Gordon Wiles (October 10, 1904 – October 17, 1950) was an American art director and film director. He won an

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for Best Art Direction for the film ''

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''. He was born in

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. His father, Albert Wiles, was a doctor in Jerseyville, Illinois.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (art director; 1931) * '' Almost Married'' (art director; 1932) * ''

Lady from Nowhere ''Lady from Nowhere'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring Mary Astor, Charles Quigley and Thurston Hall.Lowe p.1850 Premise After witnessing a gangland killing a young woman has to go into hiding. Cast * Mary As ...

'' (director; 1936) * ''

Charlie Chan's Secret ''Charlie Chan's Secret'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring Warner Oland, Henrietta Crosman and Rosina Lawrence. It is the tenth film in 20th Century Fox, Fox's Charlie Chan series featuring Oland as the detec ...

'' (director; 1936) * '' Venus Makes Trouble'' (director; 1937) * '' Prison Train'' (director; 1938) * ''

Mr. Boggs Steps Out ''Mr. Boggs Steps Out'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Gordon Wiles. The film is based on the Clarence Budington Kelland Saturday Evening Post short story ''Face the Facts''. The working titles of the film were ''Face the ...

'' (director; 1938) * ''

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'' (director; 1941) * '' The Gangster'' (director; 1947)

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* * 1904 births 1950 deaths American film directors American art directors Film directors from Missouri Artists from St. Louis Best Art Direction Academy Award winners {{US-artdirector-stub