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King Vidor

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).

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Directing

1913

[ ] Hurricane in Galveston (Director)

1918

[ ] Bud's Recruit (Director)
[ ] Tad's Swimming Hole (Director)
[ ] The Chocolate of the Gang (Director)

1919

[ ] The Other Half (Director)
[ ] Better Times (Director)
[ ] Poor Relations (Director)
[ ] The Turn in the Road (Director)

1920

[ ] The Jack-Knife Man (Director)
[ ] The Family Honor (Director)

1921

[ ] The Sky Pilot (Director)
[ ] Love Never Dies (Director)

1922

[ ] Peg o' My Heart (Director)
[ ] The Real Adventure (Director)
[ ] Conquering the Woman (Director)
[ ] Dusk to Dawn (Director)

1923

[ ] Three Wise Fools (Director)
[ ] The Woman of Bronze (Director)

1924

[ ] Wild Oranges (Director)
[ ] Wine of Youth (Director)
[ ] The Wife of the Centaur (Director)
[ ] Happiness (Director)
[ ] His Hour (Director)

1925

[ ] The Big Parade (Director)
[ ] Proud Flesh (Director)

1926

[ ] La Bohème (Director)
[ ] Bardelys the Magnificent (Director)

1928

[ ] The Crowd (Director)
[ ] Show People (Director)
[ ] The Patsy (Director)

1929

[ ] Hallelujah (Director)

1930

[ ] Billy the Kid (Director)
[ ] Not So Dumb (Director)

1931

[ 8/10 ] The Champ (Director)
[ ] Street Scene (Director)

1932

[ ] Bird of Paradise (Director)
[ ] Cynara (Director)

1933

[ ] The Stranger's Return (Director)

1934

[ ] Our Daily Bread (Director)

1935

[ ] The Wedding Night (Director)
[ ] So Red the Rose (Director)

1936

[ ] The Texas Rangers (Director)

1937

[ ] Stella Dallas (Director)

1938

[ ] The Citadel (Director)

1940

[ ] Comrade X (Director)
[ ] Northwest Passage (Director)

1941

[ ] H.M. Pulham, Esq. (Director)

1944

[ ] An American Romance (Director)

1946

[ ] Duel in the Sun (Director)

1948

[ ] On Our Merry Way (Director)

1949

[ 6/10 ] The Fountainhead (Director)
[ ] Beyond the Forest (Director)

1951

[ ] Lightning Strikes Twice (Director)

1952

[ ] Japanese War Bride (Director)
[ ] Ruby Gentry (Director)

1955

[ ] Man Without a Star (Director)

1956

[ ] War and Peace (Director)

1959

[ ] Solomon and Sheba (Director)

1964

[ ] Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics (Director)

1980

[ ] Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth (Director)

Writing

1917

[ ] What'll We Do with Uncle? (Screenplay)

1918

[ ] Bud's Recruit (Scenario Writer)

1919

[ ] The Other Half (Story)
[ ] Better Times (Writer)
[ ] Poor Relations (Screenplay)
[ ] Poor Relations (Story)
[ ] The Turn in the Road (Writer)

1921

[ ] Love Never Dies (Adaptation)

1923

[ ] Three Wise Fools (Writer)

1924

[ ] Wild Oranges (Adaptation)

1928

[ ] The Crowd (Screenplay)

1929

[ ] Hallelujah (Story)

1934

[ ] Our Daily Bread (Story)
[ ] Our Daily Bread (Writer)

1936

[ ] The Texas Rangers (Story)

1941

[ ] H.M. Pulham, Esq. (Screenplay)

1944

[ ] An American Romance (Story)

1956

[ ] War and Peace (Screenplay)

1964

[ ] Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics (Writer)

Production

1920

[ ] The Jack-Knife Man (Producer)

1921

[ ] Love Never Dies (Producer)

1922

[ ] Conquering the Woman (Producer)
[ ] Dusk to Dawn (Producer)

1923

[ ] Alice Adams (Producer)

1924

[ ] Wine of Youth (Producer)

1928

[ ] Show People (Producer)
[ ] The Patsy (Producer)

1930

[ ] Not So Dumb (Producer)
[ ] Billy the Kid (Producer)

1931

[ 8/10 ] The Champ (Producer)

1932

[ ] Bird of Paradise (Producer)

1934

[ ] Our Daily Bread (Producer)

1936

[ ] The Texas Rangers (Producer)

1940

[ ] Comrade X (Producer)

1944

[ ] An American Romance (Producer)

1952

[ ] Ruby Gentry (Producer)

Crew

1936

[ ] The Plow That Broke the Plains (Technical Advisor)

1940

[ ] The Fight for Life (Technical Advisor)

1964

[ ] Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics (Cinematography)

Actor

1916

[ ] Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (Extra (uncredited))
[ ] Faith (????)

1923

[ ] Souls for Sale (Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited))

1925

[ ] 1925 Studio Tour (Self)

1928

[ ] Show People (Self (uncredited))

1934

[ ] Our Daily Bread (Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited))

1940

[ ] Northward, Ho! (Himself)

1949

[ ] It's a Great Feeling (KIng Vidor (uncredited))

1960

[ ] Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (Self)

1961

[ ] Hollywood: The Selznick Years (Self (uncredited))

1964

[ ] Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics (Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv))

1973

[ ] The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (Self)

1980

[ ] Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth (????)

1981

[ ] Love & Money (Walter Klein)

1990

[ ] The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (Self (archive footage))

2000

[ ] Federico Fellini's Autobiography (Self (archive footage))

2005

[ ] Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (Self (archive footage))