Directing
William Keighley
Born August 4, 1889 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died June 24, 1984 · aged 94
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - June 24, 1984, New York, New York) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director. After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of 23. By the 1910s and 1920s, he was acting and directing on Broadway. With the advent of talking pictu…
Known For
The Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938The 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.
'G' Men · 1935'G' Men
★ 6.61935
MovieCrimeDrama
James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.
The Street with No Name · 1948The Street with No Name
★ 6.41948
MovieCrimeThriller
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.
Ladies They Talk About · 1933Ladies They Talk About
★ 6.11933
MovieCrimeDrama
A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.
Picture Snatcher · 1933Picture Snatcher
★ 6.91933
MovieComedyCrime
An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.
The Fighting 69th · 1940The Fighting 69th
★ 5.81940
MovieActionDrama
Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.
Special Agent · 1935Special Agent
★ 6.21935
MovieDramaCrime
A federal tax agent goes undercover as a reporter and, working with a mobster's pretty bookkeeper, infiltrates a crime ring to catch the racketeer. When she agrees to testify, an informant exposes them and she's kidnapped.
The Prince and the Pauper · 1937The Prince and the Pauper
★ 6.81937
MovieAdventureDrama
Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.
