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George Waggner is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 7 september 1894

George Waggner

George Waggner
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Nationality USA
Birth 7 september 1894
Death 11 december 1984 (at 90 years)

George Waggner (né le 7 septembre 1894 à New York, mort le 11 décembre 1984 à Hollywood) est un réalisateur, scénariste, producteur de cinéma, acteur et réalisateur de bande son américain. Il est aussi connu sous les pseudonymes George WaGGner, George Waggener, George Waggoner, Joseph West ou encore George waGGner.

Biography

George Waggner fréquente le collège de Pharmacie de Philadelphie, puis sert dans l’armée des États-Unis lors la Première Guerre mondiale .

Il commence sa carrière cinématographique comme acteur en 1921 dans The Sheik sous le nom de Yousayef. En 1924, il interprète le rôle de Buffalo Bill dans Le cheval de fer de John Ford. Avec l'avènement du cinéma parlant et le succès des films musicaux au début des années 1930, il devient compositeur et parolier, puis passe très vite à l'écriture.

Entretemps, il se marie avec Danny Shannon avec laquelle il aura une fille Shy en 1924.

En 1932, il signe Gorilla Ship un petit film d'aventures, puis 13 scénarios jusqu'en 1935. En 1936, il rencontre John Wayne sur le film Sea Spoilers et écrit pour lui l'année suivante I cover the war.
Il passe derrière la caméra en 1938 avec Western Trails et brillera ensuite en tant que réalisateur avec de nombreux westerns et films d’aventures qu'il écrira lui-même sous le pseudonyme de Joseph West.

George Waggner change de registre en 1941 avec Le loup-garou, un film fantastique , puis revient au western et produit la même année Badlands of Dakota, un genre auquel il restera fidèle.
À partir de 1950, il collabore à des séries télévisées :Cheyenne, Maverick et La Grande Caravane jusqu'à la fin de sa carrière en 1968.

Best films

Phantom of the Opera (1943)
(Producer)

Usually with

Russel Gausman
Russel Gausman
(13 films)
Vera West
Vera West
(12 films)
Jack Pierce
Jack Pierce
(10 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of George Waggner (48 films)

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Actor

Love's Blindness
Directed by John Francis Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Pauline Starke, Antonio Moreno, Lilyan Tashman, Tom Ricketts, Sam De Grasse, Rose Dione
Roles Oscar Issacson

Hubert Culverdale (Antonio Moreno) is the hard-up and hard-to-please milord who marries luscious Vanessa Levy (Pauline Starke) for financial reasons only.
The Iron Horse, 2h13
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Historical, Western
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Children's films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, J. Farrell MacDonald, Cyril Chadwick, Will Walling, George Waggner
Roles Buffalo Bill
Rating71% 3.5903753.5903753.5903753.5903753.590375
The film presents an idealized image of the construction of the American first transcontinental railroad. It culminates with the scene of driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit on May 10, 1869. There is a note in the title before this scene that the two original locomotives from the 1869 event are used in the film, although this is false - both engines (Union Pacific No. 119 and Jupiter) were scrapped before 1910. Of course, a romantic story with love, treachery and revenge is also here. Main stars were George O'Brien and Madge Bellamy.
His Hour
His Hour (1924)
, 1h10
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Actors Aileen Pringle, John Gilbert, Emily Fitzroy, Lawrence Grant, Dale Fuller, George Waggner
Roles Sasha Basmanoff
Rating60% 3.04623.04623.04623.04623.0462
Gritzko (John Gilbert) is a Russian nobleman and Tamara (Aileen Pringle), is the object of his desire.
The Sheik
The Sheik (1921)
, 1h20
Directed by George Melford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction
Actors Rudolph Valentino, Adolphe Menjou, Agnes Ayres, George Waggner, Frank Butler, Walter Long
Roles Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)
Rating61% 3.098413.098413.098413.098413.09841
In the North African town of Biskra, headstrong Lady Diana Mayo (Agnes Ayres) refuses a marriage proposal because she believes it would be the end of her independence. Against her brother's wishes, she is planning a month-long trip into the desert escorted only by natives.

Director

Red Nightmare, 29minutes
Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Political films
Actors Jack Kelly, Jeanne Cooper, Jack Webb, Pat Woodell, Andrew Duggan, Robert Conrad
Rating55% 2.7647752.7647752.7647752.7647752.764775
A man takes his American freedoms for granted, until he wakes up one morning to find out that the United States Government has been replaced with a Communist system. The basis for this short film, narrated by Jack Webb, is the alleged Soviet re-creation of US communities for the purpose of training infiltrators, spies, and moles.
Fury River
Fury River (1961)
, 1h14
Directed by Alan Crosland Jr., Jacques Tourneur, George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Historical, Western
Actors Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Philip Tonge, Rayford Barnes, Luis van Rooten, Harry Lauter
Rating52% 2.605782.605782.605782.605782.60578
Les aventures du Major Rogers et de ses hommes pendant la Guerre de la Conquête.
Mission of Danger, 1h20
Directed by Jacques Tourneur, George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Historical, Western
Actors Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Taina Elg, Philip Tonge, Alan Hale Jr., Patrick Macnee
Rating52% 2.6319452.6319452.6319452.6319452.631945
Le Major Rogers et ses hommes sont chargés de passer derrière les lignes françaises pour retrouver un espion anglais qui cherchait un nouveau passage à travers les montagnes.
Destination 60,000, 1h5
Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Preston Foster, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway, Jeff Donnell, Coleen Gray, Robert Clark, Denver Pyle
Rating64% 3.221553.221553.221553.221553.22155
A new experimental aircraft, "The Dream" is the pride of the Buckley Aircraft Corporation. Owner Colonel Ed Buckley (Preston Foster), has designed and built a prototype that his former wartime flying buddy, Jeff Connors (Pat Conway), wants to fly. Buckley's wife Ruth likes Jeff, who is godfather to their son "Skip" (Bobby Clark). Test flying is dangerous work, and Jeff has to learn how to fly to supersonic speeds, coached by Mickey Hill (Denver Pyle). Ed's secretary, Mary Ellen (Coleen Gray), is another reason for Jeff to want to join the company.
Operation Pacific, 1h51
Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Scott Forbes, Philip Carey, Paul Picerni
Rating65% 3.2957253.2957253.2957253.2957253.295725
During World War II, an American submarine, the Thunderfish, under the command of Cmdr. John T. "Pop" Perry (Ward Bond), takes on a group of children and nuns to transport them to Pearl Harbor. including a newborn infant nicknamed "Butch". The sub sights a Japanese aircraft carrier and attacks, but its torpedoes fail to explode. Pursued by the carrier, the sub manages to escape.
The Fighting Kentuckian, 1h40
Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors John Wayne, Oliver Hardy, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn, Marie Windsor, John Howard
Rating63% 3.1960553.1960553.1960553.1960553.196055
John Breen, a Kentucky militiaman, falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on. Throughout the film, Breen's soldiers sing:
Gunfighters, 1h27
Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Bruce Cabot, Charley Grapewin, John Miles, Steven Geray
Rating62% 3.1411553.1411553.1411553.1411553.141155
Trying to put his life as a gunfighter behind him, Brazos Kane goes off to join old pal Bob Tyrell at the Inskip ranch, only to see him gunned down by an unseen shooter.
The Climax
The Climax (1944)
, 1h26
Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Gale Sondergaard, Thomas Gomez, June Vincent
Rating54% 2.705622.705622.705622.705622.70562
The physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, Dr. Hohner (Karloff) murders his fiancee, a prima donna, out of obsession and jealousy. Ten years later, he hears another young singer (Foster) who reminds him of the late diva, and is determined to make her sing only for him, even if it means silencing her forever.