Filmography
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Known For
You'll Find Out Director (1940) -
Look for the Silver Lining Director (1949) -
Bottoms Up Director (1934) -
Known For
That's Right - You're Wrong Director (1939) -
Director
C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967) -
Camp Runamuck (1966) -
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964-1965) -
The Patty Duke Show (1964-1965) -
Daniel Boone (1965) -
Karen (1965) -
Leave It to Beaver (1959-1963) -
The Twilight Zone (1963) -
I Love My Doctor (1962) -
The Hathaways (1962) -
![Wagon Train]( "Wagon Train")
Wagon Train (1958-1962) -
![The Deputy]( "The Deputy")
The Deputy (1959-1961) -
![The Right Approach]( "The Right Approach")
The Right Approach (1961) -
![Bringing Up Buddy]( "Bringing Up Buddy")
Bringing Up Buddy (1960) -
![Overland Trail]( "Overland Trail")
Overland Trail (1960) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater (1959) -
![M Squad]( "M Squad")
M Squad (1959) -
![Buckskin]( "Buckskin")
Buckskin (1958-1959) -
![77 Sunset Strip]( "77 Sunset Strip")
77 Sunset Strip (1959) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse (1957-1959) -
![Bachelor Father]( "Bachelor Father")
Bachelor Father (1958) -
![Captain Z-Ro]( "Captain Z-Ro")
Captain Z-Ro (1955-1956) -
![The Girl He Left Behind]( "The Girl He Left Behind")
The Girl He Left Behind (1956) -
![Screen Directors Playhouse]( "Screen Directors Playhouse")
Screen Directors Playhouse (1956) -
![Glory]( "Glory")
Glory (1956) -
![Studio 57]( "Studio 57")
Studio 57 (1955) -
![Jump Into Hell]( "Jump Into Hell")
Jump Into Hell (1955) -
![King Richard and the Crusaders]( "King Richard and the Crusaders")
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![The Command]( "The Command")
The Command (1954) -
![Calamity Jane]( "Calamity Jane")
Calamity Jane (1953) -
![By the Light of the Silvery Moon]( "By the Light of the Silvery Moon")
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![April in Paris]( "April in Paris")
April in Paris (1952) -
![Where's Charley?]( "Where's Charley?")
Where's Charley? (1952) -
![Painting the Clouds with Sunshine]( "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine")
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![Lullaby of Broadway]( "Lullaby of Broadway")
Lullaby of Broadway (1951) -
![Tea for Two]( "Tea for Two")
Tea for Two (1950) -
![The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady]( "The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady")
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![The Story of Seabiscuit]( "The Story of Seabiscuit")
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) -
![It's a Great Feeling]( "It's a Great Feeling")
It's a Great Feeling (1949) -
![Look for the Silver Lining]( "Look for the Silver Lining")
Look for the Silver Lining (1949) -
![John Loves Mary]( "John Loves Mary")
John Loves Mary (1949) -
![Two Guys from Texas]( "Two Guys from Texas")
Two Guys from Texas (1948) -
![Marlon Brando Screentest for Rebel Without a Cause]( "Marlon Brando Screentest for Rebel Without a Cause")
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![My Wild Irish Rose]( "My Wild Irish Rose")
My Wild Irish Rose (1947) -
![The Time, the Place and the Girl]( "The Time, the Place and the Girl")
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![Two Guys from Milwaukee]( "Two Guys from Milwaukee")
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) -
![San Antonio]( "San Antonio")
San Antonio (1945) -
![The Princess and the Pirate]( "The Princess and the Pirate")
The Princess and the Pirate (1944) -
![Shine on Harvest Moon]( "Shine on Harvest Moon")
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) -
![Thank Your Lucky Stars]( "Thank Your Lucky Stars")
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) -
![They Got Me Covered]( "They Got Me Covered")
They Got Me Covered (1943) -
![Road to Morocco]( "Road to Morocco")
Road to Morocco (1942) -
![Playmates]( "Playmates")
Playmates (1941) -
![Caught in the Draft]( "Caught in the Draft")
Caught in the Draft (1941) -
![You'll Find Out]( "You'll Find Out")
You'll Find Out (1940) -
![If I Had My Way]( "If I Had My Way")
If I Had My Way (1940) -
![That's Right - You're Wrong]( "That's Right - You're Wrong")
That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) -
![East Side of Heaven]( "East Side of Heaven")
East Side of Heaven (1939) -
![Kentucky]( "Kentucky")
Kentucky (1938) -
![Straight Place and Show]( "Straight Place and Show")
Straight Place and Show (1938) -
![Kentucky Moonshine]( "Kentucky Moonshine")
Kentucky Moonshine (1938) -
![You're a Sweetheart]( "You're a Sweetheart")
You're a Sweetheart (1937) -
![Ali Baba Goes to Town]( "Ali Baba Goes to Town")
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) -
![Pigskin Parade]( "Pigskin Parade")
Pigskin Parade (1936) -
![White Fang]( "White Fang")
White Fang (1936) -
![Captain January]( "Captain January")
Captain January (1936) -
![The Littlest Rebel]( "The Littlest Rebel")
The Littlest Rebel (1935) -
![Doubting Thomas]( "Doubting Thomas")
Doubting Thomas (1935) -
![The Little Colonel]( "The Little Colonel")
The Little Colonel (1935) -
![Bright Eyes]( "Bright Eyes")
Bright Eyes (1934) -
![Have a Heart]( "Have a Heart")
Have a Heart (1934) -
![Handy Andy]( "Handy Andy")
Handy Andy (1934) -
![Bottoms Up]( "Bottoms Up")
Bottoms Up (1934) -
![My Weakness]( "My Weakness")
My Weakness (1933) -
![Hold Me Tight]( "Hold Me Tight")
Hold Me Tight (1933) -
![Handle with Care]( "Handle with Care")
Handle with Care (1932) -
![Down to Earth]( "Down to Earth")
Down to Earth (1932) -
![Business and Pleasure]( "Business and Pleasure")
Business and Pleasure (1932) -
![Delicious]( "Delicious")
Delicious (1931) -
![A Connecticut Yankee]( "A Connecticut Yankee")
A Connecticut Yankee (1931) -
![Just Imagine]( "Just Imagine")
Just Imagine (1930) -
![High Society Blues]( "High Society Blues")
High Society Blues (1930) -
Nertz (1929)
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![Sunny Side Up]( "Sunny Side Up")
Sunny Side Up (1929) -
![Salute]( "Salute")
Salute (1929) -
![Chasing Through Europe]( "Chasing Through Europe")
Chasing Through Europe (1929) -
![Fox Movietone Follies of 1929]( "Fox Movietone Follies of 1929")
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![Masked Emotions]( "Masked Emotions")
Masked Emotions (1929) -
![Prep and Pep]( "Prep and Pep")
Prep and Pep (1928) -
![Win That Girl]( "Win That Girl")
Win That Girl (1928) -
News Parade (1928)
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Director
![High School Hero]( "High School Hero")
High School Hero (1927) -
Actor
![The Story of Will Rogers]( "The Story of Will Rogers")
The Story of Will Rogers David Butler (1952) -
![It's a Great Feeling]( "It's a Great Feeling")
It's a Great Feeling David Butler (1949) -
![Thank Your Lucky Stars]( "Thank Your Lucky Stars")
Thank Your Lucky Stars David Butler (1943) -
Nertz Detective (1929)
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![Salute]( "Salute")
Salute Navy Coach (1929) -
![The Rush Hour]( "The Rush Hour")
The Rush Hour William Finch (1928) -
![Should Second Husbands Come First?]( "Should Second Husbands Come First?")
Should Second Husbands Come First? The Widow's Older Son (1927) -
![7th Heaven]( "7th Heaven")
7th Heaven Gobin (1927) -
Girl in the Rain (1927)
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![Nobody's Widow]( "Nobody's Widow")
Nobody's Widow Ned Stevens (1927) -
![The Quarterback]( "The Quarterback")
The Quarterback 'Lumpy' Goggins (1926) -
![Womanpower]( "Womanpower")
Womanpower Mallory (1926) -
![The Blue Eagle]( "The Blue Eagle")
The Blue Eagle Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani (1926) -
Meet the Prince Peter Paget (1926)
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![Oh, Baby!]( "Oh, Baby!")
Oh, Baby! Jim Stone (1926) -
Too Many Relations (1926)
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![The Sap]( "The Sap")
The Sap Vance (1926) -
His Own Lawyer Helen's Brother (1926)
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The Gold Hunters Roderick Drew (1925)
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![The Plastic Age]( "The Plastic Age")
The Plastic Age James Henley (1925) -
Wages for Wives Chester Logan (1925)
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The Phantom Express Jack Warren (1925)
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![The People vs. Nancy Preston]( "The People vs. Nancy Preston")
The People vs. Nancy Preston Bill Preston (1925) -
The Man on the Box Bob's Brother-in-Law (1925)
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![Havoc]( "Havoc")
Havoc Smithy (1925) -
![His Majesty, Bunker Bean]( "His Majesty, Bunker Bean")
His Majesty, Bunker Bean Bud Matthews (1925) -
![Tracked in the Snow Country]( "Tracked in the Snow Country")
Tracked in the Snow Country Terry Moulton (1925) -
![Private Affairs]( "Private Affairs")
Private Affairs Lee Cross (1925) -
![Code of the West]( "Code of the West")
Code of the West Bid Hatfield (1925) -
The Narrow Street Ray Wyeth (1925)
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![In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter]( "In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter")
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter Crabbe (1924) -
![The Arizona Express]( "The Arizona Express")
The Arizona Express Steve Butler (1924) -
Hoodman Blind Jack Yeulette (1923)
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A Noise in Newboro Ben Colwell (1923)
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![The Temple of Venus]( "The Temple of Venus")
The Temple of Venus Nat Harper (1923) -
Cause for Divorce Tom Parker (1923)
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Desire Jerry Ryan (1923)
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![Mary of the Movies]( "Mary of the Movies")
Mary of the Movies David Butler (1923) -
![Poor Men's Wives]( "Poor Men's Wives")
Poor Men's Wives Jim Maherne (1923) -
The Fog Si Plumb (1923)
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![The Hero]( "The Hero")
The Hero Bill Walters (1923) -
Conquering the Woman Larry Saunders (1922)
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![The Village Blacksmith]( "The Village Blacksmith")
The Village Blacksmith Bill Hammond (1922) -
According to Hoyle 'Boxcar' Simmons (1922)
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![The Wise Kid]( "The Wise Kid")
The Wise Kid Freddie Smith (1922) -
The Milky Way (1922)
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![Bing Bang Boom]( "Bing Bang Boom")
Bing Bang Boom Bertram Bancroft Boom (1922) -
![Making the Grade]( "Making the Grade")
Making the Grade Eddie Ramson (1921) -
![The Sky Pilot]( "The Sky Pilot")
The Sky Pilot Bill Hendricks (1921) -
![Girls Don't Gamble]( "Girls Don't Gamble")
Girls Don't Gamble James Fisher (1920) -
![The County Fair]( "The County Fair")
The County Fair Joel Bartlett (1920) -
![Fickle Women]( "Fickle Women")
Fickle Women Calvin Price (1920) -
Smiling All the Way Hannibal Pillsbury (1920)
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![Don't Ever Marry]( "Don't Ever Marry")
Don't Ever Marry Bill Fielding (1920) -
![The Triflers]( "The Triflers")
The Triflers Cassidy (1920) -
![The Pointing Finger]( "The Pointing Finger")
The Pointing Finger David (1919) -
![Bonnie Bonnie Lassie]( "Bonnie Bonnie Lassie")
Bonnie Bonnie Lassie David (1919) -
![The Other Half]( "The Other Half")
The Other Half Cpl. Jimmy (1919) -
![A Petal on the Current]( "A Petal on the Current")
A Petal on the Current Ed Kinealy (1919) -
![Nugget Nell]( "Nugget Nell")
Nugget Nell Big Hearted Jim (1919) -
![Better Times]( "Better Times")
Better Times Peter Van Alstyne (1919) -
![Upstairs and Down]( "Upstairs and Down")
Upstairs and Down Tom Carey (1919) -
![The Unpainted Woman]( "The Unpainted Woman")
The Unpainted Woman Charley Holt (1919) -
![The Girl Who Stayed at Home]( "The Girl Who Stayed at Home")
The Girl Who Stayed at Home Johann August Kant (1919) -
![The Greatest Thing in Life]( "The Greatest Thing in Life")
The Greatest Thing in Life Mr. Le Bebe (1918) -
![Intolerance]( "Intolerance")
Intolerance Babylonian Soldier (1916) -
The Deathlock Ford Worthing (1915)
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![The Alien]( "The Alien")
The Alien Minor Role (1915) -
![The Birth of a Nation]( "The Birth of a Nation")
The Birth of a Nation Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (1915) -
![The Adventures of Kathlyn]( "The Adventures of Kathlyn")
The Adventures of Kathlyn Camel Boy (1913) -
![The Sea Wolf]( "The Sea Wolf")
The Sea Wolf Sailor (1913) -
ActorThe Face at the Window (1910)
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Writer
![You'll Find Out]( "You'll Find Out")
You'll Find Out (1940) -
![If I Had My Way]( "If I Had My Way")
If I Had My Way (1940) -
![That's Right - You're Wrong]( "That's Right - You're Wrong")
That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) -
![The Little Colonel]( "The Little Colonel")
The Little Colonel (1935) -
![Bright Eyes]( "Bright Eyes")
Bright Eyes (1934) -
![Have a Heart]( "Have a Heart")
Have a Heart (1934) -
![Bottoms Up]( "Bottoms Up")
Bottoms Up (1934) -
![Handle with Care]( "Handle with Care")
Handle with Care (1932) -
Nertz (1929)
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![Fox Movietone Follies of 1929]( "Fox Movietone Follies of 1929")
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News Parade (1928)
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Writer
![High School Hero]( "High School Hero")
High School Hero (1927) -
Producer
![Glory]( "Glory")
Glory (1956) -
![Playmates]( "Playmates")
Playmates (1941) -
![You'll Find Out]( "You'll Find Out")
You'll Find Out (1940) -
![If I Had My Way]( "If I Had My Way")
If I Had My Way (1940) -
![That's Right - You're Wrong]( "That's Right - You're Wrong")
That's Right - You're Wrong (1939) -
![East Side of Heaven]( "East Side of Heaven")
East Side of Heaven (1939) -
![Sunny Side Up]( "Sunny Side Up")
Sunny Side Up (1929) -
According to Hoyle (1922)
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Producer
![Making the Grade]( "Making the Grade")
Making the Grade (1921) -
Script and Continuity Department
![My Weakness]( "My Weakness")
My Weakness (1933) -
![Just Imagine]( "Just Imagine")
Just Imagine (1930) -
![Sunny Side Up]( "Sunny Side Up")
Sunny Side Up (1929) -
Archive footage
![Private Screenings]( "Private Screenings")
Private Screenings (2006) -
![Hollywood My Home Town]( "Hollywood My Home Town")
Hollywood My Home Town (1965)
All Filmography
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination.Did You Know
Trivia
Became manager of the Morosco Theatre in Los Angeles in 1923.
Quotes
[about The Command (1954)] That picture was made as a filler, and it grossed more money than any other picture that year at Warner Bros.
Nickname
Dave
Personal Details
Born
San Francisco, California, USA
Died
(age 84)
Arcadia, California, USA
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