Art

Gordon Wiles

Born October 10, 1904 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died October 17, 1950 · aged 46

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gordon Wiles (October 10, 1904 – October 17, 1950) was an American art director and film director. He won an Oscar for Best Art Direction for the film Transatlantic. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His father, Albert Wiles, was a doctor in Jerseyville, Illinois.

Known For

Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansSunrise: A Song of Two Humans · 1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7.81927
MovieDramaRomance
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
Gun CrazyGun Crazy · 1950
Gun Crazy
7.41950
MovieCrimeRomance
Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.
Stand Up and Cheer!Stand Up and Cheer! · 1934
Stand Up and Cheer!
5.31934
MovieComedyMusic
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.
The GangsterThe Gangster · 1947
The Gangster
5.21947
MovieCrimeDrama
Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is his singer girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.
The Private Affairs of Bel AmiThe Private Affairs of Bel Ami · 1947
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
6.21947
MovieDrama
A self-serving journalist uses influential women in late-1800s Paris and denies the one who truly loves him.
A Scandal in ParisA Scandal in Paris · 1946
A Scandal in Paris
6.41946
MovieCrimeRomance
A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.
The Dude Goes WestThe Dude Goes West · 1948
The Dude Goes West
5.91948
MovieWesternComedy
Daniel Bone is aiming for success. A Brooklyn gunsmith by trade, he figures the place to be is where the guns are. So off he goes into the West and becomes the foe of the notorious Pecos Kid, the captive of Paiutes, the target in a saloon showdown, and the lone source of the whereabouts of a fabulous gold strike.
The Moon and SixpenceThe Moon and Sixpence · 1942
The Moon and Sixpence
6.31942
MovieDrama
Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has always wanted to do. He is from now on a awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.

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Infernal MachineInfernal Machine · 1933
Infernal Machine
7.01933
MovieComedy
This pre-Code comedy-thriller centers on Robert Holden, a broke and discouraged veteran, who meets fellow American Elinor Green at a cafe in Paris. After their first encounter, Holden's attempt to return Green's thought-to-be stolen purse ends up rendering him a stowaway on board a ship bound for America. Also aboard is a collection of characters, including Green's banker fiancé, a famed scientist, and an opera singer. Romance begins to blossom between Holden and Green, just as a radiogram claims that an “infernal machine,” or bomb, is aboard the ship. Quickly each passenger accuses the others of planting the bomb until eventually Holden, jealous of Green's attention to her undeserving fiancé, falsely admits to being the culprit. In his role as assumed perpetrator, Holden tests the group further.

Art Direction