William Hughes Curran (1893-1940) was an American film director. He directed several Western films.[1]
William Hughes Curran | |
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| Born | June 18, 1893 |
| Died | January 6, 1940 (aged 46) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1922-1939 |
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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
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- The Trail of Hate (1922)
- Blaze Away (1922)
- 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 Shrew (1925)
- The Merchant of Weenies (1925)
- Battling Romeo (1925)
- Scarlet Youth (1928)[8]
- Trial Marriage (1928)
- Unguarded Girls (1929)
References
edit- ^ "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. ISBN 9780195139587 – via Google Books.
- ^ Langman, Larry (August 3, 1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313278587 – 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. ISBN 9780520209695 – via Google Books.
- ^ Langman, Larry (August 3, 1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313278587 – via Google Books.
- ^ "W. Hughes Curran". BFI. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019.
- ^ Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (January 3, 1988). Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936. Cinebooks. ISBN 9780933997103 – via Google Books.
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