About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1891-02-15
Place of birth:
Denver, Colorado, USA
Website:
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Howard Higgin

Overview

From Wikipedia

Howard Higgin (February 15, 1891 - December 16, 1938) was an American writer and director of motion pictures in the 1920s and 1930s.

Higgin's first directing job was a 1922 comedy for legendary Wallace Reid, Rent Free. His later films include High Voltage and Skyscraper, and he worked with Wallace Beery, Clark Gable (as writer/director of Gable's screen breakthrough role as the unshaven villain in The Painted Desert), Carole Lombard, Bette Davis (in Hell's House), Pat O'Brien, Alan Hale, Sr., Blanche Sweet, Basil Rathbone, Robert Armstrong and Mae Clarke, among many others.

Higgins' movie career spanned 38 years, having begun working on film crews in 1919. He died in Los Angeles at age 47.

Known for

Directing
1937 Battle of Greed Directing Director 59
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1933 Carnival Lady Directing Director N/A
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1933 Reckless Decision Directing Director 59
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1932 The Final Edition Directing Director 59
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1932 Hell's House Directing Director 58
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1931 The Painted Desert Directing Director 58
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1929 The Racketeer Directing Director 58
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1929 High Voltage Directing Director 58
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1929 The Leatherneck Directing Director 59
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1928 Sal of Singapore Directing Director N/A
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1928 Power Directing Director 59
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1928 Skyscraper Directing Director 59
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1926 The Great Deception Directing Director N/A
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1926 The Reckless Lady Directing Director N/A
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1925 The New Commandment Directing Director N/A
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1925 In the Name of Love Directing Director N/A
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1922 Rent Free Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1940 Cafe Hostess Writing Writer 58
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1937 The Gold Racket Writing Story 58
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1936 Revolt of the Zombies Writing Writer 57
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1936 The Invisible Ray Writing Original Story 59
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1934 King Kelly of the U.S.A. Writing Story 58
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1933 Reckless Decision Writing Screenplay 59
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1932 Hell's House Writing Story 58
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1931 The Painted Desert Writing Story 58
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1930 Her Man Writing Screenstory 59
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1925 The New Commandment Writing Writer N/A
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1925 The Trouble With Wives Writing Story N/A
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1925 The Trouble With Wives Writing Screenplay N/A
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1925 Smouldering Fires Writing Screenplay 59
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1924 Broken Barriers Writing Scenario Writer 58
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1924 Changing Husbands Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1920 Why Change Your Wife? Production Production Manager 59
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Art
1923 The Famous Mrs. Fair Art Art Direction N/A
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