Howard Hill

Acting

Howard Hill

Born November 13, 1899 · Wilsonville, Alabama, USA

Died February 4, 1975 · aged 75

Howard Hill was a skilled archer, as well as a director of short documentary films about archery. Because of his prowess with bow and arrow, he held the unofficial title "World's Greatest Archer".

Known For

The Adventures of Robin HoodThe Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.51938
MovieAdventureRomance
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
Sword FishingSword Fishing · 1939
Sword Fishing
6.11939
MovieDocumentary
A group of fishermen, including Howard Hill, "the world's greatest archer," go in search of marlin off the California coast. With a fishing line attached to his arrow, Hill plans to spear the fish, which would then be brought aboard the boat by rod and reel.
TemboTembo · 1952
Tembo
10.01952
MovieDocumentaryAction
Tembo is a 1951 American documentary film which follows the travels of hunter Howard Hill through equatorial Africa.
The Last WildernessThe Last Wilderness · 1935
The Last Wilderness
8.01935
MovieActionDocumentary
Archery expert Howard Hill and a cameraman go to Wyoming to film this wild-animal three-reel short. Besides the scenery, the scenes include a buffalo killed by an arrow shot by Hill (for food); a wildcat and a coyote in a battle, and a fight-to-the-death between a mother bear protecting her cubs against a killer male bear.
Wild Boar HuntWild Boar Hunt · 1940
Wild Boar Hunt
7.01940
MovieDocumentary
This short film showcases the skills of Howard Hill, known as the "World's Greatest Archer".
The Singing BuckarooThe Singing Buckaroo · 1937
The Singing Buckaroo
4.81937
MovieWestern
Barbara Evans has $25,000 and Gifford is after it. When his henchman fail to get it he refuses to pay them. They then decide to double cross him and get the money for themselves. Gordon is trying to protect Barbara and he must not only take care of the two henchmen, but also Gifford and his phony Sheriff.
TreasonTreason · 1918
Treason
9.01918
MovieDrama
Engrossed in the perfection of a new high power explosive, the husband seems to neglect his wife. She is further piqued by the introduction into their home of a man whose presence is unexplained, but who is really a Secret Service operative guarding the invention. The Government has asked that the wife be kept in ignorance. In this frame of mind the wife lends a ready ear to Aachen, who suggests that the husband be taught a lesson by the abstraction of this all-absorbing formula. Through this means he gets the formula, but in the end the Government gathers him in, and the only permanent result is a needed lesson to the innocent little traitor.

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