William Beaudine

William Beaudine

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1892-01-14
Deathday: 1970-03-18 (78 years old)

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William Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.


In 1915 he was hired as an actor and director by the Kalem Company. He was an assistant to director D.W. Griffith on The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. By the time he was 23 Beaudine had directed his first picture, a short called Almost a King (1915). He would continue to direct shorts exclusively until 1922, when he shifted his efforts into making feature-length films.


Beaudine directed silent films for Goldwyn Pictures (before it became part of MGM), Metro Pictures (also before MGM), First National Pictures, Principal and Warner Brothers. In 1926 he made Sparrows, the story of orphans imprisoned in a swamp farm starring Mary Pickford. Beaudine had at least 30 pictures to his credit before the sound era began. Among his first sound films were short Mack Sennett comedies; he made at least one film for Sennett while contractually bound elsewhere, resulting in his adopting the pseudonym "William Crowley." He would occasionally use the pseudonym in later years, usually as "William X. Crowley."


He ground out several movies annually for Fox Films, Warner Brothers, Paramount, and Universal Pictures. His most famous credit of the early 1930s is The Old-Fashioned Way, a comedy about old-time show folks starring W. C. Fields.


Beaudine was one of a number of experienced directors (including Raoul Walsh and Allan Dwan) who were brought to England from Hollywood in the 1930s to work on what were in all other respects very British productions. Beaudine directed four films there starring Will Hay, including Boys Will Be Boys (1935) and Where There's a Will (1936).


Beaudine was often entrusted with series films, including the Torchy Blane, The East Side Kids, Jiggs and Maggie, The Shadow, Charlie Chan and The Bowery Boys series. His efficiency was so well known that Walt Disney hired him to direct some of his television projects of the 1950s and had him direct a feature western, Ten Who Dared (1960). Beaudine became even busier in TV, directing Naked City, The Green Hornet, and dozens of Lassie episodes.


His last two feature films, both released in 1966, were the horror-westerns Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (with John Carradine) and Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter. By the end of the decade he was the industry's oldest working professional, having started in 1909.


Beaudine died of uremic poisoning in 1970 in California and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood.

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Filmography

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Movies 237

Director 231

TV Shows 11

Writer 3

Producer 1

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Director
The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet (2005)

Movie
Director
Fury of the Dragon

Fury of the Dragon (1976)

Movie
Director
The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet (1974)

Movie
Producer
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession

Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession (1972)

Movie
Director
The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show

The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show (1968)

Movie
Director
Lassie and the Flight of the Cougar

Lassie and the Flight of the Cougar (1967)

Movie
Director
The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet (1966)

TV
Director
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)

Movie
Director
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)

Movie
Director
Look Homeward

Look Homeward (1965)

Movie
Director
Lassie's Great Adventure

Lassie's Great Adventure (1963)

Movie
Director
Disneyland After Dark

Disneyland After Dark (1962)

Movie
Director
Moochie of Pop Warner Football

Moochie of Pop Warner Football (1960)

Movie
Director
Ten Who Dared

Ten Who Dared (1960)

Movie
Director
Moochie of the Little League

Moochie of the Little League (1959)

Movie
Director
Naked City

Naked City (1958)

TV
Director
In the Money

In the Money (1958)

Movie
Director
Up In Smoke

Up In Smoke (1957)

Movie
Director
Westward Ho, The Wagons!

Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956)

Movie
6
Director
Adventure in Dairyland

Adventure in Dairyland (1956)

TV
Director
The Plausible Impossible

The Plausible Impossible (1956)

Movie
Director
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow (1956)

TV
10
Director
3D Jamboree

3D Jamboree (1956)

Movie
Director
Design for Dreaming

Design for Dreaming (1956)

Movie
Director
The Story of the Animated Drawing

The Story of the Animated Drawing (1955)

Movie
Director
Jail Busters

Jail Busters (1955)

Movie
Director
High Society

High Society (1955)

Movie
Director
TV Reader's Digest

TV Reader's Digest (1955)

TV
Director
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)

TV
5.98
Director
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)

TV
6
Director
Lassie

Lassie (1954)

TV
8
Director
City Story

City Story (1954)

Movie
Director
Pride of the Blue Grass

Pride of the Blue Grass (1954)

Movie
Director
Paris Playboys

Paris Playboys (1954)

Movie
Director
Yukon Vengeance

Yukon Vengeance (1954)

Movie
Director
Murder Without Tears

Murder Without Tears (1953)

Movie
Director
Roar of the Crowd

Roar of the Crowd (1953)

Movie
Director
Born to the Saddle

Born to the Saddle (1953)

Movie
Director
Jalopy

Jalopy (1953)

Movie
Director
No Holds Barred

No Holds Barred (1952)

Movie
Director
Feudin' Fools

Feudin' Fools (1952)

Movie
Director
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)

Movie
5.6
Director
Yukon Gold

Yukon Gold (1952)

Movie
Director
The Rose Bowl Story

The Rose Bowl Story (1952)

Movie
Director
Here Come the Marines

Here Come the Marines (1952)

Movie
Director
Jet Job

Jet Job (1952)

Movie
Director
Hold That Line

Hold That Line (1952)

Movie
Director
Rodeo

Rodeo (1952)

Movie
Director
The Congregation

The Congregation (1952)

Movie
Director
Havana Rose

Havana Rose (1951)

Movie
Director
Crazy Over Horses

Crazy Over Horses (1951)

Movie
Director
Let's Go Navy!

Let's Go Navy! (1951)

Movie
Director
Racket Squad

Racket Squad (1951)

TV
Director
Ghost Chasers

Ghost Chasers (1951)

Movie
Director
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)

TV
Director
Cuban Fireball

Cuban Fireball (1951)

Movie
Director
Bowery Battalion

Bowery Battalion (1951)

Movie
Director
Again Pioneers

Again Pioneers (1950)

Movie
Director
Blues Busters

Blues Busters (1950)

Movie
Director
Second Chance

Second Chance (1950)

Movie
Director
A Wonderful Life

A Wonderful Life (1950)

Movie
Director
County Fair

County Fair (1950)

Movie
Director
Lucky Losers

Lucky Losers (1950)

Movie
Director
Jiggs and Maggie Out West

Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950)

Movie
Director
Blonde Dynamite

Blonde Dynamite (1950)

Movie
Director
Blue Grass of Kentucky

Blue Grass of Kentucky (1950)

Movie
Director
Tough Assignment

Tough Assignment (1949)

Movie
Director
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters

Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949)

Movie
Director
Trail of the Yukon

Trail of the Yukon (1949)

Movie
Director
Forgotten Women

Forgotten Women (1949)

Movie
Director
Tuna Clipper

Tuna Clipper (1949)

Movie
Director
The Lawton Story

The Lawton Story (1949)

Movie
Director
The Feathered Serpent

The Feathered Serpent (1948)

Movie
3.88
Director
Jiggs and Maggie in Court

Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)

Movie
Director
Kidnapped

Kidnapped (1948)

Movie
Director
Incident

Incident (1948)

Movie
6
Director
Smuggler's Cove

Smuggler's Cove (1948)

Movie
Director
The Golden Eye

The Golden Eye (1948)

Movie
5.3
Director
Shanghai Chest

Shanghai Chest (1948)

Movie
Director
Jinx Money

Jinx Money (1948)

Movie
Director
Angels' Alley

Angels' Alley (1948)

Movie
Director
Rocky

Rocky (1948)

Movie
Director
The Chinese Ring

The Chinese Ring (1947)

Movie
5.44
Director
Bowery Buckaroos

Bowery Buckaroos (1947)

Movie
Director
News Hounds

News Hounds (1947)

Movie
Director
Gas House Kids Go West

Gas House Kids Go West (1947)

Movie
Director
Killer at Large

Killer at Large (1947)

Movie
Director
Too Many Winners

Too Many Winners (1947)

Movie
Director
Hard Boiled Mahoney

Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)

Movie
Director
Philo Vance Returns

Philo Vance Returns (1947)

Movie
Director
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)

Movie
Director
Mr. Hex

Mr. Hex (1946)

Movie
Director
Spook Busters

Spook Busters (1946)

Movie
Director
Below the Deadline

Below the Deadline (1946)

Movie
Director
Don't Gamble with Strangers

Don't Gamble with Strangers (1946)

Movie
Director
One Exciting Week

One Exciting Week (1946)

Movie
Director
Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask (1946)

Movie
Director
The Shadow Returns

The Shadow Returns (1946)

Movie
Director
The Face of Marble

The Face of Marble (1946)

Movie
6
Director
Girl on the Spot

Girl on the Spot (1946)

Movie
Director
Black Market Babies

Black Market Babies (1945)

Movie
Director
Come Out Fighting

Come Out Fighting (1945)

Movie
Director
Swingin' on a Rainbow

Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945)

Movie
Director
Blonde Ransom

Blonde Ransom (1945)

Movie
Director
Fashion Model

Fashion Model (1945)

Movie
Director
Adventures of Kitty O'Day

Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)

Movie
Director
Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad (1945)

Movie
Director
Crazy Knights

Crazy Knights (1944)

Movie
Director
Bowery Champs

Bowery Champs (1944)

Movie
Director
Shadow of Suspicion

Shadow of Suspicion (1944)

Movie
Director
Oh, What a Night!

Oh, What a Night! (1944)

Movie
Director
Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish (1944)

Movie
Director
Follow the Leader

Follow the Leader (1944)

Movie
Director
Detective Kitty O'Day

Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)

Movie
Director
Hot Rhythm

Hot Rhythm (1944)

Movie
Director
Voodoo Man

Voodoo Man (1944)

Movie
1
Director
What a Man!

What a Man! (1944)

Movie
Director
The Mystery of the 13th Guest

The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)

Movie
Director
Mr. Muggs Steps Out

Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)

Movie
Director
Spotlight Scandals

Spotlight Scandals (1943)

Movie
Director
Here Comes Kelly

Here Comes Kelly (1943)

Movie
Director
Ghosts on the Loose

Ghosts on the Loose (1943)

Movie
5.17
Director
Clancy Street Boys

Clancy Street Boys (1943)

Movie
Director
The Ape Man

The Ape Man (1943)

Movie
Director
Foreign Agent

Foreign Agent (1942)

Movie
Director
Phantom Killer

Phantom Killer (1942)

Movie
Director
The Living Ghost

The Living Ghost (1942)

Movie
Director
One Thrilling Night

One Thrilling Night (1942)

Movie
Director
Gallant Lady

Gallant Lady (1942)

Movie
Director
Men of San Quentin

Men of San Quentin (1942)

Movie
Director
Mr. Washington Goes to Town

Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)

Movie
Director
The Panther's Claw

The Panther's Claw (1942)

Movie
Director
Professor Creeps

Professor Creeps (1942)

Movie
Director
Lucky Ghost

Lucky Ghost (1942)

Movie
Director
Broadway Big Shot

Broadway Big Shot (1942)

Movie
Director
Duke of the Navy

Duke of the Navy (1942)

Movie
Director
Blonde Comet

Blonde Comet (1941)

Movie
Director
Double Trouble

Double Trouble (1941)

Movie
Director
The Miracle Kid

The Miracle Kid (1941)

Movie
Director
Mr. Celebrity

Mr. Celebrity (1941)

Movie
Director
Desperate Cargo

Desperate Cargo (1941)

Movie
Director
Federal Fugitives

Federal Fugitives (1941)

Movie
Director
Flying Wild

Flying Wild (1941)

Movie
3.88
Director
Emergency Landing

Emergency Landing (1941)

Movie
Director
Up Jumped the Devil

Up Jumped the Devil (1941)

Movie
Director
Misbehaving Husbands

Misbehaving Husbands (1940)

Movie
Director
Four Shall Die

Four Shall Die (1940)

Movie
Director
The Last Alarm

The Last Alarm (1940)

Movie
Writer
The Jones Family in Hollywood

The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939)

Movie
Director
Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)

Movie
Director
Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)

Movie
Director
Said O'Reilly to McNab

Said O'Reilly to McNab (1937)

Movie
Director
Feather Your Nest

Feather Your Nest (1937)

Movie
Director
Windbag the Sailor

Windbag the Sailor (1936)

Movie
6
Director
Educated Evans

Educated Evans (1936)

Movie
Director
Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will (1936)

Movie
Director
Get Off My Foot

Get Off My Foot (1935)

Movie
Director
Boys Will Be Boys

Boys Will Be Boys (1935)

Movie
Director
Dandy Dick

Dandy Dick (1935)

Movie
Director
So You Won't Talk

So You Won't Talk (1935)

Movie
Director
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk

Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935)

Movie
Director
The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)

Movie
Director
The Big Idea

The Big Idea (1934)

Movie
Director
Her Bodyguard

Her Bodyguard (1933)

Movie
Director
See You Tonight

See You Tonight (1933)

Movie
Director
Dream Stuff

Dream Stuff (1933)

Movie
Director
The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century (1933)

Movie
Director
Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star (1932)

Movie
Director
Three Wise Girls

Three Wise Girls (1932)

Movie
Director
Forgotten Women

Forgotten Women (1931)

Movie
Director
Men in Her Life

Men in Her Life (1931)

Movie
Director
The Great Junction Hotel

The Great Junction Hotel (1931)

Movie
Director
Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam (1931)

Movie
Director
The Mad Parade

The Mad Parade (1931)

Movie
William Beaudine - Director
Movie-Town

Movie-Town (1931)

Movie
Director
The Lady Who Dared

The Lady Who Dared (1931)

Movie
Director
Misbehaving Ladies

Misbehaving Ladies (1931)

Movie
Director
Father's Son

Father's Son (1931)

Movie
Director
One Yard to Go

One Yard to Go (1931)

Movie
Director
A Hollywood Theme Song

A Hollywood Theme Song (1930)

Movie
Director
Road to Paradise

Road to Paradise (1930)

Movie
Director
Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance (1930)

Movie
Director
Wedding Rings

Wedding Rings (1929)

Movie
Director
The Girl from Woolworth's

The Girl from Woolworth's (1929)

Movie
Director
Hard to Get

Hard to Get (1929)

Movie
Director
Two Weeks Off

Two Weeks Off (1929)

Movie
Director
Fugitives

Fugitives (1929)

Movie
Director
Give and Take

Give and Take (1928)

Movie
Director
Do Your Duty

Do Your Duty (1928)

Movie
Director
Home, James

Home, James (1928)

Movie
Director
Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart (1928)

Movie
Director
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris

The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928)

Movie
Director
The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley (1927)

Movie
Director
Frisco Sally Levy

Frisco Sally Levy (1927)

Movie
Director
The Canadian

The Canadian (1926)

Movie
Director
Sparrows

Sparrows (1926)

Movie
Director
The Social Highwayman

The Social Highwayman (1926)

Movie
Director
That's My Baby

That's My Baby (1926)

Movie
Director
Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney (1925)

Movie
Director
How Baxter Butted In

How Baxter Butted In (1925)

Movie
Director
A Broadway Butterfly

A Broadway Butterfly (1925)

Movie
Director
The Narrow Street

The Narrow Street (1925)

Movie
Director
Lovers' Lane

Lovers' Lane (1924)

Movie
Director
Cornered

Cornered (1924)

Movie
Director
Daughters of Pleasure

Daughters of Pleasure (1924)

Movie
Director
Wandering Husbands

Wandering Husbands (1924)

Movie
Director
Daring Youth

Daring Youth (1924)

Movie
Director
Boy of Mine

Boy of Mine (1923)

Movie
Director
The Country Kid

The Country Kid (1923)

Movie
Director
The Printer's Devil

The Printer's Devil (1923)

Movie
Director
Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam (1923)

Movie
Director
Her Fatal Millions

Her Fatal Millions (1923)

Movie
Director
Catch My Smoke

Catch My Smoke (1922)

Movie
Director
Heroes of the Street

Heroes of the Street (1922)

Movie
Director
Strictly Modern

Strictly Modern (1922)

Movie
Director
Punch the Clock

Punch the Clock (1922)

Movie
Director
Step Forward

Step Forward (1922)

Movie
Director
Watch Your Step

Watch Your Step (1922)

Movie
Director
Fresh from the Farm

Fresh from the Farm (1921)

Movie
Director
A Home Spun Hero

A Home Spun Hero (1920)

Movie
Director
Why Wild Men Go Wild

Why Wild Men Go Wild (1920)

Movie
Director
A Husband in Haste

A Husband in Haste (1920)

Movie
Director
All Jazzed Up

All Jazzed Up (1920)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Other Man's Wife

The Other Man's Wife (1919)

Movie
Director
Easy Payments

Easy Payments (1919)

Movie
Director
Why Husbands Flirt

Why Husbands Flirt (1918)

Movie
Director
A Sanitarium Scandal

A Sanitarium Scandal (1917)

Movie
Director
Won By a Fowl

Won By a Fowl (1917)

Movie
Director
What'll We Do with Uncle?

What'll We Do with Uncle? (1917)

Movie
Director
When Damon Fell for Pythias

When Damon Fell for Pythias (1917)

Movie
Director
A Shadowed Shadow

A Shadowed Shadow (1916)

Movie
Director
The Inspector's Double

The Inspector's Double (1916)

Movie
Assistant Director
For the Son of the House

For the Son of the House (1913)

Movie
Writer
Black and White

Black and White (1913)

Movie
In Audience
The Suffragette Minstrels

The Suffragette Minstrels (1913)

Movie
Young Father
Papa's Baby

Papa's Baby (1913)

Movie
Writer
Almost a Wild Man

Almost a Wild Man (1913)

Movie
In Bar
The Tenderfoot's Money

The Tenderfoot's Money (1913)

Movie
A Friend of the Grouches / Outside Hotel
Mr. Grouch at the Seashore

Mr. Grouch at the Seashore (1912)

Movie
Dick's Friend
Tragedy of the Dress Suit

Tragedy of the Dress Suit (1912)

Movie
The Office Clerk
The Furs

The Furs (1912)

Movie
In Barber Shop
The Fickle Spaniard

The Fickle Spaniard (1912)

Movie
Cigar Store Owner
Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff (1912)

Movie
In Park
The Engagement Ring

The Engagement Ring (1912)

Movie
Man in Park
With a Kodak

With a Kodak (1912)

Movie
To Save Her Soul

To Save Her Soul (1909)

Movie
Extra
Fools of Fate

Fools of Fate (1909)

Movie
Director / Writer
Corky and White Shadow

Corky and White Shadow

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William BeaudineWilliam Beaudine

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Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1892-01-14

Deathday
1970-03-18 (78 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Children
William Beaudine, Jr

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
William Washington Beaudine, William "One-Shot" Beaudine, William Beaudine Sr., W.W. Beaudine, William X. Crowley, William Crowley

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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