William Witney
Directing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982. Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle.[2] Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Witney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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movieQuell and Co.
1982
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tvWestern von gestern
1978
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movieDarktown Strutters
1975
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tvKodiak
1974
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The Cowboys
1974
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tvThe High Chaparral
1967
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tvHondo
1967
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movie40 Guns to Apache Pass
1967
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tvTarzan
1966
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movieSpy Smasher Returns
1966
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movieBonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
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movieDr. Satan's Robot
1966
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tvThe Wild Wild West
1965
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tvLaredo
1965
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movieArizona Raiders
1965
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movieThe Girls on the Beach
1965
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tvBranded
1965
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movieApache Rifles
1964
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tvDaniel Boone
1964
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movieMarnie
1964
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tvThe Wide Country
1962
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tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
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tvThe Virginian
1962
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movieMr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
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tvFrontier Circus
1961
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movieThe Cat Burglar
1961
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movieMaster of the World
1961
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movieThe Long Rope
1961
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tvThe Tall Man
1960
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tvCoronado 9
1960
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movieValley of the Redwoods
1960
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tvOverland Trail
1960
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tvLaramie
1959
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tvRiverboat
1959
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tvBonanza
1959
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movieParatroop Command
1959
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tvFrontier Doctor
1958
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movieThe Bonnie Parker Story
1958
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movieYoung and Wild
1958
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movieJuvenile Jungle
1958
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movieThe Cool and the Crazy
1958
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moviePanama Sal
1957
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tvZorro
1957
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State Trooper
1956
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tvDr. Fu Manchu
1956
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movieA Strange Adventure
1956
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movieStranger at My Door
1956
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movieThe Fighting Chance
1955
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movieHeadline Hunters
1955
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movieCity of Shadows
1955
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movieSanta Fe Passage
1955
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movieThe Outcast
1954
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tvStories of the Century
1954
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movieShadows of Tombstone
1953
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movieDown Laredo Way
1953
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movieIron Mountain Trail
1953
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movieOld Overland Trail
1953
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movieSouth Pacific Trail
1952
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movieOld Oklahoma Plains
1952
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movieBorder Saddlemates
1952
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movieThe Last Musketeer
1952
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movieColorado Sundown
1952
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moviePals of the Golden West
1951
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movieSouth of Caliente
1951
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movieIn Old Amarillo
1951
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movieHeart of the Rockies
1951
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movieSpoilers of the Plains
1951
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movieTrail of Robin Hood
1950
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movieSunset in the West
1950
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movieTrigger, Jr.
1950
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movieTwilight in the Sierras
1950
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movieBells of Coronado
1950
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movieThe Golden Stallion
1949
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movieDown Dakota Way
1949
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movieSusanna Pass
1949
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movieThe Far Frontier
1948
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movieGrand Canyon Trail
1948
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movieNight Time in Nevada
1948
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movieEyes of Texas
1948
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movieUnder California Stars
1948
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movieThe Gay Ranchero
1948
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movieBells of San Angelo
1947
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movieApache Rose
1947
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movieHeldorado
1946
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movieThe Crimson Ghost
1946
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movieHome in Oklahoma
1946
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movieRoll on Texas Moon
1946
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movieDrums of Fu Manchu
1943
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movieOutlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
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movieKing of the Mounties
1942
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moviePerils of Nyoka
1942
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movieSpy Smasher
1942
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movieJungle Girl
1941
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movieMysterious Doctor Satan
1940
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movieHeroes of the Saddle
1940
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movieAdventures of Red Ryder
1940
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movieHi-Yo Silver
1940
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movieDrums of Fu Manchu
1940
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movieZorro's Fighting Legion
1939
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movieDick Tracy's G-Men
1939
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movieHawk of the Wilderness
1938
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movieDick Tracy Returns
1938
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movieThe Fighting Devil Dogs
1938
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movieThe Lone Ranger
1938
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movieZorro Rides Again
1937
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movieThe Trigger Trio
1937
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movieSOS Coast Guard
1937
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movieThe Painted Stallion
1937
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Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
1992
Himself (archive footage)
movieQuell and Co.
1982
Sheriff
movieThe Wild Blue Yonder
1951
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
movieFighting With Kit Carson
1933
Settler / Indian / Trooper
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tvKodiak
1974
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movieDick Tracy
1937
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