The Valley of the Moon
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Actor. Married 1926; daughter of Francis X Bushman. Long-time MGM director of action films, occasional romantic comedies and dramas and a variety of sturdy if not outstanding star vehicles; began career acting in D.W. Griffith films.
Nita Moore (Gladys Walton), a circus performer, is mistreated by the ringmaster and runs away to join an old couple who are persuaded that Nita is their long lost daughter. Phillip Lessoway... See full summary ». Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Gladys Walton, Niles Welch, Edith Yorke, Herbert Standing. Votes: 61. 4.
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.
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...
Jack Ryan Conway was an American film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the 20th century.
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.
