Directing

Austen Jewell

Born November 17, 1915 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Died September 24, 1998 · aged 82

Austen Jewell was born on November 17, 1915 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Terms of Endearment (1983), Superman (1978) and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). He died on September 24, 1998 in Vista, California, USA.

Known For

Superman

Superman · 1978

MovieScience FictionAction

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment · 1983

Terms of Endearment

MovieDramaComedy

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan · 1982

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

MovieActionAdventure

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.

City Lights

City Lights · 1931

MovieComedyDrama

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

Wichita

Wichita · 1955

Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect candidate for Marshal, but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion · 1956

Friendly Persuasion

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

Best Defense

Best Defense · 1984

An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland · 1961

Babes in Toyland

MovieComedyFantasy

All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" helps put Barnaby in his place, and ensures a "happily ever after" for Tom and Mary!

Filmography

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Superman

Superman · 1978

MovieScience FictionAction

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

Production Manager

Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment · 1983

Terms of Endearment

MovieDramaComedy

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

Unit Production Manager

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan · 1982

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

MovieActionAdventure

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.

Unit Production Manager

City Lights

City Lights · 1931

MovieComedyDrama

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

Newsboy (uncredited)

Wichita

Wichita · 1955

Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect candidate for Marshal, but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.

Assistant Director

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion · 1956

Friendly Persuasion

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

Assistant Director

Best Defense

Best Defense · 1984

An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.

Unit Production Manager

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland · 1961

Babes in Toyland

MovieComedyFantasy

All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and double-crosses! The "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" helps put Barnaby in his place, and ensures a "happily ever after" for Tom and Mary!

Director

Motel Hell

Motel Hell · 1980

MovieComedyHorror

Farmer Vincent Smith and his sister Ida run a motel attached to a farm where they capture unsuspecting travelers, bury them alive, fatten them up and then harvest their bodies as ingredients for his famous brand of "smoked meats."

Associate Producer

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter · 1964

Invitation to a Gunfighter

In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.

Assistant Director

Soldier in the Rain

Soldier in the Rain · 1963

Soldier in the Rain

MovieComedyDrama

Maxwell Slaughter is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Admired by handsome young Sgt. Eustis Clay, Slaughter forms a close bond with his peer. Clay hopes to convince Slaughter to join him in a business venture outside of the service, but, in the meantime, he introduces the older officer to the beautiful young Bobby Jo Pepperdine, inadvertently creating trouble for both men.

Assistant Director

Greed

MovieDramaCrime

When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.

August Sieppe (uncredited)

The War Between Men and Women

The War Between Men and Women · 1972

The War Between Men and Women

MovieComedyDrama

A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three — the only woman who can stand his strong anti-feminist opinions.

Production Manager

Hot Rod Gang

Hot Rod Gang · 1958

MovieDramaMusic

A kid who wants to enter his car in the drag races joins a rock band to make enough money to do it.

Assistant Director

Ringside

Ringside · 1949

Joe O'Hara finds out he has a damaged optic nerve just before a boxing match for the title. He needs the money badly, so he doesn't delay the fight. The opponent discovers Joe's weakness and pounds on his eyes, causing him to go blind.

Assistant Director

Return from the Sea

Return from the Sea · 1954

Return from the Sea

MovieRomanceDrama

A hardened career navel officer must come to terms with adapting to civilian life with the help of a waitress that can see through his tough veneer.

Assistant Director

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein · 1957

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Professor Frankenstein creates a teenager from an accident victim, who gets angry when he learns he is going to be taken apart.

Production Manager

How to Commit Marriage

How to Commit Marriage · 1969

How to Commit Marriage

A young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should give the baby up for adoption. The baby's Mother's parents wind up adopting the baby using a fake name.

Production Manager

Canyon River

Canyon River · 1956

A rancher's foreman schemes against him on a cattle drive from Oregon to Wyoming.

Assistant Director

Hiawatha

Hiawatha · 1952

MovieDramaRomance

A young Indian brave attempts to bring peace to two warring tribes.

Assistant Director

Dino

MovieDramaCrime

A juvenile delinquent on parole receives support from a social worker and a girl from a slum.

Assistant Director

Remember When?

Remember When? · 1925

MovieComedyRomance

Little orphan Harry is separated from his childhood sweetheart. Years later, he finds she's a bearded lady in a circus.

Harry Hudson as an Orphan (uncredited)

Jennifer

Jennifer · 1953

MovieThrillerMystery

A young woman is hired to take care of an eerie old mansion, where she finds herself entangled with an enigmatic murderer.

Assistant Director

Jalopy

Slip has entered the Boys' rattletrap car in a souped-up jalopy race, but has no chance of winning until Satch, with the aid of a scientist acquaintance, comes up with a chemical concoction that acts as a super-fuel; but a rival entrant in the race learns of this and tries to get the formula for himself.

Assistant Director

Shane

Shane works for the Starett family, a young widow, her son, and her aging father-in-law, protecting them against the anti-sodbuster rancher Ryker and other perils plaguing the Old West.

Associate Producer