Howard Hawks
Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." A versatile film director, Hawks explored many genres such as comedies, dramas, gangster films, science fiction, film noir, war films and westerns. His most popular films include Scarface (1932), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), His Girl Friday (1940), To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Red River (1948), The Thing from Another World (1951), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Rio Bravo (1959). His frequent portrayals of strong, tough-talking female characters came to define the "Hawksian woman". In 1942, Hawks was nominated the only time for the Academy Award for Best Director for Sergeant York (1941). In 1974, ...
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Rio Lobo
El Dorado
Red Line 7000
Man's Favorite Sport?
Hatari!
Rio Bravo
Land of the Pharaohs
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Monkey Business
The Big Sky
O. Henry's Full House
The Thing from Another World
I Was a Male War Bride
A Song Is Born
Red River
The Big Sleep
To Have and Have Not
Air Force
Ball of Fire
Sergeant York
His Girl Friday
Only Angels Have Wings
Bringing Up Baby
The Road to Glory
Come and Get It
Ceiling Zero
Barbary Coast
Twentieth Century
Today We Live
Scarface
The Crowd Roars
Tiger Shark
The Criminal Code
The Dawn Patrol
Trent's Last Case
The Air Circus
Fazil
A Girl in Every Port
Cradle Snatchers
Paid to Love
The Road to Glory
Fig Leaves
