Alexander Hall (director)
Alexander Hall (born January 11, 1894 in Boston , Massachusetts , USA , † July 30, 1968 in San Francisco , California , USA) was an American film director and film editor .
Career
Alexander Hall was already on the theater stage at the age of four before he first came to film as an actor in 1914. After the end of the war, he switched to working as an editor and assistant director before shooting his first film as a director for Paramount Pictures with Sinners in the Sun in 1932 .
He made many light comedies in the 1930s, but did not reach the peak of his career until he joined Columbia Pictures . There he was responsible for, among other things, Vacation from Heaven with Robert Montgomery , Bedtime Story with Loretta Young and One Kiss Too Many , a comedy with Joan Crawford . His career came to an end in the 1950s. In 1942 he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Director .
Filmography (selection)
As an editor
- 1930: The Song of the Flame
- 1931: The Last Flight
- 1933: They did him wrong (She Done Him Wrong)
As a director
- 1934: Where is Madeleine F.'s child? (Miss Fane's Baby is Stolen)
- 1934: The Lucky Doll (Little Miss Marker)
- 1935: His last command (Annapolis Farewell)
- 1938: There's Always a Woman
- 1940: Wedding against Will (The Doctor Takes a Wife)
- 1940: He Stayed for Breakfast
- 1940: This Thing Called Love
- 1940: Vacation From Heaven (Here Comes Mr. Jordan)
- 1941: Bedtime Story
- 1942: A kiss too much (They All Kissed the Bride)
- 1942: My Sister Ellen (My Sister Eileen)
- 1944: The Heavenly Body
- 1944: Once Upon a Time
- 1945: She Wouldn't Say Yes
- 1947: A goddess on earth (Down to Earth)
- 1949: The Great Lover
- 1950: Love That Brute
- 1950: Age does not protect against love (Louisa)
- 1951: Up Front
- 1952: My heart sings only for you (Because You're Mine)
- 1953: Let's Do It Again
- 1956: My Angel and Me (Forever, Darling)
Web links
- Alexander Hall in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hall, Alexander |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director and editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1894 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1968 |
Place of death | San Francisco , California , USA |