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B. Reeves Eason

2 Oct 1886Born
9 Jun 1956Died
69Age at death
113Credits

Biography

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William Reeves Eason (October 2, 1886 – June 9, 1956), known as B. Reeves Eason, was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known.

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He was famous for staging spectacular battle scenes in war films and action scenes in large-budget westerns, but he acquired the nickname "Breezy" for his "breezy" attitude towards safety while staging his sequences—during the famous cavalry charge at the end of Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), so many horses were killed or injured so severely that they had to be euthanized that both the public and Hollywood itself were outraged, resulting in the selection of the American Humane Society by the beleaguered studios to provide representatives on the sets of all films using animals to ensure their safety.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 113 credits.

  1. 1966Bat Men of AfricaFilm: Director
  2. 1953Singapore StoryFilm: Director
  3. 1953Tranquil VillageFilm: Director
  4. 1949RimfireFilm: Director
  5. 1946North of the BorderFilm: Director
  6. 1946'Neath Canadian SkiesFilm: Director
  7. 1944The Desert HawkFilm: Director
  8. 1943The PhantomFilm: Director
  9. 1943Wagon Wheels WestFilm: Director
  10. 1943Murder on the WaterfrontFilm: Director
  11. 1943Oklahoma OutlawsFilm: Director
  12. 1943Mountain FightersFilm: Director
  13. 1943Truck BustersFilm: Director
  14. 1942Men of the SkyFilm: Director
  15. 1942Spy ShipFilm: Director
  16. 1942Murder in the Big HouseFilm: Director
  17. 1942Soldiers in WhiteFilm: Director
  18. 1941The Tanks Are ComingFilm: Director
  19. 1941Wings of SteelFilm: Director
  20. 1940Meet the FleetFilm: Director
  21. 1940March On, MarinesFilm: Director
  22. 1940Service with the ColorsFilm: Director
  23. 1940Pony Express DaysFilm: Director
  24. 1940Young America FliesFilm: Director
  25. 1940Radio RanchFilm: Director
  26. 1939Mountain RhythmFilm: Director
  27. 1939Blue Montana SkiesFilm: Director
  28. 1938Call of The YukonFilm: Director
  29. 1938The Daredevil DriversFilm: Director
  30. 1938The Kid Comes BackFilm: Director
  31. 1938Sergeant MurphyFilm: Director
  32. 1937Prairie ThunderFilm: Director
  33. 1937Empty HolstersFilm: Director
  34. 1937Land Beyond the LawFilm: Director
  35. 1936Give Me LibertyFilm: Director
  36. 1936Sharad of AtlantisFilm: Director
  37. 1936Red River ValleyFilm: Director
  38. 1936Darkest AfricaFilm: Director
  39. 1935The Fighting MarinesFilm: Director
  40. 1935The Adventures of Rex and RintyFilm: Director, Screenplay
  41. 1935The Miracle RiderFilm: Director
  42. 1935The Phantom EmpireFilm: Director
  43. 1934Mystery MountainFilm: Director
  44. 1934The Law of the WildFilm: Director
  45. 1934Hollywood MysteryFilm: Director
  46. 1933Neighbors' WivesFilm: Director
  47. 1933Dance Hall HostessFilm: Director
  48. 1933Revenge at Monte CarloFilm: Director
  49. 1933Alimony MadnessFilm: Director
  50. 1932Heart PunchFilm: Director
  51. 1932CorneredFilm: Director
  52. 1932The Honor of the PressFilm: Director
  53. 1932The Last of the MohicansFilm: Director
  54. 1932The Sunset TrailFilm: Director
  55. 1932The Shadow of the EagleFilm: Director
  56. 1931The Galloping GhostFilm: Director
  57. 1931The Vanishing LegionFilm: Director
  58. 1931King of the WildFilm: Director
  59. 1930SpursFilm: Director, Writer
  60. 1930Trigger TricksFilm: Writer, Director
  61. 1930Roaring RanchFilm: Director
  62. 1930Troopers ThreeFilm: Director
  63. 1929Riding for FameFilm: Director, Writer
  64. 1929The Winged HorsemanFilm: Director
  65. 1929The Lariat KidFilm: Director
  66. 1928The Danger RiderFilm: Tucson Joe
  67. 1928Clearing the TrailFilm: Director
  68. 1928A Society CowboyFilm: Director
  69. 1928The Flyin' CowboyFilm: Director, Writer
  70. 1928A Trick of HeartsFilm: Director
  71. 1927Galloping FuryFilm: Director
  72. 1927Painted PoniesFilm: Director
  73. 1927The Prairie KingFilm: Director
  74. 1927The Denver DudeFilm: Director
  75. 1927Johnny Get Your Hair CutFilm: Director
  76. 1926Lone Hand SaundersFilm: Director
  77. 1926The Sign of the ClawFilm: Director
  78. 1926The Test of Donald NortonFilm: Director
  79. 1925A Fight to the FinishFilm: Director
  80. 1925The New ChampionFilm: Director

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