Howard Bretherton
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Howard Bretherton was an American
film director
, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton
. He began his career as a propman and then became a film editor during the early 1920s for MGM. He directed his first film, While London Sleeps
, in 1926, and thereafter spent more than the next three decades working mostly as a film director. Of the roughly 100 pictures he directed, most of them were westerns and action/adventure films. Some of his notable films include The Match King
(1932), Ladies They Talk About
(1933), Boys' Reformatory
(1939), Beyond the Last Frontier
(1943), The Monster and the Ape
(1945), and Who's Guilty?
(1945). The last film he directed was Night Raiders
in 1952. Afterwards he occasionally worked as a director for television through 1958.
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton
David Bretherton
David Bretherton was an American film editor with more than 40 credits for films released from 1954 to 1996....
. He began his career as a propman and then became a film editor during the early 1920s for MGM. He directed his first film, While London Sleeps
While London Sleeps
While London Sleeps is a 1926 film about a police-dog, Rinty, who helps Scotland Yard defeat a dangerous criminal organisation known as the Mediterranean Brotherhood that operates out of the Limehouse district of London. Walter Morosco wrote the screenplay and the film holds the distinction of...
, in 1926, and thereafter spent more than the next three decades working mostly as a film director. Of the roughly 100 pictures he directed, most of them were westerns and action/adventure films. Some of his notable films include The Match King
The Match King
The Match King is a 1932 film made by First National Pictures, directed by William Keighley and Howard Bretherton, and starring Warren William and Lili Damita. The film closely follows the rise and fall of Swedish safety match tycoon Ivar Kreuger.-Plot:...
(1932), Ladies They Talk About
Ladies They Talk About
Ladies They Talk About is a 1933 Pre-Code women in prison film about a woman sent to San Quentin. Based on the play Women in Prison by Dorothy Mackaye and Carlton Miles, the film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, and Lillian Roth.-Plot:...
(1933), Boys' Reformatory
Boys' Reformatory
Boys' Reformatory is a 1939 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and produced by Lindsley Parsons for Monogram Pictures. The screenplay was written by Wellyn Totman and Ray Trampe after a story by Ray Trampe and Norman S...
(1939), Beyond the Last Frontier
Beyond the Last Frontier
Beyond the Last Frontier is a 1943 American film about an undercover Texas Ranger, Johnny Revere, within Big Bill Hadley's gang of crooks. Howard Bretherton directed the film and John K. Butler and Morton Grant wrote the screenplay...
(1943), The Monster and the Ape
The Monster and the Ape
The Monster and the Ape was the 26th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Synopsis:The Monster of the title is the "Metalogen Man", a robot created by Professor Franklin Arnold. After displaying his invention, the robot is stolen by Professor Ernst with the aid of his trained ape, Thor...
(1945), and Who's Guilty?
Who's Guilty?
Who's Guilty? is a Columbia film serial. It was the 28th of the 57 serials released by that studio. Who's Guilty? was a rare attempt at a whodunit mystery film in serial form.-Plot:...
(1945). The last film he directed was Night Raiders
Night Raiders
Night Raiders is a 1952 American film directed by Howard Bretherton using a screenplay by Maurice Tombragel. The film was written as a star vehicle for Whip Wilson who portrayed himself in the film. The plot of the film involves Whip saving a town from a corrupt Sheriff and his goons...
in 1952. Afterwards he occasionally worked as a director for television through 1958.