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  1. Jack Conway (filmmaker) 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. Conway and director Edmund Goulding share the distinction of directing the most Best Picture -nominated films without ever being nominated ...

  2. Jul 13, 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. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)

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  3. 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 and his production supervisors.

    • July 17, 1887
    • October 11, 1952
  4. 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 ...

  5. Hugh Ryan "Jack" 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.BiographyHe...

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    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.

  7. In 1918, U.S. Navy Lt. Tommy Knowlton participates in dangerous submarine missions, disobeys orders, gets court-martialed and romances a married woman who happens to be his C.O.'s daughter. Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Walter Huston, Madge Evans, Jimmy Durante. Votes: 549.

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