George Marshall (Director)

George Marshall (1921)

George E. Marshall (born December 29, 1891 in Chicago , Illinois , † February 17, 1975 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American film director , screenwriter , producer and film actor . His long film career spanned more than 60 years. From 1948 to 1950 he was President of the Directors Guild of America .

Life

George Marshall came to film as an extra and gag writer at the age of 20 after being expelled from the university in his hometown of Chicago. From 1916 he worked regularly as a director, mainly of westerns and, until the early sound film era, of comedic short films . With Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy he made two short films in 1932 as well as the feature film The Devil Brothers , in which Marshall also took on a supporting role as a knife-wielding regimental cook in addition to directing. He later directed various comedies with Bob Hope , WC Fields , Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis . Marshall earned a reputation as a "distinguished and reliable craftsman" who was at home in all genres.

One of his best-known works is the western comedy The Great Bluff (1939) with James Stewart as the young sheriff and Marlene Dietrich as the wicked bar singer. With the renowned film noir The Blue Dahlia (1946), in which Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake played the leading roles, Marshall also proved that he could also stage fabrics in a dark tone. Together with John Ford and Henry Hathaway , he directed the 1962 western epic That Was the Wild West , with Marshall responsible for the railroad scenes. Even in old age he directed television films, for example in the early 1970s episodes of the series Männerwirtschaft with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman .

Marshall died of pneumonia at the age of 83 and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City , California. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his film work .

Filmography (selection)

• 1932: The Devil Brothers (Pack Up Your Troubles)
• 1932: Fresh fish ( Towed in A Hole ; short film)
• 1934: Ever Since Eve
• 1934: Wild Gold
• 1934: She Learned About Sailors
• 1934: 365 Nights in Hollywood
• 1935: Life Begins at 40
• 1935: $ 10 raise
• 1935: Music Is Magic
• 1935: In Old Kentucky
• 1935: Show Them No Mercy
• 1936: A Message to Garcia
• 1936: The Crime of Dr. Forbes
• 1936: Can This Be Dixie
• 1937: Nancy Steele Is Missing
• 1937: Love Under Fire
• 1938: The Goldwyn Follies
• 1938: Battle of Broadway
• 1938: Hold That Co-ed
• 1939: You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
• 1939: The Big Bluff (Destry Rides Again)
• 1940: The Ghost Breakers
• 1940: When the Daltons Rode
• 1941: Pot o 'Gold
• 1941: Escape to Texas (Texas)
• 1942: Valley of the Sun
• 1942: Star Spangled Rhythm
• 1942: Blazing Flames (The Forest Rangers)
• 1943: Riding High
• 1943: True to Life
• 1944: And the Angels Sing
• 1945: Murder, He Says
• 1945: Incendiary Blonde
• 1945: The Thief and the Blonde (Hold That Blonde)
• 1946: The Blue Dahlia (The Blue Dahlia)
• 1946: With brush and sword (Monsieur Beaucaire)
• 1947: Pauline, stop kissing (The Perils of Pauline)
• 1947: Girls for Hollywood (Variety Girl)
• 1948: Hazard
• 1948: The Valley of Passions (Tap Roots)
• 1949: My Friend Irma
• 1950: My servant, the Lord Count (Fancy Pants)
• 1950: Never a Dull Moment
• 1951: A Millionaire for Christy
• 1952: The White Son of the Sioux (The Savage)
• 1952: Entry prohibited (Off Limits)
• 1953: Scared Stiff
• 1953: Houdini, the king of vaudeville (Houdini)
• 1953: The Daring Jockey (Money from Home)
• 1954: Red Garters
• 1954: Duel in the Jungle
• 1954: Destry cleans up (Destry)
• 1955: It's only available in Kansas (The Second Greatest Sex)
• 1956: Escaped Death (Pillars of the Sky)
• 1956. Beyond Mombasa (Beyond Mombasa)
• 1957: The Guns of Fort Petticoat (The Guns of Fort Petticoat)
• 1957: The Regiment Sack (The Sad Sack)
• 1958: The Sheepman in Colorado
• 1958: Imitation General
• 1959: Angels among sinners (The Mating Game)
• 1959: A great number (It Started with a Kiss)
• 1959: The Gazebo
• 1961: A House in Yokoshimi (Cry for Happy)
• 1961: Rendezvous in Madrid (The Happy Thieves)
• 1962: How the West Was Won (How the West Was Won)
• 1963: Papa's Delicate Condition
• 1964: The diabolical intrigue (L'intrigo)
• 1964: Heroes Without Pants (Advance to the Rear)
• 1966: Completely wrongly connected (Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number)
• 1967: Eight on the Lam
• 1968: The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
• 1969: Jerry, the heart patient (Hook, Line and Sinker)

Web links

• George Marshall in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ George Marshall at Allmovie