David Curtiz

Birth : 1893-05-24, Budapest, Hungary

Death : 1962-05-23

Movies

Trouble Along the Way
Second Unit Director
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.
The Iron Mistress
Second Unit Director
In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse's murder, but Judalon takes up with another man. Jim eventually has another romantic interlude with Judalon and is forced to kill one of her suitors in self-defense. Jim leaves town, and falls for the daughter of a Texas politician, but his entanglement with Judalon continues to bedevil him.
The Story of Will Rogers
Second Unit Director
Biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers
I'll See You in My Dreams
Second Unit Director
Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
Jim Thorpe – All-American
Second Unit Director
The triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.
Force of Arms
Second Unit Director
During the winter of 1943, the German army halted the American advance in the mountains of Italy; back-and-forth combat decimates Joe Peterson's platoon. On leave in Naples, Joe meets WAC lieutenant Eleanor MacKay; initially cool, she begins to melt during a bombing raid. Their romance develops despite Joe's periodic returns to the front. But whether he'll come back in the end becomes more than doubtful...
Lightning Strikes Twice
Assistant Director
Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.
The Breaking Point
Second Unit Director
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
The Glass Menagerie
Editorial Staff
An aging Southern Belle makes life horrible for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her dreams of what life should be.
Bright Leaf
Second Unit Director
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
Bright Leaf
Editorial Staff
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
Young Man with a Horn
Second Unit Director
Legendary trumpeter Art Hazzard teaches young Rick Martin everything he knows about playing, so Rick becomes a star musician, but a troubled marriage and the desire to play pure jazz instead of commercial swing songs cause him problems.
Young Man with a Horn
Editorial Staff
Legendary trumpeter Art Hazzard teaches young Rick Martin everything he knows about playing, so Rick becomes a star musician, but a troubled marriage and the desire to play pure jazz instead of commercial swing songs cause him problems.
Flamingo Road
Second Unit Director
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Flamingo Road
Editorial Staff
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
My Dream Is Yours
Second Unit Director
Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides to find a new personality to replace Garry. In New York, he finds Martha Gibson, a single mother with a great voice. He arranges for her to move to Hollywood, but then has a problem trying to sell her to the show's sponsor. Doug tries every trick he can think of to make Martha a star, and as the two work more closely, he falls in love with her. Complicating matters further is when Martha meets and becomes attracted to Garry.
My Dream Is Yours
Editorial Staff
Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides to find a new personality to replace Garry. In New York, he finds Martha Gibson, a single mother with a great voice. He arranges for her to move to Hollywood, but then has a problem trying to sell her to the show's sponsor. Doug tries every trick he can think of to make Martha a star, and as the two work more closely, he falls in love with her. Complicating matters further is when Martha meets and becomes attracted to Garry.
Romance on the High Seas
Special Effects Supervisor
Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.