Tarzan and His Mate
1934
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Hugh Ryan "Jack" Conway (July 17, 1886 – October 11, 1952) was an American film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the 20th century.
For his most famous film, A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Conway utilized 17,000 extras in the Paris mob scenes alone. This spectacular adaptation of the classic novel by Charles Dickens is still regarded by many as the definitive screen version.
May 6, 2024 · Jack Conway (born July 17, 1887, Graceville, Minnesota, U.S.—died October 11, 1952, Pacific Palisades, California) was an American filmmaker who worked primarily for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), where he became known as a reliable and efficient director.
Jack Conway. Director: Viva Villa!. Born Hugh Ryan Conway of Irish ancestry, Jack Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors (others included Sam Wood and Robert Z. Leonard), who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of working within the strictures set forth by studio management--as embodied by Irving Thalberg ...
Lady of the Tropics. A biography and filmography of Jack Conway, the MGM contract director who created some of MGM's best films including 'A Tale of Two Cities' in 1935, 'Boom Town' in 1940 and 'The Hucksters' in 1947.
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.
Jack Conway (July 17, 1887; Graceville, Minnesota - October 11, 1952; Pacific Palisades, California) was a film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the twentieth century.
J ack Conway was a motion picture pioneer who starred in the first movie filmed in Hollywood and directed the first sound picture made at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He first entered motion pictures...
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.
Jack Conway was a director and actor who was born in 1887 in United States and died in 1952 known for Tarzan and His Mate, A Tale of Two Cities, Libeled Lady, Boom Town, Dragon Seed, A Yank at Oxford, Saratoga, Honky Tonk, Viva Villa! and Red-Headed Woman
