William A. Wellman
William Augustus Wellman was an American film director. Although Wellman began his film career as an actor, he worked on over 80 films, as director, producer and consultant but most often as a director, notable for his work in crime, adventure and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. He also directed several well regarded satirical comedies. Wellman directed the 1927 film Wings, which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony.
76 directing credits · 14 acting credits
Directing · 76
The Public Enemy
1931
The High and the Mighty
1954
Battleground
1949
Wings
1927
A Star Is Born
1937
Yellow Sky
1948
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
Darby's Rangers
1958
Call of the Wild
1935
Stingaree
1934
Midnight Mary
1933
Blood Alley
1955
Beau Geste
1939
Small Town Girl
1936
Nothing Sacred
1937
Story of G.I. Joe
1945
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
Westward the Women
1951
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
Night Nurse
1931
Magic Town
1947
Buffalo Bill
1944
Lady of Burlesque
1943
Roxie Hart
1942
Island in the Sky
1953
It's a Big Country
1951
Safe in Hell
1931
Lafayette Escadrille
1958
Track of the Cat
1954
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
The Great Man's Lady
1941
The Star Witness
1931
My Man and I
1952
The Conquerors
1932
The Purchase Price
1932
Men with Wings
1938
College Coach
1933
Heroes for Sale
1933
Other Men's Women
1931
So Big!
1932
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
Good-bye, My Lady
1956
The President Vanishes
1934
The Iron Curtain
1948
The Hatchet Man
1932
Central Airport
1933
The Light That Failed
1939
Gallant Journey
1946
Thunder Birds
1942
Looking for Trouble
1934
The Man I Love
1929
Beggars of Life
1928
Reaching for the Sun
1941
Frisco Jenny
1933
Chinatown Nights
1929
The Happy Years
1950
The Legion of the Condemned
1928
Lilly Turner
1933
The Boob
1926
The Vagabond Trail
1924
Cupid's Fireman
1923
Dangerous Paradise
1930
Ladies of the Mob
1928
Woman Trap
1929
This Man's Navy
1945
You Never Know Women
1926
Love is a Racket
1932
The Cat's Pajamas
1926
Second Hand Love
1923
Maybe It's Love
1930
Big Dan
1923
The Man Who Won
1923
Young Eagles
1930
When Husbands Flirt
1925
The Circus Cowboy
1924
Not a Drum Was Heard
1924
Acting · 14
This Is Your Life
1952
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973
Wings
1927
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
Island in the Sky
1953
The Star Witness
1931
Filmmakers in Action
2006
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
1925 Studio Tour
1925
Frisco Jenny
1933
Gable: The King Remembered
1975
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
1931
The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
1919
Evangeline
1919