David Howard (director)
American film director (1896–1941)
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David Howard (born David Paget Davis III; October 6, 1896 – December 21, 1941) was an American film director. He directed 46 films between 1930 and 1941, 29 of them westerns starring George O'Brien, including the acclaimed Mystery Ranch (1932).
Born
October 6, 1896
David Paget Davis III
October 6, 1896
DiedDecember 21, 1941 (aged 45)
OccupationFilm director
Yearsactive1930-1941
David Howard | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Paget Davis III October 6, 1896 |
| Died | December 21, 1941 (aged 45) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1930-1941 |
Biography
He was born as David Paget Davis III in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, California on December 21, 1941.[1]
Selected filmography
- There Were Thirteen (1931)
- The Rainbow Trail (1931)
- The Golden West (1932)
- Mystery Ranch (1932)
- The Mystery Squadron (1933) (writer & director)
- Robbers' Roost (1933)
- Smoke Lightning (1933)
- The Lost Jungle (1934) (writer & screenplay)
- In Old Santa Fe (1934)
- The Marines Are Coming (1934)
- Whispering Smith Speaks (1935)
- Hard Rock Harrigan (1936)
- Thunder Mountain (1935)
- Conflict (1936)
- Daniel Boone (1936)
- The Border Patrolman (1936)
- The Mine with the Iron Door (1936)
- Windjammer (1937) (associate producer)
- Park Avenue Logger (1937)
- Painted Desert (1938)
- Border G-Man (1938)
- Lawless Valley (1938)
- Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
- The Renegade Ranger (1938)
- Gun Law (1938)
- The Rookie Cop (1939)
- Timber Stampede (1939)
- Arizona Legion (1939)
- Marshal of Mesa City (1939)
- Trouble in Sundown (1939)
- The Fighting Gringo (1939)
- Prairie Law (1940)
- Triple Justice (1940)
- Bullet Code (1940)
- Legion of the Lawless (1940)
- Dude Cowboy (1941)
