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O. Henry's Full House (1952) -- A dozen top stars (including Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe and Anne Baxter) and five famed directors (including Howard Hawks and Henry Koster) join forces to present filmed versions of the best stories of O. Henry, all narrated by John Steinbeck.
Hatari! (1962) -- A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways ?
His Girl Friday (1940) -- Archive.org - view film (various formats)
Rio Bravo (1959) -- A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
The Big Sleep (1946) -- Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.

Overview

Date of Birth:
30 May 1896, Goshen, Indiana, USA more
Date of Death:
26 December 1977, Palm Springs, California, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
What do the classic and near-classic films I Was a Male War Bride (1949), Scarface (1932)... more
Trivia:
Brother-in-law of Mary Astor. more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations more

Filmography

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Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Rio Lobo (1970)   1970 - 6.6 (2,926)
AKAs:
  • San Timoteo
- 2. El Dorado (1966) 1966 - 7.6 (6,454)
- 3. Red Line 7000 (1965) 1965 - 5.6 (273)
- 4. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) 1964 - 7.0 (1,643)
- 5. Hatari! (1962) 1962 - 7.2 (3,830)
- 6. Rio Bravo (1959)   1959 - 8.0 (17,448)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 7. Land of the Pharaohs (1955)   1955 - 6.6 (1,160)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' Land of the Pharaohs (USA: complete title)
- 8. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)   1953 - 7.2 (7,181)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 9. Monkey Business (1952)   1952 - 7.1 (3,941)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' Monkey Business (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  • Be Your Age
- 10. O. Henry's Full House (1952)   (segment "Ransom of Red Chief, The") 1952 - 7.4 (569)
AKAs:
  • Full House (UK)
- 11. The Big Sky (1952) 1952 - 7.1 (1,180)
- 12. The Thing from Another World (1951)   (uncredited) 1951 - 7.4 (6,981)
AKAs:
  • The Thing (USA: short title)
- 13. I Was a Male War Bride (1949)   1949 - 6.9 (2,830)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' I Was a Male War Bride (USA: complete title)
  • I Was a Male War Bride (Australia)
  • You Can't Sleep Here (UK)
- 14. A Song Is Born (1948) 1948 - 7.0 (800)
- 15. Red River (1948) 1948 - 7.8 (9,766)
- 16. The Big Sleep (1946) 1946 - 8.3 (26,144)
- 17. To Have and Have Not (1944)   1944 - 8.1 (11,614)
AKAs:
  • Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not (UK) (USA: complete title)
- 18. Corvette K-225 (1943)   (uncredited) 1943 - 6.9 (141)
AKAs:
  • The Nelson Touch (UK)
- 19. The Outlaw (1943) (uncredited) 1943 - 5.6 (1,265)
- 20. Air Force (1943) 1943 - 7.2 (946)
- 21. Ball of Fire (1941)   1941 - 7.9 (3,118)
AKAs:
  • The Professor and the Burlesque Queen
- 22. Sergeant York (1941) 1941 - 8.0 (5,807)
- 23. His Girl Friday (1940)   1940 - 8.1 (18,653)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title)
- 24. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)   1939 - 7.6 (3,763)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' - Only Angels Have Wings (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  • Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings (USA: complete title)
- 25. Bringing Up Baby (1938) 1938 - 8.1 (21,740)
- 26. Come and Get It (1936)   1936 - 7.0 (599)
AKAs:
  • Roaring Timber (USA: reissue title)
  • Roaring Timbers (USA: reissue title)
- 27. The Road to Glory (1936) 1936 - 6.9 (125)
- 28. Ceiling Zero (1936) 1936 - 7.0 (270)
- 29. Barbary Coast (1935)   1935 - 6.9 (452)
AKAs:
  • Port of Wickedness (USA: reissue title)
- 30. Twentieth Century (1934)   1934 - 8.1 (2,185)
AKAs:
  • 20th Century (USA: poster title)
- 31. Viva Villa! (1934) (uncredited) 1934 - 6.6 (360)
- 32. The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)   (uncredited) 1933 - 6.4 (245)
AKAs:
  • Every Woman's Man
- 33. Today We Live (1933) 1933 - 6.0 (288)
- 34. La foule hurle (1932) 1932 - 7.7 (12)
- 35. Tiger Shark (1932) 1932 - 6.3 (266)
- 36. The Crowd Roars (1932) 1932 - 6.3 (348)
- 37. Scarface (1932)   1932 - 7.9 (8,362)
AKAs:
  • Scarface, the Shame of the Nation
  • The Shame of a Nation
- 38. The Criminal Code (1931) (uncredited) 1931 - 6.9 (218)
- 39. The Dawn Patrol (1930)   1930 - 8.1 (637)
AKAs:
  • Flight Commander (USA: TV title)
- 40. Trent's Last Case (1929) 1929 - 6.1 (11)
- 41. The Air Circus (1928) 1928 - 8.1 (7)
- 42. Fazil (1928) 1928 - 6.6 (24)
- 43. A Girl in Every Port (1928) 1928 - 7.0 (160)
- 44. Paid to Love (1927) 1927 - 6.2 (19)
- 45. The Cradle Snatchers (1927) 1927 - 6.0 (11)
- 46. Fig Leaves (1926) 1926 - 7.2 (46)
- 47. The Road to Glory (1926) 1926 - 7.1 (16)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Scarface (1983) (1932 screenplay) (uncredited) 1983 - 8.2 (134,383)
- 2. The French Connection (1971) (uncredited) 1971 - 7.9 (30,627)
- 3. Red Line 7000 (1965) (story) 1965 - 5.6 (273)
- 4. Monkey Business (1952)   (screenplay) (uncredited) 1952 - 7.1 (3,941)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' Monkey Business (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  • Be Your Age
- 5. The Thing from Another World (1951)   (uncredited) 1951 - 7.4 (6,981)
AKAs:
  • The Thing (USA: short title)
- 6. The Outlaw (1943) (uncredited) 1943 - 5.6 (1,265)
- 7. Indianapolis Speedway (1939)   (story idea) 1939 - 5.7 (58)
AKAs:
  • Devil on Wheels (UK)
- 8. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)   (story "Plane From Barranca") (uncredited) 1939 - 7.6 (3,763)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' - Only Angels Have Wings (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  • Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings (USA: complete title)
- 9. The Dawn Patrol (1938) (story) (uncredited) 1938 - 7.6 (944)
- 10. Test Pilot (1938) (writer) (uncredited) 1938 - 6.9 (633)
- 11. Viva Villa! (1934) (contributing writer) (uncredited) 1934 - 6.6 (360)
- 12. La foule hurle (1932) (story) 1932 - 7.7 (12)
- 13. Tiger Shark (1932) (contributing writer) (uncredited) 1932 - 6.3 (266)
- 14. The Crowd Roars (1932) (story) 1932 - 6.3 (348)
- 15. Scarface (1932)   (uncredited) 1932 - 7.9 (8,362)
AKAs:
  • Scarface, the Shame of the Nation
  • The Shame of a Nation
- 16. The Dawn Patrol (1930)   (adaptation and dialogue) 1930 - 8.1 (637)
AKAs:
  • Flight Commander (USA: TV title)
- 17. A Girl in Every Port (1928) (story) 1928 - 7.0 (160)
- 18. Underworld (1927)   (scenario) (uncredited) 1927 - 7.8 (252)
AKAs:
  • Paying the Penalty (UK)
- 19. Fig Leaves (1926) (story) 1926 - 7.2 (46)
- 20. Honesty - The Best Policy (1926) (story) 1926 - -
- 21. The Road to Glory (1926) (story "The Chariot of the Gods") 1926 - 7.1 (16)
- 22. The Road to Yesterday (1925) (titles) 1925 - 7.2 (36)
- 23. The Dressmaker from Paris (1925) (story) 1925 - -
- 24. Tiger Love (1924) (writer) 1924 - -
- 25. Quicksands (1923) (story) 1923 - -
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Rio Lobo (1970)   (producer) 1970 - 6.6 (2,926)
AKAs:
  • San Timoteo
- 2. El Dorado (1966) (producer) 1966 - 7.6 (6,454)
- 3. Red Line 7000 (1965) (producer) 1965 - 5.6 (273)
- 4. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) (producer) 1964 - 7.0 (1,643)
- 5. Hatari! (1962) (producer) 1962 - 7.2 (3,830)
- 6. Rio Bravo (1959)   (producer) 1959 - 8.0 (17,448)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 7. Land of the Pharaohs (1955)   (producer) 1955 - 6.6 (1,160)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' Land of the Pharaohs (USA: complete title)
- 8. The Big Sky (1952) (producer) 1952 - 7.1 (1,180)
- 9. The Thing from Another World (1951)   (producer) 1951 - 7.4 (6,981)
AKAs:
  • The Thing (USA: short title)
- 10. Red River (1948) (producer) 1948 - 7.8 (9,766)
- 11. The Big Sleep (1946) (producer) (uncredited) 1946 - 8.3 (26,144)
- 12. To Have and Have Not (1944)   (producer) 1944 - 8.1 (11,614)
AKAs:
  • Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not (UK) (USA: complete title)
- 13. Corvette K-225 (1943)   (producer) 1943 - 6.9 (141)
AKAs:
  • The Nelson Touch (UK)
- 14. Sergeant York (1941) (producer) 1941 - 8.0 (5,807)
- 15. His Girl Friday (1940)   (producer) (uncredited) 1940 - 8.1 (18,653)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title)
- 16. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)   (producer) (uncredited) 1939 - 7.6 (3,763)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' - Only Angels Have Wings (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  • Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings (USA: complete title)
- 17. Bringing Up Baby (1938) (producer) (uncredited) 1938 - 8.1 (21,740)
- 18. Twentieth Century (1934)   (producer) 1934 - 8.1 (2,185)
AKAs:
  • 20th Century (USA: poster title)
- 19. Today We Live (1933) (producer) 1933 - 6.0 (288)
- 20. Scarface (1932)   (producer) (uncredited) 1932 - 7.9 (8,362)
AKAs:
  • Scarface, the Shame of the Nation
  • The Shame of a Nation
- 21. The Criminal Code (1931) (producer) 1931 - 6.9 (218)
- 22. Quicksands (1923) (producer) 1923 - -
Production Manager
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Lord Jim (1925) (production manager) (uncredited) 1925 - 7.3 (5)
- 2. The Light of Western Stars (1925) (production manager) (uncredited) 1925 - -
- 3. Adventure (1925) (production manager) (uncredited) 1925 - -
- 4. Code of the West (1925) (production manager) (uncredited) 1925 - -
- 5. The Devil's Cargo (1925) (production manager) (uncredited) 1925 - -
- 6. North of 36 (1924) (production manager) (uncredited) 1924 - -
- 7. Open All Night (1924)   (production manager) (uncredited) 1924 - 8.0 (59)
AKAs:
  • One Parisian Night (UK)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Bob Hampton of Placer (1921) (assistant director) 1921 - -
- 2. Dinty (1920) (assistant director) 1920 - -
- 3. Go and Get It (1920) (assistant director) 1920 - -
- 4. The Little Princess (1917) (assistant director) (uncredited) 1917 - 6.9 (371)
- 5. In Again, Out Again (1917/II) (assistant director) 1917 - -
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. El Dorado (1966) (presenter) 1966 - 7.6 (6,454)
- 2. Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) (presenter) 1964 - 7.0 (1,643)
- 3. Hatari! (1962) (presenter) 1962 - 7.2 (3,830)
- 4. Red River (1948) (presenter) 1948 - 7.8 (9,766)
Editor
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Empty Hands (1924) 1924 - -
- 2. The Dawn of a Tomorrow (1924) 1924 - -
- 3. The Heritage of the Desert (1924) 1924 - -
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Monkey Business (1952)   (voice) (uncredited) Man In Opening Credits 1952 - 7.1 (3,941)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' Monkey Business (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  • Be Your Age
- 2. Scarface (1932)   (uncredited) Man on bed 1932 - 7.9 (8,362)
AKAs:
  • Scarface, the Shame of the Nation
  • The Shame of a Nation
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Dreamers (2003)   (acknowledgment: director of "Scarface" (1932) ) 2003 - 7.1 (22,199)
AKAs:
  • Innocents (France)
  • The dreamers - I sognatori (Italy)
- 2. Scarface (1983) (dedicatee) 1983 - 8.2 (134,383)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Hollywood" (1980)   Himself (unknown episodes) 1980 - 9.1 (281)
AKAs:
  • Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)
- 2. Ein verdammt gutes Leben - Howard Hawks (1978) (TV)   Himself 1978 - 6.9 (8)
AKAs:
  • Ein verdammt gutes Leben (West Germany: short title)
- 3. "The Hollywood Greats" (1977)   Himself (3 episodes, 1977) 1977 - 7.9 (12)
AKAs:
  • Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- 4. The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973) (TV) Himself 1973 - 7.7 (108)
- 5. Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo (1970) (TV) Himself 1970 - -
- 6. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (1942) (uncredited) Himself 1942 - -
- 7. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) Himself - a Writer 1925 - 7.4 (87)
Archive Footage
- 1. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV) Himself - Interviewee
- 2. You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (V) Himself - Interviewee
- 3. Cineastes en acció (2005) Himself
- 4. Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) (TV) Himself (1967 interview)
- 5. Cary Grant and Howard Hawks (2003) (TV) Himself
- 6. Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV) Himself
- 7. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV) Himself

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