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Thunder Birds [Soldiers of the Air] (1942) -- A woman stationed at an Army base in Arizona is torn between two men: the trainer with a storied past and the young pilot he has decided to groom for greatness.
Blood Alley (1955) -- A merchant marine captain, rescued from the Chinese Communists by local visitors, is "shanghaied" into transporting the whole village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.
The High and the Mighty (1954) -- When a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely.
Nothing Sacred (1937) -- To redeem himself after a hoax, reporter Wallace Cook proposes a series of stories on doomed Hazel Flagg...
Lady of Burlesque (1943) -- Sassy Dixie Daisy is the hot new attraction at a former opera house that's been turned into a burlesque theater...

Overview

Date of Death:
9 December 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
William Wellman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter-director of the original... more
Trivia:
Directed 7 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Fredric March... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations more
Alternate Names:
William Wellman

Filmography

Director:
  1. Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
    ... aka C'est la guerre (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Hell Bent for Glory (UK)
    ... aka With You in My Arms (USA: alternative title)
  2. Darby's Rangers (1958)
    ... aka The Young Invaders (UK)
    ... aka William A.Wellman's Darby's Rangers (USA: complete title)
  3. Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
    ... aka Good Bye My Lady (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Goodbye, My Lady (USA: cable TV title)
  4. Blood Alley (1955)
    ... aka William A. Wellman's Blood Alley (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  5. Track of the Cat (1954)
    ... aka William A. Wellman's Track of the Cat (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  6. Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV)
  7. Ring of Fear (1954) (uncredited)
  8. The High and the Mighty (1954)
  9. Island in the Sky (1953)
    ... aka William A. Wellman's Island in the Sky (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  10. My Man and I (1952)
  11. Westward the Women (1951)
  12. It's a Big Country (1951)
  13. Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
  14. The Happy Years (1950)
  15. The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)

  16. Battleground (1949)
  17. Yellow Sky (1948)
  18. The Iron Curtain (1948)
    ... aka Behind the Iron Curtain (USA: reissue title)
  19. Magic Town (1947)
  20. Gallant Journey (1946)
  21. Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
    ... aka Ernie Pyle's Story of G.I. Joe (USA: complete title)
    ... aka G.I. Joe (USA: short title)
    ... aka War Correspondent
  22. This Man's Navy (1945)
  23. Buffalo Bill (1944)
  24. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
    ... aka Strange Incident (UK)
  25. Lady of Burlesque (1943)
    ... aka Striptease Lady (UK)
    ... aka The G-String Murders
  26. Thunder Birds [Soldiers of the Air] (1942)
  27. The Great Man's Lady (1942)
  28. Roxie Hart (1942)
  29. Reaching for the Sun (1941)

  30. The Light That Failed (1939)
  31. Beau Geste (1939)
  32. Men with Wings (1938)
  33. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) (some scenes: retakes) (uncredited)
  34. Nothing Sacred (1937)
  35. A Star Is Born (1937)
  36. Tarzan Escapes (1936) (uncredited)
  37. Small Town Girl (1936)
    ... aka One Horse Town (USA: TV title)
  38. The Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
  39. The Call of the Wild (1935) (as William Wellman)
  40. The President Vanishes (1934)
    ... aka Strange Conspiracy (UK)
  41. Stingaree (1934) (as William Wellman)
  42. Viva Villa! (1934) (uncredited)
  43. Looking for Trouble (1934) (as William Wellman)
  44. Female (1933) (uncredited) (17 scenes)
  45. College Coach (1933)
    ... aka Football Coach (UK)
  46. Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
    ... aka Dangerous Days (UK)
  47. Midnight Mary (1933) (as William Wellman)
  48. Heroes for Sale (1933)
  49. Lilly Turner (1933)
  50. Central Airport (1933)
  51. Frisco Jenny (1932)
  52. The Conquerors (1932)
    ... aka Pioneer Builders (USA: TV title)
  53. The Purchase Price (1932)
  54. Love Is a Racket (1932)
    ... aka Such Things Happen (UK)
  55. So Big! (1932)
  56. The Hatchet Man (1932)
    ... aka The Honourable Mr. Wong (UK)
  57. Safe in Hell (1931)
  58. The Star Witness (1931)
  59. Night Nurse (1931)
  60. The Public Enemy (1931)
    ... aka Enemies of the Public (UK)
  61. Other Men's Women (1931)
    ... aka The Steel Highway
  62. Maybe It's Love (1930)
    ... aka Eleven Men and a Girl (USA: TV title)
  63. Young Eagles (1930)
  64. Dangerous Paradise (1930)
    ... aka Two Against Death (USA: alternative title)

  65. Woman Trap (1929)
  66. The Man I Love (1929)
  67. Chinatown Nights (1929)
  68. Beggars of Life (1928)
  69. Ladies of the Mob (1928)
  70. The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
  71. Wings (1927)
  72. The Cat's Pajamas (1926)
  73. You Never Know Women (1926)
  74. The Boob (1926)
    ... aka The Yokel (UK)
  75. When Husbands Flirt (1925) (as William Wellman)
  76. The Circus Cowboy (1924) (as William Wellman)
  77. The Vagabond Trail (1924)
  78. Not a Drum Was Heard (1924)
  79. Cupid's Fireman (1923)
  80. Big Dan (1923)
  81. Second Hand Love (1923) (as William Wellman)
  82. The Man Who Won (1923)
  83. The Twins of Suffering Creek (1920) (uncredited)
Producer:
  1. Lafayette Escadrille (1958) (producer)
    ... aka C'est la guerre (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Hell Bent for Glory (UK)
    ... aka With You in My Arms (USA: alternative title)

  2. Magic Town (1947) (producer) (uncredited)
  3. Gallant Journey (1946) (producer)
  4. The Great Man's Lady (1942) (producer)
  5. Reaching for the Sun (1941) (producer)

  6. The Light That Failed (1939) (producer)
  7. Beau Geste (1939) (producer)
  8. Men with Wings (1938) (producer)

  9. Ladies of the Mob (1928) (producer)
  10. The Legion of the Condemned (1928) (producer)
Writer:
  1. A Star Is Born (1976) (1937 story)

  2. Lafayette Escadrille (1958) (story)
    ... aka C'est la guerre (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Hell Bent for Glory (UK)
    ... aka With You in My Arms (USA: alternative title)
  3. A Star Is Born (1954) (1937 story)

  4. Gallant Journey (1946) (written by)

  5. The Last Gangster (1937) (story)
  6. A Star Is Born (1937) (story)
  7. The Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) (screenplay)
Actor:
  1. Lafayette Escadrille (1958) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka C'est la guerre (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Hell Bent for Glory (UK)
    ... aka With You in My Arms (USA: alternative title)

  2. Frisco Jenny (1932) (uncredited) .... Reporter
  3. The Star Witness (1931) (uncredited) .... Company Workman

  4. Wings (1927) (uncredited) .... Doughboy

  5. Evangeline (1919) .... British lieutenant
  6. The Knickerbocker Buckaroo (1919) (as William Wellman) .... Henry
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. China Seas (1935) (second unit director: pirate scenes) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series .... Himself (1973 TV interview) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)

  2. Gable: The King Remembered (1975) (TV) (as William Wellman) .... Himself
  3. The Men Who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman (1973) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Joel McCrea (1972) TV episode .... Himself

  5. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1954-1960)
        - Robert Stack (1960) TV episode .... Himself
        - William Wellman (1954) TV episode .... Himself

  6. Challenge the Wilderness (1951) .... Himself

  7. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) .... Himself - a Director
Archive Footage:
  1. You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V) .... Himself - Interviewee
  2. Cineastes en acció (2005) .... Himself
  3. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) .... Himself
  4. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) (as William Wellman) .... Himself - Director of 'A Star Is Born'


Additional Details

Other Works:
Wellman was a fighter pilot in the French Air Force's Lafayette Escadrille, a unit of American pilots, in WW 1. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 4 Print Biographies | 4 Articles more
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