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
New York, United States
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
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  • 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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