William Witney

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From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia William Nuelsen Witney 15 May 1915 17 March 2002 was an American film and television director He is best remembered for the movie serials he codirected with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle Zorros Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu He directed many Westerns during his career and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley1 Prolific and pugnacious Witney began directing while still in his 20s and continued until 1982 Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors particularly for The Golden Stallion 1949 a Roy Rogers vehicle2 Witney also directed Master of the World 1961 starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson Description above from the Wikipedia article William Witney licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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D.O.B: 1915-05-15
D.O.D: 2002-03-17
Place of Birth: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Profession: director

Credits

1975 - Darktown Strutters director -

1973 - I Escaped from Devil's Island director -

1967 - 40 Guns to Apache Pass director -

1966 - Ride the Wind director -

1965 - Arizona Raiders director -

1964 - Apache Rifles director -

1961 - The Cat Burglar director -

1961 - Master of the World director -

1958 - The Cool and the Crazy director -

1956 - Stranger at My Door director -

1955 - Santa Fe Passage director -

1954 - The Outcast director -

1951 - South of Caliente director -

1951 - Heart of the Rockies director -

1951 - Spoilers of the Plains director -

1950 - Trail of Robin Hood director -

1950 - Sunset in the West director -

1950 - Twilight in the Sierras director -

1950 - Trigger, Jr. director -

1949 - Susanna Pass director -

1949 - Down Dakota Way director -

1949 - The Golden Stallion director -

1948 - Under California Stars director -

1947 - Bells of San Angelo director -

1947 - Springtime in the Sierras director -

1946 - The Crimson Ghost director -

1943 - G-men vs. the Black Dragon director -

1942 - Spy Smasher director -

1941 - Adventures of Captain Marvel director -

1940 - Mysterious Doctor Satan director -

1939 - Dick Tracy's G-Men director -

1939 - Daredevils of the Red Circle director -

1938 - Dick Tracy Returns director -

1938 - Hawk of the Wilderness director -

1937 - SOS Coast Guard director -

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