Directing · b. 1885

Allan Dwan

Biography

Allan Dwan was born on April 3, 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Joseph Aloysius Dwan. He was a director and writer, known for A Perfect Crime (1921), Bound in Morocco (1918) and A Broken Doll (1921). He was married to Marie Shelton and Pauline Bush. He died on December 28, 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Directed
Most Dangerous Man Alive 1961 Enchanted Island 1958 The River's Edge 1957 The Restless Breed 1957 Slightly Scarlet 1956 Hold Back The Night 1956 High Air 1956 Tennessee's Partner 1955 Escape to Burma 1955 Pearl of the South Pacific 1955 Silver Lode 1954 Passion 1954 Cattle Queen of Montana 1954 Woman They Almost Lynched 1953 Sweethearts on Parade 1953 Flight Nurse 1953 Montana Belle 1952 I Dream of Jeanie 1952 The Wild Blue Yonder 1951 Belle Le Grand 1951 Sands of Iwo Jima 1950 Surrender 1950 Angel in Exile 1948 The Inside Story 1948 Driftwood 1947 Northwest Outpost 1947 Calendar Girl 1947 Rendezvous with Annie 1946 Brewster's Millions 1945 Getting Gertie's Garter 1945 Abroad with Two Yanks 1944 Up in Mabel's Room 1944 Around the World 1943 Friendly Enemies 1942 Here We Go Again 1942 Rise and Shine 1941 Look Who's Laughing 1941 Young People 1940 Trail of the Vigilantes 1940 Sailor's Lady 1940 The Gorilla 1939 Frontier Marshal 1939 The Three Musketeers 1939 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1938 Suez 1938 Josette 1938 Heidi 1937 One Mile from Heaven 1937 That I May Live 1937 Woman-Wise 1937 High Tension 1936 15 Maiden Lane 1936 Human Cargo 1936 Song and Dance Man 1936 Black Sheep 1935 Navy Wife 1935 Hollywood Party 1934 I Spy 1934 Counsel's Opinion 1933 While Paris Sleeps 1932 Her First Affaire 1932 Chances 1931 Wicked 1931 Man to Man 1930 What a Widow! 1930 The Iron Mask 1929 Tide of Empire 1929 Frozen Justice 1929 South Sea Rose 1929 The Far Call 1929 The Big Noise 1928 East Side, West Side 1927 The Music Master 1927 French Dressing 1927 The Joy Girl 1927 Summer Bachelors 1926 Tin Gods 1926 Sea Horses 1926 Padlocked 1926 Stage Struck 1925 Night Life of New York 1925 The Coast of Folly 1925 Manhandled 1924 A Society Scandal 1924 Argentine Love 1924 Her Love Story 1924 Wages of Virtue 1924 Lawful Larceny 1923 Big Brother 1923 Zaza 1923 The Glimpses of the Moon 1923 Robin Hood 1922 The Hidden Woman 1922 Superstition 1922 A Perfect Crime 1921 The Sin of Martha Queed 1921 A Broken Doll 1921 A Splendid Hazard 1920 The Forbidden Thing 1920 The Luck of the Irish 1920 In the Heart of a Fool 1920 The Scoffer 1920 Getting Mary Married 1919 Cheating Cheaters 1919 Soldiers of Fortune 1919 The Dark Star 1919 Mr. Fix-It 1918 He Comes Up Smiling 1918 Bound in Morocco 1918 Headin' South 1918 A Modern Musketeer 1917 Fighting Odds 1917 Panthea 1917 Manhattan Madness 1916 The Good Bad-Man 1916 The Half-Breed 1916 The Habit of Happiness 1916 An Innocent Magdalene 1916 Fifty-Fifty 1916 Betty of Greystone 1916 David Harum 1915 The Pretty Sister of Jose 1915 May Blossom 1915 Jordan Is a Hard Road 1915 A Girl of Yesterday 1915 The Foundling 1915 The Dancing Girl 1915 The Love Route 1915 The Commanding Officer 1915 The Forbidden Room 1914 Wildflower 1914 The Tragedy of Whispering Creek 1914 Discord and Harmony 1914 The End of the Feud 1914 The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch 1914 Richelieu 1914 The Great Universal Mystery 1914 The Conspiracy 1914 The Straight Road 1914 Their Masterpiece 1913 The Wall of Money 1913 Women and War 1913 In Love and War 1913 The Guerilla Menace 1913 Mental Suicide 1913 The Powder Flash of Death 1913 The Picket Guard 1913 Man's Duty 1913 The Animal 1913 The Restless Spirit 1913 Back to Life 1913 Boobs and Bricks 1913 The Spirit of the Flag 1913 The Wanderer 1912 The Bandit of Point Loma 1912 Man's Calling 1912 The Blackened Hills 1912 Maiden and Men 1912 The Mormon 1912 The Thief's Wife 1912 The Hidden Treasure 1912 Cupid Through Padlocks 1912 The Distant Relative 1912 Calamity Anne's Ward 1912 The Vanishing Race 1912 A Life for a Kiss 1912 The Cowboy and the Artist 1911 The Mother of the Ranch 1911 The Ranch Girl 1911 The Sheepman's Daughter 1911 The Ranchman's Vengeance 1911 The Poisoned Flume 1911 Three Million Dollars 1911
Other Credits
Harold Teen Producer 1928 Mad Hour Producer 1928 Fifty-Fifty Story 1925 Sahara Producer 1919 Arizona Writer 1918 An Honest Man Supervising Producer 1918 Innocent's Progress Supervising Producer 1918 From Two to Six Supervisor of Production Resources 1918 For Valour Supervisor of Production Resources 1917 The Man Hater Supervisor of Production Resources 1917 A Successful Failure Supervising Producer 1917 American - That's All Supervising Producer 1917 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Grip 1916 The Birth of a Nation Assistant Director 1915 The Test Scenario Writer 1914 Robinson Crusoe Writer 1913
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