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William K. Howard

William K. Howard

Known For Directing
Birthday Jun 16, 1899
Died Feb 21, 1954 (54)
Birthplace St. Marys, Ohio, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Jul 30, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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Biography

William K. Howard (June 16, 1899 in St. Marys, Ohio - February 21, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) was a film director, writer and producer. Howard began his work in Hollywood as an assistant director on the 1920 release The Adorable Savage. The following year, he received his first directing cred ... its, for Get Your Man, Play Square and What Love Will Do. He wrote The One-Man Trail that same year. Some of his better known works as a director are The Thundering Herd, Surrender, Transatlantic, Sherlock Holmes, This Side of Heaven, Fire Over England, When the Lights Go on Again and A Guy Could Change. His film The Power and the Glory, directed by Howard from a screenplay by Preston Sturges, was neglected for decades but in recent years has received significant reappraisal due to recognition that this movie was a major influence on the structure of Citizen Kane. Howard has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article William K. Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven

1939

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven

1939

Story

Trooper O'Neill

Trooper O'Neill

1922

Scenario Writer

The Crusader

The Crusader

1922

Writer

The One-Man Trail

The One-Man Trail

1921

Writer

A Guy Could Change

A Guy Could Change

1946

Director

Johnny Come Lately

Johnny Come Lately

1943

Director

Klondike Fury

Klondike Fury

1942

Director

Bullets for O'Hara

Bullets for O'Hara

1941

Director

Money and the Woman

Money and the Woman

1940

Director

Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven

1939

Director

Fire Over England

Fire Over England

1937

Director

The Squeaker

The Squeaker

1937

Director

Rendezvous

Rendezvous

1935

Director

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

Director

Vanessa: Her Love Story

Vanessa: Her Love Story

1935

Director

This Side of Heaven

This Side of Heaven

1934

Director

The Cat and the Fiddle

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934

Director

Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice

1934

Director

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

1933

Director

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1932

Director

The First Year

The First Year

1932

Director

Transatlantic

Transatlantic

1931

Director

Surrender

Surrender

1931

Director

Don't Bet on Women

Don't Bet on Women

1931

Director

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

1930

Director

Good Intentions

Good Intentions

1930

Director

The Valiant

The Valiant

1929

Director

Christina

Christina

1929

Director

Love, Live & Laugh

Love, Live & Laugh

1929

Director

The River Pirate

The River Pirate

1928

Director

A Ship Comes In

A Ship Comes In

1928

Director

White Gold

White Gold

1927

Director

The Main Event

The Main Event

1927

Director

Bachelor Brides

Bachelor Brides

1926

Director

Gigolo

Gigolo

1926

Director

Volcano

Volcano

1926

Director

Red Dice

Red Dice

1926

Director

The Thundering Herd

The Thundering Herd

1925

Director

Code of the West

Code of the West

1925

Director

The Border Legion

The Border Legion

1924

Director

Let's Go

Let's Go

1923

Director

Deserted at the Altar

Deserted at the Altar

1922

Director

Captain Fly-by-Night

Captain Fly-by-Night

1922

Director

Get Your Man

Get Your Man

1921

Director

The Green Cockatoo

The Green Cockatoo

1937

Producer

Rendezvous

Rendezvous

1935

Producer

The Valiant

The Valiant

1929

Producer

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