Jack Conway

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia He was born as Hugh Ryan Conway, on July 17, 1887, in Graceville, Minnesota, US. Conway started out as an actor, joining a repertory theater group straight out of high school. He then moved into films and, in 1911, became a member of D.W. Griffith's stock company, appearing primarily in westerns. Four years later, he made his mark as a director and gained valuable experience at Universal (1916–17 and 1921–23), before moving on to MGM in 1925. He remained there until 1948, often helming prestige assignments featuring the studio's top male star, Clark Gable: Boom Town (1940), Honky Tonk (1941), The Hucksters (1947) – all solid box office hits. Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors, who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of working within the strictures set forth by studio management. A thoroughly competent craftsman, he delivered commercially successful entertainments, on time, and within budget. Conway may not have achieved fame as a creative genius, but the majority of his films remain eminently entertaining to this day. In his most famous film, A Tale of Two Cities (1935), he utilized 17,000 extras for the Paris mob scenes alone. This spectacular adaptation of the Dickens classic is still regarded by many as the definitive screen version. Another popular hit was the sophisticated all-star comedy Libeled Lady (1936), with the New York Times reviewer commenting on Conway's "agile direction". Conway also directed Viva Villa!, a hit MGM film starring Wallace Beery that was nominated for four Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Conway (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies with Jack Conway

The Killer

Jan 30, 1921

Macbeth

Jan 2, 1916

Even Unto Death

Nov 1, 1914

The Little Orphan

Jun 18, 1917

His Only Son

Oct 9, 1912

When Lincoln Paid

Jan 31, 1913

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Her Indian Hero

Apr 16, 1912

The Folly of Anne

Nov 14, 1914

Old School vs. New School

Aug 30, 2012

Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska

Sep 14, 1914

Kit Carson's Wooing

Sep 11, 1911

Roof Tops of Manhattan

Nov 16, 1935