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Willis Goldbeck(1898-1979)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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A former journalist, Willis Goldbeck entered films as a screenwriter in the early 1920s. He wrote most of the "Dr. Kildare" series for MGM, starting with the first one, Young Dr. Kildare (1938), and directed several of them. Although he directed several more films after that--including one of Burt Lancaster's more enjoyable early swashbucklers, Ten Tall Men (1951)--he mainly concentrated on screenwriting, and in the mid-'50s turned to producing. He retired from films in 1962.
BornOctober 24, 1898
DiedSeptember 17, 1979(80)
BornOctober 24, 1898
DiedSeptember 17, 1979(80)
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Burt Lancaster, Willis Goldbeck, and Jody Lawrance in Ten Tall Men (1951)

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James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1962
Olga Baclanova, Harry Earles, and Henry Victor in Freaks (1932)
Freaks
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1932
Lionel Barrymore and Susan Peters in Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1942
Ten Tall Men (1951)
Ten Tall Men
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1951

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Writer

  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Jeffrey Hunter and Constance Towers in Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
    Sergeant Rutledge
    • written by
    • 1960
  • Ed Wolff in The Colossus of New York (1958)
    The Colossus of New York
    • story
    • 1958
  • Cross-Up (1954)
    Cross-Up
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The Loretta Young Show
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1953
  • Ten Tall Men (1951)
    Ten Tall Men
    • story
    • 1951
  • William Bendix, Stanley Clements, and Allen Martin Jr. in Johnny Holiday (1949)
    Johnny Holiday
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Lionel Barrymore and Susan Peters in Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
    Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
    • original screenplay
    • 1942
  • Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed, Phil Brown, and Philip Dorn in Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
    Calling Dr. Gillespie
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Lew Ayres, Ann Ayars, and Jean Rogers in Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
    Dr. Kildare's Victory
    • screen play
    • 1942
  • Lew Ayres and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
    Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
    • screen play
    • 1941
  • Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, and Bonita Granville in The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
    The People vs. Dr. Kildare
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
    Dr. Kildare's Crisis
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1940
  • Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
    Dr. Kildare Goes Home
    • based on an original story by
    • screen play
    • 1940
  • Lew Ayres and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
    Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1940

Producer

  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Jeffrey Hunter and Constance Towers in Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
    Sergeant Rutledge
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1956–1957
  • Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in The Lone Ranger (1956)
    The Lone Ranger
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Jack Palance and Shelley Winters in I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
    I Died a Thousand Times
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Lucille Bremer and James Craig in Dark Delusion (1947)
    Dark Delusion
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Dorothy Jordan and Eric Linden in The Roadhouse Murder (1932)
    The Roadhouse Murder
    • associate producer
    • 1932

Director

  • Jamboree
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Ten Tall Men (1951)
    Ten Tall Men
    • Director
    • 1951
  • William Bendix, Stanley Clements, and Allen Martin Jr. in Johnny Holiday (1949)
    Johnny Holiday
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Lucille Bremer and James Craig in Dark Delusion (1947)
    Dark Delusion
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Mickey Rooney and Bonita Granville in Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
    Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
    • Director
    • 1946
  • James Craig and Frances Gifford in She Went to the Races (1945)
    She Went to the Races
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Gloria DeHaven, Van Johnson, and Marilyn Maxwell in Between Two Women (1945)
    Between Two Women
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Van Johnson and Marilyn Maxwell in 3 Men in White (1944)
    3 Men in White
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main in Rationing (1944)
    Rationing
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Donna Reed and Michael Duane in Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Lionel Barrymore and Susan Peters in Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
    Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
    • Director
    • 1942

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  • Born
    • October 24, 1898
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 17, 1979
    • Sag Harbor, New York, USA(heart attack)
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