William Beaudine

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From Wikipedia William Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres. In 1915 he was hired as an actor and director by the Kalem Company. He was an assistant to director D.W. Griffith on The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. By the time he was 23 Beaudine had directed his first picture, a short called Almost a King (1915). He would continue to direct shorts exclusively until 1922, when he shifted his efforts into making feature-length films. Beaudine directed silent films for Goldwyn Pictures (before it became part of MGM), Metro Pictures (also before MGM), First National Pictures, Principal and Warner Brothers. In 1926 he made Sparrows, the story of orphans imprisoned in a swamp farm starring Mary Pickford. Beaudine had...

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LassieSeries • 1954Naked CitySeries • 1958The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries • 1951The Green HornetSeries • 1966Racket SquadSeries • 1951Broken ArrowSeries • 1956The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSeries • 1954The Green HornetMovie • 1974Fury of the DragonMovie • 1976Voodoo ManMovie • 1944Ghosts on the LooseMovie • 1943Billy the Kid Versus DraculaMovie • 1966Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn GorillaMovie • 1952Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's DaughterMovie • 1966Detective Kitty O'DayMovie • 1944The Ape ManMovie • 1943SparrowsMovie • 1926The Living GhostMovie • 1942Little Annie RooneyMovie • 1925