Stuart Heisler (December 5, 1896 – August 21, 1979) was an American film and television director.
He was a son of Luther Albert Heisler (1855–1916), a carpenter, and Frances Baldwin Heisler (1857–1935). He worked as a motion picture editor from 1921 to 1936, then worked as a film director for the rest of his career.
Heisler directed the 1944
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film ''
The Negro Soldier'', a documentary-style recruitment piece aimed at getting African-Americans to enlist in the U.S. military during World War II.
He found commercial and critical success in the late forties directing
Susan Hayward
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After working as a fashion model for the Walter Clarence Thornton, Walt ...
in two of her breakthrough performances.
He received an
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nomination in 1949 for his contribution to the visual effects of the film ''
Tulsa
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Partial filmography
As editor
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The Love Light'' (1921)
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They Shall Pay'' (1921)
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Cytherea'' (1924)
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Tarnish'' (1924)
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The Silent Stranger'' (1924)
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In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter'' (1924)
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Stella Dallas'' (1925)
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Lady Be Good'' (1928)
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Three-Ring Marriage'' (1928)
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Hard to Get'' (1929)
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Raffles'' (1930)
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Whoopee!'' (1930)
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The Kid from Spain'' (1932)
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The Masquerader'' (1933)
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Roman Scandals'' (1933)
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Kid Millions'' (1934)
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We're Not Dressing'' (1934)
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The Wedding Night'' (1935)
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Peter Ibbetson'' (1935)
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Klondike Annie'' (1936)
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Poppy
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'' (1936)
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The Big Broadcast of 1937'' (1936)
As director
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Straight from the Shoulder'' (1936)
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The Hurricane'' (1937)
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The Biscuit Eater'' (1940)
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The Monster and the Girl'' (1941)
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Among the Living
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'' (1941)
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The Glass Key'' (1942)
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The Remarkable Andrew
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Plot
Young bookkeeper Andrew Long is an avid student of Ame ...
'' (1942)
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The Negro Soldier'' (1944)
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Along Came Jones'' (1945)
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Blue Skies'' (1946)
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Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman'' (1947)
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Tulsa
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'' (1949)
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Tokyo Joe'' (1949)
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Chain Lightning'' (1950)
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Dallas
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'' (1950)
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Storm Warning'' (1951)
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Journey into Light'' (1951)
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Saturday Island'' (1952)
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The Star'' (1952)
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Beachhead'' (1954)
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This Is My Love'' (1954)
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I Died a Thousand Times'' (1955)
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The Lone Ranger'' (1956)
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The Burning Hills'' (1956)
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Hitler
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'' (1962)
See also
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22nd Academy Awards
References
External links
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AOL Movies Biography
1896 births
1979 deaths
Film directors from Los Angeles
American television directors
American film editors
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