Jacques Tourneur

Jacques Tourneur

Directing

November 12, 1904 — December 19, 1977Paris, France

Jacques Tourneur (also known as Jack Turner; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir Out of the Past and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man.

Known for

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Cat People

Cat People

1942

Out of the Past

Out of the Past

1947

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

I Walked with a Zombie

I Walked with a Zombie

1943

Night of the Demon

Night of the Demon

1957

The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors

1964

The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man

1943

Death Watch

Death Watch

1980

Nightfall

Nightfall

1956

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T.H.E. Cat

T.H.E. Cat

1966

Director

War-Gods of the Deep

War-Gods of the Deep

1965

Director

The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors

1964

Director

Follow the Sun

Follow the Sun

1961

Director

Fury River

Fury River

1961

Director

Dragon by the Tail

Dragon by the Tail

1961

Director

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960

Director

Aftermath

1960

Director

Mission of Danger

Mission of Danger

1960

Director

The Giant of Marathon

The Giant of Marathon

1959

Director

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

1959

Director

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Director

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Director

Frontier Rangers

Frontier Rangers

1959

Director

Timbuktu

Timbuktu

1958

Director

The Fearmakers

The Fearmakers

1958

Director

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

1958

Director

Cool and Lam

Cool and Lam

1958

Director

Night of the Demon

Night of the Demon

1957

Director

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

1957

Director

The Californians

The Californians

1957

Director

Nightfall

Nightfall

1956

Director

Great Day in the Morning

Great Day in the Morning

1956

Director

The Jane Wyman Show

The Jane Wyman Show

1955

Director

Wichita

Wichita

1955

Director

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

1955

Director

Stranger on Horseback

Stranger on Horseback

1955

Director

Appointment in Honduras

Appointment in Honduras

1953

Director

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Director

Way of a Gaucho

Way of a Gaucho

1952

Director

Anne of the Indies

Anne of the Indies

1951

Director

Circle of Danger

Circle of Danger

1951

Director

The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

Director

Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown

1950

Director

Easy Living

Easy Living

1949

Director

Berlin Express

Berlin Express

1948

Director

Out of the Past

Out of the Past

1947

Director

Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

1946

Director

Experiment Perilous

Experiment Perilous

1944

Director

Days of Glory

Days of Glory

1944

Director

Reward Unlimited

Reward Unlimited

1944

Director

The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man

1943

Director

I Walked with a Zombie

I Walked with a Zombie

1943

Director

Cat People

Cat People

1942

Director

The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet

1942

Director

The Incredible Stranger

The Incredible Stranger

1942

Director

Doctors Don't Tell

Doctors Don't Tell

1941

Director

Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders

1940

Director

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

Director

They All Come Out

They All Come Out

1939

Director

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

1939

Director

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

Assistant Director

Think It Over

Think It Over

1938

Director

Strange Glory

Strange Glory

1938

Director

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

What Do You Think? Tupapaoo

1938

Director

The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

1938

Director

The Ship That Died

The Ship That Died

1938

Director

What Do You Think? (Number Three)

What Do You Think? (Number Three)

1938

Director

What Do You Think?

What Do You Think?

1937

Director

The Man in the Barn

The Man in the Barn

1937

Director

Romance of Radium

Romance of Radium

1937

Director

The King Without a Crown

The King Without a Crown

1937

Director

The Rainbow Pass

The Rainbow Pass

1937

Director

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning

1937

Director

The Grand Bounce

The Grand Bounce

1937

Director

Killer Dog

Killer Dog

1936

Director

Master Will Shakespeare

Master Will Shakespeare

1936

Director

Harnessed Rhythm

Harnessed Rhythm

1936

Director

The Jonker Diamond

The Jonker Diamond

1936

Director

The Daughters of the Concierge

The Daughters of the Concierge

1934

Director

To Be Loved

To Be Loved

1933

Director

Toto

Toto

1933

Director

The Two Orphans

The Two Orphans

1933

Assistant Director

In the Name of the Law

In the Name of the Law

1932

Assistant Director

All That Is Not Worth Love

All That Is Not Worth Love

1931

Director

Accused, Stand Up!

Accused, Stand Up!

1930

Assistant Director

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Rothchild

Rothchild

1934

Editor

Le Voleur

1933

Editor

Obsession

Obsession

1933

Editor

In the Name of the Law

In the Name of the Law

1932

Editor

Departure

Departure

1931

Editor

Dance House

Dance House

1931

Editor

Accused, Stand Up!

Accused, Stand Up!

1930

Editor

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Ciné regards

Ciné regards

1978

Self

The Trail of '98

The Trail of '98

1928

Extra (uncredited)

Love

Love

1927

Extra (uncredited)

The Fair Co-Ed

The Fair Co-Ed

1927

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1923

Extra (uncredited)

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Death Watch

Death Watch

1980

In Memory Of

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1935

Second Unit