William A. Wellman
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William Augustus Wellman was an American film director. Although Wellman began his film career as an actor, he worked on over 80 films, as director, producer and consultant but most often as a director, notable for his work in crime, adventure and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. He also directed several well regarded satirical comedies. Wellman directed the 1927 film Wings, which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony.
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Wings (1927)
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A Star Is Born (1937)
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The Public Enemy (1931)
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Darby's Rangers (1958)
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Call of the Wild (1935)
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Yellow Sky (1948)
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The High and the Mighty (1954)
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Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
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Battleground (1949)
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The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
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Beau Geste (1939)
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Blood Alley (1955)
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Roxie Hart (1942)
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It's a Big Country (1951)
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Magic Town (1947)
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Central Airport (1933)
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Stingaree (1934)
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Island in the Sky (1953)
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Thunder Birds (1942)
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Westward the Women (1951)
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Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
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Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
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Night Nurse (1931)
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Buffalo Bill (1944)
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Nothing Sacred (1937)
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Heroes for Sale (1933)
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Safe in Hell (1931)
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Lady of Burlesque (1943)
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The Iron Curtain (1948)
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Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
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Track of the Cat (1954)
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Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
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Small Town Girl (1936)
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My Man and I (1952)
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So Big! (1932)
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The Boob (1926)
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The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
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The Happy Years (1950)
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Midnight Mary (1933)
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Other Men's Women (1931)
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College Coach (1933)
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Gallant Journey (1946)
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Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
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Frisco Jenny (1933)
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Beggars of Life (1928)
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The Great Man's Lady (1941)
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The President Vanishes (1934)
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Men with Wings (1938)
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The Light That Failed (1939)
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The Purchase Price (1932)
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The Hatchet Man (1932)
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Young Eagles (1930)
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The Conquerors (1932)
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Love is a Racket (1932)
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Lilly Turner (1933)
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The Star Witness (1931)
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Looking for Trouble (1934)
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Reaching for the Sun (1941)
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The Man Who Won (1923)
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You Never Know Women (1926)
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Woman Trap (1929)
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Chinatown Nights (1929)
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The Man I Love (1929)
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Maybe It's Love (1930)
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This Man's Navy (1945)
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The Vagabond Trail (1924)
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Ladies of the Mob (1928)
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Big Dan (1923)
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Cupid's Fireman (1923)
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Dangerous Paradise (1930)
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The Circus Cowboy (1924)
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Second Hand Love (1923)
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When Husbands Flirt (1925)
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Not a Drum Was Heard (1924)
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The Cat's Pajamas (1926)
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The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
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