William Keighley

Known for: Directing
Born: August 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: June 24, 1984
Movies: 42

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William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - June 24, 1984, New York, New York) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director.

After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of 23. By the 1910s and 1920s, he was acting and directing on Broadway. With the advent of talking pictures, he relocated to Hollywood. He eventually signed with Warner Bros., where he proved adept at directing in a wide variety of genres. He was the initial director of The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn, but was replaced by Michael Curtiz. During World War II, he supervised the U.S. Army Signal Corp's motion picture unit. He retired in 1953 and moved to Paris with his actress wife Genevieve Tobin.

Best-Known Movies

7.5

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

7.0

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

6.6

'G' Men

1935

6.9

Each Dawn I Die

1939

6.6

Bullets or Ballots

1936

6.4

The Street with No Name

1948

6.2

Ladies They Talk About

1933

6.8

The Prince and the Pauper

1937

6.9

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941

6.0

The Master of Ballantrae

1953

Filmography

1933	Ladies They Talk About	Man Getting a Shoeshine (uncredited)
1931	Resurrection	Captain Schoenbock

Directing, Writing & Producing

1953	The Master of Ballantrae	Director
1951	Close to My Heart	Director
1950	Rocky Mountain	Director
1950	Rebecca	Director
1948	The Street with No Name	Director
1947	Honeymoon	Director
1944	Target for Today	Director
1942	George Washington Slept Here	Director
1941	The Man Who Came to Dinner	Director
1941	The Bride Came C.O.D.	Director
1941	Four Mothers	Director
1940	No Time for Comedy	Director
1940	Torrid Zone	Director
1940	The Fighting 69th	Director
1939	Each Dawn I Die	Director
1939	Yes, My Darling Daughter	Director
1938	Brother Rat	Director
1938	Valley of the Giants	Director
1938	Secrets of an Actress	Director
1938	The Adventures of Robin Hood	Director
1937	Varsity Show	Director
1937	The Prince and the Pauper	Director
1937	God's Country and the Woman	Director
1936	The Green Pastures	Director
1936	Bullets or Ballots	Director
1936	The Singing Kid	Director
1935	Stars Over Broadway	Director
1935	Special Agent	Director
1935	'G' Men	Director
1935	Mary Jane's Pa	Director
1935	The Right to Live	Director
1934	Babbitt	Director
1934	Big Hearted Herbert	Director
1934	Kansas City Princess	Director
1934	Dr. Monica	Director
1934	Journal of a Crime	Director
1934	Easy to Love	Director
1933	Picture Snatcher	Writer
1933	Ladies They Talk About	Director
1932	The Match King	Director

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