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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Conway (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed 84
1940s
- 1948
- 1947
The Hucksters
Director
High Barbaree
Director
- 1944
Dragon Seed
Director
- 1943
Assignment in Brittany
Director
- 1942
Crossroads
Director
- 1941
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
Lady of the Tropics
Director
Let Freedom Ring
Director
- 1938
- 1937
Saratoga
Director
- 1936
- 1935
One New York Night
Director
- 1934
The Gay Bride
Director
The Girl from Missouri
Director
Viva Villa!
Director
- 1933
The Solitaire Man
Director
Hell Below
Director
The Nuisance
Director
- 1932
Red-Headed Woman
Director
But the Flesh Is Weak
Director
Arsène Lupin
Director
- 1931
Just a Gigolo
Director
The Easiest Way
Director
- 1930
New Moon
Director
The Unholy Three
Director
They Learned About Women
Director
1920s
- 1929
Untamed
Director
Our Modern Maidens
Director
- 1928
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Director
The Smart Set
Director
Bringing Up Father
Director
While the City Sleeps
Director
- 1927
Twelve Miles Out
Director
The Understanding Heart
Director
- 1926
Brown of Harvard
Director
- 1925
The Only Thing
Director
Soul Mates
Director
- 1924
The Heart Buster
Director
The Trouble Shooter
Director
- 1923
Lucretia Lombard
Director
Sawdust
Director
What Wives Want
Director
Trimmed in Scarlet
Director
The Prisoner
Director
Quicksands
Director
- 1922
The Long Chance
Director
Don't Shoot
Director
Step on It!
Director
Across the Dead-Line
Director
- 1921
The Millionaire
Director
A Daughter of the Law
Director
The Rage of Paris
Director
The Killer
Director
- 1920
The U.P. Trail
Director
The Money Changers
Director
The Dwelling Place of Light
Director
Riders of the Dawn
Director
1910s
- 1919
Lombardi, Ltd.
Director
- 1918
A Diplomatic Mission
Director
You Can't Believe Everything
Director
- 1917
Bond of Fear
Director
The Charmer
Director
The Little Orphan
Director
Come Through
Director
A Jewel in Pawn
Director
Her Soul's Inspiration
Director
- 1916
The Mainspring
Director
The Measure of a Man
Director
The Social Buccaneer
Director
The Beckoning Trail
Director
The Silent Battle
Director
- 1915
- 1912
His Only Son
Director
Her Indian Hero
Director
Acted in 10
1920s
- 1921
The Killer
William Sanborn
1910s
- 1919
- 1917
The Little Orphan
David Clark
- 1916
Macbeth
Lennox
- 1914
The Chechako
Smoke Bellew
Even Unto Death
Walter Gordon
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
Joe Hines
- 1912
His Only Son
Movie
Her Indian Hero
Hal Benton
- 1911
Kit Carson's Wooing
Kit Carson
Produced 3
1930s
- 1934
The Girl from Missouri
Producer
1920s
- 1929
Our Modern Maidens
Producer
- 1928
The Smart Set
Producer
Wrote 1
2010s
- 2012
Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve
Writer