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Jack Conway
Directing

Jack Conway
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1887-07-16,Graceville, Minnesota, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Kit Carson's Wooing

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Kit Carson's Wooing
1911-09-11

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His Only Son
1912-10-09

The Folly of Anne

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The Folly of Anne
1914-11-14

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The Chechako
1914-11-23

Her Indian Mother

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Her Indian Mother
1910-12-16

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Macbeth
1916-01-02

The Twelfth Juror

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The Twelfth Juror
1913-04-19

Old School vs. New School

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Old School vs. New School
2012-08-30

Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska

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Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
1914-09-14

The Post Telegrapher

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The Post Telegrapher
1912-04-30

Roof Tops of Manhattan

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Roof Tops of Manhattan
1935-11-16

Her Indian Hero

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Her Indian Hero
1912-04-16

The Little Orphan

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The Little Orphan
1917-06-18

Even Unto Death

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Even Unto Death
1914-11-01

The Scarlet Letter

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The Scarlet Letter
1908-03-28

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The Killer
1921-01-30

When Lincoln Paid

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When Lincoln Paid
1913-01-31