Allan Dwan
- Born
- April 3, 1885
- Died
- December 28, 1981 (96 years old)
Biography
Allan Dwan was born on April 3, 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Joseph Aloysius Dwan. He was a director and writer, known for A Perfect Crime (1921), Bound in Morocco (1918) and A Broken Doll (1921). He was married to Marie Shelton and Pauline Bush. He died on December 28, 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Known for
Filmography
- 1961Most Dangerous Man AliveFilm · Director
- 1958Enchanted IslandFilm · Director
- 1957The Restless BreedFilm · Director
- 1957The River's EdgeFilm · Director★ 6.1
- 1956High AirFilm · Director
- 1956Hold Back the NightFilm · Director
- 1956Slightly ScarletFilm · Director★ 6.2
- 1955Tennessee's PartnerFilm · Director, Additional Writing★ 6.5
- 1955Pearl of the South PacificFilm · Director
- 1955Escape to BurmaFilm · Director
- 1954Cattle Queen of MontanaFilm · Director★ 5.7
- 1954PassionFilm · Director
- 1954Silver LodeFilm · Director★ 6.2
- 1953Flight NurseFilm · Director
- 1953Sweethearts on ParadeFilm · Producer, Director
- 1953Woman They Almost LynchedFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.6
- 1952Montana BelleFilm · Director
- 1952I Dream of JeanieFilm · Director
- 1951The Wild Blue YonderFilm · Director
- 1951Belle Le GrandFilm · Director
- 1950SurrenderFilm · Director
- 1950Sands of Iwo JimaFilm · Director★ 6.4
- 1948Angel in ExileFilm · Director
- 1948The Inside StoryFilm · Producer, Director
- 1947DriftwoodFilm · Director, Producer
- 1947Northwest OutpostFilm · Director
- 1947Calendar GirlFilm · Director
- 1946Rendezvous with AnnieFilm · Director, Associate Producer
- 1945Getting Gertie's GarterFilm · Director, Writer
- 1945Brewster's MillionsFilm · Director★ 6.7
- 1944Up in Mabel's RoomFilm · Director
- 1944Abroad with Two YanksFilm · Director
- 1943Around the WorldFilm · Director, Producer
- 1942Here We Go AgainFilm · Director, Producer
- 1942Friendly EnemiesFilm · Director
- 1941Rise and ShineFilm · Director
- 1941Look Who's LaughingFilm · Director, Producer
- 1940Trail of the VigilantesFilm · Director, Producer
- 1940Young PeopleFilm · Director
- 1940Sailor's LadyFilm · Director
- 1939Frontier MarshalFilm · Director★ 6.3
- 1939The GorillaFilm · Director★ 4.8
- 1939The Three MusketeersFilm · Director
- 1938SuezFilm · Director
- 1938JosetteFilm · Director
- 1938Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmFilm · Director★ 6.8
- 1937HeidiFilm · Director★ 7.0
- 1937That I May LiveFilm · Director
- 1937One Mile from HeavenFilm · Director
- 1937Woman-WiseFilm · Director
- 193615 Maiden LaneFilm · Director
- 1936High TensionFilm · Director
- 1936Human CargoFilm · Director
- 1936Song and Dance ManFilm · Director
- 1935Navy WifeFilm · Director
- 1935Black SheepFilm · Director, Story
- 1934I SpyFilm · Director
- 1934Hollywood PartyFilm · Director
- 1933Counsel's OpinionFilm · Director
- 1932Her First AffaireHer First AffaireFilm · Director
- 1932While Paris SleepsFilm · Director
- 1931WickedFilm · Director
- 1931ChancesFilm · Director
- 1930Man to ManFilm · Director
- 1930What a Widow!Film · Director, Producer
- 1929South Sea RoseFilm · Director, Producer
- 1929Frozen JusticeFilm · Director
- 1929The Far CallFilm · Director
- 1929Tide of EmpireFilm · Director
- 1929The Iron MaskFilm · Director★ 6.6
- 1928Harold TeenFilm · Producer
- 1928The Big NoiseFilm · Director
- 1928Mad HourFilm · Producer
- 1927French DressingFilm · Director
- 1927East Side, West SideFilm · Director, Adaptation
- 1927The Joy GirlFilm · Director
- 1927The Music MasterFilm · Director
- 1926Summer BachelorsFilm · Director
- 1926Tin GodsFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1926PadlockedFilm · Director
- 1926Sea HorsesFilm · Director
- 1925Stage StruckFilm · Director, Producer
- 1925Fifty-FiftyFilm · Story
- 1925The Coast of FollyFilm · Director
- 1925Night Life of New YorkFilm · Director
- 1924Argentine LoveFilm · Director, Producer
- 1924Wages of VirtueFilm · Director
- 1924Her Love StoryFilm · Director
- 1924ManhandledFilm · Director
- 1924A Society ScandalFilm · Director
- 1923Big BrotherFilm · Director
- 1923ZazaFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.3
- 1923Lawful LarcenyFilm · Director
- 1923The Glimpses of the MoonFilm · Director
- 1922SuperstitionFilm · Director, Producer
- 1922Robin HoodFilm · Director, Writer★ 6.4
- 1922The Hidden WomanFilm · Director, Producer
- 1921The Sin of Martha QueedFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1921A Broken DollFilm · Writer, Director
- 1921A Perfect CrimeFilm · Scenario Writer, Director
- 1920The Forbidden ThingFilm · Scenario Writer, Director
- 1920In the Heart of a FoolFilm · Director
- 1920A Splendid HazardFilm · Director
- 1920The ScofferFilm · Director
- 1920The Luck of the IrishFilm · Scenario Writer, Director
- 1919Soldiers of FortuneFilm · Writer, Director
- 1919The Dark StarFilm · Director
- 1919SaharaFilm · Producer
- 1919Getting Mary MarriedFilm · Director
- 1919Cheating CheatersFilm · Director
- 1918ArizonaFilm · Writer
- 1918He Comes Up SmilingFilm · Director
- 1918Bound in MoroccoFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1918An Honest ManAn Honest ManFilm · Supervising Producer
- 1918Mr. Fix-ItFilm · Director, Writer
- 1918Innocent's ProgressInnocent's ProgressFilm · Supervising Producer
- 1918Headin' SouthFilm · Writer, Director
- 1918From Two to SixFilm · Supervisor of Production Resources
- 1917A Modern MusketeerFilm · Director, Writer, Editor
- 1917For ValourFilm · Supervisor of Production Resources
- 1917Fighting OddsFilm · Director
- 1917The Man HaterFilm · Supervisor of Production Resources
- 1917A Successful FailureFilm · Supervising Producer
- 1917American - That's AllAmerican - That's AllFilm · Supervising Producer
- 1917PantheaFilm · Writer, Director, Producer
- 1916Fifty-FiftyFilm · Story, Director
- 1916Manhattan MadnessFilm · Director
- 1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesFilm · Grip, Second Assistant Director★ 7.1
- 1916The Half-BreedFilm · Director
- 1916An Innocent MagdaleneFilm · Director
- 1916The Good Bad-ManFilm · Director
- 1916The Habit of HappinessFilm · Director, Writer
- 1916Betty of GreystoneFilm · Director
- 1915Jordan Is a Hard RoadJordan Is a Hard RoadFilm · Director, Writer
- 1915A Girl of YesterdayFilm · Director
- 1915The FoundlingThe FoundlingFilm · Director
- 1915The Pretty Sister of JoseFilm · Screenplay, Director
- 1915May BlossomFilm · Director
- 1915The Commanding OfficerFilm · Director
- 1915The Birth of a NationFilm · Assistant Director★ 5.9
- 1915The Love RouteFilm · Director, Writer
- 1915David HarumFilm · Director
- 1915The Dancing GirlFilm · Director
- 1914The ConspiracyFilm · Director, Writer
- 1914The Straight RoadFilm · Director
- 1914WildflowerFilm · Writer, Director
- 1914RichelieuFilm · Writer, Director
- 1914The Unwelcome Mrs. HatchFilm · Writer, Director
- 1914The Great Universal MysteryThe Great Universal MysteryFilm · Director
- 1914The Forbidden RoomFilm · Director
- 1914The Tragedy of Whispering CreekFilm · Director
- 1914The TestThe TestFilm · Scenario Writer
- 1914The End of the FeudThe End of the FeudFilm · Director
- 1914Discord and HarmonyFilm · Director
- 1913Back to LifeFilm · Director
- 1913The Restless SpiritFilm · Director, Writer
- 1913The Wall of MoneyThe Wall of MoneyFilm · Director
- 1913The AnimalThe AnimalFilm · Writer, Director
- 1913Man's DutyMan's DutyFilm · Director
- 1913Robinson CrusoeFilm · Writer
- 1913Mental SuicideMental SuicideFilm · Director
- 1913The Picket GuardThe Picket GuardFilm · Director
- 1913The Powder Flash of DeathFilm · Director, Writer
- 1913The Guerilla MenaceThe Guerilla MenaceFilm · Director
- 1913Women and WarWomen and WarFilm · Director
- 1913In Love and WarIn Love and WarFilm · Director, Writer
- 1913The Spirit of the FlagFilm · Director
- 1913Boobs and BricksBoobs and BricksFilm · Director
- 1913Their MasterpieceTheir MasterpieceFilm · Director
- 1912The Hidden TreasureThe Hidden TreasureFilm · Director
- 1912The Thief's WifeFilm · Director, Writer
- 1912Man's CallingFilm · Director, Writer
- 1912Maiden and MenFilm · Director, Writer
- 1912The WandererThe WandererFilm · Director
- 1912Calamity Anne's WardCalamity Anne's WardFilm · Director
- 1912The FearFilm · Director
- 1912The Bandit of Point LomaThe Bandit of Point LomaFilm · Director
- 1912A Life for a KissFilm · Director
- 1912The Vanishing RaceThe Vanishing RaceFilm · Director
- 1912Cupid Through PadlocksFilm · Director
- 1912The Distant RelativeFilm · Director
- 1912The MormonFilm · Writer, Director
- 1912The Blackened HillsThe Blackened HillsFilm · Writer, Director
- 1911The Mother of the RanchFilm · Director
- 1911Three Million DollarsFilm · Director
- 1911The Cowboy and the ArtistThe Cowboy and the ArtistFilm · Director, Scenario Writer
- 1911The Poisoned FlumeFilm · Director, Writer
- 1911The Sheepman's DaughterThe Sheepman's DaughterFilm · Director
- 1911The Ranchman's VengeanceFilm · Director
- 1911The Boss of Lucky RanchFilm · Director
- 1911The Ranch GirlThe Ranch GirlFilm · Director, Writer