Del Andrews (October 5, 1894 – October 27, 1942), born Udell Endrows, was an American film director and screenwriter in the 1920s.[1] He primarily worked on low budget westerns, writing and directing films starring Hoot Gibson, Fred Thomson, and Bob Custer.
Del Andrews | |
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 Fred Humes and Del Andrews on the set of The Yellow Back (1926) | |
| Born | Udell Endrows October 5, 1894 |
| Died | October 27, 1942 (aged 48) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
He shared an Academy Award nomination with Maxwell Anderson for the script to Universal's 1930 film All Quiet on the Western Front.[2]
Selected filmography
edit- Judgment of the Storm (1924)
- His Forgotten Wife (1924)
- The Wild Bull's Lair (1925)
- Ridin' the Wind (1925)
- The Ridin' Streak (1925)
- Collegiate (1926)
- Lone Hand Saunders (1926)
- The Yellow Back (1926) - as director[3]
- The Hero on Horseback (1927)
- The Racket (1928)
- The Rawhide Kid (1928)
- Betrayal (1929)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)[2]
References
edit- ^ Bloom, Harold, ed. (2009). Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front. Infobase Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 9781604134025.
- ^ a b Rausch, Andrew J. (2002). The Hundred Greatest American Films: A Quiz Book. Citadel Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780806523378.
- ^ Munden, Kenneth White, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 930. ISBN 9780520209695.
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