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Jack Conway
Director

Jack Conway

16 Jul 1887Born
11 Oct 1952Died
65Age at death
106Credits

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

He was born as Hugh Ryan Conway, on July 17, 1887, in Graceville, Minnesota, US.

Conway started out as an actor, joining a repertory theater group straight out of high school. He then moved into films and, in 1911, became a member of D.W. Griffith's stock company, appearing primarily in westerns. Four years later, he made his mark as a director and gained valuable experience at Universal (1916–17 and 1921–23), before moving on to MGM in 1925.

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He remained there until 1948, often helming prestige assignments featuring the studio's top male star, Clark Gable: Boom Town (1940), Honky Tonk (1941), The Hucksters (1947) – all solid box office hits.

Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors, who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of working within the strictures set forth by studio management. A thoroughly competent craftsman, he delivered commercially successful entertainments, on time, and within budget. Conway may not have achieved fame as a creative genius, but the majority of his films remain eminently entertaining to this day.

In his most famous film, A Tale of Two Cities (1935), he utilized 17,000 extras for the Paris mob scenes alone. This spectacular adaptation of the Dickens classic is still regarded by many as the definitive screen version. Another popular hit was the sophisticated all-star comedy Libeled Lady (1936), with the New York Times reviewer commenting on Conway's "agile direction". Conway also directed Viva Villa!, a hit MGM film starring Wallace Beery that was nominated for four Academy Awards.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 106 credits.

  1. 2012Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' EveFilm: Writer
  2. 2012Old School vs. New SchoolFilm: Leon
  3. 1948Julia MisbehavesFilm: Director
  4. 1947Desire MeFilm: Director
  5. 1947The HuckstersFilm: Director
  6. 1947High BarbareeFilm: Director
  7. 1944Dragon SeedFilm: Director
  8. 1943Assignment in BrittanyFilm: Director
  9. 1942CrossroadsFilm: Director
  10. 1941Honky TonkFilm: Director
  11. 1941Love CrazyFilm: Director
  12. 1940Boom TownFilm: Director
  13. 1939Lady of the TropicsFilm: Director
  14. 1939Let Freedom RingFilm: Director
  15. 1938Too Hot to HandleFilm: Director
  16. 1938A Yank at OxfordFilm: Director
  17. 1937SaratogaFilm: Director
  18. 1936Libeled LadyFilm: Director
  19. 1935A Tale of Two CitiesFilm: Director
  20. 1935Roof Tops of ManhattanFilm: Pa O'Shea
  21. 1935One New York NightFilm: Director
  22. 1934The Gay BrideFilm: Director
  23. 1934The Girl from MissouriFilm: Director
  24. 1934Viva Villa!Film: Director
  25. 1933The Solitaire ManFilm: Director
  26. 1933Hell BelowFilm: Director
  27. 1933The NuisanceFilm: Director
  28. 1932Red-Headed WomanFilm: Director
  29. 1932But the Flesh Is WeakFilm: Director
  30. 1932Arsène LupinFilm: Director
  31. 1931Just a GigoloFilm: Director
  32. 1931The Easiest WayFilm: Director
  33. 1930New MoonFilm: Director
  34. 1930The Unholy ThreeFilm: Director
  35. 1930They Learned About WomenFilm: Director
  36. 1929UntamedFilm: Director
  37. 1929Our Modern MaidensFilm: Director
  38. 1928Alias Jimmy ValentineFilm: Director
  39. 1928The Smart SetFilm: Director
  40. 1928Bringing Up FatherFilm: Director
  41. 1928While the City SleepsFilm: Director
  42. 1927Twelve Miles OutFilm: Director
  43. 1927The Understanding HeartFilm: Director
  44. 1926Brown of HarvardFilm: Director
  45. 1925The Only ThingFilm: Director
  46. 1925Soul MatesFilm: Director
  47. 1925The Hunted WomanFilm: Director
  48. 1924The RoughneckFilm: Director
  49. 1924The Heart BusterFilm: Director
  50. 1924The Trouble ShooterFilm: Director
  51. 1923Lucretia LombardFilm: Director
  52. 1923SawdustFilm: Director
  53. 1923What Wives WantFilm: Director
  54. 1923Trimmed in ScarletFilm: Director
  55. 1923The PrisonerFilm: Director
  56. 1923QuicksandsFilm: Director
  57. 1922Another Man's ShoesFilm: Director
  58. 1922The Long ChanceFilm: Director
  59. 1922Don't ShootFilm: Director
  60. 1922Step on It!Film: Director
  61. 1922Across the Dead-LineFilm: Director
  62. 1921The MillionaireFilm: Director
  63. 1921A Daughter of the LawFilm: Director
  64. 1921The Rage of ParisFilm: Director
  65. 1921The KissFilm: Director
  66. 1921The Servant in the HouseFilm: Director
  67. 1921The KillerFilm: William Sanborn, Director
  68. 1920The U.P. TrailFilm: Director
  69. 1920The Money ChangersFilm: Director
  70. 1920The Dwelling Place of LightFilm: Director
  71. 1920Riders of the DawnFilm: Director
  72. 1919Lombardi, Ltd.Film: Director
  73. 1919Restless SoulsFilm: Hugh Gregory
  74. 1918A Diplomatic MissionFilm: Director
  75. 1918Desert LawFilm: Director
  76. 1918You Can't Believe EverythingFilm: Director
  77. 1918Her DecisionFilm: Director
  78. 1918Little Red DecidesFilm: Director
  79. 1917Because of a WomanFilm: Director
  80. 1917Bond of FearFilm: Director

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