William A. Wellman
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William Augustus Wellman was an American film director. Although Wellman began his film career as an actor, he worked on over 80 films, as director, producer and consultant but most often as a director, notable for his work in crime, adventure and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. He also directed several well regarded satirical comedies. Wellman directed the 1927 film Wings, which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony.
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Thunder Birds (1942)
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Wings (1927)
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Magic Town (1947)
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The High and the Mighty (1954)
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Central Airport (1933)
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Call of the Wild (1935)
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Westward the Women (1951)
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Stingaree (1934)
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A Star Is Born (1937)
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Beggars of Life (1928)
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Roxie Hart (1942)
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Heroes for Sale (1933)
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The Public Enemy (1931)
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Blood Alley (1955)
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Darby's Rangers (1958)
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Battleground (1949)
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Love is a Racket (1932)
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Track of the Cat (1954)
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Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
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Lady of Burlesque (1943)
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The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
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Nothing Sacred (1937)
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Yellow Sky (1948)
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The Purchase Price (1932)
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Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
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Other Men's Women (1931)
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Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
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The Boob (1926)
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Ladies of the Mob (1928)
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The Great Man's Lady (1941)
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Safe in Hell (1931)
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Beau Geste (1939)
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Small Town Girl (1936)
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This Man's Navy (1945)
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Lilly Turner (1933)
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Midnight Mary (1933)
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Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
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It's a Big Country (1951)
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Night Nurse (1931)
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Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
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My Man and I (1952)
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Cupid's Fireman (1923)
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The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
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Buffalo Bill (1944)
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When Husbands Flirt (1925)
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The Hatchet Man (1932)
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The Happy Years (1950)
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Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
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Men with Wings (1938)
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The Circus Cowboy (1924)
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Frisco Jenny (1933)
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The Iron Curtain (1948)
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Gallant Journey (1946)
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The Light That Failed (1939)
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So Big! (1932)
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Reaching for the Sun (1941)
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You Never Know Women (1926)
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Maybe It's Love (1930)
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The Star Witness (1931)
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The President Vanishes (1934)
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The Man I Love (1929)
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Island in the Sky (1953)
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Dangerous Paradise (1930)
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The Conquerors (1932)
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Chinatown Nights (1929)
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Looking for Trouble (1934)
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College Coach (1933)
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The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
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Big Dan (1923)
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Second Hand Love (1923)
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The Vagabond Trail (1924)
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The Cat's Pajamas (1926)
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The Man Who Won (1923)
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Woman Trap (1929)
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Not a Drum Was Heard (1924)
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Young Eagles (1930)
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