Biography
George Archainbaud (May 7, 1890 β February 20, 1959) was a French-American film and television director. In the beginning of his career he worked on stage as an actor and manager. He came to the United States in January 1914, and started his film career as an assistant director to Emile Chautard at the World Film Company in Fort Lee, New Jersey. In 1917 he made his own directorial debut As Man Made Her. During the next three and a half decades he directed over one hundred films. After the beginning of the 1950s he moved to television.
While working at RKO Radio Pictures in the beginning of the 1930s, he showed some artistic and skillful eye with many of his films. The finest examples include Thirteen Women (1932), a story of ethnic discrimination and revenge, with Myrna Loy as a half-caste Hindu; The Lost Squadron (1932), a memorable thriller about Hollywood stunt flyers, who risk their lives under the direction of monstrous Erich von Stroheim; Penguin Pool Murder (1932) and Murder on the Blackboard (1934), the first two films of the RKO trilogy starring Edna May Oliver as Miss Hildegarde Withers, a teacher and amateur investigator created by American writer Stuart Palmer; and later in his career the RKO drama Hunt the Man Down (1950), a film noir starring Gig Young which seems more concerned in showing the post-war transformation of seven characters since 1938, than the investigation to solve a murder case.
Although Archainbaud directed films of all genres, he is nowadays mainly linked with westerns. In fact, it was not until the last decade of his directorial career until he specialized in them. With the producer Harry Sherman he made several Hopalong Cassidy oaters. Later he was also one of the principal directors of Gene Autry's Flying A Productions, at which he made several episodes for such weekly television series as Buffalo Bill, Jr., Annie Oakley and The Adventures of Champion.
In 1921 he married actress Katherine Johnston (1890 β 1969), whose last film was The Flapper (1920). He died in 1959 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale).
Filmography
all 112
Director 112
Movies 100
TV Shows 12
![The Texan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83906-the-texan.jpg)
The Texan (1958)
![Circus Boy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/587045-circus-boy.jpg)
Circus Boy (1956)
![Lassie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/111557-lassie.jpg)
Lassie (1954)
![Annie Oakley](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/487425-annie-oakley.jpg)
Annie Oakley (1954)
![Saginaw Trail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138276-saginaw-trail.jpg)
Saginaw Trail (1953)
![Pack Train](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138252-pack-train.jpg)
Pack Train (1953)
![On Top of Old Smoky](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138247-on-top-of-old-smoky.jpg)
On Top of Old Smoky (1953)
![I'm the Law](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/617843-i-m-the-law.jpg)
I'm the Law (1953)
![Winning of the West](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138328-winning-of-the-west.jpg)
Winning of the West (1953)
![Cavalcade of America](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137900-cavalcade-of-america.jpg)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
![Wagon Team](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138099-wagon-team.jpg)
Wagon Team (1952)
![The Old West](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93737-the-old-west.jpg)
The Old West (1952)
![Hopalong Cassidy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98705-hopalong-cassidy.jpg)
Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
![Barbed Wire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/105584-barbed-wire.jpg)
Barbed Wire (1952)
![Apache Country](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/105607-apache-country.jpg)
Apache Country (1952)
![Hunt the Man Down](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96013-hunt-the-man-down.jpg)
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
![Border Treasure](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/117781-border-treasure.jpg)
Border Treasure (1950)
![The Gene Autry Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/105610-the-gene-autry-show.jpg)
The Gene Autry Show (1950)
![The Lone Ranger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137329-the-lone-ranger.jpg)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
![Strange Gamble](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5027-strange-gamble.jpg)
Strange Gamble (1948)
![False Paradise](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5028-false-paradise.jpg)
False Paradise (1948)
![Borrowed Trouble](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5029-borrowed-trouble.jpg)
Borrowed Trouble (1948)
![Sinister Journey](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5030-sinister-journey.jpg)
Sinister Journey (1948)
![The Dead Don't Dream](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5031-the-dead-don-t-dream.jpg)
The Dead Don't Dream (1948)
![Silent Conflict](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5032-silent-conflict.jpg)
Silent Conflict (1948)
![Hoppy's Holiday](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5033-hoppy-s-holiday.jpg)
Hoppy's Holiday (1947)
![The Marauders](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5034-the-marauders.jpg)
The Marauders (1947)
![The Millerson Case](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77504-the-millerson-case.jpg)
The Millerson Case (1947)
![Dangerous Venture](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5035-dangerous-venture.jpg)
Dangerous Venture (1947)
![Unexpected Guest](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5036-unexpected-guest.jpg)
Unexpected Guest (1947)
![Fool's Gold](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5037-fool-s-gold.jpg)
Fool's Gold (1946)
![The Big Bonanza](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66614-the-big-bonanza.jpg)
The Big Bonanza (1944)
![Alaska](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74828-alaska.jpg)
Alaska (1944)
![Mystery Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5039-mystery-man.jpg)
Mystery Man (1944)
![Texas Masquerade](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5040-texas-masquerade.jpg)
Texas Masquerade (1944)
![False Colors](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5026-false-colors.jpg)
False Colors (1943)
![The Kansan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/95079-the-kansan.jpg)
The Kansan (1943)
![Hoppy Serves a Writ](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5043-hoppy-serves-a-writ.jpg)
Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943)
![Flying with Music](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136008-flying-with-music.jpg)
Flying with Music (1942)
![Untamed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69082-untamed.jpg)
Untamed (1940)
![Opened by Mistake](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/396671-opened-by-mistake.jpg)
Opened by Mistake (1940)
![Night Work](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/241476-night-work.jpg)
Night Work (1939)
![Some Like It Hot](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27873-some-like-it-hot.jpg)
Some Like It Hot (1939)
![Boy Trouble](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93971-boy-trouble.jpg)
Boy Trouble (1939)
![Campus Confessions](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135032-campus-confessions.jpg)
Campus Confessions (1938)
![Her Jungle Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68937-her-jungle-love.jpg)
Her Jungle Love (1938)
![Thrill of a Lifetime](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69846-thrill-of-a-lifetime.jpg)
Thrill of a Lifetime (1937)
![Blonde Trouble](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/188439-blonde-trouble.jpg)
Blonde Trouble (1937)
![Hotel Haywire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134810-hotel-haywire.jpg)
Hotel Haywire (1937)
![Clarence](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134737-clarence.jpg)
Clarence (1937)
![Hideaway Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/225019-hideaway-girl.jpg)
Hideaway Girl (1936)
![My Marriage](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/173797-my-marriage.jpg)
My Marriage (1936)
![Thunder in the Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84935-thunder-in-the-night.jpg)
Thunder in the Night (1935)
![Keep 'Em Rolling](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/82001-keep-em-rolling.jpg)
Keep 'Em Rolling (1934)
![After Tonight](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54555-after-tonight.jpg)
After Tonight (1933)
![The Big Brain](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/113230-the-big-brain.jpg)
The Big Brain (1933)
![Penguin Pool Murder](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77843-the-penguin-pool-murder.jpg)
Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
![Thirteen Women](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12145-thirteen-women.jpg)
Thirteen Women (1932)
![State's Attorney](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/122163-state-s-attorney.jpg)
State's Attorney (1932)
![The Lost Squadron](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67349-the-lost-squadron.jpg)
The Lost Squadron (1932)
![Men of Chance](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93604-men-of-chance.jpg)
Men of Chance (1931)
![Three Who Loved](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133396-three-who-loved.jpg)
Three Who Loved (1931)
![The Lady Refuses](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133312-the-lady-refuses.jpg)
The Lady Refuses (1931)
![The Silver Horde](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/110023-the-silver-horde.jpg)
The Silver Horde (1930)
![Shooting Straight](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133178-shooting-straight.jpg)
Shooting Straight (1930)
![Alias French Gertie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108825-alias-french-gertie.jpg)
Alias French Gertie (1930)
![Framed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/88417-framed.jpg)
Framed (1930)
![The Broadway Hoofer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132896-the-broadway-hoofer.jpg)
The Broadway Hoofer (1929)
![Broadway Scandals](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/110890-broadway-scandals.jpg)
Broadway Scandals (1929)
![The College Coquette](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/242463-the-college-coquette.jpg)
The College Coquette (1929)
![The Voice Within](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Voice Within (1929)
![The Tragedy of Youth](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/291922-the-tragedy-of-youth.jpg)
The Tragedy of Youth (1928)
![Easy Pickings](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Easy Pickings (1927)
![The Silent Lover](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/291802-the-silent-lover.jpg)
The Silent Lover (1926)
![Men of Steel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132508-men-of-steel.jpg)
Men of Steel (1926)
![Puppets](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Puppets (1926)
![Scarlet Saint](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/117655-scarlet-saint.jpg)
Scarlet Saint (1925)
![What Fools Men](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/380142-what-fools-men.jpg)
What Fools Men (1925)
![The Necessary Evil](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/673741-the-necessary-evil.jpg)
The Necessary Evil (1925)
![Enticement](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132352-enticement.jpg)
Enticement (1925)
![The Common Law](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/166541-the-common-law.jpg)
The Common Law (1923)
![The Power of a Lie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/290153-the-power-of-a-lie.jpg)
The Power of a Lie (1923)
![One Week of Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/401478-one-week-of-love.jpg)
One Week of Love (1922)
![Evidence](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/773497-evidence.jpg)
Evidence (1922)
![Clay Dollars](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/579102-clay-dollars.jpg)
Clay Dollars (1921)
![The Wonderful Chance](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/411047-the-wonderful-chance.jpg)
The Wonderful Chance (1920)
![What Women Want](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/773521-what-women-want.jpg)
What Women Want (1920)
![In Walked Mary](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/383950-in-walked-mary.jpg)
In Walked Mary (1920)
![A Damsel in Distress](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/458812-a-damsel-in-distress.jpg)
A Damsel in Distress (1919)
![The Cross Bearer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/871757-the-cross-bearer.jpg)
The Cross Bearer (1918)
![The Awakening](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/544385-the-awakening.jpg)
The Awakening (1917)
![The Brand of Satan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/614739-the-brand-of-satan.jpg)
The Brand of Satan (1917)
![Yankee Pluck](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/780970-yankee-pluck.jpg)
Yankee Pluck (1917)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1890-05-07
Deathday1959-02-20 (68 years old)
Birth Place10th arrondissement of Paris, France
CitizenshipsFrance, United States of America
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