John S. Waters
John S. Waters (born October 31, 1893 in New York City , † May 5, 1965 in Hollywood , California ) was an American film director who won the Oscar for best assistant director in the film Cry of the Haunted in 1934 as an assistant director .
biography
Waters worked mostly as an assistant director and made his debut in 1916 in the film The Shadow of the Doubt . His other works include films such as The Avenging Trail (1917), Down Home (1920), The Face of the World (1921), The Enchanted Hill (1926), Just a Gigolo (1931), Arsene Lupine, the King of Thieves (1932), Huddle (1932), Divorce in the Family (1932), The Mask of Fu-Manchu (1932), Hell Below (1933), Love Song of the Desert (1933) and Broadway to Hollywood (1933).
After he was nominated for the Oscar for best assistant director at the 1934 Academy Awards , he received it at the 1935 Academy Awards for Scream of the Haunted by Jack Conway , Howard Hawks and William A. Wellman . Other films as assistant director include Death on the Diamond (1934), David Copperfield (1935), Rivalen (1939), 6,000 Enemies (1939), Ninotschka (1939), The Daredevil (1940), To Life and Death (1949) , The Last of Fort Gamble (1950), The Next Voice You Hear ... (1950), On a Day Like Any Other (1955), Breakthrough at Dawn (1958) and Far Land .
From the mid- 1920s onwards, Waters directed Western films and comedy films several times and made his debut in 1926 with Born to the West . Other directorial works were Forlorn River , Man of the Forest (1926), The Mysterious Rider (1927), Arizona Bound (The Raid on the Gold Transport, 1927), Drums of the Desert (In the Last Minute, 1927), Nevada (1927), Two Flaming Youths (1927), the white harem (1928), the Vanishing Pioneer (1928), the first film by Tim Holt , the overland telegraph (1929) with Dorothy Janis , Sioux Blood (1929), donkey Baseball ( donkey Baseball , a documentary short film from 1935) and most recently The Mighty McGurk (1947) with Wallace Beery .
Filmography (selection)
Assistant director
- 1916: The Shadow of the Doubt
- 1917: The Avenging Trail
- 1920: Down Home
- 1921: The Face of the World
- 1926: The Enchanted Hill
- 1931: Just a Gigolo
- 1932: Arsene Lupine, the king of thieves (Arsene Lupine)
- 1932: Huddle
- 1932: Divorce in the Family
- 1932: The Mask of Fu Manchu (The Mask of Fu Manchu)
- 1933: Hell Below
- 1933: Love Song of the Desert (The Barbarian)
- 1933: Broadway to Hollywood
- 1934: cry of the harried (Viva Villa!)
- 1934: Death on the Diamond
- 1935: David Copperfield
- 1939: Rivals (Let Freedom Ring)
- 1939: 6,000 enemies
- 1939: Ninotschka (Ninotchka)
- 1940: The Daredevil (Boom Town)
- 1941: The Woman with the Scar (A Woman's Face)
- 1941: The Marx Brothers in the department store (The Big Store)
- 1941: escape route unknown (They Met in Bombay)
- 1947: The Greyhound and the Lady (The Hucksters)
- 1949: To Life and Death (The Fighting O'Flynn)
- 1950: The Last of Fort Gamble (Ambush)
- 1950: Duel in the ring (Annie Get Your Gun)
- 1950: The Next Voice You Hear ...
- 1953: The Black Pearl (All the Brothers Were Valiant)
- 1955: On a Day Like Any Other (The Desperate Hours)
- 1957: Do not go too close to the water (Do not Go Near the Water)
- 1958: Breakthrough at Dawn (The Deep Six)
- 1958: The Big Country (The Big Country)
Director
- 1947: The Mighty McGurk
Web links
- John S. Waters in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waters, John S. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director and assistant director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1965 |
| Place of death | Hollywood , California |