Kenneth Hawks

Directing

Kenneth Hawks

Born August 12, 1898 · Goshen, Indiana, USA

Died January 2, 1930 · aged 31

Kenneth Hawks, younger brother of director Howard Hawks by two years, and producer William Hawks by one year, was born in 1898 in Goshen, Indiana. A veteran of World War I in the United States Army Air Service and, later, graduating from Yale University, he began directing films for Fox Film Corporation in 1929, three years after older brother Howard began his directorial career. Kenneth Hawks m…

Known For

Big TimeBig Time · 1929
Big Time
7.51929
MovieDrama
The relationship between a male dancer and his actress girlfriend is threatened by a scheming chorister.
Masked EmotionsMasked Emotions · 1929
Masked Emotions
8.01929
MovieDramaCrime
Set on the Maine coast, a young sloop skipper Bramdlet Dickery discovers a plot to smuggle alien Chinese into the United States. Bramdlet's younger brother Thad is enamored with daughter of the captain of the smuggling ship. A struggle over the smuggling ensues. Masked Emotions is a 1929 American sound adventure crime drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation starring George O'Brien and Nora Lane. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
Ankles PreferredAnkles Preferred · 1927
Ankles Preferred
8.01927
MovieComedy
Nora, a department store clerk, is determined to succeed on the basis of her brain power despite her attractive ankles. She gets a job as model at the shop of McGuire and Goldberg, and they announce that Nora may be given a trip abroad if she persuades their financer to lend the partners additional funds. The financer, Hornsbee, becomes presumptuous, leading to an encounter between him and Barney, Nora's young suitor; and she is ultimately glad to accept Barney's modest attentions.
A Thief in the DarkA Thief in the Dark · 1928
A Thief in the Dark
7.01928
MovieMystery
Ernest, a young drifter, joins a troupe of mystics led by a Professor Xeno in a carnival. Ernest learns that his colleagues are burgling homes in districts they pass through. Ernest sets about to expose Xeno and his cohorts.
Such Men Are DangerousSuch Men Are Dangerous · 1930
Such Men Are Dangerous
5.41930
MovieDrama
A wealthy and powerful industrialist changes his identity to avenge himself on the wife that spurned him on their wedding night.

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