Stuart Heisler
| Stuart Heisler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 5, 1896 Los Angeles, California |
| Died |
August 21, 1979 (aged 82) San Diego, California |
| Occupation | Film director, film editor |
Stuart Heisler (December 5, 1896 – August 21, 1979) was an American film and television director.[1] He was a son of Luther Albert Heisler (1855-1916), a carpenter, and Frances Baldwin Heisler (1857-1935). He worked as a motion picture editor from 1921 to 1936, then dedicated the rest of his career to that of a film director.
He directed the 1944 propaganda film The Negro Soldier, a documentary style recruitment piece targeting African-Americans.[2] He received an Oscar nomination in 1949 for his contribution to the visual effects of the film Tulsa.
Partial filmography
As editor
- The Love Light (1921)
- Cytherea (1924)
- In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
- Stella Dallas (1925)
- Lady Be Good (1928)
- Hard to Get (1929)
- Raffles (1930)
- Whoopee! (1930)
- The Kid From Spain (1932)
- The Masquerader (1933)
- Roman Scandals (1933)
- Kid Millions (1934)
- We're Not Dressing (1934)
- The Wedding Night (1935)
- Peter Ibbetson (1935)
- Klondike Annie (1936)
- Poppy (1936)
- The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
As director
- Straight from the Shoulder (1936)
- The Hurricane (1937)
- The Biscuit Eater (1940)
- The Monster and the Girl (1941)
- Among the Living (1941)
- The Glass Key (1942)
- The Remarkable Andrew (1944)
- The Negro Soldier (1944)
- Along Came Jones (1945)
- Blue Skies (1946)
- Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947)
- Tulsa (1949)
- Tokyo Joe (1949)
- Chain Lightning (1950)
- Dallas (1950)
- Storm Warning (1951)
- Journey Into Light (1951)
- Saturday Island (1952)
- The Star (1952)
- Beachhead (1954)
- This Is My Love (1954)
- I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
- The Lone Ranger (1956)
- The Burning Hills (1956)
- Hitler (1962)
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