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Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter.
Jun 5, 2013 · Dwan’s films offer a distinctively thick cross-section of society, bringing all strata, from grandees to grifters, together in his stories and in his turbulent, overflowing images.
May 7, 2024 · However, Dwan made several A-films, most notably three films featuring the extremely popular child star Shirley Temple (Heidi [1937], Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm [1938], and Young People [1940]) and the historical epic Suez (1938), about the building of the Suez Canal.
- Michael Barson
A list of 22 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Manhandled (1924), One Mile from Heaven (1937), Woman They Almost Lynched (1953), Silver Lode (1954) and East Side, West Side (1927). About this list: Allan Dwan was an old pro, reliable as they come, present in Hollywood from the beginning.
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Sands of Iwo Jima: Directed by Allan Dwan. With John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker. Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist.
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11 titles. 1. A Perfect Crime (1921) Passed | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama. 6.2. Rate. Wally Griggs, a timid bank messenger, lives another life as a dashing young sport whose tales of wild adventure interest bank president Halliday and romantically fascinate Mary, who has ... See full summary »
