William Hughes Curran
William Hughes Curran was an American film director. He directed several Western films.[1]
William Hughes Curran | |
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Born | New York, U.S. | June 18, 1893
Died | January 6, 1940 46) | (aged
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1922-1939 |
He was an assistant director to Lambert Hillyer at William S. Hart Productions before heading the production unit for Famous Players-Lasky executives' spinoff Di Lorenzo, Inc.[2]
He directed an early nickelodeon adaptation of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.[3]
According to IMDb he wrote The Freshie and Broadway Buckaroo and appeared as Pablo in Blaze Away.
Filmography
- The Trail of Hate (1922 film)
- Blaze Away (1922 film)
- The Freshie (1922), Curran wrote the story and directed the film[4]
- Dangerous Hour (1923)[5]
- Prepared to Die (1923)
- The Knock on the Door (1923)
- Westbound (1924)[6][7]
- The Taming of the Shrewd (1925)
- The Merchant of Weenies (1925)
- Battling Romeo (1925)
- Scarlet Youth (1928)[8]
- Trial Marriage (1928)
- Unguarded Girls (1929)
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References
- "Motion Picture Daily: Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today". Exhibitors Trade Review, Incorporated. August 3, 1921 – via Google Books.
- "Motion Picture Daily: Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today". Exhibitors Trade Review, Incorporated. August 3, 1921 – via Google Books.
- Brode, Douglas; BRODE, DOUGLAS C.; Brode, Professor of Film S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communication Douglas (August 3, 2000). "Shakespeare in the Movies: From the Silent Era to Shakespeare in Love". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
- Langman, Larry (August 3, 1992). "A Guide to Silent Westerns". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
- Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (August 3, 1997). "The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States". University of California Press – via Google Books.
- Langman, Larry (August 3, 1992). "A Guide to Silent Westerns". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
- "W. Hughes Curran". BFI.
- Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (January 3, 1988). "Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936". Cinebooks – via Google Books.
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