Marshall-Dietrich-Pasternak in Destry Rides Again

George E. Marshall (December 29, 1891 – February 17, 1975) was an American actor,

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, producer,

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and

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, active through the first six decades of film history. Relatively few of Marshall's films are well-known today, with '' Destry Rides Again'' (1939), '' The Ghost Breakers'' (1940), ''

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'' (1946), '' The Sheepman'' (1958), and '' How the West Was Won'' (1962) being the biggest exceptions.

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called him "one of the old maestros of Hollywood ... he had never become one of the giants but he held a solid and honorable position in the industry." In the 1930s, he established a reputation for comedy, directing

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in three classic films, and also working on a variety of comedies for Fox, though many of his films at Fox were destroyed in a vault fire in 1937. Later in his career he was particularly sought after for comedies. He did around half a dozen films each with

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with ...

and

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, and also worked with

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, and

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Biography

Early life

Marshall dropped out of the University of Chicago and worked a journalist and a mechanic. He was working as a logger in Washington when he decided to go to Los Angeles in 1912 to visit his mother. Marshall served in

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. Marshall decided to return to Hollywood and work in the movies. He initially worked as an extra. He and another extra, future director Frank Lloyd, once pooled their money to buy a suit and get more work. Marshall eventually moved into stunt work, then directing.

Harry Carey and Neal Hart

Marshall's early directorial work most starred Harry Carey and

Neal Hart Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era. Biography Hart was born in Staten Island, New York. Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He wor ...

. He said his first film was the Carey three reeler ''

The Committee on Credentials ''The Committee on Credentials'' is a 1916 American silent film featuring Harry Carey. It is based on the novel ''The Pride of Palomar'' by Peter Bernard Kyne. It follows the protagonist Ballrat Bob, who tries to protect an acquaintance and s ...

'' (1916). He also directed ''

Love's Lariat ''Love's Lariat'' is a 1916 American silent film featuring Harry Carey. Plot A cowboy called Sky High learns that he has inherited a fortune, but must move to the East to collect and keep it. The only other heir, Landers, conspires with gold ...

'' (1916) and ''

A Woman's Eyes ''A Woman's Eyes'' is a 1916 American silent Western film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey * Olive Carey (billed as Olive Fuller Golden) * Joe Rickson * Doc Crane See also * Harry Carey filmography This is a list of films feat ...

'' (1917), all with Carey, and ''

The Man from Montana ''The Man From Montana'' is a 1917 silent black and white film directed by George Marshall. It stars Neal Hart and George Berrell. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a lost film. The film should not be ...

'' (1917) with Hart. He worked with other actors too, such as Hoot Gibson in ''

The Midnight Flyer ''The Midnight Flyer'' is a 1918 American short action drama film directed by George Marshall and starring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Violet Mersereau * Helen Gibson * G. Raymond Nye Reception Like many American films of the time, ''T ...

'' (1918) and Ruth Roland in the serials '' The Adventures of Ruth'' (1919) and ''

Ruth of the Rockies ''Ruth of the Rockies'' is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by George Marshall. Two of the 15 episodes survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, in New York City breezy Bab Murphy ...

'' (1920).

Tom Mix

In the early 1920s Marshall directed a series of movies starring

Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He w ...

including ''

Prairie Trails ''Prairie Trails'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Tom Mix. Cast * Tom Mix as Tex Benton * Charles K. French as Stephen McWhorter * Kathleen O'Connor as Janet McWhorter * Robert ...

'' (1920). For most of the 1920s Marshall directed short films, notably at Fox. In the mid 1920s he was appointed general supervisor of Fox comedy shorts. His credits included ''A Flaming Affair'' with Lex Neal.

Laurel and Hardy

Marshall directed a series of

films including '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1932), '' Their First Mistake'' (1932), and '' Towed in a Hole'' (1932). He also played a menacing, vengeful chef in ''Pack Up Your Troubles'', and made a brief appearance in ''Their First Mistake''.

Fox Films

Marshall took a long-term contract at Fox where his films included '' Wild Gold'' (1934) and two with

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, '' She Learned About Sailors'' (1934) and '' 365 Nights in Hollywood'' (1934). Fox entrusted him with one of the studio's biggest stars,

in '' Life Begins at 40'' (1935). He did a comedy, '' $10 Raise'' (1935), and a musical with Faye, '' Music Is Magic'' (1935). Marshall stayed with Fox when it merged with 20th Century to become 20th Century-Fox. He did a crime film, '' Show Them No Mercy!'' (1935), a Jane Withers vehicle '' Can This Be Dixie?'' (1936), and a war film with

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and

Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in '' Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in '' Grand Hotel'' ( ...

, '' A Message to Garcia'' (1936). After another crime film, '' The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' (1936) he did '' Nancy Steele Is Missing!'' (1937) with Victor McLaglen, '' Love Under Fire'' (1937) with Loretta Young and ''

Battle of Broadway ''Battle of Broadway'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Raymond Walburn, Lynn Bari and Jane Darwell. The film w ...

'' (1938) with McLaglen.

Universal

Sam Goldwyn borrowed Marshall to direct '' The Goldwyn Follies'' (1938). Marshall went to Universal where he directed

in '' You Can't Cheat an Honest Man'' (1939). Then he had a huge success with

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and James Stewart in '' Destry Rides Again'' (1939). He did another Western at Universal, ''

When the Daltons Rode ''When the Daltons Rode'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy. Based on the 1931 book of the same name by Emmett Dalton, a member of the Dalton Gang, and Jack Jun ...

'' (1940). Marshall went to Paramount, where he directed Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in a successful horror-comedy '' The Ghost Breakers'' (1940). Marshall, Goddard and Stewart made '' Pot o' Gold'' (1941) for United Artists. Then Marshall went to Columbia for ''

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'' (1941) with

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and William Holden, and RKO for ''

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'' (1942) with

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. During the making of the latter he celebrated his 25th year in films. By the early 1940s he was best known as a director of Westerns.

Paramount

Paramount were delighted with ''The Ghost Breakers'' and offered Marshall a long-term contract. He did '' The Forest Rangers'' (1942) with Goddard and

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and directed the studio's all-star '' Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942). Marshall was among the studio's leading directors by now. He worked with

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and

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in '' Riding High'' (1943), and

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in '' True to Life'' (1943). He did '' And the Angels Sing'' (1944) with Lamour, MacMurray and the new star Betty Hutton, then did a comedy with MacMurray '' Murder, He Says'' (1945). Marshall did a biopic of Texas Guinan starring Hutton, ''

Incendiary Blonde ''Incendiary Blonde'' is a 1945 American musical drama film biography of 1920s nightclub star Texas Guinan. Filmed in Technicolor by director George Marshall and loosely based on a true story, the picture stars actress Betty Hutton as Guinan. The ...

'' (1945), then a comedy with Eddie Bracken and Veronica Lake, ''

Hold That Blonde ''Hold That Blonde'' is a 1945 American comedy crime film directed by George Marshall and starring Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake and Albert Dekker. Plot Bracken plays a kleptomaniac who unwittingly becomes involved with a gang of jewel thieves, ...

'' (1945). Marshall had a big success with ''

'' (1946), starring

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and Lake, from a script by

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. Also popular was a comedy he made with Bob Hope, '' Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1946), and one with Hutton, '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1947), a tribute to the old serials that Marshall himself used to direct; it was produced by

Sol Siegel Sol C. Siegel (March 30, 1903 – December 29, 1982) was an American film producer. Two of the numerous films he produced, ''A Letter to Three Wives'' (1949) and '' Three Coins in the Fountain'' (1954), were nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

. Paramount got him to do another revue-style film, ''

Variety Girl ''Variety Girl'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Mary Hatcher, Olga San Juan, DeForest Kelley, Frank Ferguson, Glenn Tryon, Nella Walker, Torben Meyer, Jack Norton, and William Demarest. It was ...

'' (1947). In 1946 ''Sight and Sound'' magazine said Marshall had become:

One of our leading directors of comedy. Not comedy of ideas, however fuzzy or pretentious as with Preston Sturges, the "art" comedy. But showmanship, the Paramount, the Hollywood romantic comedy... of recent years had become so syrupy, plotty and ungay. Marshall has not remodelled the form or made drastic changes. But he has lightened it, sped it up, taken stories that would have remained solemn bores with more literal minded directors and made entertainment out of them, by having a little fun, going just a little wild in the process... With a style that is extroverted, clean, limber, above all natural, casual in its use of slapstick with the effect of making Sturges' slapstick seem almost studied, Marshall, you'll probably find, is the director credit that will explain how many a film with all the external attributes of a stinker... kept you in your seat, interested to the end, as it were, in spite of yourself.

Marshall did a comedy with Goddard and MacDonald Carey, ''

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'' (1948), then he was borrowed by

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for ''

Tap Roots ''Tap Roots'' is a 1948 Technicolor Western war film set during the American Civil War. It is very loosely based on the true life story of Newton Knight, a farm owner who attempted to secede Jones County from Mississippi.Stephen Jacobs, ''Bor ...

'' (1948) starring

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. In 1948 he quit ''Bonanza'' (which became '' Lust for Gold'') with Glenn Ford and Ida Lupino after four days of filming due to disputes with producer S. Sylvan Simon. However he bounced back with '' My Friend Irma'' (1949) which introduced Martin and Lewis. In 1949 Paramount extended its contract with him for two more years. He was reunited with Ball and Hope in '' Fancy Pants'' (1950), then did two with MacMurray, '' Never a Dull Moment'' (1950) at RKO and ''

A Millionaire for Christy ''A Millionaire for Christy'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Fred MacMurray, Eleanor Parker and Richard Carlson. The film is a screwball comedy, in which Christy Sloane (Parker) is a legal secretary from ...

'' (1951) at Fox. In 1950 Marshall and William Holden announced they had formed a company to make half hour TV shows but it appears they were not made. Back at Paramount he did '' The Savage'' (1952) with

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, '' Off Limits'' (1953) with Hope and Mickey Rooney, and '' Scared Stiff'' (1953) with Martin and Lewis (remaking his earlier ''Ghost Breakers'') . He did a biopic, ''

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'' (1953) with Tony Curtis, then '' Money from Home'' (1954) with Martin and Lewis, and '' Red Garters'' (1954) with

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. Marshall went to South Africa to make '' Duel in the Jungle'' (1954) then back at Paramount remade his own ''Destry Rides Again'' as '' Destry'' (1954) with Audie Murphy.

Freelance

Marshall went to Universal to do a musical, ''

The Second Greatest Sex ''The Second Greatest Sex'' is a 1955 Western musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Jeanne Crain and George Nader. It is a Western version of the play ''Lysistrata'' by Aristophanes. Plot In 1880, men from three Kansas ...

'' (1955), and a Western, '' Pillars of the Sky'' (1956). He returned to Africa to make ''

Beyond Mombassa ''Beyond Mombasa'' is a 1956 British/American Technicolor adventure film starring Cornel Wilde and Donna Reed. It was directed by George Marshall, set in Kenya and filmed there and at a London studio. Plot Matt Campbell (Cornel Wilde) arriv ...

'' (1956) with Cornel Wilde for Columbia. Also at Columbia he made ''

The Guns of Fort Petticoat ''The Guns of Fort Petticoat'' is a 1957 American Western film produced by Harry Joe Brown and Audie Murphy for Brown-Murphy Pictures. It was based on the 1955 short story "Petticoat Brigade" by Chester William Harrison (1913–1994) that he ex ...

'' (1957) with Audie Murphy, produced by Murphy. He went back to Paramount to make '' The Sad Sack'' (1957), Jerry Lewis' second film without Dean Martin.

Glenn Ford

Marshall then received an offer from MGM, who were then being run by Sol Siegel, to direct

in a Western, '' The Sheepman'' (1958). It was a hit, so he stayed at the studio to direct '' Imitation General'' (1959), with Ford; '' The Mating Game'' (1959) with

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; and '' It Started with a Kiss'' (1959) and '' The Gazebo'' (1959), both with Reynolds and Ford. All these films were popular. Marshall and Ford made '' Cry for Happy'' (1961) at Columbia, which featured location filming in Japan. He announced plans to make a biopic of Ruth Roland with Debbie Reynolds but it was not made. Then Marshall directed

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in ''

The Happy Thieves ''The Happy Thieves'' is a 1961 American crime/ comedy-drama film starring Rex Harrison and Rita Hayworth, and directed by George Marshall. The film is based on the novel '' The Oldest Confession'' by Richard Condon. The film was poorly received ...

'' (1963) and directed the railroad segment of MGM's epic '' How the West Was Won'' (1963) in Cinerama. In 1963 he celebrated his fiftieth year as a director. "You try to keep up with the spirit of the times", he said. ""You go along with it or wonder why they don't call you any more... Some of my friends have let the world go by them. They couldn't understand the changes... I don't think people have basically changed. They still want to be entertained." Marshall said his credo was "you should see possibilities and they lead you to other things later on. If you're a mechanic you just do it as written. If you're – I wouldn't say an artist – then you try to make more of it. It's easy to be a mechanic." Marshall did ''

Papa's Delicate Condition ''Papa's Delicate Condition'' is a 1963 American comedy film starring Jackie Gleason and Glynis Johns. It was an adaptation of the Corinne Griffith memoir of the same name, about her father and growing up in Texarkana, Texas. Jimmy Van Heusen ( ...

'' (1963) with

, ''

Dark Purpose ''Dark Purpose'' is a 1964 film directed by George Marshall and starring Shirley Jones, Rossano Brazzi, and George Sanders. Plot American secretary Karen Williams travels to Italy with her employer, art appraiser Raymond Fountaine, to assess ...

'' (1964) with Shirley Jones and ''

Advance to the Rear ''Advance to the Rear'' is a light-hearted 1964 American Western comedy film set in the American Civil War. Directed by George Marshall, and starring Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, and Melvyn Douglas. The film is based on the 1957 novel ''Company o ...

'' (1964) with Ford. He also did the pilot for ''

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''.

Later career

In the late 1960s Marshall moved increasingly into television. His later feature credits include two with Hope, '' Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!'' (1966) and ''

Eight on the Lam ''Eight on the Lam'' is a 1967 American comedy film directed by George Marshall. It stars Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller. Plot Bank teller Henry Dimsdale (Bob Hope) finds ten $1,000 bills. He is a widower with seven kids and could use the money, and ...

'' (1967) and '' The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz'' (1968) with

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. His last feature that he directed was '' Hook, Line & Sinker'' (1969) starring Lewis.

chose George Marshall to direct eleven episodes of her ''

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'' television series in 1969, having previously worked in several Marshall comedies herself. He appeared as an actor in '' The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder'' in 1974, his last feature film. His last professional job was an acting appearance in ''Police Woman''. Three days before he died he was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Marshall married Germaine, who he met in France after World War I. They had two children, a son and a daughter. Marshall died after a two-week illness. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, Los Angeles. For his contribution to the film industry, George Marshall has a star on the

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at 7048

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Partial filmography

*''And the Best Man Won'' (1915) (short) – story *'' Across the Rio Grande'' (1916) (short) – writer, director – with Neal Hart *''

'' (1916) (short) – director – with Harry Carey *''

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'' (1916) (serial) – assistant director *''

'' (1916) – writer, director – with Harry Carey, Neal Hart *''

'' (1916) - writer, director – with Harry Carey *''

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'' (1916) – director *'' Won by Grit'' (1917) – director *'' The Comeback'' (1917) (short) – director, producer *'' They Were Four'' (1917) (short) – writer, director – with

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*''Border Wolves'' (1917) (short) – story, director – with Neal Hart *''Roped In'' (1917) – story, director – with Neal Hart *''The Raid'' (1917) – writer, director – with Neal Hart *''The Desert Ghost'' (1917) – director *''Bill Brennan's Claim'' (1917) – director *''Casey's Border Raid'' (1917) – story, director – with Neal Hart *''The Honor of Men'' (1917) – director *''Swede Hearts'' (1917) – story, director – with Neal Hart *''Meet My Wife'' (1917) – story, director – with Neal Hart *'' Double Suspicion'' (1917) – story, director – with Neal Hart *'' Right of Way Casey'' (1917) – story, director – with Neal Hart *'' Squaring It'' (1917) – story, director – with Neal Hart *''The Ninth Day'' (1917) – director *''

'' (1917) – story, director – with

*''Quick Triggers'' (1918) (short) – director, writer – with

*''

'' (1918) (short) – director – with Hoot Gibson *''Naked Fists'' (1918) (short) – director, writer – with Neal Hart *''Beating the Limited'' (1918) (short) – director, story – with

*''When Paris Saw Green Red'' (1918) (short) – director *''The Fast Mail'' (1919) (short) – director *''The Husband Hunter'' (1919) – director *''The Gun Runners'' (1919) – director, story *'' The Adventures of Ruth'' (1919) (serial) – director – with Ruth Roland *''Charlot! Charlot!'' (1919) – director *''

'' (1920) (serial) – director – with Ruth Roland *''

'' (1920) – director - with

*'' Why Trust Your Husband? '' (1921) – director, story *'' Hands Off!'' (1921) – director – with Tom Mix *''

A Ridin' Romeo ''A Ridin' Romeo'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Tom Mix, Rhea Mitchell and Eugenie Forde.Solomon, p. 270. Cast * Tom Mix as Jim Rose * Rhea Mitchell as Mabel Brentwood * Pat Chrisman as Highl ...

'' (1921) – director, story – with Tom Mix *''

After Your Own Heart ''After Your Own Heart'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Tom Mix, Ora Carew and George Hernandez.Munden, p. 10. Cast * Tom Mix as Herbert Parker * Ora Carew as Loretta Bramley * George Hernandez ...

'' (1921) – director – with Tom Mix *''

The Lady from Longacre ''The Lady from Longacre'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Marshall and starring William Russell, Mary Thurman and Mathilde Brundage.Solomon p.273 It is based on the 1918 novel '' The Lady from Long Acre'' by Victor ...

'' (1921) – director * ''

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'' (1921) – director, writer – with

Edna Murphy Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of ...

*''

Smiles Are Trumps ''Smiles Are Trumps'' is a 1922 American silent action film directed by George Marshall and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Ora Carew and Herschel Mayall.Solomon p.275-76 Cast * Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as Jimmy Carson * Ora Carew as Marjorie M ...

'' (1922) – director *''West Is West'' (1922) (short) – director *'' The Haunted Valley'' (1923) – director *'' Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande'' (1923) – director * ''

Where is This West? ''Where is This West?'' is a 1923 American silent comedy Western film directed by George Marshall and written by George Hively and George C. Hull. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Mary Philbin, and Bob McKenzie. Plot As described in a film ma ...

'' (1923) – director *''

Men in the Raw ''Men in the Raw'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by George Marshall and written by George Hively. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Marguerite Clayton, Sid Jordan, J. Morris Foster, Tom Kerrick, and William Lowery. The film was r ...

'' (1923) – director *'' The Back Trail'' (1924) – director *''The Fight'' (1924) (short) – director *''The Hunt'' (1924) (short) – director *''The Race'' (1924) (short) – director *''Paul Jones Jr'' (1924) (short) – director *''The Burglar'' (1924) (short) – director *''All Abroad'' (1925) (short) – producer *''A Spanish Romeo'' (1925) (short) – director *''The Big Game Hunter'' (1925) (short) – director *''The Sky Jumper'' (1925) (short) – director *''A Parisian Knight'' (1925) (short) – director *''Neptune's Stepdaughter'' (1925) (short) – supervisor *''Pawnshop Politics'' (1926) (short) – producer *''Matrimony Blues'' (1926) (short) – producer *''A Bankrupt Honeymoon'' (1926) (short) – supervisor *''From a Cabby's Seat'' (1926) (short) – director *''Moving Day'' (1926) (short) – supervisor *''The Steeplechaser'' (1926) (short) – producer *''King of the Kitchen'' (1926) (short) – producer *''A1 Society'' (1926) (short) – supervisor *''The Non-Stop Bride'' (1926) (short) – supervisor *''The Battling Kangaroo'' (1926) (short) – supervisor *''Golf Widows'' (1926) (short) – supervisor *''

A Trip to Chinatown ''A Trip to Chinatown'' is a musical comedy in three acts by Charles H. Hoyt with music by Percy Gaunt and lyrics by Hoyt. In addition to the Gaunt and Hoyt score, many songs were interpolated into the score at one time or another during the ru ...

'' (1926) – production supervisor *''Girls'' (1927) (short) – director *''A Dog's Pal'' (1927) (short) – production supervisor *''The Kangaroo Detective'' (1927) (short) – production supervisor *''A Man About Town'' (1927) (short) – director, producer *''Wine, Women and Sauerkraut'' (1927) (short) – production supervisor *''Rumors for Rent'' (1927) (short) – production supervisor *''Suite Homes'' (1927) (short) – production supervisor *''The Gay Retreat'' (1927) (short) – production supervisor *''Gentlemen Prefer Scotch'' (1927) (short) – director *''Slippery Silks'' (1927) (short) – producer *''The Adventures of Ruth'' (1927) (short) – director *''Twenty Legs Under the Sea'' (1927) (short) – supervisor *''Captain Kidd's Kittens'' (1927) (short) – supervisor *''The Elephant's Elbows'' (1928) (short) – supervisor *''Bear Knees'' (1928) (short) – supervisor *''No Picnic'' (1928) (short) – director *''No Sale Smitty'' (1928) (short) – director *''Camping Out'' (1928) (short) – director *''No Vacation'' (1929) (short) – director *''Circus Time'' (1929) (short) – director *''No Children'' (1929) (short) – director *''Watch My Smoke'' (1929) (short) – director *''Tomato Omlette'' (1929) (short) – director *''Puckered Success'' (1929) (short) – director *''Uncle's Visit'' (1929) (short) – director *''Hey Diddle Diddle'' (1930) (short) – director, writer – with Nick Basil *''He Loved Her Not'' (1931) (short) – director *''How I Play Golf'' (1931) – series of 12 shorts starring Bobby Jones – director *''Big Dame Hunting'' (1932) (short) – director, story – with Ned Sparks *''Just a Pain in the Parlor'' (1932) (short) – director *''Strictly Unreliable'' (1932) (short) – director *''The Old Bull'' (1932) (short) – director * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1932) (short) – director, actor *''Allum and Eve'' (1932) (short) – director *'' A Firehouse Honeymoon (1932) (short) – director * '' Their First Mistake'' (1932) (short) – director – with

* '' Towed in a Hole'' (1932) (short) – director, idea – with

*''Easy on the Eyes'' (1933) (short) – director *''Calienete Love'' (1933) (short) – director *''Sweet Cookie'' (1933) (short) – director *''Knock Out Kisses'' (1933) (short) – director *''Husbands' Reunion'' (1933) (short) – director *''The Big Fibber'' (1933) (short) – director *'' How to Break 90'' (1933) – a series of 6 shorts starring Bobby Jones – director *'' Olsen's Big Moment'' (1933) – story * '' 365 Nights in Hollywood'' (1934) – director – with

* '' She Learned About Sailors'' (1934) – director – with

* '' Wild Gold'' (1934) – director *''

Call It Luck ''Call It Luck'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by James Tinling and written by Dudley Nichols and Lamar Trotti. The film stars Pat Paterson, Herbert Mundin, Charles Starrett, Gordon Westcott, Georgia Caine and Theodore von Eltz. The ...

'' (1934) – story * '' Ever Since Eve'' (1934) – director * '' Life Begins at 40'' (1935) – director * '' In Old Kentucky'' (1935) – director * '' Show Them No Mercy!'' (1935) – director * '' Music is Magic'' (1935) – director * '' $10 Raise'' (1935) – director * '' A Message to Garcia'' (1936) – director * '' The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' (1936) – director * '' Love Under Fire'' (1937) – director * '' Can This Be Dixie?'' (1937) – director, story * '' Nancy Steele Is Missing!'' (1937) – director * ''

Hold That Co-ed ''Hold That Co-ed'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by George Marshall, starring John Barrymore, George Murphy and Marjorie Weaver. Plot summary Former star quarterback Rusty Stevens believes he is being hired to be prosperous Clayton University ...

'' (1938) – director * ''

'' (1938) – director * '' The Goldwyn Follies'' (1938) – director * '' You Can't Cheat an Honest Man'' (1939) – director * '' Destry Rides Again'' (1939) – director * '' The Ghost Breakers'' (1940) – director * ''

'' (1940) – director * '' Pot o' Gold'' (1941) – director * ''

'' (1941) – director * '' Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942) – director * ''

'' (1942) – director * '' The Forest Rangers'' (1942) – director * '' True to Life'' (1943) – director * '' Riding High'' (1943) – director * '' And the Angels Sing'' (1944) – director * '' Murder, He Says'' (1945) – director * ''

'' (1945) – director * ''

'' (1946) – director * '' Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1946) – director * '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1947) – director * ''

'' (1947) – director, cameo * ''

'' (1948) – director * ''

'' (1948) – director *'' Lust for Gold'' (1949) – directed for a few days before leaving film * '' My Friend Irma'' (1949) – director * '' Never a Dull Moment'' (1950) – director * '' Fancy Pants'' (1950) – director * '' Ace of Clubs'' (1951) (short) – director with Bobby Jones * ''

'' (1951) – director * '' The Savage'' (1952) – director * '' Off Limits'' (1952) – director * '' Money from Home'' (1953) – director * '' Scared Stiff'' (1953) – director * ''

'' (1953) – director * '' Duel in the Jungle'' (1954) – director * '' Red Garters'' (1954) – director * '' Destry'' (1954) – director * ''

'' (1955) – director *'' Screen Directors Playhouse'' (1955) (TV series) – director, story – 1 episode "The Silent Partner" with

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...

*'' Cavalcade of America'' (1955) (TV series) – actor episode "How to Raise a Boy" * ''

Beyond Mombasa ''Beyond Mombasa'' is a 1956 British/American Technicolor adventure film starring Cornel Wilde and Donna Reed. It was directed by George Marshall, set in Kenya and filmed there and at a London studio. Plot Matt Campbell (Cornel Wilde) arrives i ...

'' (1956) – director * '' Pillars of the Sky'' (1956) – director * ''

'' (1957) – director * '' The Sad Sack'' (1957) – director * '' The Sheepman'' (1958) – director * '' Imitation General'' (1958) – director * '' The Mating Game'' (1959) – director * '' It Started with a Kiss'' (1959) – director * '' The Gazebo'' (1959) – director * '' Cry for Happy'' (1961) – director * ''

'' (1961) – director * '' How the West Was Won'' (1962) – director (the railroad scenes) * ''

'' (1963) – director * ''

'' (1964) – director * ''

'' (1964) – director *''

Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, thr ...

'' (1964–65) (TV series) – director 5 episodes *'' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'' (1964) (TV series) – director 1 episode *''

'' (1964–70) (TV series) – director 10 episodes * '' Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!'' (1966) – director *''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

'' (1966) (TV series) – director 1 episode * ''

'' (1967) – director * '' The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz'' (1968) – director * '' Hook, Line & Sinker'' (1969) – director *''

'' (1969) (TV series) – director 10 episodes – actor in episode "Lucy Runs the Rapids" *'' Cade's County'' (1972) (TV series) – director 1 episode *''

Hec Ramsey ''Hec Ramsey'' is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1972 to 1974, starring Richard Boone. The series was created by Jack Webb's production company, Mark VII Limited in association with Universal's television productions. Th ...

'' (1972) (TV series) – director 1 episode *'' The Odd Couple'' (1972) (TV series) – director 2 episodes *'' The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder'' (1974) – actor *'' Police Woman'' (1975) (TV series) – actor in episode "Blast"

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