About

Known credits:
103
Birthday:
1887-07-16
Place of birth:
Graceville, Minnesota, USA
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Jack Conway

Overview

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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 valuable experience at Universal (1916–17 and 1921–23), before moving on to MGM in 1925. He remained there until 1948, often helming prestige assignments featuring the studio's top male star, Clark Gable: Boom Town (1940), Honky Tonk (1941), The Hucksters (1947) – all solid box office hits.

Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors, who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of working within the strictures set forth by studio management. A thoroughly competent craftsman, he delivered commercially successful entertainments, on time, and within budget. Conway may not have achieved fame as a creative genius, but the majority of his films remain eminently entertaining to this day.

In his most famous film, A Tale of Two Cities (1935), he utilized 17,000 extras for the Paris mob scenes alone. This spectacular adaptation of the Dickens classic is still regarded by many as the definitive screen version. Another popular hit was the sophisticated all-star comedy Libeled Lady (1936), with the New York Times reviewer commenting on Conway's "agile direction". Conway also directed Viva Villa!, a hit MGM film starring Wallace Beery that was nominated for four Academy Awards.

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Known for

Acting
2012 Old School vs. New School Actor Leon N/A
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1935 Roof Tops of Manhattan Actor Pa O'Shea N/A
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1921 The Killer Actor William Sanborn N/A
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1917 The Little Orphan Actor David Clark N/A
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1916 Macbeth Actor Lennox N/A
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1914 The Chechako Actor Smoke Bellew N/A
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1914 The Folly of Anne Actor The Heartless Publisher N/A
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1914 Even Unto Death Actor Walter Gordon N/A
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1914 Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska Actor Joe Hines N/A
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1913 The Twelfth Juror Actor Clarence Morton N/A
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1913 When Lincoln Paid Actor N/A
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1912 His Only Son Actor N/A
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1912 The Post Telegrapher Actor 58
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1912 Her Indian Hero Actor Hal Benton 58
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1911 Kit Carson's Wooing Actor Kit Carson N/A
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1910 Her Indian Mother Actor Stephen Moore 59
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1908 The Scarlet Letter Actor N/A
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Directing
1948 Julia Misbehaves Directing Director 59
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1947 Desire Me Directing Director 59
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1947 The Hucksters Directing Director 59
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1947 High Barbaree Directing Director 58
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1944 Dragon Seed Directing Director 59
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1943 Assignment in Brittany Directing Director 59
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1942 Crossroads Directing Director 58
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1941 Honky Tonk Directing Director 59
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1941 Love Crazy Directing Director 59
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1940 Boom Town Directing Director 60
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1939 Lady of the Tropics Directing Director 59
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1939 Let Freedom Ring Directing Director 59
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1938 Too Hot to Handle Directing Director 59
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1938 A Yank at Oxford Directing Director 59
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1937 Saratoga Directing Director 59
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1936 Libeled Lady Directing Director 61
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1935 A Tale of Two Cities Directing Director 60
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1935 One New York Night Directing Director N/A
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1934 The Gay Bride Directing Director 59
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1934 The Girl from Missouri Directing Director 59
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1934 Viva Villa! Directing Director 59
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1933 The Solitaire Man Directing Director 59
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1933 Hell Below Directing Director 59
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1933 The Nuisance Directing Director 59
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1932 Red-Headed Woman Directing Director 59
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1932 But the Flesh Is Weak Directing Director 59
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1932 Arsène Lupin Directing Director 59
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1931 Just a Gigolo Directing Director 58
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1931 The Easiest Way Directing Director 58
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1930 New Moon Directing Director 58
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1930 The Unholy Three Directing Director 58
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1930 They Learned About Women Directing Director 58
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1929 Untamed Directing Director 59
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1929 Our Modern Maidens Directing Director 59
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1928 Alias Jimmy Valentine Directing Director N/A
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1928 The Smart Set Directing Director 59
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1928 Bringing Up Father Directing Director 58
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1928 While the City Sleeps Directing Director 59
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1927 Twelve Miles Out Directing Director 59
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1927 The Understanding Heart Directing Director 59
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1926 Brown of Harvard Directing Director 58
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1925 The Only Thing Directing Director 59
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1925 The Hunted Woman Directing Director N/A
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1924 The Roughneck Directing Director N/A
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1924 The Heart Buster Directing Director N/A
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1924 The Trouble Shooter Directing Director N/A
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1923 Lucretia Lombard Directing Director 59
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1923 Trimmed in Scarlet Directing Director N/A
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1923 The Prisoner Directing Director N/A
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1923 Quicksands Directing Director 58
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1922 Another Man's Shoes Directing Director N/A
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1922 The Long Chance Directing Director N/A
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1922 Don't Shoot Directing Director N/A
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1922 Step on It! Directing Director N/A
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1922 Across the Dead-Line Directing Director N/A
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1921 The Millionaire Directing Director N/A
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1921 A Daughter of the Law Directing Director 58
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1921 The Rage of Paris Directing Director N/A
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1921 The Kiss Directing Director N/A
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1921 The Killer Directing Director N/A
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1920 The U.P. Trail Directing Director N/A
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1920 Riders of the Dawn Directing Director N/A
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1919 Lombardi, Ltd. Directing Director N/A
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1918 You Can't Believe Everything Directing Director N/A
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1918 Her Decision Directing Director N/A
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1918 Little Red Decides Directing Director N/A
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1917 Bond of Fear Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Charmer Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Little Orphan Directing Director N/A
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1917 Come Through Directing Director N/A
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1917 A Jewel in Pawn Directing Director N/A
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1917 Polly Redhead Directing Director N/A
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1917 Her Soul's Inspiration Directing Director N/A
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1916 The Mainspring Directing Director N/A
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1916 The Measure of a Man Directing Director N/A
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1916 The Social Buccaneer Directing Director N/A
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1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Directing Second Assistant Director 63
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1916 The Beckoning Trail Directing Director N/A
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1916 The Silent Battle Directing Director N/A
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1915 The Birth of a Nation Directing Assistant Director 59
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1912 His Only Son Directing Director N/A
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1912 Her Indian Hero Directing Director 58
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Writing
2012 Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve Writing Writer 59
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Production
1934 The Girl from Missouri Production Producer 59
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1929 Our Modern Maidens Production Producer 59
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1928 The Smart Set Production Producer 59
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