign of Zorro (1958) — Director
  9. The Green Hornet (1974) — Director
  10. Rachel and the Stranger (1948) — Director
  11. The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Director
  12. Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) — Director
  13. Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) — Director
  14. Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) — Director
  15. Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939) — Director
  16. Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937) — Director
  17. Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) — Director
  18. Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) — Director
  19. Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) — Director
  20. Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938) — Director
  21. Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939) — Director
  22. It's All True (1993) — Director
  23. Bat Masterson (1958) — Director
  24. Sombrero (1953) — Director
  25. Tombstone Territory (1957) — Director
  26. Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates (1962) — Director
  27. Father Is a Bachelor (1950) — Director
  28. Tell It to the Judge (1949) — Director
  29. Davy Crockett (1954) — Director
  30. Indian Paint (1965) — Director
  31. Adventures in Paradise (1959) — Director
  32. Letter to Loretta (1953) — Director
  33. El ahijado de la muerte (1946) — Director
  34. Santa (1943) — Director
  35. Navajo (1952) — Director
  36. Viva Cisco Kid (1940) — Director
  37. The Deathhead Virgin (1974) — Director
  38. Custer (1967) — Director
  39. Cavalcade of America (1952) — Director
  40. Davy Crockett at the Alamo (1955) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Other Side of the Wind (2018) — Billy Boyle
  2. They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) — Self (archive footage)
  3. Cannon (1971)
  4. State Fair (1933) — Wayne Frake
  5. Play It as It Lays (1972) — Abortionist
  6. Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) — Hoodlum in Tavern
  7. Pilgrimage (1933) — Jim 'Jimmy' Jessop (Hannah's son)
  8. Under Eighteen (1932) — Alf
  9. Skyscraper Souls (1932) — Tom Shepherd
  10. Rafter Romance (1933) — Jack
  11. Suicide Squad (1935) — Larry Barker
  12. Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937) — Norman Foster
  13. Play Girl (1932) — Wallace 'Wally' Dennis
  14. No Limit (1931) — Douglas Thayer
  15. Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) — Hal Evans
  16. It Pays to Advertise (1931) — Rodney Martin
  17. Week-End Marriage (1932) — Ken Hayes
  18. High Tension (1936) — Eddie Mitchell
  19. The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1935) — Ralph Hartsook
  20. Young Man of Manhattan (1930) — Toby McLean
  21. Girl of the Rio (1932) — Johnny Powell
  22. Up Pops the Devil (1931) — Steve Merrick
  23. Professional Sweetheart (1933) — Jim
  24. Strictly Dynamite (1934) — Fleming
  25. Prosperity (1932) — John Warren
  26. Alias the Doctor (1932) — Stephan Brenner
  27. Ladies Crave Excitement (1935) — Don Phelan
  28. Reckless Living (1931) — Doggie
  29. The Fire-Trap (1935) — Bill Farnsworth
  30. Strange Justice (1932) — Wally Baker
  31. The Bishop Misbehaves (1935) — Donald Meadows
  32. Men Call It Love (1931) — Jack
  33. Gentlemen of the Press (1929) — Ted Hanley
  34. Behind the Green Lights (1935) — Detective Lt. Dave Britten
  35. Behind the Evidence (1935) — Tony Sheridan
  36. I Cover Chinatown (1936) — Eddie Barton
  37. The Leavenworth Case (1936) — Detective Bob Grice
  38. Elinor Norton (1934) — Bill Foster
  39. Escape from Devil's Island (1935) — Andre Dion
  40. Steady Company (1932) — Jim