
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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The High and the Mighty (1954)
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Wings (1927)
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The Public Enemy (1931)
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Yellow Sky (1948)
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The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
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Blood Alley (1955)
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Westward the Women (1951)
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Battleground (1949)
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Magic Town (1947)
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A Star Is Born (1937)
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Call of the Wild (1935)
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Beau Geste (1939)
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Nothing Sacred (1937)
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Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
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Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
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Track of the Cat (1954)
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Roxie Hart (1942)
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Night Nurse (1931)
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Island in the Sky (1953)
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Small Town Girl (1936)
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Lady of Burlesque (1943)
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Thunder Birds (1942)
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Safe in Hell (1931)
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Heroes for Sale (1933)
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Other Men's Women (1931)
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Darby's Rangers (1958)
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It's a Big Country (1951)
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The Boob (1926)
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Central Airport (1933)
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Buffalo Bill (1944)
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Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
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Stingaree (1934)
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Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
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The Purchase Price (1932)
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Beggars of Life (1928)
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The Great Man's Lady (1941)
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So Big! (1932)
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The Conquerors (1932)
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This Man's Navy (1945)
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Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
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The Iron Curtain (1948)
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Midnight Mary (1933)
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The President Vanishes (1934)
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The Light That Failed (1939)
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My Man and I (1952)
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College Coach (1933)
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Gallant Journey (1946)
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Cupid's Fireman (1923)
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Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
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The Happy Years (1950)
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The Hatchet Man (1932)
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Ladies of the Mob (1928)
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When Husbands Flirt (1925)
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Men with Wings (1938)
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The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
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The Man I Love (1929)
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Reaching for the Sun (1941)
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Lilly Turner (1933)
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Frisco Jenny (1933)
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Young Eagles (1930)
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Maybe It's Love (1930)
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The Man Who Won (1923)
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Love is a Racket (1932)
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Woman Trap (1929)
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Looking for Trouble (1934)
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Dangerous Paradise (1930)
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You Never Know Women (1926)
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The Circus Cowboy (1924)
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Chinatown Nights (1929)
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The Star Witness (1931)
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The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
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Second Hand Love (1923)
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The Vagabond Trail (1924)
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Big Dan (1923)
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The Cat's Pajamas (1926)
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Not a Drum Was Heard (1924)
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