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He was born as Hugh Ryan Conway, on July 17, 1887, in Graceville, Minnesota, US.
Conway started out as an actor, joining a repertory theater group straight out of high school. He then moved into films and, in 1911, became a member of D.W. Griffith's stock company, appearing primarily in westerns. Four years later, he made his mark as a director and gained valuable experience at Universal (1916–17 and 1921–23), before moving on to MGM in 1925. He remained there until 1948, often helming prestige assignments featuring the studio's top male star, Clark Gable: Boom Town (1940), Honky Tonk (1941), The Hucksters (1947) – all solid box office hits.
Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors, who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of working within the strictures set forth by studio management. A thoroughly competent craftsman, he delivered commercially successful entertainments, on time, and within budget. Conway may not have achieved fame as a creative genius, but the majority of his films remain eminently entertaining to this day.
In his most famous film, A Tale of Two Cities (1935), he utilized 17,000 extras for the Paris mob scenes alone. This spectacular adaptation of the Dickens classic is still regarded by many as the definitive screen version. Another popular hit was the sophisticated all-star comedy Libeled Lady (1936), with the New York Times reviewer commenting on Conway's "agile direction". Conway also directed Viva Villa!, a hit MGM film starring Wallace Beery that was nominated for four Academy Awards.
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Filmography
all 104
Movies 104
Director 84
Writer 1
Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve (2012)
Old School vs. New School (2012)
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
Desire Me (1947)
The Hucksters (1947)
High Barbaree (1947)
Dragon Seed (1944)
Assignment in Brittany (1943)
Crossroads (1942)
Honky Tonk (1941)
Love Crazy (1941)
Boom Town (1940)
Northwest Passage (1940)
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Let Freedom Ring (1939)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Saratoga (1937)
A Star Is Born (1937)
Libeled Lady (1936)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
Roof Tops of Manhattan (1935)
One New York Night (1935)
The Gay Bride (1934)
The Girl from Missouri (1934)
Stamboul Quest (1934)
Born to Be Bad (1934)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Viva Villa! (1934)
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
The Solitaire Man (1933)
Hell Below (1933)
The Nuisance (1933)
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)
Arsène Lupin (1932)
Just a Gigolo (1931)
The Easiest Way (1931)
New Moon (1930)
The Unholy Three (1930)
They Learned About Women (1930)
Untamed (1929)
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928)
The Smart Set (1928)
Bringing Up Father (1928)
While the City Sleeps (1928)
Twelve Miles Out (1927)
The Understanding Heart (1927)
Brown of Harvard (1926)
The Only Thing (1925)
The Hunted Woman (1925)
The Roughneck (1924)
The Heart Buster (1924)
The Trouble Shooter (1924)
Lucretia Lombard (1923)
Trimmed in Scarlet (1923)
The Prisoner (1923)
Quicksands (1923)
Another Man's Shoes (1922)
The Long Chance (1922)
Don't Shoot (1922)
Step on It! (1922)
Across the Dead-Line (1922)
The Millionaire (1921)
A Daughter of the Law (1921)
The Rage of Paris (1921)
The Kiss (1921)
The Killer (1921)
The U.P. Trail (1920)
Riders of the Dawn (1920)
Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)
You Can't Believe Everything (1918)
Her Decision (1918)
Little Red Decides (1918)
Bond of Fear (1917)
The Charmer (1917)
The Little Orphan (1917)
Come Through (1917)
A Jewel in Pawn (1917)
Polly Redhead (1917)
Her Soul's Inspiration (1917)
The Mainspring (1916)
The Measure of a Man (1916)
The Social Buccaneer (1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
The Beckoning Trail (1916)
The Silent Battle (1916)
Macbeth (1916)
Captain Macklin (1915)
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
His Lesson (1915)
The Chechako (1914)
The Folly of Anne (1914)
Even Unto Death (1914)
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska (1914)
The Twelfth Juror (1913)
When Lincoln Paid (1913)
His Only Son (1912)
The Post Telegrapher (1912)
Her Indian Hero (1912)
Kit Carson's Wooing (1911)
Her Indian Mother (1910)
The Scarlet Letter (1908)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1887-07-16
Deathday1952-10-11 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceGraceville, United States of America
ChildrenPat Conway
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHugh Ryan Conroy, John Conway
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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