William C. McGann

Рождение : 1893-04-15, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Смерть : 1977-11-15

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William C. McGann was an American film director. He directed 52 films between 1930 and 1940. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.

Фильмы

Fort Worth
Special Effects Supervisor
Ex-gunfighter Ned Britt returns to Fort Worth after the civil war to help run a newspaper which is against ambitious men and their schemes for control.
Три тайны
Special Effects Supervisor
Маленький туристический самолет, летящий над Сьерра-Невадой, разбивается в горах. В катастрофе погибает семейная пара, но их приемный ребенок остается жив. Спасатели отправляются на его поиски. У подножия горы, в толпе зевак, привлеченных происшествием, особую тревогу проявляют три женщины. Судя по дате рождения ребенка и некоторым сведениям, каждая из трех может оказаться его родной матерью. Чтобы заглушить страх ожидания, они вспоминают прошлое…
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Special Effects
An Irish horsecar driver's daughter meets New York showman Tony Pastor and goes into vaudeville.
Это великое чувство
Special Effects
Кинопродюссер Артур Трент, в затруднительном положении. В пятницу должны начаться съемки фильма «Мадемуазель Фифи», с участием актеров Дэнниса Моргана и Джека Карсона. Но никто из голливудских режиссеров, не желает работать с Карсоном. Тренту не остается ничего другого, как предложить Карсону самому снять фильм. Но это еще не все. Нужна исполнительница главной женской роли, так как ни одна уважающая себя актриса, также не станет сниматься с Карсоном, тем более под его руководством. Тогда Морган предлагает Карсону, пригласить на главную роль молоденькую официантку Джуди Адамс.
Территория Колорадо
Special Effects Coordinator
Профессиональный преступник Вес Маккуин бежит из тюрьмы, где отбывал очередной срок за грабеж. За его голову обещаны десять тысяч долларов. Его подельник, организовавший побег требует, чтобы он вновь встал на тропу преступлений и организовал ограбление почтового вагона. Беглец достигает территории Колорадского ущелья, где спасает от налета бандитов Фреда Уинслоу и его дочь Джули Энн, которые купили ранчо в этих краях и собираются стать фермерами. Между Весом и Джули возникают симпатии, и парень решает порвать с прошлой жизнью, и стать примерным гражданином, но для этого он должен выполнить свои обещания перед дружками и ограбить поезд...
Flaxy Martin
Special Effects
Messing with a mobster's girlfriend gets a lawyer framed for murder.
Похождения Дон Жуана
Special Effects Supervisor
В центре сюжета Дон Жуан, вернувшийся в Испанию и очутившийся в водовороте интриг, заговоров и романтических отношений.
Невеста июня
Special Effects
A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong...
Риф Ларго
Special Effects
В одном из флоридских отелей появляется ветеран войны Фрэнк МакЛауд. В отеле хозяйничают гангстер Джонни Рокко и его банда. Они держат в заложниках постояльцев отеля. Фрэнк пытается остановить Джонни, пока он не уничтожил всех обитателей гостиницы…
The Big Punch
Special Effects
Gangsters frame a boxer for murder when he refuses to throw a fight.
Silver River
Special Effects
Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be used again, ruthlessly works his way up to becoming one of the most powerful silver magnates in the west. His empire begins to fall apart as the other mining combines rise against him and his stubbornness loses him the support of his wife and old friends.
Сокровища Сьерра Мадре
Special Effects
В небольшом мексиканском городке Тампико знакомятся два бедняка Доббс и Кертин. От местного старика они узнают о золотой жиле в окрестностях Сьерра Мадре. Вложив все свои деньги в дело, трое друзей отправляются в опасное путешествие. Дойти туда стоит огромных трудов, но сохранить трезвый разум при виде желтого металла и вернуться живым еще сложнее.
Deep Valley
Special Effects
A shy California farm girl falls head-over-heels in love with Barry Burnett, a fugitive from a chain gang building a road through the wilderness.
Ложная тревога
Special Effects
Приехав на похороны своего мужа в его семейное имение, Сандра знакомится с дядей и сестрой покойного — Джулией. С первых же минут пребывания Сандра понимает, что в доме творятся очень странные вещи, в основе которых лежит граничащее с истерией поведение Джулии. Дальнейшие события развиваются с мистической стремительностью: живые — начинают выбрасываться из окон, ранее умершие — вдруг оказываются живыми. Правда и неправда несколько раз меняются местами в сознании Сандры. Есть ли в этом доме хоть кто-нибудь, кому можно доверять?
The Unfaithful
Special Effects
Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.
Одержимая
Special Effects
Однажды вечером в одну из психиатрических больниц в невменяемом состоянии была доставлена медсестра Луиза Хоуэлл. Женщина не реагировала ни на какие действия со стороны врачей и только повторяла одно имя, - Дэвид. Психотерапевт Харви Уиллард решил выяснить, что же привело его новую пациентку к такому душевному состоянию, и кто такой этот Дэвид, имя которого она твердит постоянно. Для этого он ввёл ей новое лекарство, которое помогло Луизе выйти из психологического шока и рассказать историю своей жизни с неким Дэвидом Саттоном, знакомство с которым перевернуло всю её жизнь...
Pursued
Special Effects Supervisor
A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely adoptive sister but his nasty adoptive brother and mysterious uncle want him dead.
Никогда не говори прощай
Special Effects
Фил и Элен Гэйли, разведенная нью-йоркская пара, они воспитывают свою семилетнюю дочь Филиппу по очереди, каждые полгода девочка живёт у одного из родителей. В преддверии рождества очередной раз настал срок смены родителя, и чернокожая нянечка собирает чемодан маленькой Филли, которая должна покинуть дом папы и переехать к маме. Элен все еще любит Фила, который стал популярным художником, но бывшая супруга делает вид, что в ее сердце нет места для бывшего мужа. Тем более он уже давно сожительствует с одной из своих натурщиц-моделей, которая собирается его женить на себе. Как хорошо, что в канун рождества может сбыться любая мечта, задуманная ребенком, и Филли загадывает, чтобы ее родители сошлись вновь…
The Doughgirls
Special Effects
Arthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., they find it occupied. Arthur goes to meet Slade, his new boss, and when he comes back, he finds three girls in his suite. He orders Vivian to get rid of them, but they are friends of Vivian's and as time goes by, it looks more like Grand Central Station than the quiet honeymoon suite Arthur expected. As long as there is anyone else in the suite, Arthur will not stay there and there will be no honeymoon.
Trial by Trigger
Director
California logger Bill Cardigan must save his stand of redwoods from being bought by unscrupulous Dan Fallon, a logging company owner from Michigan.
American Empire
Director
Richard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking their fortune in Texas after the war. The two men decide, not without problems, to establish a cattle empire. Paxton becoming too ambitious, distances himself from Dan and Abby, Paxton's wife. It will only be after a personal tragedy that he will come back to his senses.
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Director
Uneven version of Wyatt Earp vs. the Clanton Gang with a little romance thrown in haphazardly.
In Old California
Director
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.
We Go Fast
Director
A waitress falls for a foreign businessman (Mohr), while receiving attention from a pair of motorcycle cops, Curtis and Defore. She soon realizes that Mohr is actually a crook and goes back to flirting with her fast cop friends.
Highway West
Director
A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.
The Parson of Panamint
Director
As he looks over the dusty, deserted remains of the western "boom town" of Panamint, grizzled old prospector Chuckawalla Bill Redfield (Ruggles) recalls the town's glory days. Looming large in Chuckawalla's reminiscences is the day that young and apparently mild-mannerd minister Philip Pharo (Phillip Terry) rode into town. In his own gentle but forceful fashion, Pharo managed to bring the town's lawless element into line, mollify the local bluenoses, and win the heart of likeable dance-hall girl Mary Mallory (Ellen Drew).
A Shot in the Dark
Director
A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.
The Lady and the Lug
Director
In this comedic short, a reporter wins a boxer's contract and decides to stage an exhibition fight for a society ladies' Milk Fund benefit bazaar.
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Director
A conman arrives in town trying to sell his miracle methods of weight loss to the ladies. It's left to the good Dr. Christian to expose this fake and save a fragile young girl's life.
Cinderella's Feller
Director
The story of Cinderella with a children's cast.
Wolf of New York
Director
A New York attorney defends a young man with a criminal past who has been accused of murdering a police inspector.
Pride of the Blue Grass
Director
A young man is determined to turn his beloved racehorse, which is blind, into a champion.
Everybody's Hobby
Director
A hobby-mad family makes their obsessions pay off.
Sweepstakes Winner
Director
A scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes ticket.
Lincoln in the White House
Director
This short chronicles Abraham Lincoln's presidency from his inauguration through delivery of the Gettysburg Address.
Blackwell's Island
Director
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
Girls on Probation
Director
A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.
When Were You Born
Director
A San Francisco astrologer correctly predicts a ship passenger's death and then helps the police look for the murderer.
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Director
Penrod Schofield's mischievous dog, Duke, is falsely accused of biting Penrod's spoiled friend, Rodney.
Ш-ш! Осьминог
Director
Детективы Келли и Демпси оказываются заперты в заброшенном маяке с группой незнакомцев, которых держат в страхе осьминог-убийца и таинственный преступник, прозванный в честь этого морского чудища.
Alcatraz Island
Director
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
Marry the Girl
Director
Frantic screwball comedy about a meek personal assistant (Frank McHugh) who is promoted to managing editor of a newspaper features syndicate that is owned by and staffed with cuckoos.
Penrod and Sam
Producer
A boy (Billy Mauch) and his gang catch bank robbers using their clubhouse as a hide-out.
Penrod and Sam
Director
A boy (Billy Mauch) and his gang catch bank robbers using their clubhouse as a hide-out.
Polo Joe
Director
A young man allergic to horses decides he has to learn to play polo in order to impress the girl he loves. Comedy.
Дело о чёрном коте
Director
Адвокат Перри Мейсон глубокой ночью вызван в особняк Лакстеров, чтобы исключить внучку Вилму из наследства Уильяма Лакстера, чтобы она не вышла замуж за подозреваемого в охоте за наследством Дуга. Питер умирает при загадочных обстоятельствах, и два внука Лакстера, Сэм Лакстер и Фрэнк Оффли, наследуют его имение при условии, что старый сторож Шустер и его кошка Клинкер продолжают там проживать. Когда ненавидящий котов Сэм угрожает Клинкер, Перри входит и узнает, что смерть Лакстера была подозрительной, а семейное состояние и бриллианты пропали без вести. Шустер найден мёртвым в своей подвальной квартире, медсестра Лакстера Луиза убита костылем Шустера, и косвенные доказательства приводят Дуга к суду за смерть Луизы. Расследование Мейсона приводит к неожиданному свидетельству, который превращает суд в переворот.
Hot Money
Director
Salesman develops a fake stock plan in new invention before it is finished.
Двое против всего мира
Director
A radio-network manager's boss makes him air a serial based on a murder, tormenting a woman involved.
Times Square Playboy
Director
A stock broker's small-town best friend thinks the bride-to-be and her family are gold-diggers so he does everything he can to prevent the wedding.
Brides Are Like That
Director
Fred, the wealthy owner of apple groves, has sent his nephew to college, but the only job that his nephew has after graduating is the job of not working. Bill is a dreamer, a talker and a golf player and he has a lot of ideas, but still lives off Fred. When Hazel gets engaged to Doc Jenkins, it takes a while, but Bill talks her into marrying him instead. The only problem is that now, he needs to find a job.
Freshman Love
Director
A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.
Man of Iron
Director
A construction company foreman's life changes--not necessarily for the better--when he is promoted to an executive position.
A Night at the Ritz
Director
A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.
Maybe It's Love
Director
Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in love who face economic woes once they're wed.
Дело об убийстве в питомнике
Assistant Director
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
Her Night Out
Director
A married couple accidentally become mixed up with a bank robber.
Illegal
Director
This is the story of a woman who kicks out her no-good second husband after he wastes all her money. Since gambling and drink had taken all her money, she decides to use the money from a windfall to open an illegal after hours night club and gambling parlor, in order to provide her two daughters with a high society education. Eventually she gets caught, and the daughters take over the night club and legitimize it. But the daughters have conflicts, and the no-good husband shows up to complicate matters.
The Silver Greyhound
Director
A British crime thriller film directed by William C. McGann
Murder on the Second Floor
Director
A novelist imagines the murders of his fellow tenants...
A Voice Said Goodnight
Director
A British crime film directed by William C. McGann
I Like Your Nerve
Director
Romance and political intrigue highlight director William C. McGann's 1931 comedy about a playboy smitten with the stepdaughter of a corrupt government official in a fictional Central American country. The cast includes Loretta Young, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Henry Kolker, Boris Karloff (in the small role of a secretary), Edmund Breon, Claude Allister and Luis Alberni.
Gold Dust Gertie
Assistant Director
Early 30s pre-code comedy about a woman attempting to get her two ex-husbands to pay back alimony.
Украденные драгоценности
Director
У Нормы Ширер на балу украли жемчужное ожерелье. Детектив принимается искать пропажу, опрашивая всех подряд кинозвёзд.
Those who dance
Director
Golden Dawn
Assistant Director
Golden Dawn (1930) is a musical operetta released by Warner Brothers, photographed entirely in Technicolor, and starring Walter Woolf King and Noah Beery. The film is based on the semi-hit stage musical of the same name by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach. Beery's extraordinarily deep bass voice registers particularly well in the songs.
A Notorious Affair
Assistant Director
A scheming musician seduces a wealthy woman for love and money.
On the Border
Director
A Mexico/United States border patrol officer is aided by his police dog, Rinty.
Niagara Falls
Director
A short drama about a married couple planning to go to Niagara Falls.
Say It with Songs
Assistant Director
Joe Lane, radio entertainer and songwriter, learns that the manager of the studio, Arthur Phillips, has made improper advances to his wife, Katherine. Infuriated, Lane engages him in a fight, and the encounter results in Phillips' accidental death. Joe goes to prison for a few years, and when he is released he visits his son, Little Pal, at school and is begged by him to run away together.
Footloose Widows
Assistant Director
Department-store models Flo and Marian set their sights on wealthy young soft-drink magnate J. A. Smith. Through a misunderstanding, they pick on the wrong J. A. Smith, a fortune hunter himself who assumes that Marian is a wealthy widow. Meanwhile, Marian falls for the real Smith, never dreaming that he's the millionaire.
The Night Cry
Assistant Director
A giant condor decimates a herd of sheep, and Rin-Tin-Tin is accused of having turned killer.
Три эпохи
Director of Photography
Злоключения Бастера в трех различных исторических периодах.
The Nut
Director of Photography
Eccentric inventor Charlie Jackson tries to interest wealthy investors in his girlfriend's plan to help children from poor neighbourhoods.
Знак Зорро
Cinematography
При свете дня его величают доном Диего, но как только опускается южная ночь, Зорро преображается в борца со злом и по заслугам воздает всем окрестным негодяям, не взирая на ранги и титулы.
When the Clouds Roll By
Himself
Daniel Boone Brown is a pleasure-seeking playboy carousing around New York City without a care in the world -- that is, until he becomes the unwitting subject of a series of experiments at the hands of a sadistic psychiatrist. Through various means of control, the mad scientist drives Daniel to think he's losing his mind, but ultimately introduces him to the lovely Lucette.
When the Clouds Roll By
Director of Photography
Daniel Boone Brown is a pleasure-seeking playboy carousing around New York City without a care in the world -- that is, until he becomes the unwitting subject of a series of experiments at the hands of a sadistic psychiatrist. Through various means of control, the mad scientist drives Daniel to think he's losing his mind, but ultimately introduces him to the lovely Lucette.
Man's Desire
Cinematography
Tom Denton comes from the East to the Northwest lumber region and becomes co-owner of a lumber camp with Howard Patton, whose bored wife Vera insists on flirting with Tom despite his discouragement.
Hearts of Men
Director of Photography
Silent Italy immigrant family relationship romantic melodrama about a poor Italian flower seller whose mother gets sick. The doctor tells him to take his mother to Arizona, which he does with his wife and child. The railroad men in Arizona think he is the start of a wave of Italian immigrants coming to take away their jobs, but they meet his darling son, Beppo, who wins them over. But then, his wife dies, and he gets involved with an immigrant Italian woman who takes Beppo back to Italy, but the railroad men help him get Beppo back. It turns out his land has oil on it, so he's fabulously rich, and he shares the fortune with the railroad men!