William Beaudine : from silents to television
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William Beaudine : from silents to television
（Filmmakers series, no. 116）
Scarecrow Press, 2005
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Filmography: p. 287-357
Bibliography: p. 359-364
Includes index
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Description
William Beaudine began his tenure in film as an assistant to the legendary D. W. Griffith. At the height of his career, Beaudine worked for every major studio and directed many greats of the silent era including Mabel Normand, George Sidney, Laura LaPlante, and Tom Mix. When Mary Pickford returned to the screen after a year-long hiatus, she chose Beaudine to direct her comeback film, Little Annie Rooney. Beaudine's career continued through the sound era and well into golden age of television and beyond, where he worked on such programs as The Green Hornet and Lassie. In his unsurpassed employment of 60 years in the business, Beaudine racked up more than 500 films and in excess of 350 television programs. Until his death at age 78, he was the oldest active director in the business. Just before he died, The Canadian, his 1926 film starring Thomas Meighan, was acknowledged as one of the best films of the pre-sound era and received the Film Critics Award of the New York Arts Institute. In this detailed biography, author Wendy Marshall chronicles Beaudine's swift rise through the ranks, his triumph as one of the most successful directors of British comedies, his accumulation and loss of personal fortunes, his fall from fame, and his prolific work in television. Marshall corrects much misinformation that has been written about the director and has compiled the most complete list of his directorial credits to date. This volume will serve as the ultimate authority on William Beaudine's life and career.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1 The Beginning Chapter 4 2 Off to Hollywood Chapter 5 3 Triangle Films and Christie Comedies Chapter 6 4 oldwyn and Warner Bros. Chapter 7 5 Penrod and Sam, Take One Chapter 8 6 The Queen Takes a Knight Chapter 9 7 Sparrows Chapter 10 8 Back to Warner Bros. Chapter 11 9 The Canadian Chapter 12 10 Frisco Sally Levy Chapter 13 11 Freelancing Chapter 14 12 Gathering Wealth Chapter 15 13 They Talk Chapter 16 14 Back to Work Chapter 17 15 From "Summer Camp" to the Trenches Chapter 18 16 Penrod and Sam, Take Two Chapter 19 17 Columbia Pictures Chapter 20 18 Paramount Chapter 21 19 W.C. Fields and The Old-Fashioned Way Chapter 22 20 England and Making a Name for Himself Chapter 23 21 Forced to Leave Chapter 24 22 Losing It All Chapter 25 23 Dixie National Chapter 26 24 The B's Chapter 27 25 Religion, Sex, and Kroger Bear Chapter 28 26 Early Television Chapter 29 27 Disney Chapter 30 28 Lassie Chapter 31 29 Winding Down Part 32 Filmography Part 33 Bibliography Part 34 Index Part 35 About the Author
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