William Hughes Curran

William Hughes Curran was an American film director. He directed several Western films.[1]

William Hughes Curran
Born(1893-06-18)June 18, 1893
DiedJanuary 6, 1940(1940-01-06) (aged 46)
Los Angeles, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm director
Years active1922-1939
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He was an assistant director to Lambert Hillyer at William S. Hart Productions before heading the production unit for Famous Players-Lasky executives' spinoff Di Lorenzo, Inc.[2]

He directed an early nickelodeon adaptation of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.[3]

According to IMDb he wrote The Freshie and Broadway Buckaroo and appeared as Pablo in Blaze Away.

Filmography

  • The Trail of Hate
  • Blaze Away
  • The Freshie (1922), Curran wrote the story and directed the film[4]
  • Dangerous Hour (1923)[5]
  • Prepared to Die (1923)
  • The Knock on the Door (1923)
  • Westbound (1924)[6][7]
  • The Taming of the Shrewd (1925)
  • The Merchant of Weenies (1925)
  • Battling Romeo (1925)
  • Scarlet Youth (1928)[8]
  • Trial Marriage (1928)
  • Unguarded Girls (1929)

References

  1. "Motion Picture Daily: Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today". Exhibitors Trade Review, Incorporated. August 3, 1921 via Google Books.
  2. "Motion Picture Daily: Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today". Exhibitors Trade Review, Incorporated. August 3, 1921 via Google Books.
  3. Brode, Douglas; BRODE, DOUGLAS C.; Brode, Professor of Film S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communication Douglas (August 3, 2000). "Shakespeare in the Movies: From the Silent Era to Shakespeare in Love". Oxford University Press via Google Books.
  4. Langman, Larry (August 3, 1992). "A Guide to Silent Westerns". Greenwood Publishing Group via Google Books.
  5. Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (August 3, 1997). "The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States". University of California Press via Google Books.
  6. Langman, Larry (August 3, 1992). "A Guide to Silent Westerns". Greenwood Publishing Group via Google Books.
  7. "W. Hughes Curran". BFI.
  8. Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (January 3, 1988). "Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936". Cinebooks via Google Books.


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