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The Slippery Pearls (1931) -- Star-packed promotional short subject intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists tuberculosis sanatarium...
Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940) -- A "professor" hits Dr. Christian's town, promising the local women dramatic weight loss in a very short time if they follow his regimen of strict diet and a particular type of diet pill...
American Empire (1942) -- Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, and battle rustlers, bad weather and each other.

Overview

Date of Death:
15 November 1977, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Replaced director Alan Crosland on The Case of the Black Cat (1936) after he was critically... more
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Down 59% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
Alternate Names:
William M. McGann | William McGann

Filmography

Director:
  1. Trial by Trigger (1944) (as William McGann)
  2. Frontier Badmen (1943) (uncredited)
  3. American Empire (1942) (as William McGann)
    ... aka My Son Alone (UK)
  4. Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942) (as William McGann)
  5. In Old California (1942) (as William McGann)
  6. We Go Fast (1941) (as William McGann)
  7. Highway West (1941)
  8. The Parson of Panamint (1941)
  9. A Shot in the Dark (1941) (as William McGann)
  10. The Lady and the Lug (1941)
    ... aka Blue Ribbon Comedies: The Lady and the Lug (USA: series title)
  11. Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
  12. Cinderella's Feller (1940) (as William McGann)
  13. The Singing Dude (1940) (as William McGann)
  14. Wolf of New York (1940)

  15. Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
    ... aka Steeplechase (USA: alternative title)
  16. Everybody's Hobby (1939) (as William McGann)
  17. Sweepstakes Winner (1939) (as William McGann)
  18. Blackwell's Island (1939) (as William McGann)
  19. Lincoln in the White House (1939) (as William McGann)
  20. Girls on Probation (1938) (as William McGann)
  21. When Were You Born (1938) (as William McGann)
  22. Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938) (as William McGann)
  23. Sh! The Octopus (1937) (as William McGann)
  24. Alcatraz Island (1937) (as William McGann)
  25. Marry the Girl (1937) (as William McGann)
  26. Penrod and Sam (1937) (as William McGann)
  27. Polo Joe (1936) (as William McGann)
  28. The Case of the Black Cat (1936) (as William McGann)
  29. Hot Money (1936)
  30. Two Against the World (1936) (as William McGann)
    ... aka One Fatal Hour (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Case of Mrs. Pembroke (UK)
  31. Times Square Playboy (1936) (as William McGann)
    ... aka His Best Man (UK)
  32. Brides Are Like That (1936) (as William McGann)
  33. Freshman Love (1936) (as William McGann)
    ... aka Rhythm on the River
  34. Man of Iron (1935) (as William McGann)
  35. A Night at the Ritz (1935)
    ... aka King of the Ritz
  36. Maybe It's Love (1935) (as William McGann)
  37. La buenaventura (1934)
  38. Long Live the King (1933)
  39. Little Fella (1933)
  40. Her Night Out (1932)
  41. On the Air (1932)
  42. The Silver Greyhound (1932)
  43. Illegal (1932) (as William McGann)
  44. A Voice Said Goodnight (1932)
  45. Impromptu (1932)
  46. Murder on the Second Floor (1932)
  47. I Like Your Nerve (1931) (as William McGann)
  48. The Slippery Pearls (1931)
    ... aka The Stolen Jools
  49. La dama atrevida (1931)
  50. La llama sagrada (1931)
  51. Los que danzan (1930)
  52. El hombre malo (1930)
  53. On the Border (1930)
Special Effects:
  1. On Moonlight Bay (1951) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  2. Fort Worth (1951) (special effects) (as William McGann)
    ... aka Texas Express (USA: alternative title)
  3. Operation Pacific (1951) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  4. Three Secrets (1950) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  5. The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  6. Chain Lightning (1950) (special effects) (as William McGann)

  7. Beyond the Forest (1949) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  8. It's a Great Feeling (1949) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  9. The Girl from Jones Beach (1949) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  10. The Fountainhead (1949) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  11. Colorado Territory (1949) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
    ... aka North of the Rio Grande (USA: alternative title)
  12. Flaxy Martin (1949) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  13. John Loves Mary (1949) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  14. Whiplash (1948) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  15. Adventures of Don Juan (1948) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
    ... aka The New Adventures of Don Juan (UK)
  16. June Bride (1948) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  17. Johnny Belinda (1948) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  18. Two Guys from Texas (1948) (special effects) (as William McGann)
    ... aka Two Texas Knights (UK)
  19. Key Largo (1948) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  20. The Big Punch (1948) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  21. Wallflower (1948) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  22. Silver River (1948) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  23. The Woman in White (1948) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  24. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
    ... aka Treasure of Sierra Madre (USA: poster title)
  25. Always Together (1947) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  26. That Hagen Girl (1947) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  27. Life with Father (1947) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  28. Deep Valley (1947) (special photographic effects) (as William McGann)
  29. Possessed (1947) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  30. Cry Wolf (1947) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  31. Cheyenne (1947) (special effects) (as William McGann)
    ... aka The Wyoming Kid (USA: reissue title)
  32. The Unfaithful (1947) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  33. Pursued (1947) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  34. That Way with Women (1947) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  35. The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) (special effects) (as William McGann)
  36. The Verdict (1946) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  37. Never Say Goodbye (1946) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  38. Nobody Lives Forever (1946) (special effects director)
  39. Deception (1946) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  40. The Big Sleep (1946) (special effects) (uncredited)
  41. A Stolen Life (1946) (special effects director)
  42. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) (special effects)
  43. The Conspirators (1944) (special effects director) (as William McGann)
  44. The Doughgirls (1944) (special effects) (as William McGann)
Cinematographer:
  1. Three Ages (1923) (photographed by) (as William McGann)
  2. Vengeance of the Deep (1923) (as William McGann)
  3. Hurricane's Gal (1922) (as William McGann)
  4. The Nut (1921/I) (as William McGann)
  5. The Mark of Zorro (1920) (as William McGann)
  6. The Mollycoddle (1920) (as William McGann)

  7. When the Clouds Roll by (1919)
    ... aka Cheer Up
  8. Man's Desire (1919) (as William M. McGann)
  9. Hearts of Men (1919)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) (assistant director) (uncredited)
  2. Golden Dawn (1930) (assistant director) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Circus Princess (Australia)

  3. Footloose Widows (1926) (assistant director) (as William McGann)
    ... aka Fine Feathers (UK)
  4. Hell-Bent for Heaven (1926) (assistant director) (as William McGann)
  5. The Night Cry (1926) (assistant director)
  6. Pleasure Buyers (1925) (assistant director) (as William McGann)
  7. The Golden Cocoon (1925) (assistant director) (as William McGann)
  8. His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1925) (assistant director) (as William McGann)
Producer:
  1. Penrod and Sam (1937) (producer) (uncredited)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. I Live for Love (1935) (director of retakes) (uncredited)
    ... aka I Live for You
Self:
  1. When the Clouds Roll by (1919) .... Himself
    ... aka Cheer Up

Additional Details

Other Works:
Special effects technician, Cameraman more
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