William K. Howard
William K. Howard
50 Directed
Movies
Director
Evelyn Prentice
1934
Director
Fire Over England
1937
Director
Rendezvous
1935
Director
Back Door to Heaven
1939
Director
Money and the Woman
1940
Director
The Princess Comes Across
1936
Director
Sherlock Holmes
1932
Director
The Valiant
1929
Director
The Squeaker
1937
Director
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922
Director
Johnny Come Lately
1943
Director
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934
Director
White Gold
1927
Director
Bullets for O'Hara
1941
Director
This Side of Heaven
1934
Director
A Ship Comes In
1928
Director
Transatlantic
1931
Director
When the Lights Go On Again
1944
Director
Surrender
1931
Director
The Power and the Glory
1933
Director
Don't Bet on Women
1931
Director
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
Director
Let's Go
1923
Director
Klondike Fury
1942
Full Filmography
A Guy Could Change
Director
1946
Film
When the Lights Go On Again
Director
1944
Film
Johnny Come Lately
Director
1943
Film
Klondike Fury
Director
1942
Film
Bullets for O'Hara
Director
1941
Film
Money and the Woman
Director
1940
Film
Back Door to Heaven
Director
1939
Film
The Squeaker
Director
1937
Film
Fire Over England
Director
1937
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is William K. Howard still alive?
William K. Howard passed away on February 21, 1954 at age 54.
What are the most famous roles of William K. Howard?
William K. Howard is best known for directing Fire Over England, Evelyn Prentice, Johnny Come Lately.
How many movies has William K. Howard directed?
Over a 33-year career (since 1921), William K. Howard has directed or written 50 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was William K. Howard's first movie?
The career of William K. Howard began with The One-Man Trail (1921).
What is William K. Howard's most recent movie or series?
William K. Howard's most recent release is A Guy Could Change, which premiered on January 27, 1946.
William K. Howard
1899-06-16 · St. Marys, Ohio, USA
William K. Howard (June 16, 1899 in St. Marys, Ohio - February 21, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) was a film director, writer and producer.
Howard began his work in Hollywood as an assistant director on the 1920 release The Adorable Savage. The following year, he received his first directing credits, for Get Your Man, Play Square and What Love Will Do. He wrote The One-Man Trail that same year.
Some of his better known works as a director are The Thundering Herd, Surrender, Transatlantic, Sherlock Holmes, This Side of Heaven, Fire Over England, When the Lights Go on Again and A Guy Could Change.
His film The Power and the Glory, directed by Howard from a screenplay by Preston Sturges, was neglected for decades but in recent years has received significant reappraisal due to recognition that this movie was a major influence on the structure of Citizen Kane.
Howard has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.William K. Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.