Directing

William Berke

Born October 3, 1903 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Died February 15, 1958 · aged 54

William A. Berke (3 October 1903 – 15 February 1958) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed nearly 90 films between 1934 and 1958. He also produced nearly 80 films between 1933 and 1958. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article William A. Berke,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contrib…

Known For

Renegade Girl

Renegade Girl · 1946

A special agent hunts a female outlaw out West.

Captive Girl

Captive Girl · 1950

Jungle Jim is out to save Joan from an evil witch doctor whilst simultaneously fighting evil treasure hunter Barton.

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy · 1945

MovieMysteryAction

Dick is faced with a series of brutal murders in which the victims, all from different social and economic backgrounds, are viciously slashed to pieces. Suspects abound but Tracy, getting a clue that there will be 15 murders in all, must find the common thread among the victims before more are killed.

Ding Dong Williams

Ding Dong Williams · 1946

Ding Dong Williams

MovieComedyRomance

Ding Dong Williams, a clarinet player who can neither read nor write music is employed at a motion picture studio. The studio plans to use him and his six-piece band but his musical deficiencies are discovered and the plan scrapped. But the secretary of the head of the music department intercedes on his behalf and he is given a chance in the film.

The Love Pirate

The Love Pirate · 1923

The Love Pirate

Steve Carnan, secret owner of a notorious café, while attempting to seduce budding musician Ruth Revere, is shot and killed in a struggle with Ruth's sweetheart, Chief Deputy Hugh Waring. An unexpected confession from Ruth's father, whom Carnan had double-crossed, saves Waring.

Wolf Tracks

Wolf Tracks · 1923

Poverty-row Western story of two young strangers -- Jack Hastings and Jean Meredith -- inheriting one-half of a map to a hidden gold mine. A villain, Wolf Santell, steals Jack's half of the map, which is enclosed in a locket, only to lose it again in the river.

The Arizona Cyclone

The Arizona Cyclone · 1928

The Arizona Cyclone

An honest ranch foreman gets kidnapped as part of a complicated plot to swingle the ranch owner

The Steel Helmet

The Steel Helmet · 1951

The Steel Helmet

MovieActionDrama

A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.

Filmography

Sort

Renegade Girl

Renegade Girl · 1946

A special agent hunts a female outlaw out West.

Producer

Captive Girl

Captive Girl · 1950

Jungle Jim is out to save Joan from an evil witch doctor whilst simultaneously fighting evil treasure hunter Barton.

Director

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy · 1945

MovieMysteryAction

Dick is faced with a series of brutal murders in which the victims, all from different social and economic backgrounds, are viciously slashed to pieces. Suspects abound but Tracy, getting a clue that there will be 15 murders in all, must find the common thread among the victims before more are killed.

Director

Ding Dong Williams

Ding Dong Williams · 1946

Ding Dong Williams

MovieComedyRomance

Ding Dong Williams, a clarinet player who can neither read nor write music is employed at a motion picture studio. The studio plans to use him and his six-piece band but his musical deficiencies are discovered and the plan scrapped. But the secretary of the head of the music department intercedes on his behalf and he is given a chance in the film.

Director

The Love Pirate

The Love Pirate · 1923

The Love Pirate

Steve Carnan, secret owner of a notorious café, while attempting to seduce budding musician Ruth Revere, is shot and killed in a struggle with Ruth's sweetheart, Chief Deputy Hugh Waring. An unexpected confession from Ruth's father, whom Carnan had double-crossed, saves Waring.

Adaptation

Wolf Tracks

Wolf Tracks · 1923

Poverty-row Western story of two young strangers -- Jack Hastings and Jean Meredith -- inheriting one-half of a map to a hidden gold mine. A villain, Wolf Santell, steals Jack's half of the map, which is enclosed in a locket, only to lose it again in the river.

Story

The Arizona Cyclone

The Arizona Cyclone · 1928

The Arizona Cyclone

An honest ranch foreman gets kidnapped as part of a complicated plot to swingle the ranch owner

Writer

The Steel Helmet

The Steel Helmet · 1951

The Steel Helmet

MovieActionDrama

A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.

Producer

Peggy of the Secret Service

Peggy of the Secret Service · 1925

Peggy of the Secret Service

The Algerian consul solicits the aid of the Chief of the Secret Service in the apprehension of the sultan's brother, Abdullah, who has fled with the royal harem and the royal jewels to the United States. The chief assigns Peggy, his most reliable feminine operative, to the case.

Scenario Writer

Overland Stage Raiders

Overland Stage Raiders · 1938

Overland Stage Raiders

After gold shipments from a mining town have been hijacked, the three Mesquiteers buy a plane to fly the gold out. The owner of the shipping line brings in Eastern gangsters to thwart them.

Producer

Red River Range

Red River Range · 1938

Red River Range

The Cattlemen's Association has called in the Mesquiteers to find cattle rustlers. They get Tex Riley to pose as Stony so Stony can arrive posing as a wanted outlaw. This gets Stony into the gang of rustlers and he alerts Tucson and Lullaby as to the next raid. But Hartley is on hand and unknown to anyone is the rustler's boss and he joins the posse with a plan that will do away with the Mesquiteers.

Associate Producer

The Falcon's Adventure

The Falcon's Adventure · 1946

The Falcon's Adventure

MovieCrimeMystery

A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.

Director

The Back Trail

The Back Trail · 1924

MovieDramaWestern

Jeff Prouty loses his memory as a result of war injuries and is made to believe he has committed past crimes.

Jim Lawton

Pygmy Island

Pygmy Island · 1950

Jungle Jim searches for a female Army captain who's gone missing.

Director

Dangerous Passage

Dangerous Passage · 1944

Dangerous Passage

MovieDramaCrime

Joe Beck leaves Central America so that he can return to Texas and collect a large inheritance, but he picks a dangerous ship on which to travel.

Director

Mark of the Gorilla

Mark of the Gorilla · 1950

Mark of the Gorilla

Nazis dressed to look like Great Apes are looking for gold, and Jungle Jim must stop them.

Director

Confessions of Boston Blackie

Confessions of Boston Blackie · 1941

Confessions of Boston Blackie

MovieCrimeMystery

A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. The prime suspect is Boston Blackie, whose reputation for living on the edge of the law makes him an easy target for the police. When the body disappears, Blackie must find it to prove his innocence.

Producer

Code of the West

Code of the West · 1947

Code of the West

MovieActionWestern

Knowing the railroad is coming, Carter is after the rancher's land. Bob and Chito return just in time to save Banker Stockton and his money from Carter's men. When Stockton then lends the ranchers money, Carter has them burned out. Bob knows Carter is responsible and when Carter's henchman Saunders is recognized, Bob goes into action.

Director

Four Boys and a Gun

Four Boys and a Gun · 1957

Four Boys and a Gun

MovieCrimeDrama

The moving story of four young men struggling against overwhelming odds to remain honest. When their crooked employer shorts their earnings; they turn to crime, their first theft ending in tragedy.

Director

Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain · 1944

A woman doesn't realize that the man she has just married is a gangster. When she is implicated in a murder he committed, she turns to an ex-boyfriend, who is now a park ranger, for help. He hides her out in a cabin up in the mountains, and her husband goes on the hunt for both of them.

Director

FBI Girl

FBI Girl · 1951

MovieCrimeDrama

G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.

Director

Cop Hater

Cop Hater · 1958

MovieActionCrime

Members of the 87th Precinct search for a cop killer who has already murdered two of their own.

Director

The Falcon in Mexico

The Falcon in Mexico · 1944

The Falcon in Mexico

MovieCrimeMystery

The Falcon travels to Mexico where he gets involved with murder and a mysterious painting.

Director

Riding Through Nevada

Riding Through Nevada · 1942

Riding Through Nevada

Investigating mail service irregularities near Carson City, Lowrey and his sidekick Arkansas (Arthur Hunnicutt) combat outlaws led by Ed Kendall who threaten to disrupt the region, blending traditional western action with intrigue.

Director