Allan Dwan

Allan Dwan

ActorDirectorProducerProductionWriter Apr 3 (died age 96) 1911–1980 (69 year career)
5.5 avg rating

Biography

Allan Dwan was born on April 3, 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Joseph Aloysius Dwan. He was a director and writer, known for A Perfect Crime (1921), Bound in Morocco (1918) and A Broken Doll (1921). He was married to Marie Shelton and Pauline Bush. He died on December 28, 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known For

Filmography

Acting (1)

Crew (245)

Movies (245)

Most Dangerous Man Alive

Most Dangerous Man Alive

1961

Director

4.9
Enchanted Island

Enchanted Island

1958

Director

4.5
The Restless Breed

The Restless Breed

1957

Director

5.2
The River's Edge

The River's Edge

1957

Director

6.0
Hold Back The Night

Hold Back The Night

1956

Director

6.3
Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet

1956

Director

6.2
High Air

High Air

1956

Director

Escape to Burma

Escape to Burma

1955

Director

5.9
Tennessee's Partner

Tennessee's Partner

1955

Director

6.3
Pearl of the South Pacific

Pearl of the South Pacific

1955

Director

6.1
Cattle Queen of Montana

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

Director

5.6
Silver Lode

Silver Lode

1954

Director

6.1
Passion

Passion

1954

Director

5.2
Sweethearts on Parade

Sweethearts on Parade

1953

Director

Sweethearts on Parade

Sweethearts on Parade

1953

Producer

Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

Director

6.3
Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

Producer

6.3
Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse

1953

Director

5.5
Montana Belle

Montana Belle

1952

Director

5.9
I Dream of Jeanie

I Dream of Jeanie

1952

Director

3.6
The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder

1951

Director

6.0
Belle Le Grand

Belle Le Grand

1951

Director

3.0
Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950

Director

6.4
Surrender

Surrender

1950

Director

4.4
The Inside Story

The Inside Story

1948

Director

6.5
The Inside Story

The Inside Story

1948

Producer

6.5
Angel in Exile

Angel in Exile

1948

Director

5.2
Northwest Outpost

Northwest Outpost

1947

Director

Driftwood

Driftwood

1947

Director

6.1
Driftwood

Driftwood

1947

Producer

6.1
Calendar Girl

Calendar Girl

1947

Director

5.4
Rendezvous with Annie

Rendezvous with Annie

1946

Associate Producer

6.0
Rendezvous with Annie

Rendezvous with Annie

1946

Director

6.0
Getting Gertie's Garter

Getting Gertie's Garter

1945

Director

3.0
Getting Gertie's Garter

Getting Gertie's Garter

1945

Writer

3.0
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1945

Director

6.8
Abroad with Two Yanks

Abroad with Two Yanks

1944

Director

6.0
Up in Mabel's Room

Up in Mabel's Room

1944

Director

6.0
Around the World

Around the World

1943

Director

5.0
Around the World

Around the World

1943

Producer

5.0
Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again

1942

Director

4.0
Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again

1942

Producer

4.0
Friendly Enemies

Friendly Enemies

1942

Director

5.7
Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine

1941

Director

6.0
Look Who's Laughing

Look Who's Laughing

1941

Director

5.5
Look Who's Laughing

Look Who's Laughing

1941

Producer

5.5
Young People

Young People

1940

Director

4.6
Sailor's Lady

Sailor's Lady

1940

Director

4.0
Trail of the Vigilantes

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

Director

Trail of the Vigilantes

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

Producer

The Gorilla

The Gorilla

1939

Director

4.6
Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal

1939

Director

6.2
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1939

Director

5.8
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938

Director

6.7
Josette

Josette

1938

Director

6.5
Suez

Suez

1938

Director

5.2
Woman-Wise

Woman-Wise

1937

Director

Heidi

Heidi

1937

Director

6.8
One Mile from Heaven

One Mile from Heaven

1937

Director

6.7
That I May Live

That I May Live

1937

Director

6.5
High Tension

High Tension

1936

Director

5.4
Song and Dance Man

Song and Dance Man

1936

Director

15 Maiden Lane

15 Maiden Lane

1936

Director

6.0
Human Cargo

Human Cargo

1936

Director

6.0
Black Sheep

Black Sheep

1935

Director

7.0
Black Sheep

Black Sheep

1935

Story

7.0
Navy Wife

Navy Wife

1935

Director

5.0
I Spy

I Spy

1934

Director

6.0
Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party

1934

Director

5.8
Counsel's Opinion

Counsel's Opinion

1933

Director

Her First Affaire

Her First Affaire

1932

Director

5.8
While Paris Sleeps

While Paris Sleeps

1932

Director

5.8
Wicked

Wicked

1931

Director

4.7
Chances

Chances

1931

Director

7.0
What a Widow!

What a Widow!

1930

Director

6.5
What a Widow!

What a Widow!

1930

Producer

6.5
Man to Man

Man to Man

1930

Director

5.7
Tide of Empire

Tide of Empire

1929

Director

5.9
South Sea Rose

South Sea Rose

1929

Director

South Sea Rose

South Sea Rose

1929

Producer

The Iron Mask

The Iron Mask

1929

Director

6.7
Frozen Justice

Frozen Justice

1929

Director

1.0
The Far Call

The Far Call

1929

Director

Harold Teen

Harold Teen

1928

Producer

7.0
Mad Hour

Mad Hour

1928

Producer

The Big Noise

The Big Noise

1928

Director

French Dressing

French Dressing

1927

Director

1.0
The Joy Girl

The Joy Girl

1927

Director

5.0
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1927

Adaptation

7.2
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1927

Director

7.2
The Music Master

The Music Master

1927

Director

Summer Bachelors

Summer Bachelors

1926

Director

1.0
Padlocked

Padlocked

1926

Director

6.0
Sea Horses

Sea Horses

1926

Director

Tin Gods

Tin Gods

1926

Director

Tin Gods

Tin Gods

1926

Screenplay

Fifty-Fifty

Fifty-Fifty

1925

Story

The Coast of Folly

The Coast of Folly

1925

Director

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1925

Director

6.2
Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1925

Producer

6.2
Night Life of New York

Night Life of New York

1925

Director

Her Love Story

Her Love Story

1924

Director

Manhandled

Manhandled

1924

Director

6.5
A Society Scandal

A Society Scandal

1924

Director

Argentine Love

Argentine Love

1924

Director

Argentine Love

Argentine Love

1924

Producer

Wages of Virtue

Wages of Virtue

1924

Director

The Glimpses of the Moon

The Glimpses of the Moon

1923

Director

Zaza

Zaza

1923

Director

6.0
Zaza

Zaza

1923

Producer

6.0
Big Brother

Big Brother

1923

Director

Lawful Larceny

Lawful Larceny

1923

Director

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1922

Director

6.4
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1922

Writer

6.4
Superstition

Superstition

1922

Director

Superstition

Superstition

1922

Producer

The Hidden Woman

The Hidden Woman

1922

Director

The Hidden Woman

The Hidden Woman

1922

Producer

The Sin of Martha Queed

The Sin of Martha Queed

1921

Director

The Sin of Martha Queed

The Sin of Martha Queed

1921

Screenplay

A Perfect Crime

A Perfect Crime

1921

Director

A Perfect Crime

A Perfect Crime

1921

Scenario Writer

A Broken Doll

A Broken Doll

1921

Director

A Broken Doll

A Broken Doll

1921

Writer

The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish

1920

Director

1.0
The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish

1920

Scenario Writer

1.0
The Scoffer

The Scoffer

1920

Director

The Forbidden Thing

The Forbidden Thing

1920

Director

The Forbidden Thing

The Forbidden Thing

1920

Scenario Writer

In the Heart of a Fool

In the Heart of a Fool

1920

Director

1.0
A Splendid Hazard

A Splendid Hazard

1920

Director

Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters

1919

Director

Sahara

Sahara

1919

Producer

Getting Mary Married

Getting Mary Married

1919

Director

4.3
Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

1919

Director

Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

1919

Writer

The Dark Star

The Dark Star

1919

Director

Bound in Morocco

Bound in Morocco

1918

Director

Bound in Morocco

Bound in Morocco

1918

Screenplay

Headin' South

Headin' South

1918

Director

Headin' South

Headin' South

1918

Writer

Arizona

Arizona

1918

Writer

Mr. Fix-It

Mr. Fix-It

1918

Director

6.0
Mr. Fix-It

Mr. Fix-It

1918

Writer

6.0
He Comes Up Smiling

He Comes Up Smiling

1918

Director

5.5
An Honest Man

An Honest Man

1918

Supervising Producer

Innocent's Progress

Innocent's Progress

1918

Supervising Producer

From Two to Six

From Two to Six

1918

Supervisor of Production Resources

The Man Hater

The Man Hater

1917

Supervisor of Production Resources

For Valour

For Valour

1917

Supervisor of Production Resources

Fighting Odds

Fighting Odds

1917

Director

Panthea

Panthea

1917

Director

Panthea

Panthea

1917

Producer

Panthea

Panthea

1917

Writer

A Successful Failure

A Successful Failure

1917

Supervising Producer

A Modern Musketeer

A Modern Musketeer

1917

Director

5.2
A Modern Musketeer

A Modern Musketeer

1917

Editor

5.2
A Modern Musketeer

A Modern Musketeer

1917

Writer

5.2
American - That's All

American - That's All

1917

Supervising Producer

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Grip

7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Second Assistant Director

7.1
The Good Bad-Man

The Good Bad-Man

1916

Director

6.3
The Habit of Happiness

The Habit of Happiness

1916

Director

5.4
The Habit of Happiness

The Habit of Happiness

1916

Writer

5.4
The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed

1916

Director

6.6
An Innocent Magdalene

An Innocent Magdalene

1916

Director

Manhattan Madness

Manhattan Madness

1916

Director

5.5
Fifty-Fifty

Fifty-Fifty

1916

Director

5.0
Fifty-Fifty

Fifty-Fifty

1916

Story

5.0
Betty of Greystone

Betty of Greystone

1916

Director

Jordan Is a Hard Road

Jordan Is a Hard Road

1915

Director

Jordan Is a Hard Road

Jordan Is a Hard Road

1915

Writer

The Love Route

The Love Route

1915

Director

The Love Route

The Love Route

1915

Writer

The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

1915

Assistant Director

6.0
The Dancing Girl

The Dancing Girl

1915

Director

The Commanding Officer

The Commanding Officer

1915

Director

The Foundling

The Foundling

1915

Director

May Blossom

May Blossom

1915

Director

The Pretty Sister of Jose

The Pretty Sister of Jose

1915

Director

The Pretty Sister of Jose

The Pretty Sister of Jose

1915

Screenplay

A Girl of Yesterday

A Girl of Yesterday

1915

Director

David Harum

David Harum

1915

Director

5.6
The End of the Feud

The End of the Feud

1914

Director

The Great Universal Mystery

The Great Universal Mystery

1914

Director

Richelieu

Richelieu

1914

Director

Richelieu

Richelieu

1914

Writer

The Straight Road

The Straight Road

1914

Director

The Test

The Test

1914

Scenario Writer

5.0
The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch

The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch

1914

Director

The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch

The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch

1914

Writer

Wildflower

Wildflower

1914

Director

Wildflower

Wildflower

1914

Writer

The Forbidden Room

The Forbidden Room

1914

Director

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

The Tragedy of Whispering Creek

1914

Director

Discord and Harmony

Discord and Harmony

1914

Director

The Conspiracy

The Conspiracy

1914

Director

The Conspiracy

The Conspiracy

1914

Writer

The Wall of Money

The Wall of Money

1913

Director

The Powder Flash of Death

The Powder Flash of Death

1913

Director

The Powder Flash of Death

The Powder Flash of Death

1913

Writer

The Guerilla Menace

The Guerilla Menace

1913

Director

The Picket Guard

The Picket Guard

1913

Director

The Restless Spirit

The Restless Spirit

1913

Director

The Restless Spirit

The Restless Spirit

1913

Writer

Women and War

Women and War

1913

Director

Man's Duty

Man's Duty

1913

Director

Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

1913

Writer

Boobs and Bricks

Boobs and Bricks

1913

Director

Back to Life

Back to Life

1913

Director

The Animal

The Animal

1913

Director

The Animal

The Animal

1913

Writer

Their Masterpiece

Their Masterpiece

1913

Director

Mental Suicide

Mental Suicide

1913

Director

The Spirit of the Flag

The Spirit of the Flag

1913

Director

5.0
In Love and War

In Love and War

1913

Director

In Love and War

In Love and War

1913

Writer

A Life for a Kiss

A Life for a Kiss

1912

Director

4.0
Calamity Anne's Ward

Calamity Anne's Ward

1912

Director

The Thief's Wife

The Thief's Wife

1912

Director

7.0
The Thief's Wife

The Thief's Wife

1912

Writer

7.0
Man's Calling

Man's Calling

1912

Director

Man's Calling

Man's Calling

1912

Writer

Cupid Through Padlocks

Cupid Through Padlocks

1912

Director

3.5
The Bandit of Point Loma

The Bandit of Point Loma

1912

Director

The Mormon

The Mormon

1912

Director

The Mormon

The Mormon

1912

Writer

The Vanishing Race

The Vanishing Race

1912

Director

7.0
The Wanderer

The Wanderer

1912

Director

Maiden and Men

Maiden and Men

1912

Director

Maiden and Men

Maiden and Men

1912

Writer

The Hidden Treasure

The Hidden Treasure

1912

Director

The Distant Relative

The Distant Relative

1912

Director

3.5
The Blackened Hills

The Blackened Hills

1912

Director

The Blackened Hills

The Blackened Hills

1912

Writer

Three Million Dollars

Three Million Dollars

1911

Director

4.0
The Cowboy and the Artist

The Cowboy and the Artist

1911

Director

The Cowboy and the Artist

The Cowboy and the Artist

1911

Scenario Writer

The Sheepman's Daughter

The Sheepman's Daughter

1911

Director

The Ranchman's Vengeance

The Ranchman's Vengeance

1911

Director

4.8
The Poisoned Flume

The Poisoned Flume

1911

Director

The Poisoned Flume

The Poisoned Flume

1911

Writer

The Mother of the Ranch

The Mother of the Ranch

1911

Director

The Ranch Girl

The Ranch Girl

1911

Director

The Ranch Girl

The Ranch Girl

1911

Writer