King Vidor
Directing
King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Director, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946).
Known for
Directing60
movieSolomon and Sheba
1959
Director
movieWar and Peace
1956
Director
movieMan Without a Star
1955
Director
movieRuby Gentry
1952
Director
movieJapanese War Bride
1952
Director
movieLightning Strikes Twice
1951
Director
movieBeyond the Forest
1949
Director
movieThe Fountainhead
1949
Director
movieOn Our Merry Way
1948
Director
movieDuel in the Sun
1946
Director
movieAn American Romance
1944
Director
movieH.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
Director
movieComrade X
1940
Director
movieNorthwest Passage
1940
Director
movieThe Citadel
1938
Director
movieStella Dallas
1937
Director
movieThe Texas Rangers
1936
Director
movieSo Red the Rose
1935
Director
movieThe Wedding Night
1935
Director
movieOur Daily Bread
1934
Director
movieThe Stranger's Return
1933
Director
movieCynara
1932
Director
movieBird of Paradise
1932
Director
movieThe Champ
1931
Director
movieStreet Scene
1931
Director
movieBilly the Kid
1930
Director
movieNot So Dumb
1930
Director
movieHallelujah
1929
Director
movieShow People
1928
Director
movieThe Patsy
1928
Director
movieThe Crowd
1928
Director
movieLa Bohème
1926
Director
movieThe Big Parade
1925
Director
movieProud Flesh
1925
Director
movieThe Wife of the Centaur
1924
Director
movieHis Hour
1924
Director
movieWine of Youth
1924
Director
movieHappiness
1924
Director
movieWild Oranges
1924
Director
movieThree Wise Fools
1923
Director
movieThe Woman of Bronze
1923
Director
moviePeg o' My Heart
1922
Director
movieConquering the Woman
1922
Director
movieDusk to Dawn
1922
Director
movieThe Real Adventure
1922
Director
movieLove Never Dies
1921
Director
movieThe Sky Pilot
1921
Director
movieThe Jack-Knife Man
1920
Director
movieThe Family Honor
1920
Director
moviePoor Relations
1919
Director
movieThe Other Half
1919
Director
movieBetter Times
1919
Director
movieThe Turn in the Road
1919
Director
movieTad's Swimming Hole
1918
Director
movieBud's Recruit
1918
Director
Acting24
movieFilmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieFederico Fellini's Autobiography
2000
Self (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
Self (archive footage)
movieLove & Money
1981
Walter Klein
tvHollywood
1980
Self
movieTruth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
1964
Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
movieHollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
Self (uncredited)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieIt's a Great Feeling
1949
KIng Vidor (uncredited)
movieNorthward, Ho!
1940
Himself
movieOur Daily Bread
1934
Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
movieShow People
1928
Self (uncredited)
movieSouls for Sale
1923
Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
movieIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Extra (uncredited)
Production17
movieRuby Gentry
1952
Producer
movieAn American Romance
1944
Producer
movieComrade X
1940
Producer
movieThe Texas Rangers
1936
Producer
movieOur Daily Bread
1934
Producer
movieBird of Paradise
1932
Producer
movieThe Champ
1931
Producer
movieBilly the Kid
1930
Producer
movieNot So Dumb
1930
Producer
movieShow People
1928
Producer
movieThe Patsy
1928
Producer
movieWine of Youth
1924
Producer
movieAlice Adams
1923
Producer
movieConquering the Woman
1922
Producer
movieDusk to Dawn
1922
Producer
movieLove Never Dies
1921
Producer
movieThe Jack-Knife Man
1920
Producer
Writing17
movieWar and Peace
1956
Screenplay
movieH.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
Screenplay
movieOur Daily Bread
1934
Story, Writer
movieHallelujah
1929
Story
movieThe Crowd
1928
Screenplay
movieWild Oranges
1924
Adaptation
movieLove Never Dies
1921
Adaptation
moviePoor Relations
1919
Screenplay, Story
movieBetter Times
1919
Writer
movieBud's Recruit
1918
Scenario Writer
Crew3
The Fight for Life
1940
Technical Advisor
movieThe Plow That Broke the Plains
1936
Technical Advisor