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William K. Howard is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 16 june 1899 at St. Marys (USA)

William K. Howard

William K. Howard
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Nationality USA
Birth 16 june 1899 at St. Marys (USA)
Death 21 february 1954 (at 54 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

William K. Howard né le 16 juin 1899 à St. Marys, dans l'Ohio, et mort le 21 février 1954 à Los Angeles, est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur de cinéma américain.

Best films

Transatlantic
Transatlantic
(1931)
(Director) A Ship Comes In
A Ship Comes In
(1928)
(Director)

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Filmography of William K. Howard (41 films)

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Actor

Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven (1939)
, 1h25
Directed by William K. Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Wallace Ford, Aline MacMahon, Jane Seymour, Stuart Erwin, Patricia Ellis, Jimmy Lydon
Roles Prosecutor (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.001223.001223.001223.001223.00122
The story revolves around a delinquent boy later to become a convict, the relationship he has throughout his life with his school colleagues and teacher, and how his calm demeanour no matter what life throws at him, leaves a lasting impression upon them.

Director

Johnny Come Lately
Johnny Come Lately (1943)
, 1h37
Directed by William K. Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors James Cagney, Grace George, Marjorie Main, Marjorie Lord, Hattie McDaniel, William Henry
Rating67% 3.390793.390793.390793.390793.39079
In 1906, Tom Richards (James Cagney), a drifter, arrives in Plattsville and befriends newspaper proprietor Vinnie McLeod (Grace George), who is battling the corruption of the town's leading citizen Bill Dougherty (Edward McNamara). He takes over as managing editor of the Plattsville "Shield and Banner" and, despite initial resistance from the oppressed citizens, finally drives Dougherty out of town.
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
, 1h38
Directed by William K. Howard, Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors Pat O'Brien, Ronald Reagan, Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, John Litel
Rating66% 3.3448753.3448753.3448753.3448753.344875
Lars Knutson Rockne moves his family from Norway in 1892, settling in Chicago. His son Knute saves up his money and enrolls in college at the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Indiana, where he plays football.
'Til We Meet Again
'Til We Meet Again (1940)
, 1h39
Directed by Anatole Litvak, William K. Howard, Edmund Goulding, William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Merle Oberon, George Brent, Pat O'Brien, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Binnie Barnes, Frank McHugh
Rating66% 3.3420853.3420853.3420853.3420853.342085
Total strangers Dan Hardesty (George Brent) and Joan Ames (Merle Oberon) meet by chance in a bar in Hong Kong. They share a single drink before leaving, called by Dan the "Paradise Cocktail". They romantically shatter their glasses, which Dan tells Joan is a tradition connected with the drink, along with leaving the broken stems crossed. Outside, after Joan has left, Dan is handcuffed by Lieutenant Steve Burke of the San Francisco police (Pat O'Brien). Burke has spent a year chasing the convicted murderer around the world.
Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven (1939)
, 1h25
Directed by William K. Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Wallace Ford, Aline MacMahon, Jane Seymour, Stuart Erwin, Patricia Ellis, Jimmy Lydon
Rating60% 3.001223.001223.001223.001223.00122
The story revolves around a delinquent boy later to become a convict, the relationship he has throughout his life with his school colleagues and teacher, and how his calm demeanour no matter what life throws at him, leaves a lasting impression upon them.
Over the Moon
Over the Moon (1939)
, 1h25
Directed by William K. Howard, Thornton Freeland
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Ursula Jeans, Robert Douglas, Louis Borel, Carl Jaffe
Rating55% 2.7615652.7615652.7615652.7615652.761565
Jane Benson (Merle Oberon) is a lowly Yorkshire girl who lives simply, caring for her elderly, ailing uncle and not wishing for anything more. She does take a fancy, however, to the local doctor, Freddie Jarvis (Rex Harrison), and she persuades him to marry her. Soon she finds she has inherited eighteen million pounds.
Fire Over England
Fire Over England (1937)
, 1h32
Directed by William K. Howard, René Clair
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Flora Robson, Leslie Banks, Raymond Massey, Robert Newton
Rating64% 3.245073.245073.245073.245073.24507
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England is concerned by the impending arrival of the Spanish Armada. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), English privateers such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
The Squeaker
The Squeaker (1937)
, 1h17
Directed by William K. Howard
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw, Ann Todd, Robert Newton, Tamara Desni, Allan Jeayes
Rating60% 3.046433.046433.046433.046433.04643
London's thieves are at the mercy of a super fence, who is in on every big jewellry robbery in the city. If the thieves won't split the loot with him, 'The Squeaker' shops them to the Police. A disgraced ex-detective believes there may be an opportunity to clear his name if he can capture 'The Squeaker'.
The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
, 1h16
Directed by William K. Howard
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, George Barbier, Douglass Dumbrille, William Frawley, Alison Skipworth
Rating66% 3.3447853.3447853.3447853.3447853.344785
Wanda Nash (Carole Lombard), an actress from Brooklyn, decides to masquerade as "Princess Olga" from Sweden in order to land a film contract with a big Hollywood studio. On board the liner Mammoth bound for New York, she runs into King Mantell (Fred MacMurray), a concertina-playing band leader with a criminal record in his past. Both are blackmailed by Robert M. Darcy (Porter Hall), and after Darcy is killed, they become two of the prime suspects for the murder, and must find the real killer before the five police detectives traveling on the ship can pin it on them.
Rendezvous
Rendezvous (1935)
, 1h34
Directed by William K. Howard, Sam Wood, Lawrence Weingarten
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors William Powell, Rosalind Russell, Binnie Barnes, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero, Samuel S. Hinds
Rating65% 3.2937253.2937253.2937253.2937253.293725
In April 1917, former newspaperman William Gordon (William Powell) is commissioned in the U.S. Army. The day before he is to leave Washington, D.C. for France, he meets socialite Joel Carter (Rosalind Russell) at an embassy gathering. The couple spend the day together where Gordon confides that because he once wrote a book on cryptography under a pen name, the army is searching for him to put him to work behind a desk, but he is eager to get into the fighting. Just before he boards his train, Gordon is ordered to report to Assistant Secretary of War John Carter (Samuel S. Hinds). Over his objections, Carter assigns Gordon to the code-breaking room to help break an intercepted German message that Major Brennan (Lionel Atwill), an experienced British cryptologist, has been unable to decipher. Gordon learns that Carter is Joel's uncle, and that she revealed his true identity to keep him in Washington.