Directing

William J. Cowen

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Known For

Half MarriageHalf Marriage · 1929
Half Marriage
5.81929
MovieDramaRomance
A young couple marries in secret. Judy's afraid her parents won't approve of Dick and she'll lose her generous allowance. Her parents bring her home from the city where she's been studying art and encourage the attentions of Tom, a persistent suitor. Judy and her jealous husband have an argument that leads her back to the city, a drunken, amorous Tom and a tragedy.
Oliver TwistOliver Twist · 1933
Oliver Twist
5.11933
MovieDrama
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
Good Girls Go to ParisGood Girls Go to Paris · 1939
Good Girls Go to Paris
7.11939
MovieComedy
Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor Ronald Brooke, she manages to make her dream come true. Besides seeing the sights in the French capital she makes friends with a wealthy family there, the Brands.
Woman UnafraidWoman Unafraid · 1934
Woman Unafraid
6.71934
MovieCrimeDrama
A dedicated and compassionate policewoman risks her job by offering refuge to a young mother with mob associations. Crime drama.
Blind AlibiBlind Alibi · 1938
Blind Alibi
6.21938
MovieCrimeDrama
A Paris sculptor (Richard Dix) fakes blindness in Los Angeles to recover his blackmailed sister's love letters.
They Gave Him a GunThey Gave Him a Gun · 1937
They Gave Him a Gun
6.71937
MovieWarCrime
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.
KongoKongo · 1932
Kongo
6.41932
MovieDramaAdventure
The ruthless Flint, a disabled man, rules an isolated region of Kongo like an omnipotent god, through superstition and sadism, living only for the day when he can get revenge on the man who ruined his life.
The GauchoThe Gaucho · 1927
The Gaucho
6.31927
MovieActionAdventure
A girl is saved by a miracle after she falls from a cliff in the Argentine Andes, and is blessed with healing powers. A shrine is built on the site, and a whole city grows around it, rich with gold from the grateful worshipers. Ruiz, an evil and sadistic general, captures the city, confiscates the gold, and closes the shrine. But the Gaucho, the charismatic leader of a band of outlaws, comes to the rescue.

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