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American film director
William Hughes Curran
Born(1893-06-18)June 18, 1893
New York, United States
DiedJanuary 6, 1940(1940-01-06) (aged 46)
Los Angeles, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm director
Years active1922-1939
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William Hughes Curran (1893-1940) was an American film director. He directed several Western films.

He was an assistant director to Lambert Hillyer at William S. Hart Productions before heading the production unit for Famous Players–Lasky executives' spinoff Di Lorenzo, Inc.

He directed an early nickelodeon adaptation of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.

According to IMDb he wrote The Freshie and Broadway Buckaroo and appeared as Pablo in Blaze Away.

Filmography

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  • The Trail of Hate (1922)
  • Blaze Away (1922)
  • The Freshie (1922), Curran wrote the story and directed the film
  • Dangerous Hour (1923)
  • Prepared to Die (1923)
  • The Knock on the Door (1923)
  • Westbound (1924)
  • The Taming of the Shrew (1925)
  • The Merchant of Weenies (1925)
  • Battling Romeo (1925)
  • Scarlet Youth (1928)
  • Trial Marriage (1928)
  • Unguarded Girls (1929)

References

  1. "Motion Picture Daily: Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today". Exhibitors Trade Review, Incorporated. August 3, 1921 – via Google Books.
  2. "Motion Picture Daily: Formerly Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today". Exhibitors Trade Review, Incorporated. August 3, 1921 – via Google Books.
  3. Brode, Douglas; BRODE, DOUGLAS C.; Brode, Professor of Film S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communication Douglas (August 3, 2000). Shakespeare in the Movies: From the Silent Era to Shakespeare in Love. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195139587 – via Google Books.
  4. Langman, Larry (August 3, 1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313278587 – via Google Books.
  5. Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (August 3, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695 – via Google Books.
  6. Langman, Larry (August 3, 1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313278587 – via Google Books.
  7. "W. Hughes Curran". BFI. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019.
  8. Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (January 3, 1988). Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936. Cinebooks. ISBN 9780933997103 – via Google Books.

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