William Witney
Born
15 May 1915 (110)
Place of Birth
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as
William Whitney, William N. Witney
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, wh...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982. Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle.[2] Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Witney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography (40)
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
1992
The Republic Pictures Story
1991
Quell and Co.
1982
Darktown Strutters
1975
I Escaped from Devil's Island
1973
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967
40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967
Spy Smasher Returns
1966
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
Dr. Satan's Robot
1966
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Arizona Raiders
1965
The Girls on the Beach
1965
Apache Rifles
1964
The Cat Burglar
1961
Master of the World
1961
The Long Rope
1961
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960
Valley of the Redwoods
1960
Paratroop Command
1959
The Bonnie Parker Story
1958
Young and Wild
1958
Juvenile Jungle
1958
The Cool and the Crazy
1958
Panama Sal
1957
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A Strange Adventure
1956
Stranger at My Door
1956
The Fighting Chance
1955
Headline Hunters
1955
City of Shadows
1955
Santa Fe Passage
1955
The Outcast
1954
Shadows of Tombstone
1953
Down Laredo Way
1953
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Iron Mountain Trail
1953
Old Overland Trail
1953
South Pacific Trail
1952
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The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
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Old Oklahoma Plains
1952
Border Saddlemates
1952