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William Witney
★ Directing

William Witney

1915 – 2002 · Lawton, Oklahoma, USA · Active 1933–1993

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pu...

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Paratroop Command

Paratroop Command

1959 ★ 5.0
Director

Charlie is a soldier who suffers the scorn of his paratroop unit because he accidentally kills one of their own men. The film is set in World War II in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy.

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Filmography

133 credits
1990s 3 credits
1992
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys as Himself (archive footage)
Movie ★ 8.0
1980s 1 credit
1982
Quell and Co. as Sheriff
Movie ★ 5.0
1950s 1 credit
1951
The Wild Blue Yonder as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
Movie ★ 7.0
1930s 1 credit
1933
Fighting With Kit Carson as Settler / Indian / Trooper
Movie ★ 6.5
Crew Credits
1980s 1 credit
1982
Movie ★ 5.0
1970s 6 credits
1978
TV ★ 7.7
1975
Movie ★ 5.0
1974
Kodiak Director
TV ★ 6.5
1974
The Cowboys Director
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Kodiak Writer
TV ★ 6.5
1973
Movie ★ 5.0
1960s 29 credits
1967
Movie ★ 6.3
1967
Movie ★ 5.3
1967
TV ★ 6.8
1967
Hondo Director
TV ★ 6.9
1966
Movie ★ 8.3
1966
Movie ★ 6.8
1966
Movie ★ 10.0
1966
Tarzan Director
TV ★ 6.9
1965
Movie ★ 4.4
1965
Movie ★ 6.4
1965
Laredo Director
TV ★ 6.4
1965
TV ★ 7.6
1965
Branded Director
TV ★ 6.8
1964
Movie ★ 5.9
1964
Marnie Second Unit Director
Movie ★ 7.1
1964
TV ★ 7.0
1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Second Unit Director
Movie ★ 6.5
1962
TV ★ 6.2
1962
TV ★ 6.5
1962
TV ★ 7.8
1961
Movie ★ 6.0
1961
Movie ★ 5.9
1961
Movie ★ 6.2
1961
TV ★ 5.3
1960
Movie ★ 4.0
1960
Movie ★ 6.5
1960
TV ★ 6.9
1960
TV ★ 6.3
1960
Coronado 9 Director
TV ★ 6.7
1950s 44 credits
1959
Movie ★ 5.9
1959
Laramie Director
TV ★ 6.7
1959
Riverboat Director
TV ★ 6.5
1959
Bonanza Director
TV ★ 7.5
1958
Movie ★ 4.3
1958
Movie ★ 5.0
1958
Movie ★ 5.8
1958
Movie ★ 7.4
1958
TV ★ 6.3
1958
TV ★ 6.8
1957
Panama Sal Director
Movie ★ 8.0
1957
Zorro Director
TV ★ 7.5
1956
Movie ★ 6.8
1956
Movie ★ 5.6
1956
TV ★ 7.3
1956
TV ★ 5.7
1955
Movie ★ 5.5
1955
Movie ★ 6.1
1955
Movie ★ 4.4
1955
Movie ★ 5.5
1954
The Outcast Director
Movie ★ 6.7
1954
TV ★ 7.2
1953
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
Movie ★ 5.0
1952
Movie ★ 10.0
1952
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
Movie ★ 8.0
1952
Movie ★ 8.0
1951
Movie ★ 8.0
1951
Movie ★ 8.0
1951
Movie ★ 9.0
1951
Movie ★ 7.5
1951
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
Movie ★ 5.3
1950
Movie ★ 6.8
1950
Movie ★ 6.2
1950
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
Movie ★ 7.4
1950
Movie ★ 8.0
1950
Movie ★ 9.0
1940s 33 credits
1949
Movie ★ 7.0
1949
Movie ★ 8.3
1949
Movie ★ 7.7
1948
Movie ★ 5.3
1948
Movie ★ 6.5
1948
Movie ★ 6.5
1948
Movie ★ 6.8
1948
Movie ★ 5.7
1948
Movie ★ 7.0
1947
Movie ★ 4.7
1947
Movie ★ 4.8
1947
Movie ★ 5.5
1947
Apache Rose Director
Movie ★ 6.4
1946
Movie ★ 6.6
1946
Heldorado Director
Movie ★ 6.0
1946
Movie ★ 6.3
1946
Movie ★ 5.3
1943
Movie ★ 5.2
1943
Movie ★ 6.7
1942
Spy Smasher Director
Movie ★ 6.1
1942
Movie ★ 8.0
1942
Movie ★ 10.0
1942
Movie ★ 8.0
1941
Movie ★ 7.0
1941
Jungle Girl Director
Movie ★ 6.8
1941
Movie ★ 6.8
1941
Movie ★ 6.4
1940
Movie ★ 6.3
1940
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
Movie ★ 9.0
1940
Movie ★ 6.7
1940
Movie ★ 7.5
1940
Movie ★ 7.0
1930s 14 credits
1939
Movie ★ 5.4
1939
Movie ★ 5.3
1939
Movie ★ 4.8
1939
Movie ★ 7.3
1938
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Movie ★ 6.0
1938
Movie ★ 7.5
1938
Movie ★ 6.8
1937
Movie ★ 5.4
1937
Movie ★ 5.0
1937
Movie ★ 7.5
1937
Movie ★ 6.7
1937
Movie ★ 5.2
1935
Movie ★ 7.5